Well don't be. Instead of landing in Chicago right now for Lollapalooza, I'm sitting in my cubicle trying to get in a few hours of work before I need to go home. I was headed home on Saturday morning around 8 and some ******* fell asleep and sideswiped my Explorer, I swerved really hard, flipped my car, and now I have a broken neck. And a huge gash on my head. And a cut on my eye. And a bruised lung. And I'm out $105, I managed to sell my ticket to someone I know in Chicago for $100 yesterday. So that should end any jealousy. Plus I now have to wear a neck brace, can't drive, can't run, and can't see any concerts for 8 weeks.

Holy fuck, that's terrible.

Maha Festival
Omaha, NE
Aug. 29

The Bands:
The Appleseed Cast
Army Navy
Serena Ryder
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
G.Love & Special Sauce
Dashboard Confessional
+ 4 unannounced Local Bands


P.s. if you guys actually have to ask what the name of this festival is supposed to mean, then you are extremely stupid.

i would do anything to go to T In The Park! or glastonbury :D

Go and see Mogwai live. Immediately. One of the most intense live acts i've seen easily, made up for the torrential rain easily.

I am going to two festivals over our summer which both have a huge list of pretty good bands and I'm very much excited! Some bands (from both fesitvals) include:

Faith No More
Muse
The Mars Volta
Mastodon
Meshuggah
Isis
Jane's Addiction
Anti-flag
My Chemical Romance
Paramore
HIM
Alexisonfire
Trivium
Sunny Day Real Estate
Eagles of Death Metal
Reel Big Fish

...and lots more. I'm not keen on a few of the bands listed (guess which ones, ha) but still pretty pumped!

Some pretty interesting bands in that line up. Nice!

If anyone in New Zealand is familiar with this festival, well I'm going to it:

Rippon Open Air Festival 2010

Little Bushman, Minuit, The Mint Chicks, Fat Freddy's Drop, Iva Lamkum, Pacific Heights Live, The Black Seeds, Eru Dangerspiel, Opensouls, Electric Wire Hustle, The Slur-Tones.

I'm a bit anxious as I bought the ticket on a whim when I found out I'd be in the country, but I don't know anyone else who is going so I will be a bit of a loner, ha.

But I'm most excited about Fat Freddy's Drop and The Black Seeds!

Yeah, I'm green with envy. I want to hate you, but I can't. lol. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun, just take it as a chance to meet new and interesting people.

Aw, I know, I think I'm hated by a couple of people at the moment (i.e. you and jackhammer, lol), but I'll definitely be thinking of you two when FFD and the seeds come on! :)

Have these festivals been yet? I really want to see FNM live! Have you ever seen Muse live? Mastodon were absolutely unbelievable when i saw them, i wasnt even that big a fan before the show.

Trivium however, remain the only band i have ever walked out on during their show.

Nope they haven't been yet! Unfortunately I had to sell my ticket to one of them as I'm moving overseas, but I'm still seeing Faith No More at their own show in New Zealand in late February! I can't wait, it's definitely the band I am looking forward to seeing the most.

Muse I haven't seen yet either, that festival is at the end of this month. I've never seen them live but I'm a pretty big fan so I'm looking forward to it, plus I've heard good things.

Unfortunately due to selling one of my tickets/moving I won't be seeing Mastodon or Trivium or a few of those other bands! Looks like I won't be missing out with Trivium, though. I was never really much of a fan of them to start with.

So yeah, none of them have happened yet... I don't know what it's like over there but here you always have to buy your ticket months and months in advance!

Its the same here for festivals. Glastonbury even make you apply beforehand and you just have to hope that you get one. You pay for your ticket before you even know the line up.

Trivium were awful. Ive seen some God awful gigs but always stayed to the very end. Not with Trivium though, i just couldnt take any more. I went back to the pub over the road from the venue and it was full of people who had also paid to be at the gig.

You'll love Muse. I wasnt a Muse fan when i saw them live for the first time in 2001. I had Showbiz and really wasnt very fond of it at all. I was a fan after the show though.

I'm thinking of going to a festival called Rockness which is located at eh, Loch Ness. Only part of the line up has been released.

The Strokes
BBC1 Radio is their official radio partner to the festival.
2MANYDJ'S
SoulWax
Justice

Yay! :D

I've only been to one mutli-day festival, and that was the Bonnarroo 2007 Music and Arts Festival.
Line up highlights:
Tool
The Roots
Clutch
Ween
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The White Stripes
The Police
Tortoise
Gogol Bordello
Stanton Moore Trio
Flight of the Conchords
Demitri Martin
Dave Attell
Lewis Black

and enough drugs to kill all of mainland Europe and the Shetland Islands.

