Ok at least he confirmed that Ice Spice did in fact drop off the lineup. I'm gonna stop commenting now cuz I feel like I'm gonna have a reaction every 5 seconds haha
“LiveNation asked me “who’s this Drake guy?” “ yes I’ll take shit that definitely never happened for 500
Dude says “people’s expectations were just too high” like he wasn’t the one who promised 9 blink/Paramore sized headliners Or promised to be the biggest fest on the east coast Or release a teaser video playing The Quite Things No One Knows with the caption “Emo’s not dead it’s just been sleeping”
Opens with “this guy’s a reporter so he’ll ask me the same hard questions our fans are asking” * proceeds to ask and answer his own questions, with his reporter friend occasionally jumping in to pat him on the back*
This is truly unhinged. Sometimes I think Riot Fest is slightly disorganized but now I just have to look at this shit show and realize Riot Fest is so much better at their shit than...this.
“Bamboozle is the east coasts biggest hip hop festival” “We have a break dance completion, we have wresting, it’s absolutely insane” “I shouldn’t have to sell my festival”
Riot Fest is just as organized, if not more so, than most niche festivals. The public persona's glib and all that but... It's mostly by design. This is just the downfall of a man in slow-motion. Even if the festival goes okay... John D is not right in the head.
Depeche Mode wouldn’t sell well on east coast - then immediately contradicts himself and says his wife wants to see them at the garden