Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock wishlist for 2013

[getbetter]

Rush will never play Coach. Like Metallica and Black Sabbath.

Um Black sabbath was orginally planned to play Coachella 2012.

[Twattycakes]

Um Black sabbath was orginally planned to play Coachella 2012.

And then they fucking didn't.

[nbvcide]

and GV DID book Metallica to play the polo fields in '11..

[nbvcide]

And then they fucking didn't.

GV did, the BAND didn't.

[Phantasma Del Mar]

And then they fucking didn't.

Only because of Iomi's cancer. They cancelled everything except for Download and Lollapalooza.

Where did you hear that GV wanted Metallica? Because I'd be all over that.

[grichsgang]

Rush not playing Coachella has nothing to do with how old they are

While I disagree that their new stuff holds up well with their best older stuff, I don't think the money would be there for them. Their cheapest ticket at Gibson was 100+, which means that the minimum gross was likely 750k. I doubt PT can or desires to match that. Plus, adding Rush likely adds limited cachet, again not justifying an outlay in the range necessary to book them with the radius requirement. In short, not enough bang for the buck and vice versa.

[getbetter]

And I thought Canadians were very nice people

[stochasticism]

Only because of Iomi's cancer. They cancelled everything except for Download and Lollapalooza.

Where did you hear that GV wanted Metallica? Because I'd be all over that.

They played the weekend after Coachella 2011 as a part of one of the Big 4 shows.

[obzen]

Thanks for that bit of information, man.

[Phantasma Del Mar]

Shit, I totally forgot about the Big 4 show in 2011.

[obzen]

lul, really?

[Phantasma Del Mar]

It being on the Polo Fields, yeah.

[chacamicaca]

While I disagree that their new stuff holds up well with their best older stuff, I don't think the money would be there for them. Their cheapest ticket at Gibson was 100+, which means that the minimum gross was likely 750k. I doubt PT can or desires to match that. Plus, adding Rush likely adds limited cachet, again not justifying an outlay in the range necessary to book them with the radius requirement. In short, not enough bang for the buck and vice versa.

Very well stated. You're right, their newest stuff isn't as strong as Moving Pictures or Permanent Waves, but they've settled into a strong veteren status that justifies playing a lot of the new stuff without boring fans. Their new album would be, in the Rush world, equivalent to Bowie's Heathen or Reality albums, or Radiohead's King of Limbs.

[nbvcide]

[chacamicaca]

[nbvcide]

i seriously think Rush would be awesome, and i'm not a Rush fan, but at Coachella, i'd watch that.

[Bumblebee]

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rush/2...-23d6204b.html

Is this the only "festival"(Sarstock) that RUSH have done in 20-30 years?

[chacamicaca]

They haven't played many festivals. That's one of the reasons I'd like to see them at Coachella...their music in that environment would be killer.

[Bumblebee]

They haven't played many festivals. That's one of the reasons I'd like to see them at Coachella...their music in that environment would be killer.

Set length for a festival?

[xuclarockerx]

Why is Rush in a "Heavy Metal/Hard Rock" thread

[nbvcide]

Rush is a classic Hard Rock band..


How many fests did Prince or Leonard Cohen play before Coachella? or Throbbing Gristle? or Gorillaz?

[nbvcide]

what about Dir En Grey?

they had to cancel the US tour this year for throat surgery, and just started doing dates in Japan again..did a UK fest a year or so ago, they've done american fests in the past...

[Twattycakes]

Here's hoping for The Sword...

[Larry Farnsworth]

I'd love to see the Sword there. I think they'd be a great fit. Baroness would also be great - have they played any shows since the bus accident? If not, it'd be awesome to have that first one be at Coachella. I think we'll see QOTSA there as well, and for some reason I remain convinced that Metallica will play. No idea why.

[chacamicaca]

Set length for a festival?

It seems Coachella has been more generous with headliner set time length since 2008. Rush usually plays 3 hours with an intermission. Maybe a solid 2 hours for a fest? Again, probably won't happen at all, but I would have a freakin orgasm if it did.