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Am I the only one who think Wilco couldn't pull off a late-night? They are just a little too chill (AKA boring) for me too see them in a late night slot
I personally think they are best as pre-headliner. I agree with the too chill part. Once the late nights start I am ready to get weird. I also bounce around a lot for the LN shows. I never stay at 1 show. There is too much goin on so a 3-4 hour set from Wilco wouldn't matter to me cause I would only stay for an hour and a half probably
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Am I the only one who think Wilco couldn't pull off a late-night? They are just a little too chill (AKA boring) for me too see them in a late night slot
Nels Cline can rip it and they definitely rock out pretty heavily at times (Glenn Kotche is a madman). But you may be right since a good amount of their songs are a little slower/calmer. I just know that I'd really love it.
Pre-headliner is my vote or a which stage closer. I love them, but a late night set would be a bad idea and as a headliner, that'd just be disappointing for Roo.
Probably too big to be a Which Stage closer at this point unless it was in a Buffalo Springfield type of timeslot. They were a Which closer in '07, and they've gotten a fair bit bigger since then. They were billed 6th in '09, which was already a pretty top-heavy year to begin with. They definitely aren't quite big enough to headline yet, but they could easily fill an 8-10 preheadliner spot like MMJ or The Black Keys this year.
Personally, I'd love a late night Which set. It's a prime slot and it'd let them play for as long as they wanted. Assuming there was no late night What at the same time (which hasn't happened since KanyeGate '08), it would take care of a lot of the sound issues that seem to plague Which.
Sure, they can be pretty mellow - but so are Sigur Ros and Phil Lesh, and I didn't hear people complaining about them when they played late night. But you know what is extremely boring to me? Every other year having half the late nights taken up by a rotating cycle of Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, STS9, Bassnectar and...... whoa, excuse me. I think I fell asleep for a moment there.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
Post by Whoreshack on Jul 14, 2011 17:52:04 GMT -5
Going back to the Which in any case, would seem a demotion to me. I like 'em where they're at, sunset, plenty of space, working sound-system. Given they throw their own fest now, I'm just hoping we get a return visit.
There is no question that Wilco are extremely talented but to me they are seated theater music. I can't imagine standing for an entire Wilco show let along at 2 am.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts