KROQ Weenie Roast 2013

[Drewski27]

I used to sneak into Irvine meadows all the time for shows. I even snuck into a John Mayer show just to impress some chick. But this... you couldn't pay me to attend this.

[ocbruin84]

I was actually there this afternoon picking up tickets from the box office (not for this). My stupid GPS navigated me into a housing development and I later realized that was where Wild Rivers used to be. I can't believe they tore down a fucking water park to build more houses. The parking lot feels empty now.

[kfordham]

Mid to late 90's was an awesome to time to be in your late teens early twenties in terms of the so cal music scene. Was 19 that year, it was smack dab in the middle of my concert going and music discovering prime.

I think its just that, more or less, commercial radio has lost its relevancy. We have events like Coachella now.

[unit300021]

I was actually there this afternoon picking up tickets from the box office (not for this). My stupid GPS navigated me into a housing development and I later realized that was where Wild Rivers used to be. I can't believe they tore down a fucking water park to build more houses. The parking lot feels empty now.

Wait a second, when the fuck did Wild Rivers get torn down? I refuse to believe that it actually happened.

Edit. OK I just looked it up, Relocating to the Irvine Great Park I believe I read to be open in 2014. It supposed to be a bigger better water park. OK now that this is solved continue talking about this horrible line up.

[suprefan]

How's C2C live? I'm catching them at BFD.

Go look at their coachella videos? And you forgot to add Ke$ha to your pitbull show. Or are you that ashamed to have her on your list?

[CrystalCastlesFreak]

I love Ke$ha! Solid double bill ^_^

[Ardentbiscuit]

I was listening to them reveal the line up on the radio on my drive in this morning, and was thinking to myself how sad these things have become. I really wish i could have gone to the 1997 one, I mean just look at this shit:

June 14, 1997
Main Stage: The Cure
The Offspring
The Chemical Brothers
Oasis
Foo Fighters
Blur,
Social Distortion
The Wallflowers
Third Eye Blind
Radiohead
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Reel Big Fish
Squirrel Nut Zippers

Side Stage:
Descendents
That Dog
Agnes Gooch
Save Ferris
Ozomatli

I was at this show and it was amazing. I loved how pissy Thom Yorke was getting with the crowd because they were only excited when Radiohead played hits.

And the crowd totally didn't understand the Chemical Brothers, everyone around me was complaining about electronic music and how it had no future. Such visionaries at that show.

It's was quite terrifying when I was in the restroom and song #2 came on and having a bunch of guys sing who hoo at the long urinal.

And the Dexter from the Offspring had everyone pick up all the garbage from the ground and throw it backwards, it was the most disgusting rain of garbage I've ever been in.

And finally Don Ho showed up and did a "Tiny Bubbles" sing-along because it was the Weenie Roast and Luau.

[tyles]

The Strokes are also incredibly boring.

I know, but hey, isn't looking bored and completely disinterested on stage still cool in 2013? No?

Not even Slash appearing with them made it any more interesting. The night ended with his drunk ass surfing on top of the audience and then asking for his necklace back (as it had fallen off of him) and some chick screeched into the mic "give him his necklace back!" What a weird end to an otherwise good night.

[csalamy95]

I know KROQ is way overplaying most of these bands but this is not a terrible lineup. other than AWOL and Silversun playing every KROQ show and Of monsters and Men being billed so high its not bad.

[Drewski27]

I'm surprised that rise against isn't anywhere on that lineup.

[ocbruin84]

I know, but hey, isn't looking bored and completely disinterested on stage still cool in 2013? No?

Not even Slash appearing with them made it any more interesting. The night ended with his drunk ass surfing on top of the audience and then asking for his necklace back (as it had fallen off of him) and some chick screeched into the mic "give him his necklace back!" What a weird end to an otherwise good night.

Wait, Slash played with The Strokes?

[csalamy95]

Surprise guest? I'm thinking either Queens of the Stone Age or Green Day

[tyles]

Wait, Slash played with The Strokes?

I can't recall if he actually played with them or if he just started dancing up on stage with them. My memory is a bit fuzzy about that part, mostly because the whole of the Strokes performance was a snooze-fest.

[drummer333]

Surprise guest? I'm thinking either Queens of the Stone Age or Green Day

probably more like fall out boy..

[meyouseek]

Where's C2C playing that night? C'mon LA/Hollywood promoters, get 'em!!

[Jordanp]

I'm hoping for panicz at the discoz, my chemical romancez, and the fall out boyz. Lets make it the cheesiest concert of the year

[csalamy95]

probably more like fall out boy..

I fucking hope not.