I know Riot Mike was excited to have 5 main stages this year and probably planned on each stage to have a bigger draw than usual. So do you think the rebel stage will be the NoFx stage or do you think they’re getting Rise or Radical? Could they change the whole layout all together?
I am relieved now that I don't have to go to Bridgeview for the fest but after last year's fest where I saw people in the surrounding community getting angry even more than usual I would probably take the pink line instead of trying to find parking. Last year there were some close calls, don't want to take a chance, especially now.
This is still so wild. In a selfish way this certainly works out better for myself, but I do feel for anyone who had their plans set or changed with it being at SeatGeek. That being said, excited to see the schedule!!
According to the web site they're gonna have the same ol' five stages. NOFX closed out Rise in 2021 so I'd assume they'd be on one of those two stages. My best guess is that they'll shuffle around some of the other acts toward the middle of the poster to headline Rebel. There's enough acts on there that could do a main stage or Rebel. And thinking about acts like Sunami, Drug Church, and Gel? They may actually prefer a smaller stage anyway... EDIT: And, TBH, with how they've been drawing on this farewell tour... Rebel would be way too small for NOFX.
Rebel has a small pit if I remember correctly, right? I think that after Drain, they wouldnt dare to give hardcore bands Rebel stage for that reason, so there arent people trying to storm the stage or at least have a big pit for security to stop them. But I might be wrong
Oh I know, thats why having a smaller stage with a smaller pit (as it is Rebel) would have made things easier for fans to storm the stage. But we will know where bands like Sunami play this year in 30ish minutes
Gel and Sunami on the mainstages on Sunday was unexpected, but so cool for them! Also, dont see a Rebel Stage in there, so not sure which one will be the smallest one now.
Overall pretty smooth schedules for me this year with a few exceptions. Hives/Armed conflict hurts a bit Spoon/Waxahatchee/St. Vincent overlaps are rough Bright Eyes/Pavement is the brutal one Sunami/Fiddlehead/Gel is a rough spot too
Seeing Slayer and Sublime at the same tme tells me that the Sunday crowd is going to be insufferable.
Actually the SoCo crowd at Radical might be insufferable too, judging by the ICP crowd crammed into that space last year, but no way I'm missing it.
Waxahatchee only getting 45 minutes and Beach Bunny only getting 40 is rough and the Bright Eyes/Pavement overlap is WHACK same with Waxahatchee and St. Vincent
I was hoping for Beach Bunny to play the main stage again. I feel them having 40 minutes on a smaller stage is playing dirty to them.