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Post by davers on Jan 28, 2018 22:04:03 GMT -8
We saw QOTSA on Thursday in Seattle and 2018 has a hell of a lot to live up to. That show blew me away. I wasn't sure how the sales would go but the place was packed. They played over two hours and something like 20 songs. "Sick Sick Sick" and "Little Sister" were my favs of the night. SO DAMN GOOD! Indeed a fantastic show. I love how all of their setlists are different, and according to setlist.fm sometimes they don't exactly stick to the printed one. I am also super jealous that the Seattle show got Millionaire.
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Post by davers on Jan 28, 2018 18:47:38 GMT -8
It's probably Lorde... Not sure how I'd feel about that. Probably not Well then, it's probably not Bjork, Nick Cave would be an interesting choice, likely too interesting for Sasquatch, National seem unlikely with having played in 2014 when they didn't draw much last time, Migos just no, Arctic Monkeys probably wont go Sasquatch, Prima, Firefly, hopefully no Rocky after his super late set last time, which leaves Tyler and Haim. Either could be possible I suppose.
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Post by davers on Jan 28, 2018 18:31:09 GMT -8
It's probably Lorde... Not sure how I'd feel about that.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 23:47:50 GMT -8
I get that if Post plays Sasquatch he will have to be on the mainstage but I'd still rather see him sub. Even with a second album I'd imagine he would only comfortably fill 75 minutes tops. Rappers are a little more malleable in that they can play songs they are featured on to expand their set time. I would love if he subs and after checking Coachella’s poster maybe I’m overestimating, but they’ve also got HAIM REALLY high for their current level of popularity so I’m not sold on Post being out since Sasquatch is more of a mid-level festival. All the subs at Coachella are kind of weak by their standards. General rule of thumb is if someone subs Coachella they can headline Sasquatch. I don't know what the lowest billed Coachella artist to headline Sasquatch is but I feel like end if the second line probably isn't quite Sasquatch headliner yet. Who the hell knows though. Edit: Oh right page break for weird animals. The aye aye.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 23:10:10 GMT -8
Sorry to Frankenstein your original message but I wanted to respond to these two parts. Post Malone has a mixtape that has one song overlapping with his album, and could very well have his second album out. The second album, Beerbongs and Bentley, was supposed to release December and already has two singles at ~200m and 700m plays on Spotify alone. It’s a forgone conclusion his album will go platinum and he’s just been an absolute juggernaut in the mainstream. If he’s lower we should consider this a hefty discount because he won’t be lower for much longer. I am opposed to a headliner status for him solely because he just has 1 album. If you can't fill 90 minutes without playing a bunch of covers then you shouldn't headline a larger music festival. I agree, it’s nuts that artists skip rising through the appropriate ranks, and lack of material is more than a reason to set someone back by default. Yeah it irks me to see the likes of Post Malone and Cardi B (especially her, she's been a thing for all of 6 months) headlining medium festivals and on the second line of Coachella. Even the Weeknd was on the third line the first time he played, and he had already self released several albums. I get that if Post plays Sasquatch he will have to be on the mainstage but I'd still rather see him sub. Even with a second album I'd imagine he would only comfortably fill 75 minutes tops.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 22:37:59 GMT -8
I didn’t think much of his album at first and admittedly there are some on there that I could do without, but I really enjoy his album now and his personality lends a lot to my fandom of his music. I likened his popularity to that of Rocky, and stand by him being a headliner if he is booked. I am opposed to a headliner status for him solely because he just has 1 album. If you can't fill 90 minutes without playing a bunch of covers then you shouldn't headline a larger music festival. On a vaguely related note Queens of the Stoneage played 2 hours and motherfucking 15 minutes in Vancouver last night and it was amazing, despite Josh being a little too drunk/high to make reasonable stage banter. I would also fully support Eagles of Death Metal being on the bill somewhere because I missed half their set because of a terrible system for letting people onto the floor of the arena.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 22:33:12 GMT -8
do you guys all camp in Gold? Maybe 1 person here does? Last I checked almost all of us camp in general. That being said I didn't go last year and we are all getting older and the crowds are getting younger so who knows. I camped at Wildhorse for the Tool concert at the Gorge and was generally impressed. I'm also less interested in meeting new people these days because I hardly see all my festival friends as it is, let alone have time to make new ones. tl:dr generally we camp in general.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 21:07:14 GMT -8
you guys dig Eminem? man isn't he great! I sure would kill to see him live HOLD UP is jinglehutjuniorlll an anagram for something..... Jungle Hurl Jilt Lion? Uglier John Jilt Null? Hell Jug Jilt Lion Run? Hell Jug Join Till Run? Jungle confirmed?
