Jul. 23rd, 2009

offbalance: (Kermit recognize shared with jenvargas)
So, awhile back, a friend offered free tickets to All Points West, a big Coachella/Glastonbury/Bonnaroo type-doo that they're having in Jersey City. I was psyched to go, but then the tickets fell through, so I didn't pay it any mind. New Orleans Girl had also been talking about going, but hemmed and hawed when it came down to buying tickets (they're $90 per day, the idea was to go Friday, for Vampire Weekend, the Heartless Bastards, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Beastie Boys, and others). Then the Beasties dropped out, due to MCA's illness. NOG was swearing up and down that the replacement would be an extra set by Coldplay, who are headlining on Sunday (they're not my favorite, but I have no desire to see them live). But we waited to see what was what.

And now, it was announced this morning that Brooklyn's own Jay-Z is headlining. That's right. Hova.

Now, it may come as a shock to some of you, but I looooove Jay-Z. So this is what one might refer to as a game-changer.

NOG is pushing hard for me to go. I'm in the "well it sounds awesome" camp right now. Things holding me back: ticket price, the fact that it's an outdoor festival and all the bullshit baggage that entails, and that it's going to be a bitch of a commute. But, as NOG wisely pointed out, each of the other bands we want to see would be about $30/each for a ticket, and that one could expect to pay $90 JUST to see Jay-Z. So I'm not sure what to do.

So, Poll time!!

[Poll #1433926]
offbalance: (Kermit recognize shared with jenvargas)
So, awhile back, a friend offered free tickets to All Points West, a big Coachella/Glastonbury/Bonnaroo type-doo that they're having in Jersey City. I was psyched to go, but then the tickets fell through, so I didn't pay it any mind. New Orleans Girl had also been talking about going, but hemmed and hawed when it came down to buying tickets (they're $90 per day, the idea was to go Friday, for Vampire Weekend, the Heartless Bastards, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Beastie Boys, and others). Then the Beasties dropped out, due to MCA's illness. NOG was swearing up and down that the replacement would be an extra set by Coldplay, who are headlining on Sunday (they're not my favorite, but I have no desire to see them live). But we waited to see what was what.

And now, it was announced this morning that Brooklyn's own Jay-Z is headlining. That's right. Hova.

Now, it may come as a shock to some of you, but I looooove Jay-Z. So this is what one might refer to as a game-changer.

NOG is pushing hard for me to go. I'm in the "well it sounds awesome" camp right now. Things holding me back: ticket price, the fact that it's an outdoor festival and all the bullshit baggage that entails, and that it's going to be a bitch of a commute. But, as NOG wisely pointed out, each of the other bands we want to see would be about $30/each for a ticket, and that one could expect to pay $90 JUST to see Jay-Z. So I'm not sure what to do.

So, Poll time!!

[Poll #1433926]

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