PJ to Headline Woodstock 50th Anniversary??

Mike D88

I would see the shit out of Pearl Jam in Watkins Glen.

'course you mooks will probably clog up the gorge trail on the off days

KN219077

Phish and PJ would be smart headliners, both have large fanbases that show up. Phish could bring in 60-80k people just to see them.

igotid88

I hope if PJ does this they play the Watkins Glen one. 

SandyRavage

igotid88 said:

I hope if PJ does this they play the Watkins Glen one. 

same

URthekey

Only bands I've heard floated for Watkins Woodstock were Twenty One Pilots, Beyonce, Childish Gambino, and Billie Ellish. My daughter was at a party with Lang's son Harry over the holidays and that's all she could remember him saying were IN. No PJ or she would have certainly mentioned.....

PB11041

If PJ guaranteed they were going to do something like Mansfield Night 3 2003, Gorge 2005, or Santa Barbara 2006 I would try to get into Woodstock (yes, I will whore out my soul for a cool semi acoustic opening set or encore 1, every one has their price, that is mine to go to a festival, in Mid August, in Central NY and get gauged for water)

karaherls

I think I saw it wasn’t at the original Woodstock site but at bethel arts center which is some miles away. 

NewJPage

karaherls said:

I think I saw it wasn’t at the original Woodstock site but at bethel arts center which is some miles away. 

Bethel is where original was

igotid88

karaherls said:

I think I saw it wasn’t at the original Woodstock site but at bethel arts center which is some miles away. 

there are 2 that weekend. The official Woodstock festival is going to be at Watkins Glen

100 Pacer

https://youtu.be/U4803un1nag

RatherStarved

100 Pacer said:

https://youtu.be/U4803un1nag

LOL! I guess now there are three.

given2fly23

Interesting, informative read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/arts/music/woodstock-50th-anniversary-festival.html

“We want this to be more than just coming to a concert,” he added. “And hopefully a lot of the bands will become part of this effort to get people to stand up and make themselves heard, to get and out vote. And if they don’t have a candidate that represents their feelings, to find one — or to run themselves.”

Tickets? Mr. Lang and his team are still working on that. But they envision selling a maximum of around 100,000 three-day passes, with most attendees camping on site.

darwinstheory

given2fly23 said:

Interesting, informative read: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/arts/music/woodstock-50th-anniversary-festival.html

“We want this to be more than just coming to a concert,” he added. “And hopefully a lot of the bands will become part of this effort to get people to stand up and make themselves heard, to get and out vote. And if they don’t have a candidate that represents their feelings, to find one — or to run themselves.”

Tickets? Mr. Lang and his team are still working on that. But they envision selling a maximum of around 100,000 three-day passes, with most attendees camping on site.

That sounds pretty PJesque

cp3iverson

Three woodstocks this summer??  Four?   They’ll probably all sue eachother when it comes to home media release. What a time to be alive

chiefnjk

Seems like PJ would be more likely to play the Bethel Woods event than the Lang Woodstock given Live Nation's involvment with the former.

NewJPage

chiefnjk said:

Seems like PJ would be more likely to play the Bethel Woods event than the Lang Woodstock given Live Nation's involvment with the former.

Why would that matter? If they do it it will be for the bigger check, which Lang will offer

RatherStarved

NewJPage said:

chiefnjk said:

Seems like PJ would be more likely to play the Bethel Woods event than the Lang Woodstock given Live Nation's involvment with the former.

Why would that matter? If they do it it will be for the bigger check, which Lang will offer

Why Bethel? Livenation affiliation.

Why Lang? Check size, political aspect, tradition, and venue capacity to handle PJ size crowd.

I'd be happy with either.  

mwplum

Going back to what the other member said about festival experiences now vs the past (and how they have significantly evolved), I full heartedly agree. 

Yet I continue to see posts about “suspect” food and portable toilets. I think it’s important to note that at most US festivals, they actually put an emphasis on the food. For example, at Coachella they bring in some of the most popular food trucks from LA (ones you will have seen on food tv shows) and they even have an app that gives you details about the various options. It’s really great.

Moreover, If you’re at a stage of your life where you’re “above” or “over” portable toilets, there are usually options where you can upgrade to get toilets on par with what the artists have in their trailers. Also, if you’re not willing to part with the extra cash, even the regular portable toilets aren’t usually those blue towers you think of from the 90’s. They are usually nice trailers, with multiple stalls in each, and they are divided up so that there is little wait time. 

That’s my experience from attending Coachellas (2011-2014), Sasquatch, Desert Trip, Pemberton etc.

While sets may be shorter, that’s not necessarily a given (I.e. Phosh is playing 3 sets at this years’ Bonnaroo). While I’d prefer to see an arena tour too, I wouldn’t necessarily discount a festiva based on experiences I had in the 90’s (I.e. Lollas 1992-1996).

Get_Right

I went to ACL in 2018 and it was fantastic.  The lineup was not even that great. Only clusterfuck was getting in on the one day we arrived later in the day. The food was actually the best I have ever had at an event. Plenty of port a potties and few lines.  Saw 6-7 bands a day with plenty of great sight lines.  Yes, it is tough to get a good view of the last three acts without claiming a spot very early on.  I'm not there to get close.  I'm there to have a full musical experience with good friends and be outdoors enjoying live music. And get good exercise. I walked an average of 13 miles a day.  

I will never understand why people dislike festivals. Most of them are a blast.

SVRDhand13

Get_Right said:

I went to ACL in 2018 and it was fantastic.  The lineup was not even that great. Only clusterfuck was getting in on the one day we arrived later in the day. The food was actually the best I have ever had at an event. Plenty of port a potties and few lines.  Saw 6-7 bands a day with plenty of great sight lines.  Yes, it is tough to get a good view of the last three acts without claiming a spot very early on.  I'm not there to get close.  I'm there to have a full musical experience with good friends and be outdoors enjoying live music. And get good exercise. I walked an average of 13 miles a day.  

I will never understand why people dislike festivals. Most of them are a blast.

I’ve been to about 20 festivals and ACL 14 (Pearl Jam headlining) was my favorite. They know what they’re doing!

Nowadays I find myself at more beer festivals than music festivals 😜