Voodoo Music Experience
Voodoo Music Experience 2009:
October 30-November 1, 2009 - New Orleans, LA
Latest Updates: 10/2 - Schedule announced
Official Lineup:
Alejandro Escovedo, All Time Low, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, American Bang, Andrew Duhon and the Lonesome Crows, Amanda Shaw, As Tall As Lion, Beausoleil, Benjy Davis Project, Big Chief Monk Boudreau & John Sansone, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, The Black Keys, Black Lips, Brand New, Brother Taisuke Mass Choir, Cyril Neville’s Blues Revue (w/ Tab Benoit), The Cool Kids, Dan Dyer, Davis Rogan, Drive-By Truckers, Down, Earl Greyhound, Eminem + D12, Eric Church, Erick Baker, Fischerspooner, The Flaming Lips, Fleur de Tease, From Legends to Nancy, Generationals, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Glasgow, Gogol Bordello, The Happy Talk Band, Jane’s Addiction, Janelle Monae, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, JJ Grey & Mofro, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Justice (DJ Set), Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, K’Naan, Katey Red, Big Freedia and Sissy Nobby w/ DJ Papa, KISS, The Knux, Ledisi, Lenny Kravitz, Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds, LeRoy Jones Group, Lil Brian & the Zydeco Travelers, Little Freddie Kings, Loose Marbles, Lucy’s Walk, Luke Winslow-King, MarchFourth Marching Band, Mates of State, Meat Puppets, Michael Tolcher, Morning 40 Federation, Mute Math, MyNameIsJohnMichael, The New Orleans Bingo Show, The New Orleans Klezmer All Star, The New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Nicholas Megalis, Noisician Coalition, Papa Grows Funk, The Preservation Hall Stars, The Pogues, Q-Tip, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, R. Scully Rough 7, Ratty Scurvics Singularity, The Rebirth Brass Band, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Rotary Downs, Sam & Ruby, Sarah Quintana, Shooter Jennings, Silversun Pickups, Sissy Nobby, DJ Soul Sister, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Street Sweeper Social Club, Suplecs, TBC Brass Band, MC Trachiotomy, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Vettes, Walter ”Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmaster (w/ Dirty Dozen Horns), Ween, The White Bitch, Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?, Widespread Panic, Wolfmother, The Zydepunks
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I was at the Republic on Sat. night and didn’t notice anyone special walking around.
I had a great time. Black Keys were very memorable in the pouring rain, Silversun Pickups kinda melted my brain, Ween was awesome and did a bunch of my favorite songs, Squirrel Nuts were cool, Bingo Show was great, Rebirth Brass Band was -religious-, only caught a bit of Wolfmother but it was Joker and the Thief, cool, Jane’s Addiction was THE band to see and I feel bad if you missed them, was great to see KISS for the first time, Flaming Lips were fun, and Kravitz was Kravitz. But I think I spent most of the fest meandering drunkenly around having a good old time. I’ll go again and I bet it can only get better (but I hope they get Jane’s back, heh).
GALACTIC LATE NIGHT AT TIPS ON FRIDAY WAS INSANELY AWSOME!
galactic played til bout 330-4am….after party was at some small bar (I forget the name) somethin like Le Bon Torment or somethin… Mike D’s GoGo Jungle played til about 5am and was free… GREAT FUCKING NIGHT
anyone go to republic on halloween? heard eminem, lenny kravitz, and all of janes were walkin round there.
sunday at the howlin wolf was the spot. Seein GP jr and the nevilles and nawlins was great considering I am an out of towner.
Things I’d like to see next year
- A better toilet setup. This has been problematic all 3 years I’ve been and while it’ll prolly never be perfect it has a long way to go to even get to acceptable levels.
- A better undercard on the main stages
- A better handle on the delayed side stages
- A cola sponsor
- bring back the little attractions (the Mantis Man, the floating balloon light things). they weren’t anything special necessarily but a couple of them were kinda neat
- the LOA looked like it was improved tenfold. improve on that from last year and I may actually have to save a little extra $ to drop on it
- A lineup that doesn’t have acts dropping off left and right
- Bands that show up in condition to play (as I stated, I didn’t see it but if The Pogues set was truly as abysmal as was described to me they shouldn’t be touched again by this, or any other, festival until they get their shit straightened up. Irish punk or not - you can’t dick over your customers/fans like that)
- A plan in place just in case it rains. There were sizeable chunks of land that were a chore to attempt to navigate.
- Keep that security team and staff in place too. Some of the nicest people I’ve ever met that from everything I could tell did one helluva job all weekend long. Kudos to them.
- 2 words : Daft Punk.
The gripes I had were relatively minor - nothing really soured my experience at all and I enjoyed myself entirely. But those are my thoughts on what could be done to spice up what Rehage has going here.
and explosions in the sky
well if they did lose money, it would definitely be due to the lineup. look at lollapalooza, coachella, austin city limits. those fests sell out every year it seems like. voodoo needs more contemporary bands that stand apart. here’s a list of bands that need to play the fest sometime soon: muse, radiohead/thom yorke, them crooked vultures, diplo, the dead weather, mike relm, the roots, sts9, santigold, beck, beastie boys, animal collective, mgmt, yeasayer, any damon albarn group, girl talk, lcd soundsystem, modest mouse, pearl jam, yea yea yeas, arcade fire, DAFT PUNK!!! , grizzly bear, bloc party, mf doom, simian mobile disco, pixies again, kings of leon, metallica, slipknot, tool, gwar, dr john and galactic please!!!, booka shade, cat power, kanye west, the decemberists, snoop dogg, cage the elephant, the prodigy, ben folds. not all those bands i like, but those bands will sell tickets. if voodoo can get a majority of these acts over the next couple of years, the festival would probably sell out. it would bring the coachella lollapalooza type of money. at least a couple of headliners i mentioned, with some of the mid tier acts i mentioned. here’s hoping its not somebody like kiss next year
Jane’s Addiction delivers.
Yeah, I as well would not have gone had I not bought my hotel and tickets in the march-ish time. The line up next year could have DEFINITELY USED A BOOST. What happened to Buckcherry? And why was Down in a small tent? Went to see Down and couldn’t even get in the tent. Janelle Monae was a suprize favorite and Fischerspooner didn’t dissapoint. I wanted Kiss to be better. I think they lost TONS of money on this festival, it seemed like there wasn’t many people there.. It annoyed the PISS out of me how all the small stages ran late and the big ones stayed remotely on time. It was near impossible to see people that way, I wanted to see Jello, but he started so late that I could only watch 2 songs before my group dragged my over to see Kiss, I had this issue a handfull of times.
The soft drink thing was UBER ANNOYING, a girl at one of the booths said there was a dispute between pepsi and the promotors so they just decided not to have pepsi at all. STUPID STUPID STUPID. I held my pee for 8 hours so I didn’t have to walk through the sanitation mud-pit. At bonnaroo these things were cleaned out regularly, I don’t see why this didn’t happen @ voodoo….
This was my first voodoo experience, and unless the lineup shapes up it will be my last.
I had a good enough time. Better than I expected I would have. Ledisi, Bingo Show, Justice, All Time Low, Down, Zydepunks, Flaming Lips, Fischerspooner, The Vettes, SNZippers all brought their A-game. KISS & Eminem I didn’t watch all of but what I did see I was not disappointed in. Didn’t bother w/ Kravitz - he wasn’t gonna top the Lips - no way, no how. Brand New did suck which was terribly disappointing to me - after being shockingly entertained by the kiddie pop-punk of All Time Low they did really suck the life out of the area. I anticipated them highly and found myself disgustingly bored after about 4 songs and left.
I was watching Fleur De Tease at the time but heard from several people that The Pogues set was a disaster both in the crowd and on stage. Part of me says “Well, it’s The Pogues what do you expect” but at the same time somebody seriously needs to get Shane McGowan some help or he just needs to go away and let bands legacy stand as it is because from what I heard it sounds like their just standing around pissing on themselves at this point.
The food was quite good - as usual. I also was shocked at the lack of a soft drink at the festival. Nothing wrong with the water/energy drink/lemonade/beer/SoCo options but the lack of a cola was puzzling. The restroom situation continues to be problematic. The crowd was sorta stale at times at the larger stages but the Bingo Parlor acts never seemed to have a problem connecting.
All-in-all I give this years Voodoo a nice ‘B’ grade. Room for improvement? Definitely. But I wasn’t disappointed by any means.
Out of curiosity - who no-showed? I assume K’Naan is one because I saw his FYE signing was cancelled.
MSTRKRFT cancelling at like 11pm or whatever at Ampersand on Thursday was really weak shit - but I did get an e-mail stating I’d be getting a full refund for that which is a nice surprise because I still had a good time there. Props to Force Feed Radio for covering very well in a shitty situation.
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@TomServo
So, you’re kid can’t drink water and you brought your kid to an adult music festival without researching the content of the songs being performed by individual acts and that’s somehow Voodoo’s problem?
This is essentially an adult festival that provided activities for the children. Your kid wasn’t meant to be at every performance. This’d be like me taking my kid to Seasame Street on Ice and complaining about the lack of consideration for adults.
I only went friday. the crowd was great for black keys, silversun pickups, and unreal for justice. justice had an amazing energy. check the highlights on voodoo. a party. its probably because younger kids dont know the headliners that well, and arent that impressed with them. Idk, i 2nd that notion jonathan. i was thinking that because radiohead is recording a new album next year, and muse will be touring in america next year. maybe we can get one, i cant imagine both those bands. not even lollapalooza or coachella could prob. have those both.
BIG letdown after last year. The good - we loved Janelle Monae, Jane’s, Fischerspooner, and Flaming Lips… all delivered more than expected. SSPU, Wolfmother, KISS, Lenny Kravitz, and Squirrel Nut Zippers all delivered exactly what we expected. The food was pretty decent, and most of the local acts were entertaining. Some of the giveaways were cool.
The Bad - The Kid’s stage (Vooboo) was uber-lame compared to Kidzapalooza. The lack of a soft drink partner was ASININE. Completely ridiculous - the only soda in the park was either a mixed drink or a root beer float. Brand New was horrendous - they just stood there and mumbled… sucked the life out of the show. Then, The Pogues followed it up with a late lead singer (who sounded awful) and a band argument that should stay offstage. Some of the acts should be branded as *adult* in nature at any show with free kid’s admission - I was entertained by Bones, but acknowledging the kids in the audience before songs about penis size, sex with underage girls, and drugs… a little tacky. It’d be nice to know in advance if the content would be that extreme.
More bad - what fool decided to put the port-a-potties on a downward slant? They turned into mudpits and stayed that way all weekend long. A couple bands didn’t show, and Squirrel Nut Zippers’ two leads skipped the autograph signing (lame!), which was scheduled during the Flaming Lips - miss the awesome Lips opening to meet one original band member (the bassist) and a bunch of new guys? I don’t know about that. The signings sucked anyhow - most had tiny lines and you had to buy FYE merchandise. I expected that - but when only 5-6 folks are waiting for autographs, let the people who already spent their bankroll say hello, you know? Also - whoever decided to give Flaming Lips only 1:20 needs to have their head examined. Their show was great, and felt short. With Lenny on early, why not let Lips kick it longer?
A final bad note - the fans sucked. Almost every major headliner begged the crowd to wake up and make some noise (KISS, Lenny, Lips, some others) while only Jane’s had a full crowd that seemed completely engaged from the start… a big change from last year, when the crowd was nuts for NIN and REM.
I think this is my last Voodoo. Love the city, love the culture, hated the lack of a soda or other major drink partner… the terrible muddy bathrooms (and what was with tie-wrapping the portajohns when they ran out of TP?)…. felt like a first time event, not something that competes with Lollapalooza, Coachella, etc.
I think as a whole this year was better than last, but i’m a big Nine Inch Nails fan so last year’s saturday was great. Also it didnt rain last year. Jane’s Addiction on Saturday was the best show there. They just blew me away. The Flaming Lips played the second best show of the festival, and it was probably the most fun show ever. RADIOHEAD AND MUSE FOR VOODOO FEST 2010!!!
Well, overall it was a good year. Black Key, Silversun Pickups, Justice, Eminem, Mute Math and Wolfmother all tore it up. We payed 336 for LOA tickets and we think it was worth it. $100 a day is not bad at all when you get to see more than three good bands. The rain sucked Friday night but it happens. Glad we had our rain suites and boots. Needed them all day Saturday.
Here is a side note of amazement….At 4:00pm on Saturday we went out to the car to change into our Halloween costumes. We came back into the park had a great time but left right before KISS because, well, some KISS fans where rude and stunk to high hell. Anyways, we get back to the car and the passenger side door was wide open. That sinking feeling hit and then I realized that my wife left her purse in there and I had taken my DL and credit cards out to put in my pocket but left the rest of the wallet in the car also. Get to the car and find nothing missing what so ever! My wife had not closed her door when we left to go back in at 4pm. So, our passenger side door was WIDE open from 4pm to 9pm in the LOA parking lot and not a thing happened. We where very lucky!
We talked about it on the way home and decieded that next year we will wait to see who all is in the line-up before making the purchase of tickets. We would not have come this year with this line up. Buying early is a good deal but next year has to have a stronger line up. I think most agree this year’s line up compared to last is, well, no comparison.
By the way, in the LOA we where told there was going to be 3 for 1 drink specials. Got there and it is only from 4pm to 6pm. Not cool. Also, one bathroom for LOA is stupid.
LOA is worth it but improvement are always needed.
Hope to go next year. It would make 3 years in a row if we did.
thanks for the info on girl talk. i missed when he played at the thirsty hippo. hopefully, i’ll make it to this.
Anonymous,
Here’s the article that confirms it. plus i have heard from a few people it’s true. So unless this fall apart, we should be getting Girl Talk as the headliner. anyways, hope this helps.
http://www.studentprintz.com/news/girl-talk-to-perform-at-eaglepalooza-1.793051
how positive are you about girl talk in hattiesburg. i was just talking about eaglepalooza the other day. live here in hattiesburg. can you tell me how you know this?
Anyone now if this will be streaming anywhere on the internet???
Less than a week, guys. You ready?
Can’t wait.
Safe travels.
I know this is way off topic, but if anyone lives near new orleans or mississippi, Girl Talk will be playing a FREE show with other guests in downtown hattiesburg, Mississippi on November 20th. It’s part of mini school music festival the university of southern mississippi has every year. last couple years have had robert randolph and mute math, should be fun. starts at 8. no official details have been released yet. will get back once they have been. I just remember alot of girl talk fans on here, so just letting anyone know who is somewhat local. anyways, cant wait for next weekend!
You’ll be able to see both Biz Markie and MSTRKRFT if you really want to probably. Headliners at Ampersand don’t come on until 2 maybe 3AM. I’m guessing Biz will be done before that.
Biz Markie?! Free?! The same night as MSTRKRFT? Noooooooooooo
sorry thats hard to read…ill try that again
Thursday October 29
10 pm
Antics & Vtech present
Biz Markie / The Knux / DJ Soul Sister
Howlin Wolf / 907 South Peters FREE!
House of Blues / 225 Decatur St
Dr John / Lower 911 / Irma Thomas / George Porter Jr. / Rebirth Brass Band
A fund raiser for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic & Assistance Foundation
8 pm / $30
Club Ampersand / 1100 Tulane Ave
MSTRKRFT / Beverly Skillz / Forcefeed Radio
$15
Friday October 30/
One Eyed Jacks / 615 Toulouse St
Rollingstone.com & Rhapsody present
Meat Puppets / Bobby Bare Jr. / more
9 pm/ FREE
Howlin Wolf / 907 South Peters
Rebirth Brass Band / Big Sam’s Funky Nation
10 pm/ $15
Saturday October 31
KREWE of M.O.M.’s Halloween Ball
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk / Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes/ Derrick Freeman’s Smokers World
10 pm/ $25
Republic / 828 South Peters Street
Joe Goddard & Alexis Taylor (HOT CHIP) DJ Set / King Britt/ Swiss Chriss
10 pm/ $22
Antics & Vtech present
Biz Markie / The Knux / DJ Soul Sister
Howlin Wolf / 907 South Peters
Thursday October 29 / 10 pm / FREE
Dr John / Lower 911 / Irma Thomas / George Porter Jr. / Rebirth Brass Band
A fund raiser for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic & Assistance Foundation
House of Blues / 225 Decatur St
Thursday October 29 / 8 pm / $30
Club Ampersand / 1100 Tulane Ave
MSTRKRFT / Beverly Skillz / Forcefeed Radio
Thursday October 29 / 10 pm / $15
One Eyed Jacks / 615 Toulouse St
Rollingstone.com & Rhapsody present
Meat Puppets / Bobby Bare Jr. / more
Friday October 30/ 9 pm/ FREE
Howlin Wolf / 907 South Peters
Rebirth Brass Band / Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Friday October 30 / 10 pm/ $15
Howlin Wolf / 907 South Peters
KREWE of M.O.M.’s Halloween Ball
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk / Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes/ Derrick Freeman’s Smokers World
Saturday October 31 / 10 pm/ $25
Republic / 828 South Peters Street
Joe Goddard & Alexis Taylor (HOT CHIP) DJ Set / King Britt/ Swiss Chriss
Saturday October 31/ 10 pm/ $22
Dear Anonymous,
No, unfortunately Lenny Kravitz will be closing. My guess is he will play until 9pm at the latest. Sunday always ends earlier than friday or saturday. The lineup is also usually smaller so there won’t be more additions. What would be nice is if the flaming lips at least got and extra 15 minuntes, but that won’t happen. There , in my opinion, will be no more additions and no major changes barring a band dropping. What you see is what you get. Still will be fun, but that’s it.
So should we even hope for any other artist addition even with the huge gap after lenny on sunday? There are bands starting way later than him…
*I just don’t find anything*
I’ll be honest. I’m not a lips fan. I just find something in their music that keeps me listening. HOWEVER, the stage show is AMAZING. They probably put more work into the stage show than anyone i’ve seen! We saw them at voodoo a couple of years ago, and then at bonnaroo the following year. I would love for them to have a long night set just to sit back and watch.
I promise you, even if their music doesn’t appeal to you, their show will if they get to put on a full one.
You assume correctly. 75 min unless they purposely run long or they bump Lenny back a bit….
Flaming Lips are still on. They performed last night on Conan and he announced them for Nov. 1 at Voodoo NOLA.
Am I wrong to assume the flaming lips set will only be 1hr15mim? They go on at 5:45 and Lenny Kravitz is at 7:00? I realize these acts arent on the same stage but I am pretty sure that the stages alternate acts so there is no overlapping. Somebody PLEASE tell me the lips will play longer than 1hr15.
Don’t know..I think it’s just advertising, but they are still on the lineup. Their website also has around 11 shows until 2010 with two in the U.S. (San Fran & NOLA). I think you’re safe.
Have the Flaming Lips canceled? An article on this site about their new album says that an Oct 15th gig in LA could be their last of 2010. Anyone else heard anything?
Their art setups look promising this year. Morning 40 Federation (who hasn’t played since Mardi Gras) is back! Anyone that isn’t interested in KISS should go see them, they’re closing up the night with their dirty, self deprecating, set full of debauchery. They bring the best and worst of new orleans on stage with them every time they play.
Halloween night, after voodoo, if your not from new orleans you have to go to frenchman. its absolutely insane. Earphunk and Groovesect at Maison de la Musique is the show to see, its free, these kids get down
You have a link to that Justice aftershow? It just says TBA on Ampersand’s website for friday night. But that’d be great.
well that makes it easier…..now we can see fisherspooner then the justice after show
A Justice aftershow would make sense, Tiesto did one after his set in 2007
If you are into electronica and dance, the aftershows at Ampersand is the place to be that weekend.
Thursday - MSTRKRFT
Friday - Justice
Saturday - Darude
MR. MAN,
i believe justice is playing from 8pm-930; then eminem plays from 930-11pm. artists play back to back in main stage area which is why they have two main stages to begin with; so yes your dream will probably come true.
thanks all for the answers. i’ve got a good idea about the setup now.
You can hear perfectly fine from any spot in the are where the 2 mains are. Sight is dependent on what you call sight. Can you see both stages — yes. Can you see them well - not so much. The + thing is though that both stages have 2 giant video screens going at the same time so if that’s suitable enough for you then you’re all good. If you actually want physical view of the artists w/o the sense of watching on TV you’re gonna have to do some moving around.
Voodoo and Playstation stages - you can’t sit anywhere and see both, but you can hear. They are probably 200yds apart. If you really want to be close for a show, you should stay at that one while the prior band plays and you can hear okay if everyone around you doesn’t talk the whole time - which may happen since there won’t be a band at that stage currently. If you don’t care about being up close, you can easily walk back between the two and you can hear very well from the back of the crowd.
onawire - thanks, are you able to hear and/or see both stages if you pick one spot, say 50 yards from one stage? or right in the middle of the two stages (this is at la ritual), could you see and/or hear both stages? key thing is i will be able to check it out on friday, all i want to see that day is black keys and ween.
So why is Buck Cherry still listed as confirmed. Is this site that poorly run….
Looking forward to it but agree it’s gonna be hard, impossible actually, to see everything I want. Ween and Fischerspooner were both two big reasons I was excited about the fest, and they’re scheduled at the same time. Wolfmother and Jane’s rock me out but clearly I’ll have to jet from the Wolfmother concert early in order to find a decent spot for Jane’s (which is the primary band I want to see). George Clinton and Jello Biafra at the same time is also disappointing. This is how the big fests work, I guess. No prob with Em opening and Kravitz closing, both are minor legends, but for me the awesome stuff is squeezed right into the middle, clearly Saturday night is where it’s at.
Hey Motorvatin,
The 2 “main” stages face each other. As one act ends the other one begins. I have been to several festivals, this one is structured pretty well. Could only use some late night sets into the wee hours of the NOLA nights. RMFTR!
I hope Justice plays for and hour and half that would be so fucking rad.
people just seem to think that their opinion about music must for whatever reason be shared by everyone else. some people think the lineup sucks, some people think the lineup rocks. if it makes you feel better to spew your opinion either way, go for it, but don’t fool yourself into thinking anyone actually cares.
yep….. and the dead weather tonight at house of blues
you must have been at bayfest. ill be there tonight
that’s right. everyone should get off here go meet the cure, and get some pussy then hate on people who have an opinion. haha! i don’t need to spend $180 to get some pussy while gene simmons spits out blood. from a music stand point it is weaker than other years. sorry i’ve been disappointed since i found out kiss was booked. so you can hate and be a douche or be polite and be like to each his own. not saying you didnt meet those bands because idk you, you could be telling the truth and they could have been like sure we are, but it never materialized. but dont say everone on here cant get pussy, and needs to get a life. you’re on here to so stop being a hypocrite hater.
got to see stp, cage the elephant, and meat puppets last night
and i have to say meat puppets are a must see!
they were great
they have updated the map on the website. so which way are the stages facing? at le ritual, are the stages facing each other or facing away from each other? what about the le flambeau stage?
what a sad bunch of lifeless idiots you are…pretty funny watching you super nerds wax on about the cult this and alice in chains that, maybe go out and get some pussy some time, oh, you ask what that is…you maybe get that when you get your fag asses off the computer droning on about stupid bands, wah, wah wah, I dont like the schedule,wah, wah wah,….SAD MORONS.
Well, just got the call from my sister and her family - huge KISS fans, but they’re canceling the trip and selling their tickets due to lack of interest in the rest of the lineup.
This is a real downer after last year’s show. Eminem as your opening night closer… and Lenny Kravitz as your major act festival closer? Really….? Nothing to see here…
To each his own, I think it’s a great lineup.
I ran into the same conflicts at Coachella a number of years back. Weezer or Sigur Ros? Squarepusher or Plaid? Iggy Pop or Snoop Doggy Dogg? In the end, it’s good to have too many choices, rather than too few, in my opinion anyway.
For my money,
Ween > Eminem
Jane’s Addiction > George Clinton + Jello Biafra combined
Fischerspooner > Justice
Wolfmother > Down
And so on. But someone else may have it exactly the opposite. Gogol Bordello isn’t even an aquired taste, it’s just something you need to experience live. Yeah, it’s like Croatian (or whatever) gypsy punk, and I don’t really like listening to it at home on my phones or stereo, but the live event is just a big ass party and memorable as hell. But if you’re not into that kinda thing, you’re not into that kinda thing. I was dragged to a Gogol show and bitched all the way and wound up having the time of my life. Get drunk, go see Gogol, and try not to have a good time. If you don’t, you may be dead.
When there are two bands I really want to see, like Ween and Fischerspooner, and if they overlap, then I might have to catch half of one and half of the other. No biggie. As long as the weekend is full of good music, I’m groovy with it.
Color me excited
enough said….the schedule really puts it in perspective how weak this years festival really is. the fwe bands that most people wanted to see start after 4 pm with conflicts. especially saturday. how can you make people choose between three unique bands in jane’s addiction, george clinton, and jello biafra!!! and the flaming lips should be closing or wp; not lenny ‘are you gonna go my way’ kravitz! they completely bombed halloween from a scheduling/talent standpoint. im sure it will be fun. but last two years had a better overall selection. voodoo used to be the one festival with minimal conlficts. if i didnt live near there i would def. not be going. bonnaroo was much better. oh well…maybe we will get some confirmations later, as in next year hahaha….
‘Aquired Taste’ yeah i could see that… Kind of like A2M is an ‘Aquired Taste’
How the hell is this nola music dumbass criticize us when he the idiot that said he meet the cult personally and that they confirmed they were at voodoo.
you might want to wake up from that fantasy you were having with the cult
The scheduling does seem pretty awful this year. I used to love Voodoo because one area was more rock oriented and one was more hippie-ish for lack of better word. I remember stuff like Cypress Hill playing while Ben Harper played, The Black Crows and someone like Manson playing the opposite stage. Not to mention the smaller stages for people who liked neither. They actually tried to diversify the acts while not causing conflicts with who you wanted to see, where, and when.
Heh….Gogol’s definitely an acquired taste. It’s ok for what it is. They’ve played this thing a couple times before. I’ve never checked them out but upon walking by the area they draw HUGE crowds. And from all accounts they’re a fantastic live act. Take that for what you will…
Has anyone ever listened to this Gogol Bordello bullshit. This stuff sucks. Its like a cross between weird al and borat.
Whats up with Buck Cherry still showing as confirmed but not on the schedule???
hey NOLA, It seems to me your the fuckbag, got us all excited about the cult and AIC but i dont see them listed here. Did they give you this valuable info while you were blowing them or something.
hey “anonymous”…go fuck yourself, you fuckbag queer
Oh I understand somewhat that given the nature and size of the event you’re going to have some conflicts. That said I also think that the organizers should do their damnedest to try to ensure that as consumers we are able to check out as many of the bands that we want to see as possible w/o having to make those tough decisions.
Basically, I’m just super bummed that I’m down a good chunk of the bands I was interested in due to conflicts. Most aren’t extremely tough decisions it’s just stuff I was hoping to avoid. But that Justice/Fischerspooner/Ween/Eminem block just pisses me off.
I believe it’s the intentions of any large festival to have conflicts. You have to break up the crowd. One of those methods is having people jumping from stage to stage. It also helps to cut down on people camping out.
People need to remember that the festival can’t make the lineup perfect for you alone.
The more I look at it the more I think “Who the hell booked this shit?” and “Why are they not fired on the spot”
Justice/Fischerspooner/Eminem/Ween all could run into each other or at the same time.
Jane’s Addiction running into P-Funk/Jello at the same time and most likely running into the start of KISS
Wolfmother/Down at the same time.
Lenny Kravitz/Meat Puppets at the same time.
It’s like they took our $, grabbed any band w/ any name value and then placed them in a slot opposite another name act to ensure that there’s no possible way to see an entire set by any of these acts. Crossover is inevitable but a couple of these conflicts should’ve been avoided at all cost. Gigantic thumbs down on Rehage thus far for piss-poor communication skills and then some of the most back-asswards scheduling decisions I’ve ever seen from a “major” festival.
I’ve never been so roller coastered emotion-wise re; a show in my life. I’m ready for Halloween weekend cause I’m ready to go and get it over with at this point - and then I can spend the next year trying to justify why I should even bother considering giving Rehage my $ after this.
my only compliant is that sat it seems i will be walking back and forth from the main stages. and since bands play back to back you will have to miss parts of sets. for example more people will attend sat than any other day, and jane’s addiction will play then as soon as their done kiss will start on opposite stage. there will be no way to catch both because of the amount of people on both stages
maybe widespread will quit early so the flaming lips can have more than one hour. with a double disk new album coming out i reallly need more time for them. oh well, i am optimistic. should be fun anyway
I would personally love to see the Flaming Lips set pushed back an hour. Sun goes down at about 6:50 so that would give them the wonderful night atmosphere they deserve. Plus what is the last act doing starting at 7?
They could certainly fill that hour with YYY’s if they push back.
Widespread Panic takes a lot out of the main stages on Sunday: remember there are two main stages, only one band at a time, and since they play such looooong sets, that will be a 2-3 hour time slot just for them. That means they will have to play earlier, with Flaming Lips following, etc.
There are additions - they are all in Le Carnival.
Big Don
Hugo
Suzanna Choffel
Storyteller
The Earthtones
The Green Genes
The Baby Boyz
We Landed On The Moon!
MacGhee Orff
Everything else we knew about.
Anybody have any input on any of these acts? I’m assuming they’re all Louisiana-based acts…..
How long is that Justice set supposed to be again? Them vs. Fischerspooner SUCKS if that set is anything longer than 45 min or so. Those were the 2 sets I was most looking forward to.
Little disappointed that I’m gonna miss out on a handful of bands that I wanted to see when there’s gaps out the ass of stuff that I’m just gonna see simply to kill time. I’m gonna lose out on Silversun Pickups, P-Funk or Jello, Eminem or Ween, K’Naan, Quintron, and The Pogues.
I pretty well love the schedule, with only one potential conflict…. but what’s up with the gaping hole to close Sunday night?
Seriously, Lenny Kravitz is the FINAL name act at 7pm? Nobody will follow Flaming Lips on the Playstation stage…and they’re going on at 5:45?
Seems to me there should be another act at 8:30/9pm, unless NOLA has a really early Sunday noise ordinance… and that seems unlikely. Here’s to hoping we’ll get another add to fill this hole - whether it’s something trendy like YYYs or old-school like The Cult or AIC. I’m ecstatic that Saturday is such a great day for rock fans, with few conflicts, and that Sunday Widespread can jam all day without screwing up the night schedule.
What IS up with Flaming Lips in the daytime, though? Really?
