Concert Plans!

Mushi · 01-21-2010, 12:17 AM

WHAT'S UP.

Anybody got any plans to attend any concerts this year? Which ones? Who? Why?

Also, if not, any you wish you could go to? Did you attend any last year?

So far this year my only plans are to camp out at Coachella.

Highlights of that include: Thom Yorke, Porcupine Tree, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Les Claypool, Faith No More, Muse, etc etc AWESOMESAUCE.

F*CK YEAR

Jere · 01-21-2010, 03:07 AM

Im aiming for Status this summer and if it works Motörhead

Stanley the Bugman · 01-21-2010, 06:16 AM

Jethro Tull in June.

***CaptHayfever*** · 01-21-2010, 10:24 AM

Sweet Nothings in April.
Whatever & whenever our station concert is this semester.

Oh, & tomorrow I'm giving an unannounced concert in our student union; I'll be singing the entire catalog of the Polyphonic Spree in my opera voice, with the music playing on a speaker next to me.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Panfan · 01-21-2010, 03:32 PM

I would like to see one of the many shows that Pavement is putting on, since they're headlining a ****ton of festivals. Also Thom Yorke ???? from Coachella would be amazing to see.

Otherwise I don't really have time for concerts until summer, and I haven't seen a lot of tour schedules/venue lineups yet. Here's hoping Radiohead make a Detroit appearance after the release of their new album.

00TJ · 01-22-2010, 04:53 PM

I've attended Rock The Bells in 08 and 09, great shows.
Little Brother concert this year.
Went to a Jay-Z concert in 08, then a Wu-Tang concert last year.

**Galefore** · 01-22-2010, 05:04 PM

I'm planning on going to Bonnaroo this year, and if I can I'll definitely be going to see Mutemath again if they play nearby. Any other concerts will probably depend on whether or not any bands play reasonably close.

Valentine · 01-23-2010, 04:47 AM

I was gonna go see Reel Big Fish this weekend but I'm too busy.

Vapor · 01-23-2010, 10:50 AM

Jethro Tull is in Boston this June, and Muse is in March. ANTICIPATION

EDIT: Ok, I just looked up Coachella. HOLY **** WHAT THE **** IS THIS THIS IS TOO ****ING AMAZING TO EXIST. Les Claypool, Passion Pit, Porcupine Tree, Muse, Thom Yorke, The xx, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Yeasayer, Infected Mushroom, Bassnectar, Sly and the Family Stone... BUT IT'S IN CALIFORNIA GODDAMMMMITT

**Galefore** · 02-04-2010, 03:06 PM

So Bonnaroo is looking less and less possible (**** you, economy). At least I'm going to see Muse in March with Silversun Pickups. Not a horrible tradeoff.

EDIT: Vapor, you're seeing Muse in March too? If you're going to Nashville for that, we should totally meet up lol.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-05-2010, 12:14 PM

Massive Attack is here next month, but I can't afford to drop over 200 bucks just for two tickets for me and SD. Perth prices = fail.

Vapor · 02-05-2010, 02:12 PM

@Gale: No, it's in... Boston? I think. I don't remember. I don't have the means to go that far, unfortunately. :\

abrocks22 · 02-09-2010, 08:03 PM

Ahhh I wish Coachella wasn't so expensive! I really want to see Muse!

Panfan · 02-10-2010, 05:49 PM

Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, Lightning Bolt, and St. Vincent plus more unannounced? For $90? And it's in Chicago so it's entirely possible for some of my friends and I to make it?

I love you, Pitchfork. I really do.

Stanley the Bugman · 02-21-2010, 05:47 AM

In addition to Tull, I will be seeing Porcupine Tree in September.

Jere · 02-21-2010, 06:18 AM

HOuse of Metall in Umeå maybe.

HOLLY CRAP.
Status quo: Fri Jul 30th Råssnäsudden, Motala, Sweden

I think i can manage to be there!

**Galefore** · 02-21-2010, 12:45 PM

^^GODDAMMIT with everyone getting to see PT. They need to come play somewhere within feasible driving distance from me.

Jere · 02-21-2010, 06:25 PM

YOu allso live out in the Bush?

**Galefore** · 02-22-2010, 12:58 PM

Yeah, I live in the middle of nowhere. The South is not a great place to live for concerts, especially smack dab in the middle of Atlanta and Nashville, the two most common destinations for touring acts in this section of the US, but they're both several hours away and the acts that I really want to see never even go there. Bleh.

**Galefore** · 03-23-2010, 04:25 PM

BIZZUMP

So now I'm pretty much obsessively checking venues to see what shows will be coming within two states of me any time soon. Still sad that I can't make Bonnaroo.

