They just posted the schedule, so now I’m way too exciting considering it’s still three months away.
So who’s going and what are you looking forward to seeing?
I’m a big Dylan fan and have never gotten a chance to see him live, so I’ll be at that one for sure. (Even though I heard he sucks live.)
I’m a bit upset that Yo La Tengo and the National are playing back-to-back, as I’ll have to miss at least one song on the walk from one stage to the other. But at least I’ll finally get to see YLT after their Stubb’s show got rained out a while back.
The Arcade Fire may have been the best set of ACL 2005. Unfortunately I think it will be about ten times more crowded this year, especially with the prime spot they have. Hopefully the White Stripes are still popular enough to draw some of the crowd away so I can get close enough to see.
You would have to pay me a lot of money to miss a Wilco show. I’m only pissed that they put three other bands I would like to see on opposite. Oh well, I’ll assume Patterson Hood solo is only half as good as the Drive-By Truckers, and Ziggy Marley isn’t any different than Damian or Stephen.
I love Spoon, but if I get to see them play a real show in Austin before then, I might check out Queens of the Stone Age instead. Because other than the new songs, I can predict the rest of their set list (The Way We Get By, Small Stakes, Sister Jack, I Summon You, The Beast and Dragon Adored, Lines In The Suit) and I’ve seen them play those songs a million times.
Other bands I like that I’ll probably see: Peter Bjorn and John, LCD Soundsystem, Stephen Marley, Steve Earle, Amy Winehouse, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ben Kweller (hopefully he can make it through his whole set this time, he got a severe nosebleed last year and had to bail out), Lucinda Williams, and Ghostland Observatory.
Bands I like that I can’t see due to scheduling conflicts: My Morning Jacket (luckily I’ve seen them twice before or I’d be really mad), The Decemberists (not exactly a festival band anyway), Patterson Hood, The White Stripes.
Bands I’ll check out since nothing else good is on at the time: Blonde Redhead, Joss Stone, Bjork, Arctic Monkeys, Regina Spektor.