Looks like they moved a few people to different stages/areas and don’t see any additions. Schedule looks pretty full with fairly short sets as is, so probably for the best. Ween vs Eminem, Robert Randolph vs Kravitz, Janes vs Pfunk vs Jello, Wolfmother vs Driveby Truckers are all rough conflicts for me. Wish they’d spread some of them earlier in the day instead of cramming them from 4-10. And Widespread Panic in the middle of the afternoon just seems weird! Ah well….gonna be fun and now I can just explore the city some each morning…or recover from the night before
woohoo, im in good shape overall, but dont understand why wolfmother and down would be playing at the same time. the same group of people would want to see both. as for my schedule wanted to see wolfmother, down and drive-by truckers and they all play at the same time, i guess wolfmother will have to take precedence. oh well, cant win them all, at least i have seen all three of them.
Daily sch. is up.
http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/schedule-friday.php
I think it is safe to assume that the line up has been set for a little over a month now. Lenny Kravitz was a late add to take the place of Eagles of Death Metal. K’Naan replaces Q-Tip and no one really replaces Beastie Boys because they where never really on the official lineup. Believe me, I wish KOL, YYY’s and Them Crooked Vultures where coming but all seems lost with all of them now. We will see at midnight but I do believe we are looking at the official lineup as is right now.
Nothing was posted saying that but in the latest email blast the line-up list is at the bottom of the screen. There is nothing new on it. In fact, from the wording on the email I am now running with the idea that we have the final line up right now.
Was something posted that no new artists would be on the schedule when the I-cube thing is released at midnight?
Well, so much for new acts being added and a reason for the price increase. I wonder if ANYONE has bought tickets since the increase this morning. Hey, I run a business and you have to have a reason for the increase of price or you lose customers. A reason of well, enough times has passed so we can raise it now does not apply. This really makes me wonder if the festival is really hurting for money?
so I guess the guy who confirmed the cult and said he meet them, is just a loser
Actually yes, I was expecting Kings of Leon and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, especially given the links they had on the official site. There really didn’t seem to be any other explanation for that. I no longer care personally because those two bands are certainly not dealbreakers for me, although I wouldn’t have minded seeing Yeah Yeah Yeahs, they’re great live. But whatever, I’m ready. Lineup is fine. There are at least three bands I will not miss and maybe a half-dozen more I’m pretty interested in seeing. For me the trip is about going with friends and doing Halloween in New Orleans, a first for me. It is whatever you make it, and if you go in with a sucky attitude, it’s probably going to suck.
“The line up isn’t great IMO…its like all the stuff from the 90’s that I wanted to FORGET.”
there are very few 90’s bands in this year’s lineup. most are either modern (gogol, black lips, black keys, wolfmother, mutemath, etc etc etc) or nearly classic (kiss, jane’s, pogues, jello, etc. etc. etc.)
i just think some people will complain to hear themselves complain.
anyway give me an old band like jane’s addiction anyday over new stinking poo like all time low. for me it’s about good music vs. bad. i could care less when they’re from.
Bigger acts? Depends on what you consider “big”. I definitely think there’s room for a Yeah Yeah Yeahs kinda band. A national act with a decent-sized following. An act that is capable of headlining a tour but only clubs. I would be shocked if we got anything bigger than that though
Do you guys really think they’ll announce more bigger acts??
official late night list …
THURS
Mstrkrft - ampersand
Dr John - HOB
Blues Traveler(early show 5pm) - Lafayette Square - *free*
John Cleary - DBA
Soul Rebels Brass Band - Le Bon Temps Roule
FRI
Rebirth Brass Band - Howlin Wolf
Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes - Maple Leaf
Warren G - HOB
Galactic/Mike D’s go go jungle - Tips uptown
Bonerama/PBS - Tips French Quarter
SAT *HALLOWEEN*
Dumpstaphunk - Howlin Wolf
Hot Chip(DJ)/ King Britt - Republic
Mike D’s go go jungle - the blue nile
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Tips French Quarter
Trombone Shorty - Tips Uptown
SUN
Russell Batiste/JoJo Hermann and the Missing Cats/Ian Neville/Ivan Neville/George Porter Jr. - Howlin Wolf
JJ Grey & Mofro - Tips Uptown
Pnuma (PA)/Sage Francis/Emancipator - One Eyed Jacks
Lemme know if I missed any….
new email blast on the site, guessing it will be sent out soon.
Appears to say that the hourly schedule will be released at midnight with “Voodoo I-Cubes”.
http://www.thevoodooexperience.com/2009/email_blasts/email_blast_11.html
The line up isn’t great IMO…its like all the stuff from the 90’s that I wanted to FORGET.
I don’t think anyone ever said that “something big” was gonna happen today. We’ve been told we’re getting the daily lineup today at some point - and the running theory is that that + the price jump is going to see some sort of adds to the lineup. Not necessarily anything that’s going to sway anyone into going or not but SOMETHING. And that’s been based solely off the trend that w/ every price jump we’ve gotten more acts.
Hard telling whether we were on the right track with that thought but we’ll know soon enough.
The day is young. I wasn’t expecting info at 8am. If by midnight tonight there’s no info, then we can all boohoo. And then we can go back to being happy about the lineup as it stands, cuz it’s still a pretty solid lineup.
no, it’s crappy salesmanship because i’m talking to people left and right both online and off who are going to make this their one and only voodoo for the utter lack of information they’ve gotten.
haha i cant spell
So who exactly came up with the ‘Something bigs gonna happen on Oct 1st’ idea. Shit I was waiting like a kid on Christmas morning.No Joy.
yea rehage is too busy on tv apparently via twitter…son of a bitch…doesnt he know this is more important.
I gotta say I went to all points west this summer and I thought that was the worst run fest (I consider myself an avid festivarian) I have ever been to as far as orginaztion and stuff goes…but so far voodoo is def taking the cake…
“just crappy salesmanship”
GREAT salesmanship, they get everyone to buy full priced tickets, and for the ones who are teetering they can buy one day passes later on….its shady, but brilliant.
IM still pissed they haven’t posted the rest of the info yet though..
There should still be additions coming. They haven’t even put the schedule up yet and we know that’s coming, so they obviously haven’t messed with the website yet.
so there are single day tickets for this festival? had no idea. from the very beginning they advertised this as a one-price-gets-all only situation. if i’d known, i think i would have held out and just bought for saturday and spent friday and sunday roaming new orleans. oh well. once again just crappy salesmanship imo.
So…………….I wake up this morning, and the first thing I do is look at the website…and..nothing………shit.
ticket price changed on ticketmaster to $180
site says single day on sale tomr
Looks like this is full lineup. no additions
ok its oct 1st….wheres my schedule haha
Galactic usually goes on at midnight at tip’s. Hope that helps someone.
meat puppets @ one eyed jacks fri 10/30
Dickie Brennans if your looking for something exceptional in the area http://www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com/
Ruths Chris started here http://www.ruthschris.com/
Dickies is my favorite though.
Thanks so much for the link LessTech…I went batty trying to find that again. Thanks for the feedback HCHorse…I probablly will just shell the money for the direct shuttle…I hate public transportation. I’m from Boston, so I’ve been there, done that! lol
So tempted to go to the Galatic show, just saw them recently in Boston, they usually play this small venue, so it’s great, and very loud, but I can only image what time they go on, and what time they are done. But will think about Dr. John, my boyfriend and I are staying a few blocks from the HOB.
We are arriving Thursday afternoon, and are looking for a nice restaurant for dinner that night, besides the Commander’s any suggestions, would love a steak house…I’m a New Englander who doesn’t like fish…go figure!!!
I love the fact that tomorrow will it will be four weeks away…so looking forward to this trip!
We’ll know tomorrow..i’m just bored and excited.
http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/
went back to the site and it had some files that were updated today, the 30th, so i’m gonna guess that they (yeah yeah yeahs) are in.
Thanks for the feedback. I ordered my Galactic tix and so have a few others that I know of. Should be a good time.
If you want some of the best food in town go to bourdon street and eat at a place called Desire. OMG, the best damn food in New Orleans that I have ever had. Get anything on the menu, you will love it. In fact, you will more than likely see me and my wife there during the weekend.
Also, the best oysters in town too!
By the way, we all need to meet up at the festival to put faces with names.
Scan,
The city dispatches buses with the sole purpose of going to and from City Park. It’s $1.75 each way and they run constantly. There’s also the streetcars - cost is the same. Both make stops right in front of the Marriott as well.
The buses do still pick up non-concert goers during the route and make stops along Canal St but it’s still quicker than the streetcar.
Save your $ - it might take 3-4 min longer than a specialized shuttle and it might be more crowded but you can get transport through the city for about $30 cheaper (minimum) than doing what Voodoo has.
Try this link
http://www.dmitravel.com/voodoo-music-experience.html
Call them up and you can get the passes there. You will probably have to drop an email and they will call you back.
Man I love seeing VooDoo getting closer to the top of this list!! I am READY
Does anyone have info on the shuttle bus? I went in 07, and used the shuttle bus (pick up at Marriot) to get to and from the festival. I see on the voodoo page, they offer a shuttle bus, but it’s quite pricey and looks as if it only leaves at certain times.
I remember the shuttle I took, there was always a bus there, regardless of what time we where going to the festival. One day we left around noon, another not till 3pm or so. We never had to wait long for to take off either to head to the festival.
I just cannot seem to locate any info on this, any suggestions???
Well, Galactic has a start time of 10p. I’m gonna assume that Eminem’s gonna run until 10, if not 10:30 or 11pm. We SHOULD know for sure tomorrow so you’ll know what you’re looking at very soon.
Regardless I think you’re prolly gonna end up missing either part of Eminem or the opener at the other show. I doubt you’re gonna have enough time to get out of the park and down to Tipitina’s and not miss anything at all. Just get your tix for Galactic now and at least then you won’t have to worry about getting there and not being able to get inside due to a sell-out.
Question for anyone who would know. I have seen Robert Randolph at Tipitina’s, but for an earlier show. I am almost certain I am going to Galactic on Friday night (30th), but was wondering about the timeframe with Voodoo and the Galactic show. Would it work out or would it be too much of a hassle to do both?
Getting excited about Voodoo!! Only about a month away!
If you go see Galactic, be sure to get there early for two reasons - 1) It will probably sell out, 2) You don’t want to miss the opening act - Mike Dillon’s GoGo Jungle! I wouldn’t mind catching Warren G or MSTRKFT either. Lots going on, but will be mobs of people everywhere I’m sure. Cheers to Halloween, it’s gonna be a good one!
big nutz,
one more thing: the house of blues is near canal/decatur/bourbon. frenchmen is about ten blocks down decature past the french market (cafe du monde-get a beignet at least once). i personally like walking everywhere. just giving you a heads up in case that wasnt clear.
big nutz,
that 75 was a reference to what hch horse was referring to for bourbon. also, i forgot about the dragon’s den, another cool punk type place. frenchmen will be cheaper too. get a hand grenade at least once, but bourbon gets old. i personally like seeing more than just one area. the city is full of all night fun. look up websites for tipitina’s, the republic in new orleans, club ampersand, house of shock, dr john show to see what i mentioned previously, as well as some famous nola bars. here’s a website that might help:
http://www.visiato.com/neworleansbars.htm
whatever you decide to do, make it your own. i would do what i recommended earlier if you have the cashflow. galactic plays from midnight-sun up usually so trust me it will be awesome. everything i mentioned will probably sell out (galactic for sure) so get your tickets early. either way, be safe and hope this helps.
I have tried to post this three times, so if there is the same post my bad. so much to do in so little time. if you want to see what you see on tv, then go to bourbon. if you want real nola, go to frenchmen. here’s what i would do, go to the house of shock early thursday, then go see dr. john play at the house of blues, then walk to bourbon because it’s right there. friday i would go see galactiv play at tipitina’s. saturday, i would go to frenchmen. there are many bars/clubs so close in the city it is insane. frenchmen has brass bands (best around), awesome saki bar, blue nile, reggea place, fire eaters. it will be packed just so your warned. $75.00 for one night is alot but that might be what you want. i have more fun walking around and seeing the insanity, but that vip might be nice
Bignutz,
I can’t give you any info on the Bourbon/Frenchman debate as I’ve never been on Frenchman - but I have heard pretty much the same thing from others that JJ said. All depends on what you’re looking for - frat boy atmosphere or not?
If Bourbon is what you’re set on and you’re definitely wanting to do the balcony thing and don’t mind dropping $75 just to get in the door…..
http://www.wantickets.com/affiliates/EventDetail.aspx?id=865&e_id=73396
^That’s apparently the “official” Halloween night party for Voodoo - Open Bar, food, etc. but the place has a max capacity of 250 so you may want to hurry.
House Of Shock is also a good suggestion - we were gonna hit that up last year but couldn’t find any way to squeeze it in. They run all weekend though so it’s not like you have to do it on Saturday. #1 rated Haunted House in the US and from the TV spots I’ve seen on it it looks badass. IIRC that’s gonna run you like $45 or so.
JJ thanks for the tips, you got a recommendation on a bar to take it all in at? IS HOB on frenchman? Also heard there is a burlesque style bar there. Id like to find a balcony to enjoy even if it means buying tickets. But looking up every club and bar has been painfully slow as there seems to be a gaziliion.
bourbon is the same every night, go once and get a hand grenade if you’re a tourist; but frenchmen on halloween is unique and only on halloween weekend. so more of rare gem.
big nutz,
go to frenchman; that is equal to bourbon on mardi gras. ask how to get there, taxi, whatever. just make sure you are there to see the ridiculous amount of people dressed up. insanity! i also recommend the house of shock if you like haunted houses. there’s plenty to see and do. but frenchman takes the cake for new orleans halloween experiences. so much fun.
145 acts not 95 acts.
Math fails me.
The catch w/ that is approx. 50 of those acts were on the NooMoon stage, which we don’t get this year. Acts on that stage generally only got about 20-30 min tops between the 2 stages they had set up and the downtime between performances was minimal (maybe 5 min tops - aside from Fishbone).
We can’t bet on having 95 bands this year. It’s not gonna happen unless the NooMoon stuff is resolved and we just haven’t heard about it yet. The drop from 8 to 6 stages simply doesn’t allot enough time to cram that many bands in unless they’re gonna book this thing well into the early hours of the morning. And given the proximity to the residential areas around City Park I just don’t see it happening. The festival has the support of the community, for sure - but does it have enough support to tack on music at that volume until 3AM????
Looking for somewhere to hang out after the show on sat night. Preferably on bourbon on a balcony. Any ideas?
Just checked out voodoo on wiki and last year there was 50 plus acts fri and sat and close to 45 on sun.
We are no were near that amount as of now. sure majority of additions will be locals
It’s a hidden page on the Vooodoo site that isn’t accessible from the fully developed website that we go to.
His point is that just because that YYY artist page is there doesn’t mean anything. It’s a valid point/illustration - the only difference is that the YYY page is seemingly meant to be a fully functional page whereas that page he linked to seems like its meant more for testing purposes.
Hard telling at this point and we only have (allegedly) 2 more days til we find out what’s what.
I know it’s the Lolla lineup but I could go for some Depeche Mode though….that’d be sweet as shit.
and so what. color me mistaken may sound cheesy, but it has a nice pirate sound to it like ’shiver me timbers’. besides, hch horse is the most active guy on here. i know there are others, but i see his name more than enyone else. here’s a confirmation we can all agree on, half price single day tickets…and just so you know im not throwing this out of left field…
http://www.rockofneworleans.com/main.html
that’s right. you can essentially get two 3-day passes for $225.00. now all you need is a friend…
if anyone has trouble loading the page, this link brings you straight to the site where you can buy…
http://brno.neofillstore.com/intro/brno/index.php?index_type=upcoming
sneaky sneaky…and no ticket limit listed either. so glad i waited to get my tickets. last year i bought a 3 day pass for $50.00 from some guy who did promotion for voodoo, and the people who worked with him never showed up to get their free 3 day pass. he pocketed a little and i got lucky…love that karma.
Cash 22, how did that link to any voodoo reference? that’s weird because that is the lollapalooza lineup with the voodoo stages. weird…
I don’t see the big deal w/ what HCHorse said?!
Hell, that’s not a bad lineup! I just checked out some more of the YYYs music..not too bad..i would def. check them out if they didn’t play at the same time as someone else i wanted to see.
But all of that stuff has been available and there’s dozens of outdated and/or corrupted pages. They just don’t bother to remove them because they’re not included on the website that people see.
^At the very least it keeps them in the mix though. It seems a bit odd (almost too coincidental) that they’ve pulled all the other fully-developed artist pages for bands that were either previously announced or highly rumored yet left that one. Could be an oversight but it definitely gives a second wind to that rumor. Also helps that YYYs have absolutely nothing announced going on for about a month right around that time.
Anonymous on Sep 28th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
i almost hate to even go there but …
“color me mistaken” ?
i mean … really?
^^Congrats on being the one person on the board that has ever had an issue with anything I’ve said. Double the applause for having the bull testicles to stick it behind an Anonymous tag.
I was mistaken on the date - big fucking deal for noone but you.
Get over yourself, douchebag.
i almost hate to even go there but …
“color me mistaken” ?
i mean … really?
I’m not arguing that YYYs won’t be there. I hope they are. Saw them at Lollapalooza and they were great. But all of that stuff has been available and there’s dozens of outdated and/or corrupted pages. They just don’t bother to remove them because they’re not included on the website that people see. Check out this page for example: http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/includes/lineup-include.php
Yes, I know cash 22, but its odd that they still have the YYYs index page up, last updated on the 24th of this month. I figured they’d deleted that if the YYYs were not playing.
I know KOL had one post awhile back, but has since disappeared.
correct. the yeah yeah yeahs and kings of leon have been almost “for sure” for months, because of the links that are being re-posted. they weren’t being rumored just because people like them or anything like that. them crooked vultures falls into that latter category, as do alice in chains, the cult, buckcherry, etc. etc. etc.
we’ve known about the yeah yeah yeahs link for several months now. it’s the reason they’re even a rumor to begin with.
yeah i hope them crooked vultures is added. just would like to know before next monday (they play in nashville) so im glad that supposedly the full schedule and lineups are to be announced this thursday.
Then we will know who’s playing and when, then all the bitching about scheduling will commence. can’t wait. hehehe
I, like you, thought it was much later and was also surpised when I found that.
I’m not sure if YYYs are 100% sure, but I guess we’ll see in a few days (i’m not a big fan, so it doesn’t much matter to me either way, but the more bands, the better). I tried the same for KOL and them crooked vultures with no luck, but voodoo could have changed the tag easily until the 1st.
so its gonna be YYY’s….
also on artists page on the official website KOL’s pic is still in rotation above artists names…
so itll be YYY and KOL and probably/hopefully a real ROCK act and not an up and coming POP act
Wow. Was it that early? I could’ve sworn it was closer to mid-September or later.
Color me mistaken.
HCHorse, I just looked real quick and found the report of Lil’ Wayne joining Voodoo on June 26, 2008. So, he wasn’t added that late.
http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/X-index.php
Thought it was interesting. Figured I’d throw some coal on the fire.
http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/
maybe we’ll get some more additions
crossing my fingers for them crooked vultures and/or alice in chains!
Thursday 10/01/09 daily schedule and announcement on additions to the lineup.
I was hoping the Cult rumor was true, never seen them and always been one of my favs
Hope the NOL guy is for real
guess we will all find out in 5 days
they have a link on the official site for 24/7 shows
don’t have the HOB shows listed though
Last year the last bands announced were TV on radio, Mars volta, buthole surfers, angles and airwaves, and NERD. It was around the middle of Sept. Then of course we show up on Sunday and find out NERD had cancelled weeks earlier.
I have to say I was hoping the Cult rumor was true
never seen them and one of my favs
Guess we will all find out in 5 days
Yeah, this page still lists Buckcherry as “confirmed”. So uh … yeah.
i think whatever shows up as of Oct. 1 is gonna be the final lineup. i think they will still add a few bands. that’s just tradition.
The YYY/KOL rumors have been pretty dead in the water for a while, outside of us on here - there’s really no reason to keep them up there really.
We can’t really take the removal of YYY/KOL from Rumored as solid evidence that this is, indeed, the final lineup. They still has Street Sweeper Social Club listed up there and they’ve been gone for over a month. I don’t think they have any more direct information than any of the rest of us have/allege to have.
I think we’ll see a couple more acts round 10-1 or something’ll pop up when they release the actual time slots. Might not be anything major but IIRC usually a couple of previously unannounced bands (aka local acts on non-mains) turn up late in the game.
We got Lil Wayne pretty late last year — i dont recall the time frame but I know he was the last formally announced act and it was well after the rest of the lineup was established. Wait and see - they still could pull something out of their ass.
Well I don’t think that the person that does this page knows anything for sure. It seems the acts are added/removed as we come about them.
Warren G? House of Blues? Shut UP! I’m there.
WARREN G!!!
So KOL and Yeah yeah yeahs removed from this page?
Guess it is the full lineup
Yeah, no offense to anyone but I don’t trust anyone on here for facts. Just rumors. Maybe AIC is gonna be added. Maybe the Cult. Maybe YYYs. Maybe KoL. And maybe they’re done adding bands. But I don’t think anyone here is the expert on that, I think we’re all just waiting for the info like everyone else. Oct. 1 still seems like a possible day of additional information since the ticket prices are going to go up and traditionally that’s when they finalize the lineup.
THURS 10/29 DR JOHN @ HOUSE OF BLUES
FRI 10/30 WARREN G @ HOUSE OF BLUES *LATE NIGHT* STARTS @ 11:30
thats funny cuz on the website it says “and more” on every single day… i think sun is pretty full…I could see fri getting a bigger band like a KOL or YYY. not necessarily them but not a headliner but a band who can play arenas or theaters…and sat will bring more smaller bands cuz kiss and janes on the same day is HUGE…
so… alice in chains, yeah yeah yeahs, kings of leon, the cult … all bullshit?
I could see at least two additions one to fri and sat
Yep, looks pretty full. Not real sure where they would add any more.
full lineup, no more additions
In addition to finally explaining the D12 and Justice confusion, is it just me or have they added a bunch of smaller acts? I don’t recall As Tall As Lions being on there before, and they’re actually quite a decent add. But also Bones, Roots of Music, and probably some other ones.
Looking through that artists page, it appears that there will be some really badass artistic displays on the grounds everywhere. Seems they have put more effort into it this year (awesome!). I always like seeing the crazy ideas people have being placed everywhere on the grounds.
http://www.thevoodooexperience.com/2009/art/installations/illusion/index.php
Description of the Justice collab.
wow, that was fast. i am starting to believe some of the people on here because yesterday we were complaining about justice and what d12 would be doing; a day later it’s all been cleared up.
Justice is back on the lineup as a DJ set. D12 has been added as a + to Eminem’s set.
Mantis + Mini Man reminds me of that neon ostrich and whatever the other guy was supposed to be during Tiesto a couple years back. Those 2 made that set.
Could be one of the top sets of the weekend depending on what they do with it.
personally, i’m excited to see what the justice/art collab will be! yay for them not being gone.
I think they took Justice of the lineup page because its only going to be bout a 30 min set before eminem. So it still kinda sucks cause your not getting a justice set, it will just be music to a art show. Could be cool though
so on voodoo’s twitter it says this @Charlypph Justice is performing Friday Oct 30 before Eminem…..so stop complaining
re: Life is Art collab
The voodoo site has a list of all the Life is Art exhibits
http://www.thevoodooexperience.com/2009/art_installations.php
The one called “Mantis + MiniMan” says the mantis likes to dance and will likely be found at the Justice set.
Well, I’m not in the know, the Justice info was through Voodoo’s Tweeter.
Life of Art Foundation’s about us - KKProjects is based in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans in six previously abandoned structures: a former bakery, a storefront, and four 1800s houses. The properties sit in a one block area of the derelict neighborhood on North Villere between Music and Arts streets. Each structure houses a site-specific installation for a three month exhibition period. Local and international artists are invited to work with the spaces as they find them, as well as with the surrounding physical and cultural environment. KKProjects is dedicated to an ongoing conversation with its neighbors. Through art projects involving the greater social ecosystem, the project exists to cultivate creativity and inspire the hearts, minds, and economy of the St Roch neighborhood and its visitors.
http://www.kkprojects.org/home.htm
Some of the stuff on the website looks pretty badass in my opinion. I guess maybe the collab, they will have some pictures on the screen while Justice spins a small set..I’m not really sure.
everyone hold off on the confirmations until next thursday when we hopefully will get a announcement and additions with ticket price jump
I think we are all in agreement that more bands will be added
But please alice in chains and the cult would be great, with a couple of current acts
(hands out chill pills)
once again so much conflicting info. alice in chains, wait no, not alice in chains, the cult.
justice is for sure gone. oh wait, no. justice playing a special set with life is art.
you can see why people are getting frustrated, when so many people “in the know” have totally conflicting information, and voodoo, as always, keeps information out of the hands of the ticket buyers.
Would a local care to explain what exactly the Life Is Art Foundation is? Any idea what we can look forward to?
Makes no sense why they’d remove Justice entirely instead of amending the lineup as was done previously but whatever……
I wonder what that collab. will be like…
hey dickbreath “anonymous” You are obviously getting me confused with NOLA R who started the AIC thread. I did meet Duffy and the drummer from the Cult and what I said is true and DUH, the love tour was announced dumbass, two months ago but not a date at Voodoo…perhaps it is you that speaks up every ten minutes here that wants to feel important.
I was hoping for a Mother Love Bone addition, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards.
Justice to collaborate with Life is Art Foundation on Fri 10/30. Special performance before Eminem
no crazy confirmations today?
come on people, I was hoping for something good
that blues traveler show is free also for those who are wondering
To be honest, I don’t want Buckcherry anywhere near Voodoo. Why don’t we get Nickelback and Hinder while were at it. That will be a good chance to venture out and find some new groups that im not familiar with.
I personally was psyched up to see Justice (main reason I bought tickets early) and Q-Tip on Friday. I also think that those bands added more allure to Eminem. I wouldn’t normally want to see Em, but the cool mix of artists made everything work, and the Eminem headline seemed more interesting. Please don’t just plug the Justice and Q-Tip spots with bands like Buckcherry or AIC (who I am a big fan of btw). Get an act like GirlTalk, The Prodigy, or Crystal Castles to fill the spot, and keep the cool mix originally promoted.
The show does have some very bright spots: Mutemath, Kravitz, Panic, Kiss, Flaming Lips, Bob Randolph, Clinton, and Ween to name a few. I’m not a country fan, but I also like the Eric Church addition this year. Kinda cool that a current country act is playing a set. i also think that the Black Keys and Fischerspooner could steal the show now that Justice is gone, and we all know that Jane’s is gonna blow it out of the water.
Overall I’m still pumped about the weekend, but hope that the promoters go for quality and mix as opposed to bands like Buckcherry. Maybe try to pull a couple of bands from Europe. If all else fails, just do me a personal favor and call either Richard Ashcroft (the Verve) or a Gallagher brother and let them do an acoustic set haha.
Looking forward to the great weekend. P.S. MSTRKFT and Blues Traveler are in town on Thursday for kickoff shows. Very cool, not to mention the DDBB and Galactic elsewhere on the weekend. Impossible not to have a great weekend.
shenanigans
i’ll play if my swine goes away…you know what…i’m gonna confirm myself!!!
marilyn manson with special guests alice cooper/trent reznor/peewee herman saturday opposite kiss!!! see you guys there. can’t wait to do my microphone trick during sweet dreams again. anyone rememeber that? twiggy does…
pink floyd confirmed…just got off the phone with roger he said he’s down, and is over the whole fight thing from the 80s…now me and roger are gonna go drop acid
HCHorse: You sound so pretentious. I dare you to reply to this.
While the demand on here is minimal at best - we also account for >1% of the tickets sold I’d guess. Eminem’s gonna sell some tickets - I think whether we like the guy or not we cannot deny that. And with those ticket sales come people that are familiar with D-12 simply on the nature of the relationship between the 2 acts. You also can’t discount that some people will simply hang at the 2 main stages all day and those people have to count. They also could draw a favorable slot where there’s acts on the other stages that simply do not interest/appeal to the attendees. I’ve undercut acts popularity before and I won’t make that mistake again (I may not care for a handful of acts, and I may wish for a more current lineup as opposed to the bands from 10 years ago but I do not deny those bands’ rightful place and their overall popularity).
It could go either way really. Aside from Eminem’s association the most visible and (arguably) most talented member of D-12 was killed a year or 2 ago. They DID have a pretty decent-charting single in Purple Pills but that was a handful of years ago as well. I think they could draw a decent crowd due to the fan crossover but at the same time Eminem could easily fit the big D-12 songs that those fans expect into his set.
While they’re listed on that main lineup - they aren’t sectioned off in the other listing. Their name on the main lineup also does not link to an artist bio, nor does it link to Eminem’s.
They truly are the wildest of wild cards - an act largely ignored on this site with the potential to go either of the 2 routes (solo or combo w/ Eminem).
Good point, I think they will be with Em instead of getting their own slot……
Seriously, is their anyone on the site that was planning on seeing D12 ? HAHA
I just noticed something after looking over jgr’s list (which appears to be a very likely scenario)…. where does D-12 fit into this? They’re on the lineup but aren’t assigned to Le Ritual/Le Carnival/Le Flambeau? Are they just going to be w/ Eminem during his set or are they getting their own slot?
I always assumed they were getting their own slot on one of the mains and never really bothered to compare the Lineup page to the list showing who’s booked to what area…..
Well, glancing at The Cult’s MySpace, it looks like their last shows are Berlin, Antwerp, and London… wrapping up in the middle of October. So, it’s certainly reasonable that the scheduling could happen, at the very least.
The last Alice in Chains show is listed in Houston on 10/24. Who knows?
This is the way I see the schedule going thus far
FRI
Le Ritual main stage Le Ritual 2nd stage
Eminem Ween
addition Janelle MOnae
addition cool kids
silversun pickups the knux
black keys
Sat
main stage 2nd stage
Kiss gogol bordello
Jane’s black lips
Wolfmother Knaan
mutemath
Sun 2nd stage
Lenny Kravitz Panic
flaming lips Pogues
brand new
all time low
As you can see their is room for at least 4 to 5 major acts. All these bands are listed under Le Ritual on main site. And going with my past voodoo experiences as I have been past 5 years
yeah, word. i’m not gonna believe any of them are gonna show up until i see them with my own eyes and hear them with my own ears.
This sucks! We better get a announcement next Thursday
I don’t believe anything this NOLA person is saying. First you say Alice is confirmed then the cult say they cant make it? Makes no sense, not to mention you say the Love tour will be announced shortly? It was announced months ago!
People dont believe a word of this, its just some one wanting to feel important
I understand!! I dont think I will believe anything until they walk on stage!!
At this point pretty much no one is set in stone (as we’ve seen) and I’m hardly getting my hopes up for anything anymore cause it’ll likely just get snatched from me right when I get comfortable with it. I’m not complaining per se, just pointing out that with this lineup we’ve essentially gone from super indie-friendly to Retropalooza.
