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Post by Professor Pancakes on Sept 19, 2013 19:09:01 GMT -8
David Bowie subheadlining for Prince confirmed Bowie subheadlines for no man! Fortunately, Prince is no man; he is a tiny purple god. But still, Prince Friday night, Bowie Saturday night. So it is written, so let it be done.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Sept 19, 2013 19:36:31 GMT -8
Yo-La-fucking-Tengo.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Sept 19, 2013 19:37:32 GMT -8
Before Bowie, obviously.
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Post by Jefferin Jeffotash on Sept 19, 2013 19:53:57 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 20, 2013 11:17:37 GMT -8
Listening to Bowie doesn't make us old. NOT listening to Bowie make you ignorant.
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Post by Fig on Sept 20, 2013 11:23:55 GMT -8
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Post by StormyPinkness on Sept 20, 2013 14:06:30 GMT -8
David Bowie subheadlining for Prince confirmed Bowie subheadlines for no man! Fortunately, Prince is no man; he is a tiny purple god. But still, Prince Friday night, Bowie Saturday night. So it is written, so let it be done. Prince is an alien, but so is Bowie.
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Post by Jefferin Jeffotash on Sept 20, 2013 16:40:49 GMT -8
Listening to Bowie doesn't make us old. NOT listening to Bowie make you ignorant. I'm more of a moron than ignorant. Him, NIN, and Prince just don't do anything for me. I'll just go back to listening to babby's first indie band, and leave the grownups to their serious time.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Sept 20, 2013 16:53:50 GMT -8
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Post by davers on Sept 20, 2013 16:59:58 GMT -8
Who the fuck is talking about Sasquatch right now? I was looking through my Sasquatch albums the other day trying to find the completed tits vs. sauce survey and missed Sasquatch pretty hard. Then I got sad because it's so fucking far away.
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Post by weenie on Sept 21, 2013 7:23:59 GMT -8
Right? I feel like now that summer is over it should be right around the corner but then there's all those months.
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Post by weenie on Sept 21, 2013 8:22:14 GMT -8
I'm more of a moron than ignorant. Him, NIN, and Prince just don't do anything for me. I'll just go back to listening to babby's first indie band, and leave the grownups to their serious time. I ALSO HATE THE BAND HIM! We have mauch in common Mr. Cheese.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Sept 21, 2013 8:59:33 GMT -8
I'm more of a moron than ignorant. Him, NIN, and Prince just don't do anything for me. I'll just go back to listening to babby's first indie band, and leave the grownups to their serious time. I ALSO HATE THE BAND HIM! We have mauch in common Mr. Cheese. MY WIFE!
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Post by zemusicfan on Sept 21, 2013 11:39:16 GMT -8
Arcade Fire, Ty Segall, King Krule, Mac Demarco, Beach House
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Post by Fig on Sept 21, 2013 13:09:15 GMT -8
Id killlll for some King Krule.
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Post by mikeyp on Oct 3, 2013 16:04:49 GMT -8
Yinz are clearly rabid Squatch fans here, thus I realize that I'm treading on dangerous ground with this post...
...but something about this two-weekend expansion really rubs me the wrong way. I'll reserve final judgement until next Spring, but...
6>4 which means the talent pool will be spread thinner, imo. There's no way to sugar coat this. Some of you seem to think that two separate weekends = bigger/better headliners... I'm inclined to take the opposite view. Let's wait and see...
As usual, I'll have to buy tickets WAY before the acts are booked/announced, so if I have to choose which weekend to attend (I can't do both, some of us work for a living) then I risk picking the "weaker" weekend, i.e. my faves will end up playing the 'other' weekend, the one I couldn't attend. I feel this frustration building already.
And what if they charge the same $$$ for each weekend, i.e. the same bucks for a 25% shorter+diluted weekend? Then I'll be really pissed-off.
And clearly the organizers expect alot of people to truck out there for both weekends... well, they may be disappointed... It's not like getting to George is a trip to the Dari-Mart for ciggys... x2 the time, x2 the distance, x2 the cost...
Maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon, but I'm VERY skeptical about this split, "expanded" festival set-up...
My apologies for being Donny Downer here. You guys can commence with the flogging now...
