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Quick two line mock with the last month of rumors incorporated...
Depeche Mode Arctic Monkeys - Kygo - HAIM - Tyler, The Creator - St. Vincent - Khalid
Beyonce The National - ODESZA - Rae Sreummurd - Grizzly Bear - FKA Twigs - Miguel
Chance the Rapper Lana Del Rey - N.E.R.D. - Fleet Foxes - War on Drugs - RL Grime - Jawbreaker
Edit: Switching out Paak for Khalid, saving Paak for main stage '19 with a new record. Also feel like alt-J should be on there somewhere, as much as I wouldn't like it. Hopeful for Misfits, Brand New, Slowdive sneaking on the end of line 2 like Ride, or some others to give it more of a rock lean.
Edit 2: Missed St. Vincent, she'll probably be there, and sadly subbed Kygo in for Alabama Shakes since there was no EDM on Friday.
Friday afternoon time killer question - would you rather have a day with 1 awesome headliner and 3 bad/bland subs or a day with 1 bad/bland headliner and 3 awesome subs?
Everybody's list would be different, but for me the question would be something like Springsteen + J Cole + Alt J + ODESZA vs. Chance + The National + Misfits + Jawbreaker.
Post by pineapplesinmyhead on Aug 25, 2017 16:56:24 GMT -5
I'm hoping Coachella is going to avoid Chance. At this point it would seem like a lazy booking. Every festival has had him. I feel like Jay-Z makes the most sense for the rap headliner. Especially since Beyonce will be there. But with Jay signing that big contract with Live Nation I don't know if he can book Coachella.
Friday afternoon time killer question - would you rather have a day with 1 awesome headliner and 3 bad/bland subs or a day with 1 bad/bland headliner and 3 awesome subs?
Everybody's list would be different, but for me the question would be something like Springsteen + J Cole + Alt J + ODESZA vs. Chance + The National + Misfits + Jawbreaker.
Wouldn't their Inglewood gig count the Misfits out?
Shit, I'm surprised it's happening at all. They said RF was a one-off and they're saying this gig is as well.
Friday afternoon time killer question - would you rather have a day with 1 awesome headliner and 3 bad/bland subs or a day with 1 bad/bland headliner and 3 awesome subs?
Everybody's list would be different, but for me the question would be something like Springsteen + J Cole + Alt J + ODESZA vs. Chance + The National + Misfits + Jawbreaker.
Friday afternoon time killer question - would you rather have a day with 1 awesome headliner and 3 bad/bland subs or a day with 1 bad/bland headliner and 3 awesome subs?
Everybody's list would be different, but for me the question would be something like Springsteen + J Cole + Alt J + ODESZA vs. Chance + The National + Misfits + Jawbreaker.
Wouldn't their Inglewood gig count the Misfits out?
Shit, I'm surprised it's happening at all. They said RF was a one-off and they're saying this gig is as well.
I wouldn't think so, if anything I think it makes them more likely for Coachella tbh. Couple things:
1. From a radius clause perspective, they are covered. The show is a Live Nation show, but the poster will be announced after the show so Live Nation wouldn't be hurt at all by them playing. And if you're Goldenvoice, it may be perfect timing if people are bummed they missed the show on 12/30, then see them on the poster a few days later.
2. From a band perspective, it's now fairly clear Glenn and Jerry realize their selling power and are cool with keeping the money machine turning. The price points for the Forum show were outrageous - $150 for floor, $120-150 for lower deck, and $60-100 for upper deck, and it sold out instantly today with the cheapest StubHub ticket being one of the $60 tickets for $125 listing.
3. They've marketed this Forum show as the only show of "this year" and "2017"... implying to me they are doing something in 2018.
4. The only festival I can conceivably see them getting booked for is Coachella. Riot Fest paid the huge asking price to get them to reunite, and no mid-major I don't think would pay their ask with the novelty worn off. I don't think I can see this fitting into Live Nation's strategy anywhere. Only fest I think with the money and the what the quack attitude to billing an act like this super high (The Knife, The Replacements, etc.) would be Coachella.
So they don't NEED festivals, but I think they're digging the money and seem to be implying 2018 they're doing more stuff. You're gonna have to ask eversoslowly or someone else for a breakdown on Danzig's relationship with GV and other next level factors, but I think it went from "non-existent possibility" to a "long shot" with that show.
I'm predicting that this year's lineup is going to be awesome, based on the fact that this is the first year in the past three that I've opted not to buy a ticket.
I'm hoping Coachella is going to avoid Chance. At this point it would seem like a lazy booking. Every festival has had him. I feel like Jay-Z makes the most sense for the rap headliner. Especially since Beyonce will be there. But with Jay signing that big contract with Live Nation I don't know if he can book Coachella.
Jay-Z doesnt make the most sense because of th LN conract and his Winter SoCal LN shows. The two hip hop artists that make the most sense are Eminem or Kanye
The logical part of my brain wants to say no, Eminem hasn't been good for 10 years and hasn't been great for 15 - but he played Bonnaroo 10 years after his peak, and it was the most packed Bonnaroo of the modern era. At least 85k, possibly inching towards 90. If Coachella thinks they can pull the same numbers while maintaining their brand image, I could picture it happening.
If it's truly Beyoncé - Depeche Mode - _____, my thought has been they need a rock act to fill that last slot. In that case I prefer Gorillaz.
Edit: young* rock act
Booking young rock acts does seem to be that big a priority for them, unless we're trying to count Muse and RHCP as "young"
As far as Chance being uninspired, there were people saying booking Kendrick was uninspired right up until he dropped that new album.
Kendrick's booking turned out to be inspired because he ended up releasing a new album. If Chance happens to do the same thing, that's fine. But booking him in support of a near two-year-old album at that point after he's played almost every festival under the sun would be uninspired.
Booking young rock acts does seem to be that big a priority for them, unless we're trying to count Muse and RHCP as "young"
As far as Chance being uninspired, there were people saying booking Kendrick was uninspired right up until he dropped that new album.
Kendrick's booking turned out to be inspired because he ended up releasing a new album. If Chance happens to do the same thing, that's fine. But booking him in support of a near two-year-old album at that point after he's played almost every festival under the sun would be uninspired.
He's been teasing new music lately. I would expect a new album by early next year.