Voodoodoo Experience (Nov 1-3, 2013)

Yeah, I meant I'm gonna try to get plenty of sleep friday night (or sat morning) to make up for the lack of sleep saturday night (sunday morning).

I personally am going to hit up One Eyed Jack's on Halloween for Quintron, regardless if I score a cheap WSP ticket or not:
Quintron and Miss Pussycat | zZz | Babes | Cock Hunter | DJ 9gris 9irs | DJ Pompeii
but there is a bunch of stuff going on:
www.satchmo.com/nolavl/concerts.html

Bourbon St. is terrible. Only go there for strip club and people watching.  It's mostly tourists being really drunk and stupid though.  
After Quintron or whatever show you go to, hit up Frenchmen St. to see how the locals party on Halloween...there will be a bunch of people in costume and probably some crazy shit going down that will make you laugh your ass off. There are several venues on that strip (D.B.A., Blue Nile, Maison, Dragon's Den) that will have stuff going on too, but some of them will probably be sold out if you don't get tix in advance (particularly the ones that are already being promoted). There is late night foodz being sold on the street and I would assume some vegetarian fare too. I always go for the jamaican jerk chicken though if that guy's food truck is there, and if not there's some awesome authentic mexican food inside Cafe' Nigrel (it will be packed out in there though because there's no cover - free music). It will be a bitch to find parking close to frenchmen that weekend, so you're better off walking or cabbing it there. Even if you can't make it there on Halloween night, try to make it there at least one night after your voodoo after show.

You'll have to get off the St. Charles streetcar (green streetcars) at Canal and transfer to the line going to City Park (red streetcars). That'll drop you off at the New Orleans Museum of Art and it's an easy enough walk from there.

I'm particularly excited to see the new festival grounds. I have a lot of memories at the old grounds, and it will be weird not being "home" so to speak, not knowing my way around, etc, but still I'm excited to see the new setup. Hoping for better VIP sections at the various smaller stages, particularly the EDM stage. VIP section was way too small there last year, and sometimes difficult to even get into because a crowd formed around the entrance.

I'll be in NOLA this upcoming weekend for a wedding, then back again for Voodoo the next. Voodoo will be my last festival until Jazzfest, since I couldn't fit Bear Creek into the schedule this year.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa gettin' pumped for this!!

Monsters of Funk late night is gonna be tittays!!

Seems like a double-edged sword; a ton of new shows coming to NOLA potentially, or Livenation completely co-opting the music scene there.

really surprising to me. i would think for the past 4-5 years that voodoo hasn't been particularly profitable, what with weak lineups and only medium sized crowds. i guess i'm wrong, i don't see why LN would have given rehage the job if he didn't know how to make money.

overall i think its a good thing. although it brings the big bad LN corporate presence into the NOLA scene, all too often NOLA is criminally overlooked by tours of all sizes. What with all the new venues finally showing up in a post katrina landscape (joy theatre, civic theatre, the saenger) hopefully this means NOLA will start kicking even more major live music ass.

EDIT: another thing I can give to rehage, post katrina he always gave plenty of playing time to local artists at voodoo. although I'm sure this move also saved him money as opposed to booking national acts, I still appreciate the attention given to NOLA acts at voodoo. i hope voodoo continues to book nola artists in the future.

Yeah, seems like if they were going to turn people away for that, there'd be a more conspicuous heads up somewhere. You're fine.

We're excited for this.

Final plan:

Thursday: Free Rebirth Brass Band show Thursday afternoon, dinner reservations at Cochon Thursday night and Revivalists show at Howling Wolf late night
Friday: Voodoo then Reignwolf after show at House of Blues (I'm sure Matt Cameron will show up to this show, but there's always a chance EV comes with)
Saturday: Voodoo… leaving early for dinner reservations at Domenica… then Monsters of Funk show at Howlin Wolf.
Sunday: Voodoo

Pretty packed plans! Can't wait!

Literally just booked flights and tickets but leaving Thursday as well! Yay!!!

The weekend can't get here soon enough. Haven't missed voodoo since before Katrina. Glad to be headed to NOLA. Feels like home. Anyone know how close the campgrounds are to the fest? Seems really close on the map but after last year I'm skeptical

I took all my chips off and put them on a carabiner clip on my festie backpack. It works pretty well and no tan lines

$18 for a drink??? WTF did you order dude?!!? That is redonkulous.

4 day party starting in two days!!!!!!!! yeaaaaa

Also, just saw, Sunday night they announced a show of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guests Beats Antique. Tickets just went up.

Ha. I also have an extra because I bought one before they told us that LOA wristband gets you in for free.

Also, single day tix for friday voodoo sold out today.