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Post by Cbats on Jan 24, 2017 22:14:18 GMT -8
Sure, 21 Pilots sells out arenas in the city. That's because parents will pay $50 and drop their kid of at the local civic center for a few hours. Those parents are not going to pay $300 and drop their 15 year old kid off at the Gorge for three days. The Cure was too old. I get that. They needed to go younger, but they overshot their mark. Yep this is my main thought as well. They're terrible and I'm personally mad about that but I'm almost as mad about how bad of a business decision it is. Chance and Frank are great bookings because they skew younger but still appeal to older crowds. If you match them with a slightly older skewing headliner (LCD or Arcade Fire would be good examples) you have a solid batch of headliners. As it is now, your largest market is people who have to get permission/money to come to a 3 day festival in the middle of nowhere. Maybe it works out just fine but...I'm not optimistic. The fact that the undercard is pathetically weak isn't helping anything either.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 21:56:11 GMT -8
Let's do an exercise. Everyone pick a 21 Poopies song of your choice that is not, as Sydney would say, an "overplayed song on the radio" and reconvene in 5 to report back. I just tried to search for the time years ago when this song was discussed and a certain moderator defended it (if my memory isn't completely lying to me)
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 21:44:18 GMT -8
So am I getting this right? The 21 Pøøp Emøjis aesthetic is fall out boy doing a shot for shot remake of the 1988 hit fantasy/drama, Big. Fallout Boy don't deserve this Wait, neither does Big!
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 21:39:35 GMT -8
Did they add White Lung when the poster changed? Don't remember seeing them in the video. They're pretty dope. Had this same thought earlier. I definitely missed them my first time through.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 16:58:08 GMT -8
Hypothetical situation: LCD gets added before tickets go on sale. Do people buy then? Or is the mid & undercard so bad that it just can't be salvaged? Its not salvageable for me. 21 pilots is infuriating and a slap in the face but I could get over it because Frank and chance are great headliners. Its everything else that I'm just infuriated by. There's great stuff in there for sure but its overwhelmed by boring bands that are 5+ years past relevance. The Shins are fine but I just have no interest in seeing them in 2017.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 16:54:35 GMT -8
Well, I discovered The Hotelier so far. And I'm a little in love because #EMO4EVA so my spirits are a little better. Dunno which album you're listening to but home is better than Goodness if you haven't heard it.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:55:20 GMT -8
Thanks a lot, 17 year olds with shitty taste. When did we start letting them pick lineups? I guess when everyone refused to show up to watch The Cure or buy tickets at all for Kraftwerk
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:49:56 GMT -8
But seriously, would Sasquatch add more/better bands later when everything is released? Sure, they'll add some more bands including 1 or 2 good/great ones. You're staring at 90%+ of the budget though.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:46:00 GMT -8
Who is even the target audience for this shit? I can tell you that the kids who like twenty one pilots aren't the same kids who like chancey chance and vice versa Uhh...yes they are? Obvious quality differences but the overlap in fanbases is fine. The 3 headliners match up pretty well, especially if you're 17. The problem is the rest of the festival is a nostalgia fest for artists that 17 year olds liked in middle school.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:40:47 GMT -8
The decision to go all in on 17 year olds as your customer base is an odd one.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:14:42 GMT -8
Hey, at least there's no Marshmello. I would gladly take Marshmello over 21 Pilots
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:14:03 GMT -8
The lineup for Capitol Hill Block Party will probably be stronger than this.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:07:13 GMT -8
This is by far the worst Sasquatch lineup ever. If you told me this was a Bumbershoot lineup I would completely believe you.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 23, 2017 0:03:32 GMT -8
lol 21 Pilots
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Post by Cbats on Jan 20, 2017 10:17:33 GMT -8
I thought that Radiohead tickets would help today be better. I was on right at 10 on three different devices, and was unable to get tickets on any of them! Fuck! Officially on the market for 1-2 Radiohead tickets in Portland, but will travel to the Seattle show if anyone has extras to that show. Same story here but in Seattle
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Post by Cbats on Jan 19, 2017 17:29:58 GMT -8
Will report back later. Holy shit though, this album came out when I was 7 and is just so raw from what I'm gathering. Hoping their sound aged well. I saw them perform last year and they were magnificent. I was blown away by how good they were. I expected to them phone it in and was still excited about it. Sounded like they hadn't missed a step and were in it for real.
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Post by Cbats on Jan 19, 2017 17:28:08 GMT -8
Travis Scott will be performing Uhg. Waste of money on a shitty artist and person
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Post by Cbats on Jan 19, 2017 17:24:59 GMT -8
Weren't you just asking for these guys? Where do I start with them? Just listen to Relationship of Command
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Post by Cbats on Jan 18, 2017 17:10:00 GMT -8
Bjork would be amazing and perfect. My only concern is whether the gorge is the right venue for whatever type of tour she is doing this spring. I know most recently she was doing some sort of immersive VR experience shows, and previously with Vulnicura she was only doing indoor concert halls, neither of which would translate to Sasquatch at all. Of any artist i can think of, she is probably the most choosy about getting the entire vibe/atmosphere of her shows exactly right... I dunno, just thinking out loud. I saw her perform at GovBall (AKA not an indoor concert hall) during the Vulnicura tour and it was incredible. She was accompanied by the 20-piece chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound, and had Haxan Cloak on the boards. IDK what she's planning for this year but if it's anything like that, a headlining spot at Squatch would be magical on a level that only Sigur Ros' 2013 performance could equal. I was at this show and can confirm it was incredible
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Post by Cbats on Jan 17, 2017 22:10:18 GMT -8
I'm not asking to be disrespectful or anything, but what do you find great about him? I'm honestly curious, because I find his music to be the worst music I have ever heard in my entire life. There isn't one single element of anything I have heard from him that is of any value. Comical or not. Do people listen to him ironically? For what it's worth, it's definitely not ironic. I mean, do you find Broccoli fun? His verse on that is great and that song is just pure joy. His lyrics are completely awful most of the time but he has some fun melodies and doesn't overthink his music. It's not incredible stuff but his joy is infectious. Hell, he had the best verse on a song with Chance and Thug which is a pretty big achievement.
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