You host a Music Festival. Pick 6 bands for it.

[BudAshes]

Nickleback
Kanye West
U2
Limp Bizkit
R Kelly
Taylor Swift

Then I'd have it nuked from orbit. You are welcome world.

 

[clamum]

Assuming we're talking about in their prime:

Widespread Panic
Smashing Pumpkins
The Rolling Stones
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Deltron 3030 (Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala)
The Gap Band

I generally don't like live music, but this would cover a wide range of tastes for the folks I invite.

Deltron 3030; this guy knows what's up. I wanted to like "Event 2" sooooo bad cause I absolutely love their debut album but I was pretty disappointed in it. There's a couple songs on it I like but beyond that I was not impressed at all. It kinda seemed like Del was phoning it in, but maybe I need to give it some more listens. To be fair, though, I was almost immediately grabbed by the first album.

I'll go with:

The Queers
Zero Down
Pulley
Nirvana
CKY (with Jess-Darin-Chad-Matt)
The Lawrence Arms

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Trick question, you get ABBA and have them do six sets.

Pink Floyd
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
Blue Oyster Cult
Eric Clapton

 

[Ns1]

The hard part is putting all of this in order - with 6 headlining bands, only 1 can headline! These aren't my 6 favorite bands, or the 6 bands I think are the best in the world, but instead are 6 bands that I think could reasonably fit into a 1 day/night music festival and make sense.

NIN (close)
Tool
Muse
GnR
RHCP
John Mayer Trio (open)

 

[deustroop]

Main Stage

Robert Johnson

Elvis Presley

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Rolling Stones w/Mick Taylor

Band Of Gypsies

Allman Bros w/Duane Allman

Second Stage

Billie Holiday

Etta James

Frank Sinatra

Louis Armstrong

Mike Bloomfield

Trucks Tedeschi Band

( I Iook down at the floor and I am floating)

 

[BurnItDwn]

Riverside
Opeth
Porcupine Tree
Steven Wilson
Dream Theater (1992-2005)
Genesis (1970-1980)

Mine would be somewhat similar ..

Riverside (with Piotr brough back to life!)
Opeth (wich Mikael, Peter, Martin & Martin lineup)
Porcupine Tree (Seven Wilson & Gavin Harrison = awesome)
Anathema (current lineup, because they are just so damn good)
Electric Wizard (axiomatic choice)
Motorhead (LEMMY!)

Show would be in Bulgaria at Plovdiv

Ravi Shankar

Awesome music, fantastic when his music was used in films by Satyajit Ray!

Robert Johnson

His music is just so damn powerful.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Decadapalooza

1. Doors (1960's)
2. Led Zepplin (1970s)
3. U2 (80s)
4. Tom Petty (80s/90s
5. Pearl Jam (90s)
6. Bruno Mars (2000s - and before you say it he is f'ing unbelievable live - basically Little Richard and Prince rolled into one).

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Main Stage
Trucks Tedeschi Band
( I Iook down at the floor and I am floating)

Tedeschi Trucks band is great live :thumbsup:

 

[Sho'Nuff]

The hard part is putting all of this in order - with 6 headlining bands, only 1 can headline! These aren't my 6 favorite bands, or the 6 bands I think are the best in the world, but instead are 6 bands that I think could reasonably fit into a 1 day/night music festival and make sense.

NIN (close)
Tool
Muse
GnR
RHCP
John Mayer Trio (open)

One of those bands is not like the other.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Alive or dead. I am old, school, so here is my Festival line up. Whats yours?

The BoboBoobapaluza tour

Hendrix
Allman Bros
Bob Marley
Traffic
Frank Zappa
Pink Floyd

FTFY (my title is more accurate anyway given all the reefer that will be smoked at your concert)

 

[Ns1]

One of those bands is not like the other.

John Mayer Trio is actually nothing like John Mayer the pop singer. They basically play blues rock with lots of improv for their entire set, which is why I think they make a great opener!

Somebody's gotta do the 5pm "in the daylight" set, and it for sure aint the other 5 bands!

 

[Hinda65]

Kyuss
Melvins
Trail of dead
Pink Floyd
Ween
Ras Michael and the sons of negus

 

[MrSquished]

Prodigy
Radiohead
Iron Maiden
Led Zeppelin
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd

That was a solid list. Was gonna post 3 of those when clicking on this thread, and then Prodigy and Pearl Jam just made a heck of a lotta sense.

Just get rid of Iron Maiden and put in Michael Jackson. That would be a nice funky change of pace:

Prodigy
Radiohead
Michael Jackson
Led Zeppelin
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd

 

[x26]

Good stuff in your list as well, I would buy a ticket to that as well. I could have included De Lucia in my list as well...this is one of my favorites of all time.
https://www.discogs.com/John-McLaug...Friday-Night-In-San-Francisco/release/5862108

I saw that Concert--Breathtaking--

 

[x26]

Agree! Saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra at national theater in DC. Don't remember which iteration of the band though.

I would have Loved to see the "Birds of Fire" tour--I was Still listening to the Archies--sugar, Sugar then, Haha.

I got to see Jerry Goodman-the Violinist-with Steve Morse in 1990. He never missed a beat.

 

[x26]

What about Yes--the Union Tour--Awesome!!

 

[Schmide]

Tubes
Ramones
Love & Rockets
OMD
Pet Shop Boys
David Bowie

 

[Kaido]

1. Huey Lewis & the News
2. Jonathan Coulton
3. BNL
4. Coldplay
5. Breaking Benjamin
6. Third Eye Blind

 

[Mayne]

Pink Floyd
My Morning Jacket
Earth Wind and Fire
Radiohead
Muddy Waters
The Replacements

I'll let you pick the order.

you said Muddy Waters..just listened to for first time just now. fucking awesome.

 

[MongGrel]

1. AC/DC
2. Bowie
3. Rush
4. Primus
5. Led Zep
6. Zappa

Just off the top of my head for a Live Rock show at any rate.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

1. AC/DC
2. Bowie
3. Rush
4. Primus
5. Led Zep
6. Zappa

Just off the top of my head for a Live Rock show at any rate.

OMG, a MongGrel siting? Where ya been?

 

[MongGrel]

Elba, more or less.

I won't elaborate.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Elba, more or less.

I won't elaborate.

Leaving Elba didn't work out so well for Napoleon. Maybe you shoulda built a beach cottage and stayed.

 

[ItsMeeYourDaddy]

Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Audioslave
Kid Rock
The Offspring
The Presidents of the United States of America

And Billy Squier if anybody cancels.

 

[Chaotic42]

Deltron 3030; this guy knows what's up. I wanted to like "Event 2" sooooo bad cause I absolutely love their debut album but I was pretty disappointed in it. There's a couple songs on it I like but beyond that I was not impressed at all. It kinda seemed like Del was phoning it in, but maybe I need to give it some more listens. To be fair, though, I was almost immediately grabbed by the first album.

I'll go with:

The Queers
Zero Down
Pulley
Nirvana
CKY (with Jess-Darin-Chad-Matt)
The Lawrence Arms

It took me a few listens, but I warmed up to Event 2.