music festivals 2008
Snowbombing
March 31st – April 6th
Festival International de Louisiane
April 23rd-27th
Lafayette, Louisiana
"a fantastic international festival in cajun country that celebrates french acadian culture as well the general francophone diaspora" - jennie
Coachella
April 25th-27th
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 25th-27th May 1st -4th
May 24th - 26th
Primavera Sound
May 29th - 31st
Bonaroo
June 12th -15th
Terrastock 7
June 19th - 22nd
June 19th - 21st
Fusion Festival
June 26th – June 29th
Disused Soviet military airstrip outside of
Glastonbury
June 27th-29th
Glastonbury, England
You have 4 days left to register to have a chance to buy tickets. As you well know, tickets sell out within hours for this.
Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival
July 3rd -5th
Sete, France
High Sierra
July 3rd -6th
Roskilde Festival
July 3rd – 6th, warm-up starts on June 29th
European Reggae Festival
July 3rd – 12th
Il Parco del Rivellino ad Osoppo, provincia di Udine,
Copenhagen Jazz Festival
July 4th – 13th
T in the Park
July 11th-13th
It’s sold out already. Same as last year.
Umbria Jazz
July 11th – 20th
Exit Festival
July 10th-13th
Latitude Festival
July 17th – 20th
Dour Festival
July 17th – 20th
Internacional Festival de Benicàssim
July 17th – 20th
Pitchfork Festival
July 18th-20th
Melt! Festival
July 18th-20th
Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen
The Glade Festival
July 18th – 20th
Wasing Estate in Berkshire (nearest train station is Thatcham),
10 Days Off
July 18th-28th
Love Parade, Anti-Love Parade
July 19th
After too many people pissed in the Tiergarten, it looks like the parade has been moved from
Big Chill
August 1st – 3rd
VuuV
August 1st – 3rd
All Points West
August 8th – 10th
Sonne Mond Sterne
August 8th – 10th
In the middle of nowhere (Bleilochtalsperre, Saarsburg),
Pukkelpop
August 14th – 16th
Sziget
August 12th – 18th
Went last year. This thing is huge. So huge that I ended up hiding out in the thermal baths in town.
Jazz Saafelden
August 21st – 24 th
Creamfields
August 23 rd
Daresbury Estate
Notting Hill Carnival
August 24th – 25th
Burning Man
August 25th – September 1st
Bestival
September 5th – 7th
Robbin
World Music Festival
September 19th-25th
Austin City Limits
September 26th-28th
Labels: festivals
43 Comments:
Those are last year's dates for Pitchfork.
It looks like I'm going to have a little bit of flex time in America and/or Europe to sneak away and see a festival late July/possibly into early August, but the pickings aren't promising for my musical tastes. It looks my festival going will be limited to WOMAD this weekend. I should really figure out accomodations.
For those interested in the Noisettes, I hear they will be playing in Austin Wednesday night. It's the one band I can remember of this century and by god I will promote them.
oh my fucking god. spitzer gets caught in a prostitution ring?!
dd, changes noted. thanks. this list was a pain in the ass to compile. i hope some of you deadbeats get out to see something. too bad the exchange rate with the euro is fucked.
too bad a lot of things are fucked.
bwahahahahaha
That is too good to be true!
I had a feeling something like this would happen to him, though. Some kind of fate/karma thing combined with the old stones & glass houses motif...
I hope it was worth the $5500 an hour he paid, plus the loss of his political career.
Hypocrite, thy name is politician...
dour festival
www.dourfestival.be
17-20 July 08
He has to fly the girl from new york!? whats wrong with the ho's in DC?
thanks, anon, dour festival added to list. what it is with belgium? tiny country, yet more interesting festivals than all of france can manage to put together? or, am i missing something?
Hypocrite, thy name is politician...
While he said he didn't live up to his standards, I'm not sure visiting a prostitute is technically hypocritical for the guy whose main concern was keeping corporations in check.
My question is: Why does Spitzer, of all people, need to pay for tail?
Also, the Bestival looks like the best show on that list. My Bloody Valentine? Shit yeah.
a cajun festival in lafayette, louisiana; jazzfest in n.o.; and austin city limits have been added to the list.
