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Holy shitballs this thread moves fast. Whoever said that Muse doesn't have the setlist to headline, I completely agree 100% with. That was my EXACT thoughts when I saw them on the most recent tour. I think their popularity has more to do with getting songs on the Twilight sound track than writing awesome tunes. All their best stuff came before Uprising. I could see Roo doing what they did this year on Friday (Co-headling slots) and have Florence come back and play 8:30-10:00 and then have Muse from 11-12:30. Flo was already too big for a tent and with a new album coming out she should be able to fill that slot on the What.
I can totally see MMJ coming back for a LN Which slot and that would make my weekend for sure.
Having ZBB in the top 3 would make the lineup look hella weak and Roo knows that
Dude, do you remember the KOL disaster of 2010?
ZBB sold out Bridgestone in Nashville 16k tickets
KOL sold out Bridgestone same year
The only argument against them is the whoe CMA fest going on in Nashville, but they have more crossover appeal than any country band since Garth Brooks. I am not saying book it or anything but they would be consistent with the size of Arcade Fire, KOL, and Phish. Also similar to KOL, they have already been at Bonnaroo and gone from a tent to a pre headliner spot on the What. There is not a lot of room left except for latenight, and they are actually better suited to a headlining spot in my opinion.
I said popular with festival goers. Also most of the country fan base is right wing church going people and they don't attend festivals most of the time. Hannah Montana us popular and so is Juatin Beiber but they don't headline major festivals.
I don't think they'll be headlining anything anytime soon though.
Especially after the last album bombed.
Edit: KOL
Did it bomb? It sold around 2 million albums worldwide, and debuted at #1 pretty much everywhere. The one before it has sold about 6.2 by now, but it's also been out since 2008.
Well, did not know this, that's crazy. Without a solid radio single though, it might be difficult selling this many again.
I said popular with festival goers. Also most of the country fan base is right wing church going people and they don't attend festivals most of the time. Hannah Montana us popular and so is Juatin Beiber but they don't headline major festivals.
Yet.
And I've been scrolling back through your posts.... you start out with "I said" a lot, and yet, that's not actually what you said?!
I said popular with festival goers. Also most of the country fan base is right wing church going people and they don't attend festivals most of the time. Hannah Montana us popular and so is Juatin Beiber but they don't headline major festivals.
Also 12 year old girls do not go to Bonnaroo. Also I am guessing you have never been to a big country concert. Trust me when I say they are not a quiet right wing church going crowd, and to assume so is just ignorant. Nobody is saying Big n Rich, would headline, however people like Vince Gill, Kenny Chesney, or Jimmy Buffett's audience would fit very well into the Bonnaroo demographic.
In fact though it would never happen, and Jimmy and Friends show with some ZBB, Vince, and Kenny would be amazing. They all play together a lot anyway. I can flat out say that Buffett attracts a bigger harder partying crowd than any other band I have ever seen including Phish, though they are close. That one might hit a LN What spot as well, like what JZ had.
Post by nodepression on Jun 23, 2011 11:42:28 GMT -5
Brits have a hard on for that type of rock. The Strokes, any number of next big things that they've produced (currently the Vaccines) as well as constant love for anything Pete Doherty touches.
Well, did not know this, that's crazy. Without a solid radio single though, it might be difficult selling this many again.
Also, it's bizarre to me that KoL is so fucking mega huge overseas. Seriously, they've been headlining large venues and festivals in the UK since like 2005.
I will say that there Bonnaroo set was much better than I expected even though I mainly just watched/listened from Tent Only. They are actually a pretty good live band when no pigeons are around.
Ok I did say rap is more popular than country. I will stand by that as well. The numbers are skewed due to country fans buy CDs and everyone else for the most part downloads albums for free. But I will bet anyone on this site $1000 that there will not be a country headliner this year? Anyone want to take me up on that?
Kol's popularity is waning in England I know that. Have some English friends who are starting to echo our sentiments. In fact I think they are doing a tour over there right now and I had a friend that went who was bitching bc they didn't play any old stuff when he saw them and there were a lot of people's moms there. Haha
His fb status about them :"too many people wanking about kol on here. They are boring and have sold their souls to Nike air max and henley. Delivery of their music was good but their music (modern stuff anyway) is crap."
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Brits have a hard on for that type of rock. The Strokes, any number of next big things that they've produced (currently the Vaccines) as well as constant love for anything Pete Doherty touches.
This post makes me sad
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Post by harry61991 on Jun 23, 2011 12:57:19 GMT -5
it's amazing and mindblowing that people still have hope that kanye will play again. I showed up to roo on wednesday this year and there was already fuck kanye graffiti everywhere. Bonnaroo as a whole hates kanye west. he wont play roo again. and i don't think furthur will play either due to the same situation.
it's amazing and mindblowing that people still have hope that kanye will play again. I showed up to roo on wednesday this year and there was already quack kanye graffiti everywhere. Bonnaroo as a whole hates kanye west. he wont play roo again. and i don't think furthur will play either due to the same situation.
Thanks for the enlightening, provocative, and completely original and never-before-discussed point you made above.
oh yeah patronize me but not the 100 douches who still say kanye will play. makes sense.
Now now, let's not lump all of us NC folks into the same category.
I'd also like to agree that country music usually does pretty well at festivals. Loretta Lynn this year, while she wasn't headlining, drew in an incredibly diverse packed crowd. It seems to me that Bonnaroo knows it's audience pretty well, with some room for error. While it's unlikely they'd ever hire someone like Kid Rock, I bet they wouldn't hesitate to book a country act that drew a crowd and increased ticket sales.
I know a lot of people dont think MMJ will be back next year but I could see them closing out sunday. Right now I could see MMJ, Phish, or Furthur closing out Sunday. I think we will get a classic act Saturday. Friday is pretty much in the air right now but my best guess right now is Foo Fighters. I would love to see RHCP friday though
Brits have a hard on for that type of rock. The Strokes, any number of next big things that they've produced (currently the Vaccines) as well as constant love for anything Pete Doherty touches.