I hate you :D

What Festivals or Tours are you going to this year?
 

I'm going to Glastonbury Festival in june(40th Anniversary)

and the wireless festival in july

and goin to see Chimpunk and Kid British in concert in february and then Tinchy Stryder aswell in february

also thinking of going to see 50 cent on his tour as well

I'm reeeeeeaaaallly hoping to go to The Fest in Gainesville this year. I turn 18 and therefore it becomes legal for me to attend! Seriously, the Fest looks like the most amazing thing ever. This is the website for the Fest 2009:

The Fest 8 :: Gainesville, FL :: Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 1 :: Home

Glastonbury, thats all I want and need.

After seeing the lineup this morning I definitely think I'm going to go ahead and book a trip to Coachella this year. The last time I went was in '04 and thought it would be my first and last time. The following years' lineups definitely weren't worth the treacherous trip but me thinks I have to see Thom Yorke in the flesh (finally) and Sunny Day Real Estate who I unfortunately missed when they rolled through here. All in all, I give this year's lineup a big thumbs up.

I'd love to go to glastonbury, it unfortunately seems a dream for me, unless I make friends in the area it's held I'll never go :(

Coachella is looking pretty stacked thus far. Still waiting for other lineups to come out, but it's looking good!

Coachella - Official News

I was thinking of maybe going to Glastonbury this year since it's the 40th anniversary. But I'm not living in the UK so it's a costly trip. But I registered so I could keep my options open. It sold out in bloody 12 hours before I could even think about going there. And they got Stevie Wonder!

I'm probably going going glasto for free this year, score.

And I go next year free as part of my uni course next year I think.

Double score.

Er, free :(? How on earth :(?

This year because a friend of mines dad is probably running some witch doctoring (alternative therapy) stall at it, and he's gonna say we're working for him.

Next year because I can do it as work experience for my course at uni.

You have no idea how much I'd love to go to Glasto. If it wasn't for the geographically barrier, and money situation I'd go every year.

I'm jealous :(.

I've also got a friend who knows Michael Eavis due to her working in the cheese shop he frequents. Haha.

Summerfest in Wisconsin

I will NOT be seeing Carrie Underwood or Tim Mcgraw, there will be more added in the lineup later. I saw Foghat last year.

One place I never want to do. Over 200,000 people. Flags everywhere, you can't see the band unless you like being crushed like a tin can and £5 for a cup of warm piss AKA glasto lager and tickets that cost the earth- no thanks.

True although I've heard that "T in the Park" was one of the best things a few of my mates have ever done, it's smaller and cosier than Glasto though, Glasto has a better line up at it. I'd kill to even go to T in the Park or Rockness up here, just too expensive :(.

I recommend Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. It's one of the most popular festivals in Europe, great performers, low costs, beautiful location. I'll put some more info if anybody wants.

It's always been one of my fantasies to nuke Glastonbury

Glasto doesn't look that bad, jsut stick to the smaller stages. Reading/leeds is a festival I'd probably hate.

I may try and sort something for Bestival though, that usually has a good lineup.

T in the Park sold out :( I didn't get my ticket :( I hate life... :laughing:

edit: In 45 ****ing minutes may I add.

I'm going to Electric Picnic this year, can't freaking wait :D

The lineup's looking pretty sweet:

Electric Picnic 2010

CLEARWATERFESTIVAL.ORG

This looks fantastic. Particularly Steve Earle & Rhett Miller

Who wants to take me for my birthday? :)

I continue to say that I would like to do Glastonbury at least once. I love festivals and so to experience Glastonbury is something I think i would like to do at some point. Whether its good or bad doesnt matter, just to give it a go.

However every year i just think fuck it and end up going somewhere else.

I havent been for a few years but i used to have so much fun at Leeds. You get such a mix of people so yeah, you get some idiots and some troublemakers but also meet alot of friendly people. It was always a very positive experience for me.

Friends over in Ireland keep telling me about this. I should check it out sometime.

This year I'm gonna try and make Camp Bestival with a friend, mother****ing parliament/funkadellic are playing.

I still wanna do ATP as well though I probably wont have the funds or anyone to go with though.

This is my first time going to it. It's a more mature indie/artistic alternative to Oxegen (which i've been to 4 times and can be really hit or miss as regards the line-up). The Electric Picnic line-up this year is fantastic: Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, Beach House, Modest Mouse, Jonsi, Fever Ray and loads more. Should be a cracking weekend :D