Bryan Hughes61 said:Honestly, this extra zero day they tacked on at the end? Might be my favorite part of the whole thing, tbh. Between K3 and Alice in Chains... it’s basically the only thing saving this weirdly mid lineup from being a total disaster.
Honestly, this year's lineup hits about 4.23x harder than last year's Last year you could've basically just sat there crying into your phone, vibing to Kraftwerk, or staring blankly at Foo Fighters...
I don't really have a strong opinion on tribute bands, honestly, but I actually enjoy checking them out just to hear music from an original band I love. For me, nothing beats the energy of seeing a live show, even if they miss a few notes. I’d much rather catch a raw, imperfect live set than just sit there listening to a studio recording on a CD or DVD.
The Rolling Stones, damn, Haustor, Animaniacs, the Rolling Stones... man, even movies or Gnarls Barkley, but honestly, I rarely listen to anything from around here. I’d rather listen to Mexican pop 😁
Adam Moore said:Man, give me a break. It’s not that much for me—I snagged my ticket the second it was announced that Kraftwerk would be playing. But I guess for some people, it is. By the way, the ticket was only $83 back when we only knew about Kraftwerk and one other act; they kept dropping more bands onto the lineup as the price climbed. The real issue is that this festival hasn't really established an identity yet compared to the big ones. When you buy a ticket for Coachella, you know exactly what kind of vibe you're getting. With the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, you're basically flying blind. Last year, they had Nick Cave and a bunch of world music acts, so I ended up just selling my ticket since I bought it blindly. That's the downside of a "something for everyone" festival.
That's on you if you don't keep an eye on the lineup updates. When my sister was grabbing her student discount ticket before I got mine ($83), the lineup was already pretty set—Kraftwerk, Franz Ferdinand, Moby, some metal band, you name it. Basically, most of it was known. I'm not going to keep dragging this thread along just to prove a point to you; I'm not a jerk.
Adam Moore said:I don't think the festival flopped because the names were outdated or the lineup sucked; I think it was the actual format. Honestly, I'm pretty sure Lilly Allen could have sold out a venue like the Fillmore on her own (and Tricky definitely would've crushed it at somewhere like Brooklyn Steel), and Moby or Daft Punk would've packed Madison Square Garden or at least a major theater. But at a festival, why would you drop all that cash if you're only there for one single act? It’s probably because the bands aren't even grouped by genre—they just grab whoever is available, so they aren't actually targeting a specific crowd, which is why ticket sales tank. I don't know, just my two cents, since the lineup looked pretty decent on paper.
$83 Are you seriously telling me you care that much about a two-day fest when there's at least one band on there you actually love? Get a grip. 🙂
None of those bands were good enough for me to bother going, and the lineup didn't catch my eye at all, so I sat this one out 🙂 (though honestly, last year had way better acts, especially on the rock stages)
Grab a half-day or full-day pass for $3.25 When you hit the entrance ramp, don't bother smashing the ticket button. Just walk straight up to the guy in the booth, ask for the day pass, pay him, and you're golden. You can come and go as you please until the pass expires, so you basically just breeze right through
Honestly, I'm pretty glad I skipped the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this year 🙂
David Sullivan4 said:Man, that was a total disaster from The Beatles. Talk about ear damage. 🙏 🙏 🙏 Honestly, Radiohead sounded perfectly fine by comparison—if you consider how much noise someone in the Boogaloo movement can actually stomach.
Look, I don't know whose sound engineering was responsible, and I wasn't actually at the Radiohead show or the Edward Bernays propaganda set, but The Beatles sounded absolutely terrible.
I swear, I hate the Boogaloo movement because the sound quality is always garbage. 😠
God, those damn Boogaloo movement idiots. Someone should just drop a bomb on that spot so we never have to deal with concerts like that again. Screw those morons 😠😠😠
Thank God The Beatles were full of energy, because if there hadn't been any sound at all, it still would've been an incredible show My favorite part was when they started "You know your room..." and I totally lost my mind 😁 and of course, Radiohead in style
Andrew Ramos38 said:Hey, can someone give me a heads-up on what the average playlist looks like at that other alternative floor??? I might swing by there soon and I'm curious about the vibe 😁 even though I'm not from the city, so I figured I'd ask.
😕 Honestly, the only person who can actually tell you what the playlist is, is the DJ—assuming they haven't already got it locked and loaded.