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Title: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on March 22, 2004, 01:40:00 pm
rumored:
 
 day 1
 morrissey (headlining)
 sonic youth
 flaming lips
 black rebel motorcyle club
 
 day 2
 string cheese incident (headlining)
 gomez
 polyphonic spree
 
 http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/03/19/0853252&mode=thread (http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/03/19/0853252&mode=thread)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 22, 2004, 01:48:00 pm
It's sad how low Morrissey's career has fallen to have to stoop to these highschool-fests.
 
 ...and he accuses Bowie of not being relevant...(whatever 'relevant' means in musical terms)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: jkeisenh on March 22, 2004, 02:19:00 pm
my god, they're still doing Hullabalooza?  File under "should have died when Kurt Cobain did..."
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: kosmo vinyl on March 22, 2004, 02:25:00 pm
there's actually a really strong lineup, i'd go day one...  it's nice to see lollapalooza going back to it's roots.  sonic youth imho is better when they play a shorter set.  and i've never seen the flaming lips.
 
 i also doubt that this will appeal to the high school crowd seeing as it's all "old" music... it's going to be a twentysomething and above crowd.  change to lineup to trapt, three days grace, story of the year and yellowcard.  then you have you have a high schooler fest...
 
 day two confirms something pollard and i have been  musing about  ;)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on March 22, 2004, 02:35:00 pm
i don't know why morrisey would be headlining, but day 1 looks pretty awesome. i seem to remember last year's line up started out sounding interesting, and then ending up sucking
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on March 22, 2004, 02:37:00 pm
When did Lolla become a multi-day event? How does that even work on a traveling tour? I smell serious BS.
 
 Also, if they got neither Cure or NIN to play as rumoured, there's going to be alot of people let down. Morissey/SCI is just weird as headliners.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on March 22, 2004, 02:41:00 pm
gay
 gay
 gay
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: markie on March 22, 2004, 02:55:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  gay
 gay
 gay
Yeah, the goatee makes that obvious  :roll:
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 22, 2004, 03:03:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by mark e smith:
   
Quote
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  gay
 gay
 gay
Yeah, the goatee makes that obvious   :roll:  [/b]
HEY!
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Dr. Anton Phibes on March 22, 2004, 03:04:00 pm
Sorry,I'll pass.....too much much else out there to waste 40 bucks on this ticket......
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 22, 2004, 03:06:00 pm
If they put the headliner on first I'd be tempted, but I can't suffer through hours of shite waiting for the headliner...not that this particular line-up is shite, I mean "fests" in general.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: kosmo vinyl on March 22, 2004, 03:25:00 pm
translation:  I can't get in the vip beer tent for the show.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 22, 2004, 04:01:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  translation:  I can't get in the vip beer tent for the show.
GGW stop posting as kosmo, you're not fooling anyone.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: evilsanta on March 22, 2004, 04:07:00 pm
ggw posting as kosmo? now i'm really confused!
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: bearman🐻 on March 23, 2004, 02:50:00 pm
Just as long as the Pixies don't play Lolla...I'd rather see them go out on their own.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on March 29, 2004, 01:03:00 pm
Morrissey, Flaming Lips Set For Lollapalooza
 
 Morrissey, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth and String Cheese Incident are among the acts confirmed for the 2004 Lollapalooza tour, Billboard.com has learned. This year's event will mark the debut of a two-day format and a more diverse musical lineup. Tour founder Perry Farrell will also be involved as a DJ or host, although his band Jane's Addiction is not expected to be on the bill. Offers are also out to such acts as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Le Tigre and the Fire Theft.
 
 "The only theme to the whole thing is eclectic music not driven by the commercial marketplace," says Marc Geiger, the agent for Lollapalooza at the William Morris Agency, one of the founders of the festival. "Lollapalooza is different from year to year, if you look at it historically. Some years it was more indie, some years more dark."
 
 Two days means more bands, Geiger points out. "There are just too many great bands, and the one-day rock festival with 13 acts format has been co-opted by the radio shows," he says. "What we're doing is more akin to the great European festivals that originally inspired Lollapalooza, as well as [events like] Coachella and Bonnaroo. The two-day format will once again differentiate Lollapalooza from what everybody else is doing."
 
