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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 4, 2008 10:09:00 GMT -8
Figured I'd start the thread for anyone looking for or offering a ride to Sasquatch.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 6, 2008 14:18:17 GMT -8
yeah? Hahaha, cool, small world, I think we argued about United 93, in the critics section of the board Longtime Bom=>Worldofkj that's insane.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 4, 2008 22:21:56 GMT -8
Saturday I think
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 4, 2008 10:29:00 GMT -8
Premiere is definitely NOT just old people. worldofkj? yeah?
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 4, 2008 10:00:31 GMT -8
Premiere is definitely NOT just old people.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Feb 15, 2008 4:41:12 GMT -8
My premier camping pass was invaluable, if for no other reason than hot, clean showers, without much of a queue (I took 5 showers and I think waited just once).
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Feb 25, 2008 14:34:25 GMT -8
Bands are on different stages at the same time. If you listen hard enough, you can hear them.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 22, 2008 6:32:04 GMT -8
I saw The Flaming Lips last fall in concert. One of the best shows ever.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 21, 2008 13:40:20 GMT -8
\ ive never even heard of interpol till now How do you sleep at night?
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 21, 2008 2:19:54 GMT -8
^ those are great idea. Thanks!!! Last year, I discovered Blow and Citizen Cope which I thought were great finds. The difference though is that I had The Spree, Bjork, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, and Interpol. This year, REM, The Cure, and The Flaming Lips. I guess I just wish there were more "big name acts."I think you belong at Pemberton and not Sasquatch since you're so keane on "big name acts." your last post was better (the one about me selling my tickets). Look mate, I'm keen on what I'm keen on. It's a discussion board.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 21, 2008 2:06:14 GMT -8
I literally haven't the slightest idea who Mars Volta or Built to Spill are. And if it wasn't for "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset" and "Movie Script Ending", I wouldn't know who Modest Mouse and Death Cab were either.
In my defense, I travel a lot. I tend not to hear emo music in India.
My point about Interpol and The Spree is that there are 6 songs or so from each band that have been popularized through pop culture (movies, tv, adverts). You may not know who the leader singers are but their music is unmistakable. I saw The Spree in concert 5 times last year, I'll defend them til death do us part.
It's all personal taste in the end. I do have loads of homework queued up to justify $1500 supertickets without a must see band in the mix (not sure if The Cure counts).
Then again, Sas is more than just music. For me anyway.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 20, 2008 17:08:02 GMT -8
The difference though is that I had The Spree, Bjork, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, and Interpol. This year, REM, The Cure, and The Flaming Lips. I guess I just wish there were more "big name acts." They may not be your thing but Modest Mouse, DCFC, Built to Spill, The Mars Volta, and the Hives all are bigger or atleast as big names as The Spree and Interpol. I think they did a great job of getting some big acts when compared to past years. There's at least 8 bands every day I would or have gone seen individually. I've heard of Modest Mouse and Death Cab but they're more MTV The Hills filler music than a band I'd actually pay to hear. Never heard of the other two, and The Hives seemingly disappeared off the planet. I don't know, The Spree and Interpol both played the main stage last year. I wouldn't compare them to the bands you listed, even just based on popularity.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 20, 2008 15:52:13 GMT -8
^ those are great idea. Thanks!!!
Last year, I discovered Blow and Citizen Cope which I thought were great finds.
The difference though is that I had The Spree, Bjork, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, and Interpol. This year, REM, The Cure, and The Flaming Lips. I guess I just wish there were more "big name acts."
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 20, 2008 4:21:08 GMT -8
I'm really out of the loop. Out of all the bands playing, I've literally only heard of 10, 3 of which I'm actually a fan of.
I better discover some great music while there.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 7, 2008 2:40:15 GMT -8
You may want to look at rideshare closer to the date to get from Seattle (Myspace had an area for it last year, I created a page here for it this year).
As for tents, oh yeah! I parked my car in premiere camping and set up my tent right next to it. I saw everything from 2 person ultralights to the North Face 8 person types.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 12, 2008 4:43:38 GMT -8
Best memory was Polyphonic Spree's "secret" set on a side stage following the 2007 windstorm shut-down. I caught The Spree in Chicago, Milwaukee, and New Orleans last year and I talked about how cool that mini show was to many of the members. I think there may be some bad blood between Sasquatch and The Spree, when I talked to Tim about the festival overall, he didn't seem too happy.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Mar 6, 2008 13:27:35 GMT -8
Adding to the theme of fucked up weather, last year's wind storm that threatened to kill all 43 members of The Polyphonic Spree (including us unlucky fans standing in the front row).
It ultimately shut down the main stage for the afternoon.
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V.I.P.
Feb 27, 2008 6:12:41 GMT -8
Post by loyalfromlondon on Feb 27, 2008 6:12:41 GMT -8
The food was okay (dinner was definitely better than lunch). But I'm a vegetarian so I'm normally screwed anyway since meals favour meateaters. Salad only goes so far.
The VIP seating area is fine and dandy. Its dead center and if you move a few chairs, you suddenly have your own dancing area. But I like being up close, so I ditched the area during most of the main stage sets. The view for the VIP area for Arcade Fire and Interpol was perfection however.
The free bag I got and the swanky VIP badge were oddly enough the best bits.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Feb 13, 2008 18:20:39 GMT -8
I saw quite a few kids last year (ranging from early teens to the 3 and under set).
I would say the locale lends itself to being children friendly but like most music festivals, thinks can get a bit adult at times. It's up to the parents but I'd bring my kids, with headphones of course.
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Post by loyalfromlondon on Feb 19, 2008 8:43:01 GMT -8
I was able to go back and grab gear before Interpol took the stage. But I had the VIP pass and slipped in with MTV Canada, so I'm not sure if that made a difference.
It was F cold that night.
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