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- borez, on 05/01/2009, -1/+24It's a guide to a few festivals around the World, however it is not a guide to the Worlds best Music Festivals. By far.
But there again, I wouldn't expect CNN to know what a good festival was even if it sprung up and shot them in the arse with a bow and arrow. - dofkex, on 05/01/2009, -1/+14No Wacken either... crappy list
- booklikeabook, on 05/01/2009, -1/+11No SXSW - - - - > fail
Showcasing Acts: 1,580
Music Venues Participating: 70
Music Conference Participants: 11,750(with band registrations 13,071)
Approximate Number of Music Media in Attendance: 2,592
Approximate Number of Music Trade Show Attendees: 15,000
Number of Music Trade Show Exhibitors: 200
Number of Countries Represented: 47 - jonathandyer, on 05/01/2009, -1/+9Failed to mention the greatest festival of them all, the Wacken Open Air.
- sHockz, on 05/01/2009, -3/+10buried.
They forgot the best one...Austin Tx is the live music capital of the world and has the annual Austin City Limits music festival. - CarStan, on 05/01/2009, -0/+7seems more like a list of 'the biggest mainstream, overpriced festivals' than the best.
>400$ for headliners The Killers, Franz Ferdinand and Weezer? really?
(i like them, but i've already seen them at the festivals i got to.. in 3th or 4th slot, as a warm up, or on the alternative stage) - thesmrt12004, on 05/01/2009, -1/+8SUMMERFEST?????
- aleksandar, on 05/01/2009, -0/+6Dugg for EXIT:
http://eng.exitfest.org/ - ucbmckee, on 05/01/2009, -5/+10Austin titles itself the live music capital of the world. Austin is fooling itself. There are more live concerts on any given night here in London than occur during an entire week in Austin, if not longer. And we're not talking your uncle's bluegrass band from out San Antonio way, either. Austin = overrated. Being the best city in Texas is like being the cutest chick in a hospital's burn ward.
- ExclusiveKnow, on 05/01/2009, -1/+5No New Orleans Jazz Fest ? Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, Dave Mathews Band, Tony Bennet, James Taylor, Dr. John, Neville Brothers, Erykah Badu, Better Than Ezra. . . And I think this was a down year
- GanjaGirl, on 05/01/2009, -0/+4Bonnaroo, here I come!!!
- robohoe, on 05/01/2009, -1/+5All of these are metal festivals, not everyone listens to metal
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -0/+4buried for being a ***** list.
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -1/+5The best music festival cannot contain Jay-z.
- bnl771, on 05/01/2009, -2/+5Yeah, many Austinites do have a complex. But it's because of what you hinted at... We're in the middle of Texas. A state many that love Austin don't really care too much for. Another reason- a big part of the population is made up of UT students that never left... they probably haven't experienced other cities. Coming from DC myself, I enjoyed the laid back attitude (sometimes... not when I'm ordering lunch or driving...) and mild winters. Haha. And of course I love the music. It's leaps and bounds better than DC and many other cities in the US I've been too. I guess we can be most proud of our size to live music ratio. For a small city, we do get a ***** of great music coming through constantly.
- bdxphoenix, on 05/01/2009, -0/+3Additionally, Summerfest typically sees between 750,000 to 1,000,000 guests come and go. Much more than the others in the list.
- GoingPostal, on 05/01/2009, -0/+311 days of bands, beer and brats. I go there every year. You gotta love Milwaukee.
- bnl771, on 05/01/2009, -1/+4I love Austin. I love ACL fest. But I don't think it belongs a list of the best. While the music is very good, sometimes great, I feel like it's the most uncomfortable festival going experience. The heat, the crowds, the dust (hopefully fixed once they finish remodeling Zilker)... I have to tell my friends coming to be prepared to be miserable but it's also worth it in a strange way. Plus this years lineup is 'meh'.
All Points West - THAT'S my top festival this year. Have you seen the lineup??? - crysiss, on 05/01/2009, -1/+4I was expecting that Wacken Open Air wouldn't be on the list.
- smacksaw, on 05/01/2009, -0/+3As someone that used to collect "rare live performances" before the advent of the interwebs, I have to say that Glastonbury and Roskilde were awfully popular.
There's something to it...musicians get amped up to play those. Never been to either, but I'm sure I would not be disappointed. Exit seems pretty cool and you can't beat "free" with Roque al Park. - jocampbe, on 05/01/2009, -0/+3NOLA Jazz Fest is the best!
- BloodnThunder, on 05/01/2009, -0/+3Ozzfest is DEAD.
- SweetAmmonia66, on 05/02/2009, -0/+2What about Sziget? They have an awesome line-up every year.
