Virgin Fest 09

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by jar_e

Man maybe its cause I've lived in a small town for the majority of my life and haven't been able to hit up concerts but I'm probably gonna get those VIP tickets for Pearl Jam alone.

How much are VIP tickets? Let me talk to my buddy, because at last years V-fest he just gave me and my friends the "worker" braclets, which allows you to go almost everywhere. There wasn't one person who turned me down anywhere with that braclet on. We just walked around back stage where all the bands wer hanging, drank a crap load of free beer that was set out for the bands, and went right to the side of the stage to watch the bands, and no one said a word.

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by flameswin

How much are VIP tickets? Let me talk to my buddy, because at last years V-fest he just gave me and my friends the "worker" braclets, which allows you to go almost everywhere. There wasn't one person who turned me down anywhere with that braclet on. We just walked around back stage where all the bands wer hanging, drank a crap load of free beer that was set out for the bands, and went right to the side of the stage to watch the bands, and no one said a word.

$300...but yours sound a lot better

[doozwimp]

White Lies is a very intriguing act.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Bands tour there all the time. I'm pretty sure they do it because it's a coastal thing, where they get to roam down the ocean front and stare at good looking brawds while playing gigs. Their festivals are pretty well known to attract the big names.....check the old Big Day out festivals, Vfest, as well as the Jazz and Blues festivals. I've been to a few and they were awesome.

Have a look at Flameswin's post, it's pretty apparent our Vfest had nowhere near the talent of some of the others. Maybe it's my taste in music, but I was pretty disappointed with what came.

Very few large tours and even less small tours hit up Perth. Australia gets in on tours as part of the Japan leg for the most part, and going to Perth costs them a ton in terms of moving equipment etc. You can do the East Coast relatively easily, it's not much different than doing any other tour once you get there and has 3-4 large centers to play. Perth is isolated, a tour that hits Perth is making a one off stop, and that's not really common. Outside of the festivals you pointed out you don't see very many tours to Australia period, it's just way too expensive to justify it for most bands.

As for the Calgary Vfest vs. other Vfest's, people need to realize that the name slapped on it has nothing to do with who's playing. Vfest isn't a tour, it's a series of one off shows.

[WesternCanadaKing]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Bands tour there all the time. I'm pretty sure they do it because it's a coastal thing, where they get to roam down the ocean front and stare at good looking brawds while playing gigs. Their festivals are pretty well known to attract the big names.....check the old Big Day out festivals, Vfest, as well as the Jazz and Blues festivals. I've been to a few and they were awesome.

Have a look at Flameswin's post, it's pretty apparent our Vfest had nowhere near the talent of some of the others. Maybe it's my taste in music, but I was pretty disappointed with what came.

I dunno about that, I went to Vfest in Sydney this year and their headliners were the Killers and Snowpatrol... not much to write home about. The plus was you could drink anywhere you wanted, but I still had to shell out $100 for it, and it was only a one day thing.

Big Day Out this year wasn't too great either, I can't even remember who was headlining, but I remember no even considering buying a ticket after I saw the lineup.

Just depends on the year I think.

[WesternCanadaKing]

Originally Posted by valo403

Very few large tours and even less small tours hit up Perth. Australia gets in on tours as part of the Japan leg for the most part, and going to Perth costs them a ton in terms of moving equipment etc. You can do the East Coast relatively easily, it's not much different than doing any other tour once you get there and has 3-4 large centers to play. Perth is isolated, a tour that hits Perth is making a one off stop, and that's not really common. Outside of the festivals you pointed out you don't see very many tours to Australia period, it's just way too expensive to justify it for most bands.

Yup, my friends in Perth are ALWAYS complaining that they always get the shaft when it comes to bands touring in Australia, and when they do come the tickets are ridiculously expensive. Calgary is definitely luckier when it comes to getting big names to come on tour.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by flameswin

How much are VIP tickets? Let me talk to my buddy, because at last years V-fest he just gave me and my friends the "worker" braclets, which allows you to go almost everywhere. There wasn't one person who turned me down anywhere with that braclet on. We just walked around back stage where all the bands wer hanging, drank a crap load of free beer that was set out for the bands, and went right to the side of the stage to watch the bands, and no one said a word.

VIP wrist bands were white last year (or blue? I can't remember I was pretty drunk). I made one out of a cigarette pack turned inside out, and wandered over to that area set up stage right and walked right in. Easy peasy.

