I hate to miss Wilco but Rage is one of my favorite bands of all time. I never got to see them perform before they broke up. And isn't it odd that the most political band of the last 20 years broke up right before Bush took office and now they're back together right before Bush leaves office? Hey guys, we needed you during those eight years!
On day three of the festival, the suckmeisters who made the schedule are forcing me to choose between Nine Inch Nails and Kanye West, both of whom I'd love to see.
Last year they had Pearl Jam play the last show with no one at any competing stage. That made sense. Everyone wants to see Pearl Jam. Who's playing alone without competition this year? Radiohead on Friday night. Are you kidding me?!
Sure, I like Radiohead. But frankly, I'd rather see Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco and Rage Against the Machine more than Radiohead. What were they thinking? Why are they making me choose between four bands I want to see but expect everyone to see some overrated band that people pretend to like because they think it makes them cool?
Pitting Wilco against Rage also destroys my dreams of hearing Tom Morello join Wilco to play the guitar solo on Walken. Ugh. Well, I'm sure it will be a great time anyway. At least they didn't book Metallica.