Good I'm gonna see TVotR in Philly then.

How much for the radio city music hall show?
arm? leg? both?
someone has to open up for all these bands. but who?

what, no arctic monkeys?

lame line up

And can people pleeeeeaaaase stop "CURATING" shows. It's such a loaded, pretentious word.

Wait.. I thought Secret Machines had broken up?

While on the topic of lineup announcements...the Rock the Bells lineup has been released as well, a lot of great artists added to initial bands RATM and Wu-Tang, tix will be $80 + fees for gen adm., or $150 for a VIP pass.

VIP PASS....RAGE against that machine!

I think the irony is that you would hear none of these bands' music played at H&M. The stores usually play some sort of Timbaland crap.

May 15th DEERHOOF Irving Plaza, 8:00pm. (check)

uhh! Isn't electrelane playing that night?

May 15, 2007
w/ Tender Forever; The Blow
Tickets: On Sale Now
Doors: 8 PM

When does the Randalls Island festival tix go on sale?

whoa, ken nordine??! THAT's the surprising thing in this line-up. did i miss something? is 'word jazz' back?

Maroon!

"Wait.. I thought Secret Machines had broken up?"

Thanks for noticing them on the bill Steve. A friend is crazy for this band and I let her know about it.

What?!? The High Line festival isn't on the High Line? Lame.

Hahaha that vip ticket for the Rock the Bells show is a complete ripoff. Firstly, anyone thinking that the vip area and supposed party is going to be backstage or involve any of the artists is smoking crack. It will be some tent off to the side somewhere with a bar where you get 2 free drink tickets. The backpack and poster and laminate will be cheap of course. What a joke. Good to see RATM coming back just in time to fight corporate greed.

The actual High Line is under construction and won't be ready for a few years. Don't confuse it with the "H&M" High Line festival.

H&M presents?? I am no longer looking forward to this "festival". That is the least exciting looking flier I've ever seen. I'm only excited about Ricky Gervais, and he didn't need Bowie's help to do Madison Square Garden. It looks like he was just tacked on. I love you David, but la-ame.

Presenting Sponsor of Ricky Gervais at The Theater at Madison Square Garden is JetBlue Airways...The whole festival is brought to you by LIVE NATION (a spin off of Clear Channel).

Seriously...how is this a "festival" in any way? B/c Bowie picked the bands? I'm sorry, but enough is enough with David Bowie.

"Ooooh...David Bowie likes Arcade Fire!! Did you hear?!?! David Bowie likes TVOTR!!!"

Why do people care whether or not this guy endorses bands? Am I missing something?

The dates at United Palace are up on Ticketmaster...on sale Friday, March 30th at 10am...

Get your page reloading finger ready kids!

The H&M High Line Festival is a new multi-discipline arts festival that will be curated each year by a different artist. David Bowie is only the intial curator.

It's a "festival" thanks to it's corporate sponsorhip.

But what does this festival have to do with the High Line? I was so ready to go up there for a show.

Ricky Gervais!

copiii!

copiii!

united palace dates are up on ticketmaster. $35 before fees, so figure $50/ticket after fees. :x

"The inaugural 10-day festival will take place in venues along the High Line"

Most of these venues are nowhere near the High Line, especially Radio City Music Hall and Irving Plaza. All together, there really is nothing that ties these events together (single ticket) or ties the events to the High Line.

What we have basically have are a bunch of disjoint concerts and other events. There is no unity or sense of a "festival". Very lame indeed. These are just shows that would have happened anyways, nothing makes the special or unique.

Ricky Gervais's stand-up is seriously bad. You should check You Tube and sites like that for a taster before booking tix.

so... is each event is being ticketed separately? also any details on when/where exactly these tickets go on sale? ticketmaster?

I've watched Gervais stand-up before, and don't think it's seriously bad.

Live Nation operates Hammerstein and Irving Plaza which explains their presence in the lineup. Live Nation doesn't have a venue in nyc the size of Cablevision's Radio City or Theatre at Madison Square Garden so they partner with them for the events at those venues.

None of these venues are very close to the High Line.

OMG . . . Arcade Fire!!!! I just wet myself!!!!

If anyone remembers the before/after for Jeff Tweedy's voice after he had Sinus surgery, you might expect Win's singing voice to sound a little different after his scheduled operation.

LAME BOWIE, LAME. 7 guys from Chile are going to NYC only to watch the High Line Festival, and Bowie only put on the bill some disperse acts...Not even Bowie is playing? .... the most awful and idiot festival i´ve ever heard.

