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Every year this lineup appeals to me. I have a lot of family I haven't visited in a few years that live on the Island so this fest makes sense for me this year. I booked a hotel in Harlem but am curious how the logistics work with this fest. I'm not familiar with Randall's Island at all. Does the subway line go there or can you walk there?
Subway goes to 125th and there's either a shuttle bus there or you can walk. You just head east off of the 125th st bridge. It's simple in theory. At night it suuuuuuuuuucks.
How longs the hike over the bridge? Is it worth it to buy the shuttle pass?
Subway goes to 125th and there's either a shuttle bus there or you can walk. You just head east off of the 125th st bridge. It's simple in theory. At night it suuuuuuuuuucks.
How longs the hike over the bridge? Is it worth it to buy the shuttle pass?
If it's the same walk that I did for Panorama then I'll tell you that doing it over there is fine, but doing it back when you are tired blows.
Weird that they "needed" to book chance when he literally just headlined their other festival in the same market. I guess this at least lets them keep booking repeat headliners without them technically being repeats.
"We always strive to book artists that haven’t performed in the market in a long time"
Says the festival that seems obsessed with booking repeat artists. One of the most legitimate complaints I've seen about the lineup is how many artists from 2014 and 2015 are back. Still a great lineup, just thought that was a funny thing to say (and repeat) when it only applies to about 5 or 6 artists on poster
Weird that they "needed" to book chance when he literally just headlined their other festival in the same market. I guess this at least lets them keep booking repeat headliners without them technically being repeats.
He didnt headline; but his crowd was just as big as Kanyes. And he is already even bigger. In just 4 months he has been nominated for several grammys, performed for the President, and performed on SNL.
This is one "repeat" that I think barely anyone is going to complain about. Chance is white hot right now; and it seems like every fest that doesnt land him this coming year is leaving ppl disappointed.
Weird that they "needed" to book chance when he literally just headlined their other festival in the same market. I guess this at least lets them keep booking repeat headliners without them technically being repeats.
He didnt headline; but his crowd was just as big as Kanyes. And he is already even bigger. In just 4 months he has been nominated for several grammys, performed for the President, and performed on SNL.
This is one "repeat" that I think barely anyone is going to complain about. Chance is white hot right now; and it seems like every fest that doesnt land him this coming year is leaving ppl disappointed.
Coachella's just waiting for him to headline next year
He didnt headline; but his crowd was just as big as Kanyes. And he is already even bigger. In just 4 months he has been nominated for several grammys, performed for the President, and performed on SNL.
This is one "repeat" that I think barely anyone is going to complain about. Chance is white hot right now; and it seems like every fest that doesnt land him this coming year is leaving ppl disappointed.
Coachella's just waiting for him to headline next year.
Well booking headliners a year late did seem to be their MO for 2017
Dudes up for grammys (and got the grammys to change their rules for him), performed for the Presidents Christmas party, will perform for his farewell party (hey Obama is down with repeats too!), has been on SNL, and now he is in commercials for Kit Kats. Yeah he really has.
Judging off Chance's google trends, he blew up when he dropped Coloring Book in May, steadily rose in popularity from June to October, and then was neutral until spiking with his SNL performance on December 17 again. His rose happened over the summer through the fall, not really over the last couple months - he was established then.
He's unarguably extremely popular and his Meadows booking was impeccable timing. I kinda wish they would have just told The Weeknd to blow off when he tried to pull whatever he did and gave Chance his own headlining day - would have been fine. That said, hard to manufacture an argument that he's "blown up" since October because of going to the White House and getting nominated for something nobody cares about. The Chainsmokers and 21 Pilots got a bunch of those.
Post by manoverboard on Jan 5, 2017 23:05:08 GMT -5
This year chance will most likely perform at the Grammys, win at least one grammy, release his first "proper" album to huge success, and be the highlight of a lot of US festivals. Totally picturing him headlining Coachella in 2018.
This year chance will most likely perform at the Grammys, win at least one grammy, release his first "proper" album to huge success, and be the highlight of a lot of US festivals. Totally picturing him headlining Coachella in 2018.
I'm still pissed Sunday of Voodoo 2015 was cancelled, because I really wanted to check him out then.
