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Also (and sorry to beat a dead horse) the intangible aspects of Bonnaroo were ways one could argue they beat out or at least competed with Coachella in the early 2010s.
In addition to booking generally great lineups up until about 2015 or 2016, Bonnaroo thrived in all the ways that Coachella was and is still deficient. Roo had longer sets, late night sets, comedy, better miscellaneous activity, plus affordability which all gave Roo distinct advantages over even the most top tier fests in the U.S. like Coachella.
But now, in addition to the milquetoast lineups, we've seen a spike in price, a reduction in set times, a decimation of late night sets, and just an overall lessening of the Bonnaroo product that made it worth it to drive to BFE Tennessee rather than fly out to Palm Springs.
regarding roo making sets shorter, i think this is more a product of new live music norms. lots of these little bands have their little 35 minute festival sets planned and they tour around festivals and play the same set over and over. many bands likely don't have the talent or desire to change the setlist up, or play a song they haven't rehearsed. so if roo pays the band for a 35 minute set, booking them for 75 minutes doesn't make any sense. the band will finish the set "early" and then the internet will cry about it for two fucking years, heaping unwarranted scorn on the festival or the band (see Tame Impala 2016).
Having said that, the solution is to book acts who are willing to change set lengths up, and this isn't hard. You could of course book a few jambands, but more relevant you could book some DJs that actually DJ, and who will be happy to go out there and work the crowd for multiple hours.
People didn’t have a problem driving to this fest before. 6-12 hour long hauls seemed to be the norm.
That was before there were other good size music festivals dotting the country like there are today. Festival saturation is, imho, the biggest issue for modern Bonnaroo.
Also (and sorry to beat a dead horse) the intangible aspects of Bonnaroo were ways one could argue they beat out or at least competed with Coachella in the early 2010s.
In addition to booking generally great lineups up until about 2015 or 2016, Bonnaroo thrived in all the ways that Coachella was and is still deficient. Roo had longer sets, late night sets, comedy, better miscellaneous activity, plus affordability which all gave Roo distinct advantages over even the most top tier fests in the U.S. like Coachella.
But now, in addition to the milquetoast lineups, we've seen a spike in price, a reduction in set times, a decimation of late night sets, and just an overall lessening of the Bonnaroo product that made it worth it to drive to BFE Tennessee rather than fly out to Palm Springs.
regarding roo making sets shorter, i think this is more a product of new live music norms. lots of these little bands have their little 35 minute festival sets planned and they tour around festivals and play the same set over and over. many bands likely don't have the talent or desire to change the setlist up, or play a song they haven't rehearsed. so if roo pays the band for a 35 minute set, booking them for 75 minutes doesn't make any sense. the band will finish the set "early" and then the internet will cry about it for two fucking years, heaping unwarranted scorn on the festival or the band (see Tame Impala 2016).
Having said that, the solution is to book acts who are willing to change set lengths up, and this isn't hard. You could of course book a few jambands, but more relevant you could book some DJs that actually DJ, and who will be happy to go out there and work the crowd for multiple hours.
Post by Jizz, Like Cumshot on Dec 21, 2017 15:26:52 GMT -5
It's always around me, all this noise, but not really as loud as the voice saying "Let it happen, let it happen (It's gonna feel so good) Just let it happen, let it happen
Also (and sorry to beat a dead horse) the intangible aspects of Bonnaroo were ways one could argue they beat out or at least competed with Coachella in the early 2010s.
In addition to booking generally great lineups up until about 2015 or 2016, Bonnaroo thrived in all the ways that Coachella was and is still deficient. Roo had longer sets, late night sets, comedy, better miscellaneous activity, plus affordability which all gave Roo distinct advantages over even the most top tier fests in the U.S. like Coachella.
But now, in addition to the milquetoast lineups, we've seen a spike in price, a reduction in set times, a decimation of late night sets, and just an overall lessening of the Bonnaroo product that made it worth it to drive to BFE Tennessee rather than fly out to Palm Springs.
regarding roo making sets shorter, i think this is more a product of new live music norms. lots of these little bands have their little 35 minute festival sets planned and they tour around festivals and play the same set over and over. many bands likely don't have the talent or desire to change the setlist up, or play a song they haven't rehearsed. so if roo pays the band for a 35 minute set, booking them for 75 minutes doesn't make any sense. the band will finish the set "early" and then the internet will cry about it for two fucking years, heaping unwarranted scorn on the festival or the band (see Tame Impala 2016).