 The pioneering rock festival returned after a five-year absence in 2003 and grossed $13.7 million from 25 shows reported to Billboard Boxscores. The lineup featured Jane's Addiction, Queens Of The Stone Age, Incubus, Audioslave, the Donnas and A Perfect Circle, among others. High production costs led to the cancellation of two shows at nontraditional venues, but most dates performed relatively well.
 
 But with the 2003 outing somewhat less than a home run, why come back with a two-day fest? "This year has nothing to do with last year," says Geiger, who did not work on last year's show. "We're moving forward and offering more value. Ticket prices are looking to come significantly down from last year."
 
 Farrell launched Lollapalooza in 1991 with a bill that featured the final appearances of Jane's Addiction until the group reunited in 1997. The tour's best year was 1994, when it reported more than $21 million in grosses. The last year before the hiatus, 1997, was its weakest, with $7.4 million reported from 24 shows with Snoop Dogg, Korn, Tool, Tricky and others.
 
 http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000473622 (http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000473622)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on March 29, 2004, 01:05:00 pm
You'd think they'd at least have one band i like...call it the law of averages...but nope.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: jkeisenh on March 29, 2004, 01:12:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  "What we're doing is more akin to the great European festivals that originally inspired Lollapalooza, as well as [events like] Coachella and Bonnaroo. The two-day format will once again differentiate Lollapalooza from what everybody else is doing."
 
Ummm... didn't you just list at least two other Americans and tons 'o Europeans that do it?  And then call it different?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: bearman🐻 on March 29, 2004, 01:16:00 pm
I'd like to see Morrissey and Sonic Youth, but why would I go see them at Lollapaloser when I can see them perform at the 9:30? I've seen both of them here. Flaming Lips have played here too. It doesn't make any sense to me. Of course with Coachella, that's a line-up that I wouldn't miss, mostly because of the Pixies...but there are a ton of other worthwhile bands to see too. I guess it's also more of an "event".
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 29, 2004, 01:22:00 pm
I hope to God this doesn't mean we'll have to suffer through Lollawhateveritscalled to see Moz! He better do some dates on his own.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on March 29, 2004, 01:22:00 pm
I hope these aren't the US tour dates from Morrissey.  I'd be interested to check him out, but not at Lollapalooza.  Though BRMC and Le Tigre would be cool, I'll bet the two day format results in daily lineups just too diluted for me to be interested in.
 
 Are there even plans for a HFStival this spring? (You know, we started out with one of the founding and best all-day radio station sponsored summer festivals, and now it's one of the worst...)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on March 29, 2004, 01:30:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Bags:
 Are there even plans for a HFStival this spring?
According to everyone's favorite part-time poster - Jakez468 - the HFStival will be May 22 and 23.
 
 http://www.hfstival.com/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=10180 (http://www.hfstival.com/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=10180)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on March 29, 2004, 01:41:00 pm
Wow, at FedEx Field!  There goes the metro option....but it's true.  If it's at FedEx, wouldn't you expect HUGE bands?  And, why two days??
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on March 29, 2004, 04:26:00 pm
From MTV.com
 
 Lollapalooza 2004, the festival's ninth incarnation, promises to deliver two full days of indie rock, fringe culture and bad sunburn at each stop this time out, with Morrissey, String Cheese Incident, Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse and the Polyphonic Spree headlining the main stage.
 
 These acts are part of a roster of more than 30 bands that will join the roving festival for its 20-city trek. More artists and a full itinerary are expected to be announced later this week.
 
 "This summer we will embody the spirit of the Gypsy, the sense of exhilaration; traveling by caravan! Thirty bands and buses of artisans sleeping over each and every city. The days and nights will be filled with mischief," said Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell, who plays ringmaster to the road show yet again. As in previous years, Lollapalooza will also feature a traveling community devoted to political activism, cutting-edge technology and mass gaming.
 
 If the thought of shelling out for two days of tickets is a turnoff, don't fret. Promoters are lowering Lollapalooza's ticket price.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 30, 2004, 01:04:00 pm
Heard Moz's single from the new album last night on XM...Moz fans will be happy, but I don't think he'll attract any new one's as it's very typical Morrissey.
 
