Originally posted by bnyced0:
A lot of valid points but a clarification is needed on Coachella, it did not start out as a 1 day festival, it had one year with one day but the original Coachella in 99 was 2 days. And unlike Coachella, that began not as a attempt to have the "best" festival in America it became that by having the diversity of acts that's easily assembled by Goldenvoice in the LA area and just added to its mystique by continuing to cater to the type of crowd that frequently reads this board, and still did so even by adding Madonna. It seems odd that the first foray by V festival in the the US would come to this type of set up but it appears that this is just a licensing effort and they gave the local promoter complete control of the event which is nice and the effort and intentions seem earnest enough. I'll probably go because I'm a festival junkee and I want to support the effort even if I'm underwhelmed by the offering but the Toronto stop looks like it will have a bit more success and likelihood of becoming an annual event IMO.
And I think that diversity provided by Coachella's multitude of acts makes it a little more cost-worthy than this event, at least in my opinion. It's an interesting lineup, but I've already seen both headliners before and paid to see them and I'd love to see the Chili Peppers again and The Who, too, but I'm not sure my $100 would feel completely well spent on this ticket. There aren't THAT many other acts I really want to see...Flaming Lips, Scissor Sisters, Raconteurs...but do I really want to see them for $100? Plus, at these festivals, you have to factor in the cost of gas to get the hell out there and back, or a hotel if you're spending the night, and food, and water, and all of that shit. Starting already at a high ticket price does not get me super gung ho about this.
I'm sure it will be successful, though, at least as much so as an HFStival back in the day...
