Lolla 08

[ficklecycle]

So where are the rumors

[rage patton]

We don't even have any major Coachella rumours... and you want Lolla rumours?

[superfiction]

lolla: twice as lame in 08

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Lolla '08: 50% more sponsors, 50% fewer bands worth seeing!

Okay fine, I'll start a rumor if you want one that bad: There will be no Lolla '08 because the organizers spent last year's profits on hookers and blow.

[superfiction]

i seriously slept all day under a tree until daft last year. shitty shitty SHITTY festival.

[Boourns]

i seriously slept all day under a tree until daft last year. shitty shitty SHITTY festival.

I'm sure there were some great acts before Daft Punk. Didn't Blonde Redhead and LCD play that day?

Lolla rumors won't kick in until at least a month after the Coachella lineup hits. It will give us an idea as to what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Seriously, I think Peter Bjorn & John, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Lily Allen, Amy Methhouse, CSS, etc played every single festival last year.

Oh hell, I'll just start rumors right now. Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest to headline.

[kreutz2112]

I am also sure Pearl Jam was better than Daft Punk.

[superfiction]

ok i lied. i wtched ghostland observatory. wandered around. slept. watched mia. slept. got food during lcd so i kinda heard them. and then watcehd daft. regardless. a lot of sleeping was commenced

[superfiction]

I am also sure Pearl Jam was better than Daft Punk.

BOOOOOO

[paulb]

Pearl Jam at Lollapalooza were really fuckin impressive, but Daft Punk in Chicago were really fuckin mindblowing!

Top 5 acts of Lolla 2007:

1. Daft Punk
2. Iggy Pop and the Stooges
3. Pearl Jam
4. snow patrol
5. modest mouse

I have no plans on ever going back to Lollapalooza though. The whole corporate shit in your face 24/3 was annoying, the distance from the "AT&T" to the "BudLight" stage was such a bitch. The lineup is far from impressive, and the scheduling is just ridiculous.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I might check out Lolla if the line up is worth it...I have always wanted to go to Chicago...

[rage patton]

I'm sure there were some great acts before Daft Punk. Didn't Blonde Redhead and LCD play that day?

Lolla rumors won't kick in until at least a month after the Coachella lineup hits. It will give us an idea as to what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Seriously, I think Peter Bjorn & John, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Lily Allen, Amy Methhouse, CSS, etc played every single festival last year.

Oh hell, I'll just start rumors right now. Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest to headline.

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Really? Radiohead for lolla 08?

[ShyGuy75]

I have no plans on ever going back to Lollapalooza though. The whole corporate shit in your face 24/3 was annoying, the distance from the "AT&T" to the "BudLight" stage was such a bitch. The lineup is far from impressive, and the scheduling is just ridiculous.

Good. The great city of Chicago doesn't want trash like you stinking up the place.

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

I would say you define the word "clueless" or "hater". Take your pick.

[Boourns]

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

Ah yes, forgot about them. I wonder what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Not that there's any shame in playing all the festivals. It's a good thing, I say. Who wants to be the festival without Blonde Redhead, after all?

[Boourns]

Really? Radiohead for lolla 08?

While Lolla is corporate as fuck, it's in the middle of a city and therefore people wouldn't have to drive as much, and Radiohead is really falling for that An Inconvenient Truth anti-carbon stuff. I'm guessing they do Sasquatch because it's green and either Lollapalooza or Austin City Limits, probably the latter since Texas never gets any Radiohead love. I know people say that Sasquatch isn't big enough for Radiohead and The Cure, but both headlined Benicassim in 2002, and the capacity there is only 30,000.

Representatives for Radiohead were on-site at Lolla 2006 scoping out the site, if that means anything.

[Somewhat Damaged]

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

Silversun Pickups, Interpol, Kings of Leon, the Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Stephen Marley, Regina Spektor, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and !!! were all at Coachella 2007.

Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were all at Coachella 2006.

Muse, Polyphonic Spree, and STS9 were all at Coachella in years past.

I agree with you that there were more good bands at Lollapalooza than just Daft Punk, but it doesn't rival Coachella if there are just 2 bands on that list who haven't played Coachella before (and even then, Pearl Jam's the only real "get") and Coachella has dozens who haven't played Lollapalooza. Even if you don't like Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Air, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Jesus and Mary Chain, Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, MSTRKRFT, or Rage Against the Machine, you've gotta admit that those unique acts alone set Coachella far apart from Lolla.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Representatives for Radiohead were on-site at Lolla 2006 scoping out the site, if that means anything.

