I think most feel like this is a pretty standard move by okc legislature. You can't claim to want to be like ACL and a hip city and pull this lineup. If I had to choose headliners for a music festival it'd be Black Keys, Imagine Dragons, Tim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert, J Cole and John Legend. That would cover every genre and would attract 60k, for sure. That's a real music festival. Just this millenials opinion.

Well sure but I imagine that would be 3 or 4 times more expensive and how many more people would you really draw? Would it be smart financially? This is a private group putting this on. I completely understand this lineup is a no go for some. But is a major, major draw for a ton of people. I guess I like at this more as a starting point and not the end. I hope as the festival gets some success the lineup gets more diverse.

modern country is just obnoxious and annoying.

Also the most popular genre in the United States

Also the most popular genre in the United States

Sometimes popular things are just obnoxious and annoying.

Something like Memphis in May may be doable in OKC. I still think would be a bit out of our league though in 2014. Maybe in ten years. As another poster said, this city needs to become more accustomed to live music before the kind of things many would like to see would be feasible.

Memphis In May International Festival 2014: Salutes Panama (http://www.memphisinmay.org/)

Unfortunately, Tulsa is known as the live music destination in Oklahoma and with it so close, its going to be difficult gaining major momentum here for genres other than country.

Well sure but I imagine that would be 3 or 4 times more expensive and how many more people would you really draw? Would it be smart financially? This is a private group putting this on. I completely understand this lineup is a no go for some. But is a major, major draw for a ton of people. I guess I like at this more as a starting point and not the end. I hope as the festival gets some success the lineup gets more diverse. this lineup screams "Great State Fair of Oklahoma". I say that because that's where these artists play, excluding Lady Antebellum. So, yes, that lineup I named would be more expensive, but Tim McGraw did just play at Penn Square a year ago. I can tell you that the lineup I stated would draw significantly more people. Not just the state fair crowd that this is going to attract. I'm not trying to sound like a douchebag. Even though I know I am. I've just seen FireFly in Dover, DE start 3 years ago and get those artists I named to come in year one. They drew over 100k that first year. They did it right. They picked every genre to atteact different cultural groups for a 3 day festival. It was HUGE. Look at their lineup now. https://fireflyfestival.com/lineup/

That's a festival. It's in a town of 35k to top it off. Just takes more than some 60 year olds putting a festival together.

A good name when the park is finished( if they become more diverse in music selection): ParkSide Music Festival in Okc

Agree. This likely won't be appealing to those who don't like country or redneck culture, but it fits OKC like a glove and will be great for downtown business.
Country music is by far the most popular form of music in this country.

The festivals you keep referencing are massively, massively more expensive (not to mentioned most aren't held in a metro's downtown). Who is going to pay for that. I'm not arguing that something like Firefly wouldn't be awesome. I hope that this can eventually draw a more diverse acts. I think reuniting Led Zeppelin would bring a ton of people but I don't have the capital to get it done.

End of the day this has the potential to bring a massive amount of people downtown and be hugely successful. I'm just not going to say it is the world's worst idea because the music doesn't cater to me.

Country music is by far the most popular form of music in this country.

Weird. Why isn't country music topping top 40 pop charts? Rap, R&B, Alternative and rock do on the regular. Think your stating opinion, not fact. If it is fact illness proof. I just see most downloaded songs in iTunes. It's not country.

Weird. Why isn't country music topping top 40 pop charts? Rap, R&B, Alternative and rock do on the regular. Think your stating opinion, not fact. If it is fact illness proof. I just see most downloaded songs in iTunes. It's not country.

is that not because country has it's own chart?

is that not because country has it's own chart?

Go to iTunes. Just go to most downloaded chart. It's for all genres. Alternative has it's own, as dies evey other genre. I'm talking about overall. There a chart for that on there, too. Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line are the only 2 in top 10.

Oddly enough, I like their music. It's not as twangy as most country songs.