I’m fine with the throwback acts - and would be just fine with AIC or The Cult or both - but with those should come a Muse or a Does It Offend You, Yeah? or a MGMT or a Girl Talk or a Metric —- a quality CURRENT act as opposed to the stuff that I rebelled against my parents in junior high/high school with…..
LessTech, I totally hear you, but this is a generational phenomenon. I remember my peers always going on and on about Led Zeppelin, the Doors, and so on, but I wanted my “own” music. So when bands started breaking like Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, Nirvana, Butthole Surfers, Pixies, Alice in Chains, and so on and so forth, that was “my” music. Now kids today think that stuff is lame and they’re into … I dunno what. Emo bands like All Time Low make me want to puke and a lot of new-ish rock bands like Kings of Leon and Brand New put me to sleep.
But the kids still love them, and honestly, the people who were older than me, into their Zeppelin and Who and Cream and all that, they thought my favorite stuff sucked too. So. I think it’s just generational.
And these kids will only understand that once somebody goes “Brand New? Old and sucky. I like ______ (insert new, probably even shittier band here).”
And so it goes.
I really only like stuff that I personally find progressive and often it’s weird. So every now and then a band like that will come around no matter what the generation. Back in the day it was King Crimson, in my day it was Sonic Youth or My Bloody Valentine or Mr. Bungle (or almost anything back then seemed progressive, since they were indeed all trying to be “alternative”), nowdays I find that kind of thing in bands like Blood Brothers, Foals, a few others.
So while I agree with you, I think that’s just the nature of the beast.
I think that is because alot of the new music, well….. SUCKS
I see very little originality, whether its cars or music or movies. Everything thats hot now came from 10 to 20 years ago. The Challenger, Camaro, Mustang, all retro. Hollywood cant spell originality, and I’m sorry but The Cult, AIC, Jane’s..All but than just about anything in the last few years
Fond memories of 10+ years ago and the band is still going usually means it’s a kickass band. Not always, but usually. I’m down with 10+ year old bands. I get the whole pop will eat itself thing but Jesus, we kick bands to the curb before they even have a chance to become legendary anymore.
Too many rumors now. Just hours after we hear this semi-official stuff about Alice in Chains, we hear that it’s semi-official that they have a scheduling conflict and we will get the Cult instead. My guess is all that didn’t go down in the last hour or two.
I’m going back to my take-a-wait-and-see-approach.
A lot of semi-official rumor/announcements have panned out before (Jane’s Addiction, Justice, etc.) but a lot have not (Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, etc.)
I’ll just wait. Hopefully there’s a surprise or two in there like AIC or the Cult. Would be nice.
Re; Ratty Scurvics - He’s playing the tent. He’s not happy about the way things went down but he also has to think about his career and I get his decision. Personally, I didn’t really “get” a whole lot of what was offered on the NooMoon stage but considering there was no funding from Rehage for it I respect it all the more than I did initially. I always felt that it was a quality section for something completely off the beaten path and regardless of whether I ever set foot in front of the stage (which has been rarely) — the option was well received on my part.
AIC, The Cult….either would be ok by me. I STILL think we need someone who’s name doesn’t conjure up fond memories of 10+ years ago. Don’t get me wrong, I love AIC and The Cult is cool too but this seems like they’re trying to rebook Lollapalooza ‘93 or something…..and I’m not sure how I feel about that just yet.
If we get The Cult, I officially take back any negative thought/words/glaring I’ve done about Rehage.
It might not do the rest of you any good, but I absolutely LOVE The Cult, and “Love” is a terrific album. That would completely make the show for me.
Absolutely confirmed THE CULT “love live” tour will be announced soon. I met the touring drummer along with Billy Duffy this weekend and they confirmed Voodoo…interestingly enough, they were also told that Alice in Chains could not make the schedule work as they are apparently friendly with Cantrell.
From my perspective, getting Alice in Chains instead of a Justice DJ set is a big win. In fact, now I’m much more excited about the festival. Yeah, check out their new album, there are clips at their official website. It’s hot. Jane’s Addiction and Alice in Chains playing the same festival - amazing. I feel like I’m back in 1991 again, which, musically, is a very, very good thing.
I read that Noomoon explanation over at Ratty’s MySpace blog, and it made me truly mad. It is the perfect example of what’s wrong with capitalism, with the big, expensive, fancy fish always eating the smaller, almost always BETTER, fish. I think it’s pathetic the way they lured the Noomoon acts over to their bigger tents, with VIP access and cash. Truly pathetic. Especially since the Noomoon stage represented the true heart and soul of New Orleans underground music. I have just become a fan of Ratty Scurvics, the man, who declined to take the cash and move over the bigger stage, because his friendships and love of the Noomoon spirit trumped it. That is a true man. So now, in addition to thinking the guy is crazy talented, I feel like he’s just a real man, too. This is my last Voodoo. The execs over there can well and truly fuck off.
That said, the lineup, particularly with the addition of Alice in Chains, is tight. If they add anyone else it’ll just be icing on top. So the one thing they do seem to get right every year (eventually anyway) is the lineup. I just don’t like the spirit of those who are running the show. It’s become just another cash cow and the true spirit of the fest seems to have died along with the Noomoon stage.
How do you KNOW Alice In Chains is performing? Thats my b/f’s #1 bands, I’d love to tell him but I dont want to get his hopes up….how do you know this? Who’s you source?
no offense to anyone, but it would be nice if we could get acs that were not already played on classic rock stations. Alice in chains would not be that great because there’s is no element of independence. great hits, but not a wow band added as a surprise. Jello biafra is a big surprise for me. yea yea yeas, animal collective, mgmt, girl talk, the decemeberists, explosions in the sky, the roots, and the dead weather would be surprising. unless there is a an iggy pop type of act; nothing beyond this list would be impressive. not that it is bad as a lineup, but it would be nice to hear what the earlier post said; the WOW band that catches us all off guard. You know, dj shadow with cut chemist would be headliner worthy for the main stage. just saying, or maybe a dr john add. voodoo should add gwar that woud be entertaining. the music sucks, but i would love to watch them eat people with tht giant worm thing haha. would be hilariously entertaining. that’s a halloween to me. kiss will be fine, but if you’re going for mediocrity like KOL and buckcherry; at least make it entertaining like Gwar. I wish they would add cooler older bands like cake. for some reason i think they would be fun. oh well, friday is not that bad. fischerspooner, ween, black keys, silversun pickups, the knux, eminem, and others…thats a good night. i just dont want brett michaels type of bands with that crappy southern drawl that they play on clear channel. clear channel is satan in radio form. its all about marketing, and looks, and crap that has nothing to do with music besides fifteen minutes of catchy pop gratification. KOL, as thom yorke from radiohead said, “if we looked that good we would be famous too”. haha. they got a different stylist and blew up!!! a fad thats it. maybe their old stuff is great, but they are easy to market it seems like. again no offense but thats the way i see it. well, who knows. maybe they will be awesome at night, but as another person said it will not do much for me. and noomoon is a travesty because it’s almost like the festival has to go corporate fully in order to survive which is ridiculous. bring on the Fuck yea bro collar poppin dude sweet american gun toting angry drug induced music. awesome. who needs local music. new orleans is only known for mardi gras anyways…it’s not like respecting one of the most musically rich cities in america is important. who needs local music? i would much rather see a group stand around and play the same song ive heard on b-97 a million times. im sure i will feel the hooks, and get to use somebody that night. maybe we can all love the cocaine. great job voodoo. you probably have everyone excited for KOL, for no reason. i dont care for them but i get the feeling voodoo fans will be disappointed if they dont play. october 1st here we come!!! no lil wayne ever again, or anyone who is along that line please!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve only heard one new AIC song, but think of it this way… most grunge fans (myself included) would look forward to just about any Jerry Cantrell project, though not as a headline-type act.
So, if you think of this as “not the REAL Alice in Chains”, just think of it as “Jerry Cantrell and a bunch of grungers, who will do the Alice in Chains catalog.” That’s a win.
saw AIC opening for Velvet Revolver, a couple years ago and they sounded great. the new singer was impressive and fit the part in his own way replacing layne stanley. definately worth checking out, if added.
Justice has officially dropped off the lineup. I’ve spoken with Voodoo Officials and Justice’s booking agent.
Alice and Chains is not just a rumor. Announcement along with others will be made soon.
Re: NooMoon
Wow, the Ratty Scurvics blog put even more perspective on what a shitty situation the NooMoon guys were dealt. Hmmm, the Voodoo of today doesn’t seem like the Voodoo I loved years ago.
Since I was directly namedropped in the previous post - MY TURN
1/4) AIC I’d be interested in. I haven’t heard anything w/ the new vocalist at all but I dig a large chunk of their back catalog so I’d be very interested in checking them out. They would make up for at least 1-2 of the dropped bands. If Layne were still around they’d make up for the whole lot of them, IMO.
3) Wild stab here as I didn’t make the comment but “Styx Addiction” I’d guess was a typo. I think it was more of a reference to the fact that a lot of the main stage is comprised of bands who haven’t done squat in since the turn of the century. And while I may or may not entirely agree with the critique 100% I wouldn’t argue that the point is somewhat valid.
FWIW, I MAY check out Jane’s Addiction but it’s gonna depend on who’s playing opposite them. I openly don’t care for any of Perry Farrell’s projects but I won’t deny him his rightful place in the industry. I know they were highly influential and he has done some damn fine work, IMO, outside of the actual music aspect of the industry (see: the Lollapalooza juggernaut amongst other things). If no one that I care about is playing opposite I’ll prolly swing over there to check em out. I’m doing the same thing for KISS, so why not. I guarantee I won’t go out and pick up everything they own but I’ve been surprised before by an act in a live setting. I can’t stand Wyclef Jean at all but I’ll go to my grave telling people that if they get a chance to see him live they should because that was a damn fun set he pulled off last year. And for that he deserves kudos. Jane’s will be in this same predicament this year but yes, it has been done and can be done again.
5) At this point in re; to KOL/YYY/Buckcherry - IF we get any of them I hope it’s only one. And if I have a say-so it’d be YYY and it wouldn’t even be close. I’m almost sick to deal of these rumors at this point and wish they’d just go away - that’s why I only want 1. I want a damn surprise. Something that’ll make me lean back in my chair, nod and smile. Not 2 beaten-to-death rumors and a buttrock-revival band. But whatever at this point. As long as we get SOMETHING.
6) SSSC - it’s likely that either of the 2 members may be getting forced back into the studio for another project.
EODM - we know they took the Vultures tour
Justice - Who knows….their MySpace still shows VMX.
Q-Tip - Same thing there. No info at all.
NooMoon - Ratty Scurvics has a very interesting blog here (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=14345100&blogId=499884892) re; his perspective on this development. Seems this has been a long time coming - which is disappointing to say the least. It’s kinda along the same lines as what was on the petition that went out a couple months ago but from a more personal, more directly involved perspective. By all means, take some time out to check it out and see for yourself.
edit: you said addition, not addiction. i am on crack and clearly on edge from spending so much money and not knowing what i’m getting. i hope you’ll accept my apology for rant #2, below.
1. alice in chain’s new album sounds awesome. they’re back. so you’re wrong. they have done something worthy of a second listen in the last 10 years and it’s about to break.
2. ween fans are as rabid as deadheads or KISS army. won’t pay $75? either a) you have no concept of ween and only know them from “it’s pat” or b) you’re on crack.
3. styx addiction? dunno if that’s supposed to be a slam on rehage or a slam on jane’s addiction, but if it’s the latter, you are also on crack and have not seen jane’s addiction live. they will be the band most people remember from this festival, particularly those people who had never seen them live before. mark my words. i even hope hchorse breaks down and sees them because he will be converted. all those little ninny nine inch nails heads who were dissing jane’s addiction before the NINJA show were posting stuff like “ok, jane’s addiction upstaged nine inch nails” and shit like that after the show. i don’t care if you don’t like his voice. like gogol or bingo, a jane’s concert is an event. fuck kiss on halloween. yay costumes. if you want something religious you will see jane’s addiction.
4. the more i think about it, the more alice in chains makes sense. either the previous poster actually knows something or is just totally completely 100% full of shit, either way - my guess is they are in the market for another fest (they do one the week prior as well, as i recall), so i actually think it’s likely.
5. i bet within the next two weeks or so (around the beginning of october anyway), they annouce kings of leon and maybe yeah yeah yeahs (oooh shocker, we can all go “whoa, didn’t see that comin” and then pretend to care.)
6. i still don’t know what the fuck is up with those other artists missing from the main page lineup.
Alice in Chains would make sense. Another band that was popular in the past, but has done nothing worthy of a second listen in the past 10 years or so. Maybe if we’re lucky, Rehage will give us a Blind Melon or Styx addition!
Ween may draw a lot of people for Friday, but doubt those die-hard Ween fans are willing to pay $75 to see just them. Lets just look at the line up on the main stage last year. On one stage they had angles & airwaves, Wyclef, TV on Radio, and STP. Compare that to what could be this year and it just doesn’t compare.
yeah you will be surpised how big a crowd ween will draw especially on halloween. without them i wouldnt be coming to this festival.
anyways justice and q-tip not being on the lineup is extremly lame 2 of my top five gone they need to replace justice with the likes of hot chip, prodigy, massive attack, or the very unlikely daft punk and there is no replacement for q-tip but i’ll take mos def, cypress hill, wu tang somebody not gonna be happy if buckcherry kol and yeah yeah yeahs are what we get instead
Jake?
Can you give us a source?
Would be amazing if true, listing to the new album as we speak and its incredible!
alice in chains.
i’ll believe that when i see it. entirely possible. they’re pushing a new album and they’re touring. incidentally their new stuff sounds sick.
still, i’ll believe it when i see it.
those of you saying friday sucks are seriously underestimating the draw of ween. you’ll see. like them or not (they’re one reason i’m going at all), they draw huge crowds.
This just in…Alice in Chains for Friday.
Friday looking weak! There is no way in hell I don’t see some kind of additions for Friday, the only person that could draw a big crowd would be eminem.
The drop offs do suck, but could be worse
I on the other hand will be going either way for Kiss, Jane’s, Kravitz, wolfmother, and silversun
Disappointed may definitely the better word for it overall. But it’s a little of both for me really.
None of the drops have been enough for me to get outright mad over. Hell, the only act that was ever booked that would upset me if they dropped would be The New Orleans Bingo! Show and I’m 99.9% positive they aren’t going anywhere.
Who is dropping isn’t so much a big deal as it is the frequency of the drops + the loss of an entire stage of the festival + the lack of any communication from Rehage whatsoever. I could see dropping an act or 2 if it gave us some super-huge name that undoubtedly cost a pretty penny to book. Not saying that this is the reason but essentially what we’ve gotten is a trade-off of Street Sweeper Social Club, Eagles Of Death Metal, Q-Tip, the NooMoon stage & Justice for Lenny Kravitz & K’Naan. Sorry, that’s not gonna cut it. K’Naan’s a heck of a rapper and Lenny Kravitz IS a name but K’Naan isn’t THAT good and Kravitz hasn’t been relevant since 1996 aside from aborting a Guess Who classic. If one of Lenny Kravitz/KISS/Eminem/Jane’s is charging so much that you have to scale back the entire festival by 4 national acts + about 30 very small niche acts then you shouldn’t be booking Kravitz/KISS/Eminem/Jane’s….there’s plenty of other quality acts that sell a ton of tickets that would be just as satisfactory.
They’ve got 38 days to pacify the grumpiness. I look forward to the price jump in hopes that we get something….ANYTHING. That said, I won’t hold my breath cause my gut tells me we aren’t gonna hear squat. And THAT truly is disappointing.
I guess I’m not really pissed as much as disappointed. Either way, a bummer.
yeah dude failed to mention that this is $600 ice cream so damn straight they better have chocolate.
Iam just as pissed as all of you, with the bands dropping and no word what so ever from voodoo.
But lets all be patient ticket prices go up Oct 1. So we all know we will get some kind of additions or announcements on or around that date.
If after that we still get nothing. . . . then let the bitchin begin!
I would be mad if I went to Baskin Robbins and payed for the chocolate ice cream only to find out they don’t have it anymore and decided not to tell me. Yea, I end up getting something else since I can’t get a refund and already paid, but I wouldn’t be as satisfied as I would have been if I’d received what I initially paid for.
It’s a forum, there’s going to be bitching, especially when there’s only negative things happening with the festival at the time (the loss of any band is negative).
Yeah, we def got off on the wrong foot.
The biggest problem is that there’s no formal announcement or anything and if it wasn’t for a small handful of us on this board that have been checking the lineup regularly the only band(s) we would know about dropping would be Beastie Boys & EODM - and only because the bands themselves made public statements. We have heard NOTHING from the Voodoo camp re; Street Sweeper, Justice, NooMoon or now Q-Tip - and if it hadn’t been for the band announcements we probably wouldn’t have heard about the Beasties or EODM either.
I fully expected to see a band or 2 from the initial lineup annoucement drop - I would understand that. Record labels force bands into the studio, bands hop onto other national tours where they’ll make more $ playing 35-40 dates or whatever as opposed to this one-off (see: EODM) and then shit happens (see: Beasties).
Rehage did this to themselves. THEY were the ones who caused a scene re; booking the festival on Halloween weekend as opposed to the weekend before. THEY were the ones who wanted to make New Orleans THE destination for Halloween festivities. Whether they intended to or not - they pretty much talked this festival up as if they were going all out. All out to create the end-all, be-all festival. And KISS on Halloween was a fantastic decision to start (like the band or not it was brilliant booking). But ever since that one announcement - they have fumbled the ball and have spent the last 2 months kicking it around the field instead of falling on it.
My problem is - I’ve spent upwards of $700 already and haven’t left the state of Illinois and aside from the local NOLA acts that play yearly I honestly have no clue as to who the hell I’m going to see. I kinda want to see Brand New, Down, Fischerspooner, etc. Are they playing? At this point I really don’t know. And yes, that is a huge problem.
But maybe I’m just a little extra sour because every single act that’s dropped has been a band that I had short-listed as an act to check out (conflicts permitting). QUIT DROPPING MY BANDS, VOODOO!!!! Bastards…..
the silliest thing is that nobody even knows what’s happened to justice, q-tip, kings of leon, etc. while i agree that some of the more “minor” acts dropping won’t make it or break it for most people, and i would consider q-tip and a justice dj set “minor” - the lack of information is pretty startling. you can’t just charge people almost $200 to see bands you’ve got on a lineup, and then just watch them disappear day after day. someone’s gonna call bullshit on that. it already happened with one of the “major” acts (eagles of death metal) and while a comedic video apology is nice and all, i’m sure it didn’t exactly satiate the folks who forked over $100+ bucks, not to mention the hundreds of dollars it takes to take work off, travel, lodging, etc., because hey, eagles of death metal is on the bill, let’s go.
you know?
it’s complete bullshit.
if another “major” act cancels, like jane’s, eminem, ween, flips, etc etc - you’re gonna see an exodus and a refund mess. it’s gotten out of hand and that’s why the people here are freaking out. meanwhile i’d guess that most ticket-buyers aren’t even aware that these bands are being removed from the lineup day-after-day. it’ll be like last year when people showed up to discover that n.e.r.d. had canceled.
this is my last, repeat last, voodoo ticket purchase. it’s a clusterfuck and i don’t think those guys know if they’re coming or going. they need to nail these artists down early, get them on a contract, because as people who are paying so much to do this, we at the very least deserve that. artist breaks contract, stiff fine, fine is used to refund tickets for customers who decide to bail. until they start doing it that way (which would allow them to post a lineup early like other fests), i’m out.
yes, i was anxious to see q-tip. i, like a lot of other people, was very inspired by the intelligent rap tribe brought. i don’t relate to shooting cops, being in a violent gang, or treating women like dogs. so when bands like tribe called quest and the roots started making philosophical and political rap that rose above the usual hoodlum crap, they drew in a fan base that was a lot more diverse.
but i digress.
bottom line right now is we don’t know what happened to these bands.
hello voodoo? care to share with the people who are making this festival possible? as in, us? your customers?
I completely understand what you are saying. Just get kind if tired of hearing everybody bitch and whine. Just go to the damn show and pass a good time, if you don’t like it stay at home. Think of it this way, I love Chocolate Ice Cream, should I sit outside Baskin Robbins and boycott them because they serve 50 other flavors, or just get my Waffle Cone I like and go home happy.
What the Heck! No Justice? THIS SUCKS!!!
If you think they are little bands or not means nothing. To someone, probably more than you know, they are meaningful bands. Part of festivals (for me) is to find bands I haven’t seen before. I’ve seen KOL three times live, and while I like them, the chance to see an act like Justice is few and far between.
I guess the main beef I have is the fact that so many have dropped out (even if they mean nothing to you) and we have no type of explaination from Voodoo. Besides, a festival with plenty of acts dropping does nothing be hurt the rep. of that festival.
Wow, this discussion has gotten out of hand. There’s no KoL v. Justice argument - KoL is one of the supposed “confirmed” bands (via their Facebook) who is now nowhere to be found.
There are a huge number of folks who are festival fans - who go to festivals because they love new music, hot bands, the atmosphere, so forth. In those groups, everyone knows who Justice is, and many of them have seen KoL multiple times in the last few years… or at least once at some show or another.
I was interested in Justice, less interested in Q-Tip, not interested at all in some of the other acts… but there’s NO excuse for draining quality out of the lineup. You’re arguing that we shouldn’t care about these bands - why not? If you went to see “Inglorious Basterds” and they cut out the basement sequence and the Basterds introduction, you’d be ticked - after all, you paid for the whole show, not just part of it. Why should this be any different?
Im sorry friend, but yes they are not that well known. Pick 100 people off the street and ask them how many have heard of Justice, Q-Tip, or the Kings of Leon. I would be willing to bet 10% have never heard of the first two, and all but that 1 guy under a rock has heard of KOL. I am not argueing about talent, talent and popularity rarely go hand in hand. Im just saying that alot more people would rather see KOL than Justice or who ever. Its not my opinion, its just a fact. Pick up ANY type entertainment magazine and thumb through it. Its not a matter of whether or not you will see KOL, but how many times!!
Q-Tip & Justice are little bands???
You sound confused.
A Tribe Called Quest was only one of the most influential and crucial hip-hop acts of all time. And Q-Tip was only the driving catalyst for that act. They’ve sold hundreds of thousands of albums in a 10+ year career. Real small time.
Justice is only THE electronic act of current time. The #1 requested act when Voodoo was taking requests on their Twitter feed. One of the most popular acts in the genre world-wide.
Small time…… do some research before you brush people off as nothing more than tiny local acts that don’t matter and then try again, pal.
Look Guys, I dont wanna bust your bubbles but most people could really care less about these minor bands. Im sure you guys think these little bands just rule the world or something but I just wanna go to a cool ass place for Halloween and hear some good music. Really, you bitching about not seeing Justice or Q-tip or Kotex or who ever. Yall should really get a life!!
Re; Q-Tip
Jesus christ….would somebody care to share some insight as to what the fuck the idea of even releasing a lineup was? Here’s 100 bands that we’re gonna announce will be playing in October - too bad of these 100 only 3′ll actually show up.
This has gone from discouraging to bloody fucking retarded. We’re losing an announced act/week at this point. At this point I’m pretty sure I’ve changed my mind in full and would’ve rather they just kept it at KISS and left us in the dark. Are KISS even playing still? Someone get Gene Simmons on the line and verify if he actually even knows that they’re supposed to play.
Appears that Q-Tip is no longer listed on the lineup page. Is there going to be anyone left to play Voodoo by October 30th?? The lack of information on what’s going on this year is ridiculous!
any of those old electronic bands would be fine, but honestly i think it’s time for the new-schoolers to take the stage. girl talk, mstrkrft, crystal castles, black moth super rainbow, the octopus project, etc etc etc. that’s what i’m hoping for.
The only way that they can make up for dropping Justice is to get either Daft Punk, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Paul van Dyke, Paul Oakenfold, Cystal Method, or Underworld. If they dont get any of those then I’ll be pissed off even more. I know that Daft Punk and Prodigy are impossible, but it’s worth i try. Scooter would be awesome too, but that is also highly unlikely.
That’s the key at this point. Any drops, regardless of who it is is bad because we’re running short on time for replacements to be booked. I’m a little disappointed they’re gone because I was really interested in checking them out - I like what I’d heard from the small sample size that I’ve exposed myself to. Albeit, the fact that it was a DJ set lessened my anticipation greatly so it’s not a HUGE loss to me.
I think they’ll replace them, solely because of the demand that they received to book them to begin with. If it were anyone else short of one of the headliners then they may slide under the radar. But then again, they may opt to just realign everyone and move on without them *shrug*
I don’t think your honesty is really anything new or insulting. I think most on here have been honest (besides, what’s the point of lying online?). So what if you don’t like Justice? I don’t like Metallica. To each their own in my opinion.
I’d like Justice to be there, but I won’t be glad when any band leaves because someone out there is looking forward to them and I wouldn’t like to take joy from someones displeasure, plus, I’m not even sure if Voodoo will make an effort to replace them.
I’ll be honest, right along with Anon, however most people prefer me to not be honest, but i have never listened to techno or anything like that. So i went to youtube to check out this whole Justice thing. came up with Justice - Master of Puppets so i clicked on it. personally i am insulted that some techno band, if you want to call it a band, completely butchered a perfectly badass metallica song (saw metallica play master monday night in nashville by the way and Lemmy showed up and played a couple motorhead tunes with the band). so as far as im concerned, im glad they are not playing because of that alone. but it does suck for those who liked them (other than i cannot understand why anyone would). a perfect example of my musical tastes was once in 2001 went to tower records to get some tickets for a couple shows, first asked for a lawn ticket to paul simon and bob dylan (in st louis), then the guy asked what other show i wanted and told him slayer (in memphis)(shows were two days apart). the look on his face was priceless, totally shocked and dumbfounded. maybe i shouldnt be so honest. lol
I know Justice in very very limited terms. I think I most know them because of a Simian Mobile Disco remix they did. The loss of them sucks cause they were one of the bands on my shortlist - even though it was a DJ Set.
Girl Talk
MSTRKRFT
Crystal Castles
Daft Punk (won’t happen but screw it….I can dream)
The Prodigy
all would be wonderful replacements bringing the same sort of vibe that should keep Justice fans content.
i’ll be honest, the only way i’d even heard of justice was from that time they won an award and (guess who, yep, kanye west) jumped up on stage and grabbed the mic from them while they were accepting. i checked out their music, thought “meh”, and moved on. so i’m one of the few who really don’t care. i would also fully support a girl talk addition. you hear that voodoo? call girl talk!
Well, of course Justice brings something completely different than YYY or KoL… I’m saying in terms of ticket sales and outsider recognition, not impact on the festival “feel” or “theme”.
I’ll throw in with the folks who want Girl Talk.
I would very much approve of Crystal Castles. I know MSTRKRFT is dj’ing at Ampersand the night before - maybe have them do an actual set at the show too?
I just bought my ticket (last time i checked the line up was a month ago), only to find out that Justice (the main reason i was going) is not going to be there. WTF!!!! now i don’t feel silly for getting that insurance. This is very lame. Maybe they can try get Crystal Castles?? they really did kick ass at Bonnaroo.
While that is true I think when they used Tiesto it had an overall positive effect on the festival. If they book an act like that and utilize them in that manner (which I assume was going to be what they were gonna do w/ Justice) then it should have the same overall effect I would think.
Sure, KOL/YYY would appeal to more peoples normal listening tastes I think the appeal of something a little different should not go unnoticed. Sure they have DJ Soul Sister but IIRC, what she presents really isn’t anything close to a Tiesto/Justice/etc. and outside of her the closest thing to that kinda act is probably Fischerspooner and really that’s not all that close at all. They should be trying to target everyone and I think after a very long day/night in the park on a Friday (presumably) everyone could kinda get there heads around an act that’s not so much about the music/lyrics and is more geared towards dancing around and having fun.
I could be way off though.
Let’s be real, if they end up adding YYY or KoL, it’ll have a net positive impact on the festival.
Outside of festival folks and DJ dance clubbers, the masses don’t know anything about Justice, while YYY and KoL are all over the radio, MTV, SNL, the talk show circuit.
What Voodoo will probably do to “make it up to us” is charge us another 40 bucks or so to see Justice at a “Special Post-Voodoo Show!” Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll get another sweet addition like Blind Melon or a Sublime cover band.
LOL @ Anon
I’d still go to that show just for the absurdity of it all.
They’ll make up for this guys. When they were taking requests Justice was like THE band that everyone seemed to want. They may’ve made some questionable decision thus far but they aren’t blind, deaf & dumb. They have to know that a lot of people are going to be majorly disappointed with this news. They may not ever truly make up for it but I rest assured that they’ll try their damnedest.
Look at it this way - at least you know about it now. A month + in advance. We didn’t find out about the NERD cancellation last year until we were in City Park……
LOL at the last two posts
oh, and toby keith sings the national anthem, that would be great. maybe he can do his ford truck song, oh yea. first five people with a gun get one haha. honestly, i hope voodoo has a couple things up their sleeves and thats why justice might only be in a club. please, its halloween this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
man, this thing changes more an more everyday. talk about suprises. maybe if we are lucky brett michaels can do a guest spot with buckcherry and we’ll get reo speedwagon. yea that would be great. hope fred durst does a spoken word session while the lead singer of creed keeps siging ‘yea’. then we would have a great regional festival. awesome.
I’ll take the blame on Justice being off. I finally bought my tix yesterday so naturally this follows immediately. Sorry guys!
so this is what justice has on their myspace
Oct 29 2009 8:00P
(DJ) WEBSTER HALL w/ JACKSON and HIS COMPUTER BAND NYC, New York
Oct 30 2009 8:00P
DJ SET @ VOODOO EXPERIENCE NEW ORLEANS
Oct 31 2009 8:00P
HARD LOS ANGELES, California
sooooo maybe it’s a mistake? *begs internally for it to be a mistake*
NO JUSTICE!!! WTF!!!!
Justice was the main reason I was going to Voodoo on Friday… this is bullshit!!!
Friday is looking pretty terrible. I wish voodoo would add some bands from this decade and quit adding shitty alternative bands popular in the 90’s i.e. Kravitz and Buckcherry.
Well hot damn - MSTRKRFT is going the Voodoo Kick-Off Party at Ampersand this year too. 10-29 $10 a pop
Also of note - K’Naan has been added on Saturday.
Justice COULD be doing a late night set at a venue. They had MSTRKRFT last year as part of 24/7 @ Ampersand. It was like $40 to get in the door though.
I would really like them to book a replacement DJ set if Justice is off the bill. I don’t like Tiesto at all but his set was fun a couple years back. Girl Talk would be appropriate. I crave a Daft Punk sighting but I know that that’s just not gonna happen at this point. I don’t mind that Justice apparently dropped since it was just a DJ set as opposed to actual, legit Justice. Nonetheless I hope we get a quality filler. KOL bores me but a lot seem to really dig em and I would accept that fully based on that fact alone.
