Stones, Who, McCartney, Neil Young, Dylan Coachella mega-show? (1 Viewer)

[Willie Neslon]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coachella-dylan-stones-the-who-paul-mccartney/

According to the L.A. Times, concert promoter Goldenvoice is putting the finishing touches on agreements for a three-night concert set for this fall featuring performances by Dylan and the Rolling Stones on Oct. 7, Paul McCartney and Young on Oct. 8 and Waters and the Who on Oct. 9, with all of the performances taking place at Coachella's home, the Empire Polo Field site in Indio.

Any interest?

 

[Dark Matter]

Gonna need @TheWalkmen's wife to buy my tickets.

 

[Eephus]

40 years too late

 

[cstu]

40 years too late

Even 20. 

It sounds interesting just to see them but a bunch of 70 year old guys trying to rock? No thanks.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Even 20. 

It sounds interesting just to see them but a bunch of 70 year old guys trying to rock? No thanks.

Waters The Wall tour was stellar

 

[grateful zed]

i passed on the stones and mccartney.  did see neil young.  saw dylan in the 80's, bleh.

 

[jwb]

Even 20. 

It sounds interesting just to see them but a bunch of 70 year old guys trying to rock? No thanks.

Neil brings it. His recent shows with Promise of the Real were excellent. Paul puts on a great show too.

The others... I agree.

 

[dutch]

This is intriguing and it's in my neck of the woods but I shudder to think what ticket prices will be.

Sell your house, your car, your kid and your wife, get as much as you can for all of them.  Then go to Vegas and bet it all on black; when that hits you're in the ball park of affordability for this show.

I, on the other hand, will catch the simulcast which may run me a few bucks but nothing exorbitant And I get to stay in my own house,  sleep in my own bed, don't have to share squadoosh with anybody(except my two "roomates") and I also get to experiment with a few cocktail mixtures that may or may not be in line with Johnny Laws version of acceptable for such a momentous occasion. Yeah I'll watch, but no way I'm actually going to that show.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Wonder if Zeppelin was approached

 

[HellToupee]

40 years too late

as more start to pass away like Bowie I think it makes a tour like this more important.

I'm going to see 70 yo Bryan Ferry this summer.

"True its a dream mixed with nostalgia
But its a dream that Ill always hang on to"
 

 

[Willie Neslon]

Seems like Dylan would be the only act who would have trouble selling out a big place on his own. If he did play on that Friday with the Stones you almost feel bad for him. The majority of the crowd would be just waiting for his set to finish. Relegates him to an opening act.  Sub him out for Zeppelin. If Waters and Neil Young played on the same night I'd do what I could to get there for that. It'd be incredible.

 

[massraider]

Show starts at 5:00 pm (after dinner) and ends at 7:30 (bed time).

 

[Ilov80s]

I've seen Dylan twice. Once was really and the other was dog####. I have no interest in this show. 

 

[eoMMan]

Yeah, these guys are ancient and their hits were from waaaaaaaay too far back.  I'll pass.

 

[Ilov80s]

Seems like Dylan would be the only act who would have trouble selling out a big place on his own. If he did play on that Friday with the Stones you almost feel bad for him. The majority of the crowd would be just waiting for his set to finish. Relegates him to an opening act.  Sub him out for Zeppelin. If Waters and Neil Young played on the same night I'd do what I could to get there for that. It'd be incredible.

Part of the problem for Dylan is that he has been on tour non-stop since 1988 (literally called the Never Ending Tour) so anyone that wanted to see him has likely done it. He prefers smaller venues, but in 2012 he played places like Barclays, Air Canada Centre, Wells Fargo Center, etc. Dylan has sold a lot more records thean Neil Young and almost twice as many albums as the Who have. 

 

[MikeIke]

The Who are just embarrassing themselves now. 

 

[Willie Neslon]

Part of the problem for Dylan is that he has been on tour non-stop since 1988 (literally called the Never Ending Tour) so anyone that wanted to see him has likely done it. He prefers smaller venues, but in 2012 he played places like Barclays, Air Canada Centre, Wells Fargo Center, etc. Dylan has sold a lot more records thean Neil Young and almost twice as many albums as the Who have. 

I'm not knocking him just stating it like it is. The poll results so far seem to back that up.  As far as him selling more albums than Young he had big head start as a solo artist. He was at the zenith for a while even before Young was in Buffalo Springfield.  Young was really never the guy. Dylan's music spoke for a specific generation while those other acts play for all ages. I think if you asked people today who they would want to see more, Dylan or Young, the majority would say Young.

 

[Scoresman]

No Floyd reunion, no care

 

[msommer]

The all geriatric show. 

O/U on number of deaths on stage during the shows?

Dylan should be removed from the ticket, personally have no interest in Paul or the Who. Sub them with Led and we are talking. Original Black Sabbath?

 

[cstu]

The Who are just embarrassing themselves now. 

Geriatric Wasteland.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Waters The Wall tour was stellar

You mean where he was lip synching half the shows because he can't sing for #### anymore? 

 

[Willie Neslon]

You mean where he was lip synching half the shows because he can't sing for #### anymore? 

I saw the wall and aside from mother when he sang with an older video of himself singing it i didn't notice anything.  The show had a ton of cues but he was singing.

 

[kutta]

The all geriatric show. 

O/U on number of deaths on stage during the shows?

Dylan should be removed from the ticket, personally have no interest in Paul or the Who. Sub them with Led and we are talking. Original Black Sabbath?

Interesting. Those three are my top three, even though I've seen Dylan and Paul before.

 

[Willie Neslon]

It's official. Tickets on sale May 9th.