Lollapalooza

[Got Haggis?]

Interesting...<BR> <A HREF="http://www.lollapalooza.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.lollapalooza.com/[/url] <P>i'm sure it will be horrible....<BR>

[nkotb]

But if I remember correctly, isn't Perry Ferrell back on board?  If so, I'd at least give it a chance of being good.

[ggw]

That website is reportedly owned by Sanctuary Records Group -- home to a lot of bands past their primes.<P>Styx<BR>Dokken<BR>Pet Shop Boys<BR>W.A.S.P<BR>Ministry<BR>Tesla<BR>Blue Oyster Cult<P>Sanctuary is supposed to put out the new Morrissey album also.<P>I don't know how they would have gotten the name from Perry Ferrell.  He did consider doing it last year, but dropped out after they couldn't get a headliner.  There's also a rumor that Janes Addiction will release an album this spring.<P>Either way, could a new Lollapalooza live up to the old ones?  Here are SECOND stage acts from 1994:<P>The Flaming Lips <BR>The Verve <BR>The Boo Radleys <BR>The Frogs <BR>Guided By Voices <BR>Lambchop <BR>Girls Against Boys <BR>Rollerskate Skinny <BR>Palace Songs <BR>Stereolab <BR>FU-Schnickens <BR>The Pharcyde <BR>Shudder To Think <BR>Lucious Jackson <BR>King Kong <BR>Charlie Hunter Trio <BR>Shonen Knife <BR>Blast Off Country Style <BR>Souls Of Mischief <BR>Smashing Pumpkins<BR>Green Day<BR>Cypress Hill<BR>Black Crowes <BR>L7 <P><BR>Do you think that they could get enough decent acts to fill the FIRST stage this year?<P>I'm more in favor of bringing some Glastonbury / Reading / T in the Park - type festivals to the U.S.

[jadetree]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B><P>I'm more in favor of bringing some Glastonbury / Reading / T in the Park - type festivals to the U.S.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But the bands at an American festival like that would be much worse than the ones in the UK, and those already have some  questionable acts.  It would probably be a lot like HFStival.

[Got Haggis?]

eh, the new Ministry isn't so bad...still not as great as their early stuff (twitch, tlorah) however better than their last anyway.<P>Anyway, would be interesting to see what type of lineup they come up with...hopefully something better than Metallica headlining it..<BR>

[ggw]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B> But the bands at an American festival like that would be much worse than the ones in the UK, and those already have some  questionable acts.  It would probably be a lot like HFStival.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well, they wouldn't have to be so bad.  Bumbershoot seems to do alright.  <P>Most of these radio festivals are put together by stations that belong to the big conglomerates and have arrangements with labels or tour operators, etc...  That's why you see many of the same crappy bands appearing at so many of them.

[jadetree]

<A HREF="http://www.readingfestival.com/pages/index.asp" TARGET=_blank>http://www.readingfestival.com/pages/index.asp[/url] <BR> <A HREF="http://bumbershoot.com/allartists.html" TARGET=_blank>http://bumbershoot.com/allartists.html[/url] <P>The band listings for the two shows are quite different, don't think something like Reading would be possible here.

[ggw]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>The band listings for the two shows are quite different</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Agreed, but my point was that Bumbershoot wasn't just the same bands that appear at all the radio festivals.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR><B>don't think something like Reading would be possible here.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Why not?

[jadetree]

i just wonder if a lineup like that, with all the hipster bands would sell enough tickets here, without all the mtv bands

[bearman🐻]

The only way I'd go is if they did some kind of lineup similar to Coachella last year.  My own personal dream list would feature bands like Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Air, Travis, Interpol, Aphex Twin, Social Distortion, maybe someone like New Order or Radiohead to headline.

[Henry Dark]

I remember seeing the Old 97's about 6 or 7 years ago and hearing Rhett complain about having just come off the Lolapaloser Tour, playing the second stage, and having Korn fans throwing shit at them.

[Celeste]

literally?

[Fico]

Coachella last year had some of the best line-ups I have ever seen at a festival anywhere... Charlatans, Bjork, Chemical Brothers, Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Strokes, etc etc etc..<P>And of course, the band that makes it all worthwhile... OASIS!!

[jadetree]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fico:<BR><B>Coachella last year had some of the best line-ups I have ever seen at a festival anywhere... Charlatans, Bjork, Chemical Brothers, Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Strokes, etc etc etc..<P>And of course, the band that makes it all worthwhile... OASIS!!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>only one of those bands would interest me

[Fico]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B> only one of those bands would interest me</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Sure Avril.<P>