Austin City Limits lineup - DAMN!

[Vas Deferens]

Best lineup of the year!
 
 http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx

[bnyced0]

Originally posted by earth intruder aka j. marshmallow:
  Best lineup of the year!
 
   http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx  

I'm going to add you to my christmas list because you're both easy to please and have exceedingly low expectations if you really believe that hyperbole.  Unless we're talking about another year, are we?
 
 Obviously this is subjective so I'm not going to argue if this is your favorite line-up for the year, but hell there's an objectively better line up even before the 4th of July at Werchter, granted they have an extra day to program, but if you've been to ACL you know that Zilker Park in September is a coffin so I'll take Werchter for best line-up and better overall experience for the 1st half of the year, though Coachella was no slouch.
 
 Rock Werchter Festival  
 
  Air
 
  Air Traffic
 
  Beastie Boys
 
  Billy Talent
 
  Bjork
 
  Dr. Lektroluv
 
  Marilyn Manson
 
  Mika
 
  Muse
 
  My Chemical Romance
 
  Rufus Wainwright
 
  Zornik
 
  Admiral Freebee
 
  Arctic Monkeys
 
  Bloc Party
 
  Enter Shikari
 
  Gabriel Rios
 
  Jason Mraz
 
  Joan As Police Woman
 
  Kaiser Chiefs
 
  Kings Of Leon
 
  Lily Allen
 
  Oi Va Voi
 
  Pearl Jam
 
  Queens Of The Stone Age
 
  Satellite Party
 
  Sioen
 
  The Van Jets
 
  Amy Winehouse
 
  Arno
 
  Blonde Redhead
 
  Goose
 
  Heideroosjes
 
  Keane
 
  Klaxons
 
  LCD Soundsystem
 
  Peter Gabriel
 
  Razorlight
 
  Snow Patrol
 
 
  The Bravery
 
  The Chemical Brothers
 
  The Good,The Bad & The Queen
 
  The Hold Steady
 
  The Killers
 
  !!! (Chk Chik Chick)
 
  Cold War Kids
 
  Damien Rice
 
  Faithless
 
  Frank Black
 
  Incubus
 
  Interpol
 
  John Legend
 
  Mastodon
 
  Maximo Park
 
  Metallica
 
  Stijn
 
  The Australian Pink Floyd Show
 
  The Kooks
 
  Tori Amos

[Vas Deferens]

ok, that was a stretch    But definitely gooood lineup !

[bnyced0]

Originally posted by earth intruder aka j. marshmallow:
  ok, that was a stretch     But definitely gooood lineup !

Much better!  Though any line-up with Bjork can cause that kind of hysteria, because she will go down as ACT OF THE YEAR without question.  How do you like that for hyperbole?

[floyd1975]

Originally posted by bnyced0:
   Pearl Jam
 

This makes any lineup better.

[Vas Deferens]

Not true if you're not a PJ fan. Their last Verizon show was pretty weak, I thought.
 
 

Originally posted by floyd:
   

Originally posted by bnyced0:
   Pearl Jam
 

This makes any lineup better. [/b]

[floyd1975]

I am a PJ fan and I agree it was pretty weak for them.  Partly because it seemed uninspired but also because the Verizon Center is terrible.

[Christine Moritz]

Originally posted by bnyced0:
 but hell there's an objectively better line up even before the 4th of July at Werchter, granted they have an extra day to program, but if you've been to ACL you know that Zilker Park in September is a coffin so I'll take Werchter for best line-up and better overall experience for the 1st half of the year, though Coachella was no slouch.

Too bad Werchter is in Belgium.
 
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Werchter
 
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Werchter#2007_Festival
 
 And in case anyone else was wondering, the Austin City Limits Music Festival is Sept. 14-16 in (obviously) Austin, Texas; Werchter is June 28 - July 1.

[amnesiac]

Yeah, ACL is looking pretty damn good this year. Definitely considering it.
 
 Though the best lineup for me so far this year, I think, is  Sasquatch. I'll even be on the left coast that weekend...but in California  

[walkonby]

i love people who bitch about every fucking venue's sound, and how it ruins every fucking show seen in dc, unless it's at da club, of cource.  go get a degree in engineering and sound, then build a place with your name on it . . . so some other ass can come along and bust on the thing for some retarted reason.

[distance]

acl looks ok.  i wouldn't say the lineup is amazing or anything.  i considered going for like 5 minutes and then reminded myself of my relatively underwhelming experience @ ACL (and festivals that size in general) and quickly talked myself out of it.
 
 DMST is doing a small show in nyc and i think my time/money would be better spent going to that and i know i'd get way more enjoyment out of it -- though i do like austin itself a lot.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i love people who bitch about every fucking venue's sound, and how it ruins every fucking show seen in dc, unless it's at da club, of cource.  go get a degree in engineering and sound, then build a place with your name on it . . . so some other ass can come along and bust on the thing for some retarted reason.

huh?

[Christine Moritz]

Originally posted by le sonick:
 huh?

I had a similar reaction when I saw that post, thinking, "Where did venue sound come into this thread??"
 
 I went back and re-read the entries, and the poster is evidently referring to the (tangential) remarks about the Pearl Jam show at the Verizon Center, and the sound quality therein.

[sweetcell]

maybe his father designed verizon center, so he's defending family honor?  he also mentioned "get an engineering degree and build your own venue".  if someone were to do this, guaranteed they wouldn't build something like verizon... the place was simply not built with loud music in mind, and every sound tech has to deal with that fact.  it's a no-win situation.
 
 certain venues are defendable, ex: DAR, most agreed that it (finally) sounded good for arcade fire.  other aren't.  verizon is one of them - there is simply no way to make that place sound good.  the only solution i've found is to get decent seats close to the PA so that the direct sound overpowers the reflections.

[bnyced0]

Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
   

[/b]

Too bad Werchter is in Belgium.
 
   Austin City Limits Music Festival[/URL] is Sept. 14-16 in (obviously) Austin, Texas; Werchter is June 28 - July 1. [/QB]

Actually not too bad, that's the reason it's infinitely preferable to Austin in September.  One of the things about being on the east coast is that it's a push to go either direction for a show/festival.  The downside is the dollar is increasingly worthless, so you get hosed in the exchange but the quality quoitent is worth taking it in the currency shorts from time to time.