This is addressed to the 7 Chileans:

Why the hell did you come to NYC in search of a music festival? Just... why? We don't have good music festivals in the U.S. anymore, let alone New York City. If you want to attend a good festival you need to head to the UK/Europe. I think this is common knowledge.

http://www.radiocity.com/eventcalendar/eventprofile?event_id=8169

$35.50 before fees for radio city. so expect $50/ticket after ticketmaster fees. i'm on the fence for this.

"Why the hell did you come to NYC in search of a music festival? "

These Chileans are not alone. David Bowie has rabid fans that instantly started making plans to go to NYC when they heard about the High Line Festival. Most of them changed their plans when they found out he wouldn't be playing, but there are probably still a bunch who unfortunately saved their money, took days off of work, bought plane tickets, and rented hotel rooms.

I can't wait until I can go shopping on the Highline. Do you think there'll be an H&M there?

I think someone is trolling for more comments, so I'll bite ...

"we don't have good music festivals in the U.S. ..."

You're right - SXSW, WMC, ACL, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Pitchfork, Intonation, Lollapalooza, Jazzfest, Vegoose, Voodoo, Langerado, Wakarusa, Telluride, 10klf, Allgood, HSMF, and Noisepop all suck.

"... anymore ..."

I guess nothing can top the original Woodstock?

"... let alone New York City ..."
Agreed. CMJ stinks, right BV?
Also, no bands ever come here around New Years Eve or any other holiday (e.g. Pogues on St. Paddy's) either.
New York Sucks.

Annnonymous at 6.07pm said ...

"$35.50 before fees for radio city. so expect $50/ticket after ticketmaster fees. i'm on the fence for this."

Fuck me! ... here we go already!

After this show sells out, you'll be back on here with your "oh, I can't believe this show sold out already, I don't want to go all the way up to 175th Street and I just can't afford these scalper prices for Radio City! What do I dooooooh"

Get a grip!

So why isn't he playing? Hell, why won't he play Coachella?

anyone know who else is playing radio city? $50 (with taxes and fees) is just not worth it for arcade fire alone.

hey twat at 3:44 am, i live in washington heights. not everyone lives off bedford. instead of tunneling it into radio city, why not airplane it back to oklahoma?

> i live in washington heights. not everyone lives
> off bedford. instead of tunneling it into radio
> city, why not airplane it back to oklahoma?

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Don't act "tough" because you live in a ghetto. You are no native NYCer.

If 10.26am can say "twat", can I say "cunt" ... pretty please?

i don't think bowery presents would be putting on shows for the hipsters in a ghetto. if you think washington heights is a ghetto, you probably haven't been up there in 15 years.

"i don't think bowery presents would be putting on shows for the hipsters in a ghetto. if you think washington heights is a ghetto, you probably haven't been up there in 15 years."

Can anyone else comment on that? I'm new in NYC and my girlfriend's rascist co-workers (who haven't been above midtown, uhm, ever) got her second guessing going anywhere near there.

"i don't think bowery presents would be putting on shows for the hipsters in a ghetto."

um...what exactly then is webster hall?

Washington Heights is a ghetto, period. Sorry you got priced out of better neighborhoods.

No worries kids. You won't be alone on the A train.

ok what the hell is going on with the deerhoof date. i emailed irving plaza and they said they don't know where highline got their info from, and that electrelane is playing that night. whaaat

Bowery Presents is obviously making more dough by putting on shows at a lower cost venue... United Palace is a church by day (aka The Christ United Church "Palace Cathedral")...

The property is fully owned by the evangelist Reverend Ike who, according to wikipedia, owns a fleet of Rolls-Royces (a different color for every day of the week, appointed in mink), diamond rings and multiple mansions. Reverend Ike supplements his income by renting out the space for live performances.

There's prime real estate to be found in Washington Heights west of Broadway. In fact, lots of the "hipsters" that can't afford Brooklyn have been moving in over the past few years (and into Inwood to the north, where tons of musicians can be found) leading to all sorts of gentrification and skyrocketing rents. It's certainly not a bad area by any means (and, to be fair, there really aren't any "bad" areas left in Manhattan). It's also less than 20 minutes to midtown on the (A). The area definitely had its problems during, say, the 80s, but the 90s and the influx of yuppies into the city sort of ended all that.

1:47 p.m. honestly thinks Webster Hall is in a ghetto? Rents really don't get much higher than the area surrounding Webster.

Also, Washington Heights has been home to middle and upper class Jewish families for decades, especially along the Hudson River. Yeshiva University, anyone? Try finding an affordable condo overlooking the George Washington Bridge.

"Can anyone else comment on that? I'm new in NYC and my girlfriend's rascist co-workers (who haven't been above midtown, uhm, ever) got her second guessing going anywhere near there."