 "Irish Blood, English Heart"
 He must be singing about my Rory!
 
 "Irish blood English heart is what I'm made of,
 So there's no one in this world that I'm afraid of"
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on March 30, 2004, 01:11:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Bollocks:
  "Irish blood English heart is what I'm made of,So there's no one in this world that I'm afraid of"
I've always maintained that my mix of Irish (75%) and English explains all that inner turmoil plaguing me...   ;)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on March 30, 2004, 01:15:00 pm
Me too. Yeah, that's the ticket. And throw in some German too.
 
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by Bags:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Bollocks:
  "Irish blood English heart is what I'm made of,So there's no one in this world that I'm afraid of"
I've always maintained that my mix of Irish (75%) and English explains all that inner turmoil plaguing me...    ;)  [/b]
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on March 30, 2004, 01:23:00 pm
Can i state an umpopular opinion?
 
  I think Morrisey's solo stuff is awful.  I have never liked it.
 
   but i would LOVE to see Mankie at Lollapalooza.   :)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on March 30, 2004, 01:28:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  Can i state an umpopular opinion?
 
  I think Morrisey's solo stuff is awful.  I have never liked it.
 
   but i would LOVE to see Mankie at Lollapalooza.    :)  
Sonick, I'm with you, kind of.  Not all the solo stuff is awful, but I never listen to it. It's definitely subpar comparet to, well, you know.   Still, he's a trip and a half to see...
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on March 30, 2004, 01:34:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  Can i state an umpopular opinion?
 
  I think Morrisey's solo stuff is awful.  I have never liked it.
 
   but i would LOVE to see Mankie at Lollapalooza.    :)  
You're entitled to your opinion...but I think 'awful' is a bit strong for every song he's ever done solo, the must be at least one you can stomach.
 
 I've done my share of festivals and crap...I just don't have the patience for them anymore...college pukes drunk, or pretending to be drunk all over the damn place, young women flashing their tits like it's never been done before.  :roll:  waiting 9 hours for a pee, then another 9 for a beer, so you end up the whole day either in line for a beer or a pee. Some save the world kid trying to recruit you to their meaningless cause. Some drunk girl hears your mancunian accent and automatically assumes you're with one of the bands so starts flirting to get backstage....no thanks, not anymore.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on April 28, 2004, 11:07:00 am
Broken Social Scene, the Walkmen, the Killers, the Von Bondies, Secret Machines, Bumblebeez, Sahara Hotnights, Danger Mouse and the Datsuns have been added to this summer's Lollapalooza festival, Billboard.com has learned. The tour will kick off July 14 outside Seattle and will feature its first two-day lineup.
 
 One night's lineup will sport the above bands as well as Morrissey, Sonic Youth, Le Tigre, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The second night includes String Cheese Incident, Gomez, Flaming Lips, the Thrills, the Polyphonic Spree, the Coup, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Elbow, Wheat and Dresden Dolls. DJ Peretz (tour co-founder Perry Farrell) will perform with both bills.
 
 
 http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000497429 (http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000497429)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on April 28, 2004, 11:22:00 am
goddamn! that first night is...really interesting. lips/gomez would be nice, but add bss and the walkmen? i might have to go
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on April 28, 2004, 11:27:00 am
I thought it was sort of unanimous that BSS was putrid live?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: redsock on April 28, 2004, 11:34:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by My Balls Can DJ:
  I thought it was sort of unanimous that BSS was putrid live?
No, I liked them.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on April 28, 2004, 11:56:00 am
i really enjoyed that show. sounded like a 50/50 split to me.
 
 and the ball dude hates everything anyway
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on April 28, 2004, 12:04:00 pm
I didn't see them.
 
 
 50/50 aint exactly a stellar endorsement, given that people were there to see them.
 
 And the Post said they were godawful, rare when the Post is THAT negative.
 
