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My only issue with all this is the Pop top line. Maybe that’s what PT meant last year by “trying new things”. Hopefully that means the lineup favors heavily in other ways too.
Edit: though this could all work fine with someone like QOTSA or Arctic Monkeys at #2.
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Keep in mind that this fest didn’t have to book the chainsmokers to move tickets. Best part about this festival imo is excellent counter programming and a desire to satisfy its entire base. I really just don’t care who headlines at this point. Legends are dwindling.
Is it possible for you to ever say anything negative about this festival ?
Keep in mind that this fest didn’t have to book the chainsmokers to move tickets. Best part about this festival imo is excellent counter programming and a desire to satisfy its entire base. I really just don’t care who headlines at this point. Legends are dwindling.
Is it possible for you to ever say anything negative about this festival ?
Sundays traditionally aren't as great so it makes it easy to hit two days and be back at work by Monday. They always include artists behind some of my favorite albums of that given year + ones from the past without a lot of dates. For my taste I know I can hit this any year and be treated to one of the best lineups of any American festival. Until that changes I'll continue to say positive things about it. That said, this year's headliners suck. So yeah.
And if you werent shocked by Calvin Harris headlining Coachella, then you shouldnt be shocked by The Chainsmokers headlining.
Yeah, really don’t understand how we’re going through the exact same shit as two years ago. Or three years ago because there was the exact same pearl clutching when Drake was booked.
Is it possible for you to ever say anything negative about this festival ?
Sundays traditionally aren't as great so it makes it easy to hit two days and be back at work by Monday. They always include artists behind some of my favorite albums of that given year + ones from the past without a lot of dates. For my taste I know I can hit this any year and be treated to one of the best lineups of any American festival. Until that changes I'll continue to say positive things about it. That said, this year's headliners suck. So yeah.
That's fair. As for Sunday I think overall that decline didn't start until 2015. I saw some of my favorite Coachella sets on Sunday between 2010 and 2014.
And if you werent shocked by Calvin Harris headlining Coachella, then you shouldnt be shocked by The Chainsmokers headlining.
Yeah, really don’t understand how we’re going through the exact same shit as two years ago. Or three years ago because there was the exact same pearl clutching when Drake was booked.
Because the other two headliners are also pop stars and not a massive, bucket list reunion and the "reunion" of maybe the most critically acclaimed indie act of the 2000s. It's a knock out vs. a knock down.
Yeah, really don’t understand how we’re going through the exact same shit as two years ago. Or three years ago because there was the exact same pearl clutching when Drake was booked.
Because the other two headliners are also pop stars and not a massive, bucket list reunion and the "reunion" of maybe the most critically acclaimed indie act of the 2000s. It's a knock out vs. a knock down.
I can see where he's coming from. The festival is clearly moving into a pop direction when it's come to the top lines. I don't think even Lolla or Roo would have their top three composed of pop acts. I've made peace with what Coachella is now, but I can see how it's an issue for others.
I can see where he's coming from. The festival is clearly moving into a pop direction when it's come to the top lines. I don't think even Lolla or Roo would have their top three composed of pop acts.
Don't you think that has more to do with the state of music atm? Youngsters today don't seem to be all that into rock. Though to be fair, the last two I attended featured GNR and ACDC and that was only 2-3 years ago.
edit: I also wouldn't say a lineup with Radiohead, Kendrick, and the biggest pop star in the world as moving in a total new direction.
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I can see where he's coming from. The festival is clearly moving into a pop direction when it's come to the top lines. I don't think even Lolla or Roo would have their top three composed of pop acts.
Don't you think that has more to do with the state of music atm? Youngsters today don't seem to be all that into rock. Though to be fair, the last two I attended featured GNR and ACDC and that was only 2-3 years ago.
Eh Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters who are actively touring in the spring and haven't headlined the fest. They could also take a gamble like Phoenix in 2013and elevate an act like The National or Queens to a headliner- co-headliner
I see them taking a chance on Tame Impala on their next cycle. I still think there are those acts like Metallica and the ones you mentioned who will inevitably have their time. They are the next "legends" after all when the crusty Neil Young types are done. I can see them not having the urge to grab them on any given album cause they aren't going anywhere. I would like to see QOTSA headline this year, but I would be just as happy to get them at #2 so that all the kids can catch the weeknd or whatever too.
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If The Weeknd doesn't have a new album coming, this really makes for the weakest headliners of the fest yet. If he has a new album akin to Kendrick this year, I'm fine with him being there.
I understand that Beyonce is considered to be a pop star cause she is one of the most popular artists in the world but when people say "3 pop headliners" it completely unfairly puts her and The Chainsmokers on the same footing. Shes obviously not rock but as her most recent albums go, and what she would be playing at Coachella, Lemonade is not a poppy album. Her Self-titled album was also not a poppy album.
I understand that Beyonce is considered to be a pop star cause she is one of the most popular artists in the world but when people say "3 pop headliners" it completely unfairly puts her and The Chainsmokers on the same footing. Shes obviously not rock but as her most recent albums go, and what she would be playing at Coachella, Lemonade is not a poppy album. Her Self-titled album was also not a poppy album.
Yeah, lots of the whining seriously underestimates Beyoncé.
Fortunately, no one has confirmed the chainsmokers yet either.
Phi basically is.
Beyoncé would be the bright spot for the headliner trio here. But the other two are stinkers, especially if The Weeknd doesn't have a new album coming.
Coachella booking the Chainsmokers to headline is the death knell of major North American music festivals. It either confirms that a. There are so few quality acts available to tour and headline major music festivals that "elite" festivals are reaching for such garbage and/or b. AEG/Live Nation are so fat and happy with the current status of festivals (raising prices >10% a year for worse and worse lineups) that they are fine putting out mediocre shit with no regard for quality control.
Either way, when a festival like Coachella is booking the Chainsmokers to solo headline, it's a sad day - even for the LN fanboys. Just opens the floodgates for the continued watering down of festival headliners. And this is far from the level of booking Calvin Harris as a third headliner with two huge rock reunions in 2016, and we all thought that was a new low. Might be my last year going to Coachella.
Why is this being talked about like it's a done deal? The guy on reddit who has no track record of reliable information is still the only person to claim this. Music blogs and journalists have had months to work on confirming this with knowledge of the rumor and none have, even though there's huge incentive to break the news if true.
Post by Greg's Rad Screen Name on Dec 5, 2017 10:20:31 GMT -5
Knowing Beyonce is confirmed a year in advance also makes us underestimate how great of a booking she is at the top.
But yeah, those other headliners are not cute. I'm honestly more perplexed by The Weeknd than The Chainsmokers just because he's been touring Starboy forever and basically headlined when he played in 2015.
I understand that Beyonce is considered to be a pop star cause she is one of the most popular artists in the world but when people say "3 pop headliners" it completely unfairly puts her and The Chainsmokers on the same footing. Shes obviously not rock but as her most recent albums go, and what she would be playing at Coachella, Lemonade is not a poppy album. Her Self-titled album was also not a poppy album.
Also "pop" shouldn't instantly be an insult. Just because music is tuneful, accessible, and not rock doesn't mean it's garbage.
I still choose to believe that the Chainsmokers are subbing, and we’ll get a surprise for the 3rd headliner. Either that or Coachella is planning to use the new stage to have conflicting headliners like Lolla and ACL.
Unfortunately. Heard from the same person who gave me last years headliners, and was the first to know about LCD a few years ago way way before anyone else. Some of yall will know who that is.