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How does it not add up, thisismyname? What are the facts that make them unlikely?
What are the facts that make them likely? There are none.
If you want some reasoning, they have said they aren't playing many festivals this summer (as already pointed out), there is Coachella's history of booking acts as exclusives to their festival (no sign whether or not Radiohead is one yet, of course), and then there's the fact they have flat out said they try not to play festivals on back to back albums, because they don't want to over saturate the market. (Of course, they played before In Rainbows came out, so that's still a bit hazy on that rule).
And then there's my opinion and gut feeling.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
It's more that there aren't a lot of facts that make them likely. There are plenty of acts that are just as likely as Radiohead, so they can't possibly be 50/50.
It could be Radiohead, RHCP, Rolling Stones, Sir Paul, etc. Or some random left-field act that hasn't been discussed as much. The Eagles, Elton John, etc. At this point 50/50 would mean that there was a whole lot of stuff indicating they would be there, making them the most likely headliner by far.
Phish was 50/50 or more back when we were hearing rumours from a variety of sources, but before insider made her first comment. We don't really have any real indicators for Radiohead.
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
If I had to pick one other fest for them to play it def wouldn't be ACL
Main thinking here is the ACL lineup is released after Coachella (so exclusivity clauses most likely won't apply, if they exist), and they have never played ACL. I still think ACL is a stretch, if I were to bet I'd say Coachella would be their only US fest this year, but if they do play one I think that's a fairly good guess. What other fests would you say is more likely, out of curiosity?
Actually I think Coachella doesn't restrain any bands much this year. I'm assuming the sell-out didn't take them surprise which means they would like to be very lenient on proximity and exclusivity clauses
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands (in a list) would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
How does it not add up, thisismyname? What are the facts that make them unlikely?
What are the facts that make them likely? There are none.
If you want some reasoning, they have said they aren't playing many festivals this summer (as already pointed out), there is Coachella's history of booking acts as exclusives to their festival (no sign whether or not Radiohead is one yet, of course), and then there's the fact they have flat out said they try not to play festivals on back to back albums, because they don't want to over saturate the market. (Of course, they played before In Rainbows came out, so that's still a bit hazy on that rule).
And then there's my opinion and gut feeling.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
Whether or not the act in question is touring is a huge part of the equation, to me. Ah well, agree to disagree. It's just that, to me, Radiohead (and, unforunately, RHCP) seem more likely than Paul or the Stones. We'll see soon enough.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
Well 2 of those bands are FF and RHCP, both of whom I would say are more likely to play than Radiohead
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands (in a list) would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
I'm siding with Rosko here. I think Radiohead is way more likely to play this year than in any previous year due to the following facts:
-They're touring. -They are open in June -They're barely touching the midwest. -We know that AC/Superfly tried to get something with them last year that eventually fell through. It's logical that they would basically put it off for a year until they were in the states again ergo being all environmental and whatnot.
What are the facts that make them likely? There are none.
If you want some reasoning, they have said they aren't playing many festivals this summer (as already pointed out), there is Coachella's history of booking acts as exclusives to their festival (no sign whether or not Radiohead is one yet, of course), and then there's the fact they have flat out said they try not to play festivals on back to back albums, because they don't want to over saturate the market. (Of course, they played before In Rainbows came out, so that's still a bit hazy on that rule).
And then there's my opinion and gut feeling.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
Whether or not the act in question is touring is a huge part of the equation, to me. Ah well, agree to disagree. It's just that, to me, Radiohead (and, unforunately, RHCP) seem more likely than Paul or the Stones. We'll see soon enough.
I don't disagree with that. Like I said I think Radiohead is about 5% likely I would put RHCP at 15%, FF 20%, BB <5%, Stones 5%, Macca 1%
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands (in a list) would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
I'd love a link to this, because I'm remembering the exact situation /wording of this one. This board has a way of running with Insiders words and making it mean things it really didn't mean originally.
I'm siding with Rosko here. I think Radiohead is way more likely to play this year than in any previous year due to the following facts: .
Once again, I agree with this. Because the last couple years there's been an almost zero percent chance, so yes, by definition, there is more of a chance this year.
Doesn't make it a 50/50 chance though. Lets not get our hopes up.
[ I'd love a link to this, because I'm remembering the exact situation /wording of this one. This board has a way of running with Insiders words and making it mean things it really didn't mean originally.
Any others you can give us hints about, insider? Beach Boys? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Foo Fighters? Radiohead?
How about this for now......at least one of those is a yes
Be back soon.....
The only "running" people are doing with that quote is in our analysis of the "at least" part of her post. It makes people believe it's either a Radiohead/Foo type situation, or that Beach Boys will be there, just not as a headliner (like Buffalo Springfield) and one of the other 3 will headline.
