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It says next year will be the 10th anniversary,which it is. Nowhere does it say "FEATURING OUR BIGGEST AND BEST MOST EPIC LINEUP IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERESE"
In addition to the What stage screens the email they sent us after this year said, "We are already at work on next year's event, which will be the 10th anniversary and full of surprises."
Ashley Capps also said, "we have several places we’re looking at going in 2011 and, honestly, there’s more there already than we can fit in" when asked about the headliners for 2011.
I think they are improving the logistics, that's what the email was mostly about. "full of surprises", I could say the same about the 2010 lineup "KOL are #2 on the lineup, SURPRISE!"
And, as far as the "more headliners than we can fit", this quote was taken way out of context. Ashley was being asked if they've exausted the list of possible headliners over the years, and if they were running out of bands to book. He was just saying there are more bands out there capable of headlining then he could fit in a line-up. He wasn't saying he was going to book them all.
If anything, I feel they're being more reserved and careful this year about over-hyping things after the angry backlash last year.
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Well that really doesn't make sense either considering they had one of the biggest crowds in the history of Roo last year... There couldn't have been too much backlash. And if they think think that people are just going to consider the tenth anniversary simply another festival then they are being unrealistic. Ten years ago no one hardly even knew that this little party was happening on a farm in Tennessee. Now it's one of the biggest music festivals on the planet and definitely the largest in the United States. Like I said before, my hopes are not entirely too high. I just think they should bring us one or two HUGE names and a solid undercard. Once again like I stated before, I'll be in Manchester the second week of June no matter what
Post by rockinlamb on Nov 10, 2010 10:43:29 GMT -5
Why does Jimmy Fallon keep getting mentioned??? I know he has gotten slightly better since taking over Late Night, but he was at the farm in 09. And to my knowledge, his performances in the comedy tent were nothing spectacular. What is with people keep putting him as the big comedy draw in these mocks? Any backing to it, or just a comedy name to fill in the space?
"Now that we've gotten a lot of that out of our system, Meg and I can get back into the studio and start fresh."
Please. Stop mentioning The White Stripes...At this rate, I'm going to be heartbroken when they don't appear on the lineup. haha. I have wanted to see them for so long and haven't had the chance.
Well that really doesn't make sense either considering they had one of the biggest crowds in the history of Roo last year... There couldn't have been too much backlash.
They did great financially, it was a huge success with a great turnout, and considering who they booked it was probably the biggest profits they'd made. But here, on the Roo message boards, and among music bloggers and other places on the internet, they drew ALOT of criticism, more so than any other years in the past. It just turned out ok
Well that really doesn't make sense either considering they had one of the biggest crowds in the history of Roo last year... There couldn't have been too much backlash.
They did great financially, it was a huge success with a great turnout, and considering who they booked it was probably the biggest profits they'd made. But here, on the Roo message boards, and among music bloggers and other places on the internet, they drew ALOT of criticism, more so than any other years in the past. It just turned out ok
Yeah but people on this board and music bloggers are a minority. They want a majority to go to the festival.
But here, on the Roo message boards, and among music bloggers and other places on the internet, they drew ALOT of criticism, more so than any other years in the past. It just turned out ok
I disagree. There was a lot more backlash and criticism before[/i] the festival even took place. People were so quick to talke shiit about the festival cuz they were upset with the way the lineup was released and a lot of big names they thought would be on the lineup.
As far as post-festival - I have read a lot of "I had a great time even tho I was annoyed with the lineup initially" and a lot less of criticism and backlash. The only criticisms I kept seeing were about the free water situation.
But here, on the Roo message boards, and among music bloggers and other places on the internet, they drew ALOT of criticism, more so than any other years in the past. It just turned out ok
I disagree. There was a lot more backlash and criticism before
[/i] the festival even took place. People were so quick to talke shiit about the festival cuz they were upset with the way the lineup was released and a lot of big names they thought would be on the lineup.
As far as post-festival - I have read a lot of "I had a great time even tho I was annoyed with the lineup initially" and a lot less of criticism and backlash. The only criticisms I kept seeing were about the free water situation.[/quote]
I totally agree. What I was saying is last year they hyped up the line- up too much and dissapointed the fan base, and got them angry. The backlash was entirely about the line-up pre-festival.
And, judging from Capp's recent interview with CoS, it seemed they were trying not to hype it up as much this year and get peoples expectations too high.
Post by RadioSpirit on Nov 10, 2010 13:05:45 GMT -5
honestly, i hope the backlash doesn't make them go back to the basic lineup drop method. i actually really enjoyed the uniqueness of the One-Band-At-A-Time thing, as it left me check out every single artists on the lineup.
i know i'm a minority and should probably prepare for a quick backlash for this comment...
honestly, i hope the backlash doesn't make them go back to the basic lineup drop method. i actually really enjoyed the uniqueness of the One-Band-At-A-Time thing, as it left me check out every single artists on the lineup.
i know i'm a minority and should probably prepare for a quick backlash for this comment...
That pissed me off so much. Especially since they used MySpace to do it.
honestly, i hope the backlash doesn't make them go back to the basic lineup drop method. i actually really enjoyed the uniqueness of the One-Band-At-A-Time thing, as it left me check out every single artists on the lineup.
i know i'm a minority and should probably prepare for a quick backlash for this comment...