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i really enjoyed that show. sounded like a 50/50 split to me.
 
 and the ball dude hates everything anyway
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on April 28, 2004, 12:08:00 pm
the little jewish guys at the post just hate canadians.
 
 seemed like it was more like case of "it clicks for some people and not all".
 
 glad you formed such a definative opinion without attending
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on April 28, 2004, 12:19:00 pm
I guess the real question is, where are they playing?  I mean, Nissan Pavilion?  because thats REALLY lame.  If they had it at Bull Run (god forbid) or wherever they had Lollapalooza before, then thats cool.  but pavilions suck cause unless you have good seats, you're watching the WHOLE thing from the lawn? lame lame lame.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on April 28, 2004, 12:21:00 pm
The Post, Pollard, and Mark E. Smith all panned it. How much more definitive than that can you get?
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  the little jewish guys at the post just hate canadians.
 
 seemed like it was more like case of "it clicks for some people and not all".
 
 glad you formed such a definative opinion without attending
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on April 28, 2004, 12:24:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by My Balls Can DJ:
  The Post, Pollard, and Mark E. Smith all panned it. How much more definitive than that can you get?
we would need Shemp's opinion too, i presume  ;)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on April 28, 2004, 12:25:00 pm
wow, i butchered definitive. looking back at the thread:
 
Quote
Originally posted by pollard:
  I wish I had sold my ticket, as I stood in line I debated getting rid of it several times.  Instead I went in as Dears ended, was rather bored by Stars, and left before BSS.  But it was nice to see those who I saw and to talk to Sparks again.
http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=006475;p=2 (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=006475;p=2)
 so...mark e. and the post panned it. actually much better than 50/50
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bombay Chutney on April 28, 2004, 01:43:00 pm
hmmm - That first night looks pretty damn nice.  I might actually consider going if they have it somewhere like Nissan or Merriweather. I don't have the patience to deal with the all-day-general-admission-festival-in-the-field thing.  Gimme a decent reserved seat in the shade any day.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on April 28, 2004, 01:48:00 pm
Ditto to first day....though I'd love to see Wheat and Elbow would be good, but that first day blows away the second, in my opinion.
 
 While I agree with you, Skeeter, on loving the chance for a seat, PLEASE not Nissan.  Though maybe for an all day event at least the traffic going in may not be so bad (?)
 
 PS, I was mixed on the Broken Social Scene, but the misses were pretty big misses (not enough to make up for the hits overall).
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bombay Chutney on April 28, 2004, 02:24:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Bags:
  While I agree with you, Skeeter, on loving the chance for a seat, PLEASE not Nissan.  Though maybe for an all day event at least the traffic going in may not be so bad (?)
 
 PS, I was mixed on the Broken Social Scene, but the misses were pretty big misses (not enough to make up for the hits overall).
Believe me, I hate Nissan too.  But for that lineup, I could deal with it.  I'd be thrilled if it was at Merriweather.  I love that place.
 
 I guess I'm in the minority in that I really liked the BSS show.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Lamb007 on April 28, 2004, 02:38:00 pm
Ditto on Merriweather.  Everyone loves to slag on that place, but I would love to see every big concert there. The best shows I've ever seen were up there.  And Radiohead last summer...the show was so good I forgot about the traffic jam getting in.  Nissan is awful but it's better than Charlestown Racetrack.  Those were long, painful days when Lolla was up there.
 
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by Skeeter:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Bags:
  While I agree with you, Skeeter, on loving the chance for a seat, PLEASE not Nissan.  Though maybe for an all day event at least the traffic going in may not be so bad (?)
 
 PS, I was mixed on the Broken Social Scene, but the misses were pretty big misses (not enough to make up for the hits overall).
Believe me, I hate Nissan too.  But for that lineup, I could deal with it.  I'd be thrilled if it was at Merriweather.  I love that place.
 
 I guess I'm in the minority in that I really liked the BSS show. [/b]
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: MaLo on April 28, 2004, 02:52:00 pm
remember when it was at Lake Fairfax in like 1992??
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on April 28, 2004, 03:01:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Lamb007:
 [QB] Ditto on Merriweather.  Everyone loves to slag on that place, but I would love to see every big concert there. The best shows I've ever seen were up there.  And Radiohead last summer...the show was so good I forgot about the traffic jam getting in.  Nissan is awful but it's better than Charlestown Racetrack.  Those were long, painful days when Lolla was up there.
 
