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What festivals are you going to?

JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
edited February 2008 in Other Music
What festivals are ye looking to go to this year?

http://www.novarock.at
http://www.rockamring.de
http://www.wacken.com

The line-ups seem to be pretty generic this year... but seems like they'll be pretty listenable all the same!
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    I think I'll go to Werchter, at least the day R.E.M. will be playing.
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,040
    Bonnaroo (already bought tickets)- this will be my first festival

    Thinking about:

    Wanee Festival (I may volunteer for this one) http://www.waneefestival.com/

    Langerado Festival http://www.langerado.com/home2.php

    Voodoo Music Festival http://www.voodoomusicfest.com/2007/index.html

    Austin City Limits (If PJ plays) http://www.aclfestival.com/default.aspx
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  • toastertoaster Posts: 152
    Roskilde, and a couple of the norwegian festivals; Slottsfjell and Øya.

    http://www.roskilde-festival.com
    http://www.slottsfjellfestivalen.no
    http://www.oyafestivalen.no

    Slottsfjell's got my two favorite norwegian bands (Superfamily and Kaizers Orchestra), Øya and roskilde always manage to have a great line-up (Radiohead/ Band of Horses and The National/Sigur Ros so far)+ a lot of bands waiting to be discovered on an early afternoon with a cold Tuborg in my hand :)
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    toaster wrote:
    Roskilde, and a couple of the norwegian festivals; Slottsfjell and Øya.

    http://www.roskilde-festival.com
    http://www.slottsfjellfestivalen.no
    http://www.oyafestivalen.no

    Slottsfjell's got my two favorite norwegian bands (Superfamily and Kaizers Orchestra), Øya and roskilde always manage to have a great line-up (Radiohead/ Band of Horses and The National/Sigur Ros so far)+ a lot of bands waiting to be discovered on an early afternoon with a cold Tuborg in my hand :)

    Brilliant - I'd love to go to a Festival in Norway! I think Inferno would be more my style though.
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  • toastertoaster Posts: 152
    Yeah, I've heard Inferno is great if you're into that kind of music... Too bad I'm not that hard-core, since it's located twenty minutes from where I live :D
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    None... all shite and Electric Wizard have just pulled out of Roadburn.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    I think it will just be download for me this year.
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Thinking about Bonnaroo and Rothbury.


    If I had to pick today, it'd be the roo, but still in the deciding phase.



    Edit: But def going to Lolla this year no matter what. Also hopefully Voodoo Fest if the line-up is cool.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,040
    DaytimeDilemma wrote:
    Also hopefully Voodoo Fest if the line-up is cool.


    I have a pretty good feeling that PJ will play Voodoo this year
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  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    None... all shite and Electric Wizard have just pulled out of Roadburn.

    yer so optimistic :p
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  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    I think it will just be download for me this year.

    Its a very odd looking festival - mostly cos the Lost Prophets are a headliner...
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Jennytree wrote:
    yer so optimistic :p

    there's no reason to be optimistic.

    So far:

    Download... only good bands: KISS, possibly Offspring but only cuz i've never seen them.
    Roadburn... only good bands: Down (seeing them for the countless time in April anyways) and Electric Wizard (oops! pulled out! :rolleyes: )
    Werchter... only good bands: REM, Chemical Bros
    Bloodstock... only good band: Dimmu Borgir
    Glastonbury... only good band: KoL
    Shrewsbury folk festival... good bands: Richard Thompson, Oysterband and Bellowhead

    Now, if I attended all of those festivals it would cost me a fecking fortune in ticket prices alone let alone spending money, beer money, flights, my passport and time off work... all of which I don't have.

    The only one i'm considering is Shrewsbury Folk Fest due to the attendance of Mr Richard Thompson, but that would be it.

    I know Reading and Leeds haven't been announced yet but i'm not holding out much hope looking at this lot.

    Festival line up's have gone downhill considerably over recent years IMO i'm afraid.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    Festival line up's have gone downhill considerably over recent years IMO i'm afraid.