Unfortunately, some people come to New York and think the city stops at 42nd, sometimes at 59th or 66th. We call them tourists. You can spot them carrying "New York City" maps that feature about 1/3 of Manhattan and, well, nothing else. Your girlfriend's racist co-workers need to get over their little bigotry. If you or them or anyone else is concerned, just read the weekly crime reports posted on the NYPD site. Google the neighborhoods for recent crimes. Not only will you find that crime is actually far less in what you believe to be dangerous neighborhoods, but in many cases, lower than the wealthier and whiter areas. I live in one of these so-called bad neighborhoods, and my giant apartment is bounded by three parks and the Hudson River, with weekly outdoor film screenings, a coffeeshop, bakery, and bar on the corner, a deli and two pizza shops up the block, and an assholistic neighbor that blasts nothing but WQXR (that's the classical radio station) all morning and night. Sometimes I hear a kid across the way practicing his drums or walk past a pick-up basketball game on the sidewalk on the way to the subway. But I also know many people that won't come near where I live because it's a "bad" neighborhood. Hrmm.

Wow, which is the lesser of 3 evils? When I go to concerts I can go to venues run by Reverend Ike, Live Nation (formerly known as Clear Channel Entertainment) or Cablevision.

Lol Jack, you're right about United Palace being a less costly venue...straight from Rev. Ike's website http://www.revike.org/history.asp

Don’t let “ungodly” costs run you away from New York!

At the fraction of the cost of what other locations would rent for, you can utilize the most opulent, restored theatre on Broadway, at 175th Street, in New York City. In Washington Heights at the George Washington Bridge. Easy access from the TRI-STATE AREA, (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) without encountering the congestion and expense of “midtown madness!”

Movies • TV Production • Sound Recordings
Videos Concerts • Special Events • Theatre • Pipe Organ

Convenient to all public transportation, parking garages,
and arranged valet parking at the door!

Proceeds from the rental of the Palace Auditorium are used in the preservation and maintenance of the Palace and to further the various ministries of the Church, which include Youth and Social Programs, to serve the Community and the general public.

At the time of reserving the Palace, a non-refundable deposit is required.

Any equipment requested, will be supplied at an additional cost. Cafeteria facilities are available upon request and for an additional fee.

Security by arrangement

Contact: (212) 568-6700

Pastor Sal Sabino, Ext. 20
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holy shit. that place looks incredible.

has anyone been there for a show? how is it?

Y'all please come to my shows at United Palace. I could use another Rolls Royce.

Bless you,
Reverend Ike

I'm coming from Italy to NYC in may and was expecting MUCH MORE from High Line Festival...really poor line up,mr. Bowie ! Fortunately,I got my tickets for LCD @ Studio B...

DEERHOOF HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MAY 17TH.

just got tickets to united palace
orchestra section, row OO, seats 101-103
they said will acll only, so im assuming this is first 15 row? that would be amazing

just got tickets to united palace
orchestra section, row OO, seats 101-103
they said will acll only, so im assuming this is first 15 row? that would be amazing

Got two tickets for United Palace too, in LL - there's a seating plan here http://www.theunitedpalace.com/seatingchart.htm.

That weekend is now my only personal mini festival - Bjork on Saturday, Beirut on Sunday and Arcade Fire on Monday.

wow...was it just me or did ticketmaster's word jumble thing get even more impossible to see? i had to do it like 3 times. luckily still got a ticket.

I think i'm the only one that didnt get tickets. lol. Or so it seems that way. I was hoping to treat myself to a b-day present. Oh welllll.

I got two for Radio City row GG right in the middle. The stage actually comes out a bit in the middle so apparently this is 5th row. Holy Toledo I'm a happy boy.

It seems everything is sold out already too. Radio City was gone 12 minutes in. Even single seats. Once again...Holy Toledo.

I got two tix row CC for united palace. 3rd row, boo yaah!

"wow...was it just me or did ticketmaster's word jumble thing get even more impossible to see? i had to do it like 3 times. luckily still got a ticket."

Yeah, I noticed that too. I'm pretty sure I moved back 10 - 12 rows for Ricky Gervais because I had to retype the code in twice.

anyone know how the site lines are from the sides? i got HH but off to the left side

i got one for arcade fire on tuesday...unfortunately i already have two beirut tickets for the same night. is it possible to sell will call tickets at bowery? or when it's possible to pick them up in person?

Damn. You get busy at work for 10 minutes and then miss out on Arcade Fire...Good thing Ill be at Coachella. And I don't think they can impress me more then have, an all white David Bowie singin with them in the Park and then playing at my feet at the Church.

Kyle, you could just get rid of your one arcade fire ticket. I hear they put on a horrible live show. I will take it off your hands to be a nice guy.