Voodoo Fest, MMJ showing more love to NOLA

[EasyRyder]

Has anyone heard anything about which day MMJ might be playing?

Also, does anyone know when single-day tickets might be going on sale?

Thanks!

Not too sure which day they'll be playing, but you can expect single day tickets in late September/early October. They usually sell them only a few weeks before the festival.

I'm not sure if Voodoo usually sells out or not, but a 3-day pass is $170 including fees and single day passes run for $70 (not including fees)...soo if you want to hit Saturday and Sunday, it's almost worth it to just buy a 3-dayer and have the choice to go Friday.

[touchingmept2]

fucking a man. me and the ole girl are gonna hit it up. so how's nola around halloween time?

:)

Halloween in New Orleans is almost a high holiday.  Do come prepared to costume.  Trick or treating is optional, costuming is not.  ;)  I haven't heard anything yet about the MoMs Ball, but details will be available as the date gets a little closer.  

I'll post here as I find out who's playing where, etc.  How long will you be in town for?

MoMs Ball??? What is this? We're engaged and thinking about tying the knot while down there. And we've thought about driving down there on monday and staying a week but that could get costly.

[EasyRyder]

Sooo great Louisville news!! Now is anyone else in my boat:

I have a 3-day Voodoo pass, yet I live smack between New Orleans and Louisville temporarily. I obviously would rather see MMJ than anything at Voodoo on Friday night, BUT that would mean 20 hrs. of driving in one weekend to make their Voodoo set.

My question: will the Louisville show be epic enough to merit $100 in gas plus a ticket (and then drive to NO for Voodoo)? OR since wax fang is sharing set time (not that they aren't great) and it's a HUGE venue, should I stick with a more cozy Halloween show (inconveniently unconfirmed) in the park that will probably be longer and spookier. Curses...

I much appreciate opinions, my mind is open to your generous suggestions.

[Penny Lane]

Sooo great Louisville news!! Now is anyone else in my boat:

I have a 3-day Voodoo pass, yet I live smack between New Orleans and Louisville temporarily. I obviously would rather see MMJ than anything at Voodoo on Friday night, BUT that would mean 20 hrs. of driving in one weekend to make their Voodoo set.

My question: will the Louisville show be epic enough to merit $100 in gas plus a ticket (and then drive to NO for Voodoo)? OR since wax fang is sharing set time (not that they aren't great) and it's a HUGE venue, should I stick with a more cozy Halloween show (inconveniently unconfirmed) in the park that will probably be longer and spookier. Curses...

I much appreciate opinions, my mind is open to your generous suggestions.

you should make the trip on Fri

1  it's the 'hometownness' that will make it special, not the length
2. i think the L-ville set might even be longer than VooDoo (or similar)
3. you might get to meet Teo in L-ville
4. free chicken (maybe)
5. it will be plenty spooky, bring a change of pants

[EasyRyder]

"it's the 'hometownness' that will make it special, not the length"

I thought about this, but it wasn't 'til you said it that it hit me...the trouble is New Orleans is home for me, so it feels like a hometown show when they play there too!

I guess this is kinda one of those between a pillow and a soft place decisions...thanks for your input  :)

[EasyRyder]

Check out Ozzy's space: http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne

Process of elimination proves that the Jacket will freak New Orleans on HALLOWEEN night!! Unless of course Ozzy fudged his myspace dates in a fit of drunken blundering....

If this truly means that Ozzy plays on Saturday, that almost positively leaves MMJ as the closer of the festival. My first Halloween show with my favorite band in my favorite city...hope to see you guys there   [smiley=evil.gif]

P.S. There's this too: http://stereogumbo.com/2010/06/20/voodoo-fest-schedule/

[TGMC421]

Check out Ozzy's space: http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne

Process of elimination proves that the Jacket will freak New Orleans on HALLOWEEN night!! Unless of course Ozzy fudged his myspace dates in a fit of drunken blundering....

If this truly means that Ozzy plays on Saturday, that almost positively leaves MMJ as the closer of the festival. My first Halloween show with my favorite band in my favorite city...hope to see you guys there   [smiley=evil.gif]

P.S. There's this too: http://stereogumbo.com/2010/06/20/voodoo-fest-schedule/

I hope that's how it goes!

[mlbrady89]

im weary of committing to this show due to lack of buzz. mmj halloween sounds pretty awesome. any speculations

[EasyRyder]

im weary of committing to this show due to lack of buzz. mmj halloween sounds pretty awesome. any speculations

I still don't understand the lack of buzz about this one either.

It's a follow up show to T5 and Louisville, so the way I figure it is they will be well versed and capable of playing the hell out of ALL of their repertoire, and they will be on an emotional high after most likely playing an epic hometown show.

