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Post by nodepression on Dec 23, 2009 17:25:57 GMT -5
The videos they put gave me chills. If anyone is working on a time machine, I'd like to schedule an appointment for Radiohead's set in 2006, and the White Stripes in 2007. Thank you.
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Dec 23, 2009 18:11:05 GMT -5
When it’s all over, the real world feels like a prison. If there’s a downside to Bonnaroo, it’s that it sucks the joy out of everything else for a while. It’s that good.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
The videos they put gave me chills. If anyone is working on a time machine, I'd like to schedule an appointment for Radiohead's set in 2006, and the White Stripes in 2007. Thank you.
I will say this about Radiohead to this day I am not a huge fan of theirs, and I walked into that show, and the only song of theirs I could name was Creep. I rank it as one of the top three shows I have ever seen, and I have seen Pink Floyd.
Post by questionablesanity on Dec 24, 2009 8:36:56 GMT -5
^^That's quite a statement. What makes their shows so great? Is it the music, the lights, or a combination. I'm not a huge fan of their music but I'd love to see them.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
They don't deserve it. Killers headlined that fest. And to be honest they haven't got any bigger or branched out since they started the fest in 99, whereas Roo kept mutating while remaining as relevant as ever. I love the Coachella booking pastiche, but everything else seems to go to Roo including fest grounds, scheduling, late nights, and overall diversity.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
This article was so perfect. I didn't go to Roo for the first time until I was 40 (in 08) and I have tried to describe it to people we know and they just don't seem to get it. Nice to see he did.
They don't deserve it. Killers headlined that fest. And to be honest they haven't got any bigger or branched out since they started the fest in 99, whereas Roo kept mutating while remaining as relevant as ever. I love the Coachella booking pastiche, but everything else seems to go to Roo including fest grounds, scheduling, late nights, and overall diversity.
Great write up. Hits the nail on the head.
Yeah, their only reason that Coachella is better than Roo is the bands they book.
Now I can attest that there have been alot of artists that Coachella have booked that have made me jealous, but only having 45-50 minute sets for undercard bands, and only 90 minutes for headliners is no good. Plus the fact that the curfew is midnight and no late-night, makes Bonnaroo better by miles.
They don't deserve it. Killers headlined that fest. And to be honest they haven't got any bigger or branched out since they started the fest in 99, whereas Roo kept mutating while remaining as relevant as ever. I love the Coachella booking pastiche, but everything else seems to go to Roo including fest grounds, scheduling, late nights, and overall diversity.
Great write up. Hits the nail on the head.
Yeah, their only reason that Coachella is better than Roo is the bands they book.
Now I can attest that there have been alot of artists that Coachella have book that have made me jealous, but only having 45-50 minute sets for undercard bands, and only 90 minutes for headliners is no good. Plus the fact that the curfew is midnight and no late-night, makes Bonnaroo better by miles.
Its not just the undercard that gets 50 min. The upper-mid level bands do too such as Franz Ferdinad, Connor Oberst, The Black Keys, M Ward, Jenny Lewis, Fleet Foxes, Calexico, The Drive-By Truckers, and Booker T. and The DBTs.
The two bands on that list that also played Roo last year, Booker T. and Jenny Lewis, both got 75 min. sets at Roo. In 08 the Drive-by Truckers got 75 min. In 07 Franz Ferdinad and The Black keys got 90 min. Hell even in 2004 Calexico and The Black Keys were given 60 min when both bands were much less popular than they are now.
