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I wish we could find this back road. The only back road we've found is the one that led us to bfe two years in a row. I hope we're due for some good karma this year and get a decent spot.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
I wish we could find this back road. The only back road we've found is the one that led us to bfe two years in a row. I hope we're due for some good karma this year and get a decent spot.
We found the back road and ended up behind Tent Only, 2 mins from the arch. Waited about 2 hours in line to get in. We got to a Walmart in Knoxville and the GPS took us through back roads until we saw a line.
Post by greatdanger on Jan 21, 2012 11:45:33 GMT -5
A RHCP with No Radiohead scenario opens us up to some risk. We all agree that Radiohead would have been the Saturday night headliner, and that RHCP would be a Friday nighter. So that leaves us open for the Prince/Paul McCartney options.
My "Super Top Secret Freaking Awesome" backroad has worked the past two years. Puts me right at the front of the line every year, no waiting on the interstate.
Not gonna blow your spot or mine...but I know...and it's amazing.
Did I miss something ? Everyone seems to have given up hope for Radiohead, or are we all just being cautiously pessimistic?
cautiously pessimistic. i think the general consensus is that if radiohead were to play, they would play saturday. RHCP would have to fall on a saturday because they NEVER play three nights in a row.
so its certainly still possible, but radiohead playing wouldn't fit preconceived scheduling logic.
Did I miss something ? Everyone seems to have given up hope for Radiohead, or are we all just being cautiously pessimistic?
I haven't given up hope. I still haven't seen any compelling evidence saying Radiohead will not play. I think most people here have convinced themselves that Insider was referring to only one 'R' band, and given the RHCP dates....
Still I don't want to raise expectations for Radiohead. I say let everyone assume they won't be there. That way we won't be disappointed come lineup announcement.
That doesn't really worry me. It's already been established that given the right headliners RHCP being 4th on the lineup isn't THAT unreasonable. I mean, I'm not convinced it's a sure thing but I'm on the more optimistic side of things... hope I'm right.
That doesn't really worry me. It's already been established that given the right headliners RHCP being 4th on the lineup isn't THAT unreasonable. I mean, I'm not convinced it's a sure thing but I'm on the more optimistic side of things... hope I'm right.
^ them being fourth on the lineup would of course imply that RHCP and Radiohead were back to back.
maybe.
I don't see why RHCP being 2nd or 3rd means they can't also play Saturday. Another thing about this board is people stick to closely with the previous years billing/scheduling format. They think it's set in stone that just because Black Keys were 4th on the lineup, that the 4th billed band will get Saturday primetime slot? Stevie Wonder was 3rd in 2010 and played the same slot. Jack Johnson in 2008. Billed 3rd, opened for Pearl Jam on saturday.
Radiohead - Phish(x2) - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Foo Fighters - The Beach Boys
Fri - The Beach Boys -> Foo Fighters-> Phish Sat - RHCP -> Radiohead Sun - Phish
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Jan 21, 2012 12:45:48 GMT -5
Yeah I gotta agree on this one, no way is RHCP lower than 3rd on the bill. Hell, I even think they could be #1 on a weak year with a strong undercard. 4th though? No way. They're an unopposed headliner of whatever night they play at any festival
Yeah I gotta agree on this one, no way is RHCP lower than 3rd on the bill. Hell, I even think they could be #1 on a weak year with a strong undercard. 4th though? No way. They're an unopposed headliner of whatever night they play at any festival
I guess so. I just feel like their popularity has definitely waned in the past 5 years.
Also, It was "unreasonable" that bands play on thursday, that there ever be a What/Which late night, that they would officially open the gates on wednesday, that a rapper would be number one on the bill, that Arcade Fire would headline, etc. etc. so I wouldn't put so much faith in previous billing/scheduling concepts.
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Jan 21, 2012 12:52:21 GMT -5
Thats differnet though, those are just festival logistics. This is the fact of a band just being way too big to be anything but a true headliner for a night. RHCP is one of the biggest bands of our generation, and have been culturally relevant for the better part of 3 decades now. Really just don't see them being #2 on any given night