Go to iTunes. Just go to most downloaded chart. It's for all genres. Alternative has it's own, as dies evey other genre. I'm talking about overall. There a chart for that on there, too. Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line are the only 2 in top 10.

dude, country listeners still buy tapes & CD's, don't you know? backwoods hicks and rednecks don't have iTunes

I was just asking a legitimate question anyhow. I almost think it's unfair to compare country to top 40 pop, because really what's mixed in that chart is 3 or 4 different genres. you don't just have two genres of music in this country (country or pop).

BChris and coov23 are like two peas in a pod. Can't say I'm surprised by any of the statements either have made. You both can hang on to all the stereotypes you want, but modern country is far from "redneck" like a lot of older traditional country that people think of when they hear "country music". Eric Church could easily be labelled as "Rock", and others like Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, etc. could all just as easily be labeled as "Pop". Most of the current Country stars are far from being "Country".

I am a pretty big music junkie myself, and my downloads jump from Hip-Hop (mainly) to Electronic to Country to Pop. I pretty much like it all, and people claiming that you have to play EDM or Pop to be relevant to millennials need to strongly reconsider. I'm fresh out of college and most people I met at KU liked country music much more than I did (I like it but it isn't my go-to genre). Do people prefer to hear EDM/Rap/Pop when they're out at a club/bar? Most definitely. But those same people are much more willing to pay to see a live country performance than an EDM concert. Most country performers can play anything live and it sounds good. There aren't too many Pop/EDM performers who can say the same. Heck, most of the big Pop stars just dance/perform on stage and chime in every now and then on the chorus while the rest of the song is played over the speakers.

Also, just a random observation from the male perspective, most girls I have ever met like country music much more than any other genre. It seems like guys lean towards Hip-Hop/EDM, while girls lean towards Country/Pop.

America's Favorite Music Genre (https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/the-npd-group-country-music-rises-to-become-americas-favorite-genre-in-2012/)

There was a link in the initial post with a video with extensive comments by Mayor Cornett. He didn't once say anything about all genres. As I said before this is a first time event. People should give it some time to build into something for everyone.

Here's the lineup for the first ACL Festival in 2002 (put together in 3-4 months, apparently):

Ryan Adams
Arc Angels
Asleep at the Wheel
Joe Bonamassa
Jane Bond
Blind Boys of Alabama
Caitlin Cary
Gary Clark, Jr., W. C. Clark
Shawn Colvin
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Karl Denson
The Derailers
Durden Family Singers
Eyes Adrift
Faithful Gospel Stars
Ruthie Foster
David Garza
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gospel Stars
The Gourds
Jon Dee Graham
Pat Green
Patty Griffin
Grupo Fantasma
Emmylou Harris
Caroline Herring
The Jayhawks
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Kevin McKinney
Li'l Cap'n Travis
Los Lobos
Luna
James McMurtry
Mighty Sincere Voices of Navasota
Ramsey Midwood
Monte Montgomery
Abra Moore
Allison Moorer
The New Deal
Nickel Creek
Olospo
Original Bells of Joy
Particle, Patrice Pike & The Black Box
Pauline Reese
Robert Randolph
Rebellion
Rebirth Brass Band
Reckless Kelly
Rana
Bob Schneider
Soulive
Sound Tribe Sector 9
South Austin Jug Band
Spacetruck
The String Cheese Incident
Topaz
Weary Boys
Gillian Welch
Kelly Willis
Wilco

They did a pretty awesome job of diversity and big name bands in their first year, it's a shame OKC couldn't.

Go to iTunes. Just go to most downloaded chart. It's for all genres. Alternative has it's own, as dies evey other genre. I'm talking about overall. There a chart for that on there, too. Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line are the only 2 in top 10.

Oddly enough, I like their music. It's not as twangy as most country songs.

I just took a quick glance at the Billboard Hot 100 List, and about 23 or so of the 100 were Country songs. I would say that's a pretty decent number when the other 77 are split between Pop, Electronic, Alternative, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Rock.

Like pahdz said, it's kind of hard to compare Country to Top 40 when Top 40 is composed of Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Electronic/Dance. Some Rock even falls under Top 40, like Imagine Dragons, etc.

