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Country Rules?

Filed under: Music Minute

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Alternative rock may be down, but country music is UP!

So says AHITS Daily Double. They cite Goldenvoice promoter Paul Tollett, whose Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the end of April drew 30,000 fewer people than in 2007, while the following week's Stagecoach Country Music Festival (also a Goldenvoice production) more than doubled its size in its second year.

But, we think that it's hard to make this statement simply by comparing the two fests!

The attendance figures can't tell the whole story, right?

First, we hear from many that this year's Coachella line-up wasn't as strong as year's pasts. It kept many, at least those we know, from making the trek.

Plus, Coachella was in its ninth year this year, and it was only Stagecoach's second year.

You've gotta take the 'newness' factor into consideration.

And, lastly, country seems to be attractive to a wider demo range than 'alternative' music.

There are people like mommas and grandparents who would do the Stagecoach thing that wouldn't do Coachella!

Frankly, we think both suck. We hate HUGE festivals.

SXSW is more our steeze!

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: May 20, 2008 at 7:45 pm


82 comments to “Country Rules?”

  1. FIRST says – reply to this


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    FIRST?!!

  2. Sam says – reply to this


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    Ever notice how yucky Tim's head is without his hat!! Gross!

  3. T says – reply to this


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    Ur right!

  4. angel says – reply to this


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    lol perez u rock!!

  5. Kirsten says – reply to this


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    FIRST!!! Love country music!!!

  6. olalla says – reply to this


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    First bitches
    te kiero perez

  7. 1 says – reply to this


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    country does not rule!

  8. Meg says – reply to this


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    First

  9. off the property says – reply to this


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    That's How Love's Supposed to Be!!! That's one cool couple!!!

  10. ina says – reply to this


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    djgoish

  11. Jennifer says – reply to this


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    Hey Perez, why do you always say "we" - do you have a mouse in your pocket. You don't speak for most of the people here. Replace the word "we" with "I".

  12. jenifer says – reply to this


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    coachella was an electro music heads dream, i had the time of my life!

  13. colh harlow says – reply to this


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    I cannot stand country music…yuck!

  14. silly billy says – reply to this


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    There must be more rednecks than emos in the Coachella valley.

  15. kimmie jo says – reply to this


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    STAGEOACH!!! besides, the demo range perez is talking about…"mommas and grandparents" wouldn't even bother going to a three day festival like that.

  16. festivus says – reply to this


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    You hated the festivals because you didn't get the full VIP treatment. Get over yourself.

    You are awkward and a hanger-on.

  17. Cassie says – reply to this


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    I like Lollapalooza–! :)

  18. tatum says – reply to this


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    fuck you, Coachellas the shit

  19. countryboyinjersey says – reply to this


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    i live in northwest new jersey and almost everyone i know here listens to country music, i see more confederate flags here than when i lived in the south. country music is the best music!

  20. Eames says – reply to this


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    Wow, don't they make a handsome couple. They just look flawless.

  21. I LOVE TIM & FAITH (TIM IS SOOOOO HOT) says – reply to this


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    WE JUST WISH SHANIA THE BEST! WHAT WAS MUTT THINKING

  22. FART FUCKIN WHORE BEAST says – reply to this


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    FUCK COUNTRY AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT SLEEP WITH THIER COUSINS AND LIKE TO FUCK IN THE HORSE STABLE AND HAVE THEIR WIVES SIT ON THE HORSES COCKS AND THEN THEY VIDEO TAPE IT WHILE EATIN SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND FINGERING THEIR DAUGHTERS CUNTS AND THEN SPIT ON THIER BUTTHOLES AND THEN THEY SHOVE THEIR HAIRY COCKS IN SIDE THEM AND START BARKING AND YELLIN THE N WORD AND THEN FART!

  23. off the property says – reply to this


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    Re: Jennifer – He says "we" so it sounds like he has a friend.

  24. jengirl says – reply to this


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    does anyone else think faith hill and jessica simpson look alike?

  25. kort says – reply to this


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    perez is a puss and cant handle coachella

  26. Lucy Lee says – reply to this


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    Re: Jennifer – It's not a mouse in his pocket it's a gerbal in his butthole.

  27. DID MUTT REALLY CHEAT ON SHANIA? says – reply to this


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    I HOPE NOT!
    *14 YEARS
    *A CHILD
    *ALL THE LOVE SONGS

    *SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH SHIT TO LAST A LIFE TIME AND YOU BREAK HER HEART.

    *MUTT LANG PLEASE TELL US THAT IT'S NOT TRUE!

  28. My Gaydar is ON says – reply to this


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    Tim…what can I say…just come out of the closet and join the club…do you think he is a top or a bottom. I say bottom FOR SURE.

  29. jen says – reply to this


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    I thought you LOVED lollapalooza. you are such a liar and hypocrite! loser!

  30. Jofi says – reply to this


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    What the fuck is she wearing? YUCK

  31. Julie says – reply to this


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    What exactly is wrong with festivals? A bunch of people joining together for the love of music?

    How can you promote artists on your website when obviously all you're concerned about being just like all the emo kids I went to highschool with. You just listen to unsigned, unheard of people because its "cool"

  32. Rini says – reply to this


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    I'm starting not to like you so much anymore. Coachella is the grand-daddy of music fests.

  33. jen says – reply to this


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    those 30 thousand people went to coachella to see RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. the numbers aren't low this year they were high last year. everyone and their mom wants to see rage live. and now they will never play again, and huge festivals SUCK.

  34. lalala says – reply to this


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    Stagecoach was probably the best weeeknd of my entire life! It was pure insanity…..thousands of drunk people and awesome music. it was AMAZING.

  35. Dre says – reply to this


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    I have personally attended Coachella every year for the past 4 years all except for this past year, and frankly because the lineup sucked!!!

  36. musickid says – reply to this


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    coachella had 30,000 less people because the line up sucked. the line up the the year before was WAAAY better.

  37. mary JONAS says – reply to this


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    oh and maybe the fact that KIDS GOT IN FREE FOR STAGECOACH

    yep people under 14 got in free
    cochella people didnt

    i like 5 minutes away from the grounds for it haha '

    i think they should have a festival with the jonas brothers ahah a; )

  38. Perez is Trendy hot! says – reply to this


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    IS THAT GEORGE MICHAEL? (ooops, just some gay cowboy).

  39. *\/*Heather*\/* says – reply to this


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    If u went to sxsw U SHOULD have commented about PEOPLE IN PLANES!!!!! CHECK IT OUT!!!

  40. erin says – reply to this


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    country music is AMAZING…its real people singing about things that everyone can relate to!!!!!!!!!!!

  41. lolaloco says – reply to this


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    south by southwest IS a big festival hon.

    and alternative > country all the way.

  42. Tezza says – reply to this


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    WTH is with Faith's dress in that pic? HIDEOUS!!! And Tim looks gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

  43. One Eyed Jack says – reply to this


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    Take off that hat, BALDY! Lil' witch for a wife is libtard Dixie Chick loving turd. BTW, whatever happened to the Dixie's? Oh, that's right. America told them to kiss their ass.

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    I

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