Comments on: The 2009 Festival Season Sees Its First Casualty

By: relaxing

relaxing — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:41:34 +0000

@2ironic4u: Don't laugh, but I *am* paying $200 to see Radiohead twice: at APW and 3 days later in Philly/Camden, NJ. So either Radiohead got a special deal or the contacts aren't as exclusive as Lollapalooza's.

By: relaxing

relaxing — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:35:37 +0000

If APW exclusivity extends to the entire state of New Jersey (which would be bullshit) rather than only the NYC market, then that seems like a good way to kill any other summer festivals in the state.

A number of bands from All Tomorrow's Parties NYC are playing Philly on their off days that weekend. I wonder what sort of clauses are in the contracts there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:24:51 +0000

@Maura Johnston: Good point. All I'm saying is that NYC has some perfect "mid-size" level bands that they could throw on this thing to give me some sort of comfort that I'm not paying $200 to see Radiohead twice. Examples: The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The National, The Hold Steady, etc.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:57:30 +0000

I don’t get why some of these don’t downsize a bit. Pitchfork and Lollapalooza were two weeks apart this year, no problems there. People from one-horse towns will travel all kinds of distances if any two bands of even moderate repute are coming within 75 miles of them.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:49:55 +0000

@2ironic4u: well, but how many acts who aren't from 25-plus years ago (or named something that rhymes with "wile e. pile us") can fill up arenas these days?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:40:00 +0000

Too bad the All Points West features exactly TWO acts that can fill up an arena and then a plethora of artists that usually sell out 500-1000 person clubs. But, hey, I guess that’s still worth charging $90 for.