Firefly 2017: Now Serving Water

same god his voice is so amazing, had no idea he could sing that good. Why does he even use auto tune??

I think roo is better but I think I'm probably still gonna go if my brother likes the lineup (he's definitely the target audience for firefly).

I completely disagree. I mean I'm definitely a bit spoiled by living in NYC, but I can see small acts who will grow in popularity for really cheap just about any night of the week. What I can't see are more unique or expensive artists. That's why Kesha is the best thing on this lineup. 

best booking. im actually sorta jelly.

I take that back, then. I thought she wasn't doing much performing these days. 

You can probably see them opening for Train this summer for a $10 ticket at any Live Nation venue they are playing.

I'm excited to see the Clashfinders for this! Also what are the thoughts of the day the headliners play?

I already have a ticket for Bonnaroo and I was deciding between this and a day pass for Panorama, going with Panorama BUT...is this lineup really that bad? You guys are overreacting quite a bit...

1) The Weeknd is a #1 now, get over it. He's arguably the biggest pop star in North America/Europe right now.

2) Twenty One Pilots being booked as a headliner in unforgivable, if only for the fact that they've been, and still are, playing the exact same live show for the past 3 years.

3) Muse is a nice little get, and without a new album to push it'll probably be a unique set list with some deeper tracks.

4) Bob Dylan is hot garbage now. I've seen him 3 times (Americanarama w/MMJ, Desert Trip, and w/Willie Nelson). All 3 shows were terrible, his band is right but you literally can't recognize any of the songs due to the change in singing style he's adopted, it's bizarre.

...After that, it gets tough but there's some decent acts:
Weezer - Solid booking, their summer tour last year was great and they always deliver live.
30 Seconds to Mars - Saw them at Voodoo a couple years ago and Jared Leto had a FANTASTIC live voice.
The Shins - Solid!
Miike Snow - Looks to be one of their only shows of 2017 so far.
Kesha - If you can't have fun at this set get over yourself.
Franz Ferdinand - Not bad at all.

...the problem is, after Rainbow Kitten Surprise the lineup just tanks, I've never heard of any of these acts. I feel like my day wouldn't start until 5pm everyday. Overall, I'm glad with my decision to keep Roo as my camping fest and Pano as my add-on this year.

my gf went to music midtown and said she was awful there. I wasn't there to judge it so take it as you want.

Hasn't that been the case every year? And then massive conflicts each evening?

She doesn't do her old material as it sounds on record. She has a bluesy-rock band backing her now so the songs sound much different. She was also playing Waylon Jennings, Iggy Pop, and Dolly Parton covers on her most recent tour.

2017: "If you can't have fun at this festival then get over yourself."

The first two years were pretty solid, but it's gone downhill since they expanded to 4 days in 2014. I thought last year was an improvement over 2015 (at least in terms of the undercard), but this is just a steaming pile of shit.

I was thinking:

Fri - Weeknd
Sat - Muse/Chance
Sun - Dylan (Sub main)/21P