I can't believe there are people going solely for Rage Against The Machine or RHCP, Bjork is the only redeeming headline. Ugg... I can't believe that most of my ticket price on Saturday is going to RHCP, a band who essentially remakes the same album every 2-3 years. I'm absolutely shocked by their continued popularity. If you are going for a single headliner and are not familiar with any of these other acts it is really a waste. Quite simply, most of these smaller artists blow the headliners out of the water in terms of innovation and consistency. I think you guys need to give some props to Jesus and Mary Chain reuniting too. Here's a list of my top 10 favorites here-
10. Andrew Bird
9. Explosions in The Sky
8. Jesus and Mary Chain
7. Interpol
6. The Decemberists
5. Grizzly Bear
4. Arcade Fire
3. New Pornographers (superb! Everyone should own the album "Twin Cinema" by this band)
2. Sonic Youth (am I the only one who thinks they should be in bold print on the flyer?)
1. Bjork (easily the best headliner)
Pete Bjorn and John, Girl Talk, Air, !!!, Regina Spektor, Tapes 'n Tapes, LCD Soundsystem, Junior Boys, Of Montreal (if they play) Ghostface, The Rapture, and We Are Scientists are very solid acts as well. Keep in mind that this is only the preliminary list, many more could be added. Some people were predicting the Police, The Knife and Sufjan Stevens.
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