Ramon - what is that psych fest y'all are doing this Summer? That should be on here too. Especially since it's one of only like four I could realistically hit this year.
Thanks Heidi for putting this together. We got room for some napsters come Pitchfork.
Sasquatch added. Monday thanks Wednesday for generous offer and would like to extend same welcome for APW, though you should all consider yourselves forewarned that Monday only has a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apt. Monday reserves the bed for herself. Maybe it's possible to camp in ex's backyard? Will have to ask him. Or on our roof?
finally found a festival in France! and it's a good one too: Gilles Peterson's Worldwide. July 3-5.
Justin,
I'm thinking more about hypocrisy in the context of, say, obeying the laws of the state you're the DA for. And Spitzer prosecuted prostitution rings while DA --
i'm still in shock. having a hard time processing the theories here.
was he 1.) a genuine hypocrite only interested in power 2.) an alpha-male prone to this kind of behavior 3.) did he have the human fatal flaw that the more righteous he became, the more he had to do himself in?
I have a wedding in South Bend the Saturday of Pitchfork, so I might pop up for the Friday and/or Sunday (and/or later Saturday as well).
Bluebird, you are right on all three counts...they are not mutually exclusive.
This is precisely why progressive politics are such a hoot to me. You can take the ape out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the ape, even when the ape has a law degree and an Armani suit. Spitzer may have been a smart ape, but he's still an ape, and dominating and/or fucking other apes is obviously his top priority, by using whatever flavor of demagoguery happened to be popular at the time. If he had been in the South, his name would have been Tom DeLay or Jerry Falwell and he would have been taking on godless sodomites instead of corporations.
Right on, no one is perfect, so why bother trying to improve society? Let's all just give in and let Wall Street defraud us, for instance; I'm sure that will be great for the economy too.
You're right, Conor. Prostitution rings clearly signify Spitzer's attempts at bettering society, I fully support his actions too. Well done. Can I buy a bag of whatever you're smoking? I don't think I've ever been that high before. What a fantastic point.
My point, John, is that one man's failings, or the imperfection of humans in general, do not somehow make progressive politics, or causes espoused by progressive politicians such as fighting corporate malfeasance, any less valid, less important, or a waste of time. There is obviously a lesson to be learned here (for instance, the eternal dangers of hubris and of being overly self-righteous), but that is not it.
I guess everytime somebody does something civil we should point out how we differ from apes.
Like this morning I made a pot of coffee for myself and a french pressed pot of decaf for my wife even though that sacrificed four minutes of my time and I didn't get to bang her either.
Or like this second where I'm about to hit "Publish Your Comment" to join in this delightful civil discussion as to whether or not we are all jungle apes or hippies.
I think I might want to be a ho banging progressive power tripper rather than either of those.
The funny thing is the ape theory is coming from the right.
And btw it looks like Pitchfork '08 should be a lot of fun. Git yer butt to Chicago this Summer y'all.
Probably be hot as hell.
I know what your point is, Conor. I just question the sacrifices you took to make it.
Spitzer is a megalomaniac who routinely abused his power in office (whether he ordered state police to hassle a political rival, or whether he leaked memos to discredit people he was prosecuting in the public eye, etc., etc.). Progressives lined up alongside him because, to quote an Arab saying, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". They wet themselves with glee while Spitzer took out Wall Street fat cats, whether those fat cats were really guilty or not, and they didn't look too close at the tactics or methods of the AG's office. In other words, for liberals, Spitzer's ends justified his means. Well, now you got only the means, and he's your governor, and he just got busted for banging hos. Congratu-fucking-lations.
And Kilian, there are apes, and there are domesticated apes. The domesticated ones are the ones who make coffee for their wives and care about their fellow man, etc. The undomesticated ones are the ones who rise to high office and abuse the fuck out of it, while laughing at all the domesticated apes whose backs they climbed over to get there.
1.) a genuine hypocrite only interested in power
I don't think this is the case. There are certainly better ways of getting power than fighting against the people who already have it.
2.) an alpha-male prone to this kind of behavior
Very likely.
3.) did he have the human fatal flaw that the more righteous he became, the more he had to do himself in?
