NegPhil wrote:
They stole the show. The flaming Lips knew it.
It's funny you should mention that. I went to the Sasquatch Festival back in '06, and the Hip stole the show from the Flaming Lips on that day too.
the only thing that stole the show from the Lips that day was the weather. The Hip's short set was great, but it was Ben Harper's day, and he sure delivered, and the poor Lips didn't play until midnight, as they graciously allowed Ben to go on in time, and played after everyone else was done...
This was not my first barbeque. I have been too many festivals. Sasquatch, Burning Man, The Smoke Out, Raga On The River, The Melt Down, I Am Events, Moon Tribe and on and on. Pemberton was one of the best.
The amazing part of this story is that none of the bad stuff mattered. Something fantastic happened at Pemberton that made all the shit, actual piles of shit, it all just seemed to disappear. Perhaps it was the lack of oxygen combined with the altitude. Or maybe there was something in those $3 bottles of Whistler Water. All I can say for sure is that place was full of good energy, happy people and awesome music. I have high praise for Live Nations eclectic and talented lineup of musical acts. I may not have known a lot of them before I went in but I walked out a fan of every band I saw.
One of my favorite things that happened that day was when my girlfriend and I were standing in line for Greek food and all of the sudden I hear an obscure Hip guitar lick echoing thru the air. I can’t remember what it was. It was old. Defiantly a Paul. I looked up at the main stage to see some crew guys setting gear and running a sound check. This was early. Hours before the first main stage show. We got our food and walked out into the center of the field that would soon be filled with thousands of concert goers. We spread out our blanket and sat down to eat. It was still early so not a lot of people were around yet. As we ate the guys on stage started cracking jokes over the air as they worked. When the one dude said “O.k., now let’s test Gords lip sync track” I did a spit take. It was the Hips road crew and I’m telling you they were hilarious. Sitting all alone in that giant space watching those guys set up while cracking jokes about Bigfoot and miniature horses was awesome. And for the record whatever they did up there it worked. When the Hip took the stage later that evening it was the clearest outdoor sound I have ever experienced.
NegPhil wrote:
They stole the show. The flaming Lips knew it.
It's funny you should mention that. I went to the Sasquatch Festival back in '06, and the Hip stole the show from the Flaming Lips on that day too.
the only thing that stole the show from the Lips that day was the weather. The Hip's short set was great, but it was Ben Harper's day, and he sure delivered, and the poor Lips didn't play until midnight, as they graciously allowed Ben to go on in time, and played after everyone else was done...
I agree, Ben Harper was fantastic that night. But I still stand by my opinion that the Hip stole the show from the Lips, and they did it without having to use confetti cannons and giant plastic bubbles. In all honesty though, I can't stand the Flaming Lips and I probably wasn't going to like them anyway. I thought their show that night set a new standard for ridiculousness. But hey, maybe that's just me.