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Post by shesajar09 on Jan 13, 2012 21:00:32 GMT -5
although, i will also say that by that same logic it's likely we could get Radiohead as well. Their last U.S. date is Coachella, which is April 21st , then nothing until later in June...we'll see; this should be very interesting
I have a sneaking suspicion we won't get the Foo Foghters or RHCP, but instead The Killers. New record is due in May and I have starnge feeling they'll be the alt-rock Friday headliner.
I have a sneaking suspicion we won't get the Foo Foghters or RHCP, but instead The Killers. New record is due in May and I have starnge feeling they'll be the alt-rock Friday headliner.
I would love it if the Killers were there. I don't know why people hate them so much. Yeah a few of their major hits were over played on every radio station but I love their albums. I can listen to all of them all the way through and enjoy every single song.
Ok I had to get in on this as i am getting too danm excited about the lineup now. This is a great year for festivals all around as some major headliners will be touring the US and I am planning to hit a few up. Only missed one Roo so far!!
So I have to say I love Phish coming back and I think they are 100% Closing out Roo on Sunday. I can also see them doing a late night or special set(jam) on Friday as well. Their last closing set at Roo blew my mind and the glow stick war will never be matched!!
I am also a big Foo fan and have to say Dave is a super rock star now and he shows it every concert. They played for 3 hours last time here in the ATL and tore the roof off. They fit the Friday spot perfectly and of course played every other fest last year. It just feels like it is their time.
I am also down for RHCP. They did play one of the most epic new Woodstock sets of all time. Their new album is actually damn solid and back to their roots. They have come a long way from when I saw them at lolla in 92!! They were awful, but much better live now. I would be surprised if both Foo and RHCP made the lineup, but would say they are pretty close to equal now so either works.
Of course Radiohead would be the ultimate. They destroyed Roo before and anytime you get them touring the US you gotta grab them. So I would be more surprised if Roo did not book RH, but if they scored The stones of some majorly epic Saturday HL then I could see them passing on RH maybe till next year.
I know that they're well-hated but they actually put on a decent show. They could get a pre-Phish slot a la Beasties or Byrne.
Edit: I meant the Killers. (I still think that the Chili Peppers have just been going through the motions for the last decade-plus.)
I keep seeing people refer to the Beasties and David Byrne as the pre-headliners for Phish in 2009...They actually played on different days. Beasties and Byrne played saturday night and Phish played friday night. none of them played unopposed. Just trying to clarify and put an end to this faulty analogy
I keep seeing people refer to the Beasties and David Byrne as the pre-headliners for Phish in 2009...They actually played on different days. Beasties and Byrne played saturday night and Phish played friday night. none of them played unopposed. Just trying to clarify and put an end to this faulty analogy
I keep seeing people refer to the Beasties and David Byrne as the pre-headliners for Phish in 2009...They actually played on different days. Beasties and Byrne played saturday night and Phish played friday night. none of them played unopposed. Just trying to clarify and put an end to this faulty analogy
I'd love The Killers at Roo. I've never understood why people hate them, they have several great singles and even a great album in Hot Fuss.
I saw The Killers the first time with 20 other people in a small bar here in RIC with stellastar* (Remember them?!?) opening. Then I didn't see them till Sam's Town at Virgin Fest. It blew me away at how f*cking good they got over that short of a time.
Hot Fuss is #2. I agree with Karen, Sam's Town, all the way.
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Jan 13, 2012 21:57:58 GMT -5
I wouldn't be very excited about The Killers but I'd see them. Heard they put on a great show. Better than Kings of Leon, that's for sure. Rather see the Killers then RHCP but I'd take Foo Fighters over both of em
I would also be up front for Foos but that's just so I can drool over Dave Grohl He's my celebrity husband number 2 (behind The Purple One, of course).
I remember walking through the back of the crowd during King of Leon to get to the exit for BFE and thinking that he sounds way more constipated live than on the radio.
I would also be up front for Foos but that's just so I can drool over Dave Grohl He's my celebrity husband number 2 (behind The Purple One, of course).
Nice. I agree. I would be up front for Foo Fighters as well.
But since they are both going to be there I will be up front for both. Miy mind is a great festival.
Actually .. I think The Killers might be the band I want there if my choices are between them, RHCP, and Foo's.
Id take the Peppers, but only because I have yet to see them live. I don't think Frusciante's disappearance would take away from their live show if the guitarist filling in could play his parts. If they are only going through the motions they will be exposed, but I think they deserve a shot to headline. I also think they would be a higher draw for the festival than foos or killers.
Yeah it seems the killer get a lot of heat on the boards, but they do have a few great albums and their live show is really solid now. I would be surprised if they are on the lineup this year though.
On a similar note I am actually really surprised 311 has never played Roo. Love em or hate them they do fit some of the Roo vibe. They put on high energy fun live shows and I have some friends who are huge 311 fans and they mentioned hearing this could be their year to play. I can see them in the Weezer spot on the which.
Earlier this summer @ one of MikeD's famous pool parties, we were listening to Hot Fuss...and we all had a "hey, this album has some real gems on it!" moment. We'd forgotten how much we all liked it.
I can see them playing Which in the same time slot Franz Ferdinand had (when was that? '07? '08?) - maybe a Friday 7pm slot? This could definitely set the mood for an energetic night.
The weezer spot on Which is what caused me to drink all of the wine and be useless and floppy for the rest of the night. It was awesome. I actually love that time slot. It's late enough so the heat isn't so bad and you start getting your second wind and it's the time when it's ok to start replacing liters of water with liters of alcohol. Not always, but you know how it goes.
But if I remember correctly there was a whole bunch else going on during that time and i was supposed to stop by all of it. And I didn't. Because my drunk ass just wanted to dance to "My name is Jonas" My dad was so mad at me for missing Jeff Beck.