Bloggers from coast to coast began speculating Monday about who would replace The Allman Brothers. Many big names were thrown around on the blogosphere; Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Stone Temple Pilots, Tom Petty, as well as the oft-rumored Led Zeppelin. But when Thursday's big announcement finally came, most Roo-goers were left with a bad taste in their mouths.
In a message released on the official Bonnaroo website at 12:00am on Thursday, the Bonnaroo organizers announced that Widespread Panic had been added to the lineup. In most cases, Widespread Panic would be a welcome addition to any festival. However, the combination of high expectations and the fact that Widespread has been on the Bonnaroo lineup five times in seven years left many Bonnaroo fans disappointed.
To make festival-related even matters worse, Chicago's own Pitchfork music festival announced their third round of artist additions today and bland alt-rock outfit Spoon has been confirmed as another headliner at the already underwhelming festival. For more information on the Pitchfork Music Festival, visit their website HERE.
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For those of you dissapointed by Pitchfork's weak lineup or by the hefty prices of Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, I think I may have found the festival for you: This year, Des Moines, Iowa is getting its own high-quality music festival. The innaugural 80-35 festival is set to take place July 4th and 5th at Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. A two day pass to the festival is only $50 and the lineup features big names like The Flaming Lips, The Roots and Girl Talk. In my opinion, regardless of what you might spend on gas, 80-35 is definitely the best bang-for-your-buck music festival in the Midwest.
Visit the official website HERE
6 comments:
I don't know if I'd call Pitchfork's lineup weak...
But Bonnaroo's is...
Wow, I really disagree. Bonnaroo has a really diverse lineup; where else can you see all those different bands playing in one location? Other than the special Friday night performances, Pitchfork doesn't have much to offer in terms of a unique festival experience. At Bonnaroo you can see anyone from Sigur Ros to Metallica.
I like spoon...
Pitchfork is WAY more bang for your buck than 80-35. 80-35 will bore you as you wait for Girl Talk and the two headliners. Pitchfork, on the other hand, has top to bottom one of the sexiest lineups I've ever seen. And Pitchfork is ten bucks cheaper than the non-early 80-35 passes for a two day pass! Sorry, but no, you're very wrong.
And as far as a "unique festival experience" goes, where else can you see Animal Collective headline a festival? And half the bands at Pitchfork aren't playing any other festivals this year, whereas Lollapalooza, All Points West, Pemberton, Coachella, Austin City Limits and Bonnaroo are all essentially the same idea with different headliners. Go to one or two of those festivals if you can afford it, sure, but Pitchfork is on a different playing field.
Actually, two day passes for 80/35 are only $40 for a limited time. Get them at iowatix.com.
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