This is why you don't try to please people. Everyone clamors for a music festival, they throw one together and it's too country. Ignoring the fact ACL has taken decades to get where it is. They used country bands for this to make a smash success. It's easy to sell country tickets and every whiner on this board will wind up going. Why? Because the first one has to be a massive success to guarantee a second one. The easiest way to do that was to get country artists. They called it okcfest to broaden it in the future but the first few have to be a success. So stop complaining and help build it instead of tearing it down because you're a spoiled brat who didn't get exactly what you want.

I don't even like country but I can see what this could grow into. So I'm going to support it have a beer and have some fun. Supporting something because you can see the potential should be something all the self proclaimed urbanists should be able to do easily.

Even within the country genre there is a lot of room for diversity. Like I have no freaking clue who Dierks Bently is, and I certainly do not want to listen to Lady Antebellum. Aren't these the people that just sing about trucks and tight jeans and hanging out? Not sure.

Uh, no. At least not Lady Antebellum.

There's so much negativity in this thread that I'm kinda surprised. I guess I kind of buy the argument that it would have benefited from being more diverse musically (especially with a name like OKCFest), but country IS popular here with young AND old (in fact, these bands are probably more popular with the under-30 crowd than the over-30 crowd). It may not be your cup of tea, but these are big time musicians and it is pretty exciting this festival is starting and will inevitably grow. Sure, OKC isn't "just" country, but I guess I fail to see the outrage that there'd be a country-based festival in OKC...


This is why you don't try to please people. Everyone clamors for a music festival, they throw one together and it's too country. Ignoring the fact ACL has taken decades to get where it is. They used country bands for this to make a smash success. It's easy to sell country tickets and every whiner on this board will wind up going. Why? Because the first one has to be a massive success to guarantee a second one. The easiest way to do that was to get country artists. They called it okcfest to broaden it in the future but the first few have to be a success. So stop complaining and help build it instead of tearing it down because you're a spoiled brat who didn't get exactly what you want.

I don't even like country but I can see what this could grow into. So I'm going to support it have a beer and have some fun. Supporting something because you can see the potential should be something all the self proclaimed urbanists should be able to do easily.

Exactly.

Nm

This is why you don't try to please people. Everyone clamors for a music festival, they throw one together and it's too country. Ignoring the fact ACL has taken decades to get where it is. They used country bands for this to make a smash success. It's easy to sell country tickets and every whiner on this board will wind up going. Why? Because the first one has to be a massive success to guarantee a second one. The easiest way to do that was to get country artists. They called it okcfest to broaden it in the future but the first few have to be a success. So stop complaining and help build it instead of tearing it down because you're a spoiled brat who didn't get exactly what you want.

I don't even like country but I can see what this could grow into. So I'm going to support it have a beer and have some fun. Supporting something because you can see the potential should be something all the self proclaimed urbanists should be able to do easily.

That's easy for folks like us, but some would rather be negative and complain about everything under the sun.

Yeah, I'm a little surprised by the negativity too. I told my girlfriend about it and she is dying to go, and we're definitely the young millennials this city is trying to attract. I'm sure a ton of my friends from OSU will come as well. This city has been begging for more live music, and we get something like this set up and all you hear on OKCTalk is complaints...

BChris and coov23 are like two peas in a pod. Can't say I'm surprised by any of the statements either have made. You both can hang on to all the stereotypes you want, but modern country is far from "redneck" like a lot of older traditional country that people think of when they hear "country music". Eric Church could easily be labelled as "Rock", and others like Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, etc. could all just as easily be labeled as "Pop". Most of the current Country stars are far from being "Country".

I am a pretty big music junkie myself, and my downloads jump from Hip-Hop (mainly) to Electronic to Country to Pop. I pretty much like it all, and people claiming that you have to play EDM or Pop to be relevant to millennials need to strongly reconsider. I'm fresh out of college and most people I met at KU liked country music much more than I did (I like it but it isn't my go-to genre). Do people prefer to hear EDM/Rap/Pop when they're out at a club/bar? Most definitely. But those same people are much more willing to pay to see a live country performance than an EDM concert. Most country performers can play anything live and it sounds good. There aren't too many Pop/EDM performers who can say the same. Heck, most of the big Pop stars just dance/perform on stage and chime in every now and then on the chorus while the rest of the song is played over the speakers.

