PJ to Headline Woodstock 50th Anniversary??

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  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,038
    willbarclay said:
    My last big outdoor festivals were for 
    Tom Petty 
    Soundgarden 
    Foo Fighters
     
    thats it for me, I will not put myself through that stress anymore . Lines for Merch, lines for beer, lines to pee
    never ending lines 
    Line, line, everywhere a line
    Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
    Do this, don't do that, can you get in line?

    ...oops, wrong song :lol:
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,636
    trees said:
    chiefnjk said:
    Waiting for Dimi to weigh in on this one...
    Who is dimi? And why do we this persons lead alot?
    People tend to leak info to the most recognizable PJ fan out there.
  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    trees said:
    chiefnjk said:
    Waiting for Dimi to weigh in on this one...
    Who is dimi? And why do we this persons lead alot?

    Sorry, I never heard of her.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,146
    trees said:
    chiefnjk said:
    Waiting for Dimi to weigh in on this one...
    Who is dimi? And why do we this persons lead alot?
    He is boom’s nephew. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    I knew our festival days were numbered at ACL 2014 after years and years of going.  That was the first time i really felt the shift towards what they’ve become now which is not really for my age group. Lol

    Woodstock 94 was great.  The Tibetan Freedom Concerts from 96-99 were great.  Those bands are almost all gone now.  

    It really might be a thing where the festival doesnt change but you leave the target age range.  They’re going to aim for whatever brings in teens and 20s.  Ten years ago Rage Against the Machine and Bjork were bringing in thousands to Coachella.  Now only pop and hip hop will do that.  They might stay to do a selfie with U2 as the backdrop and then they leave for the EDM tent.  Times change.  I wouldnt be surprised if Woodstock 19 is mostly pop and hip hop as headliners. 
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    edited January 2019
    Festivals and Stadium/ballpark shows are too much of a hassle, too much time and money commitment for me to attend, for a diminished experience.  

    5-10+ years ago?  I would have been all over something like this.  
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    I was at ACL this year and loved every minute of it. Line up wasn't great but McCartney played and we had a great time hanging out with my friends.  Saw and heard a lot of good live music. Even the food was good. Oh yeah McCready showed twice!  I don't get why people dislike festivals so much. The glass is half full. :)
  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    Get_Right said:
    I was at ACL this year and loved every minute of it. Line up wasn't great but McCartney played and we had a great time hanging out with my friends.  Saw and heard a lot of good live music. Even the food was good. Oh yeah McCready showed twice!  I don't get why people dislike festivals so much. The glass is half full. :)


    I think the main reason people don't like them is anxiety levels.

    I don't like the feeling of being crammed into a tiny jar, and that's what I feel at most of these festivals.

    I don't like the waiting in lines either.

    and if its extremely hot out, that's another X

  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    edited January 2019
    Funny, the last festival I went too (Pemberton Festival in '16) was kind of the opposite.  We showed up around 4 as the first band we wanted to see was at 5pm.  There was no real lineup to get in.  There's were loads of people there but split over 3 stages.   No lines for merch.  Even the food and beer lineups seemed reasonable.

    Definitely started with more young people there but was we got closer to PJ, I saw more people our age.   It made for an interesting mix.  The venue was beautiful.    The set was amazing.    I think it might be a top 5 for me.  I loved the Wrigley shows later in the year, but there was something special about that festival.  It was seeing PJ in a beautiful place without all the hassle.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    Zod said:
    Funny, the last festival I went too (Pemberton Festival in '16) was kind of the opposite.  We showed up around 4 as the first band we wanted to see was at 5pm.  There was no real lineup to get in.  There's were loads of people there but split over 3 stages.   No lines for merch.  Even the food and beer lineups seemed reasonable.