That pissed me off so much. Especially since they used MySpace to do it.
The other problem was that they were allowing bands to announce via their twitter accounts that same day so a good amount of acts were already known before they were announced by the one-band-at-a-time thing. The whole thing became very anti-climactic
Yeah, and it just resulted in disappointment at the end of the day because we thought some of the better acts would be announced at the very end. I just remember thinking, "That's it? Where's Pavement? Where My Morning Jacket? Where's Neil Young?"
Yeah, and it just resulted in disappointment at the end of the day because we thought some of the better acts would be announced at the very end. I just remember thinking, "That's it? Where's Pavement? Where My Morning Jacket? Where's Neil Young?"
Well they did announce one of the biggest names last - Stevie Wonder.
If nobody knew he'd be playing there it would have been fine. But because of miscommunication all of us who followed the lineup drop knew he was already playing and we had high expectations for Roger Waters, MMJ, Neil Young, and others due to many wrong rumors (from COS and other posters on here who claimed to have "inside info").
I still think that if NOBODY knew Stevie was playing the farm - then him being the last name wouldn't have bothered everyone so much. The fact that we knew that morning that Stevie was confirmed made the final name drop feel a little underwhelming.
honestly, i hope the backlash doesn't make them go back to the basic lineup drop method. i actually really enjoyed the uniqueness of the One-Band-At-A-Time thing, as it left me check out every single artists on the lineup.
i know i'm a minority and should probably prepare for a quick backlash for this comment...
I gotta agree with you. I loved being able to check out the bands in between announcements. However, there are some kinks that need to be worked out, like not letting bands tweet they are on the lineup until after they are announced.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Nov 10, 2010 14:22:14 GMT -5
At first I didn't like the gradual release, but in hindsight it was pretty cool. It would have been better not on myspace and if Bonnaroo had control of the release instead of letting the artists themselves release the info at the same time. I agree with itrainmonkeys, its our fault it was anti-climactic at the end. Stevie Wonder should get you excited, if I didn't know it was coming and didn't buy into the rumors/hype of Waters/Neil/MMJ then there would have been little to complain about.
And yes, do it on the weekend if you are going to release it the same way, working through that was the longest day of my life (excluding the last day of work before Roo)
I loved the gradual release. I had the day off so I just sat in front of my computer all day getting excited about bands I liked, and discovering new music in the ones I didn't know. Even though I knew some bands were announcing on twitter and I could find a lot info on here, I just stayed on myspace and had a lot of fun.
-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
I loved the gradual release. I had the day off so I just sat in front of my computer all day getting excited about bands I liked, and discovering new music in the ones I didn't know. Even though I knew some bands were announcing on twitter and I could find a lot info on here, I just stayed on myspace and had a lot of fun.
same here, i really hope they do the gradual release again. its like christmas day with an awesome present every 10 minutes. me and my friends are looking forward to sitting around all day again, smoking bowls and discovering great new music while also getting amped about the bands we already know
I loved the gradual release. I had the day off so I just sat in front of my computer all day getting excited about bands I liked, and discovering new music in the ones I didn't know. Even though I knew some bands were announcing on twitter and I could find a lot info on here, I just stayed on myspace and had a lot of fun.
same here, i really hope they do the gradual release again. its like christmas day with an awesome present every 10 minutes. me and my friends are looking forward to sitting around all day again, smoking bowls and discovering great new music while also getting amped about the bands we already know
If I could do that I would be into it, but last year I had to work. Probably be more into the midnight poster.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Nov 10, 2010 16:37:23 GMT -5
I'd be okay with a gradual release, but I'd rather it be more than one person/band at a time. Like release 5 bands at a time or something. Maybe save all the headliners for last.
Not sure what I'd like. I could always just skip the reveal and tune in the next day for the full lineup.....but where's the fun in that.
I'd be okay with a gradual release, but I'd rather it be more than one person/band at a time. Like release 5 bands at a time or something. Maybe save all the headliners for last.
That sounds good. Maybe they could announce one headliner at the beginning to get people excited? Then, save the rest for the end. I don't know, it seems a lot easier to just release it all at once. I just don't want to have to sit in front of my computer all day, but I think releasing five or so at a time could remedy that a little bit.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Nov 10, 2010 16:52:44 GMT -5
There should definitely be some method to it, if they do the gradual release again. I like saving the headliners for last, and then having some sort of mix of the mid-low tier acts being released before them, throughout the day.
Although the midnight poster release is more simple and instant gratification. Plus getting it at midnight is almost like getting it a day early, compared to the gradual release.
Personally I think they should start releasing one band at a time each day until the full lineup announcement in February.
Weird that you mention this.
Just last week I had a dream that thats how they did it. In my dream they also took a page from Lollapalooza's book and showed the entire lineup with the letters blanked out, and then began revealing one artist each day.
My dream ended with the headliners being The Rolling Stones and The Wallflowers.
According to efestivals Daft Punk are a strong rumor to play the Rock Ness festival next year in Scotland. Rock Ness takes place June 10-12. I can't decide if this is a good or bad sign.
as far as lineup release goes, I really liked the video from 09 even though it didn't even include all of the initial artists. But that made it that much better when I went to the site and there were even more artists. I thought the style of the video was great and I must've watched it 100 times anticipating the fest