well…the obvious place for this, in terms of ambience & location…
Jiffy Lube Live!
Jiffy Lube Live!
Identity, the ?first-ever touring electronic only music festival?
right, but the question is how many people are that into dance music that they're willing to pay & trek out to this thing.
also, the "something for everyone in every spectrum" isn't always such a great approach. it means that the two or three acts you're really into are diluted by a whole lotta crap. and as a EDM fan it pains me to say this, but crappy dance music is way worse than crappy rock music.
wow. hater.
but seriously, if the show is in bristow i predict a very low turnout. people go to JLL despite the venue. i don't think this "festival" has the pull to overcome how crappy that venue is.
also, the "something for everyone in every spectrum" isn't always such a great approach. it means that the two or three acts you're really into are diluted by a whole lotta crap. and as a EDM fan it pains me to say this, but crappy dance music is way worse than crappy rock music.
Seth wrote:
well…the obvious place for this, in terms of ambience & location…
Jiffy Lube Live!
wow. hater.
but seriously, if the show is in bristow i predict a very low turnout. people go to JLL despite the venue. i don't think this "festival" has the pull to overcome how crappy that venue is.
I figured this reeked of a TM/LN production.
sweetcell wrote:
right, but the question is how many people are that into dance music that they're willing to pay & trek out to this thing.
also, the "something for everyone in every spectrum" isn't always such a great approach. it means that the two or three acts you're really into are diluted by a whole lotta crap. and as a EDM fan it pains me to say this, but crappy dance music is way worse than crappy rock music.Seth wrote:
well…the obvious place for this, in terms of ambience & location…
Jiffy Lube Live!
wow. hater.
but seriously, if the show is in bristow i predict a very low turnout. people go to JLL despite the venue. i don't think this "festival" has the pull to overcome how crappy that venue is.
Starscape Festical sold out last year at Fort Armistead Park in Baltimore. That's a mostly DNB/Trance/Dubstep festival. I wanna say it was around 14-15 thousand people? And still huge crowds trying to get in. With pop music going the way it is and the mainstreaming of other electronic acts the music is only getting more and more popular. I think there would be a lot of people who WOULD go to this festival. On the other hand, Rusko isn't as popular as Nickelback, so I hear that, but we'll see where it ends up at.
sweetcell wrote:Seth wrote:
well…the obvious place for this, in terms of ambience & location…
Jiffy Lube Live!
wow. hater.
but seriously, if the show is in bristow i predict a very low turnout. people go to JLL despite the venue. i don't think this "festival" has the pull to overcome how crappy that venue is.
If my Seth-lator is working properly, I think he means that he would book it at MPP if he could.
DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Starscape Festical sold out last year at Fort Armistead Park in Baltimore. That's a mostly DNB/Trance/Dubstep festival. I wanna say it was around 14-15 thousand people? And still huge crowds trying to get in. With pop music going the way it is and the mainstreaming of other electronic acts the music is only getting more and more popular. I think there would be a lot of people who WOULD go to this festival. On the other hand, Rusko isn't as popular as Nickelback, so I hear that, but we'll see where it ends up at.
Yeah, but Starscape is an annual event for something like 13 years growing outta the underground. It's got the history and character. It can go all night into the morning. Most sheds have curfews.
Plus, let's face it this is much better…
Than this….
Is Starscape still like this?
azaghal1981 wrote:
Ain't nothing cutting edge about Pretty Lights, The Disco Biscuits or Rusko's brand of brostep.
sucks that some princess had to give up her 4-poster bed for the weekend - sheets and all :(
TOP 10 IDENTITY FAQs
Hey guys, we noticed a lot of you have had some questions regarding IDENTITY. We still have a lot of info that we'll be releasing to you in the next couple weeks, but we wanted to address some of the top questions everyone seems to have:
Q: What happened to the Chicago date?
A: The Chicago date has been moved to a nearby city. The NEW city announcement will come sometime this week, stay tuned!
Q: Are there any age restrictions?
A: IDENTITY will be ALL AGES (16+) with 21+ bar areas.
Q: When will the venues be announced?
A: On Thursday, May 12 all cities and their venues will be announced.
Q: When will artist lineups be announced for my city?
A: May 17th, we will announce all information on which artists are playing which dates, including some artists who haven?t been announced! There will be AT LEAST 20 artists in each city!
Q: When will ticket information be announced?
A: May 17th Ticket Announcement! Different types of tickets will be available including VIP packages.