 
 
Quote

 Merriweather is by far the best outdoor venue in this area.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: grotty on April 28, 2004, 03:06:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Bollocks:
 
 Merriweather is by far the best outdoor venue in this area.
Have they improved it recently?!?!?!
 
 I saw a show there years ago - was only half way back on the lawn & couldn't even see the stage.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Dandy01 on April 28, 2004, 03:09:00 pm
I personally can't stand Merriweather; unlike Wolftrap or Nissan, you can't see jack from the lawn and those screens are horrendously old.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on April 28, 2004, 03:14:00 pm
never been to nissan, but no contest that wolftrap is better than merriweather (only been to the latter once)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: godsshoeshine on April 28, 2004, 03:28:00 pm
wolftrap, and i've never been to the other two. can bring your own beer and food in. how can you beat that?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on April 28, 2004, 04:55:00 pm
Wolftrap is by FAR the best, but the types of shows they bring in are not the overall typical fare discussed here.  You won't get any of the shows we've been discussing as upcoming possibles for Nissan/Merriweather/Patriot there...  But you do get Guster, Lyle Lovett and the B-52s (a first for the Bs).
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Seth Hurwitz on April 29, 2004, 07:37:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bombay Chutney on April 29, 2004, 08:50:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
Tell the cops in the parking lot to lighten up.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Lamb007 on April 29, 2004, 10:15:00 am
Better sightlines from the lawn.  It seems to be the only legitimate advantage of Nissan.  Of course, this would probably require some major construction but you asked for suggestions not solutions.  Those video screens are hurtin though.  Maybe an upgrade there would help the folks on the grass.
 
 As long as Merriweather continues to book interesting shows, and not the dinosaurs that infest Nissan, I think it'll be a great summer and hopefully beyond.  When I remember all the great shows I've seen there over the years, I get nostalgic for that place the way some sports guys get weepy over certain old stadiums.  Sugarcubes/PIL/New Order in '89 was one of the best triple bills to ever hit town.
 
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Got Haggis? on April 29, 2004, 04:19:00 pm
woah...the dresden dolls? i love them and all..but playing in a stadium?? in the daylight? uhhh....
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Got Haggis? on April 29, 2004, 04:23:00 pm
uly 14-15: Auburn, Wash. (White River Amphitheatre)
 July 17-18: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
 July 26-27: Denver (Coors Amphitheatre)
 July 29-30: Tinley Park, Ill. (Tweeter Center)
 Aug. 2-3: Clarkston, Mich. (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
 Aug. 5-6: Toronto (Molson Amphitheatre)
 Aug. 9-10: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
 Aug. 12-13: Columbia, Md. (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
 Aug. 14-15: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)
 Aug. 18-19: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)
 Aug. 21-22: Atlanta (Turner Field)
 Aug. 24-25: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Center)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: jkeisenh on April 29, 2004, 04:32:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
 
 Aug. 24-25: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Center)
Wow, that sounds like a tasty tasty venue.  What with Smirnoff, Smirnoff Ice, and the fruity-girly new Smirnoff I-Taste-Like-Kool-Aide-But-Get-You-Drunk malt beverages, it should be fun for the whole family!
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: JaguÀr on April 30, 2004, 01:07:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
Seat arms with cup holders. (Assuming we would be allowed to bring our drinks to our seats.) The kind that has enough holes at the bottoms to allow drainage for cleaning, rain, etc.. Or maybe build them into the backs of seats with the front row having them on the arms. Details could be worked out later.
 
 Without considering cost effectiveness, some kind of portable awning for the lawn for crappy weather.
 
 Those sound canceler speakers for outside the perimeters so the stuffy neighbors don't try to get your ass thrown out again.
 
 Top knotch sound quality...but I'm sure you're already hard at work on that one.   ;)  
 
 Pre and after party areas with tables, vendors, bathrooms and such for the patrons to assemble and party. Kind of like a tailgating kind of area. Not only will it be fun but it should help to alleviate a little of the concert traffic by staggering the arrivals and departures. Maybe even allow for group reservations of party areas. Again, may not be cost effective but might be worth looking into.
 