Does this actually happen?
And Spitzer prosecuted prostitution rings while DA
It's amazing that this is the thing people seize on. Sure he did, that was his job, like it's any prosecuter's job. Would you have any idea who he was if that's all he did? No. The things you know him for have nothing to do with prostitution.
Prostitution rings clearly signify Spitzer's attempts at bettering society
Nobody ever said this. And it's shortsighted to say that the prostitution ring stuff invalidates anything else he's done.
Justin, the point I'm trying to make is that the (allegedly) good things he did were often done using tactics and methods that were abuses of power. Progressives never cared as long as rich Wall Streeters were the victims of these abuses. If he had locked all these Wall Street cats up without due process and confiscated their property for his own use, would you still say, "Oh well at least he did some good by taking out the wall street bad guys".
The guy was arrogant and thought the rules were for everyone else but him. Do I give a shit if he banged a prostitute? No, if it were up to me prostitution would be legal. But it's not, and he broke the very laws he was sworn to uphold. That is a breach of public trust and an arrogation of power, and he absolutely deserves to be publicly humiliated and lose his career in the same fashion as his many victims.
Justin, he was a hypocrite to the extent that he did nothing to change the prostitution laws when he clearly didn't agree with them and had a split-consciousness that found it ok to perform certain sex acts with a prostitute rather rather than with his wife. I suppose everybody is dying to know what they did for four hours that may have been 'unsafe'. I'm wondering if the wife knew about it all along and secretly condoned it because she wouldn't whatever he wanted. He has three daughters. How does he feel about their future roles in society? Are his daughters more equal than other people's daughters?
3.) did he have the human fatal flaw that the more righteous he became, the more he had to do himself in?
Does this actually happen?
I would venture a guess that it made the sex much more exciting to have all of the illicit elaborate arrangements- which is a way of doing oneself in.
Now, if he had suggested earlier that prostitution be legalized with a minimum wage law of $1000/hr for women, that would have been a more interesting way to address the power imbalances in society.
Who knows what kind of a deal he had with his wife? I have always figured that top-dog alpha males must frequently have "understandings" with their wives (pro athletes, actors, pols, CEOs, etc.) They probably have a constant stream of women coming at them because of their wealth and status, and men are what they are, after all. The wife likes the male's alpha status and the perqs that come with it, and she accepts the philandering that she knows comes with that type of male. It's a sort of de-facto polygamy which has the advantage of preserving legitimate paternity, inheritance & legal rights, etc.... these types of arrangements are as old as the hills and more generally accepted in Europe, for example.
Regardless, I feel really bad for his daughters, and the look on his wife's face makes me doubt whether she knew about, or condoned, what he was doing.
"Regardless, I feel really bad for his daughters, and the look on his wife's face makes me doubt whether she knew about, or condoned, what he was doing."
That's probably a look she has practiced for a very long time... especially if she was part of the "Alpha arrangement". Does she get shoes out of that deal?
His daughters can now bleed whatever future they want out of him, and he won't have a choice about giving it to them unless he shoots himself in the face... Nothing important to say here.
he was a hypocrite to the extent that he did nothing to change the prostitution laws
Right, but making laws is the job of the legislature, not the AG. He could certainly have been outspoken about it, but not enforcing the law would mean not doing his job.
By the way, I'm not defending him or saying that he has keen judgement or anything, but I don't think he is a hypocrite in the way, say Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, or Larry Craig are. Those guys actively worked against the very moral failings that they secretly harbored.
Now, if he had suggested earlier that prostitution be legalized with a minimum wage law of $1000/hr for women, that would have been a more interesting way to address the power imbalances in society.
I'm not sure which imbalances we're talking about here or how that would fix anything.
European Reggae Festival in Udine, Italy added.
Ok, Justin, I realize there may be a few contradictions if I try to advance the following argument, but I'll do it anyway: if certain people in our culture are willing to reduce sex to a commodity, at least it should be a really high-priced commodity, that way you can get rid of the exploitation argument. A few women who make the decision to become prostitutes do it because it pays better than a clerical job; more of them have been victims of childhood sexual abuse, are addicted to drugs, and/or have little economic power, and therefore are leveraged into selling their sexuality too cheaply (to people with more power in society). Because prostitution is illegal, prostitutes are hesitant to go to the police when subjected to violence and end up losing a lot of their earnings by paying for protection elsewhere. Of course, there'd probably still be a black market to deal with if it were legal and regulated...
