Post by ryslice on Feb 12, 2010 9:34:54 GMT -8
Vampire Weekend had the number one album in the country recently. It is safe to say they will be a subheadliner at worst, and could be a headliner (so could Phoenix). I don't listen to the radio enough to figure out who is popular these days, so I don't really know.
I do know everyone was unhappy about Kings of Leon headlining last year, and they are now gigantic, and headlining every festival. MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and Phoenix are very similar.
Maybe. Although I'm not quite buying it. KOL has a bigger discography than MGMT and Vampire Weekend. Would they really give a band that has two albums - MGMT or Vampire Weekend, a headlining spot? Phoenix has a big enough catalogue, but MGMT has a 40 minute album and a 9-song album coming out. I don't even know if they have a 1.5 to 2 hour set, unless they play all of their songs and a couple covers. I hope all these bands are there as sub- or sub-sub-headliners and we get a truly stacked Sasquatch!.
Like Coren said, if they were booked before they got the #1 album they are probably sub-sub-headliners.
Not to disagree that MGMT isn't big enough to headline, but they do have more material than just one album. They have a couple EPs and a "leaked" album. Yes, they re-use or otherwise re-mix a lot of the same material, but that's pretty much them in a nutshell anyways. If they do end up at Sasq, I'd rather see them on Wookie, but doubt it.
On a related note, I was at All Points West last year and watched them play a couple of songs, but they didn't sound great. I like their music, but I find it (among all electronica) doesn't always translate well to expansive outdoor ampitheatres...the National on the other hand...