Lollapalooza cancelled

mattgoodwin · 22nd June 2004, 21:05

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/148...ll_perry.jhtml

Sad (for some) but true (for all). Could it be that the lineup didn't appeal to the all-day-music-festival audience demographic?

Jay · 22nd June 2004, 21:12

it's just more indications of a music industry recession. too bad they can't see that the ability to turn this around is right in front of their faces.

mattgoodwin · 22nd June 2004, 21:15

I think about this a lot (i'm an indie musician, struggling band, blah blah blah). I think the future is MUCH smaller, much more highly focused tours. I haven't been to a megatour in a LONG time, it just isn't worth the ticket $$ to see 1 out of 10 bands.

Jay · 22nd June 2004, 21:26

I think it is more then that. The music being produced by mainstream labels is of such poor quality that people are seeking alternatives. They are stumbling because they no longer have people buying their entire record collections over again and can't afford to take the risks and sign acts on like they used to. Their business model is changing whether they like it or not.

THPSFG · 22nd June 2004, 23:21

It's all about Warped Tour, 30 bucks, 30+ bands, most of them worth at least $1 to see. Bad Religion alone is worth the entire $30 if you ask me.

LollipopLustKil · 23rd June 2004, 04:12

The Warped Tour is looking might fine indeed this year. I'm mainly going to see Billy Talent and Anti-Flag. All the others are extras.

MidnightViper88 · 24th June 2004, 00:32

I'm not into punk music anymore...

It'd be cool seeing the original Black Sabbath lineup in this summer's OZZFest, if Ozzy will be in the condition to perform...

Phyltre · 26th June 2004, 00:17

It's strange, whenever indie artists and concerts are discussed, the conversation immediately shifts to solely rock bands (of whatever kind, usually punk, classic rock, etc.)

Not that it bothers me, but why is that?

22nd June 2004, 21:05	#1
mattgoodwin Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 2	Lollapalooza cancelled http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/148...ll_perry.jhtml Sad (for some) but true (for all). Could it be that the lineup didn't appeal to the all-day-music-festival audience demographic?

22nd June 2004, 21:12	#2
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	it's just more indications of a music industry recession. too bad they can't see that the ability to turn this around is right in front of their faces. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

22nd June 2004, 21:26	#4
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	I think it is more then that. The music being produced by mainstream labels is of such poor quality that people are seeking alternatives. They are stumbling because they no longer have people buying their entire record collections over again and can't afford to take the risks and sign acts on like they used to. Their business model is changing whether they like it or not. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

23rd June 2004, 04:12	#6
LollipopLustKil Insomniac (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,033	The Warped Tour is looking might fine indeed this year. I'm mainly going to see Billy Talent and Anti-Flag. All the others are extras. Scotty Doesn't Know

24th June 2004, 00:32	#7
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	I'm not into punk music anymore... It'd be cool seeing the original Black Sabbath lineup in this summer's OZZFest, if Ozzy will be in the condition to perform... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

22nd June 2004, 21:15	#3
mattgoodwin Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 2	I think about this a lot (i'm an indie musician, struggling band, blah blah blah). I think the future is MUCH smaller, much more highly focused tours. I haven't been to a megatour in a LONG time, it just isn't worth the ticket $$ to see 1 out of 10 bands.

22nd June 2004, 23:21	#5
THPSFG Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: :morF Posts: 79	It's all about Warped Tour, 30 bucks, 30+ bands, most of them worth at least $1 to see. Bad Religion alone is worth the entire $30 if you ask me.

26th June 2004, 00:17	#8
Phyltre Forum King Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,751	It's strange, whenever indie artists and concerts are discussed, the conversation immediately shifts to solely rock bands (of whatever kind, usually punk, classic rock, etc.) Not that it bothers me, but why is that?

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