Anyway, I think I'll review the Muse/SSPU show in full just because.

Interesting fact: I saw the bassist for SSPU, Nicki, outside the venue (she even gave me a passing smile, as most polite human beings do), but because she was in a hurry I didn't stop her. Pretty interesting luck, though.

Silversun Pickups is actually pretty damn good live. I remember their songs being really high-energy about midway through and at the end. Their set was mostly (and naturally) comprised of stuff from Swoon, but the Carnavas tracks they played were sick. They opened, oddly enough, with Growing Old is Getting Old, which is an ambient song. It was epic, and I love the song on its own, but it's just not an opening song. I would have saved it for second and used it to build up to the string of stronger pieces they had lined up for their other six songs. Either way, despite the audience reacting rather coldly to them (mostly because no band can really seem to successfully open for Muse. Some Muse fans are kind of asses sometimes) they managed to pump out some great music even through their self-proclaimed hangovers.

Muse themselves were on a completely different plane. The one problem I had was that they didn't do Map of the Problematique, even though it's a setlist staple for this tour. Even so, we got to hear a very rare performance of MK Ultra, a song they should certainly show more love to. The heavy hitters (New Born, Plug in Baby, Stockholm Syndrome, etc.) were headbangers for me, and stuff like Starlight and Time is Running Out got some fantastic audience participation. Oh, and the light show. THE ****ING LIGHT SHOW. It's a truly impressive sight, and they're certainly proud of it. The awesome stage setup (the band actually plays most of the show hoisted up on three vertical columns, with the center column built to spin Dom Howard around in circles) enters into it too, and the opening with the epic videos projected onto the pillars and the curtains dropping to the band playing Uprising really served to get me inhumanly excited (which was awkward later, but **** it it's Muse). I mean, damn. Muse really delivers live. Their playing was tight, Bellamy's solos and antics were badass, and their setlist contained absolutely no bull**** (or at least the songs I've deemed bull****). Fantastic show, even for the **** seats I was in.

01-21-2010, 12:17 AM	#1
Mushi Derp Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Looking at you. I can read your mind. Gender: Posts: 6,982 Thanks: 179 Thanked 351 Times in 271 Posts	Concert Plans! WHAT'S UP. Anybody got any plans to attend any concerts this year? Which ones? Who? Why? Also, if not, any you wish you could go to? Did you attend any last year? So far this year my only plans are to camp out at Coachella. Highlights of that include: Thom Yorke, Porcupine Tree, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Les Claypool, Faith No More, Muse, etc etc AWESOMESAUCE. F*CK YEAR __________________

01-23-2010, 10:50 AM	#9
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	Jethro Tull is in Boston this June, and Muse is in March. ANTICIPATION EDIT: Ok, I just looked up Coachella. HOLY ** WHAT THE IS THIS THIS IS TOO *ING AMAZING TO EXIST. Les Claypool, Passion Pit, Porcupine Tree, Muse, Thom Yorke, The xx, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Yeasayer, Infected Mushroom, Bassnectar, Sly and the Family Stone... BUT IT'S IN CALIFORNIA GODDAMMMMITT Last edited by Vapor; 01-23-2010 at 11:03 AM.*

02-21-2010, 06:18 AM	#16
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	HOuse of Metall in Umeå maybe. HOLLY CRAP. Status quo: Fri Jul 30th Råssnäsudden, Motala, Sweden I think i can manage to be there! Last edited by Jere; 02-21-2010 at 06:33 AM.

