V Fest

I know it's already been said, but I gotta echo – it sucks that the Fest is same wknd as Lolla. I'll be going to Lolla, with the hopes that perhaps the same bands will play both festivals…. but with the prayer too that that setup won't work well enough so that Seth will want to coincide w/ Lolla in future years.

I thought all along that The Police, after playing Fri at MSG and then Giants on Sunday, wouldn't need/want to throw in a Saturday date in Balto. But what do I know…

Regarding the Lolla weekened conflict, Frankly, who cares?! Better than Baltimore and Washington have a terrific concert weekend than not, regardless of when it is and what else it might conflict with.

And for most people in the area, going to Pimlico to see the V Fest is much more reasonable than flying or driving to Chicago, paying for a hotel room and for all of the other requirements of an out-of-town stay.

Great job Seth of addressing the local concert needs and not worrying about what is happening a thousand miles away.

Did anyone use the free shuttle service last year from the light rail station to pimlico? How often did it run and did they accomodate anyone who got out real late from the concert or was there a cutoff time? I hope they have that again this year. Thanks.

Originally posted by andyrichter:
Did anyone use the free shuttle service last year from the light rail station to pimlico? How often did it run and did they accomodate anyone who got out real late from the concert or was there a cutoff time? I hope they have that again this year. Thanks.

We took the metro down to the Rogers Avenue Station, where there was supposed to be a free shuttle bus, but it never showed. We waited over a half an hour before an MTA bus that said "Pimlico" on the front showed up, but it wasn't free (not that I cared at that point). Of course, we did show up pretty early so that may have had something to do with it.

We didn't take the metro back… we caught a ride b/c we didn't want to deal w/the crowds at the station, so I can't comment on the post-concert service. I'm curious to hear as well… it's a great way to get down there (esp if if the shuttle actually shows up this time).

I caught the metro down to Rogers Ave., and there was no "free shuttle" there at all. There was a MTA bus that said Pimlico and I asked them what was up. They said that some other shuttle type thing had been there, but the driver didn't seem to know what was going on, and left after a few minutes, never to return. This was quite early, as I got to Pimlico about an hour before Kasabian went on. I left during the middle of the Scissor Sisters set, (which sucked, gf was sick at the time) and asked about 4 cops that were sitting around and a couple of V fest employees where the free shuttles were. Never found one. Ended up sharing a cab w/ a couple of Brits that were in the same predicament. Took the cab to the metro and then home. One of the policemen actually said that the metro was walking distance but that in that neighborhood we'd "never make it through alive". :eek:

Originally posted by andyrichter:
Did anyone use the free shuttle service last year from the light rail station to pimlico? How often did it run and did they accomodate anyone who got out real late from the concert or was there a cutoff time? I hope they have that again this year. Thanks.

we took the light rail from Camden Yards to (i forget which light rail stop, cold spring lane, i think) where there was a shuttle that took us right to the show. we left during the lips' last song, walked back to where we'd gotten off the bus that morning. Busses were there, we got on, and they took us right to the Light Rail stop again. no problems, no worries, no confusion.

we left pimlico at 10 minutes of 10pm and were home at 10:45pm.

not sure how the Metro worked out, but the light rail was easy breezy, so i strongly suggest that route this year. as with anything though, i am sure Seth is working on better transportation this year.

I really hope that they can get the Happy Mondays to play! that would be so awesome. I basically want dribs and drabs of various bands from coachella. I am so looking forward to V-fest though. I mean beastie boys, the police and smashing pumpkins has me already planning to save up everything i make for the next few months haha.

Silverchair, day 1.

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Silverchair, day 1.

you're not kidding either. who told them they should tour again???

More importantly, who told Seth he should book them :D

Originally posted by le sonick:

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Silverchair, day 1.

you're not kidding either. who told them they should tour again???

Looks like V-fest is going to party like it's 1994.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Looks like V-fest is going to party like it's 1994.

hey now! 1994 was probably one of the years i partied my hardest! and it was my first time Baltimore! i have warm memories of 1994!

Lollapalooza 1994 (from Wikipedia)
Main Stage: The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, George Clinton & the P.Funk All-Stars, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, Boredoms (first half of tour), Green Day (second half)

Side Stage: The Flaming Lips, The Verve, The Boo Radleys, The Frogs (first six dates only), Guided by Voices, Lambchop, Girls Against Boys, Rollerskate Skinny, Palace Songs, Stereolab, FU-Schnickens, The Pharcyde, Shudder To Think, Luscious Jackson, King Kong, Charlie Hunter Trio, Shonen Knife, Blast Off Country Style, Souls of Mischief, Cypress Hill, Black Crowes

Anyone else on the horizon?

Originally posted by ChampionshipVinyl:
Lollapalooza 1994 (from Wikipedia)

Great show. I accidently brushed/kicked a guy in the head during Sabotage at Lolla 1994. The guy was so impressed by how high I got from a standstill that he didn't kick my ass, but did ask me to calm down or move away from him for the rest of the show.

1994: pumpkins and da b-boys. 2007: ditto. we're definitely on to something here…

Shudder to Think reunion? please?

Bring the L7, call in Nick Cave, set up a second stage featuring a 10-hour set by Clutch, keep the beer prices down, and get the tickets on sale.

the chemical brothers would be lovely for vfest! and then an aftershow at the 930 club with them again! though maybe, techically, that won't be feasible since its pimlico and not rfk.

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Silverchair, day 1.

i teased a fellow staff member for reviewing a silverchair album for our high school school paper (i'm guessing it was their second one) and i made her cry … not exactly my finest moment

oh brother, will Third Eye Blind be there too?

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Silverchair, day 1.