2013 Lineup Confirmation/Rumors Thread

[concertgoer]

Muse and The Killers headlining Coachella in the same year would be the greatest thing to happen to the festival. Think about all the KROQ endorsements they could receive and there'd be more desire among the younger audience to attend.

SMH

[Boourns]

Muse and The Killers headlining Coachella in the same year would be the greatest thing to happen to the festival. Think about all the KROQ endorsements they could receive and there'd be more desire among the younger audience to attend.

[Bumblebee]

The festival is going to sell out regardless of what's on that poster come January. They don't need to lure any sort of demographic to make it happen at this point.

Hotel packages are now a part of GV festival business plan and those do NOT sell out instantly. A bad lineup can have them loose a couple million is unsold hotel rooms they block booked.

[tyles]

Wrong, actually.

something I will not disclose --> Euro tour --> US tour --> break --> other world location tours --> spring shows, probably in Europe but maybe a few in the US.

Would that something you will not disclose be a 25th anniversary of the Rose Bowl show? That would be way better than them doing the free show for Kimmel, like they did last tour.

[heart cooks brain]

if i have to hear about these hotel packages one more fucking time, holy shit...

[GuyInTucson]

Hotel packages are now a part of GV festival business plan and those do NOT sell out instantly. A bad lineup can have them loose a couple million is unsold hotel rooms they block booked.

So the festival will sell out, but the lineup will somehow cause hotel packages to not sell to the point where GV could lose a couple of million? Do I have this right?

[themonstermash]

Muse and the Killers headlining would be the most depressing shit ever

[ods..]

Yes. Especially with all the amazing names getting thrown around. Fucking klein.......

ok ok ok now after re-reading the comment I gotta say he's trollin

Even Klein wouldn't say that the GREATEST THING TO HAPPEN to the festival is Muse and Killers... even he wouldn't.

[jpmillet17]

Because they just played a couple of years ago. Why you ding dongs want the same fucking acts over and over again is beyond me.

Some of us are attending to our first Coachella, not because we are new.. because we live FAR away. So it may be the same act for you but not for alot of people.

[guedita]

Some of us are attending to our first Coachella, not because we are new.. because we live FAR away. So it may be the same act for you but not for alot of people.

That's your problem.

[spiggums]

Would that something you will not disclose be a 25th anniversary of the Rose Bowl show? That would be way better than them doing the free show for Kimmel, like they did last tour.

oh jesus christ that would be amazing

[Bumblebee]

So the festival will sell out, but the lineup will somehow cause hotel packages to not sell to the point where GV could lose a couple of million? Do I have this right?

The money they took in the couple hours in the summer pre sale and the money they take in during a couple hours in january may only be 50-60% of their entire gross. The $54 million figure for both weekends cited in Billboard only tells part of the story and only refers to tickets sales.

They did lose some money on empty rooms in 2012. Partly because they thought some fans would stay in hotels for 10 days in order to attend both weekends.

With a strong lineup they can make an extra couple million profit from those packages.

In other words, the festival actually takes a couple months to sell out rather than a couple hours. This is why they can't throw junk on the lineup and are motivated to chase certain acts.

It's also smart to have good acts scheduled for the afternoon on saturday/sunday because they spend more on food & beer.

[theklein25]

Yes. Especially with all the amazing names getting thrown around. Fucking klein.......

ok ok ok now after re-reading the comment I gotta say he's trollin

Even Klein wouldn't say that the GREATEST THING TO HAPPEN to the festival is Muse and Killers... even he wouldn't.

haha I'm glad someone caught on

[GuyInTucson]

The money they took in the couple hours in the summer pre sale and the money they take in during a couple hours in january may only be 50-60% of their entire gross. The $54 million figure for both weekends cited in Billboard only tells part of the story and only refers to tickets sales.

They did lose some money on empty rooms in 2012. Partly because they thought some fans would stay in hotels for 10 days in order to attend both weekends.

With a strong lineup they can make an extra couple million profit from those packages.

In other words, the festival actually takes a couple months to sell out rather than a couple hours. This is why they can't throw junk on the lineup and are motivated to chase certain acts.