    I concur. The main thing thats annoying me is the repetition. Iron Maiden are headlining Graspop for the second year in a row, and they played there a few years ago too. Same with Metallica. Last year I had to sit through Aerosmith and Iron Maiden - two bands that I completely fucking detest - I still went though :p I'll take the good with the bad!
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    Definitely going to Lollapalooza again. May consider All Points West and ACL depending on the lineups.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Jennytree wrote:
    I concur. The main thing thats annoying me is the repetition. Iron Maiden are headlining Graspop for the second year in a row, and they played there a few years ago too. Same with Metallica. Last year I had to sit through Aerosmith and Iron Maiden - two bands that I completely fucking detest - I still went though :p I'll take the good with the bad!

    see, I did that for years and now i'm just sick of it. If I have to put up with another little prick in a Trivium t-shirt bragging about how metal he is to his friends and then turning round and asking me who Phil Anselmo is I think i'm gonna strangle someone, and my god the repetition! How many years in a row can you put on Shitknot, Marilyn Manson and Metallica?!
    I just can't cope with this 'lets make the line-up diverse' bullshit at Donnington... yep, you guessed it, my main bitch is with Download festival. I've been to every single one and both Ozzfest's (2001/2002) and now it's just a sell out kiddie fest with extortionate prices. I refuse to go again unless someone absolutely spectacular is there.

    I'm a festival snob :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Bloodstock... only good band: Dimmu Borgir
    Dimmu Borgir are awful :o

    and I like black metal. Too many cheesy keyboards in their music :D
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  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    see, I did that for years and now i'm just sick of it. If I have to put up with another little prick in a Trivium t-shirt bragging about how metal he is to his friends and then turning round and asking me who Phil Anselmo is I think i'm gonna strangle someone, and my god the repetition! How many years in a row can you put on Shitknot, Marilyn Manson and Metallica?!

    Whatever happened Trivium actually?!

    And I've never been to Download - it was always cheaper for us Irish folk to hit the mainland and go to some other festivals. At least there ye get some really good random bands that ye weren't expecting. One in Austria had Sebastian Bach on at 3 in the afternoon in 35degree heat - made my day! Also what else rocked was Apocalyptica kicking Metallica's ass at their own music, great fun!
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Dimmu Borgir are awful :o

    and I like black metal. Too many cheesy keyboards in their music :D

    personal choice, my lovely, personal choice. ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I've been wanting to go to this festival for years:

    http://www.metalcamp.com/nav.php?lang=en

    Couldn't think of a better setting...
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Jennytree wrote:
    Its a very odd looking festival - mostly cos the Lost Prophets are a headliner...


    Yeah, what's that all aboot!
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    Yeah, what's that all aboot!

    Lostprophets put on a better live show than Smashing Pumpkins last year at Reading.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Jennytree wrote:
    Whatever happened Trivium actually?!

    And I've never been to Download - it was always cheaper for us Irish folk to hit the mainland and go to some other festivals. At least there ye get some really good random bands that ye weren't expecting. One in Austria had Sebastian Bach on at 3 in the afternoon in 35degree heat - made my day! Also what else rocked was Apocalyptica kicking Metallica's ass at their own music, great fun!

    Unfortunately, they're still around. Re-hashing quality Metallica and Pantera riffs and trying to pass them off as their own :rolleyes: Pricks.

    Don't bother with Download anymore, 3/4 years ago maybe but not now. It's all just emo bullshit and kiddie 'metal'. Also, the facilities are awful (toilets of 2006... nuff said), it's overpriced and the attitude of the stewards and officials stinks.

    I saw Apocolyptica about 4 years ago? can't remember but they were good... I won't comment on Sebastian Bach, we want to stay friends :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    facepollution wrote:
    Lostprophets put on a better live show than Smashing Pumpkins last year at Reading.

    I can believe that... but then, I hate both of them! :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    I can believe that... but then, I hate both of them! :p

    I think both are good at what they do, although the Pumpkins were very disappointing. Lostprophets won't have any problems headlining, they know how to work a crowd.

    Who would you consider spectacular and worthy of headlining? Most of the bands I can think of are older bands, and they've all been recycled as headliners anyway. At Least Download are trying to mix it up this year.
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    facepollution wrote:
    Lostprophets put on a better live show than Smashing Pumpkins last year at Reading.


    Maybe so but I for one will not be watching them.
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    Maybe so but I for one will not be watching them.

    me too. I saw them last year as festival headliners and they were utterly disappointing. My housemate went to see them a few weeks ago and said the same.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jennytree wrote:
    me too. I saw them last year as festival headliners and they were utterly disappointing. My housemate went to see them a few weeks ago and said the same.

    Lostprophets? They haven't toured since Reading I don't think......
  • LuthienTinuvielLuthienTinuviel Posts: 125
    rock am ring!

    yeah, the line-up is generic but METALLICA...and incubus!
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  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    Got my ticket for T in the Park. Want to see Rage, Aphex Twin, Primal Scream, Kings of Leon, The Verve and the Chemical Brothers among others.
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Probably just summerfest if there is anybody worth seeing

    http://www.summerfest.com
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    Summerfest 2006

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