Past INmusic Festival lineups & sets (Archive)

I have put together the schedule in a Word document using tables—it’s laid out quite clearly so you can easily see which sets overlap and which don't.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/b20c...e_raspored_doc

Maria Collins said:Alice in Chains, Billy Idol, and then a massive Pendulum set right after?
Look, I know the timing with my finals is absolutely terrible, but I’m going anyway. 😬

And then they schedule Billy Idol and Pendulum at the exact same time.
Honestly, how are you supposed to keep your sanity?
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Maria Collins said:And then—get this—they actually scheduled Billy Idol and Pendulum at the exact same time. Seriously?
Honestly, it’s enough to drive anyone absolutely insane.
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Same exact reaction over here—honestly, I'm feeling it too. 😢😢

Just a few thoughts regarding the schedule—the lineup timing. My gut feeling is that this year everything is going to overlap so much that you'll be forced to pick sides, essentially sacrificing certain bands entirely just to see one act. It brings to mind last year, when the organizers actually made an effort to prevent scheduling conflicts between the two main stages, and for the first day, it worked almost perfectly. For instance, you could catch nearly the entire sets of Kraftwerk (Main Stage), Yeah Yeah Yeahs (second stage), and Franz Ferdinand (Main Stage) with overlaps that never exceeded about 15 minutes—since the third stage was dedicated to Metal last year, those clashes didn't really matter given the massive genre gap.

The second day, however, ran into some issues that resulted in a total technical and organizational meltdown on the second stage, while the Main Stage stayed on track, causing the whole thing to descend into chaos. In any case—I genuinely appreciated the attempt to ensure most sets on the main and secondary stages didn't clash (this year, we're looking at the T-Mobile US stage and the Budweiser Stage—I’m treating the Sony stage as a third tier because the quality of acts there lags significantly behind the other two).

One could argue about the very necessity of the Sony stage; nothing spectacular ever happens over there. If they had just cut out a bunch of those minor, insignificant bands, they could have organized two properly functioning stages instead. I want to highlight a few specific overlaps—where entire sets are clashing—that honestly make my stomach churn. This shouldn't have happened; if it were up to me, I would have scrapped the Sony stage entirely:
LCD Soundsystem vs. Rise Against,
Pendulum vs. Billy Idol (a complete disaster—who on earth put this together!??!??),
The Flaming Lips vs. Skindred
and the absolute peak of the mess: Massive Attack vs. Flogging Molly.

There is a mere 15 damn minutes between the start times, and when you consider that headliner sets usually run between an hour and 15 minutes to a maximum of an hour and 30 minutes—it means there will be dead air on both stages. There will be periods where absolutely nothing is happening on either side. I'm guessing this might happen around 8:30–9:00 PM and again from roughly 10:30–11:00 PM—which, in my opinion, is unacceptable. I don't understand why they didn't schedule the headliners to perform exclusively on the Main Stage. Again, I am ignoring the Sony stage because the real clashes are happening between T-Mobile US and Budweiser—actually, it just occurred to me... please tell me the Budweiser stage isn't tucked away in those mosquito-infested fields like the Metal Stage was last year. If it is, OMG!!!??? Someone said it better somewhere else: there aren't many good acts this year, and they've managed to botch the scheduling of almost all of them. It makes zero sense to me. Those four overlaps I mentioned speak volumes. I realize scheduling a festival is a nightmare, but they could have handled this much more effectively for the sake of the attendees—to allow us to actually see more music. As it stands, by the fourth pair, we’ll be forced to choose one name and miss the other performer almost entirely. Not good! 😢

In conclusion: the third stage (Sony) is unnecessary unless it features a completely different musical vibe (like the Metal stage last year) where scheduling doesn't matter. They should focus on creating a superior schedule for the two primary stages with the heavy hitters (like they did back in 2009), and everything would be much better. As it stands, my impression is that they've crammed too many quality acts into overlapping slots. That's it.

Hopefully, we won't get too much rain. 😉

I suppose it’s vital that the Law of Heaven doesn't align with anything else at all 😁

As for the most significant matchups, I think I will ultimately settle on these choices:

LCD Soundsystem vs. Rise Against
Now, Rise Against is certainly a fantastic group, but I think it has to be LCD Soundsystem all the way

Pendulum vs. Billy Idol
What a rush... though I am still somewhat uncertain regarding Billy Idol's current form. I suppose I'll give him the edge simply because I don't imagine I'll get another chance to see him, and if he fails to impress, it would be quite easy enough to just switch over to Pendulum.

The Flaming Lips vs. Skindred
I happened to hear Skindred back when they were opening for Gogol Bordell at The Fillmore. They are quite likable, I guess, but catching one or two of their songs should be sufficient. I'll give the advantage to The Flaming Lips.

Massive Attack vs. Flogging Molly
Oof, this is easily the toughest call. Flogging Molly are arguably the most upbeat band at the festival, and I was genuinely looking forward to them, but I just can't justify missing Massive Attack on their account...

