80/35 Music Festival Rumors?

**weisr2002** · 03-29-2011, 10:05 AM

Anyone got any rumors on who the 80/35 musical festival might bring in this year?

First announcement is April 4th.

**Cymon** · 03-29-2011, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by weisr2002

Anyone got any rumors on who the 80/35 musical festival might bring in this year?

First announcement is April 4th.

I don't know. I hope they bring in someone like Jane's Addiction or maybe a couple of punk acts. I really want to support this but haven't been able to make myself yet. Too heavy on jam bands.

**ISUonthemove** · 03-29-2011, 10:09 AM

I'm hearing the name, Josh Groban, being tossed around a lot.

**weisr2002** · 03-29-2011, 10:13 AM

Doing a little research. Eddie Vedder is playing In Minneapolis on July 2nd, and has nothing scheduled on the 3rd.

His solo show tickets are $75.00 so may be a little out of the budget.

**weisr2002** · 03-29-2011, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Cymon

I don't know. I hope they bring in someone like Jane's Addiction or maybe a couple of punk acts. I really want to support this but haven't been able to make myself yet. Too heavy on jam bands.

I am a jam band fan, but I thought they were pretty diverse in their selections, especially last year. (If it was me, I would prefer more Jam Bands.)

Modest Mouse and Spoon aren't really Jam bands though. I understand they probably don't appeal to the Punk fans either.

**Al_4_State** · 03-29-2011, 10:20 AM

Eddie Vedder would be phenomenal, but I'm not holding my breath. Bands I'd like to see (within reason):

Wilco
Lucero
The Hold Steady
Drive-By Truckers
Todd Snider
Flaming Lips
The Decemberists
Gaslight Anthem
The Avett Brothers
Mumford and Sons
Slobberbone
Hayes Carll
James McMurtry
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Umphrey's McGee

There are a lot of other bands that would warrant going, these were just a few off the top of my head.

**BryceC** · 03-29-2011, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by Cymon

I don't know. I hope they bring in someone like Jane's Addiction or maybe a couple of punk acts. I really want to support this but haven't been able to make myself yet. Too heavy on jam bands.

I'm kinda in the same boat... I think it's a great event and a benefit to Des Moines it just hasn't brought in the acts to appeal to me yet. Of course I'm getting older and less cool by the day.

**weisr2002** · 03-29-2011, 10:24 AM

Looking at Joe Lawlers music blog.

80/35 possibility: String Cheese Incident, and who is Skybombers? | Metromix Des Moines

The String Cheese Incident are Headlining a June 30th Festival date in Michigan. I would love to bring them to DSM, haven't seen them since college. That would bring the Hippies here for sure.

**MrPeske** · 03-29-2011, 10:45 AM

I've volunteers for the 80/35 festival every year & know the DMMC people pretty well. The 1st two years they operated in the red b/c the headliners cost too much. I dont see them getting too big of name & trying to grow the event so they can afford bigger acts...

So I recommend you recommend going to all of your friends... The big thing I've learned going is that many of the acts you dont know are pretty good. 80/35 has a very diverse range of bands & they do this purposely to make you (& me) a more diverse fan.

I've done the VIP pass & bought mine on Friday for $100 a pretty sweet deal.

This year will be a little different as the DSM Social Club has moved (they are actually in process of moving to the Kirkwood Hotel Ballroom on 4th & Walnut).

BTW, its DMMC's Gross Domestic Project event this weekend...

6th Annual Gross Domestic Product Lineup Announced

**Cymon** · 03-29-2011, 12:00 PM

I understand that money is an issue with who they get. My dream would be to have a band or two or something like them included.

Mudhoney- have to be cheaper now
Alkaline Trio- From Chicago
Goodyear Pimps- From Illinois
Peeping Tom- Mike Patton
Pavement-still reunited?
Sonic Youth
Seaweed-low cost
Beastie Boys- too spendy?
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion?
Melvins- having a jam band come on after them would be great.
The Evens
Descendents
2 of these bands or even 1 would get my attention.

**capitalcityguy** · 03-29-2011, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Cymon

I understand that money is an issue with who they get. My dream would be to have a band or two or something like them included.

Mudhoney- have to be cheaper now
Alkaline Trio- From Chicago
Goodyear Pimps- From Illinois
Peeping Tom- Mike Patton
Pavement-still reunited?
Sonic Youth
Seaweed-low cost
Beastie Boys- too spendy?
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion?
Melvins- having a jam band come on after them would be great.
The Evens
Descendents
2 of these bands or even 1 would get my attention.

Yeah the Beastie Boys would be great…but IMO they'd blow their already modest budget on one band with nothing else left…thus the tricky thing about a multi-day festival. How do you get some "names" but also have $$ left to fill the bill? Not an easy thing to accomplish.

**jbindm** · 03-29-2011, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

I'm hearing the name, Josh Groban, being tossed around a lot.

Is that a serious post or did you just forget the jimlad?

**CyDude16** · 03-29-2011, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by jbindm

Is that a serious post or did you just forget the jimlad?

The fact that you had to question this is even more comical.

**CYlent Bob** · 03-29-2011, 01:06 PM

Scott Lucas and The Married Men?

(I haven't heard them yet, but there was a flyer inside the CD case of Local H's "Awesome Mix Tape #1" CD that my wife got me for my b-day promoting his new side project.)