vinylbandit gets free beer everywhere he goes anyway. i saw that dude at the guitar store the other day chugging a 40 oz mike's.

4/20/2011 11:00:10 AM

hmmm, they don't have xiu xiu or yardwork listed in the lineup..

4/20/2011 11:25:53 AM

they are both on the official poster/lineup...

4/20/2011 11:42:54 AM

might as well put this on page 8


[Edited on April 20, 2011 at 11:46 AM. Reason : ]

4/20/2011 11:45:32 AM

^^yeah.. just wanted to read their bios

4/20/2011 11:58:49 AM

ahh

only 17 VIPs left

4/20/2011 12:01:23 PM

This year's lineup is as impressive, to me at least, as last year's was. There's definitely a lot of great bands on there, but not a lot of bands that I haven't seen before.

That being said, 2xVIP purchased. I had the most fun imaginable last year, and I know this year will be just as rad.

4/20/2011 12:15:23 PM

i think this year will require a little bit more research, but i'm already digging the bands i hadn't heard before (like dawn golden & rosy cross, JEFF the brotherhood)

4/20/2011 12:18:18 PM

everyone should come see Woodsman this Sunday as a pre-game for September

4/20/2011 12:21:35 PM

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT SHIT HORSE?

4/20/2011 12:23:54 PM

For page 8 ...
http://music.mync.com/2011/04/flaming-lips-guided-by-voices-superchunk-drive-by-truckers-headline-hopscotch/

http://music.mync.com/2011/04/city-plazas-charm-fitting-to-hopscotch-spirit/

4/20/2011 12:33:44 PM

Quote :

"only 17 VIPs left"

is this true?

4/20/2011 12:40:11 PM

they're gone now

edit: now they're back; must be a small enough number that it looks sold out if people have them in their cart

[Edited on April 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM. Reason : Sold out for real now. 3 hours.]

4/20/2011 12:41:20 PM

i was able to put one in my cart five minutes ago

now they gone

4/20/2011 12:56:13 PM

20,000th post is to celebrate a great (and early) success

4/20/2011 1:01:54 PM

@hopscotchfest VIP wristbands are now sold out. All-Show wristbands and the rest still available:

4/20/2011 1:17:30 PM

somebody on NewRaleigh mentioned that they lost 50k last year. Any truth to this? I was hoping that for all the hard work it was a more successful venture.

4/20/2011 1:18:57 PM

I think it was closer to 40k, but the owner of the Independent made it very clear the week after the festival that he had lost money on it but expected to make it back in coming years since it was so successful.

4/20/2011 1:27:29 PM

^Thanks, I am guessing it could be viewed as an early investment. I am sure there will be increased financial support through ticket sales, sponsorships, and merchandising opportunities this year.

I would guess that the $25 ticket bump will help make up from last years losses as well.

4/20/2011 1:29:56 PM

I don't think Public Enemy's $$$ price tag helped last year

4/20/2011 1:32:52 PM

Well the VIPs went from selling out in a month to selling out in 3 hours, so I presume other ticket sales will be better as well. Did any other ticket levels end up selling out last year? I can't remember.

4/20/2011 1:33:45 PM

yes, the all show wristbands sold out eventually

4/20/2011 1:37:16 PM

Quote :

"all new belgium beers suck, except for 1554."

but all free beer is good beer

Quote :

"somebody on NewRaleigh mentioned that they lost 50k last year. Any truth to this? I was hoping that for all the hard work it was a more successful venture."

this isn't exactly shocking. like at all. it was brand new. i feel as though it went way better than it could have last year and exceeded ALL expectations. so.

4/20/2011 1:38:00 PM

And given the scope of the festival and some of the acts they pulled, losing $40k isn't all that much.

4/20/2011 1:39:16 PM

glad caltrop got on the festival. everyone should see them. they're great.

4/20/2011 1:43:32 PM

now another thing to look forward to - i love when the detailed schedule comes out and i can start to sorta mentally plot my course from venue to venue

of course i won't follow the plan but it's still fun to do

4/20/2011 2:06:27 PM

of course the other biggest DBT fan, Restricted, has to be getting married this same weekend and i'm in it!

4/20/2011 2:16:18 PM

a real fan would move the wedding

4/20/2011 2:22:46 PM

a real fan wouldn't get married

4/20/2011 2:35:22 PM

touché

4/20/2011 2:36:34 PM

i heard my neighbors bad mouthing last year and this year's lineup especially. i had to dispatch them. 2x wristbands.

4/20/2011 10:33:49 PM

LETS ALL DRESS UP IN ANIMAL COSTUMES AND BE SILLY, ya'll

4/20/2011 10:37:37 PM

i wish this shit had a "like" button.

SPIDER BAGS

4/20/2011 11:00:55 PM

KORNT

[Edited on April 20, 2011 at 11:03 PM. Reason : ]

4/20/2011 11:02:56 PM

If anybody wants to point me to the electronic stuff similar to Treasure Fingers from last year, I wouldn't care.

4/20/2011 11:28:19 PM

Also,

Is "Weekend" the same as "Weeknd"?

Clear it the fuck up.

For the bros.

4/20/2011 11:32:03 PM

nope. check out weekend's sports which was released last year, i believe.

4/20/2011 11:34:48 PM

Thank you.

4/20/2011 11:36:41 PM

not too much electronic stuff

Bird Peterson should be good

4/20/2011 11:46:15 PM

i do wish Bear In Heaven was back again this year

but this is gonna be awesome

4/20/2011 11:49:06 PM

This is probably my only chance to see krallice ever, at least before they have so many .comlbums that ill never see anything off their first record. Last time they played here was like 2009 in asheville and they didn't have like a tour page or anything haha. Bought a ticket based soley on that... haven't even seen what other bands are playing but I heard liturgy is as well


Hell yes

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4/21/2011 12:00:56 PM

Just out of curiosity, how many people do you guys think the City Plaza holds? Couldn't find that info with a Google search.

4/21/2011 6:53:41 PM

450 million.

Just a guess though.

4/21/2011 6:59:16 PM

5,000 I think

4/21/2011 7:08:32 PM

1000 all-show wristbands left, according to Facebook. Anyone know how many there are total?

4/21/2011 8:58:32 PM

5,000 I think.

4/21/2011 9:15:00 PM

christ, I better get my all-show wristband pretty damn soon

4/22/2011 2:29:46 AM

i can't get the link on the website to work, does anyone know what the hopscotch rate is for the sheraton? thinkin' about booking a room so i can stumble home.

4/22/2011 3:08:26 PM

Quote :

"Just out of curiosity, how many people do you guys think the City Plaza holds? Couldn't find that info with a Google search."

Last year was 5,500. This year, the fire marshal approved a a larger crowd, but Greg said their going to keep it minimal so it's not too crowd.

My guess would be 6,000 this year.

4/22/2011 4:33:52 PM

I think The Rosebuds announcement is that they're going their separate ways and hopscotch is their last/retirement show.

just a hunch

4/22/2011 7:14:39 PM