03-23-2010, 04:25 PM	#20
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	BIZZUMP So now I'm pretty much obsessively checking venues to see what shows will be coming within two states of me any time soon. Still sad that I can't make Bonnaroo. Anyway, I think I'll review the Muse/SSPU show in full just because. Interesting fact: I saw the bassist for SSPU, Nicki, outside the venue (she even gave me a passing smile, as most polite human beings do), but because she was in a hurry I didn't stop her. Pretty interesting luck, though. Silversun Pickups is actually pretty damn good live. I remember their songs being really high-energy about midway through and at the end. Their set was mostly (and naturally) comprised of stuff from Swoon, but the Carnavas tracks they played were sick. They opened, oddly enough, with Growing Old is Getting Old, which is an ambient song. It was epic, and I love the song on its own, but it's just not an opening song. I would have saved it for second and used it to build up to the string of stronger pieces they had lined up for their other six songs. Either way, despite the audience reacting rather coldly to them (mostly because no band can really seem to successfully open for Muse. Some Muse fans are kind of asses sometimes) they managed to pump out some great music even through their self-proclaimed hangovers. Muse themselves were on a completely different plane. The one problem I had was that they didn't do Map of the Problematique, even though it's a setlist staple for this tour. Even so, we got to hear a very rare performance of MK Ultra, a song they should certainly show more love to. The heavy hitters (New Born, Plug in Baby, Stockholm Syndrome, etc.) were headbangers for me, and stuff like Starlight and Time is Running Out got some fantastic audience participation. Oh, and the light show. THE **ING LIGHT SHOW. It's a truly impressive sight, and they're certainly proud of it. The awesome stage setup (the band actually plays most of the show hoisted up on three vertical columns, with the center column built to spin Dom Howard around in circles) enters into it too, and the opening with the epic videos projected onto the pillars and the curtains dropping to the band playing Uprising really served to get me inhumanly excited (which was awkward later, but ** it it's Muse). I mean, damn. Muse really delivers live. Their playing was tight, Bellamy's solos and antics were badass, and their setlist contained absolutely no bull (or at least the songs I've deemed bull). Fantastic show, even for the ** seats I was in. Last edited by Galefore; 03-23-2010 at 04:30 PM.

01-21-2010, 03:07 AM	#2
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Im aiming for Status this summer and if it works Motörhead

01-21-2010, 06:16 AM	#3
Stanley the Bugman Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: A Greenhouse Gender: Posts: 1,656 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Jethro Tull in June.

01-21-2010, 10:24 AM	#4
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Sweet Nothings in April. Whatever & whenever our station concert is this semester. Oh, & tomorrow I'm giving an unannounced concert in our student union; I'll be singing the entire catalog of the Polyphonic Spree in my opera voice, with the music playing on a speaker next to me. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

01-21-2010, 03:32 PM	#5
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	I would like to see one of the many shows that Pavement is putting on, since they're headlining a ****ton of festivals. Also Thom Yorke ???? from Coachella would be amazing to see. Otherwise I don't really have time for concerts until summer, and I haven't seen a lot of tour schedules/venue lineups yet. Here's hoping Radiohead make a Detroit appearance after the release of their new album.

01-22-2010, 04:53 PM	#6
00TJ Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Posts: 185 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've attended Rock The Bells in 08 and 09, great shows. Little Brother concert this year. Went to a Jay-Z concert in 08, then a Wu-Tang concert last year.

01-22-2010, 05:04 PM	#7
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I'm planning on going to Bonnaroo this year, and if I can I'll definitely be going to see Mutemath again if they play nearby. Any other concerts will probably depend on whether or not any bands play reasonably close.

01-23-2010, 04:47 AM	#8
Valentine Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Suppin' Earl Grey Gender: Posts: 7,308 Thanks: 74 Thanked 149 Times in 103 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I was gonna go see Reel Big Fish this weekend but I'm too busy.

02-04-2010, 03:06 PM	#10
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	So Bonnaroo is looking less and less possible (**** you, economy). At least I'm going to see Muse in March with Silversun Pickups. Not a horrible tradeoff. EDIT: Vapor, you're seeing Muse in March too? If you're going to Nashville for that, we should totally meet up lol.

02-05-2010, 12:14 PM	#11
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Massive Attack is here next month, but I can't afford to drop over 200 bucks just for two tickets for me and SD. Perth prices = fail.

02-05-2010, 02:12 PM	#12
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	@Gale: No, it's in... Boston? I think. I don't remember. I don't have the means to go that far, unfortunately. :\

02-09-2010, 08:03 PM	#13
abrocks22 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Gender: Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ahhh I wish Coachella wasn't so expensive! I really want to see Muse!

02-10-2010, 05:49 PM	#14
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, Lightning Bolt, and St. Vincent plus more unannounced? For $90? And it's in Chicago so it's entirely possible for some of my friends and I to make it? I love you, Pitchfork. I really do.

02-21-2010, 05:47 AM	#15
Stanley the Bugman Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: A Greenhouse Gender: Posts: 1,656 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	In addition to Tull, I will be seeing Porcupine Tree in September.

02-21-2010, 12:45 PM	#17
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	^^GODDAMMIT with everyone getting to see PT. They need to come play somewhere within feasible driving distance from me.

02-21-2010, 06:25 PM	#18
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	YOu allso live out in the Bush?

02-22-2010, 12:58 PM	#19
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Yeah, I live in the middle of nowhere. The South is not a great place to live for concerts, especially smack dab in the middle of Atlanta and Nashville, the two most common destinations for touring acts in this section of the US, but they're both several hours away and the acts that I really want to see never even go there. Bleh.