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Post by badchoices on Oct 3, 2013 16:09:40 GMT -8
Yinz are clearly rabid Squatch fans here, thus I realize that I'm treading on dangerous ground with this post... ...but something about this two-weekend expansion really rubs me the wrong way. I'll reserve final judgement until next Spring, but... 6>4 which means the talent pool will be spread thinner, imo. There's no way to sugar coat this. Some of you seem to think that two separate weekends = bigger/better headliners... I'm inclined to take the opposite view. Let's wait and see... As usual, I'll have to buy tickets WAY before the acts are booked/announced, so if I have to choose which weekend to attend (I can't do both, some of us work for a living) then I risk picking the "weaker" weekend, i.e. my faves will end up playing the 'other' weekend, the one I couldn't attend. I feel this frustration building already. And what if they charge the same $$$ for each weekend, i.e. the same bucks for a 25% shorter+diluted weekend? Then I'll be really pissed-off. And clearly the organizers expect alot of people to truck out there for both weekends... well, they may be disappointed... It's not like getting to George is a trip to the Dari-Mart for ciggys... x2 the time, x2 the distance, x2 the cost... Maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon, but I'm VERY skeptical about this split, "expanded" festival set-up... My apologies for being Donny Downer here. You guys can commence with the flogging now... There is no way those guys are playing. That is a bold prediction.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Oct 3, 2013 16:25:48 GMT -8
Donny Downer confirmed.
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Post by Cbats on Oct 3, 2013 16:38:58 GMT -8
That seems like a genuine post so I'll actually respond:
1. Sasquatch was 3 days up until only a couple years ago so it isn't that massive of a change to go back to that. Personally, I think 4 days is a bit too much as I don't really think this is that big of a deal.
2. The talent pool will be totally different because you'll be drawing from different acts. As much as we like to think that people plan tours around Sasquatch, it's kind of the opposite. The bands that tour in late May will not be the same bands that tour in July. If anything, this gives us more of a chance to get some crossover from Coachella because acts won't be coming back less than a month after they were just here.
3. The ticket price will lower in price although probably not proportional to the amount of days. The people planning this aren't stupid, they know that they have to sell twice as many tickets. Even though Sasquatch has sold out easily the last couple years this is a massive jump. Just because it worked so smoothly for Coachella (and I'm not even sure I agree with that, tickets for the second weekend end up stupidly cheap on the secondary market) doesn't mean that the organizers here are going to be able to gouge people completely. I'd expect tickets to be about 50 bucks cheaper this year than they were last year.
4. Bigger/Better headliners? Has anyone here said that they think this will lead to bigger headliners? If anything we're going to end up with smaller headliners because we won't have that abbreviated Friday to pad the budget. People on here predict pretty much everyone as a possibility to headline. There's kind of a game we play where people predict bands that Sasquatch cannot afford to book as headliners and then I call them out on it and everyone hates me. It's pretty fun. As far as better headliners, I think people are holding out hope that the additional days will allow the organizers to be a bit more adventurous with their bookings and get someone like Portishead, a band that won't appeal to everyone but would be a pretty massive get.
5. Why do you need to get your tickets crazy early? I mean, you totally can if you're paranoid but as long as you're on top of it when the tickets go on sale after the lineup announcement you should be fine. There are twice as many tickets this year, it will take longer to sell out. They may still go fast but I'd be shocked if you couldn't pull a pair the day they go on sale.
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Post by mikeyp on Oct 4, 2013 8:20:36 GMT -8
@ CBATS
Thank you for the response... my post was indeed sincere. I feel a little bit better knowing that someone else thinks this two weekend festy idea is a "massive step", i.e. a giant RISK for the organizers.
Part of my skepticism about this is selfish, stemming from my enjoyment of the 4-day event. When Squatch grew from 3-days to 4-days, I felt they had finally perfected the formula, esp. for this region & time of the year. I believe that 4-days meets most everyone's requirements... if it's too much for some, then they could simply roll in on friday or roll out on sunday - the choice was yours. Further, I felt that 4-days provided the most bang-for-the-buck for those of us who can only afford this sort of thing (time & $$) once/year.
I've been to Coachella, and Squatch fans should get over their apparent inferiority complex regarding that festival. I have virtually no positive lasting memories from Coachella... over-priced, over-regulated, over-hyped. Sasquatch kicks Coachella's ass, IMO, and it's not even a contest. But Coachella's proximity to LA generally facilitates bigger Headliners, etc. Big deal. I'll take Jack White (!!!!!!) over Depeche Mode, and I'll take the view & vibe at Sasquatch over that SoCal frying pan every day of the week.
I've been to two-weekend festivals before, as well. And in my opinion they just don't work as well (overall) as one-long-weekend. SXSW has gotten way too big - it's a corporate circle jerk more akin to a political convention - no thanks. The only exception to this this in my experience has been JazzFest in NOLA. And the reason it works there is because it happens IN New Orleans - it's not out in the middle of nowhere - and there's a ton of cool shit to do & see no matter which weekend/how long you stay there, easily justifying the ticket/travel/effort.
I hope you are right about the ticket prices for each weekend, and your probably right about the ticket availability, too. So maybe I'll be a little less anxious this year and wait for the line-up announcements...
OK... now I'm excited again...
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