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While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
If you want some reasoning, they have said they aren't playing many festivals this summer (as already pointed out), there is Coachella's history of booking acts as exclusives to their festival (no sign whether or not Radiohead is one yet, of course), and then there's the fact they have flat out said they try not to play festivals on back to back albums, because they don't want to over saturate the market. (Of course, they played before In Rainbows came out, so that's still a bit hazy on that rule).
And then there's my opinion and gut feeling.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
Well 2 of those bands are FF and RHCP, both of whom I would say are more likely to play than Radiohead[/quote]
I wouldn't say RHCP is more likely than Radiohead. I'd say they're dead even. And since insider said AT LEAST one, it seems likely two from that list will be at Roo. Since it's highly unlikely that BOTH FF and RHCP will be there, it's between Radiohead and Beach Boys. I actually wouldn't be totally shocked if we got Radiohead, the Foos, AND Beach Boys in addition to Phish. I'm not gonna go ahead and say THAT is 50/50, but I wouldn't be shocked.
I think RHCP may be our equivalent to Lolla's Coldplay last year. Everyone was convinced that Coldplay was way too big of a name to be anything but the top name and they ended up being like 3.
[ I'd love a link to this, because I'm remembering the exact situation /wording of this one. This board has a way of running with Insiders words and making it mean things it really didn't mean originally.
What were the four bands in question?
Exact quote:
How about this for now......at least one of those is a yes
Be back soon.....
[/quote]
Wow.
Yeah, that in no way makes Radiohead more plausible.
All three of those acts seem more plausible than Radiohead, and if only one is going to be there, I'd bet my own liver on saying one of those other three will be on the lineup before Radiohead.
Personally I think the "at least one" means that one of the bands was booked and they are in discussions with another. I think the band that was already booked is the FF and the band they are in discussions with is the BB. It would fit the pattern of BS from last year of them realizing that a band was doing some shows and trying to book them last second.
If you want some reasoning, they have said they aren't playing many festivals this summer (as already pointed out), there is Coachella's history of booking acts as exclusives to their festival (no sign whether or not Radiohead is one yet, of course), and then there's the fact they have flat out said they try not to play festivals on back to back albums, because they don't want to over saturate the market. (Of course, they played before In Rainbows came out, so that's still a bit hazy on that rule).
And then there's my opinion and gut feeling.
What do you have, they are touring and your gut feeling? Plenty of bands tour, that doesn't mean they are playing Roo.
Well 2 of those bands are FF and RHCP, both of whom I would say are more likely to play than Radiohead
I wouldn't say RHCP is more likely than Radiohead. I'd say they're dead even. And since insider said AT LEAST one, it seems likely two from that list will be at Roo. Since it's highly unlikely that BOTH FF and RHCP will be there, it's between Radiohead and Beach Boys. I actually wouldn't be totally shocked if we got Radiohead, the Foos, AND Beach Boys in addition to Phish. I'm not gonna go ahead and say THAT is 50/50, but I wouldn't be shocked.[/quote]
This is kind of what I'm talking about with "running with" insider's words. She confirms one, and all of a sudden we think three are playing. ?
While some may doubt her at times....insider has said that at least one out of four bands would be at Roo this year and Radiohead was one of those four bands.
I put trust in insider so to me that makes Radiohead more likely than just a regular touring band.
Well 2 of those bands are FF and RHCP, both of whom I would say are more likely to play than Radiohead
Yea but my point was that Radiohead is more likely than any touring band.
All four bands that were included in that list by insider are more likely to be at Roo then a random touring band because of what we heard from insider.
I'm not saying Radiohead is more likely than FF or RHCP. Just that there is more to the rumor than "gut feeling/the band is touring".
The only thing that makes me think that Radiohead is a possible headliner is insider's post from last year.
If you recall (or look through her posts), you'll see that insider claimed that at one point, Bonnaroo 2011 was shaping up to include Prince, Radiohead, Furthur, and Lil Wayne. Obviously, Lil Wayne is the only act from that list that actually made the lineup.
I don't see why Bonnaroo would ask Radiohead to play last year, when they weren't touring, and then not ask them to play in a year which they are touring (as well as have a lot of hype). Radiohead is one of the main reasons Bonnaroo is as it is today.
To further my argument, I remember reading an interview last year with either Ashley Capps or Neil Young which stated that Bonnaroo would ask Neil Young to play every year, but he just didn't have any new material to perform or working tour dates to schedule Bonnaroo into. However, last year, when he was finally asked AGAIN, he came up with the idea of extending Buffalo Springfield's run.