All Time Low goes over Squirrel Nut Zippers b/c SNZ can headline a tent night easily. All Time Low can not. I know it SEEMS like ATL is getting priority here being on the main stage and all but SNZ really is a niche kinda group and they’ll be a featured act in a prime slot in the tent.
Ween/Silversun Pickups are gonna depend where they slot everybody else. My guess is Ween headlines Main 2 while Silversun plays directly before Eminem on Main 1 - basically Silversun, then Ween, then Eminem. Ween will prolly draw a larger crowd so they’re most likely going to be placed opposite weaker drawing acts to attempt to avoid conflict as much as possible.
i have some info that says justice is doing an official late night set at a venue instead of voodoo but has not been confirmed. will provide info when i can.
ween into silversun pickups? eh… no.
more like silversun pickups into ween. ween will probably be the last band before eminem because they will be playing for 2+ hours.
then again, who knows. they’ve got a band like black lips above jello biafra, which is blasphemy (i’m sure the black lips would agree). you’ve got a totally shitty band like all time low above a band like squirrel nut zippers.
so i guess anything’s possible.
not saying silversun pickups sucks, they don’t, but they should never, ever be placed above a band like ween.
“i would rather pay 11 more dollars and know what is happening when versus paying now and somebody i really want to see drop.”
I absolutely don’t blame you. But what makes me sick is that this is why Voodoo does it the way they do it. Cheaper ticket prices = no information, and the more information you get along the way, the more the price goes up. I personally find it kind of sheistery.
That’s weird about Justice dropping, if they did. I think a lot of people were upset about them just doing a DJ set anyway. I just Justice as a band doing their thing as a band is a headline spot, but I don’t think Justice doing DJ stuff is a headline spot. Maybe they’re just being moved around and they haven’t updated the official page yet.
Kings of Leon would be an adequate replacement on the main stage, I guess (yawn). But I’m with the previous poster. I’d LOVE to see Girl Talk take the Carnival tent. I seriously can’t get enough of his mashes. In fact, I’d much rather see a Girl Talk set than a Justice DJ set, on any stage.
I’m just gonna go out on a limb and guess that Justice DJ set has been moved to the Carnival tent. Who knows. Information-sharing is not Voodoo’s thing.
if justice did drop, the only way they could make up for it would be to get a huge band like kol for crowd draw, or girl talk. girl talk would be more appropriate because of the dj set. which gt would be alot of fun anyway. its probably just a glitch because they have the date still listed on their myspace. im not buying tickets until i get more finalized details like a daily schedule. i would rather pay 11 more dollars and know what is happening when versus paying now and somebody i really want to see drop. if that is the case, then that would be really disappointing. well, maybe its nothing bc the website had a previous glitch where nothing could be seen for a little while.
Justice leaves and KOL will take their spot.
Not bad on Friday with Ween into Silversun Pickups into KOL into Em.
Anon - I have considered that as well especially since mike dillon is opening for galactic
Voodoo is still on their myspace page though.
Justice is gone…There’s no way another band has dropped. Damn, I hope it’s just a mistake.
or maybe im wrong i think its the 29th in nyc…but regardless they are def not on the official website lineup…
wow…justice apparently is now playing in nyc at webster hall oct 30th at midnight or some shit….what the fuck?! they better fucking make up for this big time
What happened to Justice? I just looked on the lineup and didn’t see them on friday night or on any others. I hope they didn’t cancel!!!!!!!!!!
Hey motorvatin. Go to the friday show at tips. Galactic always puts on a good set (or two or three) at Tip’s. Especially on halloween.
rob zombie will be on the westcaost
The site has updated the ticket prices. Oct 1st weekend passes will go to $180, and single day tickets will go on sale.
Sept 15 LOA will go up to $500
So lets hope we get 2 to 3 more bands OCT 1st!
Rob Zombie announced today he will start a tour Oct 29.
Pleeeeezzzz voodoo!!!!
Friday will probably see the addition of another big name act… maybe YYY’s or KOL?
This is just speculation but there are less artists listed for Friday than Sat and Sun….
They dropped from the lineup and were removed from the official page. This page still lists them, though. They will not be there, unless something changes again.
What ever happened to Street Sweeper?
Hanson seems to play HOB in NOLA yearly the night before Voodoo. They were down there either last year, the year before or both - I almost went just for s’s & g’s.
I’m hardly a fan but they’re a lot more mature/accomplished group of musicians than the kids who got big on MMMBop.
house of blues website is showing none other than, wait for it, wait for it … hanson (now comes the major sigh of a total letdown) on friday night. hanson … really? i think i’d rather have my toes nailed to a sinking boat.
actually might be at tipitinas uptown friday night for galactic and mike dillons go-go jungle as opposed to MnM. and then mike dillon again at blue nile on saturday night. have to catch one of those two shows.
this is what i’ll be trying to check out
Friday
Eminem (dont really care, but what else am i going to do
Ween
Black Keys
Fischerspooner
New Orleans Bingo Show
Saturday
KISS
Janes Addiction
Gogol Bordello
Wolfmother (agreed, they blew my socks off live)
Drive-By Truckers
Down
Jello Biafra
Sunday
Lenny Kravitz
Widespread Panic
Meat Puppets (saw them open for stp a year or two ago)
Robert Randolph
Squirrel Nut Zippers
I’m sure i will find some other things to check out as well but these are my main priorities.
Army of Anyone is not new, well at least a couple years old, but when velvet revolver kicked out scott, the DeLeo brothers quickly welcomed him back to reform stp since army of anyone was a total failure. i bought the album and it was ok but they only did about 15-20 live dates in small places, several were cancelled and from what i remember they only sold something like 250,000 albums (maybe a few more). not saying that i could do better since i have sold 0 albums, but thats a low amount of sales.
If I recall correctly the “AND MORE” is generally standard for Voodoo - and usually there is more but I don’t think it’s ever really amounted to anyone that’s going to bring in people from out of state or whatever. When they put up the actual lineup w/ times and everything there generally are a handful of local acts that pop up that weren’t announced initially.
The only real spot I can definitely see where there is to put someone is headlining the tent on Saturday —- MAYBE. Fischerspooner’s prolly gonna close it on Friday. Meat Puppets or Squirrel Nut Zippers on Sunday - most likely Meat Puppets. Down COULD pull it probably or maybe the Drive-By Truckers but I see the Truckers over on the jazz/blues main stage playing later at night more than I do topping the tent. And I’m not entirely sure that the crowd that Down typically draws is gonna show up to a show like this.
That could be where your next “big name” (YYY, KOL, Buckcherry, someone new?) goes - if we get one.
IDK what their plan is but from the live videos I’ve watched of Fischerspooner + a potential YYY slot + witnessing the crowd that turned up for Butthole Surfers initially that tent had better be fucking HUGE.
We will get more bands!
If you look on the lineup page on official site, at the end of each days listing of bands it says . . .and more
The e-mail we all probably got recently makes me think that this might be the final lineup. I mean I think they even used the words “final lineup” or something like that… maybe it was “complete lineup”. But does anyone who has done this before remember from years past if they do this every time? Send an e-mail out saying “ok, here’s our complete lineup” but then still add bands? Just curious.
i don’t think army of anyone is around… b/c the 3 guys from STP are in that band and i believe STP is touring
Fyi, check out a new band I just heard of. Pretty damn good. Army of Anyone. Voodoo, they would be a great late add to the event!
i just remember i used to have the very first meat puppets tape, self-titled, not quite the days when CDs were popular yet (this had to be like 1981 or 1982, something like that). they were wayyyy ahead of the curve doing punk hippy stuff, which i think is why i didn’t love it. then they kinda morphed into grunge, then they kinda morphed into punk country. they morph a lot. they’re interesting.
I THINK I may have heard a Meat Puppets song or 2 some time ago. I’ve placed them as a fallback option personally. I won’t write them off but I’m not gonna go out of my way to check them out or anything.
Buckcherry - if they do play - won’t be getting my attention at all. Between them & Hinder I’ve been tempted way too much to pull a car stereo out of the dash and toss it on the highway.
We know Buckcherry’s playing w/ KISS and as of now they’re gonna have an open date - maybe as one of the 24/7 acts at the House Of Blues or something?????
Anyone that has ever listened to the Nirvana Unplugged albums knows at least a couple Meat Puppet songs. The Kirkwood brothers were the backup players on that “unplugged” album.
Buckcherry won’t be there its a mistake on their myspace.
meat puppets are definitely oldschool, i just wish i’d gotten more into them because i’m not too familiar with their stuff.
no comment on buckcherry, because you actually might be the only one excited about them, no offense intended.
Am I the only one excited about The Meat Puppets & Buckcherry?
i still think the carnival tent is going to add two or three more performers. one hint is the obvious chunk of space missing from the top of that list whenever you click on a band on the lineup page and the stages show up on the right hand side. looks like the have room over there for maybe two more acts. i adore (ADORE) fischerspooner, and can’t wait to see them, but my guess is that yeah yeah yeahs are going to show up over there, along with maybe one more big name recognizable “tent” act. no idea about kings of leon. that’s been such a persistent rumor, it would be hard not to imagine them being added at this point, but i could care less about them one way or the other myself. would much rather see two or three significant adds over at the carnival tent.
hell, mike dillon’s gogo jungle is playing out that night after the festivities, why not just add them to the carnival tent? everything dillon touches (billy goat, garage a trois, critters buggin, gogo jungle, hairy apes bmx, les claypool’s fancy band, brave combo, malachy papers, and his roots in such bands as edie brickell & the new bohemians and mc 900 foot jesus) turns to funky gold.
really pumped about friday. fisherspooner, eminem, ween, black keys, silversunpickup, the knux , and justice! Ive seen wolfmother, gogol bordello, mutemath, george clinton, so saturday isnt a huge discovery for me. probably the biggest 2 will be jane’s addiction, and jello biafra. entertaining or not i could leave kiss. sunday is strong with brand new, flaming lips, robert randolph, meat puppets, lenny kravity, and panic. three local acts to not miss trust me: quintron and miss pussycat, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, and fluer de tease. all are fun. maybe an add, but i think we are set. maybe yea yea yeas, but nothing more i would imagine.
JELLO BIAFRA, i dont think anybody saw that coming. Hell yeah voodoo im now excited
I’ve only seen Jello once - doing his spoken word stuff. And I’ve never even heard of this project. I’m very interested to hear what its like. It’ll be nice to see him in a fashion that’s not essentially “lecture hour”
jello biafra must be a new add. very sweet!
For me so far it’s:
Friday
Eminem
WEEN!
Silversun Pickups
FISCHERSPOONER!
Janelle Monae
Ledisi
New Orleans Bingo! Show
Ratty Scurvics
Saturday
JANE’S ADDICTION!
GOGOL BORDELLO!
WOLFMOTHER!
MUTE MATH!
JELLO BIAFRA! and the Guantanemo School of Medicine
New Orleans Bingo! Show
Zydepunks
Sunday
LENNY KRAVITZ!
Widespread Panic
THE FLAMING LIPS!
The Pogues
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Rebirth Brass Band
New Orleans Bingo! Show
Quintron and Miss Pussycat
You can tell what I’m excited about.
god i wish butthole surfers were back this year.
I could be mistaken but I thought Noisician Coalition was a part of the NooMoon stuff?????
This leaves me w/ a tentative agenda of
Friday
——
Eminem
Ween
Silversun Pickups (maybe)
Justice
Fishcherspooner
The Cool Kids
The Knux (saw em last year so….maybe)
D12
New Orleans Bingo! Show
The Vettes (maybe)
Ratty Scurvics (maybe)
Saturday
——–
KISS (for a little bit)
Mute Math
Parliament Funkadelic (maybe)
Q-Tip (maybe
Jello Biafra
Down
New Orleans Bingo! Show (again!)
Zydepunks (maybe)
Sunday
——–
Flaming Lips
Brand New
The Pogues (maybe)
All Time Low (even bigger maybe)
Squirrel Nut Zippers
New Orleans Bingo! Show (for a third time)
Fleur De Tease
Quintron (maybe)
Katey Red (maybe)
so I guess I’m actually in decent shape - a little bit to do every day from the looks of things if I factor in the stuff that I’m 50/50 on. I now wait in anticipation of Voodoo booking 1/2 of this list at the same times as each other and completely screwing what seems to be, while not ideal by any means, a fairly occupied trip if I allow myself some expansion. I’ll be bailing early on Sunday but that’s nothing new for me - I skipped Wilco entirely 2 years ago and missed a good chunk of REM last year watching the abortion that was Butthole Surfers so I strolled over to see Sirena Serpentina finish up and bounced early then too.
All in all - I guess, not too bad and it’s better than I anticipated. I’m still not entirely keen on the lineup but I’ll make do.
Ween opening for Eminem! haha!! Just goes along with Ween’s bizarre history. I keep hearing they’re going to be doing their traditional really long set (2+ hours) which would be awesome.
Still wondering about the fate of the Carnival stage and if they’re adding any more artists to the bill to fill things out.
Finally!!!
Yeah Looks like we will be getting lineup additions cause fridays lineup is really weak. I could see KOL and yeah yeah yeahs added to fre
Woo-Hoo! Woo-Hoo! A line up! I’m surprised, but very happy. Thank you Voodoo, been waiting….now let’s see what other “goodies” you still have hidden up your sleeve!
It just got posted!
**crossing fingers and hoping for some sort of announcement tomorrow**
amen tulip! maybe the city is allowing later times because its halloween, i doubt it but maybe haha! well, wolfmother is great live, and there really isn’t much more lineup room. personally, i think the yea yea yeas is more of a true add if you look at their scheduling. KOL would have to play before eminem that would be the only way to fit them justice at 8, KOL at 10, Eminem at 12. that prob wont happen, but just saying if it did. and even if KOL are more releveant, eminem playing is bigger newsfor this festival because he hasnt played in four years, while KOL have played everywhere.
I’m a little hesitant to trust some of the dates listed on bands’ websites. Reason being, basically I read somewhere (maybe on here?) that they’re not always accurate, that the artists just list a date to show that they actually are participating in the festival, and that the actual lineup hasen’t been decided. I have no idea whether that’s true or not. I’ve just trusted the info given to me, seeing as I’m not a regular festival-attendee. For example, Eminem’s website has him listed as performing Fri but it gives 12:00 am as the concert time- not happening, seeing as the festivities in the park are supposed to wrap-up around 10:00 pm. I’ve seen several people comment that he is indeed a Fri headliner, but I’m not sure if that’s just based on “balancing” days out per # of headliners or what. Of course, he’s not touring or anything either, so he’s not limited to a certain day. I really hope he does perform Fri since he’s the main reason I’m going to this shindig (laugh if you must, I love him and want to make babies with him), and thanks to my life-sucking black hole of a job we’ll have to miss the majority of Sunday. It dosen’t seem probable that he would be a Saturday act since that seems to be pretty full. Like I said though, I’m totally clueless as to how all of this shit works. I’m just gonna go and whoever plays when is just gonna have to be fine. It’s Halloween in Nawlins ya’ll!
Agreed re: Wolfmother. I started listening to them post-lineup (along with several other bands), and they’re easily the most accessible and rock-worthy of the group, while still having some funk to them.
My friend was bagging on WM as well, so I just asked him straight up: What’s wrong with WM? Why don’t you like them? He’s like… “I dunno, they just seem not good.” So, there ya go.
And dont forget Kravitz on Sun
Re-posting for HCHorse (and anyone else who missed it). You didn’t have to check all their websites yourself. I did, and I posted it here earlier. Some of the bigger named acts who actually have the dates listed on their websites:
Friday, Oct. 30
Black Keys
Justice
Ledisi
Silversun Pickups
The Vettes
Ween
Saturday, Oct. 31
Drive-By Truckers
Black Lips
George Clinton & P-Funk
Jane’s Addiction
KISS
Mute Math
Rotary Downs
Wolfmother
The Zydepunks
Sunday, Nov. 1
Brand New
The Flaming Lips
Mates of State
The Pogues
Quintron and Miss Pussycat
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Suplecs
Widespread Panic
hehe to each his own. Wolfmother is some of the most pure rock I’ve heard in a long time and are certainly in my top three reasons for attending. I’ve seen them live once and they blew my socks off. If you like straight up rock n roll, I can’t honestly suggest a better band for it the whole weekend. Unless you’re in that unusual KISS-fan demographic, I suppose.
Beyond a doubt, Wolfmother is a “good” band. I’d just hate someone to read a post like the last one and make a decision based on that.
To each his own.
My suggestion: spend less time dissing and more time talking about the bands you do like at this fest. Are there any?
Ah, I hadn’t bothered to check that. All I keep hearing about is all these bands playing Saturday - what seems like half the listed lineup is playing then.
And no, I don’t think Wolfmother = good support for Eminem. Actually, I’d prefer it if Wolfmother dropped altogether and we got someone, y’know….good. *shrug*
many bands (unlike voodoo) have announced the dates they are playing on their websites. so you might think wolfmother would be great support for eminem on friday, or whatever, but we already know they’re playing on saturday. just go to their websites and look, if you’re really interested in certain bands. many have posted their dates. they HAVE to know when they’re playing, because they usually go play somewhere else the next day. in other words, the info is out there, but voodoo likes to keep that info a big secret for whatever godforsaken reason.
Anonymous on Sep 9th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I think your wrong, yes janes, kiss, panic, kravitz, and lips are a worthy of headliners. But they are all playing sat and sun. That leaves just emenim and justice for fri. Still need one or two names added for fri night.
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That’s where Wolfmother, Ween, The Pogues, Gogol Bordello, Q-Tip, Mute Math, D12 and potentially Buckcherry come into play. They’re all big enough that they could easily assist an Eminem/Justice Friday night set if needed. D12 will definitely be playing the same day as Eminem - that’s pretty much a given.
Do we have room for more big names? MAYBE if they really are doubling up Jane’s & KISS on the same night. I think, at most, we could be looking at a late “big name” announcement to push late sales like they did last year w/ Lil Wayne.
I think your wrong, yes janes, kiss, panic, kravitz, and lips are a worthy of headliners. But they are all playing sat and sun. That leaves just emenim and justice for fri. Still need one or two names added for fri night.
of the schedule of the majority of acts is what i meant to say. btw i don’t see KOL being added because there are already so many big bands. yea they may be older, but the names are popular and they all headline festivals. Kiss, Jane’s, Flaming, Panic, Eminem, Kravitz. those are all big names whether you like them or not. KOL wouldn’t be able to fit. i dont see us getting many more acts, maybe the yea yea yeas; but they’ve been headlining a couple of fests too so that is another issue. if anything a couple of mid tier acts like buckcherry being confirmed. no offense to any bc fans, but they are definitely mid tier. i hate to say it, but i think we are pretty much set. which is why they probably will make us wait until october 10th because they have nothing else to give us. voodoo seems to be getting older acts more and more. last year rem and stp; so i would say that maybe this is just the nature of the booking. idk, either way i just dont see voodoo being a lollapalooza or coachella ever. anyways, here’s hoping we get something!
haha to that last post. oh well, im over it. there’s no point in complaining until…after sept. 10th. if noone has been added/no major updates then that will be a drag. im waiting until all adds, and schedule releases have been added, as well as single day tickets. although, im pretty sure of the majority of the acts. a guy stated them a few posts earlier. i will say, based on that this will be one of the best sundays ever. usually it is kind of weak. but mates of state, brand new, panic, flaming lips, and kravitz! im impressed with the potential schedule of all three days. this will have something every day worth seeing.
jane’s addiction 2009
cannot wait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBbxZZsDB1Q
OK people give them a break…they can’t give us a day by day lineup because they are too busy searching the net to find Lenny Kravitz pictures to post on Twitter. I mean what would we do with out a pic of Lenny wearing a defend New Orleans shirt!!!
FYI Jane’s is scheduled for Halloween. It’s even on their official website, which, with the one exception of a tour to Australia they had to cancel due to the drummer having a serious medical problem with his arm, has never been inaccurate.
HCHorse- Thank you! That was exactly what I was trying to get across…I just wasn’t as tactful as you (not one of my strong points) There are lots of things to do and see in NO, and I’ll probably leave the park now and then to go explore. I’ve never been and I can’t wait! I’d like to make arrangements to do things other than Voodoo, if possible. Kinda hard to do when you don’t know when the bands you want to see are scheduled.
Well said, TomServo.
October 10 seems like a fine enough time to put out all the specifics ie. who’s playing at 2:35pm on Main Stage of Friday, etc. etc. But saying Jane’s Addiction is playing Friday/Saturday/Sunday should be announced well ahead of time - and soon. We don’t care what time Band X is playing at this point - we do care, and in some cases, NEED TO KNOW for planning purposes who is playing what date at least. They can save an act or 2 for a last minute ticket sales rush at this point. I’d be cool with that and from a business standpoint I can see why they’d do that but if they’re gonna do that - they should know that there are people that only care about Band X and ONLY want a ticket for the date that they play. Announce it, get it out of the way and go from there. At least it’ll tide us over and allow us to focus on the positives that this festival/city provide.
Well… speaking from the perspective of someone who’s had tickets for months and has nothing but time on their hands… this festival needs a serious reality check.
Nearly every announcement (sans Lenny Kravitz) has been negative or unexpected, and if they have some positive news that they’re waiting to unveil - no time like the present. New Orleans is a great place to visit, and the festival is a lot of fun… but these headliners are… well… not incredibly compelling for anyone under 40. The schedule is unknown. There is dissent in the fanbase. It’s times like these Rehage should give us a confidence boost.
My sister and her family are considering selling their tickets and cancelling the hotel room, and I can’t really blame them.
Yes, Mr Mike, I will be OK- I have my tickets, my reservations, my time off from work approved, etc, etc My comments were in regards to the people who haven’t had the chance to make plans because they’re waiting around for these idiots to get their heads out of their asses. I’ve never been to Coachella, but I very seriously doubt that they release info only a few days ahead of time. That would be way beyond stupidity. If they want people to spend $$ then let them know what they’re paying for. I’m quite happy and content myself, regardless of the lack of info. I’ve simply resigned myself to the fact that we’re spending thousands of dollars (literally) on a vacation and going into it essentially blind. That was our choice, not what I would have preferred, but we’re OK with it. Not everyone has that luxury. Blah, blah, blah….my point here is that if they want to sell more tickets and actually make this thing seem like it’s worth people’s time, then at least give us time to get ready for it. And Mr Mike…go suckabagofdix
Screw boo hoo. It’s jacked up, last Voodoo for me. They don’t seem to know whether they’re coming or going. Oh, and as for Coachella, I’ve attended three times, and it’s never been this mysterious. I knew way ahead of time who was playing, where, and when. Not two days. MONTHS. And I have the mailed information to prove it. So screw that analogy. Coachella has their **** together. Don’t support disorganization.
Boo hoo…Coachella doesn’t announce the schedule till two or three days before. Just deal with it…it’s three flippin’ weeks. You’ll be ok.
The 10th of October, huh? That is way beyond jacked-up…it’s absolutely idiotic! Those of us who already have tickets are going (hopefully), regardless of the day-to-day line-up or whether or not they add more acts. It sure would be nice to have that info ahead of time so that people could plan things. Some of us are driving hundreds of miles to be there, and would like to make the most of what little time we have in NO. I guess maybe they don’t expect people to give a shit? Very confusing! By the way, they’re not really gonna sell one-day passes are they? Pick a day, any day! Or, if you want, wait until about a week or two before the actual festival to find out what day you really want to go. Good luck getting off from work, making travel plans, etc! First and last Voodoo for me!
what time do the shows usually end each night, I have heard 10 pm, does anyone know if this is accurate?
that’s too late. the way they do this is jacked up, like it’s some kind of game or something.
Hard to believe, the 10th of oct is on a saturday. You never get news like that on a weekend
absolutely confirmed from inside source is that the schedule release is infact the 10th only that it is the 10th of OCTOBER!
Yeah, they’ve NEVER had Le Ritual artists competing opposite each other. So unless they revise the entire grounds setup that’s not gonna happen. Jane’s & KISS may both play Saturday - that’s entirely possible but it’ll be one right before the other - not at the same time. Whereas an act like Parliament Funkadelic could be playing Le Flambeau area at the exact same time as either KISS or Jane’s.
We’re dealing with 5 or 6 stages here - we have to keep reminding ourselves of that. 2 Ritual. 2 Flambeau. The tent and then MAYBE NooMoon but it doesn’t look like it…..
As for my comment stating that Kravitz replaced SSSC - he did. I’m not trying to say they are of equal value but the fact of the matter is that SSSC was a Le Ritual act that dropped off. Kravitz is a Le Ritual act just announced. Hence, he replaced them.
um, for the last post. the guy before you said that the category is an area with two main stages which is essentially the same thing as you saying that it is the area where the ‘two main stages’ will be. so in essence you said the same thing he had already previously stated. You are correct in that they will be on opposite main stages, but not at the same time like lollapalooza. the stages are too close together. what they do is rotate stages with artists going one after the other across the field. so for example (these are not real times, just made up for the example), Wolfmother would play from 630-745, jane’s addiction would play 745-915 (across the field on the opposite main stage). kiss would play (essentially on the same stage that wolfmother had already played on earlier) 915-1115 probably. again ive been too voodoo alot and this is how its been done the past couple years like the guy before had stated. but they will not have any main headliners playing at the same exact time which means you can see everyone with ease. Unless of course, they are in another area such as the tent. anyways, thats all
for the last post . . . I think you are wrong. There has been nothing saying they were playing on the same stage. On the site it has them both listed under Le Ritual. That is not a stage but an area in the festival were the TWO main stages will be. The same as past two years. So Janes and Kiss could very well be on opposite stages saturday night.
Jane’s and Kiss are not playing the same stage. They are both listed under Le Rituel. That is NOT a stage name but the area of TWO main stages. They Have had the same set up past 2 years.
To see for yourself go to the voodoo site and click on the map link
The only reason they would not release the schedule three weeks before the event would be one of two reasons. One, hurricane season. Lame, they release it in Sept last year. Two, one main act could not be released until that time. IF that is the reason then I would say that the main act would have to be Them Crooked Vultures. But, this still does not make much sense. They could release the schedule now and add them in later. These are the only two reasons why I could see them releasing it that late. I still say the 10th is the day.
These recent posts either piss me off or don’t make much sense. Release info three weeks before the show? That would be hugely lame. They needed this information out there months AGO. The Sept. 10th rumor seems more true (since it originated with people affiliated with the show itself).
And Jane’s and KISS headlining opposite stages makes no sense either. They are already listed as playing on the same stage. I think you’re going to be seeing (as weird as it sounds), Wolfmother opening for Jane’s opening for KISS. Widespread and Kravitz are also on the same stage, so unless the Voodoo page information is just totally BS, it’s not a question of them headling at the same time, rather one opening for the other.
Kravitz replaced Street Sweeper? No way. Street Sweeper is a totally unknown, B-rated band. Kravitz is A-list. (Hence why Street Sweeper was in little type, and Kravitz is up there with the headliners.)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs and KoL are big enough to be mainstagers, sure, but they need tent stagers. We’ve seen big acts in the Carnival tent before … Butthole Surfers, Fishbone, Crystal Method, Oakenfold, Gogol Bordello, so I don’t think it’s much of a stretch that one of those big names is gonna add to the tent. I just see it happening with Yeah Yeah Yeahs a lot sooner than I see it happening with KoL (if ANY of those rumors are even true at all).
Agreed, Girl Talk, Does It Offend You Yeah, MSTRKFT, Animal Collective DJ set, MGMT, Santogold, Metric, etc etc etc … would love to see any of these added. I do hope there are more adds, but I also think the fest’s lineup is pretty solid and getting more solid every day. They just make it impossible to plan the trip if you have to choose which days to go. And I have no idea why they do that.
Kiss and Jane’s addiction will be headlining opposite each other saturday night on the two main stages. With Sunday headliners being Widespread panic and Lenny Karavitz on the two main stages.
Reliable source at Rehage says that schedule will come out 3 weeks before the show.
With Kravitz added to sun with panic, lips, shooter, robert randolf
sat has kiss, jane’s, wolfmother, george clinton, gogol
Fri looks like the day we will get additions with only eminem, justice, silversun, ween, and black keys being announced
We lost a main stager and a tent act - possibly headliner? in EODM.
Lenny Kravitz essentially takes up SSSC’s position on the main stage. My personal opinion is that YYY’s are too big for a tent headliner and I know for a fact that KOL are as they’re playing arenas comfortably right now. So unless they bump up someone like Down or the Squirrel Nut Zippers we’ve got at least one decent sized act still coming. I don’t think either of those 2 are primed for an bump up - albeit Down could handle it easily but I just am not entirely sure what kinda crowd they’re gonna draw with the audience that typically shows up to this event. They could be huge, they could draw small - could be in the middle —– it’s hard telling. That said, I’ve seen YouTubes of Fischerspooner live where they’ve drawn gigantic crowds and they’re currently slotted in the tent so…..
Girl Talk would be a nice addition. I’m still holding out hope for Does It Offend You, Yeah? but I don’t think it’s gonna happen. IDK what their schedule looks like past 10-24 but Metric is getting enormous buzz so they could be an option. I’m kinda surprised Rehage hasn’t capitalized on it and booked them already - but maybe they’ve tried and it’s just not gonna work *shrug*
Yeah 10th looks like the info date, at least according to some stuff from the Bingo Show people. Based on everything I’ve seen/read/heard up to now, my guess is that they add Kings of Leon and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Lenny Kravitz more than makes up for the empty spot left by Eagles of Death Metal, at least in terms of popularity and draw, but there’s still that headlining spot open over on the Carnival stage. In fact when you click on an artist and it takes you to the page that shows you who goes on what stage, it looks like there’s a nice little chunk missing from the top of the Carnival stage. Kravitz was added to the main (Ritual) stage. The YYY’s could easily headline the Carnival stage. Kings of Leon would be more of a Ritual stage band, I would guess. All speculation of course. I want to see more artists added than just KoL and YYY. Would love to see Girl Talk, for instance, or artists like him that are kinda newish and redhot.
New Orleans singer/songwriter Kristin Diable has Voodoo on her calander for Oct. 31st. listed on her Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/kristindiable
Someone said around the 10th of this month. Twitter came back alive last night with the Lenny announcement ( though it had already been broken here ) so maybe we will hear something soon.
around when does the schedule usually come out?
kravitz? nice.
I forgot they added the masseuse tables in LOA last year.
Lenny Kravitz, eh? Same meh for me but he is a big name that should pull in some sales. If true, a good choice for Voodoo - like him or not.
I am sooo freakin glad I went for the LOA tickets! It’s starting to sound better and better!
Ok, tried to post something twice and it did not. Lenny’s facebook page does have him playing the festival on Sunday, Nov 1st. It also states that LOA members will also be getting spa services included in the ticket price.
I think we can add Lenny Kravitz to the confirmed list. Voodoo was just announced by him on his myspace. No day was list but he did confirm he is playing the festival.
