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imapiratearg:
Yeah, drone kind of bores me, but hey, to each his own.

Gogol Bordello sold out and I don't have a ticket.  :[   I'm hoping I can nab one off of a scalper or something.

MobyDickhole:
I went to the Download Festival at the Gibson Ampitheatre at Citywalk.

It was an awesome lineup.

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
GANG OF FOUR
MUTEMATH
YEASAYER
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY
M83
CARIBOU
RJD2
MATES OF STATE
TAPES 'N TAPES
DATAROCK
KAKI KING
(plus others)

But there was essentially nobody there.
This was for two reasons. First of all, the advertising for it was done TERRIBLY. I only came across the information about it accidentally while looking up who was gonna be playing the Gibson because I work at Citywalk.

Livenation even dropped the tickets down to $10 (plus $11 in charges) but still it didn't even close to sell out. Livenation is to blame for this. It was advertised as a show and not as a music festival. I mean the line up is fairly awesome. a bit strange perhaps but awesome nonetheless.

So anyways, the ampitheatre (which is big enough for bands like Styx to play in) was essentially empty. And on top of that, the bouncers stuck to the wristband system so most people weren't allowed in the pit which made for a strange empty feel because we were forced to stare at an empty hole in front of the stage. (I ended up talking myself into getting a wristband by around the time Yeasayer came on, but that is besides the point)

The bands still did a good job of playing really good sets, but the energy was not really in the air. The only times when the place really got going was during Ghostland Observatory and Brand New (both of whom were in the small number of bands that I didn't really care about)

Kaki King was first. I felt bad for them because the place only had what felt like maybe 30 or 40 people in it. However, the set was beautiful. I always knew I kinda liked Kaki King's music, but live, it comes to a whole new level. They play with a lot of recorder pedals and strange instruments. sort of like an Andrew Bird thing. If you get a chance to see this group live, do not pass it up.

The nonstop 9 hours of music was all kinds of awesome, but the fact that their weren't other people around sorta killed the vibe and while it should have been up there with the best shows of the year, the whole thing felt kind of like watching a television. nonstop, sort of rushed, and unenthused

I really enjoyed Mutemath's set even if that's only because I was able to yell "I bet you can't play it backwards" after they played Typical and get away with it. It was Mutemath's first show in months apparently, so their energy was fantastic. I don't really have that much else to say though.

Caribou played on the smaller outdoor stage. They were awesome. Live, they sound almost COMPLETELY different than their albums. The only problem is that while Caribou was rocking outside, THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN were playing inside making seeing Caribou the most difficult choice of the festival.

By the way, Jesus and Mary Chain are awesome. I caught about 30-45 minutes of their set. and they rocked the place as if it was full. I wasn't really that aware of their music before the show, but I can tell you that that has since changed.

I'm not going to review the other sets because they weren't outstanding. As much as I love Mates of State, M83, and the others, their sets felt mediocre. I think the crowd is more at fault for that than the bands are. Hopefully I'll see them again in a better setting

The show however made for a great day. and was well worth the price of admission.
I just hope that they give the Download Festival another try in Los Angeles, because I think it has a lot of potential if they only backed it as if it had a lot of potential.

Wayfaring Stranger:
I just saw The Hold Steady and thoroughly enjoyed it.  They have a lot of good energy.  Their keyboard player is a pretty awesome guy too.

Ishotdanieljohnston:
I saw Band Of Horses last night and they were good. The venue wasn't to bad and the crowd were ok. The band themselves seemed pretty stoned... they kept exchanging I love you mans, but it didn't seem to effect thee performance to much. Solid show, it was fun.

imapiratearg:
Gogol Bordello get better every time I see them.  Oh man.

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