I'm a little bit surprised that no one (including Seth in his quotes in the paper, although I know he has to be couth for the papers and not bite the feeders in public) is accusing Lollapalooza of biting off more than it could chew.
This tour was dormant for six years, they have one good comeback year, and then they think they can bring Caochella to your doorstep and people will go? I mean, two days? This was the first year Coachella even sold out both days, and it took people to travel from all over the America's to sell it out and a Pixies reunion (without the news of a tour to follow at the time of ticket sales).
If I'm not mistaken, even the radio shows didn't do two day shows this year. I know KROQ only did a one day show.
So to blame the type of music the bands play is one thing, but at some point the organizers have to look at themselves and say, "hey, we made a mistake and thought we could do more than we were able to do."
I think paring down the bands and doing a one day show probably would have been the way to go (I know, hindsight is 20-20). But even when alternative rock was at its peak, the Pearl Jam/Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins/Beastie Boys Lolla's were only one day affairs.
So I think it's a bit unfair to only blame the type of music, though I am selling all my indie CDs to Amoeba right now and buying the billboard top 100 so this doesn't happen to me again.
What's that you say, Britney cancelled her tour too? When did she become alternative?