Lenny Kravitz is headling Sunday night.
Lenny is awesome live. I think he is an awesome addition to this years Voodoo.
I’d always thought the LOA seating area was done really awkwardly. It’s good to see they’re finally taking care of those that spend the extra $.
LOA Lounge tickets now include LOA Lounce front raw, reserved area in pit of main stage. Pics coming soon.
Received that this morning.
Cool. Good to know. But Voodoo people, if you’re listening, please for the love of god announce schedules and times long before this. One month’s advance notice does not allow a lot of people to schedule their work. I don’t know how many people I’ve talked to (lots) who can only go for either Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun, and most work places need to know about vacations long in advance. So, please, do us all a favor and release this information earlier.
Don’t know if this has already been announced, but see a lot of people asking when the daily lineups/any info will be released. Ronnie Numbers (of New Orlean’s Bingo! Show) twitter page says it will be Sept 10th:
“@downinit9 Halloween, the Saturday. The lineup will be announced on Sept. 10″
Hopefully we’ll get the additional bands being added at that time and a final answer about the NooMoon stage.
yeah SSSC dropped several months ago (or at least a month ago) … kinda bummed me out too. saw them on the ninja tour and loved them. kind of a more mellow rage. but when morello gets going on the guitar, as usual, he demonstrates why he’s a living alt legend, and boots riley is a good frontman, kinda looks like lenny kravitz, kinda sounds like … well, i dunno. he’s a unique rapper. the songs are very catchy.
so… oh well. they woulda made a great addition to the lineup.
I just saw that Streetsweeper Social Club isnt on the lineup anymore. I’m pissed. I really wanted to see Tom Morello without RATM, even though he was amazing when I saw RATM
i agree with HCHorse and anon - you can always join the crowd whenever you want to and return to the loa area whenever you want to. it gives you many more options considering you are going with someone who’s never been to a concert before. a three day festival is an impressive way to break someone in. and with someone like that its hard to know how they will react to the whole festival thing as opposed to an assigned seat. have fun
mistake on last post for VIP tickets, my email is joneswillingham@yahoo.com
If anyone is interested in 2 VIP LOA tickets (hard tix mailed from ticketmaster), It looks like we will not be able to go. I paid $425 each for them and will sell for the same price, saving someone $100 from current price. Email me at Jones@yahoo.com if interested,can post on ebay or craigslist or whatever, paypal etc.
thanks,
tulip not at all. you can still join the rest of the crowd. so its not like a total foregone that you’re stuck. just make sure to save some money for the city because it will be expensive. VIP at bonnaroo i great because you camp, and it’s like a city unto itself. probably on a smaller scale at voodoo, but im sure you will have a blast. make the most of it, and im sure you will want to come back. anyways, good luck. see you there! oh, and it looks like eminem is headlining friday night. hope that the flaming lips close over panic just because of the sheer insanity of their set.
*clarification - I don’t think there were any direct comments made I’m just stating a generalized point with this that applies to any and all potential LOA attendees*
Tulip,
While I said I don’t understand why you’d buy them but I hardly think you’re an idiot for doing so. It’s your trip and your $ - you do what you want/have to to make the most of it. It’s not like you’re obligated to just hang out in the LOA area either. If you find that you don’t care for the area during the bands that you are checking out then just go out amongst the masses and then return to utilize the priviliges that you are benefitted.
I don’t think you’ll necessarily regret getting the tickets by any means. Will they live up to their pricetag? Maybe, maybe not. But I haven’t heard any stories horrible enough that would garner a complete regret for purchasing the tix.
The positive that you do have is that on last years website, on the message board after the show was over the LOA folks were quite vocal about their displeasure with what was offered. Look at it this way - you have 0 expectations really at this point as you’ve never been. They’ll be constantly revamping the LOA yearly to bring more value for $ — personally, I think they have to know they dropped the ball last year (from what I hear) and that since it’s a big $ business for them they have to have every intention to ensure that such a negative view does not occur again this year.
I seriously hope all you LOA VIPs get your monies worth and then some. You’ll have a good time regardless I’m sure but I really do hope that all the amenities that you shelled out for that us norms don’t get really do enhance your experience.
Ultimately, while I may not fully understand the thought process behind such an investment I respect your right to make that decision and in no way was my piece an attempt to dissuade making that purchase. I hate feeling ripped off as much as the next guy - all I can do is tell of what I know for a fact and how I feel regarding the subject. Take that knowledge and apply it as such and once your choice is made DO NOT 2ND GUESS IT until you give it a chance to play itself out.
Despite my hesitations and going back and forth about it, I talked to my biyatches and (gulp!) I just bought the LOA tickets. Might not have been the most logical choice, but oh well! We may live to regret it, but I have a feeling that we won’t. I guess everybody has their own preferences, and I can totally see the benefits of being more part of the “crowd”. I guess we just figured screw it, and now it’s decided…Thank God! It’s been stressing me out. I appreciate everybody’s input- I know some of ya think we’re total idiots. I kinda think we are too, but dammit, it’s gonna be freakin fun one way or the other!
I got a text from voodoo earlier that said they had something special planned for LOA and it would be released tomorrow.
i could never see myself purchasing vip/loa type tix. its way more fun being in a crowd that seperated from the crowd watching the crowd. one time i had to sit in a balcony seat for a general admission show for Les Claypool, the show was awesome but the time wasnt that enjoyable as still to this day i wish i had told the person i was with that i would see them at the end of the show and go downstairs and dance or mosh depending on the tune played. im no spring chicken, but im no geezer either (40yo), but i love a good pit for a metal show, mayhem fest was fantastic this year. in addition, i go to way too many shows to put out $$ for vip tix anyway. personally, i would spend the extra money on something more entertaining than pricier tix.
I’m actually very hesitant to buy the LOA tickets. Given the lack of information (total understatement) and the comments from prevoius Voodoo atendees, I really don’t want to shell out almost $1500 for three tickets. VIP- really could give a gigantic shit less, food- don’t know yet because I have NO idea what it’s gonna be, seperate seating- yeah, we’re a wee bit old and I don’t like crowds much (WTF am I thinking anyway, why go at all right) so more space, any space, would be very much appreciated, the possibility of an actual seat- ahh, yeah! Bring it on baby, swag- could also really care less- probably a bunch of crap, the possibility of meeting some artists up close and personal- priceless! My problem now is that the crusty old hags that I’m going with (I’m the youngest so I can say that) are so totally gung-ho about this LOA thing regardless of how much we get ripped off. Like I told you guys earlier, one of my friends has never been to a concert, ever, so she kinda wants to make it as kick-ass as possible. I guess I kinda figure, what the hell, you only live once and it’s not like I’m gonna do this again. Still, I think we’re just setting ourselves up for disappointment. Hell, I’m paying for it! If it sucks, it’s my $$ we’re wasting, so I better not hear any bitchin and moanin!
If you go strictly by MySpace and official web page information, these are the days listed for some of the artists:
Friday, Oct. 30
Black Keys
Justice
Ledisi
Silversun Pickups
The Vettes
Ween
Saturday, Oct. 31
Drive-By Truckers
Black Lips
George Clinton & P-Funk
Jane’s Addiction
KISS
Mute Math
Rotary Downs
Wolfmother
The Zydepunks
Sunday, Nov. 1
Brand New
The Flaming Lips
Mates of State
The Pogues
Quintron and Miss Pussycat
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Suplecs
Widespread Panic
Obviously I couldn’t find info for all of them, but maybe this will help some of the people who have to choose between Friday or Sunday (as I do).
This isn’t written in stone, either.
Not to bag on anyone who’s ever opted for an option like this bu I’ve never really understood the point of paying the extra for “VIP” stuff.
You’re sectioned off from the masses and I suppose it can make you feel important if that’s what you want to accomplish but, idk, I never really thought “Wow! I wish I was THOSE guys” *shrug*
The view/sound can’t possibly be better than out front. You can always find a better spot to cram yourself into in a crowd like at Voodoo. It’s packed - but it ain’t THAT packed (sight-wise).
There’s plenty of port-a-pots on grounds. A port-a-pot is a port-a-pot. It’s nasty no matter how many people are using them and if you gotta drop a deuce there’s never gonna be any TP no matter what time you get there.
Sure a swag bag would be nice. But most of that stuff I can purchase at the merch booths anyways for roughly the same amount that it would cost to get the extra ticket. Being on-stage might be neat as a one time experience, just to do it, but in instances like this it’s not like I get to pick which artist I get to see from the side of the stage. You could put me on a stool right next to the lead singer in the dead center of the stage, but if I have no interest in seeing said band - what’s it matter…..
The food that the regulars get is good shit as is - if I don’t have 1 or 2 extra, “better” selections to choose from it’s no big loss to me.
Free drink tickets are nice. But I’m one of those drinkers that when I get going it gets ugly after a while - thus I don’t drink at shows cause if I’m dropping this kinda coin for a show I’d like to remember as much of it as possible. And, IMO a couple free beers when I’m already paying $8/beer….really, am I gonna miss that $16?
The seats, though…..actual seats….THAT would be something I would be interested in cause that ground gets HARD after being out there for hours on end - especially over the course of 3 days. But I can’t justify paying pretty much double just for a chair.
And I suppose there’s a chance that I MIGHT run across an performer and get to chat him/her/them up for a couple minutes.
Maybe I’m thinking about it all wrong….but that’s the way I’ve always approached it. Maybe someone who has done this can explain it to me in a manner that would make me find the value in it (and I’m not talking about LOA specifically - I’m talking ANY of them….LOA or otherwise)
I always wondered that. I see people standing on the side of the stage and some fans on a balcony, on the side and above the stage (directly above the stage). Seemed like the sound would suck and they didn’t look like they had the best time.
Yeah I had some friends who got NIN/JA (nine inch nails/jane’s addiction) VIP passes this spring, which meant they got to view the stage from a very close location (in that case, side-stage), and after the show, they were actually bummed out! The view was worse, the sound was way worse, they weren’t a part of the crowd, etc.
Sorry if this seems unrelated to the Voodoo LOA thing, just worth a mention that not all VIP things are actually better than the standard treatment.
LOA’s not really worth the money…we had free LOA passes last year and were not impressed. The view of the stage is actually worse than most locations in the park and the “private” bathrooms consist of an indoor trailer with an incredibly long line. The line for the porta-potties outside of the LOA area was MUCH shorter. It’s not like the private bathrooms were much cleaner, anyway.
You do get a couple of free drink tickets and the line to buy $8 drinks is generally shorter than the rest of the park. So, that’s nice.
As for free swag? There was none last year. We were booted out of the corporate tents set up inside the LOA area. Corporate VIPs only.
But yeah, if you’re older…it has its benefits. More seating and tables. Which, is nice if you won’t be stagefront all day.
Re; the food/drinks in LOA
It is NOT all you can drink/eat - at least it hasn’t been the last couple of years. You get a couple of selections food-wise that the non-LOA crows doesn’t get. And I think you get a couple of free drink tickets - but after that you’re ponying up for at least the booze. THAT I know for a fact - unless they opt to change the rules of the game.
And the guy who said to click on the voodoo link to see what bands are playing on which stages. He has no clue what he is talking about
Le Ritual and Le flambeau are not stages! They are areas in the park were the bands will be playing
You can go to the voodoo sit and look at the map to see for your self.
So for example all the bands listed under le ritual will be playing on the two main stages. Which means Jane’s addiction could come on before kiss but on the opposite stage
actually that is exactly what i was saying. if you woulda read it, i said there are two main stages that bands play on in that category. which meant that no main stage bands would be playing at the same time because the main stages are too close together. i said those are categories that bands are grouped into and will be playing in. i never said the category was one stage, hence thats why one band will play on one stage and another band will play after them immediately on the other stage. hence, read what is said before you say i have no idea what i am talking about. that would be awesome if justice is friday because i cant make most of saturday. this is what i said verbatim:
“they play one band then immediately another band comes on the other main stage. there has never, and will never be a conflict when it comes to bands playing on the main stage. you can actually see what band is playing on what stage by clicking on an artist” .
they group the two main stages into one category, so essentially each category is one group of stages. thought that was clear, and yes those are the names of the stage areas. i never said those were the stage names. i just said you can see what stage everyone will be playing on so noone has to worry about headliners playing at the same time because the two main stages are too close. not trying to be rude, just explaining what i was saying.
Hey tulip,
This will be me and my wife’s first year doing the LOA thing also. From what I hear the swag bag is free merchandise from various bands and vendors. We are old and crusty too ( 32 and 30 is old and crusty at this concert). We went last year and had a blast but could not stand the small amount of port o potties and the acid tripping mosh pitters that we had to deal with by being upfront. Here’s to us having a good time this year in LOA!
Thanks for all the info guys! I’ve found mixed reviews on LOA myself. Some years sucked, some years were good- worth the $$ anyway. I just figure, I’m going so why not make the most of it if I can. We’re old and crusty. I need all the help I can get- private bathrooms sounds good as well as the key-word “seating”!Nah, we’re not that old really (??) The website is kiling me- do they wanna make money or not? They don’t even have any way to contact them to ask questions. I guess they don’t want to hear about how bad they suck. I just hope this covert, secretive shit finally lets up and they actually start to update stuff. By the way, what the frick is a swag-bag?
And the guy who said to click on the voodoo link to see what bands are playing on which stages. He has no clue what he is talking about
Le Ritual and Le flambeau are not stages! They are areas in the park were the bands will be playing
You can go to the voodoo sit and look at the map to see for your self.
So for example all the bands listed under le ritual will be playing on the two main stages. Which means Jane’s addiction could come on before kiss but on the opposite stage
Justice is scheduled for fri night
voodoo 2010 headliners: radiohead, pearl jam, tool! haha yea right. one of those three please !!!!!!!!!!
oh, and sorry for the bad spelling. i was typing fast. and another good thing about having more low key acts is that you wont have to pick an choose who to hear. it will be pretty convenient for the most part. like bonnaroo (for example) made you choose between nine inch nails, ben harper, mgmt/yeasayer, and moe at the same time one night, and girl talk , crystal castles, pretty lights, and paul oakenfold another night. thats not fair! voodoo has never had tough choices like that. the toughest for me was seeing wilco or dr john. i saw wilco because i see dr john at jazzfest.
tulip, im not too sure, but i believe its all the freedrinks you can handle as well as a great view of the stage. if it is like bonnaroo’s, then do it bc that was def. the way to go for bonnaroo. voodoo could have a more halloween friendly vibe, but thats not to say it isnt good for what it is. voodoo cant compete with other major fests like coachella, bonnaroo, outside lands etc… there isnt enough time and money.last year, saturday was one of the best back to back they have had. it went : innerpartysystem, devotchka, lil wayne (who sucked), thievery corporation, the mars volta, ghostland observatory, and nine inch nails! a great day. there are two separate main stages about few hundred yards apart. they play one band then immediately another band comes on the other main stage. there has never, and will never be a conflict when it comes to bands playing on the main stage. you can actually see what band is playing on what stage by clicking on an artist. here’s a link: http://www.thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/artists/janesaddiction/index.php . look to the right to seeit. so, all those bands playing on the three categorized stages might be playing at the same time, but not anyone listed under the same category. kiss and jane’s addiction will never play the same time because thats not how voodoo does it. here’s how saturday (oct. 31st) will probably go: the knux, mutemath, gogol bordello, brand new , wolfmother, flaming lips or jane’s addiction, kiss, and then justice playing prob. till 12 like dj tiesto did a cpl years ago after smashing pumpkins . being in nola will be a blast regardless because there isnt a better halloween city. lollapalooza shuts down around 10 too. its because both festivals take place in city parks which has regulations that force a venue to shut down at a certain time. bonnaroo can go all night because that is private property on a farm. lolla’s scheduling conflicts is way worse. i have been to voodoo (because i live in the area) 4 times and i have never had a scheduling conflict once. maybe fischerspooner plays at the same time as jane’s addiction, idk. there wont be many because voodoo is not a coachella. look at 2007 coachella, the headliners were bjork, red hot chili peppers, and rage against the machine (same year they played voodoo). here’s the link: http://coachella.com/poster/web480.jpg
if you look justice is wayyy down on saturday’s list. my point is, we will get some of those artists. but we rarely get that many gold mines. we dont have to because the city is a party in itself with great local music. that will be the best part of your weekend. like walking down the street at 2 am and hearing a brass band play on the side of the road with ppl dancing everywhere. dont fret because voodoo is what you make it. friday will be pretty good, saturday will be awesome, and sunday will be ok, unless they have panic, and either fl or ja closing it will be ok. eminem will prob play friday because he is considered one of the big three (kiss, eminem, and Jane’s addiction ) two years ago it was rage, pumplins, and wilco, last year it went nine inch nails, rem, and stp. so, ods are panic or janes addiction will close the fest. i think it will be panic because more jammy bands tend to play sunday i.e. wilco closing. so, come with a great attutide and it wont matter what is happenening. come and then decide if you wont be going next year. oh, and voodoo…stop giving us the obvious and please update something by early to mid september like last year!!! the good news is they added lil wayne(who sucks balls(, mars volta, and tv on the radio at the last minute. so i could see them adding kings of leon, yea yea yeas, and maybe beastie boys (if adam is feeling better by now). odds are, some artists considered “headliners” will play earlier than others because of time constraints. there are only three real headliners. the first three bands listed will play last usually (jane’s might be the exception, and justice will prob. play a later halloween set after kiss is done). so, yea no wories. even if voodoo seems to be slipping alot. alot of words too…my bad.
Given how uncommunicative they’ve been regarding just normal tickets, lineup, schedule, etc., I personally wouldn’t touch the LOA thing with a 10 foot pole.
I believe LOA is:
-preferred seating
-swag bag
-private restrooms
-private food vendors
-on-stage seating for a couple acts
-private performances
I think that’s what’s been advertised in the past. I’ve never bothered with it though so I’m running off of a fairly sketchy memory so don’t take that as scripture or anything. From the 2 years I went I’ve heard polar opposite reviews from people w/ LOA access. In 2007 I heard very positive stuff. Last year, I heard nothing positive…. Take that for what you will…..
I believe you get a swag bag, “preferred seating”, an on-stage seat for one set, a couple of private performances, private restrooms & a food vendor that the rest of us don’t get.
But I’ve never bothered with it so I’m running completely off of a very sketchy memory of what’s included. Don’t take that as scripture but I think it’s the general gist of the package.
Can anybody give me any info about what LOA Lounge tickets include? The so-called website for Voodoo only gives a very vague, generic description.
Its a matter of personal taste for sure as there are only a couple of bands i even like at outside lands.
my guess for the reason for the early finish is the late night shows start up around 10-11pm
voodoo is done around 10pm? that’s ridiculously early. even most normal, non-fest concerts have acts that start at 10 or 11pm.
Doubt Em is playing at 12 am. May be playing Friday, but VOODOO is done around 10 pm or so. I think my first year, (4 or 5 years ago?), we had a badass electronic tent that has a couple of late acts start. Ever since then, I don’t believe anyone has started late, esp. 12 AM.
outside lands looks like an okay lineup, not terrible-not great, but they’re missing several of the bands i am going to voodoo to see, so i disagree. i think voodoo has the better lineup. it’s a matter of personal taste.
on the other hand, i’ll bet outside lands did a better job of letting people know who was playing and when.
It is simply amazing how some of you really thinks Voodoo has this amazing line up.. People time for you to wake up!! If you want to see a Real Lineup look up San Franciso’s Outside Lands linuep.
NOW THAT IS A FESTIVAL…. Voodoo Music Festival has seriously dropped the ball this year…..
mike dillon’s playing there again this year? nice. i know mike. very well. long live billy goat. fucktastic percussion.
I apologize- I’m a newbie to this whole experience. I’ve never been to a festival before. One of the chicks coming with me has never been to a concert before…literally, never. Kinda scary, huh? I guess I’m just really surprised by all the covert, super-secret BS that’s taking place here. I have no problem at all with the ticket prices (I paid $169 a piece for mine), although I can see why some people would. My main concern is the fact that there’s no way of knowing who’s gonna perform when and where. My workplace (life-sucking black hole) will only allow me to be gone Thurs and Fri, so I have to make the 10 hr drive back on Sunday, missing all the Sunday performances. I truly just want to go for the over-all experience, but my main motivation was to see Em (don’t laugh-I love him and I want to bear his children). According to his website, he’s supposed to perform Friday and the time listed is 12:00 am. But who knows?? My no-concert-going friend is dying to see Kiss, who we had assumed was the big Halloween hoorah, but who knows?? So basically, if either of these two actually end up as a Sunday show then we’re wasting a shit-pile of $$ for pretty much a really big party. Honestly, I could save my bucks and have a hell of a party right here! I just don’t get it. I know they have obligations to sponsors and vendors, but what about the people that are the “customers”? We’re the ones they’re supposed to be concerned with, we’re the ones that they’re making their money from. Geez…
I saw that Sage Francis is gonna be at One Eyed Jacks some night that weekend too. I think its just a guest spot for him and he’s not actually doing a set but apparently he’ll be there if he’s anyones cup o’ tea
HCHorse - I agree with you that it only takes 5 minutes to post something online.
by the way, for late night, Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle is playing blue nile saturday night and opening for galactic on friday night at tipitinas uptown.
Also, Anon - you are right on the drop being a big deal if it’s a certain kind of drop. A headliner drop definitely differs from the drops that we’re accustomed to w/ this fest though. I would give Rehage the benefit of the doubt though on that count because I’d hope they’d have all their ducks in a row to ensure that once KISS/Eminem/Jane’s Addiction were announced there weren’t going to be any shenanigans (short of a thing like what happened with Beastie Boys - those things you just can’t avoid or predict).
I never took issue with the ticket structuring. I always saw what they were trying to do and I don’t necessarily think it’s a terrible thing. However, I do 100% understand why others would take issue with it. I’m a guy that likes to know what the hell he’s spending his cash on before I spend it as well. That said, the earlybird special - I can see where that would be beneficial to some people.
Personally, I’ve said since last years that I have every intention of going this year. I WANT TO GO despite my gripes with the lineup and the lack of communication. I love the city. I have never had a bad time at the festival. I want to get the hell out of suck-ass central Illinois. I have the $ and am willing to spend it in New Orleans. Rehage said he wanted to make New Orleans THE destination for Halloween weekend when they made the stink about shifting the dates for the festival and coming to the agreements with City Park and the wedding parties that had previously booked the area. Well Mr. Rehage - *I* want New Orleans to be my destination on Halloween weekend too. That said, I still have to make travel arrangements, hotel accomidations, buy festival tickets, etc. And the more this crap drags on the harder it is for me to dump that cash on a trip to this when I could take the same cash and go somewhere else that I’ve never been before….. I’ve done all my research and pulled up my hotel booking thing and everything online multiple times but I still haven’t been able to click that ‘Submit’ button for these reasons.
I’ve been all over this board for months now — had no problem typing out short novels and clicking ‘Submit’ here…..why can’t Rehage help me out a little bit on doing it on a hotel reservation site so that I can go to his show?
Bonnaroo is set up exactly like this. You pay one price before anything is announced, then comes the initial band list with a price increase, then a couple months later more bands with a price increase, then the final lineup with schedule about one month beforehand. the main difference is bonnaroo tells you the date the band plays as opposed to a stage. as a matter of fact most festivals i have been to dont give out set times until about a month ahead of time. i prefer knowing what day a band is playing as opposed to what stage. but once janes was announced, that was my que to purchase tix as opposed to going to lolla since janes cancelled city stages in b’ham. this isnt my first voodoo, but first time to be in new orleans for voodoo (katrina year half was in memphis). at that voodoo set times didnt come out until less than a week before the show (but at least there were obvious reasons). Mayhem festival this year didnt announce set times for 20+ bands until you arrived at the show. ozzfest for every year except last years didnt announce set times until the day before. although those last two are only one day festivals. beale street music festival for the last 18 years and the memphis in may musicfest (what was before beale street musicfest) for at least the 11 years before that announce lineup with what days bands are playing about 7 weeks and settimes are listed about 3 weeks ahead of time. its still over 2 months before the show. lolla announced band list over 4 months in advance, set times at 7 weeks ahead of time. lolla has already sold out of the festivals 2010 early bird tix. personally, i was anticipating to hear set times by the end of september, but any time before then is fine with me. i would just rather have dates over stages.
just dont want janes and kiss to conflict, thats my only request. the rest is just gravy:
wolfmother (saw them open for godsmack and they were far better than expected)
down (saw them open for metallica and excellent as expected)
meat puppets (saw them open for STP, very good)
wsp (last saw them in 1994, depressing to listen to them now as they remind me how much i miss touring with the dead)
drive-by truckers (saw them a few weeks ago in nashville, they had some really good songs but others werent so good)
ween (last saw them in memphis in 1995, if you have seen them a fair amount you may know Johnny, old friend of mine)
buckcherry (saw them with saving abel-shinedown-a7x, entertaining for about 30 minutes then it gets old)
other bands that i want to see are the black keys, gogol bordello, new orleans bingo show.
bands i may check out, schedule and time permitting: squirrel nut zippers, robert randolph, flaming lips, eminem, shooter jennings.
so im perfectly happy with whats out there. think i will be plenty busy with what i have already listed for myself. have seen kiss 10 or 11 times, all but two in the front 6 rows and up close kiss is a total blast, you feel as though you are part of the show. from a distance though, just so-so, kinda boring. have never seen janes, had tix in 1991 i think; it was for the first lolla, but traded them for dead tix since i couldnt make it to lolla and have not had the chance since then until now. so whatever happens please dont let janes drop. sorry this is so long.
I’ve been as close to an apologist as this board has seen I think and while I think I understand what they’re doing - I simply don’t think it’s the right way to go about things at this stage.
Voodoo Music Experience has a Facebook page, a MySpace page and a Twitter account in addition to their main website —- it takes less than 5 minutes to post something re; whether we’re gonna see replacement acts or to let us know that we’ll be seeing day-by-days in x amount of time.
I know there’s a lot of shit they have to concern themselves with. Band shit. Vendor shit. Equipment shit. Political shit. The Voodoo 24/7 shit. I get it and I hate feeling like I’m being whiney cause I’m not getting what I want when I want or whatever. But like I said, in this day & age - with the technology that they have in front of them that they’ve already committed themselves to using….. USE THOSE PIECES TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. We don’t need a formal press release style memo. It takes 5 minutes on a shit internet connection to post a thing on MySpace/Facebook. Takes like 45 seconds to Tweet. They seem to be able to find the time to send me a Tweet telling me that Brand New is streaming their new single on MySpace or whatever but they can’t take the same amount of time to say “Hey, sorry bout EODM. We’re working on replacement” or “Hey, sorry bout EODM. No replacement. Tough shit.” Either would work……
it’s not just you, it’s almost all of us.
there are a few corporation apologists who think them getting rich off of people’s lack of information is a good thing.
they should do like coachella does. announce everything early and charge a price for it. they run a tight ship.
You have NO idea how relieved I am to find this blog! This is my first trip to Voodoo, and I’m confused as hell! What’s with the complete and total lack of info? I’ve paid for my tickets, I have reservations, and I really have no idea what I’m gonna be spending all this money for! The “official” website sux and I can’t find any other sites that are helpful at all. What to do? I’m considering just selling my tickets and giving up.
I sorta think it’s a big deal if one of those bands that drops is the reason you bought the ticket. So far no big deal but if Jane’s Addiction dropped, I hope they have a good refund policy in place.
Seems like maybe they could book bands sooner, announce everything sooner, get the lineup out there sooner, and have a good refund policy if you want a refund.
Instead it seems like they like it being a guessing game, announcing a few bands here and there, then upping the price, announcing a few more bands, upping the price. In my opinion, that’s a really lame way of doing things. Maybe it works for them on some kind of financial level, but I guarantee I’m not playing the game anymore after this year.
Just tell us what bands are playing and when, charge a price, and offer refunds if any of those bands drop.
FWIW, La Coka Nostra, Death Cab For Cutie, NERD, The Neville Brothers, Eagles Of Death Metal have all been announced and then not played between 2007/2008. The drops are nothing new - and it’s really not that big of a deal because we all know that things are subject to change at a moments notice. The risk of that at an event like this increases dramatically due to there being more acts involved.
Honestly, I think a lot of our complaints would subside if we simply got more info…..ANY info. Are we replacing SSSC & EODM? Are YYYs or Buckcherry or KOL playing? Yes NooMoon or No NooMoon?
The ticket structuring, the lineup, any of it (I’m just as guilty as anyone else)….it’s all a point of venting because we’ve got nothing else at this point. There’s no moderated official message board where we can get info or even ask questions. The Twitter feed is essentially useless outside of the lineup announcements. Some of us have hotels and travel arrangements to make. Some of us haven’t even purchased tickets yet because we don’t know who’s playing. Some of us don’t care either way but it’s just the damn principle of knowing what exactly we’re shelling out hard-earned coin for. We’ve got 2 months til this thing jumps off and no one reading this is any the wiser as to what the plan is now than they were in June (a full month before the alleged lineup was announced). For all we know KISS is playing at 10am on Friday and All Time Low is playing a 3-hour headliner set Saturday night (I know this isn’t gonna happen but still…..)
WE WANT TO GO TO YOUR FESTIVAL, REHAGE! We want to enjoy it and return home and tell all our friends who didn’t go how kick-fucking-ass it was and that they missed out but they’ll be sure not to make the same mistake next year. How can we help you if you aren’t willing to help us help you?
to be honest, that would work for me. but i don’t think they’re going to do it that way because the one thing they -have- actually done is told us what stages the bands are going to be on. so you couldn’t, for example, have kiss and jane’s headlining at the same time, because they’re both supposed to be on the same stage.
Iam worried they may do like laloopaloza and have 2 headliners playing at same time each night.
for example
fri- eminem and KOL
sat- KISS and Jane’s
sun- panic and lips
I have had no problem with voodoo except this year. 2006 & 2007 I can’t remember any bands canceling and we got the full lineup in june. Last year was a little different Death cab and eagles of death metal droped out and they then added bout 8 more bands 1st week in sept.
This year is just stupid. We don’t even the headliners for each day. And that is one thing you could always count on in years past
From my understanding it’s kinda gone this way since 2005 (Katrina). Voodoo in general currently is just a shell of its former self. I know they’ve lost vendors and stuff due to the uncertainty w/ the area in general and its economy and whatnot.
Maybe I’m paying more attention than I ever have the last couple of years, I dunno - but its just starting to seem so amateurish with the lack of communication. Some of these gripes that we have are stuff that you’d expect from these little metal festivals that draw 220 paying customers over 3 days - not a big time, 11-year festival that should be lumped in with the Lollapalooza/Bonnaroo/Coachella/SXSW crowd.
It’ll be a damn fun time - this I’m sure of. But they definitely aren’t making themselves attractive to first-timers or fence sitters….
