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I had a dream last night that Phish played bonnaroo, the drummer had a bass drum that was about 40 feet in diameter and Trey was playing a guitar solo on top of it
Looks like Bonnaroo and Hangout will continue to share headliners. RHCP looking likely for both.
I don't like how these dates line up in regard to Radiohead. I would think RHCP would play Louisville on Thur. and take Fri. off. How about a Saturday: RHCP -> Radiohead?
One point I want to add is on those tour dates released, they dont play 3 nights in a row at any point (they might on the dates announced prior to today). So Friday of Bonnaroo would be the 3rd show in a row. It is possible they would be Saturday. I am sure they could do 3 shows in a row, I am just pointing out the trend using that small sample.
I'm starting to think we won't get Radiohead and many of you will be so pissed.
I can see many people dismissing this lineup because of that.
This is what I'm starting to think...Barring an overwhelming undercard, I'm already sensing myself want to dismiss a lineup that starts with, say, Red Hot Chili Peppers*Phish*Foo Fighters.
I'm starting to think we won't get Radiohead and many of you will be so pissed.
I can see many people dismissing this lineup because of that.
That's always the problem with people building things up. They get their hopes set high and if they're not right, they say eff it for a bit. Let them calm down and discover some of the other bands on the line-up and they'll be fine.
I'm starting to think we won't get Radiohead and many of you will be so pissed.
I can see many people dismissing this lineup because of that.
We're not getting Radiohead. RHCP was what insider was referencing, I think.
Totally agree with that about people dismissing.
It's like when everyone said 2010's lineup sucked because it wasn't headlined by Neil Young or Roger Waters who many were hoping/begging for. The full lineup was killer but because of the way the lineup was released and how the top was missing one of those acts people were like "Is this a joke?"
I could see the same thing happening this year with people thinking we're getting Radiohead, then calling the lineup shitty because they aren't on it.
That said, I think it's still possible we'll get them.....I can just see all the negativity coming if they aren't on the lineup.
I feel like getting The Peppers and Foos is kind of rock headliner overload, a little diversity in the third headliner would be nice, even if it isnt Radiohead
Probaby because roo is just another show to them. Just because you view it as something special doesn't mean others do.
Did I say it was? I would think that AC/Superfly might want them to, you know, hold off on leaving a breadcrumb trail that kills the suspense behind their headliners. But that's just my business acumen speaking out of turn again, my bad.
One point I want to add is on those tour dates released, they dont play 3 nights in a row at any point (they might on the dates announced prior to today). So Friday of Bonnaroo would be the 3rd show in a row. It is possible they would be Saturday. I am sure they could do 3 shows in a row, I am just pointing out the trend using that small sample.
I brought this point up earlier, so I just checked the remainder of the dates and they NEVER play 3 consecutive shows:
Date Venue Location 29-Mar Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, Florida 31-Mar Amway Arena Orlando, Florida 2-Apr Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida 4-Apr RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 6-Apr Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 7-Apr Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina 9-Apr Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 10-Apr Gwinnett Center Duluth, Georgia 12-Apr FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee 27-Apr Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada 30-Apr Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2-May Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada 4-May Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey
04/27 Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre | On sale 1/27 04/30 Ottawa, ON | Scotiabank Place | On sale 1/27 05/02 Montreal, QC | Bell Centre | On sale 1/28 05/04 Newark, NJ | Prudential Center | On sale 1/28 05/07 Boston, MA | TD Banknorth Garden | On sale 1/27 05/10 Washington, DC | Verizon Center | On sale 1/27 05/11 Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center | On sale 1/27 05/25 St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center | On sale 1/28 05/26 Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena | On sale 1/27 05/28 Chicago, IL | Allstate Arena | On sale 1/28 05/30 Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center | On sale 1/27 06/01 Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena | On sale 1/27 06/02 Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena | On sale 1/27 06/04 Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center | On sale 1/27 06/06 Cincinnati, OH | US Bank Arena | On sale 1/27 06/07 Louisville, KY | KFC Yum Center | On sale 1/28
23-Jun Knebworth Park Stevenage Herts, UK 24-Jun Stadium of Light Sunderland, UK 26-Jun Croke Park Dublin, Ireland 28-Jun Goffert Park Nijmegen, Holland 30-Jun Stade de France Paris, France 1-Jul Rock Werchter Werchter, Belgium 3-Jul Stade de Suisse Berne, Switzerland 7-Jul Rock In Rio Madrid Madrid, Spain 20-Jul Petrovsky Stadium St. Petersburg, Russia 22-Jul Luzniky Stadium Moscow, Russia 25-Jul Olympisky Stadium Kiev, Ukraine 27-Jul Bemowo Airport Warsaw, Poland 28-Jul Kaunas Arena Kaunas, Lithuania 30-Jul Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Tallinn, Estonia 1-Aug Ratina Stadium Tampere, Finland 11-Aug Staples Center Los Angeles, California 12-Aug Staples Center Los Angeles, California 14-Aug Oracle Arena Oakland, California 15-Aug Oracle Arena Oakland, California 27-Aug Synot Tip Arena Prague, Czech Republic 29-Aug Hippodrome Zagreb, Croatia 31-Aug National Stadium Bucharest, Romania 1-Sep Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Sofia, Bulgaria 4-Sep O.A.K.A.–Olympic Stadium Athens, Greece 10-Sep Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv, Israel 23-Sep Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California 25-Sep Jobing.com Arena Glendale, Arizona 27-Sep Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado 29-Sep AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas 2-Oct American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas 4-Oct New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 20-Oct Toyota Center Houston, Texas 22-Oct Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 24-Oct BOK Arena Tulsa, Oklahoma 25-Oct Verizon Arena Little Rock, Arkansas
Post by A$AP Rosko on Jan 20, 2012 10:31:20 GMT -5
I have a feeling that if all our suspicions are confirmed that Radiohead isn't there and RHCP is, there is gonna be a ton of backlash on here against insider for teasing a band we're largely disappointed by.
We ALL just need to remember to keep our cool, keep our disappointment in check, and not get pissed at insider because she's done a world of good for us the last 3 lineups and this year. Don't scare our most valuable poster away.
Probaby because roo is just another show to them. Just because you view it as something special doesn't mean others do.
Did I say it was? I would think that AC/Superfly might want them to, you know, hold off on leaving a breadcrumb trail that kills the suspense behind their headliners. But that's just my business acumen speaking out of turn again, my bad.
Yea but you gotta realize that the RHCP need to announce these dates so their fans know and can start planning or buying tickets and stuff.
Not every band can hold off their tour date release until the Roo lineup. And even so, I don't think that AC/Superfly is worried about that sort of thing. Besides this message board there probably aren't a lot of people who look at the full tour date list and say "Oh look, they're leading right to Bonnaroo".
Not everyone bases their lives around Roo like most of us do lol
What does everyone think about RHCP friday, The beach boys saturday. Thats what all this is looking like to me.
As in Beach Boys unopposed Saturday? No way. If it is somehow a classic rock act (which I don't think it'll be Macca/Stones/whatever) they could pre-HL.
I have a feeling that if all our suspicions are confirmed that Radiohead isn't there and RHCP is, there is gonna be a ton of backlash on here against insider for teasing a band we're largely disappointed by.
We ALL just need to remember to keep our cool, keep our disappointment in check, and not get pissed at insider because she's done a world of good for us the last 3 lineups and this year. Don't scare our most valuable poster away.
Anyone who would get pissed at Insider is ridiculous. I would expect backlash at Bonnaroo but if anyone attacks insider that's lame.
Post by hiddenzombie013 on Jan 20, 2012 10:37:09 GMT -5
Mannnnnnn I really, really hope our Fri/Sat headliners aren't RHCP/RH. Don't get me wrong, it's a solid lineup, but it's not particularly shocking or interesting. Both are doing national tours and hitting most markets anyways (well, assuming Radiohead has more dates), so there's no real "holy shit!" acts that you likely wouldn't see anywhere else. Plus, since I'm seeing both anyways, it makes Roo's headliners seem like nothing special. Sure, Phish is cool, but if they end up being the biggest band there I haven't seen already, I'll be a bit disappointed. And yes, my reasoning is (almost) entirely selfish I realize, but it's my opinion.
With that said, they still have a chance to book either band and leave another spot open for a "holy shit!" act, so here's hoping for the best. I don't think RHCP would be pre-HL at all though, so it's Friday, Saturday, or bust.
Imagine if our lineup this year was RHCP - Phish - The Black Keys