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 21:01:11 GMT -8
Post Malone's music is certainly not for me, but he seems like one of the most genuinely happy and positive dudes ever. His Hot Ones episode (the hot wings challenge YouTube show) is one of my all time favorites. Just a super solid guy all around, and funny as fuck. Yeah I watched a sort bio or whatever that noisy (?) did on him that came up on my facebook feed. He seems like a super solid dude and has some pretty good taste in music but I can't get behind what he makes. I guess it's the opposite of liking music by someone that seems like a shitty person.
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Post by davers on Jan 25, 2018 16:06:23 GMT -8
They've already been announced for Forecastle, so I don't know what they'd be waiting for. *Firefly No date in Europe has been announced yet, though They are heavily rumored to be the last headliner for Mad Cool in Madrid too. I don't know what they are waiting for, once you have announced one festival the 'holy shit' factor is gone since it's generally implied that you'll be doing a tour if you have a festival date. Especially Firefly, I don't think they are dropping mad cash for a 1 off AM show. I kind of assume Prima has releasing rights for Europe and then all the other Euro fests can roll them out, but I don't know how Firefly got first dibs on that.
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Post by davers on Jan 21, 2018 20:21:50 GMT -8
I feel like I was one of few people disappointed by the current St. Vincent show. Gimme that full band set. I would have liked a full band for the first set, but the second set with just the new songs was pretty amazing with just her. I kept waiting for the ninja guitar tech to do something other than just hand her different guitars too.
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Post by davers on Jan 20, 2018 11:26:51 GMT -8
St. Vincent killed it at the Moore tonight and I feel like a dummy for doubting the one woman show setup. The production more than made up for the lack of a full band. That said, I’m not confident that that production would translate as well in a festival setting and would really hope she brings the band should we be graced with Annie’s extraterrestrial presence I feel the opposite and I was also there - she would destroy the Gorge singlehandedly. If she doesn’t sub she got da snub. I'm of the opinion that the show wouldn't work well on the sasquatch main stage, or any big festival stage. It felt nice and intimate and the lights going out for position changes helped with the drama. None of that would happen on a big festival stage. She said during the q&a the second leg of the tour would have a band. Unclear if the second leg is the festival leg or not. It would make her less likely for sasquatch if she has to get to the gorge from Boston in one day with a full band.
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Post by davers on Jan 17, 2018 18:32:16 GMT -8
Maybe I'm mistaken...but isn't the Primavera Sound lineup usually out by this point? They flew in 10 people from 10 countries and showed them the lineup in a video mid December. There's a video of them watching it if you want to see complete strangers get excited and cry a little for unknown reasons. I was under the impression it would come out on the 15th but that was just a rough guess. Sounds like Bjork, National, Jack White, Nick Cave, Thom Yorke, Lorde... Not exactly amazing by Primavera standards but we will see what the lineup has for us in probably a week tops.
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Post by davers on Jan 16, 2018 23:22:51 GMT -8
I think it's a lot more feasible for undercard acts to bounce between festivals quickly, given they pretty much only tour with their gear. A headliner like the Killers will likely have lighting and stage props that can't be transported as quickly. I happen to know that the Killers LOVE touring with fake palm trees. Those things ain't getting on a red eye. And yet they are playing Boston and Napa Valley 24 hours apart. I know the trip from Napa to Sasquatch is shorter, so it would be theoretically possible for them to do it twice. I honestly don't know how they're doing it, but I really don't expect them to ask their crew to do it three days in a row. Boston to Cali to Washington is one hell of a weekend and I just don't see Sasquatch paying them enough to make it worth it. If that's the case then why not have them play the Friday or Sunday of Bottlerock? I don't see Muse or Bruno playing any other shows that weekend. The only reason I can see them justifying it is if the Killers were already booked for Sasquatch and Boston Calling, and Bottlerock needed a headliner, maybe because one fell through. Because they were desperate they offered to spring for a private plane to move them and their gear. I heard Pemberton did that in 2014, hiring a private plane to get NIN+ gear from Pemberton to Vegas (?) the next night. I just can't see why they would go to such crazy lengths if there was another day available.
