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Yeah this makes the blurred out acts all the more bizarre. Unless Coachella was still in the process of planning for a fall festival before deciding against it
Yeah this makes the blurred out acts all the more bizarre. Unless Coachella was still in the process of planning for a fall festival before deciding against it
GV should still try to hold SOMETHING on the fields this fall with smaller capacity. Artists will be touring then, might as well take advantage of it.
I’m just gonna be bummed if almost every festival comes back EXCEPT for Coachella.
I would be super down for that. I personally think GV could have pulled off something, even at reduced capacity, but probably felt it wouldn't have been "Coachella".
I hope they do something for those who’ve been holding onto their tickets
VIP at Coachella is just GA+ at other fests, so it would be an easy offering, but knowing Coachella they won't offer a free upgrade to avoid diluting the value for others. Not sure what else of value they can offer besides maybe camping upgrades? But that doesn't benefit everyone. Maybe priority/loyalty pre-sales in the future... but the correct answer is probably the post above.
I hope they do something for those who’ve been holding onto their tickets
VIP at Coachella is just GA+ at other fests, so it would be an easy offering, but knowing Coachella they won't offer a free upgrade to avoid diluting the value for others. Not sure what else of value they can offer besides maybe camping upgrades? But that doesn't benefit everyone. Maybe priority/loyalty pre-sales in the future... but the correct answer is probably the post above.
11/19: Caribou 11/22: Ranger Trucco 11/29: Armand Van Helden* 1/16: L'Impératrice 1/30: Jamie xx 2/1: DJ Seinfeld 2/7: Mild Minds* 3/1: Father John Misty* 3/19: Confidence Man 3/23: DARKSIDE 5/8: Rüfüs Du Sol
They'll probably cite uncertainty around COVID-19, but I think the truth is:
1) Pulling off two rounds of Coachella in 6 months was always a huge hurdle that other festivals aren't facing.
2) They can put together a killer 2022 line-up with the best of 2021 and more exclusives and international gets in April of 2022. The alternative was risking having two watered down Coachella's in 6 months.
3) 2021 Coachella would have looked a lot like all the other major festivals -- and hurt their position as the trendsetter. They didn't like the optics/brand impact of that.
I'm really annoyed about it as I think people would have been very understanding/forgiving of a scaled back experience this year, but I get it from their perspective.
This lineup better be absolutely mind-blowing if I have to wait an entire year longer for it
I'll be pretty disappointed if after all this we end up with essentially the 2020 lineup. Not that I disliked that lineup, and there are things I'd be VERY bummed to lose, but my enthusiasm has just been shot a bit.
Coachella is upwards of 125k people - way more than other fests. It's two weekends, unlike nearly every other fest. It's almost entirely people traveling in from out of town, unlike other fests. It's in California which has had the strictest COVID regulations, unlike most other fests. There was plenty of reason for optimism given the virus rollout but there were always more complications for Coachella than everyone else.
I do really hope they do something in October to fill the void, though. Much easier to limit capacity, make it CA-only, etc when you're selling tickets to a whole new event.
Post by TickleMeElmo on Mar 17, 2021 20:14:19 GMT -5
How’s this for an idea: GV holds a smaller festival in October with the 2020 artists who already rescheduled for those dates, let the current pass holders have the first opportunity to buy passes and then in 2022 just do a whole new lineup.
Interpol & The Walkmen 11.23 I Am Morbid/Suffocation 11.26 King Diamond 11.29 Sadistic Intent/Massacre 11.30 70K Tons Of Metal 2025 Hell's Heroes 2025 Sick New World 2025 Maryland Deathfest 2025
If Coachella doesn't happen, it's because they couldn't cater a line up worthy of their name. That could be due to competition from other festivals (ACL is going to be big) or they couldn't arrange tours from European acts due to travel restrictions. I really doubt it'll be because California is still limiting capacity.
Also, very hard to put together two massive 2 weekend festivals within 5 months of each other if they opted for October and April. Not even including Stagecoach. It’ll be brand saturation and GV are very careful about their public image.
They'll probably cite uncertainty around COVID-19, but I think the truth is:
1) Pulling off two rounds of Coachella in 6 months was always a huge hurdle that other festivals aren't facing.
2) They can put together a killer 2022 line-up with the best of 2021 and more exclusives and international gets in April of 2022. The alternative was risking having two watered down Coachella's in 6 months.
3) 2021 Coachella would have looked a lot like all the other major festivals -- and hurt their position as the trendsetter. They didn't like the optics/brand impact of that.
I'm really annoyed about it as I think people would have been very understanding/forgiving of a scaled back experience this year, but I get it from their perspective.
1) Probably right, I was thinking maybe next years could be in the summer to give them 9 months then the next year back to April
2 and 3) I hope so, but why would it have been watered down? Travis, Frank, and Rage aren't on other lineups (at least so far)