Gregory Wood41 said:The point is, the Law of Heaven shouldn't align with anything else here.😁

As for the most critical choices—decisions I’ve been weighing—here is my current ranking:

LCD Soundsystem vs. Rise Against
Rise Against is great, don't get me wrong, but it’s LCD Soundsystem all the way for me.

Pendulum vs. Billy Idol
What a mess... though I'm still not entirely certain about Billy Idol's current form. I'll give him the edge simply because I doubt I'll get another chance to see him live, and if he fails to deliver, switching over to Pendulum is an easy pivot.

The Flaming Lips vs. Skindred
I caught Skindred back when they opened for Gogol Bordell at The Fillmore. They're decent enough, but you really only need to hear a song or two. Edge goes to The Flaming Lips.

Massive Attack vs. Flogging Molly
Ugh, this is the toughest one. Flogging Molly is easily the most high-energy, upbeat band on the lineup, and I was genuinely looking forward to them—but passing up Massive Attack just for them? That's a hard call.

I'll have to decide once I see how much energy I actually have left by the final day; I might end up choosing either Massive Attack or Flogging Molly depending on the mood!

Buy/Sell

If you're looking to buy, sell, or trade concert tickets, please don't clutter up existing threads. Use the designated section instead "Ticket Buying and Selling" located under Classifieds .

So, I’m asking for the hundredth time to please stick to the rules. Thanks.

Heh, so I actually ended up winning something in that T-Mobile sweepstakes.
Does anyone happen to know how many gift cards I actually scored here, was it just one or two? 🙈🙈

Sean Lee7 said:Buying/Selling

If you’re looking to buy, sell, or swap concert tickets, please don't clog up the existing threads—use the dedicated thread specifically for that purpose: "Ticket Marketplace" located over in Classifieds..

So yeah, for the hundredth time, just follow the rules. Thanks.

man
just DM me next time
so I don't look like an idiot in front of the mods

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Forget that nonsense, just give me the real deal.

Joseph Jackson2 said:heh, I actually won something in that T-Mobile sweepstakes.
Does anyone know if I got one card or two? 🙈🙈

Which sweepstakes? 🤷

I’m a bit out of the loop here, but where the hell did Kiril disappear to?

Justin Wells3 said:I’ve put together a schedule in a Word document with everything laid out in neat tables. It should make it pretty obvious where things overlap and where you have some breathing room.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/b20c...e_raspored_doc

http://www.t-mobileinmusicfestival.c...spored-nastupa

Drew Barrett4 said:I view the Sony stage as a distant third; the lineup's quality just doesn't hold a candle to the other two stages.

I’ll be spending most of my time at the Budweiser stage. It’s actually quite a shame that Pendulum and Flogging Molly have overlapping sets; I’ll likely end up sacrificing one of them in the hope that they both decide to tour back this way eventually. Meanwhile, over at the Sony stage, you’ve got Caribou, NYPC, Audio Bullys, and Bambi Molesters. Honestly, I find that lineup significantly more compelling than anything else happening at the Budweiser stage, so those are non-negotiables for me. In an ideal world, the organizers would have just moved Pendulum and Flogging Molly to the final slots on the Sony stage and bumped the others earlier in the day. That would have solved everything.

I'm afraid I can't make sense of that. It looks like you might have hit some keys by mistake. If there was something specific you intended to communicate, please try again. kaže:
I certainly hope they aren't planning to serve that Budweiser over by those shorts where the Metal Stage was located last year. If that's the case, I might actually lose my mind.

Of course they will. 🙂

Sean Lee7 said:man, what kind of nonsense is that? just give me the real deal.

this is it

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Edward Hernandez60 said:I haven't been following things closely lately, but where did Kiril disappear to?

That’s what I was wondering too 😢—he isn't listed anywhere on the lineup 😢

Joseph Jackson2 said:heh, I actually won this T-Mobile Music factory giveaway.
Does anyone know how many tickets I got, 1 or 2? 🙈🙈

hehehehe. Wait, am I one of the lucky winners too?!!!!! 👍 🤣
You get 2 tickets!
wee! 😁

Is Adastra playing at the end? 🤷
Since there was that contest for those bands, I wonder who actually makes the cut. I haven't a clue, honestly, because Adastra kept flooding my inbox with all those invites to vote for them... -.- 🙄

jadeskipper18 said:And frankly, that is exactly what I find myself wondering about as well. Is it not curious how these things unfold? 😢 Where on earth could he be? I have scoured the entire list from top to bottom, searching every single line, yet his name is nowhere to be found. Is it possible he was simply overlooked entirely? 😢

He was never even there in the first place; he’s just some random nobody lurking on a forum, for heaven's sake. 😁

Dana Richardson16 said:Is Adastra playing at the end of the set? 🤷
Since there was that whole competition for those bands, I wonder who actually made the cut?! (I honestly can't tell, because Adastra kept flooding my inbox with all those invites to vote for them -.- )🙄

I don't think Adastra is on there, since Law of Heaven and Embassy 516 pretty much crushed them 😁
Here are the results if you want to see

http://www.t-mobileinmusicfestival.c...caj-za-bendove