Just Announced: The Non-Mid-Atlantic & Non-NYC Edition

Interesting festival lineup some where in the state of NY.

kosmo wrote:
Interesting festival lineup some where in the state of NY.

That is a great variety of bands, looks like fun

https://bourbonandbeyond.com/

Love and rockets west coast tour!

They better not come to town the same day as the cure!

in case you needed an excuse to visit montreal… the undercard has some hidden gems - i think poolside –> soccer mommy –> wallows would make for a fun friday afternoon.



https://osheaga.com/en

As a person who’s been to a Coachella, Glastonbury, Osheaga, Lola, Rock en Seine, multiple HFStivals and VFests, I feel the need to say Osheaga is by far the most enjoyable festival experience I’ve ever been to.

interesting - what thing(s) in particular made it so enjoyable?

sweetcell wrote:
interesting - anything(s) in particular made it so enjoyable?

Its in goddamn Montreal, the hold it when the weather is conducive to not baking like a potato if you’re outside all day, the crowd is both large enough to feel significant and also small enough to not feel like you’re eight miles from the bands, and the venue they had it at (is it always/still that tree lined island park?) is great and has shade. You can also often combine it with a Travers/Whitney Stakes trip to the Saratoga Springs meet if you’re cool with a 2.5-3 hour drive (or adding a full race week onto it with only 5 PTO days if they fall in consecutive weekends.)

The lineups will never rival a Coachella or Primavera or Glastonbury but it’s a blast. Only Rock en Seine is close to figuring out the same combination. (An event I’m going back to for the second time this August.)

Julian, wrote:
Its in goddamn Montreal

even though i haven't visited properly in over 20 years, i love that city.  t'was where, as teenagers, we'd run away to and have absolute freedom. 

dammit, i've worked myself up to the point of checking out airfare for that weekend…

Julian, wrote:
venue they had it at (is it always/still that tree lined island park?) is great and has shade.

yup, it's always been at Parc Jean-Drapeau as far as i know.

Julian, wrote:
The lineups will never rival a Coachella or Primavera or Glastonbury but it’s a blast.

i think that's the best kind of festival: where the music is almost (but not quite) secondary.  back in the day there was a small electronic music festival in rural southern PA that i would hit every year regardless of the lineup.  the location, the amazing staff/organizers, the independent/DIY vibe… it all put me in a space where i could listen to and enjoy just about anything.

in case you need an excuse to visit louisville?



seems to be organized somewhat thematically:

night 1: mainstream rawk
night 2: prog-metal/nu-metal
night 3: just metal (megadeth should be moved here)
night 4: party rawk

I see the V-boys made the list on the third night
Anthem is next!

sweetcell wrote:
in case you need an excuse to visit louisville?



seems to be organized somewhat thematically:

night 1: mainstream rawk
night 2: prog-metal/nu-metal
night 3: just metal (megadeth should be moved here)
night 4: party rawk

and if KY ain't your thing, there is a doppelganger-fest going on in sacramento… most of the same headliners, also 4 days, even the poster design is similar… generic much?

presale on thursday

a couple of acts i'd go see, but at least a 75% chance that i won't be in town for labor day…



https://bumbershoot.com/

unconfirmed:

woah… heavy lineup.

ozzy?  i'd say morrissey has a better chance of showing up…

If that’s true AC/DC will be announcing a fall tour…..no way they are getting back together for just one show! It’s been many years since their tour with Axl

rich_WDC wrote:
unconfirmed:

I'm betting fake

contradiction wrote:

rich_WDC wrote:
unconfirmed:

I'm betting fake

vegas would like to take your bet