Ah Horse! You’re starting to sing my tune now. =) I’ve been complaining about lack of information for well over a month. Most of us are coming from very far away, some of us can’t be there for Friday and/or Sunday, or we have to make the choice, and we have absolutely no idea how to do that without a schedule of events. It sounds like a great festival, it really does, and there are some bands that I’m looking very, very forward to seeing. But I can’t see me ever getting another ticket to this thing in the future. It’s just too loosey-goosey and disorganized until the last possible minute. That just doesn’t work for real, working folks.
amen hchorse! i am almost ready to skip toward next year. prices a couple years ago were only fifty a day at the last minute! wtf! why is this one of the few fests that keep us out of the loop! Well, maybe they are just waiting to suprise us in the beginning of sept. like last year and that is why we have nothing besides an apology on the website. That’s the angle I’m taking! staying positive for now. This is why I rarely buy until after i know all the details. The last two years were awesome, so i hope being that this is supposed to be the best and epitome of the whole theme behind the fest; I am hoping they do the city and the people attending justice. either way new orleans will be a blast; so come either way because this will be the perfect plac to be halloween weekend! go to frenchman for the real halloween!
This is pretty typical from what I remember. It’s aggravating as hell though.
I’m guessing we’ve capped on the ticket pricing. One would think though that if Buckcherry is indeed playing this shindig that Rehage would want to capitalize on that. They are a national band with a couple of hit records that could draw in extra ticket sales from some fence sitters. I know that their ultimate focus is moving 3-day passes, and it should be, but they should be giving the public some sort of idea as to who’s playing when so that they can move 1-day tickets as well.
As it stands right now nobody truly knows what the hell is going on. Who’s playing when? Who are the legit headliners? How many bands are there? Are the bands on the site actually even going to be there or are we gonna lose 9 more? It’s turned into a giant clusterfuck.
I’m not saying I could do a better job at this but man….how hard can it be to keep your customers even a little bit in the loop. It’s a fucking concert not a black ops mission…..
Their lack of updates is really pissing me off! Two bands drop off lineup and no news of replacements. No news on schedule? No news on when ticket price will go up?
Site seems to be back up, and nothing really new to see there. (sigh)
I’m not the biggest fan of “supergroups”, so I’m not really into the whole Crooked Vultures thing. Definitely not a fan of Buckcherry, but I guess you gotta have more than KISS out there to appease the rednecks. I just know I’ll be at a different stage that night, or at least until Jane’s goes on (or off, depending on the order of things). A Ween 2-hour set? I’m there. If you haven’t checked them out in a while, grab one of their new albums, like La Cucaracha, or Quebec. These guys reinvent themselves with every single song. Excited also about Wolfmother, I just think they’re pure rock’n'roll. For electronic and hybrid, I don’t wanna miss Fischerspooner or MuteMath. Gogol Bordello and the Pogues will punk me out all gypsy and celtic-like. And then there’s the local stuff my friends keep telling me about. Do. Not. Miss. The. New. Orleans. Bingo. Show., they say. Same goes for the Rebirth Brass Band. And then after hunting around on YouTube and the like, I’ve found I really like Janelle Monae and Ledisi, usually not my style, but very unique. Hell yeah, there’s a lot going on at this concert. I may even have to see the Flips (yet again), check out Eminem even though I think he’s an ignorant ass (he is, after all, a talented ignorant ass), and Ratty Scurvics, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Silversun Pickups, Black Lips, and Zydepunks could be fun, too. Am I missing anything? Yeah, probably a lot. So far so good. If they add more, it’ll just be the cream on top. Top replace Eagles of Death Metal, I would whole-heartedly support the last poster’s suggestion of Explosions in the Sky - amazing band, but would also love to see another fun Halloweeny band thrown in there like Mindless Self Indulgence, GWAR, that sorta thing. Wish Lux Interior was still with us because I can’t think of a better band than the Cramps to fill that hole. Oh well.
we can only dreambaout radiohead, and them crooked vultures. please i agree! radiohead would never play a festival where kiss is booked would be my guess. look at the reading festival. they would be the biggest band on the bill. maybe next year, but that is too big unless eminem and kiss both drop which wont happen. i hope we get the yea yea yeas instead of more crappy american chochy rock like buckcherry. buckcherry is weak come on. and the vettes were a given. besides, i wish they would stop confirming new orleans artists. save galactic and dr john (assuming the land of nod thing doesnt screw too many local acts which it probably will); most of them will be there! give us something we dont know! hell, i will take KOL overhyped pop rock mediocrity over bands like buckcherry. next thing we know their gonna book creed, hinder, and taproot. awesome, maybe they can pull journey so we all can sing along, ridiculous. For real, here’s a band that is realistic and would be amazing live: explosions in the sky (they live in austin, not that far), amazing! saw that at lollapalooza! wow! them crooked vultures would be great, but i heard a rumour that eodm cancelled to go on tour with tcv which means we r prob. sol. not complaining aboue the previously announced acts, just new confirmations that are so radio friendly and crappy. might as well ask lil wayne fake ass to play and spend 30 minutes hollering at girls “call me”. so, please if anyone who works for voodoo does these things, get more halloween acts(marlyin manson, slipknot, gwar, tool; i dont care for gwar or slipknot but i bet they would be fun live) or more true musical acts like tcv, eits, rh, etc…im finished, sorry…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qXtUwGYlDA&feature=player_embedded
Voodoo needs to throw all of their money this way so Them Crooked Vultures can come play THIS YEAR!!!!!
I beg and plead, SIGN THIS BAND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go to radiohead’s website. there is something there about johnny trunk having an album called voodoo number 7. so and so. not radiohead playing at voodoo. granted, i would love to see them two years in a row, but it seems unlikely to me. unless, it’s some sort of cryptic message.
Seems they are updating the site, maybe we get some new info tomorrow!
So obviously ween will be headlining the 2nd main stage fri night
i’m having trouble with the site also. I did receive the email from them earlier. Didn’t have much on it, just some stuff about the art there, an ad for a movie based on katrina, and a little story about a couple of the bands already known. Ween will be playing a two hour set.
I’d bet my life Radiohead isn’t playing Voodoo.
I cant pull up the site? Any one having trouble?
please god let ben dude’s rumor be true and please god let the band that is dropping out be kiss or eminem.
i also cannot get voodoo lineup page to load. perhaps we’re in for some new news finally.
Ben Dude - I imagine the likelihood of Radiohead adding is about 1 in a million (who would they be replacing exactly? No band even remotely that big dropped out) - so I’m with you - it’s just a goofy rumor. But I will say this - if by some stroke of complete and total bliss Radiohead added to this thing, it would be the ultimate fest of all time. They could just stop there and stop adding any bands at all. JA and Radiohead together? Yeah, that would be the unmissable fest of the year for sure.
The picture of Kings of Leon is back in the rotation of pictures flashing in the word VOODOO on the website. Could they still be a possibility?
Yeah. I got the same email. Someone I know told me they heard over the radio that Radiohead was being added as a replacement for a band that is having to drop out.
I don’t trust it. But we’ll have to wait and see what is going on I suppose.
I got the same email.
Anyone else having trouble accessing the Voodoo website? I just got an e-mail update from them that was blank, and now i get the same thing on the site..a blank page….strange!!
Anon - for the most part i agree with you concerning official sites vs fan sites. fan sites tend to give you more of a “heads up” about things as opposed to official sites. i usually use a combination, fan sites for information and official sites for confirmation. however, i have seen many times where official sites are very slow to update (tours have come and gone without an official update or the official site updates after tix have gone on sale). some examples are dylan, slayer, judas priest, billy joel, tom petty to name a few. in either case thats why i am a member of pollstar and ticketbastard/livenation so that i get email updates for my listed bands and venues and cities (where applicable). that way i dont miss out on anything.
as far as xiola, that site was the only one that said janes was not going to play city stages in birmingham and they didnt. sure glad i didnt get tix since they did end up cancelling about 3 weeks beforehand. still dont know the reason. hence that is why i am heading to voodoo. kiss on halloween made the trip a consideration, but janes being announced to play made it official that i was headed down to NO. Cant wait. also the official janes site didnt list them as playing voodoo until about a week or so ago.
now with everyone seeming to play on the 31st is getting me ancy about a schedule for which i will have to wait about another month to come out. isnt wolfmother scheduled to play on that stage that day as well? can’t wait. this will be my first voodoo experience in new orleans, went to the memphis one after katrina and was pretty cool. did anyone else attend that voodoo in memphis?
But I should add that KISS and Buckcherry also have 10/31 as their date (and with the busy KISS schedule, it’s also likely to be the correct date).
So how they’re gonna do Jane’s Addiction and KISS on the same night, on the same stage, is anybody’s guess. Very weird lineup, whichever order they go in.
If Jane’s Addiction put 10/31 on the front page of their website, then it’s probably going to be 10/31. There will be plenty of Jane’s-heads making plans to attend on that date alone as a result. If it turns out to be a different night, I could see it causing some potential problems. Just my 2cents.
Yeah, everyone assumes KISS is headlining Hallloween, but if I remember correctly that the little news ticker on the main page said “KISS on Halloween Weekend”, not day. Please correct if I am wrong. As getting to the park from the French Quarter, my first time I drove to the park and there was parking, but like any festival, I had to wait a while to get out after the festival. The next day, I took the trolley, it was cheap and it led me right to the park, they even run later due to the festival, don’t push your luck though, as soon as the last act is over, I wouldn’t waste time, I would head straight to the trolley. Taking the trolley was fun, it is the only way for me from now on.
This year might be the year I don’t go. There is nothing that has hooked me in this year. I enjoyed the flaming lips, mute math, everything else I have seen minus widespread, KISS, and that white boy who make fun of everybody. They just don’t cut it. Anyways, I will be going to Bumbershoot next weekend. Metric!!, I wish they would come further south. I guess I will also see Black Eye Peas, if I have the time.
i’ll trust the info from janesaddiction.com far sooner than i’ll trust info from xiola.org. i’ve dealt with all the jane’s fan sites and it’s all speculative fanboy stuff. they just wait for official word on janesaddiction.com anyway.
whether the 31st is true or not for jane’s, i dunno, but as long as it’s on their official site, i’m going to assume it is. the info there has always been far more accurate than stuff on the fan sites (-especially- xiola).
everyone’s just been assuming that KISS is the halloween headliner but again, that’s all just been speculation. i suppose because the band is a costumey band. but i don’t think speculation = what’s actually going to happen, necessarily. i’m a lot more interested in the musical bang for that night myself and i think jane’s would put on more of a party. they’re also known for doing extravagant halloween shows.
it’s entirely possible that in order to keep people around, they’ll put KISS on sunday. hard saying. when you don’t actually release INFORMATION (looking directly at the voodoo people), all you GET is speculation, misinformation, and disinformation.
actually buckcherry was announced as the opening act for kiss about 2 to 3 weeks ago. buckcherry’s myspace shows them playing on the 31st at city park. was kinda hoping for something like seether.
dont know if i believe that janes thing on saturday also even though it says so on their site, but that thing doesnt get updated to much. another site xiola.org is much more up to date. thats too much on one day with big bands. just hoping for no major conflicts in schedule of bands i want to see.
They were announced today as the opener on the fall KISS tour…so that makes sense they would be there
buckcherry? seriously?
looks like buckcherry is going to be there according to myspace
NOLAnewbie —
The last couple of years things have kicked off round 10am usually. Wind down is generally round 10p. Although there have been instances where it’s run longer. I’d go with that as a rough estimate for now.
I’ve always stayed in the FQ so I don’t know the routes exactly but bus/streetcar is inifinitely cheaper than taxi ($1.75/person each way) — if bus/streetcar is an option its prolly your best bet as it’s cheaper than taxi and you don’t have to worry bout finding a place to park. If you park in the FQ you’re prolly looking at roughly $10-20 to park your car for the day + bus/streetcar fees.
(sorry NOLAnewbie, this’ll be my first trip to the festival, too, so can’t help you, wonder about that stuff myself).
mixed emotions on jane’s addiction playing on halloween.
on the one hand, jane’s addiction on halloween can only be a good thing.
on the other hand, does this mean that jane’s will be opening for KISS?
that would be extremely anti-climactic in my opinion.
This will be my first time at Voodoo and my first time in New Orleans. I know the schedule is not out yet, but can anyone give me a clue as to what time things start during the day and what time the headliners usually play? When do things wind down in the evening?
What about parking? We will have a car - would we be better off parking in the French Quarter area and taking a taxi or something to City Park or would it work better the other way around. Our hotel is 6 miles from City Park and I guess 10 from the FQ. Or would taxis be better all the way around?
Thanks for any input. I can’t wait for the trip!!
On Jane’s Addiction’s site, the New Orleans date for them is listed as 10/31! YES! They are the perfect Halloween band.
im always late on that, my bad on the repeat
widespread panic is playing austin on friday and saturday.
There are several different sources where this information comes from. Some artists post this information on their sites(Band page, Facebook, Myspace,Twitter, etc. Some comes from Pollstar. Some times you have to do a little digging. To get the complete lineup you will most likely have to wait until Rehage posts it probably in the next 4 weeks.
how do people know when bands are playing (like widespread “on sunday”?) this information would be very helpful to know in planning the trip.
Panic is playing in Austin the 30th and 31st
My guess for who they are paying too much for is Widespread. That band is guaranteed to sell out UNO anytime they play. It was pretty smart booking them to play Voodoo Sunday to eliminate the competition (even though I think they are still playing UNO Friday & Saturday), but I am SURE they had to offer the band a lot to get them to agree.
Looks like The Vettes are playing from there Myspace.
On the voodoo site they have a link to a apology from eagles of death metal regarding their pulling out of the festival.
But they are still listed on the lineup page. Hope this means next week we get updated lineup with new bands.
No, I’m not affiliated w/ the festival in any way, shape or form. Just a normal attendee (3 years running).
I’ve never said that the lineup sucks per se. It’s a solid bunch of bands, IMO that could really use 1 or 2 solid, national bands to spruce it up a bit. Not another mega-band like Metallica, AC/DC or the like as there truly is no room for them. From what’s there I have a chunk of bands that I’m going to make it a point to check out (Flaming Lips, Brand New, Silversun, Mute Math, Down, Fischerspooner, Justice, etc.) as I enjoy them or have heard many +s about their live set. That said, I wouldn’t consider myself an avid fan of any of the aforementioned. I enjoy them all to a degree and they all fall into that category of “If I see ‘em live - great. If I don’t - I won’t kill myself over it.”
I will be present that weekend. I’ll check out as much as I can, time allowed. And I’ll have a damn good time doing so. Rehage isn’t catering to me - and I know that for a fact. I’ve been outspoken, yes. I don’t think I’ve been completely unreasonable though - at least I’ve tried to maintain my sensibility (successfully? IDK). I know booking these things has to be a complete bitch and regardless of if Rehage adds some band that makes me want to stab myself in the neck or not I thoroughly appreciate their efforts in putting the event together. I haven’t had a bad experience yet (in re; to the festival. There’s a hotel in the quarter though that really grinds my gears though…) — Rehage will continue to get my business as long as he continues to put on a quality event while I’m there. What happens in the lead-in to the event or at times during the event that I don’t happen to be there or even after the event is ultimately of no consequence to me.
Really, what complaints I’ve had I personally view as nit-picky. There’s no dealbreakers there - the closest would be the apparent omission of an entire stage, but even then I fully acknowledge that what goes on at NooMoon/Land Of Nod is hardly everyone’s cup of tea and probably won’t effect the overall enjoyment of many peoples show.
I agree…doesnt make sense that ACDC will play two nights in the same city. Especially considering if you look at the actual tour theyre on…Not once do they play two nights in the same city…theyre old…couldnt hack it. Theyre wont be another headliner added. It will be KOL and YYY’s and some smaller acts …like it or not these are big as it gets these days…KOL is playin arenas and YYY’s are playing bigger venues like Radio City Music Hall etc…While previous poster said it might not be everyones cup of tea but I think thats what this fest is all about. It brings something different to the table…
Heres the bottomline…
Its a Music Festival…in New Orleans…On HALLOWEEN! I actually hope that there arent too many bands I wanna see so that I can actually be in the city…To me the festival is just an added bonus and Im coming from up north for this fest. First Timer. Couldnt be more excited…
this is just a question out of curiosity HCHORSE, and i hope you take no offense to it.
are you affiliated with this festival on a professional basis?
the reason i ask is that you are one of the most outspoken people here, you have a pretty strong opinion about a lot of things (for example, that KISS is a bunch of money-grubbing a$$holes), but these are obviously just opinions. some of your opinions i agree with, others i don’t. free country, all good. say what you want.
but you do remind us time and time and time again that you aren’t into this lineup at all. that there’s nothing about the headliners that interest you, etc. etc.
so my question is basically - for someone who is so disinterested in the lineup of this festival, why are you the most outspoken person here? mostly just wondering if you are affiliated with the festival.
5 Things:
1) You add AC/DC and the price jumps again too offset the cost of booking them - which is something people are already complaining about.
1B) It benefits AC/DC almost 0 to play this show at this point. They’re doing a massive world tour where they will bring in far more cash than doing an off-date festival gig. You could say the same thing about KISS but it’s well documented that KISS are a bunch of $-grubbers who’ll do any gig you set in front of them. AC/DC may be $-grubbers as well (or not, I don’t know) but if they are they’re nowhere near KISS status in that category.
2) People who are gonna want to see AC/DC will already be seeing them play a full set on that night. You expect them to shell out $200+ to see them again w/in less than a week in this economy? SOME people may be able to pull it but that’s not likely the scenario for a vast majority.
2B) That ticket sale addendum restricting purchase — I’d sell my soul that that’s because the Voodoo crowd’ll be in town that weekend and the feeling is that the local crowd should get the crack at seeing them. It’s the right call - most of us will have the opportunity to see them at a later date or prior to.
3) If they’re paying anyone “too much $” its KISS - that’s a guarantee given that its KISS.
4) Who are you kicking off to make room for them to play? There’s no room for another band of that size. We have 3 legitimate headliners (like them or not). And a couple of groups that could pull headliner status if necessary (Widespread Panic, The Flaming Lips)
5) The Eminem “Only 2009 appearance” is a nice line to boost ticket sales. Argue what he stands for and his musicianship all you want but yeah, people DO care - he still moves units and sells tickets. Trust me, I said the same thing about Lil’ Wayne last year and Wilco the year before. You may not see them in droves on here - hell, you may not know anyone personally either - but they are out there and some of them will be coming down solely for him. Rehage is trying to MAKE $ here - this isn’t a charity event. They wouldn’t book him as a headliner if they weren’t confident that he’d bring people in. And I’m sure they have access to information that indicates that he will indeed bring some people in that normally might not come. (Note: Eminem is my preferred headliner of the existing 3 but I’m hardly a fan of his at all)
AC/DC tix are around $107 with service fees, you couldnt hardly pay anyone else. I thought The Answer was opening for AC/DC with Wolfmother opening for them in australia in 2010. damn, just looked at the ticketmaster for ac/dc in new orleans and it says this:
“Sales to this event will be restricted to residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, S. Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida. Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside of this area will be canceled without notice and refunds given.”
I dont think i have ever seen anything like that before.
Just heard last night tickets for ACDC October 28th in New Orleans go onsale this Saturday. They play the 28th (The Wednesday before VOODOO) and aren’t booked again till like the 4th in Florida. Are you really telling me Voodoo couldn’t book them to play??? I mean Wolfmother is opening up for ACDC on that tour and they are booked to play Voodoo. CHRIST! Is it a money issue?? I think they MUST be paying Eminem too much since this is his “Only 2009 appearence”. Does anyone REALLY care???
They did this last year w/ NERD too. The rumor was that they knew well in advance that they weren’t gonna play the show and that they left them advertised up until the last minute and let all the heat come down on the band instead of the promoters. *shrug*
My guess is still that we haven’t seen everything they’re offering and that they will be revising the list once we get the final handful of acts announced.
At least that’s my hope…..
eodm still on the main page lineup. ridiculous. they might as well put beastie boys there, too, they’d sell more tickets.
Have 4 tix for Voodoo. Need to sell as I can’t go nomore! $140ea…hit me up at romaleon41@yahoo.com…peace
eagles of death metal are STILL on the main page lineup.
Having seen both Jane’s Addiction and Pearl Jam at least 10 times each throughout their careers, there’s no comparison. I’ll take Jane’s Addiction. And this comment is not a slam on PJ, a great band, but rather merely bigger props for JA. I just saw JA a few months ago and Perry Farrell at 50 has more energy and enthusiasm, screaming or not (at my show, he screamed plenty), than 90% of bands out there today - new or old. It’s a solid rock show. Not the longest set list but in over 20 years, Jane’s has almost never put on a show over an hour and a half. It’s the nature of the songs and the strain on the voice. If you want a long show, go see Ween. Given the chance, they’ll play all day and all night long (and I hope they do).
Comparisons to Lollapalooza will only make Voodoo look bad so I won’t even go there. One of my bigger gripes with Voodoo is that the whole thing should be designed to help the city and people of NO. As far as I can tell, aside from getting people into the city to watch a festival, spend some money, and leave, only New Moon was specifically designed to help the local situation out, and that’s been removed, which justifiably is raising a lot of eyebrows.
I agree with Horse/Servo’s assessments that the “undercarriage” of the show needs to be strengthened. I still maintain that artists need to be booked long before the month before the show, especially when ticket prices are so high. I also believe they need to be locked into contracts so that they can’t just on a whim decide to go open for the newest supergroup instead at the last minute. I do understand that at Lolla and other festivals, occasionally the same thing happens. The difference is, Lolla has literally hundreds of medium-to-big-name artists. When one drops and is replaced by something else, you can still take comfort in knowing there will still be 30 conflicts of interest because so many good bands are playing. Voodoo has a top level of what … maybe a dozen big name acts, and then scores and scores of local-flavored offerings, jazz bands, swing, etc. Not quite the same. So when one of the big names drops, it’s kind of a big deal.
You might view this as bitching and moaning but it’s really not. However, I’d love the festival planners to have some legitimate feedback other than “oh well, I guess that’s just how all festivals do it, they’re in it for the money after all, oh well”. Nah, they need to hear from people who would like to see the festival help out its host city more, and get a little tighter on the booking situation. I’m going this year, a few of my favorite bands are there. But to draw me in to future years, the whole thing is just gonna need to be organized more efficiently.
The points about the undercard are on the money… but additionally, comparing these headliners to… say, Lolla - prior to Beasties’ cancellation, they had Depeche Mode, Tool, Beasties, Jane’s, Killers…. who else? Kings of Leon… Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lou Reed? Ben Folds? Snoop Dogg… Rise Against, Silversun Pickups, TV on the Radio… A lot of bands with national recognition and a TRACK RECORD that could be relied on, mixed with some really hot undercard bands.
When you’re paying similar money for the ticket, why go see Eminem, KISS, and Jane’s, when you can get Jane’s with all the other bigtime relevant acts, really? I love the feel of N’awlins, and the jazz festival stuff, but that’s not where our ticket money goes - it goes to pay bands who are used to big paydays. Last year we got NIN when they were red-hot along with REM and STP, as well as a bunch of solid undercards… I thought that lineup could compete with Lolla’s 2008 offering, for a similar ticket price. This year, I’m not as convinced.
Oh, and bashing Pearl Jam? Come on. That’s not going to convince anyone, their indie cred is secure. And if you honestly think Perry still screams most of his lyrics, you couldn’t have seen Jane’s lately. This is the softer, gentler Jane’s Addiction, much more sing-song than scream.
Hopefully Rehage is just trying to keep the undercard secret for some marketing push, and we’ll all be happily surprised. If not, more time on Bourbon Street, I guess.
I seen Jane’s at Lollapalooza and they blew the roof off of Chicago! I know its Perry’s festival and all but it was a very good show. Tool was ok. That was my 6th tool show. Maynard just goes through the motions anymore. The band was great tho. But to say Jane’s 90 minute set blows away Pearl Jam’s 3 hour set you have to be the biggest idiot that doesn’t understand great music and talent when you hear it. Jane’s will steal this festival for sure. Kiss has 2 songs and Eminem was cool 9 years ago. Gene Simmons is just an old jewish man who would sell his soul to the devil for enough publicity and money. Really Gene stick to your reality show and your Dr. pepper commercials. But I got to say I would like to do his daughter and wife.
The first week of september last year the added 6 bands. . mars volta, n.e.r.d, tv on radio, eagles of death metal, angles and airwaves, and buthole surfers
Eagles of course dropped out just like this year. Its not like its voodoo’s fault. Lets just give them more time. I am sure we will get alot more.
If they announce more and you still think lineup sucks
then you can bitch. . . . give them time
I have no problem with Jane’s Addiction being a headliner - I respect their status in the industry and know why they’re booked as such (although, you could take em or leave em, IMO). My issue arises - and I think TomServo’s kinda headed this route too although I could be way off and he’s free to correct me - if they’re going to this particular route with the headliners (KISS/Eminem/Jane’s Addiction) they should beef up their undercard. The undercard is where the festival loses its flare. The headliners are all bonafied headliners. And there are some gems in the undercard (Mute Math, Brand New, Gogol, Flaming Lips, etc.) there could (and probably should) be more.
SSSC & EODM aren’t dealbreakers by any means but they definitely help - they are, after all, national acts with some sort of pedigree. Same could be said for Justice - an act that many were wishing would be added and they were - only to find out that they’re touring on a DJ Set at that time.
It all detracts from the overall appeal. Couple that with various gripes about the way they’ve done the ticket structuring amongst other things — it’s a bunch of otherwise small items that keep adding up and it’s high time Rehage got proactive about these things and informed their customers (both current and potential) about what they’re looking to do to counteract the slip-up.
wow. eagles of death metal is still listed in the lineup on their main page. wake up, voodoo people. i’d be pretty pissed if i bought a ticket in the last several days based on them being on the lineup. i’m just overall not terribly impressed with the way they do this fest. they charge a price before they even announce bands, bands drop and add on a whim throughout the whole sales process, and bands that have dropped are still listed while bands that are all but sure things are still missing from the lineup. it’s shenanigans.
as for jane’s shorter setlists, you’re talking about a 50 year old who screams his songs as much as he sings them. 90 minutes of jane’s packs more punch than 3 hours of pearl jam could any day of the week.
i’m surprised people are mentioning street sweeper social club as a “larger act”. nobody even knows who they are. they’re great, saw them open for jane’s and NIN, and tom morello is a living legend (in my opinion), but the appearance (or disappearance) of this band from the lineup isn’t going to even register as a blip on any radar.
i’d go a step further and say that in terms of relevancy, without jane’s addiction (in particular perry farrell), no voodoo fest. in fact, no annual fests of any kind. lollapalooza put the whole festival thing on the map in the first place. musically, they were obviously innovative. bands try to emulate the sounds they innovated 20 years ago even to this day. while REM may have more “hits”, and may have appeared on Billboard more times, that’s the very antithesis of alternative, which is what bands like jane’s and REM pioneered. the whole idea behind alternative rock was that it was NOT mainstream, did NOT sound like what everybody wants to hear, and frankly, was more art than rock (although i think jane’s strikes a beautiful balance). so i’m happier with a showcase of talented unknowns with no hits than i am with talented knowns with hits, if that makes any sense. i have no need to see KISS or eminem, but i’m thrilled to see bands like jane’s, gogol, ween, etc. was excited about eagles of dm too but after spinning their discography, it all started sounding the same after a few listens. and i most certainly can skip kings of leon if they’re added.
give me art!
Tom’s more or less right on this one. The lineup lacked flash to begin with. It was solid but not eyepopping. And since then we’ve lost 2 larger acts (Street Sweeper Social Club, Eagles Of Death Metal) and received apparent confirmation that there will be no NooMoon/Land Of Nod stage.
It’s one thing to lose a niche act that many people haven’t heard of - but 2 national acts + the abandonment of an entire stage? And they’re expecting to sell $200-300 tickets on that? Less is not more in this instance and they need to make some sort of formal announcement soon. Just confirm if we will get a quality replacement or not for the band(s) we’ve lost - we don’t need to know who necessarily - just to know that it is being addressed and that we’ll have a solid answer shortly.
Heh… anon, I’m not even a little disappointed about Jane’s, but everything I said *IS* accurate - Jane’s has never had a song break into Billboard’s Top 20 in their lives (that’s the no “true” hit part), and all their most popular songs came up on alt-rock and college charts.
Comparatively, REM closed Voodoo last year. “The One I Love”, “Stand”, “Losing My Religion”, “Drive”, “Man on the Moon”, “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”, “Orange Crush”…. you don’t have to be an REM fan to know half their setlist. They’ve had two albums chart to #1, and another to #2. Jane’s top album performance was #4 with “Strays”… “Ritual” barely cracked the Top 20.
I’m not arguing that Jane’s isn’t relevant, but in terms of stadium-filling headliners, this year is a step down. I saw all the headliners last year, and Jane’s this year… and I’m confident in saying that. (They’re 100% better than STP, though)
Oh, and their setlist is absurdly short. They’ve been barely cracking 1.5 hours anywhere - NIN and REM knocked out 2 hours with no problem, and Pearl Jam at Lolla two years ago would’ve played all night if they let them (which they did, more or less, at Bonaroo).
“…and an alternative band with an eclectic lead singer, a short setlist, and no true “hit” songs to rely on”
actually jane’s addiction is an uber festival band. if you’ve never seen them, you’d be doing yourself a disservice missing them. if you have seen them, this is a moot point because there’s almost no question you’ll be wanting to see them again. as for “hits” - been caught stealing, jane says, mountain song … no bells ringing? a lot of fans are actually disappointed that they play BCS and JS at every show, but they do it just for the newbies.
bad news is eagles of death metal are out (one of the few i was interested in seeing). good news is … there will be a replacement. won’t there? i can think of plenty of bands i’d rather see.
I take it EODM are leaving because they will be opening for Them Crooked Vultures on their tour. Dang, I think we just lost two bands with one move.
Ugh. This lineup is definitely getting weaker before it gets stronger. Next you’ll tell me the headliners are a white rapper who’s coming off a four year drug rehab vacation, a bunch of 60 year old Jewish rockers who haven’t had a hit in 30 years, and an alternative band with an eclectic lead singer, a short setlist, and no true “hit” songs to rely on.
Yeah, Rehage probably needs to make an announcement of some sort.
Come On, Eagles Of Death Metal are out? That bites!
Eagles of Death Metal have canceled their Voodoo appearance: http://www.eaglesofdeathmetal.com/pages/news/164
Sounds good to me! The lineup is definitely a little light if Kings of Leon and Street Sweeper Social Club are out… and with Yeah Yeah Yeahs up in the air… throw some dollars, Rehage! Josh Homme is already going to be in N’awlins, it can’t be hard to lure a bunch of rockers to the French Quarter, can it?
Here is a review of the first concert of Them Crooked Vultures. PLEASE COME AND PLAY VOODOO THIS YEAR!!!!!!!