Also, just a random observation from the male perspective, most girls I have ever met like country music much more than any other genre. It seems like guys lean towards Hip-Hop/EDM, while girls lean towards Country/Pop.

America's Favorite Music Genre (https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/the-npd-group-country-music-rises-to-become-americas-favorite-genre-in-2012/)
Actually, I'm the exact opposite of bchris, except on this one topic. I don't bash okc, ever, on here. You obviously haven't paid much attention to most of my posts.

Btw, I'm not a big EDM guy. If you skim through my iTunes you'd see pop, country, hip-hop, alternative, 80's, 90's and 70's music. Very eclectic mix. You're jumping on me fir being disappointed in a very bland lineup. Just call it what it is, a country fest.

...Ignoring the fact ACL has taken decades to get where it is. ...

If you check my earlier post, ACL did not take decades to get where it is, they had a diverse lineup of well-known and not-so-well-known bands in their first year.

Actually, I'm the exact opposite of bchris, except on this one topic. I don't bash okc, ever, on here. You obviously haven't paid much attention to most of my posts.

Btw, I'm not a big EDM guy. If you skim through my iTunes you'd see pop, country, hip-hop, alternative, 80's, 90's and 70's music. Very eclectic mix. You're jumping on me fir being disappointed in a very bland lineup. Just call it what it is, a country fest.

Well, I don't monitor this forum 24/7 so I haven't seen most of your other posts I'm sure. But in this case you and bchris sounded like you could have been the same poster from two different accounts. So my apologies if I was off base.

Back to my last question though. Why is everyone so down on the entire lineup already? Has a full lineup already been announced? Because all I'm seeing is a couple performers listed for what is going to be a 4 day event. I know the listed performers are all country artists, but they're also all pretty big name country artists. It makes sense to put 3 artists with name-recognition in the press release so that people will get excited about it.

I'm not saying they won't all be country artists, I'm just asking why everyone is assuming this to be true at this point in time.

Travellers, I don't mean to sound like an idiot here, but out of all those artists you listed I don't know if there is more than maybe 5 that I have ever heard of. I'm not real big into the indie/underground music scene, so I'm assuming that's why. But I don't see any names that are going to draw anyone besides college kids, or people that are going solely for the environment/experience, to that festival.

Also, has the full list of performers been released or is everyone just assuming the full roster will be nothing but country? The press release says "4 day festival" but it only lists 3 performers. So that obviously isn't the full lineup.

Very well known mainstream acts at the time in that list are:

Ryan Adams
Asleep at the Wheel
G. Love & Special Sauce
Patty Griffin
Emmylou Harris
Los Lobos
Rebirth Brass Band
The String Cheese Incident
Wilco

I've heard of all of those, plus these:

Joe Bonamassa
Blind Boys of Alabama
Gary Clark, Jr.
Shawn Colvin
Karl Denson
The Jayhawks
Luna
James McMurtry
Allison Moorer
Robert Randolph
Gillian Welch
Kelly Willis

Don't necessarily like all those that l listed, but I've heard of them. I am quite wide-ranging in my musical tastes, however, way moreso than most people I know. The bands you don't know aren't underground/indie, they're just not someone you've heard of, that list has all genres on it, and the first year drew almost 42K people to it, almost twice the 25K expected, so they're not narrowcasting to college/indie kids.

Travellers, while you listed some great bands calling people like Asleep at the Wheel, G. Love, Rebirth and the String Cheese Incident mainstream might be stretching it. Maybe we just have a different definition of mainstream though. I bet the average person has only heard of 3 or 4 bands you just listed.