Q: When do tickets go on sale? How much will they be?
A: Early Bird discounted tickets go on sale next Friday, May 20th. Get them while you can!
Q: What time will each artist be playing?
A: As each date gets closer, set times will be posted on each show page on the official website www.IDFestival.com
Q: What will I be allowed to bring into the venue?
A: A lot of you have asked what?s allowed in. On each show page we will list what you can bring in to the show.
Q: Will there be any afterparties?
A: Afterparties? Yes that?s right we are working on Official Identity after parties for each show. Stay tuned to www.IDFestival.com for information on the after party in your city!
Q: What do I do if I still have a question?
A: We are a new festival and we want to hear from you! If you have any ideas, questions or comments keep them coming, we will get to them as soon as we can.
Thank you for your support and stay tuned for another message from us this Thursday!
Hey guys, we noticed a lot of you have had some questions regarding IDENTITY. We still have a lot of info that we'll be releasing to you in the next couple weeks, but we wanted to address some of the top questions everyone seems to have:
Q: What happened to the Chicago date?
A: The Chicago date has been moved to a nearby city. The NEW city announcement will come sometime this week, stay tuned!
Q: Are there any age restrictions?
A: IDENTITY will be ALL AGES (16+) with 21+ bar areas.
Q: When will the venues be announced?
A: On Thursday, May 12 all cities and their venues will be announced.
Q: When will artist lineups be announced for my city?
A: May 17th, we will announce all information on which artists are playing which dates, including some artists who haven?t been announced! There will be AT LEAST 20 artists in each city!
Q: When will ticket information be announced?
A: May 17th Ticket Announcement! Different types of tickets will be available including VIP packages.
Q: When do tickets go on sale? How much will they be?
A: Early Bird discounted tickets go on sale next Friday, May 20th. Get them while you can!
Q: What time will each artist be playing?
A: As each date gets closer, set times will be posted on each show page on the official website www.IDFestival.com
Q: What will I be allowed to bring into the venue?
A: A lot of you have asked what?s allowed in. On each show page we will list what you can bring in to the show.
Q: Will there be any afterparties?
A: Afterparties? Yes that?s right we are working on Official Identity after parties for each show. Stay tuned to www.IDFestival.com for information on the after party in your city!
Q: What do I do if I still have a question?
A: We are a new festival and we want to hear from you! If you have any ideas, questions or comments keep them coming, we will get to them as soon as we can.
Thank you for your support and stay tuned for another message from us this Thursday!
sweetcell wrote:
TOP 10 IDENTITY FAQs
Q: Are there any age restrictions?
A: IDENTITY will be ALL AGES (16+) with 21+ bar areas.
So is it "all ages" or "16+"?
I lol'd at that.
Also, the mere fact that the site has Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Rusko, and Steve Aoki billed over DJ Shadow makes a point about who they're trying to market this thing to. Pass.
Unless they announce Plastikman live. Then holy shit.
Unless they announce Plastikman live. Then holy shit.
betao wrote:
Also, the mere fact that the site has Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Rusko, and Steve Aoki billed over DJ Shadow makes a point about who they're trying to market this thing to. Pass.
agreed, but if they billed shadow first they wouldn't be booking the same size venues. dj shadow can barely sell out the 1,200 person 930 club… all those other cheeseballs bring in the masses ::)
I know, that's the unfortunate part :(
betao wrote:
Unless they announce Plastikman live. Then holy shit.
they are still claiming "more to be announced", so there is hope :)
i'm not up on my club-crap, but are any of those names headliners that can top a festival? is kaskade really that big?
betao wrote:
Also, the mere fact that the site has Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Rusko, and Steve Aoki billed over DJ Shadow makes a point about who they're trying to market this thing to. Pass.
Unless they announce Plastikman live. Then holy shit.
There mere fact that these people have sold out giant venues across the globe.
That little, mere fact.
I'm not saying DJ Shadow doesn't deserve to be billed higher, I fucking love DJ Shadow, but cmon.
azaghal1981 wrote:
Edit2: kind of sad to see DJ Shadow so low on that bill.
Agreed.
:(
DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
There mere fact that these people have sold out giant venues across the globe.
The size of venues that people play at in other countries doesn't necessarily translate to the size of venues they play in the U.S.
Maybe my perspective is skewed, but I would've thought that DJ Shadow is bigger than Kaskade, Pretty Lights, and Rusko both in the U.S. and abroad.