Originally posted by mark e smith:
And as a fan its a chance to see bands you would not normally see.
its VERY surprising to hear that from you, but that is always my good point for large shows.
sure they cost a little more, especially like Coachella and Austin City Limits, but how many bands did i see in the last two years at Coachella that i may have never bought a ticket just to see them, or even bought thier CD , but after seeing them "by chance" at Coachella, i have since bought CDs and gone to thier shows.
Ben Harper
Idlewild
Fischerspooner
Q and not U
!!!
Basement Jaxx
just to name a few. its a great point and its kind of interesting to see bands playing thier hearts out in front of 5 times as many people as they ever have, opposed to just another night in a bar.
I'll tell you this, anyone who thinks seeing a band at the 930 club or patriot center is the same as seeing them at Coachella or another festival, is just plain flat out wrong.
sorry bout all that, i got on a roll
