elj
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VFest 2008
January 02, 2008 at 11:43 PM UTC
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From
HFStival.com:
I have inside info as I know Seth Hurwitz himself, I will keep you posted on everything I know.
So far,
Foo Fighters and Jack Johnson have confirmed!
Seth: care to confirm or deny? :p
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 9016
Re: VFest 2008
January 02, 2008 at 11:48 PM UTC
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YUCK.
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
From HFStival.com:
I have inside info as I know Seth Hurwitz himself, I will keep you posted on everything I know.
So far,
Foo Fighters and Jack Johnson have confirmed!
Seth: care to confirm or deny? :p
azaghal1981
Joined: June 17, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 12035
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 12:37 AM UTC
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2nded
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
YUCK.
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
From HFStival.com:
I have inside info as I know Seth Hurwitz himself, I will keep you posted on everything I know.
So far,
Foo Fighters and Jack Johnson have confirmed!
Seth: care to confirm or deny? :p
moeszslak
Joined: February 27, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 181
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:51 AM UTC
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I am sure you guys already talked about this, but Radiohead is looking for venues that can get fans there with reduced CO2 emissions, while that may not be Pimlico, they may be impressed if you show them all the other green works at last years show.
http://www.ateaseweb.com/2007/12/19/how-radiohead-fans-can-reduce-co2-emissions/
Seth Hurwitz
Joined: October 02, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:59 AM UTC
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
YUCK. :p
how did you like last year's festival?
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 9016
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:15 AM UTC
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I was at Lolla :p
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
YUCK. :p
how did you like last year's festival?
elj
Joined: October 09, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5970
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 04:23 AM UTC
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This thread, despite a Seth appearance, still suffers from a distinct lack of confirmations or denials!
Seth Hurwitz
Joined: October 02, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:32 PM UTC
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
I was at Lolla :p
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
YUCK. :p
how did you like last year's festival?
OK…let me rephrase…how did you like last year's lineup?
El Jefe Design
Joined: June 08, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:32 PM UTC
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Hopefully, like SXSW and Bumpershoots, there will be the first ever east coast Flatstock tent there. Hint hint.
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 17762
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:38 PM UTC
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Personally, I'd rather there be less mainstream headline acts that no doubt play a major role in ticket price inflation. But I guess marketing research has probably determined that those types of acts are necessary to draw in the masses.
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
I was at Lolla :p
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
YUCK. :p
how did you like last year's festival?
OK…let me rephrase…how did you like last year's lineup?
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 17762
Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:38 PM UTC
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Been to the one at Bumbershoot. Very cool.
Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
Hopefully, like SXSW and Bumpershoots, there will be the first ever east coast Flatstock tent there. Hint hint.
tigersscareme
Joined: April 10, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 02:46 PM UTC
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an east coast flatstock would be amazing
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:09 PM UTC
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My take is that the lineup for last years festival was fab for the first day and stinky for the second… Were it not for the brutally hot weather and being UNDERWHELMED by the Police at Bonnaroo, it would have been worth my while to get a one day VIP pass for that one day.
Personally, I'd been more interest in a festival with two medium size stages with the type of acts that typically play the 9:30 club or auditoriums. Just not that interested in most arena level acts these days. The best part of the first Vfest was the vibe at the second stage, people hanging out, listening to music and not crammed in like sardines. Totally opposite to what the conditions were around the main stage.
Bonnaroo for me was a cool experience because I could easily wander between the smaller stages and catch parts of several bands sets. The open air tent structures were nice as well for this festival..
Rhett Miller
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:33 PM UTC
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I would tend to agree, but then why not just see those bands within the intimate confines of the club?
Originally posted by kosmo:
Personally, I'd been more interest in a festival with two medium size stages with the type of acts that typically play the 9:30 club or auditoriums.
El Jefe Design
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:44 PM UTC
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Not to plug an outside event, but the University of Baltimore in College Park is doing something called Sweet Booth in support of a concert poster art exhibit titled
Sweet. There will be 13 or so different artists from around the country, including
El Jefe Design , selling there stuff on February 6th, the same day the exhibit opens. The exhibit itself will have roughly 27 designers each showing ten pieces.
Paste already mentioned this here:
Rock Poster Article
fatskippy
Joined: January 04, 2006 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:50 PM UTC
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How about you move it back to September when its not close to 100 degrees again?
kosmo
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 03:51 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I would tend to agree, but then why not just see those bands within the intimate confines of the club?
Originally posted by kosmo:
Personally, I'd been more interest in a festival with two medium size stages with the type of acts that typically play the 9:30 club or auditoriums.
Partly, because I'm not going to see every band that comes through the club, a festival gives you the opportunity to sample artists, see bands that you passed up on, play catch up with, etc… I honestly was never completely sold on the Hold Steady until catching part of their set at Bonnaroo, and now they are a band I'll make the effort to see again.
alex
Joined: October 07, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 04:01 PM UTC
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Perhaps this is why the Foo Fighters have no local dates on their current tour?
Rhett Miller
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Re: VFest 2008
January 03, 2008 at 04:10 PM UTC
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Fair enough. For me, I just don't see the need to see every band, be it over a number of nights at a club, or strung out through an entire day…
Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I would tend to agree, but then why not just see those bands within the intimate confines of the club?
Originally posted by kosmo:
Personally, I'd been more interest in a festival with two medium size stages with the type of acts that typically play the 9:30 club or auditoriums.
Partly, because I'm not going to see every band that comes through the club, a festival gives you the opportunity to sample artists, see bands that you passed up on, play catch up with, etc… I honestly was never completely sold on the Hold Steady until catching part of their set at Bonnaroo, and now they are a band I'll make the effort to see again.