It's also smart to have good acts scheduled for the afternoon on saturday/sunday because they spend more on food & beer.

Do you enjoy just pulling theories out of your ass and stating them as if they're fact?

[IceyHotshot]

It's Bumblebee. Of course he enjoys it.

[Bumblebee]

Do you enjoy just pulling theories out of your ass and stating them as if they're fact?

Ask senior staff at the hotels and they will reveal similar information if caught in a talkative mood.

We know there is 15,000 capacity for the shuttles.

We know GV sell 9,000 VIP only passes per weekend that sell out first day.

Hotel packages that are only SLIGHTLY more expensive than VIP take WEEKS and even months for GV to sell. They are cheaper than some regular wristbands have sold for on
eBay. They have thousands of them in to move.

The valley has thousands of rooms(20k capacity?) yet they are hard to get. There isn't that many non-campers thinking that far ahead.

[Bumblebee]

It's Bumblebee. Of course he enjoys it.

Feel free to pick apart my post.

I've explains why I'm certain that GV make upwards of 20% of their profit from those packages and why it's important and to deliver a certain kind of lineup.

[GuyInTucson]

The problem is, bumblebee, is that you have little evidence for your claims and telling me to "Ask senior staff at the hotels" isn't considered viable in my book. You also believe that Goldenvoice could lose millions; much like how I could walk outside tonight and get ran over in my yard by a drunk driver. They aren't going to have problems selling hotel packages at all unless they let Disney decide the lineup.

[MotorAve]

The festival is going to sell out regardless of what's on that poster come January. They don't need to lure any sort of demographic to make it happen at this point.

This should teach you something.

[PJandBompton]

whoever did that fake poster knows something...there's a few confirmed names that I know that are on that poster.

[Bumblebee]

The problem is, bumblebee, is that you have little evidence for your claims and telling me to "Ask senior staff at the hotels" isn't considered viable in my book. You also believe that Goldenvoice could lose millions; much like how I could walk outside tonight and get ran over in my yard by a drunk driver. They aren't going to have problems selling hotel packages at all unless they let Disney decide the lineup.

-Direct Info from hotel staff
-15,000 shuttle capacity
-Difficulty in booking hotel rooms direct
-GV having packages still available in March that were first available the previous June
-Loophole in California law that allows GV to sell packages for hundred more than hotels can legally do directly

Putting those 3-5 facts together makes it extremely difficult to deny that GV aren't heavily involved in the hotel business.

If they announce a "lame" set of headliners like Killers-Muse-Shrillex then they have room that can't have jacked prices. If they get one or two big fish(Stones, Daft, Smiths, NIN and to a lesser extent Pearl Jam) or a grouping of 2nd line rare acts(blur, Roses, knife, AFP..) those rooms are easier to move at an astronomical rates and make investing in those acts worthwhile.

[Oscarinn18]

who are those? in the picture

[sdchargers760]

whoever did that fake poster knows something...there's a few confirmed names that I know that are on that poster.

what poster?

[PJandBompton]

what poster?

[Silence Kid]

whoever did that fake poster knows something...there's a few confirmed names that I know that are on that poster.

Almost every name on that lineup has been talked about on these boards.

[PJandBompton]

Almost every name on that lineup has been talked about on these boards.

there's a couple I know that are confirmed, on this poster, and haven't been brought up on the boards

[suprefan]

there's a couple I know that are confirmed, on this poster, and haven't been brought up on the boards

You mean like Pearl Jam?














Oh, its a sign.

[bemerritt]

there's a couple I know that are confirmed, on this poster, and haven't been brought up on the boards

Go on...

[NTellier85]

there's a couple I know that are confirmed, on this poster, and haven't been brought up on the boards

Oh, you're one of THOSE guys eh?

[Mike Litoris]

Any band that is playing a festival in 2013 is confirmed for Coachella.

Satyricon, Taake, Solefald, Behexen, Purified in Blood, Aeternus, Diskord, and In Vain are all playing Inferno Metal Festival in Norway, March 27-30. I think that means they're confirmed for Coachella.