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"PE is the only act I've ever heard of, out of 120 acts"

You should listen to more music, then.

Or, just don't go. I don't think they will have any issue with this festival selling well.

4/3/2010 5:14:58 PM

i'm pretty set in my ways when it comes to music. i rarely do much exploring

strictly 70's rock for this guy

4/3/2010 5:20:22 PM

if you like 70's rock you should check out Panda Bear

4/3/2010 5:23:06 PM

OK

4/3/2010 5:28:40 PM

4/3/2010 5:40:30 PM

^^^, ^^ Definitely. And if you like Public Enemy, you should definitely check out Fucked Up, you'll love it.

4/3/2010 6:55:26 PM

I'm having a hard time deciding what ticket to get, and if I should buy one for my girlfriend or not (I'm pretty certain she'll hate most of the bands because she has no musical taste). Either way, I'm not much of a clubber and I'd really just be going to see the bands I want to see. So what, 45 dollars? 85?

4/3/2010 10:30:25 PM

Which bands do you want to see? If you only want to see some of the non-headlining bands, I'd just get the $45 wristband (even though the headlining shows are going to be awesome). If you're just looking to see either BSS/Panda Bear OR Public Enemy/No Age/The Love Language, I'd just buy one $30 ticket. If you want to see both those headlining shows, though, may as well go the extra $25 for a lot more music.

4/3/2010 10:51:25 PM

I think I'll get the 85 dollar one. I want to see both headlining shows and there's AT LEAST three to five smaller bands I want to go see.

BIG QUESTION though. The website mentions some of the clubs are 21+ only, what clubs are those? I'm 21 but some of the friends I wanted to take aren't, so I don't want to rodeo them into a show they won't be able to see.

4/3/2010 10:53:06 PM

I think Lincoln Theatre has like a $2 surcharge most of the time if you're under 21, but I know Tir Na Nog, for instance, won't even let you in if you're under 21, and I don't think The Pour House or Slim's do, either. Since we don't really know yet which bands are playing where, I think it's gonna be pretty tough for people under 21. There's a decent chance they won't get to see the bands they want to; I don't know if there will be special rules in effect for the festival or not, though.

4/3/2010 11:17:01 PM

just bought the $85 wrist band. pumped for this, can't believe it's right here in the triangle.

4/6/2010 7:20:19 AM

10 VIP wristbands left.

If you want 'em, now is the time!

4/9/2010 3:51:10 PM

Here's why they did a great job booking this festival (besides the awesome huge names they got)--a lot of the artists on the bill that many people hadn't heard of when the list came out will be well-known and well-established breakout artists come September. Grayson/whoever did a great job picking the up-and-comers: Harlem, Future Islands (even though people around here have known about them for a while), Javelin, Washed Out, Best Coast, Cults, First Rate People, Sharon Van Etten--many of these bands will probably have breakout years to some degree.

4/11/2010 2:08:16 PM

I'm digging the Harlem record so far.

4/11/2010 2:15:32 PM

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"I'm digging the Harlem record so far."

most hook-filled album i've truly enjoyed since mass romantic.

4/11/2010 3:28:41 PM

VIP sold out. Got one an hour and a half before.

4/11/2010 6:09:53 PM

All club shows start at 9:00. This means the entire festival, as it exists after the City Plaza shows, takes place in a 5-hour block from 9-2am. So 120 bands really play in 15 hours. Whew.

Just this year, there have been a bunch of nights where jumping between shows has been an incredible feat of coordination - and this is just in order to catch parts of the shows.

[Old Bricks and Daredevil Christopher Wright (Slim's)
the same night as Benji Hughes (Pour House)

....

or Veelee and Gross Ghost at Slim's
and
Ryan Gustafson at Tir-na-nog
back in February

even Megafaun/Rosebuds and Raleigh Undercover nights, and those are next door to each other]


These venues' front doors are a 4-5 minute walk through the parking deck and I still managed to miss large parts of all sets. And it isn't distance - it's timing.

I'm totally on board - I know the guys in charge personally, and work at one of the clubs. It is a brave fucking idea and if they pull it off we'll be blessed with this for years. I'm excited for our shows (though working the whole weekend probably means I won't see a thing outside of Slim's) but I wonder where the line between frustrating and fascinating is for "trying to catch lots of shows."

Even at Bonnaroo, a 18-20-hours-of-each-day-event, you end up posting up on one stage a lot because it is just easier, and everything is good.

