http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/08/virgin-festival-ontario-day-one-with-pixies-franz-ferdinand-grizzly-bear-and-more/ chromewaves Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/08/virgin-festival-ontario-day-one-with-pixies-franz-ferdinand-grizzly-bear-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-13699 Claire Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=11981#comment-13699 Finally, somebody else feels the same way I do about Grizzly Bear! Lots of respect but not a lot of interest. Even their more "rock" or "pop" numbers leave me numb. Finally, somebody else feels the same way I do about Grizzly Bear! Lots of respect but not a lot of interest. Even their more “rock” or “pop” numbers leave me numb.

]]> http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/08/virgin-festival-ontario-day-one-with-pixies-franz-ferdinand-grizzly-bear-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 mike Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:06:48 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=11981#comment-13698 V-fest (in Toronto) should have made the whole venue general admission (well aside from the VIP / media areas) to foster a more wandering / communal atmosphere especially since there were so many empty seats. It was a shame to see so many empty seats especially during the early part of both days. But overall, Molson Amp just sucked the energy from much of the crowd - no offense, but many of the acts weren't seasoned enough to play such a big stage and it would have been more enjoyable to see them on the the second stage(Virgin mobile stage). I loved most of the sets that played the third stage (Boardwalk stage) which was only barely large enough area to encompass the crowds that came to check the bands out; i also liked the fact that the Boardwalk stage was close to the main stage. I won't speak to much of the musical quality; some were right up my alley, some weren't. Hey it's a festival. NIN was a good closer for day two but Pixies and Franz Ferdinand should've closed out day one rather than Ben Harper (no offense, as you said - I actually think he's quite talented, and I even stayed for his entire set, but he wouldn't draw as large numbers as the Pixies up here in Canada). V-fest (in Toronto) should have made the whole venue general admission (well aside from the VIP / media areas) to foster a more wandering / communal atmosphere especially since there were so many empty seats. It was a shame to see so many empty seats especially during the early part of both days. But overall, Molson Amp just sucked the energy from much of the crowd – no offense, but many of the acts weren’t seasoned enough to play such a big stage and it would have been more enjoyable to see them on the the second stage(Virgin mobile stage). I loved most of the sets that played the third stage (Boardwalk stage) which was only barely large enough area to encompass the crowds that came to check the bands out; i also liked the fact that the Boardwalk stage was close to the main stage. I won’t speak to much of the musical quality; some were right up my alley, some weren’t. Hey it’s a festival. NIN was a good closer for day two but Pixies and Franz Ferdinand should’ve closed out day one rather than Ben Harper (no offense, as you said – I actually think he’s quite talented, and I even stayed for his entire set, but he wouldn’t draw as large numbers as the Pixies up here in Canada).

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