Very well known mainstream acts at the time in that list are:

Ryan Adams
Asleep at the Wheel
G. Love & Special Sauce
Patty Griffin
Emmylou Harris
Los Lobos
Rebirth Brass Band
The String Cheese Incident
Wilco

I've heard of all of those, plus these:

Joe Bonamassa
Blind Boys of Alabama
Gary Clark, Jr.
Shawn Colvin
Karl Denson
The Jayhawks
Luna
James McMurtry
Allison Moorer
Robert Randolph
Gillian Welch
Kelly Willis

Don't necessarily like all those that l listed, but I've heard of them. I am quite wide-ranging in my musical tastes, however, way moreso than most people I know. The bands you don't know aren't underground/indie, they're just not someone you've heard of, that list has all genres on it, and the first year drew almost 42K people to it, almost twice the 25K expected, so they're not narrowcasting to college/indie kids.

I succeeded in making myself sound like an idiot! Sort of. :banghead:

I didn't realize how long ago the first ACL was when you posted that. That's the main reason I haven't heard of most of those artists. I went back and deleted my original post but you beat me to it!

Yeah, I'm a little surprised by the negativity too. I told my girlfriend about it and she is dying to go, and we're definitely the young millennials this city is trying to attract. I'm sure a ton of my friends from OSU will come as well. This city has been begging for more live music, and we get something like this set up and all you hear on OKCTalk is complaints...

this guy gets it

lot of egg on people's faces if the additional names to the lineup are outside of the country genre

Yeah, I'm a little surprised by the negativity too. I told my girlfriend about it and she is dying to go, and we're definitely the young millennials this city is trying to attract. I'm sure a ton of my friends from OSU will come as well. This city has been begging for more live music, and we get something like this set up and all you hear on OKCTalk is complaints...

In defense of OKCtalk I only see 2 or 3 people complaining, and its pretty much the same people that complain about everything. FWIW I have put some of them on ignore so I had to peek and see what the hubbub was about.

I for one hate country, but it sells around here. I am frankly much more excited about having 30-50K people in downtown using a long derelict property and spending money at local businesses to worry about what kind of genre is playing. If people want to get upset that its not en vouge hipster bands thats their perogative, but they should at least be happy its another live event bringing people (and money!) downtown.

Keep in mind that there's Norman Musical Festival will be in May and needs to be supported. Its just down the road and draws the type of indie bands some on here clamor for.

I was negative about Country music, yes, but if you read my post I was positive about the festival having a country identity.

JMHO, but if you don't like it, don't go. 65,000 people showed up for the Toby Keith Moore tornado relief concert, 15,000 people saw the Healing in the Heartland concert live with an estimated 8.6 million people on TV. There are plenty of other concerts to indulge you if you are not a fan of country music. Lynyrd Skynyrd 5/2 at the DT Airpark, Big & Rich 5/3 at the DT Airpark, Foreigner and Styx 5/16 at the Zoo, Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss + Union Station 7/9 at the Zoo, Rascal Flatts and Sheryl Crow 7/10 at the DT Airpark, Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Cannibal Corpse, Mushroomhead and other 8/7 at the DT Airpark, Fall Out Boy and Paramore 8/10 at the Zoo, ZZ Top and Jeff Beck 8/22 at the Zoo, Panic! at the Disco 8/23 at the Zoo and Chicago and REO Speedwagon 8/30 at the Dt Airpark. I have no interest in going to this concert because I don't care for that type of music. You would only find me at the Mayhem Festival and that is about it but I am glad we have some kind of music festival set up locally and not just a bunch bands touring together that we up and call a festival.

Travellers, while you listed some great bands calling people like Asleep at the Wheel, G. Love, Rebirth and the String Cheese Incident mainstream might be stretching it. Maybe we just have a different definition of mainstream though. I bet the average person has only heard of 3 or 4 bands you just listed.The only act on his list that I recognized was Emmylou Harris, and that's only because back in the day I was a lover of folk music and a regular patron at The Buddhi (in what's now known as MidTown), where most of the top folk acts of that time appeared and which hosted several national recording sessions.