4/12/2010 2:57:38 AM

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"or Veelee and Gross Ghost at Slim's and Ryan Gustafson at Tir-na-nog"

I ended up timing this one pretty well with the help of a bike.

Fingers crossed that I can run the weekend like that. I've already secured a bed to sleep in that's one block from TnN.

4/12/2010 4:14:22 AM

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"most hook-filled album i've truly enjoyed since mass romantic."

Harlem and Love Language are playing together in Chapel Hill on Saturday night at Nightlight.

I, however, am opting for the Slim's Saturday show of Max Indian and Ryan Gustafson for an unbelievable $5.

awesome.

4/12/2010 3:45:53 PM

I don't know if Grayson's got access to his account at this point or not, but he asked me to address two things:

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"their set will be what, 45 minutes tops?"

PE will be playing a full headlining set, 90 minutes or so.

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"These venues' front doors are a 4-5 minute walk through the parking deck and I still managed to miss large parts of all sets. And it isn't distance - it's timing."

The plan is to either have a twitter station or a festival organizer on hand at all the venues sending live updates on each show. Ideally, you'll be getting messages like, "Double Dagger going on at Berkeley in ten minutes."

4/22/2010 7:40:01 PM

awesome.

4/22/2010 7:45:35 PM

it would be really awesome if they somehow allowed for open containers that weekend

people are gonna be slamming beers so they can go to the next place

4/22/2010 8:00:20 PM

I'm bringing some under-21 friends, so sadly I'll probably miss most of the club shows this year, but I'm definitely going to both headlining shows.

4/22/2010 8:23:31 PM

cannot wait for Fucked Up

4/22/2010 11:56:01 PM

i like the twitter/website update idea.

4/23/2010 8:35:06 AM

bttt

5/5/2010 4:20:50 PM

so its not cancelled? cuz i can still buy tickets

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5/5/2010 4:22:10 PM

they were fucking with you because you were being dumb and created a duplicate thread

5/5/2010 4:24:21 PM

I'm confused, why would someone tell such a lie?

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5/5/2010 4:27:20 PM

vinylbandit, what did you call this during your speech last night?

5/5/2010 4:48:46 PM

I bought the 85 buck ticket the other day.

I dont really like how its a wristband. People are going to loose that shit and get pissed.

Should have had badges like CMJ.

regardless Im driving down from new york to spend some time in Raleigh. Should be fun.

5/5/2010 4:49:27 PM

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"regardless Im driving down from new york to spend some time in Raleigh. Should be fun."

i was getting ready to ask about this.

5/5/2010 4:53:35 PM

^^not if it's a high-quality wristband and not straight paper

5/5/2010 4:54:54 PM

if they're locked-on bracelets like a hospital i don't see why they'd get lost

and i called it the NEVER FORGET FESTIVAL

5/5/2010 4:55:55 PM

my bad

im goin there man

5/5/2010 4:57:59 PM

Seriously though. Where can i see a list of venue shows?

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5/5/2010 5:01:36 PM

there isn't one

except for future islands/javelin/double dagger/pictureplane/EAR PWR on thursday at berkeley

the city plaza shows

i know harlem will be at slim's but dunno which night

5/5/2010 5:03:46 PM

I only care about Kylesa/Ocean/Weedeater





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5/5/2010 5:06:15 PM

kylesa show is definitely at the berkeley, but i'm not sure if it's friday or saturday

5/5/2010 5:09:34 PM

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"and i called it the NEVER FORGET FESTIVAL"

i'm claiming copyright on this one

5/5/2010 5:29:18 PM

Is the Berkeley Cafe 21+? I've been to shows before there but i can't remember if i had a fake id then or not.

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5/5/2010 5:32:24 PM

there are only two mentions of Washed Out in this whole thread, and only one mention of The Golden Filter, and those two are by far the best acts.

5/5/2010 6:12:30 PM

All reports from last week are that Washed Out is garbage live.

5/5/2010 6:32:31 PM

A chillwave artist is garbage live? No way!

5/5/2010 6:47:12 PM

I heard from several people that he was a lot of fun live...

5/5/2010 6:49:38 PM

I didn't.

5/5/2010 6:50:49 PM

Fuck you for saying "chillwave."

just kidding

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5/5/2010 6:56:15 PM

Hahaha

5/5/2010 7:07:17 PM

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"A chillwave artist is garbage live? No way!"

very true. that kind of music is meant to stay in the bedroom where it was made (or on headphones).

5/5/2010 7:12:55 PM

I mean I could see some being good live.

I'm just not at all surprised that Washed Out isn't.

5/5/2010 7:22:34 PM