 Equal peeable facilities for women as per men. In other words, if the men's room has 5 stalls and 3 urinals then the women's room should have 8 stalls.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: eltee on April 30, 2004, 08:57:00 am
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
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Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
As Jaguar said, when there is inclement weather, something for the hill and other parts of the "lawn". When it rains, it's hard to move on the hill, or lawn. One big mudslide. (In addition to any once dry, dirt patches off to the side of the hill).
 By mid-show, especially when it rains, the bathrooms have a tendency to have an inch of standing water in them. The boards that are put down to walk on, don't seem to help much.
 Lower beer/food prices?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Seth Hurwitz on April 30, 2004, 06:36:00 pm
how about we just stop the rain?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: grotty on May 19, 2004, 11:57:00 am
I just got this email from Blossom (Cleveland):
 
 HOUSE OF BLUES CONCERTS presents
 Lollapalooza 2-Day Pass August 9th & August 10th
 at Blossom
 
 Main Stage Day 1 -- August 9th
 Morrissey, Sonic Youth,
 PJ Harvey, Le Tigre,
 Modest Mouse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Von Bondies
 
 Main Stage Day 2 -- August 10th
 String Cheese Incident,
 Flaming Lips, Wilco, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree
 
 The Second Stage line-up for
 Day One will feature Broken Social Scene, the Walkmen, Wolf Eyes, Danger Mouse, the Datsuns and Sparta.
 
 Day Two will see Second Stage performances from such amazing bands as the Thrills, the Coup, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Elbow and Wheat.
 
 And if all that weren't enough, both days will see DJ Peretz - aka Perry Farrell - spinning his breakbeat grooviness in the
 Chill Tent!
 
 presale begins: Wed, May 19 @ 10:00am
 public onsale: Sat, May 22 @ noonam
 
 HOB Member Internet Presale for Single-Day tickets will begin on
 Wed, May 26 @ 10:00am.
 
 event info
 Mon, August 9 and Tues, August 10
 Blossom
 Get a special rate two-day ticket for only
      $40.00, $60.00 or $75.00! *
 door: 2:00pm
 ages: all
 
 _ _ _ _
 
 The pre-sale is probably happening for other venues too if you're interested. I wasn't, but Day 1 is now tempting me.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bombay Chutney on May 19, 2004, 12:09:00 pm
I've never been to Lollapalooza.  How does the 2nd-stage work?  Are those bands on a different  stage at the same time bands are playing on the main stage?  Or is it possible to run back-and-forth and see everyone?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: mankie on May 19, 2004, 12:54:00 pm
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Tell the cops in the parking lot to lighten up. [/QB]
I second that one....not a very friendly bunch, and far too uptight.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Random Citizen on May 24, 2004, 11:45:00 am
Pitchfork lists the line-up by city. August 12 seems to be the day to attend...
 
 08-12 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
 Morrissey, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, BRMC, Von Bondies
 
 08-13 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
 String Cheese Incident, Flaming Lips, Gomez, Polyphonic Spree, Michael Franti & Spearhead
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 24, 2004, 01:07:00 pm
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
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Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
what ever happened to the huge screen so that people in the back of the lawn can see something at least?  i thought they ysed to have one thier, but now its just the ones on the side of the stage that you cant really see from the lawn anyway?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: kurosawa-b/w on May 24, 2004, 01:30:00 pm
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
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Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
The parking lots need some kind of numbering/naming system so that you can keep track of where you are parked. When you come out of the show, it is dark, and with the trees and paths, it can be disorienting. (Plus it always looks different when the lots are full.) Some type of system (similar to a parking garage) where I can note, "Okay, I am in B2." Then maps around the site with the lots marked. That would be a huge help!
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 24, 2004, 02:24:00 pm
VALET PARKING   :)
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: jkeisenh on May 24, 2004, 03:11:00 pm
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  VALET PARKING    :)  
Nothing could be better than coachella!  just remember the trail of empty beer cans across the lot...
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ggw on May 24, 2004, 03:36:00 pm
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Dandy01:
  I personally can't stand Merriweather
well just wait til we're done with it
 
 speaking of whichâ?Šany suggestions? [/b]
More nitrous vendors in the parking lots.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: sonickteam2 on May 24, 2004, 04:59:00 pm
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 More nitrous vendors in the parking lots.
thats funny.   :p
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Bags on May 25, 2004, 01:19:00 pm
Looks like our Day Two lost a lot of the big draws (making it easy to pick a day for me...)
 