Post by festivalfurby on Jan 6, 2017 0:41:32 GMT -5
"We expected to see Spoon, The xx, and Bon Iver on the lineup. Who did you try to book for the 2017 lineup that unfortunately couldn’t play?"
"Those are all examples of pragmatic reasons why a band couldn’t play. One of them has a record coming out early in the year, and they wanted to play their own hard ticket date in New York. Another has a record coming out later in the year, so playing a big festival too early could flip the outcomes of it. Another is playing Europe in early June. That doesn’t mean they won’t play another festival of ours, per se."
Uhhhh does that pretty much guarantee Bon Iver for Meadows 2017? If so, that's a really good get and probably rules him out for Panorama.
Post by theeimportance on Jan 6, 2017 3:33:07 GMT -5
Chance didn't need to blow up because dude was already massive. His Meadows crowd felt just as big and definitely wilder than Kanye's. Feels weird having him basically be a repeat, but tons of people will still want to see him. Definitely more justified than Phoenix's headliner spot which will hopefully lead to some cheap day passes on StubHub for whatever day they play.
Chance didn't need to blow up because dude was already massive. His Meadows crowd felt just as big and definitely wilder than Kanye's. Feels weird having him basically be a repeat, but tons of people will still want to see him. Definitely more justified than Phoenix's headliner spot which will hopefully lead to some cheap day passes on StubHub for whatever day they play.
Phoenix has proven their worth as a headliner. They've headlined Lolla and Chella, and have had great sets at Glastonbury and Roo as well. It's also been 4 years since their last album, their return will be a big deal. Don't give me that they were low billed on Music Midtown and MIA, because those fests are lower tier. Sure Roo had them at like 7, but that was a rare exception on that tour run. Their crowd will be packed, and while people do but single days for the headliner: seeing how the undercard is stacked all the days will be valuable even on stub hub.
I saw Chance last year and he's graduated to being a second-tier festival headliner IMO. Coachella and Bonnaroo are on a different level as first-tier fests. With so many festivals, there just aren't that many acts that "deserve" top billing. Chance has at least an hour and a half of great material, has the live band setup, and just kills it as a performer. I'd take him over 21 pilots any day and they are headlining second-tier fests these days. Chance has a deeper catalog than they do.
What are people's thought on if this will sell out? Will it possibly be cheaper to wait and get on stubhub?
It usually sells out around late April/May. I would grab tix today if you want them at a cheap price. You can hop on a payment plan too if that makes it easier for you.
What are people's thought on if this will sell out? Will it possibly be cheaper to wait and get on stubhub?
I bought the 3 day pass right away last year knowing it would be in high demand due to the Kanye TLOP first show factor and Strokes being a big deal in NY.
This year, and nothing against the solid lineup, but it doesn't have a wow factor that will drive up prices. You'll be able to get day passes for any of the 3 days for around $90-100 on Stubhub.
Also - it's always smart to wait because the weather in NY in June is insane. If the forecast calls for lots of rain the week of the festival, especially with last years ordeal, ticket prices could drop down into the $60-70 range. NYer's are fickle (I bought Pano day passes for $45 a piece last year on CL because of the heatwave).
Chance didn't need to blow up because dude was already massive. His Meadows crowd felt just as big and definitely wilder than Kanye's. Feels weird having him basically be a repeat, but tons of people will still want to see him. Definitely more justified than Phoenix's headliner spot which will hopefully lead to some cheap day passes on StubHub for whatever day they play.
Phoenix has proven their worth as a headliner. They've headlined Lolla and Chella, and have had great sets at Glastonbury and Roo as well. It's also been 4 years since their last album, their return will be a big deal. Don't give me that they were low billed on Music Midtown and MIA, because those fests are lower tier. Sure Roo had them at like 7, but that was a rare exception on that tour run. Their crowd will be packed, and while people do but single days for the headliner: seeing how the undercard is stacked all the days will be valuable even on stub hub.
Eh, we'll see how their new album performs. You could have said the same thing before Bankrupt came out, but that album had no hits and made their Coachella headline slot seem a little silly. It took them four years to get Bankrupt out and yeah, I don't remember people being too excited by it when it actually dropped. I love that album and think they're a great live act (saw them at one of those aforementioned headliner spots too), but two hits eight years ago doesn't necessarily justify a headlining spot.
