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Soundgarden headlining New Orleans' Voodoo Experience

bburpeebburpee Posts: 193
edited June 2011 in Other Music
The Voodoo Experience is a three-day festival in N'awlins that brings a lot of 80s and 90s rock headliners - this year their first announced headliner is Soundgarden. The festival is traditionally Halloween weekend, here it falls on 10/28-10/30 (Friday to Sunday).

So, Pearl Jam won't be touring around Halloween... and this festival just got a "thumbs up" for 2011. I've gone the past three years, seeing Muse, NIN, Jane's Addiction, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, MMJ, REM, STP, Black Keys, Wolfmother, Lenny Kravitz, Weezer, MGMT, Ween... just a ton of good acts. It's not the best festival on the planet, but tickets are cheap ($129 this year) and New Orleans is a fantastic place to rock out a weekend.

I'll update when relevant bands are announced.
Is it too much to ask for a full-blown Temple of the Dog set? Probably.
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  • arakiasarakias Posts: 281
    Did you notice this part (highlighted)? Seems like a PJ20 appearance has been ruled out for now.

    Legendary Seattle rock band Soundgarden--in the group’s only U.S. festival appearance of the year--is the first headliner to be announced for the 2011 THE VOODOO EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE. VOODOO--the final musical celebration of the annual U.S. music festival season--is set to take place in New Orleans’ City Park, Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,069
    arakias wrote:
    Did you notice this part (highlighted)? Seems like a PJ20 appearance has been ruled out for now.

    Legendary Seattle rock band Soundgarden--in the group’s only U.S. festival appearance of the year--is the first headliner to be announced for the 2011 THE VOODOO EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY STEPHEN REHAGE. VOODOO--the final musical celebration of the annual U.S. music festival season--is set to take place in New Orleans’ City Park, Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30.
    I thought Tim pretty much put that "rumor" to rest a few shows ago on PJ Radio? Didn't even think it was an option
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  • arakiasarakias Posts: 281
    LukinFan wrote:
    I thought Tim pretty much put that "rumor" to rest a few shows ago on PJ Radio? Didn't even think it was an option

    Must have missed that. Oh well.
  • bburpeebburpee Posts: 193
    They can't afford Soundgarden on top of what they already have booked, but that doesn't mean there won't be an improptu jam at some point or a TOTD mini-set.

    Soundgarden is expensive, Chris is not. Plus, Matt's on retainer! Heh.
    Is it too much to ask for a full-blown Temple of the Dog set? Probably.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,069
    bburpee wrote:
    They can't afford Soundgarden on top of what they already have booked, but that doesn't mean there won't be an improptu jam at some point or a TOTD mini-set.

    Soundgarden is expensive, Chris is not. Plus, Matt's on retainer! Heh.
    any rumors of other bands playing Voodoo this year?
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    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
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    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
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    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
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    2024: Baltimore

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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Never been to Voodoo and would hate to miss a chance to see Soundgarden but i'll be unlikely to be able to go all weekend.....are there no one-day passes sold for it?
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  • bburpeebburpee Posts: 193
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    Never been to Voodoo and would hate to miss a chance to see Soundgarden but i'll be unlikely to be able to go all weekend.....are there no one-day passes sold for it?

    No one day passes, but the pass is only $129.. probably $140 after fees. Simple solution - buy the pass, don't tighten the wristband too tight, sell it on Craigslist when you're done. There are a lot of secondary sales for Voodoo wristbands - I think the distributors sell some counterfeits or the volunteers steal a bag of wristbands or something... seems like there's always somebody trying to unload wristbands near the venue.

    Of course, no word on what day SG is playing, or what you'll miss on the other days... so that's a concern. And more days = better in N'awlins.
    Is it too much to ask for a full-blown Temple of the Dog set? Probably.
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