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Post by davers on Jan 16, 2018 20:43:29 GMT -8
Assuming each of these will headline Boston Calling a separate night, based on how the killers tour dates are listed, they are playing the calling on the 25th, based on Jack White's show on the 27th, we can assume he is playing Boston the 26th, leaving eminem playing the 27th. Jack White could play sasquatch on the 25th and/or The Killers could play Sasquatch on the 27th. Technically, Eminem could also play Sas the 26th. LOL. Did I do that right? All three of the BC headliners are now ruled out in my book, which leaves a lot of room in the undercard for the 11 crossovers. How are the Killers ruled out? They play Bottlerock Saturday and Boston Calling either Friday or Sunday. That's a 48 hour drive so literally their whole setup has to go in a plane from festival to festival in well under 24 hours. If they can do that they can easily move everything between Sasquatch and Bottlerock in the same amount of time.
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Post by davers on Jan 16, 2018 11:23:30 GMT -8
A .paak and the free nationals would be a great get. They killed it at FYF last year. All correct. He could probably sub Sasquatch at this point.
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Post by davers on Jan 15, 2018 20:32:59 GMT -8
New Franz Ferdinand tour dates skip the pnw and have a handy dandy gap between may 17 and June 9. They also just played the PNW including Seattle last month so they wouldn't be playing around here again so soon. Though I will say the dates do line up pretty nicely with a gap between the 17th in Oakland and then Moscow June 9. They'd have to take a week holiday or add some more dates around Sasquatch though. I went to the Vancouver show and it was pretty great, so I would be cool with them being at Sasquatch.
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Post by davers on Jan 12, 2018 15:42:54 GMT -8
Not a quite a headliner, in my opinion. C.hance was barely a headliner and Gambino, as good as he is, is still a step or two below Chanc- Disagree. Streams are about the same, Glover has Atlanta, Star Wars, Lion King, and headlines his own events and is typically seen as pretty exclusive. Everybody got chancey chance the chiggity champ of champion chancellors last year. They both have 2 acclaimed projects. Gambino was listed 4th at Governors Ball last year (1st sub) and Chance was 2nd. I'd say he could headline Sasquatch but he has zero indication of touring so I don't see it happening.
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Post by davers on Jan 12, 2018 13:21:01 GMT -8
You guys consider St. Vincent confirmed now? Songkick hasn't traditionally been considered a reliable source. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I think it's kind of like Wikipedia in that anybody can edit the info on it and it relies on community support to ensure the info is accurate. But it is intriguing that they have St Vincent listed there and I truly want to believe. I think a few years ago someone edited a site like songkick with a bunch of dates about Sasquatch which were just made up. It's interesting that it's just her though, and could also be a reason they are holding the lineup yet since she has 2 shows in Seattle next week. Both shows are basically sold out though.
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Post by davers on Jan 11, 2018 23:49:56 GMT -8
They aren't giving us anything. They're selling a product. I'm as much in love with Sasquatch as anyone else on here, but there is no way they get Carte Blanche to feed us crap with "I'll take what they give me". Last year was the first in 6 years I didn't go. Only way to vote against BS corporate greed is with the wallet. I'm really hoping for a solid lineup this year that gets me back. they are selling a product. And to be honest, last Sasquatch was definitely one of my favorites so far. At the end of the day they made a decision based on what was needed financially. I highly doubt anyone was like "hmmm we are doing so well financially with this festival. Let's see if we can give them way fewer artists and charge the same amount to make EVEn MORE MONEY". I'm sure they would give us the cheapest lineup possible that would still sell out if they could. Sure Snacks seems to give a shit about putting together a good lineup but I don't think he gets total control on which/how many artists the festival can book. The only reason guaranteed festival sellouts like Coachella still spend big on lineups is because they are worried about future sales. If they knew they could sell out forever you can bet your ass they would put together a budget lineup. Plus there is constant competition keeping them all semi-honest, if some festivals skimp then there are plenty of other options for attendees.
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