I thought they were scoping the site for just the band though...not a festival in particular...

[orbit]

No Doubt.

[ShyGuy75]

Silversun Pickups, Interpol, Kings of Leon, the Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Stephen Marley, Regina Spektor, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and !!! were all at Coachella 2007.

Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were all at Coachella 2006.

Muse, Polyphonic Spree, and STS9 were all at Coachella in years past.

I agree with you that there were more good bands at Lollapalooza than just Daft Punk, but it doesn't rival Coachella if there are just 2 bands on that list who haven't played Coachella before (and even then, Pearl Jam's the only real "get") and Coachella has dozens who haven't played Lollapalooza. Even if you don't like Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Air, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Jesus and Mary Chain, Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, MSTRKRFT, or Rage Against the Machine, you've gotta admit that those unique acts alone set Coachella far apart from Lolla.

This isn't about Lolla v. Coachella. The poster said that lolla's lineup sucked. Plain and simple, it did not. Please stop being so hyper-sensitive.

But if you want to get technical, Lolla was around long before Coachella was, so your theory above holds no water.

[ShyGuy75]

And Hot Chip played Lolla two years ago on a side stage in the middle of the afternoon and that show helped put them on the map. But I'm sure you knew that when posting.

[Sexecutioner]

although the lolla lineup was great last year, the schedule was so fucked that it ruined it. they need to take notes from gv on how to schedule acts at their festival.

[ThomThom]

I actually thought Lolla's lineup last year was fantastic, but their set times were fucking atrocious, that is what kept me from wanting to go.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

I wouldn't say Bjork was a festival whore...she only did Coachella and Austin City Limits....


EDIT: Wait....she did Sasquatch too....

[Somewhat Damaged]

This isn't about Lolla v. Coachella. The poster said that lolla's lineup sucked. Plain and simple, it did not. Please stop being so hyper-sensitive.

But if you want to get technical, Lolla was around long before Coachella was, so your theory above holds no water.

Since you apparently didn't notice, my response addressed the last line of your previous post: "For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of." I was pointing out that several of the bands on the Lolla lineup had already been at Coachella, most of them in 2007 and many in 2006 when it would've been a bigger deal (such as Daft Punk & Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Basically, of the list you provided, Pearl Jam and the Annuals were the only acts who hadn't played Coachella; the much longer and more esteemed list that I provided (Jarvis Cocker, RATM, et al.) were all acts who hadn't played Lolla in recent years. I realize that wasn't necessary since I agreed with your refutation of the assessment that Lolla's lineup sucked 'cause yeah, it certainly didn't.

[elmonstro]

Lolla sucks, Coachella rules.

[ShyGuy75]

Its ok SD. I just thought you were jumping down my throat for no reason. I still love you.

[shotglass75]

To all of these people who always says such and such a band was at Coachella first, it always makes me think that the person who says it is a fucking idiot. Coachella happens before Lolla, you are a fucking genius. If a band plays Lolla 2007 and then Coachella 2008, did Lolla get the band first and therefore is better than Coachella? Get your head out of your ass and appreciate the fact that you have the fucking opportunity to go to multiple festivals. Lolla is becoming a great festival.

And yes, Radiohead will be at Lolla thins year along with Foo Fighters, Jay Z, Nine Inch Nails, and a bunch of other cool bands that will probably also be cool to see at Coachella

[Somewhat Damaged]

Its ok SD. I just thought you were jumping down my throat for no reason. I still love you.

[paulb]

Good. The great city of Chicago doesn't want trash like you stinking up the place.

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

I would say you define the word "clueless" or "hater". Take your pick.

Dont be fuckin wack man. Ya, Lollapalooza had some good/great acts, I had tons of fun over the 3 days. But, rivals any festival you've ever witnessed before? Have you seen the Pukkelpop 2007 lineup? That destroyed any festival in 2007 without a doubt. The scheduling at Lollapalooza made me miss tons of acts that I thought I would have been able to see, the walk is no Gobi to the Mojave. and the gigs on the street were just so uncomfortable to watch. I like Chicago, and Lollapalooza 2007 was great, but overall, Ill take another festival without as much corporate whoring and set conflicts, especially if im flying all the way to Chicago for it.