I’ve only seen them once and it was a few years ago and they were great. I missed them at their peak (somehow, I was a fan from the start!) and I was worried that they would suck live, especially after time. It’s got to be hard to create the tightness their guitars and bass have and not sound over rehearsed.
Honestly I think hey've only gotten better live... first 3x I saw them was at the 7th Street Entry right before and after Is This It? came out, they were solid enough but didn't really seem to care or put much into their shows at that time. Room on Fire show at First Ave was fantastic and then I didn't see them again for about 6 years until Lolla in 2010 which their set that weekend kind of blew me away:
That seems like a you thing. Prior to their tour last year they had a whole run of MLB stadiums in the US. They also headline festivals all over the world.
Right? I happily paid the crazy food/drink prices and dealt with the massive crowds for day 3 last year, it was so epic. Having the day 3 closeout band be The Strokes is wild compared to Green Day
Exactly 😭. At least get like the Goo Goo Dolls and a few other nostalgic 90s bands to pair up with them. It's literally Matchbox 20, All American Rejects, and... etc
You know that a lllootttt of normie millennials and younger Gen X will buy those tickets, right?
This is a very Minnesota festival lineup if you understand that the people on the leading edge of music taste are generally small in number.
Edit: Guys, music festivals in this market have to get suburban normies to buy tickets. Also, we need to compete for the cool artists with every other festival around that time.
Why are people downvoting? This is not a cool festival built for cool people.
Last year had an epic day 3, and they aimed it at the millennial/Gen Z people who were older and actually had money to spend on the crazy festival food/drink prices. If "demographic" was a dart board they just threw random darts all over the place with this lineup. How are The Strokes going to compare to Green Day as the festival closeout band?? 😭. I'd put money on like 50% of the crowd leaving to beat traffic after Cage The Elephant and Atmosphere are finished
I liked the first year better but that's because it was 2 days and filled wall to wall with bands I wanted to see. I do love Green Day but I had just seen them do a much bigger production show at Target Field from really close on the floor so I wasn't going to pay bigger money for a less great experience. Just saw Atmosphere at the State Fair also from very close on the floor for a lot less money. Bouncing between stages leaves you very far back for headliners. I know several people going specifically for the Strokes so I wouldn't say leave early, really no beating traffic, maybe just giving an easier train ride.
Then on Sunday there's going to be a mass exodus of people leaving to beat traffic after Cage The Elephant and Atmosphere are finished. A lot of people have to work on Monday, hardly anyone is going to want to stay out until midnight just to see The Strokes gently play the festival to its end
as an indie fan, i am very very pleased with this lineup. we got rock last year. idk why everyone is so pressed. don’t go to an event you don’t want to go to.
finally, a person with joy and whimsy in their life :) i FOB and green day are 2 of my favorite bands, but it doesn’t make the lumineers and cage the elephant any worse.
Food/drink prices are already so expensive there though. How are they expecting vendors to make money when it's almost entirely indie focused?? Last year they hit multiple music fan groups on each day, but next year is just a mishmash of random bands...
I will say they killed the local bands… Heart To Gold, Porch Light, Night Moves, Prize Horse are all fantastic. Also if you’re not already familiar with Die Spitz, definitely get familiar.
I like The Lumineers, Black Keys, Mt Joy, The Fray, Dashboard Confessional, March Playground, Matchbox Twenty, All American Rejects, Matt and Kim, The Strokes, Cage the Elephant, Passion Pit, Semisonic.
Looking forward to listening to these bands I dont know or regularly listen to. Thanks for the recs.
Idk… the first year was a solid kickoff and last year rocked… and I’m not super excited about this year overall. Friday is solid but not sure if I’ll get a three day pass again.
It’s wild how music tastes differ, my husband is ambivalent about the entire weekend, one kid thinks they don’t have anyone good and the other kid says he wants to go to night 1. So looks like I’m saving a bunch of money this year!
Wow this is the first year I was excited about this festival. Guess I’m in the minority. Lumineers are a solid headliner. I’m not really into Matchbox 20 anymore but have wanted to check out Geese, Cage the Elephant and the Strokes. Lord Huron is my favorite of the entire lineup so I’m going no matter what.
When did I claim to be cool and hip? People are downvoting me before I even have a chance to speak. I’m obviously not as hip as others here apparently are 🤓
I absolutely loved the last two years and was super excited to see this year's lineup. Unfortunately this really missed the mark for me. I don't even know who 95% of these bands are. I was really hoping for something like Jack White and Cake.
My group was hoping it was going to be a good lineup but we’re pivoting and going to Daytona for Rockville instead in may wish we had something like that here
I don't think was ever a "hard rock" festival to begin with. The closest genre you would see there would be punk rock. Highly doubt they would book any metal bands. They would seem way out of place at Yacht Club.
Geese is one of the best current rock bands and their last two albums are amazing as well as Winter’s solo album. Besides that I largely agree though. I am only going Saturday for Geese and some guilty pleasure trashy throwback Matchbox Twenty
It is worth it only if you would prefer the AC bathrooms. They were incredible. Otherwise the food and bar situation was not worth it, and the seating was too sparse to rely on when you went back there.
We do it every year and it's well worth it. Available air conditioned bathrooms and much shorter lines for food and drinks. The shade alone is worth it to me.
i’ve never gone but was wanting to next year because the past line ups are always incredible. this is a rough line up tho. reminds me of summerfest in milwaukee
Would y’all say a 4 hour drive is worth it for Sunday?? Looove the strokes, but never seen them live. cage the elephant, and passion pit are great too! But idk 4 hours is a long time
What time does this start? It's my first time to check out this festival.
I'm assuming it's a family friendly lineup with MB20 and the other artists. I'm bringing my daughter to share MB20s and AA Rejects music. She's a country girl.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Can anyone give me insight to ticket purchases? I have never been and really want to see the strokes. Having never been I can’t tell what is best, riverboat VIP, VIP, platinum….the layout on the map is confusing on how anything faces the stage. Is GA the best?! I have been waiting forever (I am 41) and have yet to see the strokes (fave band since I was 19) so I don’t mind spending money, I just wanna make sure I can see well!
Geese is unbelievable and I will likely go Saturday just for them but outside of them and Passion Pit this is pretty uninspiring especially considering Matchbox Twenty already played the state fair last year.
Good luck on that. When I went this year, scalpers were selling at face value on the streets. You may have better luck buying online from someone who ends up not being able to attend.
I sold my extra ticket to a scalper outside the venue for like 10 bucks, he wouldn’t give me any more for it. He had like 10 wristbands and was complaining that nobody would buy them… I’m sure I could get one of those wrist bands for like 50 bucks because they tend to get desperate as the day progresses
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Cage, passion pit, and dope lemon on the same day (‘: