When We Were Young Festival (Las Vegas) Tour • Page 154

what are discs anyway?

 

What’s the move for this? Try to lock in when they go on sale or wait it out for resale closer to time?

 

I think that reinforces the lack of representation in the scene back then generally. The fact you had to name long shots (of which Eisley are an even bigger long shot really - Eisley haven't toured since 2017, and it was just Sherri by the end) highlights that.

I think for fests like this, it kind of has to be owned to some extent. The scene wasn't super progressive unfortunately.

I feel like if it isn't acts on the bill, then at least some other way might be good.

 

What’s the opinion on the different ticket tiers? Is vip worth it for the viewing areas of the main stage? Is ga going to miss the first sets (or will you be ok if you’re early)?

 

Yeah as a couple others have said, I think who was popular in the scene as a whole in the era this fest has put the focus on wasn't all that diverse which makes booking a diverse lineup a lot more difficult. I don’t like to attack festivals over diversity on the lineup too much when I don’t know what went on behind the scenes, it’s possible they did try and make it have a better representation and those groups turned it down. But it’s certainly something that doesn’t go unnoticed

 

Given that Fall Out Boy is the only band listed to not call out a specific album I am just here to manifest it's because they are indeed planning to do a run of 20 year anniversary shows for TTYG that they have yet to announce.

 

They aren’t lol

 

Too late, manifested

 

But TTTYG’s 20th anniversary is this year. They’ve rereleased the album and everything.

 

Had a blast this year, so I will probably go next year since I missed 2022.

 

Also looking for advice on which tier to select. Willing to spend for VIP or GA+ if it makes the general experience more tolerable.

 

If only when we were young wasnt in vegas

 

Having done GA the first year and VIP this year, I'd only ever do VIP

 

Is it worth it ? You get a good view etc ?

 

The viewing area this year wasn't as good as last year and there certainly are valid complaints about getting from one area to the next but it really depends on what kind of festival person you are.

I think VIP is great for someone who wants to do a lot of stage hopping and be decently close but doesn't want to have to fight their way up front and either stay there all day or take 3-4 bands to get there. Better bathrooms, merch tent inside VIP area (festival merch only), decent VIP areas at side stages, got in really fast (was in line at 1030 this year and probably was at the Fenix tx stage 15 mins before they went on).

 

Best of the fest is cobra is back I hope a tour and not just a one off

 

With how hugely success this fest has been, I'm really surprised that Live Nation hasn't tried doing a WWWY East or something.
Long Island and New Jersey were like the epicenter for the scene, it would sell out instantly and their talent pool might even be wider due to location. Host it on Randall's Island like the OG Warped Tour and you have plenty of hotels/accommodations in Manhattan & Queens.

(trying to speak this into existence).

 

Is there any point of vip for side stages? Like if I went both days, is doing ga for side stages and vip for main a decent plan?

 

Wasn’t it basically adjacent?

 

I did this to take care of conflicts. I bought the ga ticket for day one on stubhub like two days before.

 

Eh kinda. There was plenty of scene bands on the lineup, but the big difference was that Adjacent was 2 days long and featured a lot of new indie artists while WWWY focuses more on scene nostalgia.

 

The perk of VIP for side stages is most of the sets you can get so damn close and the crowd isn't on top of you. That said, both GA crowds on side stages were way more active in regard to moshing, moving around, energy. Depends if you want to deal with being more crowded or not

 

I went both years and waited out tickets and spent under face value both times

 

Dont GA if you want to mosh. The pits were always the opposite of the Ga entrances for the stages. As I said in my recap, I got to where I wanted to be, except for Blink, and even then I made my way pretty deep into the crowd.

 

Don't discount how much the Vegas casinos put into this to make it happen and be worthwhile to Livenation. They are putting so much money into entertainment these days as gambling becomes more readily available across the country.

Also, wouldn't be surprised if they put it in Chicago instead. They get exclusivity on Grant Park for any festivals. Yes, it would put them directly in opposition to Riot Fest and probably bring some sort of antitrust suit, but they already have a very welcome partner and Chicago was just as much an epicenter of the scene as NY/NJ.