I had one of those passes to the second mini stage that was behind all the crowds, but all that got me was free rock band, and long beer lines.

[badradio]

I got a giant boner right now. I wonder what the single day tickets will cost... I could care less about anyone else other than PJ.

[RougeUnderoos]

Quote of the day?

[CaptainCrunch]

Oh . . . its a rock concert.

So much for truth in advertising.

Of course something called virginfest would need unlimited wireless internet and all of the world of warcraft memberships on the planet.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Plus Pearl jam puts on a bit of a different show in festivals than their normal arena shows.

Not really. Eddie Vedder just takes the chance to act like a ###### and stop playing music for 20 minutes worth of a political monologue. I don't think I'd pay to see Pearl Jam again.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by badradio

I got a giant boner right now. I wonder what the single day tickets will cost... I could care less about anyone else other than PJ.

Oh . . . its a rock concert.

So much for truth in advertising.

Of course something called virginfest would need unlimited wireless internet and all of the world of warcraft memberships on the planet.

I wonder if that killed the "giant boner"

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Not really. Eddie Vedder just takes the chance to act like a ###### and stop playing music for 20 minutes worth of a political monologue. I don't think I'd pay to see Pearl Jam again.

What did you expect, they've been a highly political band since the beginning.

Easily one of the best live bands out there, Calgary is lucky to have a premium act on the bill.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Oh . . . its a rock concert.

You're thinking of babylonfest. Bfest for short. My house every Friday, and it's $300 as well.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Igottago

What did you expect, they've been a highly political band since the beginning.

Easily one of the best live bands out there, Calgary is lucky to have a premium act on the bill.

Well for some reason, I expect to hear music when I go to a MUSIC concert. If you want to get political at a concert, sing a song with some political meaning to it.

I've been to many concerts put on my "politically-minded artists" (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Michael Franti, etc.) and they didn't feel the need to ###### out and belittle their audiences.

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Well for some reason, I expect to hear music when I go to a MUSIC concert. If you want to get political at a concert, sing a song with some political meaning to it.

I've been to many concerts put on my "politically-minded artists" (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Michael Franti, etc.) and they didn't feel the need to ###### out and belittle their audiences.

How exactly does he belittle his audience? What show did you go to?

Fact of the matter is, you won't get any better value than Pearl Jam as far as rock shows go. Amazing live show, long sets, great musicianship, great songs, and a lead singer who has the balls to say what he feels instead of being a dancing monkey. If you don't like that, then yeah, Pearl Jam probably isn't for you.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Igottago

How exactly does he belittle his audience? What show did you go to?

Fact of the matter is, you won't get any better value than Pearl Jam as far as rock shows go. Amazing live show, long sets, great musicianship, great songs, and a lead singer who has the balls to say what he feels instead of being a dancing monkey. If you don't like that, then yeah, Pearl Jam probably isn't for you.

I saw them at Bonnaroo last year. It was a tremendous show until Eddie literally cut a song short so he could dive into a twenty minute diatribe about oil prices, taking several shots at Southerners along the way.

Good dfor Eddie that he "has the balls" to do that kind of thing, but it received a collective groan from the audience, and half his band took off until he was done. Honestly, especially at a festival like that, the classier thing to do would be to keep your mouth shut and realize that people didn't pay upwards of $700 to hear you rant.

It pisses me off to no end when musicians pull that crap. If that's what you're going to do at your show, then advertise it ahead of time as "Eddie Vedder's Stump Speech" and see how many people shell out the coin for it.

EDIT: And I write all of this as a pretty big Pearl Jam honk.

[flip]

So glad it isn't Tool. I am away at a wedding that weekend. Missing Pearl Jam isn't a big deal. One of those "meh" bands.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by flip

So glad it isn't Tool. I am away at a wedding that weekend. Missing Pearl Jam isn't a big deal. One of those "meh" bands.

Where's the I hate flip thread again?

[flip]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

Where's the I hate flip thread again?

Hey, I didn't say you couldn't like Pearl Jam. I personally don't like their music. I don't hate them the way I do Coldplay or Britney Spears, that is to say at least their music has substance and isn't just pure crap. To me they are like RHCP, I have heard good things about them and I'm sure they make genuine music that is great and people love them but I just think it sounds like crap.