Of the headliners for OKCFest, Merle Haggard is the only one I recognize. If we were going to go all-country, why omit such folk as Reba McIntire and Vince Gill, both of whom visit fairly often?

In defense of OKCtalk I only see 2 or 3 people complaining, and its pretty much the same people that complain about everything. FWIW I have put some of them on ignore so I had to peek and see what the hubbub was about.

I for one hate country, but it sells around here. I am frankly much more excited about having 30-50K people in downtown using a long derelict property and spending money at local businesses to worry about what kind of genre is playing. If people want to get upset that its not en vouge hipster bands thats their perogative, but they should at least be happy its another live event bringing people (and money!) downtown.

Keep in mind that there's Norman Musical Festival will be in May and needs to be supported. Its just down the road and draws the type of indie bands some on here clamor for.
The first and only time I've been "negative" on here. Hit a nerve with me so I apologize.

I for one hate country, but it sells around here. I am frankly much more excited about having 30-50K people in downtown using a long derelict property and spending money at local businesses to worry about what kind of genre is playing. If people want to get upset that its not en vouge hipster bands thats their perogative, but they should at least be happy its another live event bringing people (and money!) downtown.

Keep in mind that there's Norman Musical Festival will be in May and needs to be supported. Its just down the road and draws the type of indie bands some on here clamor for.

Agree with all this. And who knows what this festival could grow into? The lineup that has been announced so far is not my cup of tea, but it could be in years to come (assuming more acts are not announced for this year) if the thing is successful.

Maybe Andrea Bocelli could be booked to appear?
Or John Fulbright?
Trout Fishing in America?

... Foreigner and Styx 5/16 at the Zoo, Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss + Union Station 7/9 at the Zoo, Rascal Flatts and Sheryl Crow 7/10 at the DT Airpark, ... Chicago and REO Speedwagon 8/30 at the Dt Airpark. ...

Summer concert plans covered? CHECK!

I succeeded in making myself sound like an idiot! Sort of. :banghead:

I didn't realize how long ago the first ACL was when you posted that. That's the main reason I haven't heard of most of those artists. I went back and deleted my original post but you beat me to it!

Wow, nevermind. I stand by my original comments. I just now looked back and saw you said that was the lineup from 2002, so I feel much better now. I just saw you bolded "first", so I googled Austin City Limits to see when the first one was and saw it was in the 70's. Didn't realize that Austin City Limits was different from the Austin City Limits FESTIVAL at first.

I'm really going in circles now! :sofa:

As long as out of towners come into OKC and spend money, yay!

How many of our country music complaining posters attended this?

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I would like to see an old "Country Rock" festival. That old late 60's/ early 70's stuff. I went to a big concert of that kind of music but I got to wasted to enjoy some of it. It was in Mobile, Al. and I went when I was stationed at Keesler A.F.B.

Some people react negatively to different genres of music for reasons that may have little to do with the music and a lot to do with what they bring to the party. Rock and roll was awful, rap is awful, country is awful, jazz is awful. We are all entitled to our personal tastes and that should be respected, IMO. You see the same thing with the visual arts where people hate abstract or primitive. The more I learn and appreciate the genre the more I get why others like it even if it isn't my cup of tea. I think a lot of non musicians like country because the lyrics are a big part and they can join in with song. It's also feels good and just makes you happy. That's a legitimate reason for music and IMO, something to appreciate. Candidly, a lot of different types of music are lost on me because I lack a music/instrument background and miss a lot that my better trained friends notice. On the other hand, a lot of those same people completely miss the lyrics because they aren't important to them. Country, to me, is very akin to poetry. And modern country is making great use of cadence more akin to rap than Rock in a way I like.

How many of our country music complaining posters attended this?

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Not me, had to work and wife works until late each weeknight. And I don't care much for student bands, anyway, I'm a music snob (and a wine snob, beer snob, food snob, ad nauseum). Moby as a DJ isn't that interesting to me, either. Having said that, however, I have attended a few ACM@UCO shows downtown in their club/whatever it is, Scott does bring some good bands there (Swans, Black Angels, etc.).