SO then they land their shoes in New Orleans feelin' glorious without too much pressure, because they just nailed the most anticipated run of 5 shows in their musical careers. The people will be weird, the vibe will be great and (God willing) they will have a considerably long set time to close the festival out. Can it possibly be bad???  :D

[touchingmept2]

im weary of committing to this show due to lack of buzz. mmj halloween sounds pretty awesome. any speculations

I still don't understand the lack of buzz about this one either.

It's a follow up show to T5 and Louisville, so the way I figure it is they will be well versed and capable of playing the hell out of ALL of their repertoire, and they will be on an emotional high after most likely playing an epic hometown show.

SO then they land their shoes in New Orleans feelin' glorious without too much pressure, because they just nailed the most anticipated run of 5 shows in their musical careers. The people will be weird, the vibe will be great and (God willing) they will have a considerably long set time to close the festival out. Can it possibly be bad???  :D

Dude I'm totally with you in this. I'm pretty sure they'll be playing some oldest but goodies and for sure be closing the fest on halloween.

[NoVa_NoLa]

Didn't read all of the thread, apologies if it's already known -- MMJ will close on SUNDAY!  See Voodoo site for daily artist list.  No times yet.  Single day tix on sale, too.

[EasyRyder]

Didn't read all of the thread, apologies if it's already known -- MMJ will close on SUNDAY!  See Voodoo site for daily artist list.  No times yet.  Single day tix on sale, too.

SO glad you found this...even though I can't find it on the website, I trust you! I'm just happy that our suspicions are confirmed.

Hopefully this means some blocks will come out in the coming week (Voodoo gets a D- for keeping festival goers informed).

[NoVa_NoLa]

Sorry to post and run earlier today. =)

Here's the link to the daily line ups:  http://thevoodooexperience.com/2010exp/daily-line-up/

So far, I can't find where to get single day tickets.  The email that I got had a subject line of "Single Day Pre-Sale Starts Now!"  but no other info on the pre-sale....guess it's coming soon.

Edit
Just noticed the link to the pre-sale daily tix in the email... :-[  On sale to the general public Friday.


And, the VooDoo banner went up at City Park last weekend...!

[EasyRyder]

Thanks for the link! I feel a little better now...and yes, that banner is a beautiful sight.

The lineup Sunday looks really great all around, I wish I had a large robot that could hold my place all day on the front row for MMJ so that I didn't have to miss out on the other stuff!

Do you have any idea about when they're going to announce specific times??

(P.S. Nova, I know this is a bit preemptive, but maybe we could team up and hold down some ground on the mainstage all day and periodically take turns going to see other stuff. I'm gonna have a party of 3)

[touchingmept2]

Do you guys live in nola or have yall booked hotels?

[NoVa_NoLa]

Easy...happy to help. =)  I'm usually not a front row person though.  Are you going all three days?  

Pt2...I'm a local since July. :)

Let me know if you have questions about where to stay, etc.  I haven't been to VooDoo in a number of years, so I'm not the best person to comment on what it'll be like.

Now we just need a late night/early morning show at the Mahalia Jackson and we'll be all set!  ;)

[EasyRyder]

Easy...happy to help. =)  I'm usually not a front row person though.  Are you going all three days?  

Pt2...I'm a local since July. :)

Let me know if you have questions about where to stay, etc.  I haven't been to VooDoo in a number of years, so I'm not the best person to comment on what it'll be like.

Now we just need a late night/early morning show at the Mahalia Jackson and we'll be all set!  ;)

Come to think of it I might need to try out the 50 feet back, sonic sweet spot approach...

I have a 3-day pass, but I can't make it for Friday unfortunately (I like that day's lineup much better than Saturday). I will be there for the last 2 days though.

And welcome to the city!! I'm from there, but I temporarily live in Alabama unfortunately...nevertheless, this is my first Voodoo. And if a Mahalia show is announced I'll drain the bank account.

touchingmept2: I'm probably going to stay with a friend uptown, so I won't have to hotel it. If I were you I'd stay at a (reputable) hostel. I don't know names, but there are quite a few around the city that are safe, cheap and are inhabited by very interesting people.

[touchingmept2]

Well I really appreciate the help peeps. I wish they would release show times cuz mmj and mgmt are both playing on Sunday. I'm thinking mgmt will play b4 mmj. I find it unusuall but awesome that drizzy and ozzy are gonna be rockin it on the same nite hehehe. This is gonna be greeaaattt! Geez I'm so excited!!!! ;D

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Do you have any idea about when they're going to announce specific times?

Just checked the Times-Picayune archives online and it looks like last year they announced the actual schedules at midnight on October 1.  Not sure if they'll go by a similar time frame this year, but it looks like we'll be waiting another 3 weeks or so.  

Did I read that correctly a few posts above that single-day tickets were going on sale Friday?

[mlbrady89]

anyone got an idea about how much single days might cost? and What are the chances of an after show. Im guessing it will be w/ PHJB if they do.