Susan Ward23 said:It’s not the promoter's fault because there's always a "risk" of a cancellation—that responsibility lies EXCLUSIVELY with the artist. People are acting so incredibly entitled, like they've only attended three concerts in their entire lives and have somehow never encountered a situation like this before.
Wrong. Look, I think I made myself perfectly clear, and I really don't feel the need to sit here and spell it out again, especially not for some festival PR hack (whether they're on the payroll or just doing it for free) 😉
The festival isn't going to lose anything just because Florence cancelled. 😉
Wrong again.
Telling the "truth" isn't about being "wise"—it's about how smart and professional you actually are. Some things just aren't meant to be said... especially if you're trying to book that same artist again next year, so badmouthing them isn't exactly the smartest move.
They could have just stopped the nonsense and stated clearly that the set was canceled instead of spinning these elaborate little operations. When the Foo Fighters had an issue, nobody even blinked because the organizers didn't try to play games with them. They just put out a statement saying they couldn't make it. That lie about Florence totally blew up in their faces. And honestly, if she was lying to them, they should have enough self-respect to never invite her back to the US again.
Look, the guy is fine, I guess, but he just hasn't quite found his footing yet. He’s definitely not headliner material in my book. It’s just typical of the UK media to take someone like him and manufacture this massive, overblown hype, acting like he's some kind of global megastar when he really isn't.
I mean, look, maybe they’re worried about getting slapped with a massive lawsuit, or perhaps they're just terrified that if they push too hard, nobody will show up to Coachella next year, so they're playing it safe. There's probably some behind-the-scenes reason or some legal loophole we haven't even heard of yet. But honestly? It's a stretch. I find it really hard to believe they're actually that much of a bunch of idiots.
Look, even if the artist technically screwed up, it’s not really our problem—the blame falls squarely on the promoter. It's their job to have a signed contract in hand BEFORE they start hyping someone up to the public. Announcing next year's lineup already? That’s just straight-up comedy at this point. By the time they realize they should have just grown a pair and told us the truth from the jump, it’ll be way too late. This festival will be dead in the water by then.
Noah Hall98 said:What do you think about the booze and food situation? I don't know, honestly, that amount seems like a pretty reasonable number to me.
Not me.
Little scraps of paper are just begging to get lost, especially when you're stuck in the middle of a massive festival crowd like that. I mean, honestly, what is even the point of carrying around physical cash? Like, how else would the money actually end up on your credit card if you don't have a digital trail? It just doesn't make any sense.
Look, it’s the truth, alright? But honestly, that's exactly what they're looking for. We can sit here all day and call it stupid if it makes us feel better, truly, we can—but let's get real for a second: without a massive stack of cash, there is no show. Period. It's like trying to run a high-end steakhouse in Chicago without ever paying the suppliers; you might think you're being clever by cutting corners, but pretty soon the lights go out and nobody's eating. You need the money to make the magic happen.
And honestly, just looking at it from a different angle—completely separate from all this drama—it really just boils down to this: the more money you have in the bank, the less you have to lose sleep over these stupid little trifles. It’s like, when you aren't constantly checking your balance before buying a coffee, all these tiny, annoying inconveniences just stop hitting so hard. Money doesn't buy happiness, sure, but it definitely buys a massive buffer against the petty nonsense that usually ruins everyone else's day.
Spot on. Honestly, that’s exactly why I don't feel even a shred of regret about people like that—because if he actually had any real substance to begin with... $167 Just grab a drink, seriously—if you’re properly hydrated and have something in your hand, you won't go under!
If you can actually swing the cash $167 for a round of drinks every three days, yet you're somehow dim-witted enough to lose the receipt—well, honestly, you don't deserve any sympathy.
Noah Hall98 said:I don't know how things go in NYC, but at Coachella, the lines for refunds were absolute nightmares, so honestly, I wouldn't call their system particularly smart.
