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i heard u2 sucks too. prince is cool, but i'm less interested to see him than i was to see bruce or phish. but, thats beside the point. attendance was up this year mainly to do with the headliners, so, who has shows as big as phish and springsteen? i'd say mccartney, but, i don't know. i'm clueless to think who can top both headliners this year. maybe warren haynes will have to jam with every band next year.
Third Bonnaroo knows they have to stay on top of the ball following a Phish Roo. There are already the Stones rumors. That would be huge but wouldnt be my choice.
Exactly, that's why they were billed second on the lineup ;D
Nah, I'm just playing - while Bruce is definitely a bigger name with a much wider fanbase, I'll admit that Phish is probably the biggest "get" that Superfly has ever had.
Post by guitarheroo on Jun 21, 2009 21:04:35 GMT -5
IMHO "Big" is a matter of opinion. I personally wasn't too pumped about Springsteen, sure it's the boss and he's a legend, but to me... meh; same with fish. 'roo has always been about pleasing the most amount of people with different varieties, i.e: metallica and pearl jam last year were amazing and more of my style of music.
I'd like to see the stones headline next year, but i'd LOVE to see a band like AC/DC. Those guys put on one hell of a show and it's a very high energy show
Post by generalstore on Jun 21, 2009 21:21:23 GMT -5
I support AC/DC at Roo. I also don't want to see it get any bigger the 65 - 85k that's been there in the past, please, even if it would ever happen again, I would not want to experience roo with 100k+ in attendance.
The Stones wouldn't really get me excited, at least any more than I already am about roo for any given year, but with that said, I'd certainly go see them and more than likely be at least a few rows from the pit barricade or closer.
Post by questionablesanity on Jun 21, 2009 21:46:43 GMT -5
Prince would be awesome. I watched that Stones DVD that Scorcese directed and it made me realize that I will never pay money to see them. I can't stand Mick's singing anymore. I realize that after 40 some odd years of singing the same songs that they would get old. But at least sing the same melody.
U2 would be amazing too. They can really command a crowd. I honestly think Green Day would be great at roo. I'm not a big fan but I saw them on the American Idiot tour and holy shit were they good.
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well maybe it would be fun...I'd have to practice the thriller dance. I don't know any prince though and my MJ is just about ended at thriller and beat it.
RHCP, RATM, ACDC, Paul McCartney, and the Stones would all be pretty sweet. Reunions are usually a big draw. How about the Led Zeppelin rumors that never panned out. Or even better a Pink Floyd reunion... that would sell out roo in the first day. Hell, I would love to see Roger Waters get a headline spot!
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 21, 2009 23:14:46 GMT -5
I personally don't want to see anything billed as Pink Floyd now that Richard Wright has passed. Roger Waters or David Gilmour would be sweet, and a good direction to go I suppose (however unlikely it may be) but there is no Pink Floyd without Wright, and there is no replacement to do the music proper justice in my opinion
I personally don't want to see anything billed as Pink Floyd now that Richard Wright has passed. Roger Waters or David Gilmour would be sweet, and a good direction to go I suppose (however unlikely it may be) but there is no Pink Floyd without Wright, and there is no replacement to do the music proper justice in my opinion
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it -- U2 are an amazing live band. They do a great job of playing to the audience and it would be a huge get for Bonnaroo. You may or may not like their music but they are a band that is still not phoning it in thirty years later. They continue to try different things, have an immense body of work and still tour extensively.
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it -- U2 are an amazing live band. They do a great job of playing to the audience and it would be a huge get for Bonnaroo. You may or may not like their music but they are a band that is still not phoning it in thirty years later. They continue to try different things, have an immense body of work and still tour extensively.
sure, i can appreciate that they're still rocking. but it's much like i felt about bruce: i can respect him as much as the next guy, but it'd never be the show for me. personally, i feel like most of the bands i'm super excited about would be playing in the tents anyway. i think there are very few huge acts that i get really crazy about.
I hear ya. Most years the headliners are pretty mid-to-low on my to do list. Other than Pearl Jam, the Dead and DMB, there hasn't been much that was can't miss for me in previous years. (Although, sadly, I did end up missing the Dead due to some ill thought out binge drinking.) This year I really wanted to check out Phish and Springsteen due to their live reputations but most years I'm there for the undercard.
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 22, 2009 3:32:48 GMT -5
I've seen U2 once before, and it was ridiculous. Not good ridiculous, bad ridiculous. Like they were a parody of themselves, huge lemon on stage, gimmicks-a-flying. At least at that point in their career, they had completely lost touch with their audience. I dunno if they got it back or not. I can say that I like the new album much more than anything since Achtung Baby. After the Coachella fiasco, I doubt that Prince will be on the short list for many festivals, especially Bonnaroo. If he pulled the whole 40-min headliner set at Roo like he did at Coachella, there would be a quacking riot. Note how people are still pissed at Kanye for being late, but still playing a full set? Maybe a better question instead of "how does bonnaroo get bigger?" would be "Is bonnaroo running out of headliner-worthy acts?" We've gone through all the heavy-hitters in the jamband world: Phish, Panic, The Dead, Ratdog, Phil & Friends, Ben Harper, Black Crowes, SCI, DMB. We're starting to wear through the classic rock and grunge, pop, or radio oriented rock bands that are still intact enough to both play and draw ticket sales: Tom Petty, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, TOOL, Metallica. We've already had a good chunk of the remaining hip hop legends and newcomers, too: Snoop, Beasties, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Public Enemy. All of the remaining members of Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys have played Bonnaroo at least once. Alison Krauss has been on What Stage more than once, there isn't an influential bluegrass or newgrass band that I can think of that hasn't already played. The list is gettin' short! With the exceptions of Muse, Foo Fighters, and Opeth, there aren't too many intact groups that haven't played bonnaroo whose music I have on my ipod (with the exception of my thrash metal section, I just can't see Necrophagist or 3 Inches of Blood playing The Other Tent). We really need some musicians to step up and attain legendary status quickly.