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The headliners don’t deter me. I rarely see more than one per year anyway. The Gobi and Mohave will have something great to close out my Friday and Sunday with.
They could always have bands like Queens, YYY’s, VW, or AM at #2 to offset the pop/rap and bring the rock. Which would make sense considering they never became full on headliners.
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I'm more surprised that The Weeknd is headlining again already. Or was he not a HLer in 2015?
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers? Em may not be at the top of his game anymore, but I really enjoyed his set at ACL in 2014 (I haven't heard anything off of the new album). The Weeknd is the real weak link here, and I'm actually a fan of his, he's just so over exposed at this point I think and he doesn't really perform his best material. His crowd will also be insanely young. When I saw him here on the 3rd I would say the average age of attendees was maaaaaybe 19.... And they were a pretty terrible crowd on top of that...
I'm more surprised that The Weeknd is headlining again already. Or was he not a HLer in 2015?
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers? Em may not be at the top of his game anymore, but I really enjoyed his set at ACL in 2014 (I haven't heard anything off of the new album). The Weeknd is the real weak link here, and I'm actually a fan of his, he's just so over exposed at this point I think and he doesn't really perform his best material. His crowd will also be insanely young. When I saw him here on the 3rd I would say the average age of attendees was maaaaaybe 19.... And they were a pretty terrible crowd on top of that...
Did he play songs in their entirety or was it mostly just smattering of verses?
I'm more surprised that The Weeknd is headlining again already. Or was he not a HLer in 2015?
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers? Em may not be at the top of his game anymore, but I really enjoyed his set at ACL in 2014 (I haven't heard anything off of the new album). The Weeknd is the real weak link here, and I'm actually a fan of his, he's just so over exposed at this point I think and he doesn't really perform his best material. His crowd will also be insanely young. When I saw him here on the 3rd I would say the average age of attendees was maaaaaybe 19.... And they were a pretty terrible crowd on top of that...
Did he play songs in their entirety or was it mostly just smattering of verses?
He did whole songs. I’m a defender of Eminem live, but this booking is disappointing because he’s barely holding on the relevance at this point and it comes across as lazy. Chainsmokers is at least a “hot new thing” and would have been kind of a risk.
I'm more surprised that The Weeknd is headlining again already. Or was he not a HLer in 2015?
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers? Em may not be at the top of his game anymore, but I really enjoyed his set at ACL in 2014 (I haven't heard anything off of the new album). The Weeknd is the real weak link here, and I'm actually a fan of his, he's just so over exposed at this point I think and he doesn't really perform his best material. His crowd will also be insanely young. When I saw him here on the 3rd I would say the average age of attendees was maaaaaybe 19.... And they were a pretty terrible crowd on top of that...
Did he play songs in their entirety or was it mostly just smattering of verses?
As stated above, he does full songs. I had a great ass time at his set, but I'm also a big Em fan... If he doesn't change much from tour to tour, show to show then I could see why someone would be uninterested if they've already seen him. But for anyone who hasn't seen him before it's a great throwback set (for fans, obvs). But I do agree with Horn above- as much as I love him, he's barely relevant these days. I didn't even know he released a new album until 2 days after it came out. I'm shocked it's debuting at #1 (according to others on the board, I didn't look this up myself.) Is it the most inspired booking? Prob not. But Em is still a big name and one of the GOAT, so his set will be packed. And I'm sure the guests will not disappoint.
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers?
For the same reason I'd be disappointed if I went to an expensive Las Vegas gourmet buffet and the three main dishes were roast chicken, fried chicken, and week-old chicken salad.
I mean I'm sure they'll have some nice salads and desserts and shit but I expected some goddamn prime rib or lobster for what I'm paying.
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers?
For the same reason I'd be disappointed if I went to an expensive Las Vegas gourmet buffet and the three main dishes were roast chicken, fried chicken, and week-old chicken salad.
I mean I'm sure they'll have some nice salads and desserts and shit but I expected some goddamn prime rib or lobster for what I'm paying.
This is fair enough. All 3 will put on good shows and the potential for guests is there... but I expect some WOW factor for Coach, and this doesn't have any WOW factor at all.
I'm more surprised that The Weeknd is headlining again already. Or was he not a HLer in 2015?
At risk of being totally berated, why are you all so against these HLers? Em may not be at the top of his game anymore, but I really enjoyed his set at ACL in 2014 (I haven't heard anything off of the new album). The Weeknd is the real weak link here, and I'm actually a fan of his, he's just so over exposed at this point I think and he doesn't really perform his best material. His crowd will also be insanely young. When I saw him here on the 3rd I would say the average age of attendees was maaaaaybe 19.... And they were a pretty terrible crowd on top of that...
I think many of us are still scarred from Shady's underwhelming and overcrowded '11 Bonnaroo set. As for Beyonce, I just don't care. It's like when Bruce Springsteen played Bonnaroo 2009 - a massive name, but the music does nothing for me.
19 is generous. If we weren't there to skew those demographics, I'd say 17. Who let all those children out on a school night so close to final exams?
Longshot, but is there still any talk of a second "main stage"? perhaps they have #2s like YYY, AM, VW, etc. on a stage like that? not a bad setup (but most likely not the case)
Longshot, but is there still any talk of a second "main stage"? perhaps they have #2s like YYY, AM, VW, etc. on a stage like that? not a bad setup (but most likely not the case)
All of those would be second liners anyways. Except maybe AM, but they're way bigger in the UK than they are here. I don't think they're anywhere close to big enough to be HL in the US, yet I keep seeing their name come up as potential in the HL pool.
edit: "here" as in US, not Australia. I'm still not used to my "here" not being the US.....
Post by Fozzie Bear on Dec 21, 2017 10:32:06 GMT -5
Told my girlfriend the headliners, and she's actually more excited for the headliners next year than this year (she was really only looking forward to Beyoncé and a little bit to Radiohead). She's still excited to see Beyoncé, plus is excited to see Eminem. So that's a nice silver lining for us.
I saw out Outkast @ Hangout and that truly wasn't enough.
Really wish Outkast would do another "cash grab" in 2018 or 2019.
Reading a bit too far into what I said. I'm pretty sure they even admitted in an interview that they only got back together for that last tour for the money.
Really wish Outkast would do another "cash grab" in 2018 or 2019.
Reading a bit too far into what I said. I'm pretty sure they even admitted in an interview that they only got back together for that last tour for the money.
Andre said it felt like a money grab, and that he thought that Outkast fans would see it as a money grab. I have yet to talk to an Outkast fan that was anything other than extremely happy that they got to see Outkast again. Andre is also Andre and he clearly was very self conscious about it all.
Reading a bit too far into what I said. I'm pretty sure they even admitted in an interview that they only got back together for that last tour for the money.
Andre said it felt like a money grab, and that he thought that Outkast fans would see it as a money grab. I have yet to talk to an Outkast fan that was anything other than extremely happy that they got to see Outkast again. Andre is also Andre and he clearly was very self conscious about it all.
I think this Money Grab term is rather lame. Isn't every artists trying to make money to support their art or craft. The only way I see it as a relevant term is if the performance or album is complete devoid of effort or substance (the current arguement towards Eminem).
Andre and Big Boi gave it their fucking all when I see saw em on the beach in one hell of a production.
I think this Money Grab term is rather lame. Isn't every artists trying to make money to support their art or craft. The only way I see it as a relevant term is if the performance or album is complete devoid of effort or substance (the current arguement towards Eminem).
Andre and Big Boi gave it their fucking all when I see saw em on the beach in one hell of a production.
I think from André's perspective it's that the main/sole reason to do the tour was for money, rather than any artistic intent