V-Fest Prediction / Wishlist

i just realized that portishead was not mentioned. :)

not quite time for the commentary on the virgin festival lineup thread….

but in my own little happy world, Seth would book the Deflowered Fest at Merriweather.. so that all of the Virgin Fest second stage bands playing Sun would play at Merriweather on Sat and visa versa that way me and hopefully 5000 of my closest friends can enjoy some great music and lots of shade….

thats a trememdous idea!

it could be like Reading / Leeds festival.

Have two days, and have the bands switch venues, so that if you wanted Merriweather you could go there, if you wanted Pimlico, you could do that too.

oh neat!

Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:
I really hope Underworld pops in Saturday. I have ALWAYS wanted to see them.

I think Muse, QOTSA, Vampire Weekend, Bloc Party, Metric, Feist, and Kings Of Leon are all also possibilities.

See, I was really hoping if Muse was anounced that they'd be one of the headliners… I think a mid day show from Muse would blow. Granted they are still MIND bending live, but a lot of it comes from their killer light show.

I second most of your choices. Queens would burn my soul and so would Kings and Vampire Weekend is constantly playing in my car and head.

In terms of other bands or artists I still am hoping for maybe…

List of dream bands/artists that would be cool to see somwhere in the line up (in no order in particular): AC/DC, David Bowie, Prince (but wouldn't Prince, Bowie and AC/DC be headliners though?), Flight of the Conchords (that's right I said it), JAMC, Motorhead, Underworld (for the dance tent), Chemical Brothers (might as well say them for the dance tent too), The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (since they've been doing a few reunion gigs here and there), Madonna (she does have a new album coming out soon), Portishead, The Cult, Love and Rockets, ZZ Top, Dwight Yoakum, Willie Nelson and Blur.

Realistically what I would like to see (as in these bands seem more possible than not): Oasis, The Verve, Vampire Weekend, QOFSTA or EODM (Either way Josh is going to be there), Muse, MGMT, She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet, Kate Nash, The Black Keys, The Raveonettes or The Kills, Cat Power, Hot Chip (dance tent), The Cool Kids or Lupe Fiasco (it makes sense with Kanye being there), Spank Rock, Mars Volta, Against Me!, The Dirtbombs, Beach House (considering that they are from Baltimore), Mudhoney, Datarock (dance tent), Diplo (dance tent as well), Flogging Molly, Carbon/Silicon, The Raconteurs, Mark Ronson (most likely dance tent), Danny Tenaglia (dance tent again), Sasha and Digweed (dance tent), Gogol Bordello, Girl Talk (He was so much fun last year in the dance tent), The Hold Steady, Rancid and The Breeders.

Honestly if I get a combination of any of the mentioned above (both lists), I think I'd be pretty happy. Hell, I might even go to both days if I can pull it off!

ps- I really hope that Metallica aren't being booked. That would be like the snafu back in 1996 with them on Lollapalooza. But if they are, I just hope to avoid them.

you got a couple of those right

Hmm, perhaps we should take this list with the knowledge that a few of these are def. there, and systematically figure out which ones we either know for sure can't be, or or very very probably not, and we'll get something figured out.

Originally posted by Arthwys:
Hmm, perhaps we should take this list with the knowledge that a few of these are def. there, and systematically figure out which ones we either know for sure can't be, or or very very probably not, and we'll get something figured out.

"Couple" means two, technically. He listed like 40 bands. Seems like too much of an effort and there's no way we'd actually narrow it down sufficiently.

Thievery in the dance tent at the same time as Jack Johnson or Kanye's set would be PERFECT, btw.

I would just like to send out a mass "you are welcome" for getting you the lineup first…my PM box is full, so i understand if you don't show your gratitude…


as always…

next time, get us out a better lineup!!!

jerk!!

(just kidding)

Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
you got a couple of those right

Really? That's awesome! Any chance of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds making an appearance? I forgot to add them to my list.

Originally posted by Arthwys:
Hmm, perhaps we should take this list with the knowledge that a few of these are def. there, and systematically figure out which ones we either know for sure can't be, or or very very probably not, and we'll get something figured out.

We can start doing research. Granted, I'm a busy student so it'll be in my spare time with what little I got haha.

I have a feeling the best place to start are the bands listed under the second category which is the more reasonable band list. The first list I made was me thinking out of the box in terms of stuff that would make people say "Holy shit!" I always enjoy those sorts of surprises.

I think the best one Seth did in my opinion was the 2004 HFStival. I remember finding out that the Cure were headlining and I was like "OMG!" I called my sister and was like "We're going to see the Cure!" So even though the first category is unrealistic, don't rule anything out just yet except Portishead lol.

Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:
"Couple" means two, technically. He listed like 40 bands. Seems like too much of an effort and there's no way we'd actually narrow it down sufficiently.

Dude, I'm a Girl! www.myspace.com/saintangelsin

And I know my music. I'm a dj at WMUC. Not to mention, I've been doing music journalism since I was 15. Back in high school, I used to have running bets with my sisters about who was going to play the HFStival each year. I predicted 2001 and 2003 correctly, which was pretty sweet. My point being is that there might be like five or six bands right out of that list. For all we know, more might be being booked right now.

And yes there are ways to figure that sort of stuff out. It's called looking at tour dates and other music festivals. I based a lot of my list from a few sources. I considered which bands are playing festivals and where, who all in music is really hot right now on the CMJ 200 Chart (that's the only real place for most Alternative Rock these days), what new albums are out or coming out, and which bands are touring or are rumored to be touring, ect.

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Queens of the Stone Age are playing the Toronto V Fest.

OH how I would love them at the Baltimore show. Same day as the Foos, you KNOW Grohl will come out and play with them…

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Dude, I'm a Girl!

Dude, I don't have time to keep up with these things. Until you do something to put yourself in the Julian circle, your on the outs, bro.

Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Dude, I'm a Girl!

Dude, I don't have time to keep up with these things. Until you do something to put yourself in the Julian circle, your on the outs, bro.

Okay so how does one join this circle? (I try to post on a regular basis on here!)

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Okay so how does one join this circle? (I try to post on a regular basis on here!)

I'll get you an application to join the posse. To begin, you can start collecting some things you'll need to attach to the appy: a headshot, a copy of your taxes, and a photo to confirm your jeans size.

Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:
Thievery in the dance tent at the same time as Jack Johnson or Kanye's set would be PERFECT, btw.

Psh. MSTRKRFT would cap off the night perfectly in the dance tent.

They just dropped their new single and theyre doing a festival in NYC near the end of july….. ya never know!

fmom your list, i'll say these are the ones i could actually see being listed (as much as i would like to see JAMC, i just doubt it)

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
In terms of other bands or artists I still am hoping for maybe…

List of dream bands/artists that would be cool to see somwhere in the line up (in no order in particular): Underworld

Realistically what I would like to see (as in these bands seem more possible than not): Vampire Weekend, QOFSTA or EODM, MGMT, The Black Keys, Cat Power, Hot Chip, The Cool Kids or Lupe Fiasco, Spank Rock, Beach House, Diplo

Originally posted by Julian, gay agenda ILLUMINATI:

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Okay so how does one join this circle? (I try to post on a regular basis on here!)

I'll get you an application to join the posse. To begin, you can start collecting some things you'll need to attach to the appy: a headshot, a copy of your taxes, and a photo to confirm your jeans size.

Trust me, you do NOT want to get within fifty feet of Julian's "circle." He's just playing hard to get because he found out you are a female. If you don't want to hear someone pontificate endlessly about the "genius" of Billy Corgan and/or Hillary Clinton, then stay FAR away from Jules.

However, your list of concerts that you attended last year is pretty good. Very current. I'll even forgive you for liking the Cure. Everyone has a cross to bear. Everyone has something they should be ashamed of. Liking the Cure. That's yours.

Brian

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Trust me, you do NOT want to get within fifty feet of Julian's "circle." He's just playing hard to get because he found out you are a female. If you don't want to hear someone pontificate endlessly about the "genius" of Billy Corgan and/or Hillary Clinton, then stay FAR away from Jules.

However, your list of concerts that you attended last year is pretty good. Very current. I'll even forgive you for liking the Cure. Everyone has a cross to bear. Everyone has something they should be ashamed of. Liking the Cure. That's yours.

Brian

Ah so it's because I'm a girl. Figures! I like Billy Corgan and Hillary Clinton, so perhaps Jules and I could get along. But I will take your word for it.

Thank you for liking my list of concerts. It's not that I try to be current. I just love listening to all sorts of stuff and if a band I really like is coming to town, I try to go see them. I really enjoy seeing live music. For me, going out to see bands play at the 9:30 Club or the Black Cat is far better than going to some college party with beer pong. I don't drink really. I'd prefer to rock out I suppose.

I think you're the first hip person to not give me too much flack over a few of the bands I've seen! So Thank you for that. And As for the cure, I didn't know it was more shameful to like them than say Justin Timberlake or Maroon Five. I usually get teased for being such a depeche mode fan so it's actually a nice change to be teased for liking Robert Smith. But anyway, Thank you for forgiving for liking the Cure.