Them Crooked Vultures at Metro
By Jim DeRogatis August 10, 2009 2:45 AM
Chicago Sun-Times
The best show by far of Lollapalooza 2009 really was part of Lollapalooza in name only: the after-show at Metro in the wee hours of Monday morning that marked the world premier of Them Crooked Vultures, the new supergroup featuring Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl and the legendary John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.
Sources said the band turned down the chance to replace the Beastie Boys when they dropped off the Lollapalooza bill as Adam Yauch battled cancer; apparently, the new group preferred to make its debut in a much more intimate setting. (Instead of the potential crowd of 75,000 that would have seen the band in Grant Park, it played instead to 1,100 at Metro, mostly hardcore fans of Homme and Grohl lucky enough to get tickets after a fan club notification.)
Addressing the setting for this auspicious bow, Homme said, “We could have done this in L.A.” As he pantomimed a well-endowed woman performing a rude sexual act, the crowd cheered wildly. “That’s why came here!” he added. “We came to Chicago because we wanted to play Metro!”
During an amazing 12-song, 80-minute set, Them Crooked Vultures went on to prove it is one the rarest things in rock: a supergroup that not only deserves that appellation, but which actually is greater than the sum of its storied parts.
With second guitarist and occasional keyboardist Alain Johannes, another veteran of Queens of the Stone Age, augmenting the star trio, the heart of the sound owed a lot to that band’s brand of hypnotic but intense stoner rock, as well as to the more spacey and bluesy sounds of Homme’s earlier group, Kyuss. Grohl also played for a time with the Queens, after their third album, “Songs for the Deaf” (2002). But as great as that group has been at various points, Them Crooked Vultures take the sound to a whole new level.
Simply put, Jones has enhanced any musical setting he’s ever graced with his classy and virtuosic presence, whether it’s been producing the Butthole Surfers, performing in a trio with art-rocker Diamanda Galas or serving as the solid anchor that grounded his larger-than-life band mates in Zep. And as obsessive rock fans who grew up worshipping Jimmy Page and John Bonham, Homme and Grohl seemed thrilled to be standing onstage with one of their heroes, and they pushed themselves to new heights to prove that they deserved the honor.
One of the hardest-hitting percussionists of his generation, Grohl seemed even more intense in this setting than he’d been during his stint with the Queens, hammering his snare with both hands to create a massive backbeat, firing off rapid fire single-stroke rolls that made his single bass drum sound like two, and playing long and complicated fills between hi-hat, snare and rack tom without ever losing the songs’ propulsive drive.
Indeed, the complexity of the arrangements in tunes such as “Elephants” and “Caligulove” bordered at times on progressive rock–both of the old-school Yes variety, and the more modern Tool flavor. But the fact that the quartet never lost that forward momentum or the essential gritty blues growl made the music more of a full-body hard-rock experience than a cerebral study in musicianship, even when Jones sat at the keyboard to add a lovely coda to “Daffodils,” or moved from a six-string bass, to eight strings, to 10 strings and finally to a mystery instrument that resembled a strap-on lap steel guitar with a built-in digital screen.
Homme handled most of the lead vocals, though Grohl, Jones and Johannes all traded off on backing parts. As for the thematic concerns of the material–well, it’s never been easy to discern what Homme is singing about onstage, and we’ll just have to wait to figure that out until the group releases its debut album, “Never Deserved the Future,” on Oct. 23.
If the Metro show was any indication, the disc should be a stunner. The band presumably played the entire album–there was no encore–and only one song fell flat: “Interlude w/ Ludes,” an alien lounge tune that found Jones on keytar and Homme putting down his ax to slink around the stage like an unholy combination of Dean Martin and Tom Jones.
Them Crooked Vultures set list: “Elephants,” “New Fang,” “Scumbag Blues,” “Dead End Friends,” “Bandoliers,” “Mind Eraser (No Chaser),” “Gunman,” “Daffodils,” “Interlude w/ Ludes,” “Caligulove,” “Warsaw,” “Nobody Loves Me.”
AC/DC IN JAXONVILLE ON 10/30…..I CAN DREAM RIGHT?
I second Them Crooked Vultures!
Ok, I am officially calling for Them Crooked Vultures to be at Voodoo. If you dont know who they are then look them up. One hell of a supergroup. Their first album comes out Oct 23rd and a weekend show in New Orleans the next weekend durning Voodoo would kill!
THEM CROOKED VULTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs need to hurry up and announce they’re playing! The lineup would be MUCH better if they were there!
Generally there’s more BUT there’s also been a NooMoon/Land Of Nod stage the last 2 yrs - and apparently that’s not happening ????
Hard telling at this point. I would think we’d get at least one more, if only to replace Street Sweeper Social Club but who knows……
So is this the whole lineup? How many bands do they usually add at this late date?
The date for kings of leon has been removed from pollstar and their myspace page.
yeah seems to me they are a shoo-in at this point, with all the links and rumors. oh well. someone will be happy about it if they perform at voodoo. i’ve seen them and i’ll pass.
Interesting that I see this when I Google (on Bandsintown.com):
“Bandsintown :: Lil’ Brian, The Travelers, Kings of Leon, The Black …Lil’ Brian, The Travelers, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Voodoo Music Experience, Voodoo Experience 2009 @ New Orleans City Park …
http://www.bandsintown.com/event/2863426”
It won’t let me log in without a password, but KoL is in the list, so I thought it might be interesting to folks here.
manchester orchestra is going on tour with brand new october 1st. could this be a possible addition?
i need to sell my 3-day VIP LOA tickets [2] … i bought the tickets as a birthday present but schedule conflicts are keeping us from going … if you’re interested … or know someone who is .. please contact me … thanks!
anyone see that Blues Traveler is playing Thursday night at Lafayette Square…what a great way to kick off the weekend
A great late add or late night would be AFI….pretty please?
Not positive, but I do think they were giving away side stage passes last year in the playstation tent that you could win by playing rockband and such.
I think part of the LOA package is that you get to stand on the stage scaffolds - I have no clue how they determine for which acts though. As for meeting artists - they’ve had meet and greets with some of the acts the last 2 years (Fuse Tent & SoCo Dome I think have both hosted these). If you’re looking for a less rushed, more personal encounter though unfortunately I can’t help you there - best I’ve gotten was running into Circa Survive by chance on Bourbon St 2 years ago.
I all ready have VIP tickets but I want to be on the main stage and meet some bands! some one must know someone. Im coming all the way from Calgary Canada. 3 years in a row…CANT WAIT. Any info would be fantastic.
Cheers
Side stage spots? Like, as in, on stage on the side? I think that comes w/ LOA. I’ve never done LOA so I’m not 100% on that or how it works or anything but I think that’s what you’re looking for.
Does anybody know how to get access to some side stag spots?
I don’t think anyone “wants” the corporate bastardization of everything life - but yeah, we expect it. And we should because that’s just the way it works anymore and it’s not gonna change.
All politicking aside though…..
I would hope we at least get SOMETHING if LON isn’t going to be represented. Better/More vendors, more toilets - toilet paper for those toilets, something….. I suppose they don’t have to add anything to replace it at all but it’d be awfully nice.
“Bring Back THE LAND OF NOD!!! I don’t want to see this festival turn into some lame corporate sell out!!!”
Agreed, but every festival (excepting the original Woodstock) is a lame corporate sell out. Nature of the beast. Someone earlier posted, ““I’m sorry but Voodoo is not a charity festival.” and all I could think was - it’s New Orleans. It SHOULD be a charity festival. For New Orleans. It sickens me that corporate sponsors are getting fat off this thing in a city that so desperately needs help, and the one area (NooMoon) that was designed solely to do just that - help the people of New Orleans - has been discontinued.
This post - “I’m sorry but Voodoo is not a charity festival. It’s a business venture. Early tickets are for hype. Then, they will try to sell as many tickets as they can at the highest price people are willing to pay. They’re not interested in simple. They’re interested in the bottom line. This is how the world works.”
literally made me sick to my stomach.
I don’t mind corporate sharks going for the meat, it’s what they do. But when the prey becomes used to it, and even EXPECTS it, and WANTS it that way - that’s when I puke a little in my mouth.
Anyway, sorry as hell to hear about the end of NooMoon.
A travesty. I enjoyed the NooMoon acts a lot (sounds quality issues and all). That sucks that we’re apparently not going to get a 6th stage. The Bingo! Tent is apparently gonna be HUGE then if they’re confident that it’ll more than sufficiently hold viewers for the Meat Puppets, Down & Fischerspooner…..
This was posted on the Facebook page about NooMoon acts/Land of Nod stage:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/105/bring-back-the-land-of-nod-at-voodoo-fest-in-nola
07 was the weekend before Halloween. Scheduling and whatnot came out I think late September.
We still have some bands to uncover first (mainly Tent/NooMoon acts).
Talking without any actual knowledge… ACL is a month before Voodoo and they just released their schedule this week. So, I guess we can expect a schedule to come out in about a month?
I would assume 07 would be the most accurate comparison, as it took place on Halloween weekend as well. Looks like that schedule came out Sept 14. Maybe sometime around then?
so, about when does voodoo announce the official lineup with schedules and everything? is it roughly the same each year?
Jim, email me at jsho69@hotmail.com
Jason,
I would definitely be interested in your tickets. Let me know how to contact you. Thanks.
If anyone is looking for tickets, I have 2 for sale, for below cost. I bought them from a past sale and am not looking to make money, just unable to go now.
There’s always late shows in NOLA check out tippitina’s 4 sho. Would be ridiculous if Metallica was added to the Voodoo lineup!!
Has anyone heard any new info on the 24/7 shows?
Wanted to pass on the Beasties news, but you guys move too fast on this site.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-has-cancer-tour-1003995438.story
Definitely a bummer, was looking forward to seeing them over Halloween. They would have been an great bonus to the awesome line-up.
Hopefully the Beasties come back strong… and a little grayer.
They were probably on the ticket… then this. Ah well.
You can take Metallica off the rumors page:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123819
So it looks like the Beastie Boys are offically out. This also would explain their disappearance after looking like a sure thing…
http://beastieboys.com/
Of course, best wishes go out to Adam.
I remember one year they had a bunch of cops standing on the outside of the entrance railings.
I got busted at the gate that year. (Hid everything in my cigarette box like the previous years).
I freaked out, but the lady just threw it away.
I think they had K9 but they didn’t sniff people down with them. It was just for intimidation.
I always wonder if there is some lucky bum out there that finds those bags.
Last weekend my girl’s parents came into town. We brought them to jackson square and a “Where’s my shoes guy” went off on her dad, cussin up a storm and trying to push him into swinging first.
These people aren’t out every weekend, but on big festival weekends they will be out throughout the touristy areas in the quarter.
To clarify, I can’t click on anything either… but I have a lot of the pages in my browser history. Here’s the “Artists” page:
http://www.thevoodooexperience.com/2009/artist_pages/artists/
I’d love to see another quality headliner or two, but if KoL and YYY are also in the mix, it feels like a complete lineup (scheduling notwithstanding).
I cannot click on anything, weird, like I cannot see line up, etc.
Also I really wish they would correct the order of rumored bands…Kings of Leon goes BEFORE Metallica not after…:-p
I dunno about that. When I go to the band pages, everything is still the same. Pulled up the YeahYeahYeahs page for fun, though:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Discovered in the wake of the Strokes’ popularity and the subsequent garage rock revival, New York’s art punk trio the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are comprised of singer Kaern O, guitarist Nicolas Zinner and drummer Brian Chase. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote a slew of songs at their first rehearsal and soon wound up supporting the Strokes and the White Stripes, earning a significant buzz for their arty yet sexy take on garage punk. The third full-length album, It’s Bliltz!, was originally set for release on April 13, 2009, however after being leaked to the Internet on February 23, the release date was pushed forward to March 9 for the digital version and March 31 for the CD, with an April 6 release for the rest of the world.
Hmm I just went to the voodoo website and you cannot click on anything but the homepage. Maybe some new updates will be mentioned soon?
I did a search on the Crystal Castles thing - it was a show at SMU and they didn’t ended up outright cancelling it.
There’s a decent amount of articles on the ‘net about them being *insert derogatory name here* but ultimately I’d still see them if given the chance - which was my initial point.
I see that Cage the Elephant is touring all summer with Silversun Pickups, anyone have any information about whether they may also stop by Voodoo?
When did Crystal Castles hold a show up? I just saw them this summer, and they rocked as scheduled.
Bonesinis on Jul 17th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I think everyone got something through the line last year. Everywhere I turned I saw and smelled pot. EVERYWHERE!!!
I dont do the stuff but I felt like I was the only one.
^You weren’t the only one. It’s not my thing either but to each their own, y’know. It’s definitely prevalent. Pot, acid, shrooms - I saw them all and was actually solicited for all of them on multiple occasions.
I can’t speak for Kings Of Leon - I’m not even sure if I’ve ever even heard them. I know they’re all the rage these days and they have some Sex On Fire single out but I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard them.
There’s plenty of super-nice artists out there that play absolute shit. And plenty of assholes making some pretty good music (Crystal Castles come to mind). I don’t think an artists reputation necessarily is a good reason to write them off as a whole. Especially in a festival scenario. They’ll have already gotten your $, minus any merch they may be pushing. If you remotely enjoy them or just want to see what the fuss is all about - why wouldn’t you check them out? I can see not buying the merch, or the discs or going to see them when they’re doing club/arena shows —- that’s a direct kick in the pants. But in this kinda of scenario, where there’s 3-4 other acts playing at the same time, I don’t see why their presence would hurt things unless they often pull the old Crystal Castles/Kanye West primadonna-hold-up-the-show-for-hours-at-a-time bullshit….
I think everyone got something through the line last year. Everywhere I turned I saw and smelled pot. EVERYWHERE!!!
I dont do the stuff but I felt like I was the only one.
Sorry, everyone, not everything.
They’re not nice? Is that a reason not to see the show? I’m sure many musicians aren’t nice.
You may think their music is drap, but music is objective, so remember not everything sees music (or anything else in the world) as you do. I’ve seen them three times. While the live show isn’t eye candy, I do think they sound extremely good live.
Can anyone give one good reason they want to see Kings of Leon. Those dudes are not nice, and theyre music is drab.
To those Kiss haters…Listen, this is not just any Kiss show like the Staples Center or whatever. This is Kiss ON HALLOWEEN IN NEW ORLEANS. It’s VOODOO! You either get it or you dont.
So stoked about Voodoo 09′ and have you ever been in New Orleans on Halloween, after the show Frenchman will be an insane after party. Plus tickets are quite resonable at $169 compared to
ACL $85/day now (total of $255)
Lollapalooza @ $205 and
Outside Lands @ $250 with convenience charges.
The lineup rocks to, because it’s not just the festival circuit. Where else will you see Justice this year or Eminem. Flaming lips will also be wild on Halloween weekend. Lovin the diversity.
Yeah, they do not take the bootleg merch lightly at all. Seen at least one arrest each year. Outside of that the only other “trouble” I saw was some dude that got drug out of a pit (during either NIN or STP) and then escaped the cops/EMTs and ran back into the pit. I have no clue what happened to him but he was fucked off his gord in some fashion. Those cops/EMTs just about beat the tar out of that guy when they got him the 2nd time. Caused quite a scene for those of us hanging near the back.
Outside of those occurances I haven’t seen anything unusual. If you insist on bringing shit - hide it well and don’t be a dumbass re; your consumption. They’ll check your bag(s), remove hats and check pocket contents (including the contents of opened cigarette packs). Really just pretty standard security procedures for large events.
My experiences at Voodoo have been totally chill. The security does check bags but that’s about it. What they seem to really care about is fake tickets and unofficial merch. I saw a guy get handcuffed with a bag of shirts in 07. They take that stuff seriously. Everything else is pretty loose.
Cant wait to see Flaming Lips! Got a voodoo tweat today about a new record in September.
Totally excited about KISS on Halloween too. And for the record I’m not even a big fan, just love the concept.
There are no drug dogs at the festival. However drugs and paraphernalia are a serious concern at the festival. Last year year the entrance line was shut down to crawl when a substance was found. I work with the festival.
Doubt Arctic Monkeys will be added as they are playing House of Blues on Oct 2
For all you people that continue to bitch about the lineup and price. Take a look at all points west in new jersey.
To me the voodoo lineup is just as good if not better, especially with KOL, and yeah yeah yeah’s being added later.
All points west tickets are $219 for the whole weekend and $85 per day
Let’s put it this way - if you put $2 in the machine you aren’t gonna get your quarter back.
Drug dogs —- I’ve never seen them. You and your bag(s) will be searched though.
I think it is exact change. We never heard of a card or token.
is there gonna be a search upon entering the festival;
drug dogs?
for buses and trolleys, do you have to have exact change, tokens or tickets (i.e. metro tickets in dc)?
Last year the trollies and the buses ran after the festival ended each night. Heads up….trollies do not run near a much at the end of the night. The best best is the buses ( $1.50 each way ) or to drive. I suggest buses due to the fact that being drunk and driving in that town is no mas! Ride the buses. Consider it continued entertainment!
heard that in the past at voodoo there was drug dogs
is that true
“x420timex on Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
So i have seen a few of the Venues that are used for the 24/7 shows listed here (HOB, The Republic) What other venues have been used or could possibly be used?”
Depending on the acts involved — HOB, Ampers@nd, One Eyed Jacks - I know they’ve used those in the past. I’ve never heard of The Republic. They could always use Tipitinas. There’s actually a bunch.
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onawire on Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Just drive! Everyone else does…..
Sure, that’s an option but public parking is expensive $10 or so a pop and most do not allow re-entry w/o repayment. Most of your hotels use a valet service that is costly for the tip + I’ve read of nightmares re; wait times since every hotel is using the same set of lots/decks.
When we drove down a couple years ago we just paid for the entire weekend up front in a public lot, grabbed all our shit and essentially ditched the car until it was time to leave. We’d walk by on occasion just to make sure it was still there but other than that it was just easier than having to chance losing a really convenient area close to the hotel not to mention simply doing $3.50 for a bus/trolley as opposed to $10 to re-park.
To each their own though. It’s not a bad drive, 5-10 min maybe if the stoplights are kind to you.
I can’t confirm one way or the other how late the trolleys run - I generally bounce right around encore time to try and avoid as much of the crowd as possible. I know they do shut down eventually but I have no clue how long after the shows actual end.
If I had to take a random stab I’d say that you have at least 30-45 minutes after the final act of the evening. But don’t take that as a known fact. The city’s not going to dick you around as far as that goes - they do have to shut it down at some point but I can imagine they make nothing less than an absolute killing shuttling festival goers. If they have a group of 20 or so at $2/head I’m sure the driver will radio for another unit if he/she can’t cram them on (and they most definitely do try and cram as many as possible on)
General rule of thumb should probably be : When you start to see an exodus en masse you should just fall in line.
Personally, I don’t really know why one would hang around down there w/ a pretty active nightlife and casino, not to mention what will be the comfiest bed you’ll sleep on in months no matter its condition (amongst other things) just a few minutes away. When the final act leaves the stage the place becomes a dead zone - there is NOTHING going on save for maybe a street musician or 2. 97% of the booked acts and vendors are completely shut down or long gone by the time the headliner takes his/her final bow. At least that was my take from the time that I found myself there the latest (a full STP set last year, including encore — I think I bounced in the middle of the NIN encore, can’t remember).
Just drive! Everyone else does…..
So i have seen a few of the Venues that are used for the 24/7 shows listed here (HOB, The Republic) What other venues have been used or could possibly be used?
pretty sure the busses and/or trollies run till 2 in the morning. You have more than enough time to stay at the fest till every last band is done playing.
HC,
Are you sure the trolley runs at night? I seem to remember not being able to ride it back when all was over.
“Shakedown St.” is Bonnaroo terminology. It’s the area in which you find your “party favors” for the evening. Or more accurately, where they find you. People sell them like a concession stand at that festival.
There is no shakedown street at voodoo.
And the “where ya got your shoes” thing, its just an example and the truth is that doesn’t happen often, just similar experiences.
There is no shakedown street at Voodoo.
Motorvatin (w/ a bit for Anonymous at the end),
Yeah, the middle area is fairly dilapidated and seems to be kinda low-income - idk if this is all Katrina-based or if it has always been that way though. I’m a upper-midwesterner, so to me the its really no worse than St. Louis, Chicago or Detroit. I don’t consider myself extremely street savvy or anything but I tend to handle myself like I would anywhere else. I have a tendency to get rip-roaring drunk at least one time per trip - and the closest I’ve ever come to “trouble” would be having been offered to shop at some dudes Narcotics Warehouse that he was carrying around in his jacket. If you go looking for trouble - you will surely find it but I haven’t found it to be anyhing to be really sketchy about. Don’t go dressing to the 9s - leave your fancy rolex and your chic wear at home. You go out in a frat-boy atmosphere like Bourbon St looking like a million bucks you greatly increase your confrontation chances - and IMO, you deserve it. Ultimately - I wouldn’t walk through that middle area, personally. But that’s because I’d just as soon camp out on a bench like a homeless guy rather than even bother walking back to a hotel from City Park - it’s just that freakin’ far. Potential human-caused dangers be damned.
Do watch out for the “I know where you got your shoes” guys - they’re the typical street hustler that always has an even bigger guy in tow to make sure you pay up on your bet. Ignore them or give the answer of “On my feet” and you’ll be left alone. These guys are supposedly rampant in the city but I’ve only ever ran across 1.
As for the node/stop thing - I really am not sure what the “Node” is. I dont know the trolley system all that well but maybe it’s a junction point where trolleys can merge onto Canal St????? If you pick the official Voodoo hotel - there is a bus and trolley stop dead bang outside the front door on the corner so you won’t have to worry. There’s generally a trolley stop every couple blocks so you shouldn’t have to move very far regardless.
“Shakedown” ???? Never heard of it - provide more info and I’ll see what I can come up with for ya. I’m bored at work already so I’ve got time to kill
About the metallica rumors. those that were expecting the metallica announcement to be the neil young’s bridge school benefit concert, the dates for that are october 24-25. so i would think that the rumor about playing at voodoo has just gotten stronger. we’ll just have to wait and see.
also noticed , tipitina’s uptown has galactic on friday, trumbone shorty on saturday and jj grey & mofro on sunday each at 10 pm.
For those of you VooDoo vets…Where could one find “Shakedown”?
thanks HCHorse and anonymous. i was told by someone who frequented new orleans differently about the trolley (that it ended at broad) but he hasnt been there for 3 years now. also, i wasnt saying that the area between the park and say bourbon st was slums, but i have been told by several people its similar to north memphis, a place you shouldnt be walking around at night, but daylight you should be alright. i have also been told by several people that you should only walk around where there are streetlight. two friends either last year or the year before for wsp on halloween got the crap beat out of them and arrested because of it (they were charged with criminal mischief after finding cops to let them know what happened.) im actually glad that the trolley goes from where i am staying to the park. one question, whats the difference on that map between a node and a stop?
The only late night show is the Beastie Boys. Nowhere near confirmed but they are said to be playing after friday or saturday night at club Republic? Also, KOLs’ myspace still has them at the festival on the 30th. I am wondering it this would be a late night show?
I’m from out of town as well but some of the below info re; the trolley/buses is FALSE! - at least in accordance w/ ‘07 & ‘08
Trolleys run all weekend long all up and down Canal St. They will drop you off at the entrance to City Park. It’s still a bit of a hike to the gate but they are not, under any circumstances, dropping you off in the heart of the slums. They do; however take a considerable amount of time.
Public buses run the same route, drop off at the same spot and are vastly quicker.
It’ll cost you $1.75 each trip (as of ‘07/’08), whether its by public bus or trolley (so depending on how much you abuse in/out priviliges your total cost of transport is less than $15 for the weekend). Cab is obviously gonna be more. The city realizes the amount of people that are gonna be in town for the event - they send out buses/trolleys whose sole purpose is to drive up and down Canal St catering to Voodoo guests (and the locals along the route).
Just stand at a bus/trolley stop and wait for the next one to come along - it’ll be marked clear as day in the window that the destination is City Park.
****Walking is NOT a good idea.
1) The area between the heart of the Quarter and City Park isn’t the greatest of neighborhoods.
2) You will hate yourself less than halfway through the journey. I haven’t seen a hotel close enough that would cause me to even toss the idea around as a joke. You are gonna be on your feet all day - spare them the trouble getting to and from the hotel.
Seriously, don’t even think about walking - set aside $4/day and take what’s provided to you. The NOLA transport system will get you w/in semi-reasonable distance of the gate and take you back to any # of spots along Canal St.
Check out this link for Public Transportation…..http://www.norta.com/routes/route.php?route=47-48&days=wd¤tpick=
coming from out of town also, but the trolley only takes you about halfway to the park from canal st/bourbon st intersection. and the area where the trolley ends is not necessarily an area where you would want to walk the rest of the way, not including the length of the walk. i’m staying at the mariott, can take busses or taxis to the venue or catch a ride with someone. i’m sure quite a few people are staying in hotels along canal st. i’m wondering if the mariott, being the host hotel, is going to provide shuttle service to and from the park?
any rumors for late night shows at this point? would love for les claypool (or a variation of one of les’ bands) or gov’t mule to show up somewhere.
Yes Hammy, they do have trollys (trollies?) running to the festival. I stayed in a hotel in 07 close to Burbon St. and rode a trolly to the park.
The bad news is that it takes a while to get to there because of all of the stops. Prob 45 mins or so. AND I’m pretty sure the last trolly runs at like 9 or 10. So if you stay until the final set, the trolly is not an option. Also getting a cab is hopeless.
If you can find a hotel on the qtr, they pretty much all have shuttle buses going to and from the festival all day. Be prepared to shell out around $30 though.
I don’t think you can take the trolley, but there are public buses. I’m not a local, mind you, but I don’t recall seeing any trolleys making the trip. Prepare to walk a lot!
Coming in from out of town and staying in the French Quarter, can we take a trolley to the festival?
Just as a heads up - do not sleep on Janelle Monae. That girl is all soul and it shines through in her live performances. I look for her to have one of the better sets of the weekend.
Also, I’ll gladly eat all of the negative comments I’ve made about the fest to this point if the news about the Lips playing on Halloween is true. I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating, the Lips into KISS is amazing! And assured eye candy for those in the right frame of mind. This one decision makes such a difference in the festival for me.
Looks like KOL is going to be there. Their MySpace still has them listed as being there on Oct 30th and their last log on to MySpace was 7/14. I wonder if they are doing an after show at a local club?
The only act that I was going to go see was JUSTICE…they are spectacular live (2nd only to Daft Punk), but just found out that they are doing a DJ set (boo). I’ve seen them DJ before, and it wasn’t bad, but their live shows are so crazy because they are flanked by about 24 huge speakers on both sides of the stage that pump out unbelievable bass. A DJ set on the stage sound system, meh. Everyone else is missable. I’ll be in town either way, but I’ll be looking for the side acts around town that weekend (house of blues, etc.)
Everyone needs to quit their bitchin…. bitches.
And an inability to read too. Nice.
Hard to be a fanboy when I even said myself that I don’t like KISS. And yeah, they’re terribly overrated from a musical aspect. But KISS = Halloween. Jane’s Addiction does not. Only a person who has no concept of how to manage thematics makes the mistake of booking KISS for a festival over Halloween weekend and has them close a day other than Oct. 31.
Idk about the final lineup - the last couple of years things have changed almost up until the day of - we’re prolly still a ways off from getting anything close to rock solid.
KISS = overrated
JA = underrated
I’ve been noticing that the Pet Shop Boys are adding to almost every festival in existence (Oxygen, T in the Park, Virgin …) would be cool if they added to Voodoo!
By the way, when DOES Voodoo announce its final lineup? It’s even annoying ME now.
“You can close the festival outright or open it w/ Jane’s Addiction - but under no circumstances, short of an unexpected drop-off, should anyone but KISS headline Saturday night.”
fanboyism at it’s worst.
kiss sucks.
“halloween in new orleans should end with jane’s addiction. it probably won’t because they’re not as popular as KISS or eminem. but they should be the clear closer on halloween.”
^Fanboyism at its worst. As someone who dislikes KISS entirely you couldn’t be more wrong. KISS’ whole schtick screams Halloween. They are hands down the biggest possible act that you could associate with the holiday. GWAR, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Misfits - none of them come close. For all my griping about Rehage missing the mark on thematic booking for Halloween night itself. They absolutely nailed the headliner spot on and should be applauded for it whether you like the band in question or not. Booking KISS on any night other than Saturday night would be a colossal booking error punishable by no less than having the right to book any future festivals stripped entirely w/ no possiblity of reinstatement.
You can close the festival outright or open it w/ Jane’s Addiction - but under no circumstances, short of an unexpected drop-off, should anyone but KISS headline Saturday night.
halloween in new orleans should end with jane’s addiction. it probably won’t because they’re not as popular as KISS or eminem. but they should be the clear closer on halloween.
That’s weird. According to the Flaming Lips, they’re playing November 1.
Eminem may very well be playing Halloween. I had him listed Saturday at first, but then he added Voodoo to his official website as October 30, so that’s what I have to go with. No speculating on my part. Artists sometimes just list the first day of a fest though even if they are playing another day.
If you’re right though, then that’s 6 of the top 9 (and 3 of top 5) bands playing on one night. That means three huge headliners making FLips and Em play in mostly daylight. I don’t see that happening. They could be mistaken. So could I.
I will say if there wasn’t any scheduling info out at all I would have picked FLips to play on Halloween with KISS after them.
@ The Cash 22
i hate to break it to you, but Voodoo’s Twitter says that both Emenim and Flaming Lips will be playing on Halloween.
New to the updated schedule (not new to the lineup):
Eminem
Wolfmother
Fischerspooner
Meat Puppets
JJ Grey & Mofro
Fleur de Tease
http://redsticklive.com/2009/07/voodoo-fest-2009-daily-schedule-and-possible-additions.html
By the way,
Just in case someone in the “know” is looking at this site then might I request that Cake be added if possible. I think they would be a great fit for Voodoo.
Lil Wayne sucked donkey nuts last year. Pipped in vocals and him just laying down on the stage half the time. I think he was way past high when he took the stage.
This year should be pretty good. Wolfmother, Mute Math, Jane’s, Kiss, Silversun Pickups, Black Keys. Just for those bands if you went to each seperate concert you would be paying $150 total.
Hey, if you dont want to go then by all means, dont. As for me and my wife, this year is LOA for us. It will be the first time in LOA so I hope it is worth it. We got the LOA tickets the first day they went on sale in April.
Yeah, rkk, I’m hating because I had no fun. In New Orleans. With my family. With NIN and REM headlining.
Lupe’s show was terrible, if contrasted against his Lollapalooza set, which made me a fan. If taken on its own, it was just incredibly dull. Not having a full band and backup singer really dropped the experience from the higher plane.