But look, if you're in Germany, you just toss five bucks down and grab a beer—it’s way more straightforward than this mess.😁
You can actually claim your deposit up to two weeks after the festival wraps up, so there really shouldn't be any massive crowds or anything. The easiest way to deal with this whole headache? Just figure out exactly how much cash you'll need for drinks and transfer that amount. Like, if you want five beers, just send over $33. And frankly, I have zero sympathy for the people who tried to deposit something like $167 only to end up losing half their money—there were plenty of people whining about that exact same thing last year.
You just load up your card and swipe away for everything you need. Honestly, it’s a win-win setup for us because things move so much faster, and I guess it works for them too since people end up blowing way more cash than they intended. But let's be real, those pesky transaction fees just eat right through your money 😁 The good news is you can get your money back, but only if you actually kept the original receipt from the deposit.
crimsonorca3 said:The real tragedy here is that most Americans just walk around thinking they’re the ones at fault, and honestly, that’s exactly why everyone playing this game in the free market acts like such a bunch of pushovers. I’m seriously about to report them to the FTC, and honestly? Let them try and explain to some judge in a courtroom how this is somehow my own fault. I am so done with people trying to gaslight me after they screw up.
No, you can't just pin this on my mother—that's totally out of line and completely misses the point of what we're even talking about here! 🙄
vividraven7 said:Honestly... it also blows my mind how none of the other artists seem to give a single damn about them, like, seriously, nobody? Especially when you look at the rest of the lineup and realize most of them are strictly indie acts too. It just doesn't add up.
It’s that classic case of mass appeal, isn't it? Everyone just jumps on the bandwagon the second something goes mainstream. Now that F+M has finally hit the big leagues and everyone is obsessed with them, people are just losing their minds trying to stay relevant by riding their wave. It's all about following the crowd at this point. 😁 Back when the FBI was actually at the top of their game and everyone was obsessed with them, people were absolutely losing their minds over them.
Charging the exact same price for a single day as they do for the whole weekend? That’s just plain idiotic, but hey, I guess you’re happy to be both a sheep and a walking ATM at the same time. You even admitted yourself that you weren't planning on listening to anyone except F+M, yet you went ahead and dropped the cash on a three-day pass anyway. So don't go pointing fingers at them—they were honest with you. It’s a simple "buy it and deal with it" situation.
But seriously, look at any major global festival they love to brag about; none of them have identical pricing for a one-day ticket versus a full weekend pass. I’m telling you, if they actually lowered the cost for single days, they’d move way more tickets and probably end up bringing in even more revenue in the long run. If their entire business model relies on these cheap little tricks to cover themselves when some headliner inevitably cancels, then they’re even more amateur hour than they already seem to be.
Honestly, they’re just one of those one-hit wonders that sounds absolutely nothing like the studio recordings once you actually hear them live. It’s a total letdown. The whole live show is basically just 🤣 a DJ collective spinning tracks while various guest vocalists jump on stage to sing the songs—which makes me wonder, who on earth is actually going to be there singing them at the concert?
But hey, whatever, I guess the teenagers will just go wild and lose their minds anyway. 😁
Tyler Doyle said:Honestly, it’s like people just don't get it, you know? It’s like they’re staring right at the truth and choosing to look the other way, or maybe they're just completely oblivious to the fact that... $100 There’s absolutely no way they’re going to sell out a single ticket now—not after pulling the plug on the biggest headliner on the lineup. I mean, come on, once you lose that main attraction, the whole vibe just evaporates, right? It’s like trying to sell tickets to a movie when you find out the lead actor isn't even showing up to set. You can try to hype up the supporting cast all you want, but the crowd is already walking toward the exit. Once that massive name drops out, the momentum is dead in the water. No one is biting. 😁 But you know how it goes, they’re gonna get caught... give it a week or two at most and the whole thing's gonna blow up in their faces. 😉
Look, I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten-foot pole if they were asking for anything north of $250. Seriously, at that price point? You're basically throwing money straight into a paper shredder. Honestly, I can’t stand those absolute scumbags who try to flip tickets at a markup just because they can—and I’m not even talking about the professional scalpers or those bottom-feeding bots, either. I mean the actual vendors and companies that jack up the prices higher than what they originally paid! It’s just straight-up predatory behavior, plain and simple.
