7. Fountain Square Festival vs 10. Moon Valley Festival

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Fountain Square Festival

Demographic and shit: This is an upgrade to the existing FSMF. Date is changed to allow access to a nearby parking lot, which will host the main stage. Side stage is at the current main stage location on Virginia Ave. The Hi-Fi is used as a third stage/bleep bloop center. Other restaurants, bars, venues on Virginia Ave. that previously hosted stages will remain open for the festival and be used in place of food/beverage trucks as well as art installations, beer tasting, etc. Most important change is that VIP tickets now include beer. Booking an *original* lineup of Margot and not offering single day passes pretty much guarantees this thing will sell out.

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Moon Valley Festival

3-day pass: $150/$175/$200
VIP: $400 with usual fest add ons


If curious about the pre-party location, research away!: www.talkingstickresort.com/


Marquee is similar in size to the Aragon. Yucca is similar to Schubas. 

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Again, following the rules of previous Lollaboards:

1) How realistic is this lineup (not just lineup but cost, location, etc)? If a fest has Radiohead billed 10th, probably not very realistic.

2) Does the lineup cater to the desired demo/genre? Or, does this takeover do the current festival proud?

3) Does said lineup get you to the festival?

4) How's the schedule? Is it a conflict nightmare or does it cater to various sounds in an ideal way?

[thisismyname]

I'm tied on this one... idkkkk

[thisismyname]

Overall I think Fountain is better but Moon Valley's top line electronic acts are more interesting to me than Fountain's, and that's a big draw.

Basically I'm just bummed Fatboy Slim got that slot in 2018 re: Fountain

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Jun 13, 2018 11:16:06 GMT -6 thisismyname said:

I'm tied on this one... idkkkk

Pick mine so you can see Courtney Barnett here:

[dij22]

Voted for Moon Valley. Not completely up my alley but there's more per day that I'm into. St. Vincent > Neil Young would be boss.

[pigs]

Jun 13, 2018 11:18:34 GMT -6 thisismyname said:

Overall I think Fountain is better but Moon Valley's top line electronic acts are more interesting to me than Fountain's, and that's a big draw.

Basically I'm just bummed Fatboy Slim got that slot in 2018 re: Fountain

it's indy

we tried

[thisismyname]

Also lets be honest Porcupine Tree played Coachella in 2010 in the afternoon on the second stage... they ain't no Depeche Mode equivalent headliner, like, at all.

[thisismyname]

Pigs I want to love your lineup why ur Sunday night weird tho.

[pigs]

BECAUSE ITS A FESTIVAL I BOOKED FOR ME OK

[teekoh]

I prefer the Fountain lineup, too, but the schedule is weird. Still voted for it based on the more unique bookings. This was a tough one for me.

[thisismyname]

Jun 13, 2018 11:23:20 GMT -6 pigs said:

BECAUSE ITS A FESTIVAL I BOOKED FOR ME OK

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these are both very good lineups with very bad conflicts idk i'm gonna roll my d20, odds v evens. brb.

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Jun 13, 2018 11:45:09 GMT -6 @wretched said:

these are both very good lineups with very bad conflicts idk i'm gonna roll my d20, odds v evens. brb.

I FIXED THE PERFUME GENIUS CONFLICT

[andrewvb]

i wanted to vote for fountain square because all of the bands are better but moon valley seems more sensibly done and looks like a lot of time was put into it which is admirable. obviously, if i could see 30 bands that all charge at least $40 for their shows in chicago at a festival for only $95 for two days, it would be great, but yeah.

[rango420]

Moon Valley probably did the best job of any of these festivals at just making a list of boring bands that everyone likes but actually having a modicum of realisticness to it so it has that.

[pulp]

These are both good, but gotta throw a vote to Fountain Square. That's a great two-day, urban fest.