    Definitely started with more young people there but was we got closer to PJ, I saw more people our age.   It made for an interesting mix.  The venue was beautiful.    The set was amazing.    I think it might be a top 5 for me.  I loved the Wrigley shows later in the year, but there was something special about that festival.  It was seeing PJ in a beautiful place without all the hassle.
    This. Take it all in, and just enjoy yourself.  Too crowded, step back.  Too hot, find shade. If it rains, put on a poncho. 
  • Release Me
    Release Me Posts: 342
    Red Sox are out of town from August 22 through September 2.  just saying...
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,244
    It is what you make it.  If you have anxiety, festivals prob aren’t your thing.  If you’re from Canada, it sounds like being in the sun may not be your thing.  For me I enjoy hanging out with my friends without the constraints of an individual seat, I like wandering around and checking out bands I wouldn’t have otherwise seen.  I also like people watching, so sitting in the grass chilling and talking to my friends while high as balls and staring at people is a blast.  I won’t be at Woodstock regardless because I think I may be done with trips to the middle of nowhere for PJ, but I think it’s right up their alley these days and won’t be surprised at all if they announce they’re doing it.  I do hope that if they are doing it, that they come down to ACL again too.  Short set or not, I’ll be happy.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,600
    ITT: Old people are acting old about festivals
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,024
    Release Me said:
    Red Sox are out of town from August 22 through September 2.  just saying...
    Oh please not again.
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  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,593
    edited January 2019
    So it would actually be at this place?

    https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/about-us/pressphotos

    That would be more like PJ20 was then no?
    Post edited by Daron Oshay on
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    willbarclay said:
    Get_Right said:
    I was at ACL this year and loved every minute of it. Line up wasn't great but McCartney played and we had a great time hanging out with my friends.  Saw and heard a lot of good live music. Even the food was good. Oh yeah McCready showed twice!  I don't get why people dislike festivals so much. The glass is half full. :)


    I think the main reason people don't like them is anxiety levels.

    I don't like the feeling of being crammed into a tiny jar, and that's what I feel at most of these festivals.

    I don't like the waiting in lines either.

    and if its extremely hot out, that's another X

    Don’t worry about being close to stage.  Just enjoy the show from the back and have more room to chill.  Like being on the lawn at an amphitheater.
  • Mikemzl91
    Mikemzl91 Posts: 502
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    ITT: Old people are acting old about festivals
    Yup
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    It is what you make it.  If you have anxiety, festivals prob aren’t your thing.  If you’re from Canada, it sounds like being in the sun may not be your thing.  For me I enjoy hanging out with my friends without the constraints of an individual seat, I like wandering around and checking out bands I wouldn’t have otherwise seen.  I also like people watching, so sitting in the grass chilling and talking to my friends while high as balls and staring at people is a blast.  I won’t be at Woodstock regardless because I think I may be done with trips to the middle of nowhere for PJ, but I think it’s right up their alley these days and won’t be surprised at all if they announce they’re doing it.  I do hope that if they are doing it, that they come down to ACL again too.  Short set or not, I’ll be happy.
    I am with you except for that Canadian part. We love the sun! 
  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    bootlegger10 said:
    willbarclay said:
    Get_Right said:
    I was at ACL this year and loved every minute of it. Line up wasn't great but McCartney played and we had a great time hanging out with my friends.  Saw and heard a lot of good live music. Even the food was good. Oh yeah McCready showed twice!  I don't get why people dislike festivals so much. The glass is half full. :)


    I think the main reason people don't like them is anxiety levels.

    I don't like the feeling of being crammed into a tiny jar, and that's what I feel at most of these festivals.

    I don't like the waiting in lines either.

    and if its extremely hot out, that's another X

    Don’t worry about being close to stage.  Just enjoy the show from the back and have more room to chill.  Like being on the lawn at an amphitheater.


    Im all for that.

    But 30,000 people for Foo Fighters/Greta Van Fleet at bluesfest this past summer was nuts. We were about 15-20 rows back from the stage and half way through the foos we decided to get the heck back and it was a major struggle to find our way through the crowd. We finally found a small open space to just hang, listen to the music and grab another beer.

    For me, ill stick with the theater style shows. Much more fun and enjoyable.

    If Paul McCartney comes to Bluefest Ill go. other than that, I think my festival days are behind me.


  • SandyRavage
    SandyRavage Posts: 1,126
    Daron Oshay said:
    So it would actually be at this place?

    https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/about-us/pressphotos

    That would be more like PJ20 was then no?
    No. 

    It would seem this is starting to get confusing to some people. 

    What you have a link to here is not considered the OFFICIAL Woodstock 50th anniversary celebration, it just happens to be a 50th celebration at the original Woodstock site. 

    When this was announced, many news sites took this new information, and put it with what Micheal Lang had said about him wanting to do a 50th anniversary show and formulated a headline with Bethel Woods as the Venue and those dates as the OFFICIAL dates, when they are in fact not.

    Since then, Micheal Lang has come out and said that his celebration will have nothing to do with Bethel Woods and will be bigger. 

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