STP was not, not, not good. I go to a lot of rock and alt-rock shows, and this show made me aware of just how uninteresting STP’s guitar/drum/bass parts really are. Robot guitarist, robot bassist, robot drummer, high out of his mind lead singer. I’ve always enjoyed STP’s music, and I was glad I had an opportunity to see them, but a lot of non-headliners (Innerpartysystem, Cold War Kids) just crushed them for live show quality.
And nowhere did I say last year sucked, or it was bad, or not fun… I was just saying that for all the hype that three top headline acts brought, this year’s headliners may match them for pure ENTERTAINMENT value… and I thought both NIN and REM were terrific. KISS will be entertaining, no matter who you are. From what I hear, Flaming Lips should be as well. Jane’s will definitely put on a great show - hopefully longer than their touring set. I have no idea about Widespread Panic.
In closing - if you think I was bashing Voodoo 2008, I mislead you. It was a great show, we had a blast. My whole point was that this year’s show compares favorably for “fun” acts… but not for moody alt-rockers. I’m sure that appeals to many going to N’awlins for a weekend.
I didn’t see the problem with last year - overall I thought it was very good.
STP I enjoyed. NIN, I thought was up and down but overall very good. The Knux were solid. Rev. Horton Heat was very good. Innerpartysystem was great. Ozomatli was decent. Wyclef was the surprise act of the festival for me. Bingo, Fleur De Tease, Sirena Serpentina were fun. I know I saw more I just can’t remember off the top of my head.
Only problems for me were Fishbone’s poor sound (not their fault). Panic At The Disco writes decent enough tunes - it’d be nice if they could actually play them live. Lupe was fine when he was actually doing songs but he rambled too long too often and that just killed the whole thing for me. NERD flaking out at the last minute. That’s it. Not too bad considering the volume of bands.
I missed Lil Wayne entirely, although, I’ve heard nothing good over the past year about his set from more than a handful of people that actually saw it.
i dont see why so many people are hateing on last years lineup. one lupe was fuckin amazing actuallly rap all of his shit unlike lil wayne. stp was bad ass so was the cold war kids and tv on the radio. i feel that some of yall mother fuckers are hatein cus they had no fun. this year pack bag with a bag and fuckin relax, you fuckin pricks. if you really hate it dont come, go to another fest.
I concur with the last post… if I were a hip-hop fan, I’d be extremely displeased with the 2008 Voodoo, where NERD flaked out and Lupe Fiasco performed… badly. Sure, ‘Lil Wayne was there, and I suppose that’s a good thing (I don’t get it myself, I prefer straight up rap over Wayne’s guttural moaning)… but overall, hip-hop wasn’t great in ‘08, should be better this time around.
Regarding Lupe Fiasco - if I’d only seen him at Voodoo, I’d be completely unimpressed. But… I saw him at Lollapalooza, in his home town, on the big stage opening for RATM, and he was electric. Completely different feel and show - like night and day (Ironically he wore all white in Chicago and all black in N’awlins). He also had all his touring partners live on stage, unlike the piped-in voices at Voodoo. I wouldn’t hold his bad showing completely against him…. but someone’s got to be accountable!
It’s definitely entertaining to go through this forum and see what bands people like/don’t like. In one message you’ll see “Kings of Leon are AMAZING” (while my own experience seeing them live twice left me feeling like I’d just drunk stale, warm pop). I’ve seen comments like “Jane’s Addiction - they’re just a reunion band” - while they are one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen, even with a 50 year old singer. “There are no powerhouse acts”. Well, that just really all depends on your own taste, doesn’t it? I could take or leave KISS but my buddy who is also going - shit, it’s his favorite band. We won’t be missing them and maybe I’ll even enjoy it. Then you’ve got people who are like “I don’t like these bands” (and they list all non-rappers), “But I love these bands” (all rap and hip hop).
I see a little something for everyone going on here, and the way I see it, you’re paying the big bucks not for your favorite bands, you’re paying the big bucks just to be a part of the festival and the festivities. You’re bound to run into a musical act or two that you will really enjoy, and probably be surprised that you really enjoyed.
There is no doubt in my mind that every single year you could say that the lineup absolutely rocked, and I’m sure that every single year you could say that the lineup completely sucked. It’s all a matter of taste, this year will be no different.
“The glowing bouncing ostrich guys were great at tiesto.”
^Yeah, I’ve noticed that there always seems to be that one ‘WTF In A Good Way’ moment. That was it in ‘07. Hands-down one of the coolest fan-induced things I’ve ever seen at a concert. They stole that set for anybody that bothered to pay attention to them. Last year was hairy armpit hula hoop hippie chick during Wyclef. She didn’t steal the set or anything but that was that key point during his set that I noticed that despite not caring for his music I was having a damn fun time watching him command the stage like a fucking champ.
The glowing bouncing ostrich guys were great at tiesto.
This year will be great. I have a different taste i guess. Last year seemed very mainstream to me and ‘cheap’ but I see many people thought it was awesome. Ive never seen a lineup like the 04 year. I got really exited two years ago because I thought I’d never get to see Rage back together so soon.
I think this year will draw alot of the “hippy-er” crowd than last year. In my experience, this makes the difference in the festival. It’s more relaxed and the cops don’t pay as much attention to me, wink. The feeling of the atmosphere at the festival is just as important as the lineup itself.
And I still think they totally fumbled when it comes to booking Halloween night. KISS was a great start but they could’ve done so much more w/ a thematic lineup. That is still my only real gripe and no amount of talk is going to convince me otherwise in that respect.
I’ve said it all along - it’s a nice, solid lineup for me. Nothing extraordinary. Nothing I’m jumping out of my pants about but it’s solid. There are quality acts there even if they aren’t my top bands. But they totally struck out in that one aspect.
And honestly, I’ll even admit that that one gripe really is a minor nitpicky one.
The last 2 posts show you can make a good argument either way really. It truly is all a matter of taste. I consider myself fairly eclectic and will give almost anything a reasonable shot. I like what I like and what I don’t like I generally detest. Age also may have a lot to play into things as was mentioned. I’m 30 and I tend to fluctuate on what gets a lot of rotation, genre-wise. And while my current listening habits would tend to put me more geared towards Warped Tour or Bamboozle I do still enjoy a vast variety of bands from all genres. Unfortunately for me a lot of acts that I’m currently dying to see aren’t going to be at this festival. Them’s the breaks of tending to focus in on Music Genre X too much. Doesn’t mean I won’t go and make the best of it. Both years I’ve been I’ve been very entertained and sometimes even surprised by acts that I honestly thought I wouldn’t like (Wyclef Jean, MIA, The New Orleans Bingo Show, Zydepunks, some jazz band that I cant remember the name of, Common). I’ve only truly detested like 5 bands period (The Black Crowes, Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, Lupe Fiasco & Butthole Surfers) for the following reasons:
The Black Crowes - I only like Hard To Handle & She Talks To Angels….they played neither.
Butthole Surfers - *shrug* I guess I just don’t “get it”
Lupe Fiasco wouldn’t shut up and play his fucking songs
FOB & PATD were both bloody atrocious. 2 of the worst sets I’ve ever seen. The only redeeming value was that Pete Wentz broke his foot during FOB’s set. And anything that causes harm to Pete Wentz is OK in my book.
I’ve got a list that I plan on checking out scheduling permitting: Eminem, Flaming Lips, Justice, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Pogues, Ween, Silversun Pickups, Cool Kids, Mute Math, Fischerspooner, Brand New, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Down, Bingo! (3 fucking times!), gotta see Fleur De Tease and KISS (don’t like em but if I’m gonna see them this is the ideal setting)
And others that I will check out if I have nothing else to do: Gogol Bordello, Meat Puppets, Q-Tip, D12, All Time Low, The Knux, P-Funk, Quintron, Zydepunks, Vettes, Katey Red
And then there are a couple that get the ‘Avoid At All Costs’ tag: From Legends To Nancy, Wolfmother
Outside of Bingo, Down & Brand New I’m not really stoked for any of the above (some I’ve seen, some are just meh acts to me). The lineup is what it is, it’s a bit indie-heavy for my tastes but I’m able to justify it even with it not catering to me. I guarantee that a couple of those acts will entertain the piss out of me. A couple will also disappoint. That’s the way it works.
If you follow through with going, and you’ve convinced yourself you won’t like it - you will not like it. If you go in with even your mind open even a millimeter you’ll probably have yourself a damn fine weekend between the concert and everything else New Orleans has to offer.
It’s cliche as hell - but the trip is what you allow it to be.
It’s weak for some. Strong for others. Me, I’m somewhere in the middle. I wish it were more (and it could still be) but I’m not repulsed by it.
I honestly don’t get all the negativity. For all the talk of “major” headliners in the past, this group is fairly comparable in terms of *ENTERTAINMENT*. STP last year was absolutely horrible (and I’m a fan) and NIN, while awesome, put on the same exact show they were doing everywhere else. REM was terrific and entertaining, but they weren’t exactly the top act in the world in 2008.
So, contrast that to this year… Jane’s Addiction whips STP any day of the week for a live performance, they headlined their tour with NIN, and they’re a comeback act like REM. They’re certainly worthy… although I hope they play longer than they did with NIN.. the setlist was short. KISS will be an event that folks enjoy and talk about for a long time - makeup, explosions, spitting blood… they’re not going to leave ANYONE bored. From what I hear, Flaming Lips have a great live show, and Eminem… well, if you want to see him, good for you. I can’t get myself up for it, even acknowledging he’s a marketable act.
If you accept that Kings of Leon will be there, that’s a popular act worth seeing, and Gogol Bordello is a lot of fun to watch (if not hear). Janelle Monae seems to stand out as a new voice I’m looking forward to, my wife can’t wait for Squirrel Nut Zippers, and my daughter is excited for Brand New. Even forgetting Fisherspooner, The Knux, The Black Keys, Ween, Silversun Pickups, and Eagles of Death Metal, that’s a lot of show to enjoy. (And what about the local acts?)
Oh, and aren’t we forgetting the fun festival food, games and stuff at the Sony tents/booths (we won a couple Singstar competitions last year and got VIP passes - a great memory)… as well as the interviews, autograph sessions, and the fun of visiting N’awlins itself?
For $103 a head, this show is a STEAL. I can’t wait to be supremely entertained for three days… and I bought my tickets expecting to see Beastie Boys on the lineup. If you waited till now, maybe the show isn’t as compelling… but I guarantee most pay a LOT more for Lollapalooza and suffer the horrible conflicts and 15-minute walk across the park in 100-degree weather. I love that festival, too… but there’s no reason to tear this one down.
I would have to disagree that this lineup is not as good as any of those others, except summerfest. a lot of this has to do with music tastes. im 39 years old. here’s how i see it.
Lolla only had beasties, janes, tool and lou reed, not worth going to, considered going for sunday only for janes.
bonnaroo only had beasties and govt mule, not way i was going and i live 2 hours from there.
coachella had paul mccartney, black keys, drive by truckers, mastadon, not worth going to. can see 3 of those 4 in memphis 4 times a year or more.
acl festival only had beasties and pearl jam, not worth even considering.
summerfest lineup is just different due to the length of the festival.
Bands i have seen that i though totally sucked that has been mentioned.
NIN twice, horrible both times.
Bruce Springsteen, please just shoot me now.
Phish (wannabe grateful dead) sucks. (i am a former deadhead)
REM twice and two of the 5 worst shows i have ever seen, first in 1987 and then they lived across the street from me while recording the green album. the Bassist and Drummer were cool.
Smashing Pumpkins were weak. And cant stand KOL and Yeahx3.
Now STP twice and RATM were both good shows.
Voodoo - The Black Keys, Drive By Truckers, Down, Gogol Bordello, Janes Addiction, Kiss, Meat Puppets, Ween, WSP, Wolfmother, Robert Randolph, squirrel nut zippers. probably will try to check out eminem, flaming lips, george clinton and eagles of death metal. to me very impressive. just wish les claypool would be at one of the late night shows.
Shows i have been to this year or already have tix for: AC/DC, Metallica 3 times, North Mississippi Allstars/Hill Country Revue, Cruefest2 (motley crue, godsmack, drowning pool), Les Claypool and the Fungi Band 3 times, Govt Mule, The Dead, Shinedown twice, Korn, Black Crowes twice, Moody Blues, Heart, Allmans/WSP, Disturbed/Killswitch Engage/Lacuna Coil, Seether, Nickelback (the worst of the ones i have seen this year) and Mayhem Festival (Slayer, Killswitch, Manson, Trivium, All that Remains, God Forbid, Behemoth).
So everybody is going to feel differently about each festival. I happen to think Voodoo is a great one this year. and am very glad to be going. If you dont like the lineup then dont go, wait until next year and quit bitching about it.
I’ll play both sides of the fence since I hate to rip a festival I’ve come to really enjoy and look forward to. Hypocrisy be damned!
For starters, I think a comparison to something like SummerFest is a bit unfair simply due to the size differential between the 2. SummerFest is alloted more than 2x the amount of bands they can book due to it being a week-long.
Voodoo generally is a more difficult festival to book due to it being the last of the major festivals. They cannot simply book just anyone ’cause a lot of the real draws (bands who legitimately sell tickets) and are doing the festival rounds have already played one or more of the previous fests. Rehage almost has to bring in some of these reunion acts simply in an attempt to differ from ‘Roo/Coachella/Lolla/etc.
Personally, the headliners this year don’t do it for me - doesn’t matter which combo of the 5 or 6 bands actually ends up headlining, it’s not going to be my cup of tea. That said, I generally don’t go for the headliners. I didn’t go in ‘07 solely for Smashing Pumpkins & RATM. I didn’t go last year solely for NIN/STP/REM (although I admit that that was a hell of a score for Voodoo).
For me, Rehage has to back up their big names w/ some bands that I want to see during the daytime. That’s where my disappointment lies this year. Last year I had to do a little searching to find these daytime bands but I did end up finding them (Ozomatli, Innerpartysystem, The Knux just for an example). Those, alongside the bands that I already knew (Lupe Fiasco, Panic At The Disco, Rev. Horton Heat, Fishbone, etc.) sold me 100%. Then there were bands that I could’ve cared less about heading into the show that pleasantly surprised me (Wyclef Jean, The New Orleans Bingo! Show). Based on the lineup as it stands right now I haven’t found those “new” bands. The bands I want to see I already know (Eminem, Brand New, Fischerspooner, Down, Bingo!, Flaming Lips). Acts like Justice’s DJ set, Meat Puppets, D12, Q-Tip & All Time Low aren’t anything that really gets me excited. I might see them if nothing else is going on but if I miss them or they drop off I won’t cry myself to sleep at night over them.
It’s a really cheesy fucking analogy but it’s kinda like cake. The headliners are icing, but it’s that super-sugary icing that no matter how good you have to scrape some off and push it aside because it’s just too much to take (aka they’re expendable). The rest of the lineup is the cake itself. It doesn’t matter how good the icing is, if the cake is dry as sand it still isn’t appetizing. And this cake to me is rather dry and the potential headliners as they stand are waaaay to sugary for my tastes.
That said, a Yeah Yeah Yeahs confirmation I would appreciate greatly. And there is a nice foundation to build upon with the addition of a couple of really solid national bands. Someone like me is gonna spend roughly a minimum of $750-1000 for this thing when it’s all said and done (tickets, lodging, food, gas for a 15-hour drive or a plane ticket, etc.) That’s an awful lot of coin to drop for something that’s just kinda meh-y. Hence I understand the complaints.
ok, i’ve looked at all the other lineups and i still don’t find this one disappointing.
Hey Guys… HCHorse I totally agree with you. Where are the current bands? Why is Voodoo the Reunion Festival? I know some of you thinks this is a Amazing Line Up, to you I ask to look at three other lineups. Then come back and tell us how wonderful this one is.. ACL Festival , Lollapalooza, Bonaroo, SummerFest, Coachella just to name a few. I Promise you will find Voodoo Festival 2009 quite disappointing!
On voodoo’s myspace you can listen to music from some of the
bands that will be there. And Yeah yeah yeah’s are one of them.
Safe to say we will get them and KOL and maybe a few more.
“You’re right. Beastie Boys will be a late nite show at the Republic.”
^Please tell me this is true…CIB what is your source, and any idea what night they will be playing?
woah woah woah wats goin on with the beasties?!
You’re right. Beastie Boys will be a late nite show at the Republic.
Naturally the day after i buy my plane ticket to NOLA, Beatsie Boys get added to Street Scene….I really hope they get added, maybe a 24/7 show????
Fischerspooner’s gonna be on NooMoon or the Bingo Tent stage the way it looks now.
^That’s a mistake as well unless they fix the sound and/or figure out a way to create room in that area as it’s too small to house a band with a sizeable following.
It’s all minute gripes really - the lineup IS solid. It’s not my cup of tea - it lacks that WOW band for me. But it has enough to keep me interested and in the park for a majority of the time.
I, along with some others, really wish they would’ve represented the Halloween aspect more than simply booking KISS. There’s enough bands out there that do the spooky schtick that could’ve made Oct. 31, 2009 in New Orleans City Park a thing of legend. They completely missed the boat when it comes to thematics. Double that when you factor in that they had to finacially compensate several families just in order to keep this particular weekend. That’s the most disappointing thing to me.
I honestly can’t decide what to bitch about more - the fact that Justice is a DJ set, or the fact that The Flaming Lips play on Sunday.
The line-up is undoubtedly solid. It’s what they are choosing to do with it that is progressively making the festival less appealing to me. Fisherspooner into Flaming Lips into KISS on Halloween, in New Orleans, could have been legendary. Their theatrics and costumes alone seem a natural fit.
However, you’re right as far as the value. Anyone who goes will get their money’s worth. I just think it could have been so much more…
I honestly cant believe the amount of bitching..I cant wait for this…paying 100 bucks to see
Janes Addiction
Eminem and d12
PANIC (first time seein em with jimmy)
JUSTICE
wolfmother
q-tip
the black keys
WEEN
silversun pickups
brand new
george clinton and p funk
MOFRO
dbt
papa grows funk
These are all bands that I have NEVER seen before and I consider myself an avid concert-goer…if thats english… but I am very excited to see all of them not to mention acts that I have already seen like
KISS!! (saw em in 97 on there “farewell” tour so itll be interesting to see em again so many years later on halloween of all days…its gonan be quite a spectacle for sure)
Flaming lips (always a good time)
Robert Randolph and the Family Band (so awsome)
So with that said considering the sole fact that theres only 3 or 4 acts that I have already seen out of over 100…Id say i am absolutely getting my moneys worth with this lineup. I understand its obviously not everyones cup of tea…but this is obviously not your average fest. I cant wait
Ahhh, now I understand the disappointment.
Here’s some clips..
Justice DJ set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv3QP8BC0NE
Justice live set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjR0Uxprg0
one of the comments says it best about the difference between dj sets and live sets:
In a dj set electronic artists will typically limit themselves to just a mixer and two decks. Some dj’s will use an fx unit or a sampler (if you see a chemical? brothers dj set, they’ve usually got a sampler with them).
In a live set they’re able to do more? because they use much more equipment as well as material. Some groups bring synthesizers on stage and play the music in real time and some sequence it in real time. Other groups will work with loops and samples of their own material, but because they have the different parts of a song they’re able to rearrange it more than just a dj can. Either way they have more ability to improvise.
HC, the difference is that a DJ set means that Justice will become more or less that - a DJ act. In other words, they spin a lot of different music and probably not much of their own. As an example they usually play “My Pony” by Genuine as some point during the set.
A live set, on the other hand, means they would play primarily their own mixes. And Justice has some straight bangers. It’s also only in their live sets Justice uses the Marshall Stacks and glowing cross. The set up is impressive regardless of how you feel about the music.
Visual Aid: http://www.whoismgmt.no/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/justice-live.jpg
i’m not gonna miss ween, fischerspooner, jane’s addiction, flaming lips, or gogol bordello, if i can help it. they all put on great shows. i’m sure most of the bands do, but these i’m sure of.
But what’s the difference between Justice/Chem. Bros./etc. “live set” and “DJ set”…. I’m apparently completely ignorant when it comes to this shit. I always just considered these artists DJs by default. I’m way familiar w/ Justice’s music but I’m apparently not grasping the concept of what the difference is gonna be.
Someone help me not be stupid on this one please
A Justice DJ set will suck…
groups like Justice do their best with live sets, its the same with Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, etc.
I’ve seen them all before, and they just don’t compare
DOWN and Suplecs always put on a good show. The Black Keys have the potential to put on an amazing show. I guess I’m in the minority when I say that this lineup is great. There are roughly 30 bands I want to see this year. Can’t wait!
Who have you guys heard put on a good show who aren’t headliners?
The New Orleans Bingo Show is the best live act I’ve ever seen
Zydepunks are solid
Fleur De Tease is fun if you’re into that sorta thing
The Knux are decent
I’ve heard The Flaming Lips are fantastic.
KISS should be interesting even if the music isn’t great.
Fischerspooner, idk, the vids I’ve seen look like it could be cool but it could also be pretty boring - depends on your perspective I guess.
The Katey Red video I’ve seen looks like that may be fun in a “it’s time to get completely ignorant” kind of way.
I think Im most looking foward to Kiss and Fischerspooner…Brand New too I suppose…thats about it. Who have you guys heard put on a good show who aren’t headliners?
Maybe I’m retarded but what the hell is going to be the difference between a regular Justice set and a Justice DJ set?
For the record - Tiesto 2 years ago at Voodoo is the only act in this genre that I’ve ever seen live. I found him boring as hell outside of the giant neon ostrich people that bounced through the crowd — those 2 made his set for me.
“Jim on Jul 8th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
EDIT: Nevermind, the website JUST updated the line-up confirming it to be true. Weak.”
ha ha nice! and that’s why you should go to http://redsticklive.com/2009/07/voodoo-fest-2009-daily-schedule-and-possible-additions.html and comment on that page.
Kings and Jane’s on Friday then?
Justice will still bring the giant light up cross or maybe they’ll have something else planned… either way dj set or live set its going to be badass. Hopefully Justice plays a late night set on Halloween, similar to how Tiesto was scheduled in ‘07.
EDIT: Nevermind, the website JUST updated the line-up confirming it to be true. Weak.
Hey Cash, has it been confirmed that Justice is playin a DJ set? Please say no! Their live sets are light-years better.
I’m sueing for stealing our discussion
Hey guys don’t hate! ha. just trying to get some hits on this brand new website i’m writing for.
the only thing that i know solely because of this forum though is the yeah yeah yeahs link/rumor. they were heavily rumored before that though. anybody who cares has known about beasties and metallica rumors since they started and the kol myspace thing too without having even heard of this website.
The bulk and focus of that “article” was just to start a schedule that I could present to people and update as new info comes available. that idea i take from the Lolla forum. the only schedule talk i remember here was a spat with someone about when WP is playing. And all that information is readily available elsewhere but I just took the time to compile it in one place. Which was the purpose and definition of the post in the first place.
sorry for such a long post here. felt like i had to take up for myself with all the “ha has and lols” at me. thanks for reading!
“lol i wonder if that’s written by the cash 22 ??? said a lot of the same stuff from here that we’ve all been speculating”
^^I thought the same thing when I read it. Well, we know exactly where his main source for the article was - this thread and a couple trips to MySpace. Only thing I found was placement/alleged times of couple of bands.
It’s a good read for those who don’t come here - for us, it’s this thread minus the bitching (myself included) and the occasional humor.
wish they’d announce lineups, times, dates, QUICKLY, for those of us traveling far, so we can make PLANS. jeeebus.
lol i wonder if that’s written by the cash 22 ??? said a lot of the same stuff from here that we’ve all been speculating
interesting link.
http://redsticklive.com/2009/07/voodoo-fest-2009-daily-schedule-and-possible-additions.html
2 Main Stages in Le Ritual running alternating schedules to each other but concurrent to Le Flambeau/Le Carnival has been the way they’ve gone the last 2 yrs. Most of your big name bands will be here.
1 Main Stage and one MUCH smaller stage/tent in Le Flambeau - the schedule for these run concurrent to each other and Le Ritual/Le Carnival. Mainly tailored towards the jazz/blues side of thing. You’re gonna see Parliament Funkadelic headline here.
1-3 stages in Le Carnival. One in the Bingo tent and then 1 or 2 NooMoon stages. Most of your performance arty acts are gonna be here. Very small niche groups for the most part w/ the occasional bigger act. Warning: It gets retardedly packed when the big guns play over here. Fishbone & Butthole Surfers were insanely crowded. Butthole Surfers in the tent….unless you got there early or stayed from the previous act - you weren’t able to see the stage at all until REM came on the main stage and it cleared out. So if you’re wanting to see Meat Puppets, Fischerspooner or Down this year get there early. Also, the sound on the NooMoon stages is nothing short of atrocious. Fishbone was a band that I was soooo stoked to see last year and they sounded like butt - I left and went elsewhere. Disappointing to say the least. I appreciate what these guys are trying to do in this area but they MUST fix the audio on those NooMoon stages - the tent is fine.
Tip for all who haven’t seen: The New Orleans Bingo! Show plays once per day. Do make it a point to swing in and catch them. Skip someone if you have to - it’s well worth your time. I cannot overstate this.
Last year, the setup was along these lines: one tent for electronic anc N’awlins-oriented acts, a medium-sized side stage for various less-easy-to-describe acts, and two opposite “main” stages for modern rock/alt/r&b acts.
These two main stages were across a field from each other, and ran alternating shows. The problem isn’t having two main stages, it’s running two main headliners in the dark on them… maybe they could do something like Eminem on one side from 8:00-9:30 and Jane’s Addiction from 9:30-11 on the opposite side… but they didn’t last year. Of course, they had three clear headline acts and a drop-off from there, so it might have been easier than this year’s conundrum of KISS/Eminem/Jane’s/Kings of Leon/Flaming Lips/Widespread Panic. Even without new major adds, that’s a headliner with a major act playing before every night. Any more major acts, and there’s a battle for the evening sky!
To be fair, Panic at the Disco and Lil Wayne played in the sun last year, so maybe Widespread and KoL will do so in 2009… but after seeing shots of Flaming Lips in 2007, they SHOULD Be at night!
Just looking at the map for 2009…. 2 main stages in Le Ritual, 1 in La Flambeau, and 1 in Le Carnival. Does this sound the same as previous years? I know that there will be a few smaller side sides but from what i’m looking at on the map, it looks like there will be 4 main stages. Thoughts??
And frankly, anyone complaining about the ticket tiers needs to get a SERIOUS grip. The original tier was ridiculously cheap. For $103 you can:
1. See three days of Voodoo (with no ticket charges)
2. See No Doubt + Paramore (Uh. Yay?) or Blink 182 + Weezer
3. Get half a ticket to Billy Joel and Elton John
4. Watch “Transformers 2″ 10-12 times (Less in Imax)
Just saying… buy when the first tier comes out, sell ‘em if you don’t like the bands, and quit complaining. Most major fests are nearly twice this price!
This whole process has been really weird. After following Lollapalooza and Voodoo closely the last few years, there have been few false starts, and most rumors have panned out. Seems like in this case all the rumors were wrong, and the only confirmed headliner was the one they officially announced!
It’s almost 100% Kings of Leon are playing, and they’re definitely a big enough name to wonder if there are other big names hiding. I’m a little fearful we’ll have some wierd multi-stage setup if there are any more big names, though. Hope not. The Lolla conflicts are awful.
As it is, the show should be a blast, but Jane’s + Eminem is a far cry from Beasties + Metallica. I guess Flaming Lips is a big get, though. I’ve got my tickets…
I paid the $169 and I’m happy with the lineup. Seems odd that they wouldn’t have saved KISS Eminem and Jane’s Addiction for the last announcement though. The YeahYeahYeahs and Kings of Leon are not (yet) in league with those performers. You’d think they would have been the $169 announcement and KISS, Eminem and JA would be the final announcement at $189 or $200 or whatever it’s going to be. UNLESS it’s Metallica and Beastie Boys. That would make more sense.
we weren’t discussing shoulds and should nots really. we were just talking facts.
i’m with the people who think the lineup should be announced before the tickets go on sale.
agreed. it’s a good lineup.
Personally i think this is a great lineup. Definately enough to get me to travel from memphis. Janes Addiction, The Black Keys, Drive By Truckers, Down, Gorgol Bordello, Kiss, Robert Randolph, Ween, WSP, Wolfmother, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Meat Puppets. There is plenty to have a good time with.
Most festivals sell tix before bands are announced, and then the price increases once bands are announced. I guess people are always going to find something to bitch about no matter what. dont know why people think all these festivals do these things just to piss you off. the haters need to just go away.
“I’m sorry but Voodoo is not a charity festival.”
No one has ever accused it of being that. LoL
Anybody want 2 tickets at the previous price level? Turns out I cant go, and I don’t really need to gouge anyone or make money.
I just wish all the people complaining about ticket prices would hurry up and by a ticket so the price level would sell out.
Then we can get more Bands!
“No need for “rewards”. Just announce the acts and sell the tickets for one price. Simple as can be.”
I’m sorry but Voodoo is not a charity festival. It’s a business venture. Early tickets are for hype. Then, they will try to sell as many tickets as they can at the highest price people are willing to pay. They’re not interested in simple. They’re interested in the bottom line. This is how the world works.
“As far as the tickets price jumps, they do that every year. The people who take a chance and buy tickets early always get a lower price. It’s risk and reward. They could just wait till the lineup is out and then sell tickets at $85 bucks a day, rewarding no one.”
No need for “rewards”. Just announce the acts and sell the tickets for one price. Simple as can be.
“”Anonymous on Jul 1st, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Widespread Panic played two years ago and they played after a headliner. So they could be going on after KISS. They used to always play in NOLA on Halloween so I don’t see why they wouldn’t this year.”"
From Widespread Panic’s website:
Oct. 30, 2009 Austin, TX
Austin Music Hall
Oct. 31, 2009 Austin, TX
Austin Music Hall
Nov. 01, 2009 New Orleans, LA
Voodoo Fest
wouldn’t mind seeing the artic monkeys.
Arctic Monkey’s will be at Voodoo…..they are on their New Friends list on Myspace.
Check It!
As far as the tickets price jumps, they do that every year. The people who take a chance and buy tickets early always get a lower price. It’s risk and reward. They could just wait till the lineup is out and then sell tickets at $85 bucks a day, rewarding no one.
Widespread Panic played two years ago and they played after a headliner. So they could be going on after KISS. They used to always play in NOLA on Halloween so I don’t see why they wouldn’t this year.
going for jane’s, and if they drop, i sell my ticket.
What about Wu Tang Clan in 2006? They dropped off and were replaced by Juvenile.
And I can confirm that we usually have at least one of the bigger acts disappear after they’re announced. La Coka Nostra 2 years ago. The Neville Brothers & NERD last year.
Every festival I’ve ever been too has had at least one no-show. Be it a missed flight, bus problems, whatever - it sucks, but it happens. One of those unfortunate risks you take.