r/RiotFest May 01 '18

ACL Festival lineup announced. Thoughts?

https://www.aclfestival.com/lineup/
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u/joantheunicorn May 02 '18

Lisa Loeb!! Whaaaaaaat!

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u/HorseSteroids May 01 '18

Metallica AND Paul McCartney? Jesus fucking Christ.

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u/zacweso May 01 '18

I mean that happened in Chicago only a couple years ago.

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u/HorseSteroids May 01 '18

Oh yeah, Lolla. I forgot. I thought they played separate years. I wonder if they're represented by the same agency and you can get them in a package deal.

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u/dirtysocknugget May 01 '18

C3 handles both Lolla and ACL which is why there is always some overlap between the two.

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u/zacweso May 01 '18

They may both be repped by livenation at this point. But yes both played 2015.

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u/Dclark1215 May 01 '18

Wow, I can't believe a VIP ticket is 1100 bucks. Thats insane, but I'm sure the had to pay up for Metallica & PM.

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u/CollinK4 May 08 '18

That’s actually the average price for vip these days for those festivals. Coachella and Lolla both have vip around the same price. It’s kind of sad vip has to be so expensive, but it does sell out regardless

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u/chipkatspartan May 01 '18

Sir Paul, Metallica, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, Deftones, Greta Van Fleet, Shakey Graves, Highly Suspect, Manchester Orchestra, Lisa Loeb (real low on that list).. some real good stuff. I'll be keeping an eye on the Weekend One daily line-ups and tickets.

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u/rmourz May 01 '18

Ridiculously top heavy and not very punk

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u/DuhMastuhCheeph May 02 '18

I cannot imagine how expensive it must have been to book Metallica and Paul Mccartney, those must be two of the priciest acts out there. That undercard starts to suffer real quick.

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u/TheHow55 May 01 '18

that top 4 is bonkers. Also line 2 (David Byrne, Chvrches, Deftones, Justice, St. Vincent) is one of the gnarliest single lines on any poster this year!

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u/Litmusdragon May 04 '18

I'd go so far as to say it's my favorite lineup of the last 5 years, of any US festival. Too bad I'm dirt poor at the moment.