Here's what they have so far and it's three months away:
http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english/programs - CarStan, on 05/01/2009, -1/+3Agreed. The Graspop lineup is slick this year:
Friday : Mötley Crüe, Soulfly, DragonForce, Heaven and Hell, Papa Roach, Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, W.A.S.P.,
Saturday : Slipknot, Korn, Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed Lacuna Coil, Journey(!!!!!) , Monster Magnet, Duff Mc Kagan's Loaded, No Use for a Name,
Sunday : Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Trivium, Anthrax, August Burns Red, Nightwish, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Sick of It All, Suicidal Tendencies, All That Remain
There's something for virtually everyone who loves heavy rock - pihl, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Dugg for Roskilde, it truly is one of the better festivals.
- fsufanizzle, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Looking forward to my 2nd straight trip to Bonnaroo. It'll be tough to beat the fun had and lineup from Miami in March at Ultra Music Festival.
- bnl771, on 05/01/2009, -1/+3Seeing 50 bands at 20 different venues in 4 days does, though.
- slvrbullet87, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Alright, you convinced me, i am going
- utdfan7, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Unbelievable, for those who don't know here is a list of some of the big concerts at Summerfest this year:
Rise Against, Bon Jovi, The Offspring, Dropkick Murphy's, Kieth Urban, Talib Kweli, Barenaked Ladies, Lupe Fiasco, Bob Dylan w/ Willie Nelson, No Doubt, Matisyahu, Guster, Kenny Chesney, Gavin DeGraw, Shinedown, The Fray w/ Jack's Mannequin, Flogging Molly, Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Kevin Rudolph.
Add the fact that you could get to all ten days of the festival for under $100. There is no reason this should not be on the list. - stickyman, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Exit is absolutely crazy...
4 days and nights of total hedonism. - booklikeabook, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2It sure felt like a festival...minus feeling like herded cattle.
- TheNik, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Bonnaroo is supreme. I live less than 45 minutes away from Manchester so it's much closer than any other festival for me, plus the lineup is pretty good this year if you like a very odd mixture of music. Juice Springstein, Phish, Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, and Elvis Costello... Yeah, weird.
- seventhc, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2The. Wanee festival is really good too, I was there last year and it was great.
http://www.waneefestival.com/ - WiretapStudios, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2I don't know about Coachella, but on the East Coast; Bonnaroo, Virgin Fest, WMC, etc...they are cool and have some great acts...but I feel like I get more value seeing the acts individually. I've had fun at Bonnaroo, but it's just too much, too many people, too much money spent, and too much time running between stages because all your favorites are always on at the same time.
- j0hnk377y, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2FloydFest - Floyd Virginia
- borez, on 05/01/2009, -2/+4An industry expo does not a festival make.
- MrDoug, on 05/01/2009, -1/+3No SXSW????
- elizabethbrady, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2I wanted to go to All Points West last year, but it was too expensive. Afterwards, I heard the security was sooo tight - they even limited the # of drinks you could buy. did anyone go?
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -1/+3It would depend on what was written on the arrow. They are pretty good investigators like that.
- BootsElectric, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2You forgot
Getting wasted on free booze given everywhere and street slutting around town: priceless.
SXSW is so much more than an industry expo. I'd say very little of it has to do with the selling of actual "music industry" bands. I saw 65 bands for free over 4 days this last March, last time I checked the entire city doesn't become a giant venue for everything music for any of those other festivals. Neither do they have "protest" festivals that rival aspects of the main event in many cases. - borez, on 05/01/2009, -0/+2Fair enough.
- realchemist, on 05/01/2009, -0/+1Wannee FTW
- zaii7, on 05/01/2009, -0/+1God i miss WMC. even though i did get stung by a jellyfish this year
- itsbob, on 05/01/2009, -0/+1Because there is no Ozzfest anymore
- TheRascalKing, on 05/11/2009, -0/+1NOFX seems to be a popular headliner for punk shows. They were the main event for the very first Punk Rocks festival at Red Rocks here in Colorado last year.
Good times. - puusj, on 05/04/2009, -0/+1Finally! You mention Sziget!!! The biggest outdoor festival in Europe and probably the cheapest as well!
369,000 visitors (2006) and 7 days long with over 1,000 acts on 100 stages... costs? about 100 euros!
WHY isn't that in the list?! - malaak, on 05/01/2009, -0/+1Agreed - Summerfest should be on the list otherwsie the list is a p.o.s.
- Eupatorus, on 05/01/2009, -0/+1Yes. Obviously none of these posters have been to Bonnaroo. It is the king of music festivals.
- puusj, on 05/04/2009, -0/+1The best Punkfestival is indeed already over:
http://www.groezrock.be
NOFX, Rise Against, The Living End, The Get Up Kids, etc.
Don't know where you're from but Belgium might be a bit closer ;) - mandraque, on 05/01/2009, -1/+2no ULTRA, buried.
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