And it's shortsighted to say that the prostitution ring stuff invalidates anything else he's done.
I agree, Justin, and I never actually said that. I'm pretty much with SoH on this one. A good deed is a good deed, whether or not he ever comitted one was never the point of SoH's opinion to me. I read him as saying that he finds humor in the progressive urge to bolster Spitzer in light of his epic undoing, which is cheap. In other words, any self respecting progressive should recognize that Spitzer's actions with call girls are separate from his past work. Hell, I've done much worse in my life than give a woman money for sex. If that was my lowpoint I'd be pretty happy with myself. No one should feel they need to efend him baed on his previous professional record. He fucked prostitutes. Wonderful. I would never dream of claiming that it has any reflection on his AG doings.
gave myself massive indigestion making that last comment. am not a very heartfelt neo-marxist.
On a certain level, I would argue that prostitution should be a low-priced commodity in order to discourage a black market in said market. I have similar feelings about drug trafficking. Also yr argument is very hetero-normative and male hiring female normative. Has no one seen MIDNIGHT COWBOY?
NZ has legal prostitution, though I have no inside information on wages or practical knowledge to apply to get more details.
Good Charlie Rose episode on right now re: the Spitzer ssssSex scandal.
Also yr argument is very hetero-normative and male hiring female normative. Has no one seen MIDNIGHT COWBOY?
MIDNIGHT COWBOY sorta proves the point about exploitation. then again, said piece of empirical evidence is actually a movie, and probably not how most people enter the profession. wasn't actually trying to frame the proposal in terms of gender, so please feel free to substitute the word person in for woman (or child, for that matter) wherever appropriate.
I hope that upon hearing how much Spitzer paid, prostitutes across the world have raised their rates accordingly. Speaking of raising one's rates... how much am I getting paid for doing these damned drawings just about now?!
"Terrastock 7 is scheduled to take place in Louisville, Kentucky on June 19th -22nd, 2008."
Paying for sex is such unnecessary drama. That's all i got to say 'bout that.
Terrastock 7 added. Thanks, Rosa.
Hey NAPsters! Wondering who I will run into in Chicago this year as I least run into one person every year at the Pitchfork Festival. Conor?. Looking forward to seeing/hearing Public Enemy performing It Takes A Nation of Millions..... despite no Terminiator X. Curious who the other Don't Look Back acts will be. Also don't forget Lollapalooza Aug 1-3 with Radiohead headlining in Chicago.
a little late to the prostitute party, but just read this little bit and thought it funny. Also, MLK Jr., I was told by a woman in his campaign, used to hire prostitutes all the time while, literally, preaching. What are you going to do? What is bad? Or "bad"?
Spitzer Prostitute Smells Opportunity; Music Career Revived
In the wake of a prostitution scandal involving New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, a struggling music career is bubbling to life. The prostitute that recently serviced "Client 9," as Spitzer was referred to, suddenly received a very bright media spotlight. And the high-priced hooker, identified as Ashley Alexander Dupre, was actually a struggling musician before accepting more lucrative gigs.
After the identity was revealed, Dupre's MySpace page started receiving millions of visits. That translated into heavy listens of the track, "What We Want," a surprisingly radio-friendly pop track. That was the beginning of a classic viral spread, one that quickly involved YouTube and the broader internet.
"What We Want" and another track, "Move Ya Body," also found their way onto AmieStreet, a variably-priced, demand-driven store. Both tracks quickly escalated to 98 cents, the maximum price allowed for a song, according to information revealed by the company.
Permalink: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031408spitzer
I listened to her "surprisingly radio-friendly pop track" and found it to be warmed-over Britney bullshit, complete with heavy Autotune. If her popularity lasts more than a week, you'll know the music industry is well and truly dead.
Also related.
nice story, quite the opinion. "Welcome to the land of the wide stance." <- my favorite line
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