Having said that, the solution is to book acts who are willing to change set lengths up, and this isn't hard. You could of course book a few jambands, but more relevant you could book some DJs that actually DJ, and who will be happy to go out there and work the crowd for multiple hours.
This is dead on. Most of the newer bands don't even play an hr in their normal shows. They're not going to play longer for a fest like bands use to do at roo. But there are bands out there that could do it. We saw Angel Olsen last weekend. I was expecting an hr 15 min., she ended up playing for 2 hr. You just have to find the good ones that are still out there.
Also (and sorry to beat a dead horse) the intangible aspects of Bonnaroo were ways one could argue they beat out or at least competed with Coachella in the early 2010s.
In addition to booking generally great lineups up until about 2015 or 2016, Bonnaroo thrived in all the ways that Coachella was and is still deficient. Roo had longer sets, late night sets, comedy, better miscellaneous activity, plus affordability which all gave Roo distinct advantages over even the most top tier fests in the U.S. like Coachella.
But now, in addition to the milquetoast lineups, we've seen a spike in price, a reduction in set times, a decimation of late night sets, and just an overall lessening of the Bonnaroo product that made it worth it to drive to BFE Tennessee rather than fly out to Palm Springs.
regarding roo making sets shorter, i think this is more a product of new live music norms. lots of these little bands have their little 35 minute festival sets planned and they tour around festivals and play the same set over and over. many bands likely don't have the talent or desire to change the setlist up, or play a song they haven't rehearsed. so if roo pays the band for a 35 minute set, booking them for 75 minutes doesn't make any sense. the band will finish the set "early" and then the internet will cry about it for two fucking years, heaping unwarranted scorn on the festival or the band (see Tame Impala 2016).
Having said that, the solution is to book acts who are willing to change set lengths up, and this isn't hard. You could of course book a few jambands, but more relevant you could book some DJs that actually DJ, and who will be happy to go out there and work the crowd for multiple hours.
That's appropriate cause to shit on a band in my book. You shouldn't be playing live music at major festivals if you don't have a solid hour-long set ready to go
Tame Impala I think most of us here expected to end early. The part that rubbed me the wrong way was Kevin Parker at the end of the set saying something along the lines of "we really wish we could play longer for you guys, but we can't." Also seriously if you're a band and you or your team agrees to a 2-hour set you should either work out enough to play that or just have them shorten it. Neither is all that difficult, especially for a band like Tame Impala.
regarding roo making sets shorter, i think this is more a product of new live music norms. lots of these little bands have their little 35 minute festival sets planned and they tour around festivals and play the same set over and over. many bands likely don't have the talent or desire to change the setlist up, or play a song they haven't rehearsed. so if roo pays the band for a 35 minute set, booking them for 75 minutes doesn't make any sense. the band will finish the set "early" and then the internet will cry about it for two fucking years, heaping unwarranted scorn on the festival or the band (see Tame Impala 2016).
Having said that, the solution is to book acts who are willing to change set lengths up, and this isn't hard. You could of course book a few jambands, but more relevant you could book some DJs that actually DJ, and who will be happy to go out there and work the crowd for multiple hours.
U2 was originally booked for like 1h30m, fym?
can't argue with you there, that doesn't make any sense. i guess bonnaroo just hates long sets.
People didn’t have a problem driving to this fest before. 6-12 hour long hauls seemed to be the norm.
That was before there were other good size music festivals dotting the country like there are today. Festival saturation is, imho, the biggest issue for modern Bonnaroo.
I still think a large contingent would make the effort if it were at least on par with years past. All of the competition is just more of a reason to book a killer lineup.
Last Edit: Dec 21, 2017 15:31:57 GMT -5 by Deleted - Back to Top
can't argue with you there, that doesn't make any sense. i guess bonnaroo just hates long sets.
I think LN just decided to cut corners and costs and create a bigger profit, but they had a really bad idea of what to cut and ended up changing what made the festival unique. I think that’s all it is.
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