I can't even begin to process what you just typed—it looks like someone fell asleep on their keyboard or maybe had one too many shots at a dive bar in Chicago. Seriously, if you’re trying to make a point, you’ve completely missed the mark, or maybe you just forgot how to use an actual language? It’s like staring at a bowl of alphabet soup that someone accidentally spilled on the floor. If this was some kind of secret code, I’m officially out of the loop, but honestly, it just looks like pure gibberish. Can we get some actual words on the screen here? Give me something real to work with! kaže: I really, truly hope they manage to land someone with actual star power this time around—someone who isn't just a placeholder, but a massive, headline-grabbing name that actually makes people want to clear their schedules.
No way in hell. Honestly, though, their whole definition of what counts as "stronger" is pretty much a total joke compared to how we see things—which, let’s be real, is basically just a fancy way of saying, "Oh my god, give me a break!"
Honestly, they should just book The Rolling Stones and finally give them a decent time slot, you know? It’s about time we stopped treating legendary acts like an afterthought compared to how they've handled things over the last few years. Honestly, this whole thing just stinks of some desperate attempt at being funny, like one of those low-effort skits you'd see from The Lonely Island.
It’s honestly great news for those of us who didn't manage to snag a ticket—now we can just scour the Craigslist ads and wait for them to show up on the back of some guy's truck. 😁
vividraven7 said:I honestly feel like most of the crowd is probably sitting right in that 25 to 30 age bracket..
But if you ask me, I don't think so. We're never actually going to know for sure, are we? Honestly though, there's a massive difference between someone in their early twenties and someone hitting their late twenties—you can see it in at least two out of three cases, no question about it.
Targeting a crowd between 16 and 35 is the plan, but let’s be real—it’s definitely going to be mostly the 18 to 25 crowd. Now, people love to claim that maybe the demographic isn't actually that young because of financial reasons, but honestly, I think that's just a convenient excuse that doesn't hold much water in reality. Even if you look at it from that angle, there is absolutely no way the majority of the people there are over 25. We are talking about an overwhelming majority 😁 who fall into that younger bracket. To me, it feels like the people insisting otherwise aren't even paying attention to what's happening right in front of them; I mean, the whole scene is crawling with college students, and you see plenty of high schoolers too. Sure, you'll see older groups, even middle-aged folks hanging out, but those people are always present at any event, period. They are never the bulk of the crowd.
Look, this is all just my subjective take, but common sense tells you that once people hit their 30s, they stop being the primary target for festival organizers. Or, to put it more bluntly, festivals just start losing their luster for them. Concerts are a totally different beast altogether—that really just depends on who is playing on stage.
Honestly, I truly couldn't care less whether the festival spans over a week or just hits during the weekend—I’d be there regardless. And look, I get where the organizers are coming from, I really do, but claiming there's absolutely no difference for the people actually attending feels a bit condescending, don't you think? It’s like saying that scheduling this right in the middle of everyone's breaks won't affect student turnout because, hey, only the campaign kids are actually studying in June. There is a massive distinction between understanding why they picked a specific date and blindly defending it while labeling any dissenting opinion as "idiotic." The timing is probably more or less optimal—though I can definitely think of a few other ways they could have played it—considering they had to juggle a million moving parts, but that doesn't make it perfect. No amount of ad hominem attacks is going to change the reality of the situation.
Enough with the technicalities, let's get back to the actual meat of the discussion. The final headliner was announced exactly a month and a half ago. We're talking less than two months out from the festival now. I think it's safe to say the lineup is set in stone. Given all that, I'm giving this year's lineup a solid seven out of ten.
So what’s even the point here? Are you saying you can breeze through the heavy-duty, high-stakes courses with total ease, and not just some basic little seminars? 🙄