HFStival set times

Saturday, May 14
HFSTIVAL 2005 LINE UP
Main Stage
FOO FIGHTERS 9:45-10:45 (60)
COLDPLAY 8:40-9:25 (45)
BILLY IDOL 7:45-8:25 (40)
GOOD CHARLOTTE 6:50-7:30 (40)
SOCIAL DISTORTION 6:00-6:35 (35)
NEW YORK DOLLS 5:15-5:45 (30)
GARBAGE 4:25-5:00 (35)
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN 3:35-4:10 (35)
INTERPOL 2:45-3:20 (35)
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 1:55-2:30 (35)
LOUIS XIV 1:10-1:40 (30)
THE BRAVERY 12:25-12:55 (30)
BIG BREAK BAND 11:40-12:10 (30)
Street Stage
SUM 41 4:45-5:30 (45)
UNWRITTEN LAW 3:55-4:30 (35)
PEPPER 3:05-3:40 (35)
JIMMIEâ??S CHICKEN SHACK 2:15-2:50 (35)
CITIZEN COPE 1:30-2:00 (30)
THE STEREOPHONICS 12:45-1:15 (30)
WASHINGTON SOCIAL CLUB 12:00-12:30 (30)

Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
Saturday, May 14

GOOD CHARLOTTE 6:50-7:30 (40)
SOCIAL DISTORTION 6:00-6:35 (35)
NEW YORK DOLLS 5:15-5:45 (30)

WTF! Wish there was a suprise at the club this week other than soad

They should have put the New York Dolls between Sum 41 and Good Charlotte.

yeah, GC should be after LOUIS XIV …no idea why they are getting "higher" billing.

sum41 aren't on the mainstage, they are headlining the street stage

Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
yeah, GC should be after LOUIS XIV …no idea why they are getting "higher" billing.

sum41 aren't on the mainstage, they are headlining the street stage

because they are an hfs "success" story…

Was really looking forward to this festival…Now I dont freakin want to go. Maybe Im just in a bad mood, but thats a lot of crappy bands to sit through….

With the exception of the 6-8:25 block, it's really pretty good, in my opinion. Maybe the Pietasters will be headlining the local stage during that period.

I for one think the 2pm through 6:35pm block is awesome. Social D and Echo are 2 of my favorites, and I love the NY Dolls. I'll be one of those people fleeing for the gates when Good Charlotte goes on.

6:50 – 9:30 I could do without…I'm almost glad I'm not going, as I'd have to stick around to the bitter end to see all of Foo Fighters. This 'll be the first time I've missed them in DC in AGES. ;(

And I actually think all of this could be great…

SOCIAL DISTORTION 6:00-6:35 (35)
NEW YORK DOLLS 5:15-5:45 (30)
GARBAGE 4:25-5:00 (35)
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN 3:35-4:10 (35)
INTERPOL 2:45-3:20 (35)
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 1:55-2:30 (35)

Street Stage

THE STEREOPHONICS 12:45-1:15 (30)
WASHINGTON SOCIAL CLUB 12:00-12:30 (30)

i'm a bit dissapointed that interpol isn't on the street stage

From what I gather,these set times are not confirmed yet.Do they usually wait this late to officially announce?

Originally posted by SPARX:
From what I gather,these set times are not confirmed yet.Do they usually wait this late to officially announce?

This is NOT late. Usually you have to wait until the morning of the show and grab a schedule, if you can find one, on your way in to the festival. At least it was that way the several times I went a few years ago (haven't been for all those nu HFS lineups over the last several years…).

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by SPARX:
From what I gather,these set times are not confirmed yet.Do they usually wait this late to officially announce?

This is NOT late. Usually you have to wait until the morning of the show and grab a schedule, if you can find one, on your way in to the festival. At least it was that way the several times I went a few years ago (haven't been for all those nu HFS lineups over the last several years…).

Pathetic!What possible reasoning could there be for this?I'm with you Bags ,haven't been to one since Iggy & N.A.D played,whatever year that was.The lineup in the middle of this one is too good to pass up.I'll be headin for the hills as soon as Social D is over.Would've liked to seen Foo Fighters but there's no way I can sit thru what comes between Social D and them.

coachella announces thier times 2 days prior to the festival.

i suppose it just works easier than correcting things if they change

i know last year, they announced the schedule the day before

I don't know really what to think. I really won't miss any bands I care to see, but I was really looking forward to a few good bands on the b-stage. In the past we've seen Ash, the vines, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs… nothing in that league this year. Getting close to that main stage is not even close to worth it. So I'll be sitting back in seat probably in the upper deck while stuffing my face with fries and soda most of the day.

Originally posted by myuman:
Getting close to that main stage is not even close to worth it.

dont quote me on this but…

a friend of a friend (haha) is in a band that was supposed to be on the locals stage.

last week the station called and said they would not be performing any more because they were trying to get bands from surrounding cities in efforts to boost ticket sales. apparently they have oly sold 20,000 of the 75,000 available tickets.

now, why they havent cancelled is beyond me, but I am figuring this festival will be much less crowded than any before it, therefore getting close to the main stage might be quite simple.

plus i dont see any big mosh pits breaking out during Echo and the Bunnymen!!!

This just goes to show how out of the mainstream I have become. When I saw the lineup, I bought tickets presale, so I wouldn't be left behind when it sold out very quickly. My thinking was: Coldplay headlined Coachella; Interpol/Garbage sell out quickly at clubs; Foo fighters is not too common; Social D/NY dolls for the punkers; and then you have the big draw potential in Idol/Good Charlotte. If ticket sales are slow, which I'm not denying…. where's the advertising? Pitchfork is all over smaller festivals (not that they are your PR arm), but not a mention here. I haven't heard anything except listening to 105.7. I don't know… I hope you're wrong, but I have my fears.

even if they really only sold 20,000 tickets (i thought i heard they had sold close to 50,000)…that is still a good number of tickets.

- I have sympathy on the setlist issue. I can only imagine what it's like to organize an event like this, and they probably are better off just waiting rather than making changes. If folks count on a schedule and then it changes, they tend to freak.

- I am stupefied that this, the one decent HFStival lineup in a few years, is selling poorly. As myuman said, I am SO out of it. Probably for the good, means I generally get to see 'my bands' at smaller venues. Oy.

[FYI, I'm not insinuating that the past few HFStivals have sucked entirely. There have been many good bands, but I found the lineups to be more shitty than good…]