I noticed on the DCF website they had a concert promotion flyer and at the top of the flyer it said, "Oklahoma's premier outdoor music festival". I think Norman, Pryor, downtown Tulsa and a few other places might have something to say about that...

I noticed on the DCF website they had a concert promotion flyer and at the top of the flyer it said, "Oklahoma's premier outdoor music festival". I think Norman, Pryor, downtown Tulsa and a few other places might have something to say about that...

That's called planning for the future. :D

Even though we argue over the lineup here, don't be surprised if this has the largest turnout of those you listed

Maybe they should rename it SouthOKCFest.

Between this and Rocklahoma we really do know how to target our consumers. I'm sure it's going to be wildly successful.

I'm looking at the Bonnaroo link posted earlier in this thread wondering if folks realize these are some of the hottest names in music right now, and that this festival is pretty diverse... many different genres here. Someone categorized it as hipstery and genre specific. I just wanted to point out it was basically the opposite of that.

My prior joking (jabs?) aside, I do wish that something called OKCFest, which would seem to be implying it is a festival for our entire city, would include more than one genre of music. You would think that even if they were "trying to focus on what is popular" that someone could spring for one, maybe two modern rock acts and throw in a dash of hip-hop for good measure.

My prior joking (jabs?) aside, I do wish that something called OKCFest, which would seem to be implying it is a festival for our entire city, would include more than one genre of music. You would think that even if they were "trying to focus on what is popular" that someone could spring for one, maybe two modern rock acts and throw in a dash of hip-hop for good measure.

Keep in mind that the complete lineup has not been announced yet.

Keep in mind that the complete lineup has not been announced yet.

*keeping fingers crossed*

Keep in mind that the complete lineup has not been announced yet.

Which is really surprising, since most larger fests (which this one aspires to be, apparently) have their lineups announced way more than 2 months in advance. Guessing that the only acts added will be smaller than the ones already committed, because the bigger acts will have already figured out tour dates for 2 months from now (Motley Crue, for example, already has a date set for OKC in October).

I'm looking at the Bonnaroo link posted earlier in this thread wondering if folks realize these are some of the hottest names in music right now, and that this festival is pretty diverse... many different genres here. Someone categorized it as hipstery and genre specific. I just wanted to point out it was basically the opposite of that.

You do realize that Bonnaroo started off as almost 100% hippy jam-bands right?

country music concert in central Ok- that's thinking outside the box. This all has the official Cornett stamp of lameness.

Well, to be fair, they thought about booking a hot new happening red dirt hipster group called My Way or the Highway, but then they realized it was just the DRED campaign looking for new work

I still find it odd that people are looking for a hip lineup in a festival started by some yuppie and a mayor.
ACL, Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, Coachella, Austin Psyche Fest, Norman Music Festival...pretty sure no of those were started by their town's respective mayors.

anyone know where you can suggest bands for the lineup? my buddy in Seattle is friends with this band Country Lips. Yes they're all NW hipsters, but they all genuinely love classic country and put a pretty neat spin on it, this is a new release

Black Water - Country Lips OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube (http://youtu.be/wrXd_zNBl1Y)

anyone know where you can suggest bands for the lineup? my buddy in Seattle is friends with this band Country Lips. Yes they're all NW hipsters, but they all genuinely love classic country and put a pretty neat spin on it, this is a new release

Black Water - Country Lips OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube (http://youtu.be/wrXd_zNBl1Y)

Brad, I would have them wait a few weeks until after the June concert this year and contact them about 2015 at the contact form:
OKC Fest; Oklahoma's Premiere Outdoor Music Festival - June 27-28, 2014 (http://okcfest.com)

I just think that sound would kill it down here with a wide audience.

I just think that sound would kill it down here with a wide audience.

Kinda has that old C&W feel inspired by a little electronica, great sound! Good stuff, really!

I had to ask my friend though, are they trying to troll old C&W fans, is it some "ironic" hipster deal, or do they truly love this music? He said they all are in love with classic C&W style.

Awesomely nice


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