Past INmusic Festival lineups & sets (Archive)

Elizabeth Torres43 said:And honestly, if they actually brought out The Prodigy—I mean, sure, people would scramble for tickets, but the whole festival vibe would just get ruined by having too many of the same acts repeating themselves, so...

Check this out...

http://www.vimeo.com/20872462

Are you still insisting that seeing The Prodigy again would be a bad move?

lol - that's not really the point...

it's more about the guy who hosted that event at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last year. Since there isn't a proper afterparty setup or anything similar,

he's planning to host another one on June 21st—right when the first day of Coachella kicks off—over at the Masters in the plains, way up in the hills.

Morgan Palmer2 said:check this out...

http://www.vimeo.com/20872462

are you seriously still claiming that having Prodigy back would be a bad move?

Look, I didn't say anything against Prodigy as a band—I'm not saying they shouldn't play! It's just... man, if Coachella turns into another lineup where we get Franz Ferdinand, Nick Cave, TBF, Kawasaki, CHK CHK CHK, and then toss Prodigy on top of all that... ugh. Just enough to make me want to scream. I love listening to everything under the sun, and yeah, I'll go to shows regardless of the genre, but I expect more from a massive festival like this... why? Because the concert season so far has been absolute garbage. Like, 90% of these performers? I've seen them all already. They just keep circling the same drain over and over and over...

I mean, look at us—we’re getting spoiled, aren't we? It’s getting a bit ridiculous. We have Prodigy and Depeche Mode coming our way soon, and God forbid we actually get Metallica or U2 on the schedule. Not even five years ago, this country was basically a musical wasteland where nothing ever happened.

I have to ask you, though: where on earth are they finding the budget and the luck to pull this off? In just five years, they’ve booked a festival with about 25 acts—maybe 50 if you count everyone—but I’m not counting guys like Andrew, Heroine, or Bosti. Let's be real, those crowds wouldn't even fill a small club, and they mostly just play for the people standing right against the stage anyway. Yet, somehow, they haven't repeated a single major act in that entire window.

It makes me wonder. Either you have an endless supply of cash and free time to have listened to every single one of these artists back in the day (clearly not here in the States), or your music library isn't quite as diverse as you claim, especially since this year's concert season feels so thin.

Morgan Palmer2 said:check this out...

http://www.vimeo.com/20872462

Are you still insisting that booking Prodigy again would be a mistake?

I actually got goosebumps. 😲 😍

Lol, you guys really think you can just say whatever you want...

hahahaha! Elemental (unless they’re just Prodigy under a new name or you mixed up your Friend? 😲).

Well, I see they'll have cold beer on tap—and I’m betting Overflow will show up too, especially since they're dropping a new album after five years.

edit: actually, maybe I'm off base. It's starting to look like rap, hip hop, and that whole scene might just take over at this Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.😢

It’s a bit of a tragedy if Elemental and Streets are really the best I can pull in from the hip-hop scene.

I haven't really spent much time listening to The Streets or NERD, to be honest—but man, does this feel like a massive step up! 🤷

Lisa Cook8 said:It’s honestly pretty pathetic if Elemental and The Streets are the absolute best hip-hop acts we can manage to book.

Calling The Streets "pathetic"... I suppose people will read just about anything these days... 🙄
Coming from someone who seemingly doesn't care much for rap in general, I guess you could argue The Streets are actually one of the few genuinely brilliant hip-hop groups we could bring in. On the other hand, if we're talking about Cypress Hill...

I don’t know, man... the current lineup just doesn't feel particularly high-stakes to me. There are plenty of bands on there that I probably wouldn't go out of my way to see under any other circumstances—but hey, if I'm already in the area, why not catch a set? That's fine by me. It’s just that I’m missing that one specific spark, you know? That "must-see" factor that actually makes me want to grab my tickets and head out.

So, I was chatting with this friend of mine—who happens to know a guy who’s actually deep in the inner circle of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival organizers—and she mentioned he told her they’re looking at bringing out Prodigy 😁

Look, I realize the odds are still slim, and honestly, I’m not holding my breath until I see the lineup actually posted, but you can't help but hold onto that tiny sliver of hope, right? You never truly know what kind of wild card they might pull 😁

If you don't have an unknown connection and that same girlfriend? She's quite popular and intuitive, so I suppose it wouldn't be all that out of the ordinary.

Is there any chance QOTSA might actually show up? Their European tour wraps up in May, but they just tacked on a date in Belgium for June 30th.

Man, if only...🙂

wiredskipper56 said:Is there any chance QOTSA shows up? Their European tour wraps up in May, but they just added a date in Belgium on June 30th.

I wish...🙂

They have dates in France on July 1st and 2nd, which makes it theoretically possible, but honestly? Practically speaking, I wouldn't hold my breath.

If you ask me, the absolute peak for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was back in 2009, because man, they actually put in the work back then, you know? Who knows if they’ll actually pull something impressive out of the hat this year or just let us down again.
As for Lollapalooza, it’s pretty much common knowledge at this point that Mexicans are way more capable when it comes to pulling off massive events like that than we are.

Morgan Palmer2 said:France would be possible on the 1st, 2nd, or 7th (in theory), but realistically? Not really.

What makes it a "not really" for you?

They’ve already dropped four headliners, and word on the street is at least one of them cost a fortune. Honestly, I don't see how they can squeeze in QOTSA for us. Maybe once the city actually decides to chip in some funding instead of just burying organizers under red tape and permit fees—or, you know, charging $350 just to park in a field $0.00...

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