 From  Pitchfork (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-05/24.shtml)
 
 However, this year they seem to have the right idea, striking a nice balance of bands and reminding us of why the whole damn thing seemed like a good idea in the first place, while expanding the festival to a two-day format. Keeping in mind that some bands aren't playing all of the festivals dates, Day One of the 2004 edition features, among others: Morrissey, 'Palooza vets Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Broken Social Scene, The Von Bondies, The Walkmen, and the increasingly impossible to avoid Danger Mouse.
 
 The schedule for Day Two features the Pixies, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, The String Cheese Incident, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Polyphonic Spree (all 83 of them), TV on the Radio, The Thrills (who may or may not be better than The Stills), The Fire Theft, and Elbow. Now that's some good alternative music festival. In further exciting Day Two news, Perry Farrell (festival curator/Jane's Addiction frontman/goth chick from Mean Girls) has announced plans to team up with The String Cheese Incident on Lollapalooza's two Denver dates.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: JaguÀr on May 26, 2004, 01:33:00 am
If I'm going to have to take time off from work, than Elbow better show up for Day 2, which doesn't seem to be the case. So, no Day 2 for me. Now I only have to decide if it's worth using a valuable vacation day for Day 1 when the year has so many other reasons to use that day. Crap! If it were only on a weekend.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ratioci nation on May 26, 2004, 12:55:00 pm
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Originally posted by JaguÀr:
  If I'm going to have to take time off from work, than Elbow better show up for Day 2, which doesn't seem to be the case. So, no Day 2 for me. Now I only have to decide if it's worth using a valuable vacation day for Day 1 when the year has so many other reasons to use that day. Crap! If it were only on a weekend.
Elbow will be there http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets_md.php (http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets_md.php)
 
 
 So when do tickets go on sale?
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Seth Hurwitz on May 27, 2004, 06:22:00 am
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 So when do tickets go on sale?
next weekend
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ratioci nation on May 27, 2004, 10:13:00 am
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
  next weekend
thanks for the info
 
 can we expect similar prices to the one right before it in Ohio?
 
 around $50 total for a 2 day pass
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: kurosawa-b/w on May 27, 2004, 01:19:00 pm
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Originally posted by pollard:
  can we expect similar prices to the one right before it in Ohio?
 
 around $50 total for a 2 day pass
I saw a ticket price listed for CA shows where the 2 day pass was $75. Either way (50 or 75), I think it is a good deal.
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: brennser on May 27, 2004, 01:20:00 pm
so will this be our only chance to see Elbow this year? shit....
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by pollard:
   
Quote
Originally posted by JaguÀr:
  If I'm going to have to take time off from work, than Elbow better show up for Day 2, which doesn't seem to be the case. So, no Day 2 for me. Now I only have to decide if it's worth using a valuable vacation day for Day 1 when the year has so many other reasons to use that day. Crap! If it were only on a weekend.
Elbow will be there  http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets_md.php (http://www.lollapalooza.com/tickets_md.php)
 
 
 So when do tickets go on sale? [/b]
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Seth Hurwitz on May 28, 2004, 09:01:00 am
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Originally posted by pollard:
 can we expect similar prices to the one right before it in Ohio?
 
 around $50 total for a 2 day pass [/QB]
$40 per day
 $60 2-day pass available for first 2 weeks only
 both include parking
 only one set of TM charges on the 2-day pass
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: ratioci nation on May 28, 2004, 09:04:00 am
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
 
 $40 per day
 $60 2-day pass available for first 2 weeks only
 both include parking
 only one set of TM charges on the 2-day pass
thanks
Title: Re: Lollapalooza 2004
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on May 28, 2004, 09:06:00 am
Bump Wilco off the ticket, and you get to ramp up the prices!