Live Nation Announces Single Day Festival Weekend Passes Selling for $99 to 13 Festivals

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Back from the dead for more kpop opinions no one asked for but I have to share: Le Sserafim at Coachella edition:

You would think the way people online were talking about this set, the girlies went on stage and BOMBED. I was prepared to watch the worst live set I’ve ever seen. INSTEAD. It was so fun?????? Like incredibly undeniably extremely super fucking FUN!!!!!!!!!! I literally can’t believe the shit yall say on dolly parton’s internet about this group.

Firstly. Since the SECOND I got into kpop all I have seen is endless debate on the overuse of lip syncing and vocal smoothing and loud backtracks etc etc etc and I have always always always been on the side, as someone who has seen quite literally hundreds of live sets, of LIVE. VOCALS. I want to hear breathing I want to hear cracks I want to hear imperfections I want to hear actual singing from a real live person standing on stage. Were their vocals perfect? Obviously not. Were they still giving it their all, dancing at full energy, and putting on an insanely fun show???? YEAH GIRL. Not one person on planet earth bar beyonce can dance at that level and give absolutely flawless vocals and for the energy they were expending the vocals still sounded fine and most importantly, conveyed the emotion of the set they were going for. It was high energy! It was hot and fun! It was a party! Of course they’re going to yell and scream and hype up the crowd and run around, THANK GOD THEY DID.

Secondly, if I had watched it and the crowd hated it and the energy was bad and everything was awkward and weird that’d be one thing. But the ENTIRE time everyone in the crowd was losing their minds, screaming the girls’ names, and SINGING ALONG!!!!!!!! The energy was so good and fun and you could tell everyone there was having a blast which in my opinion is the absolute 100% nonnegotiable most important part of a live set.

Thirdly, I’ve watched all of their encores, other live stages by them, and I feel like I know what they sound like live in general and this was actually truly leagues better than they’ve been in the past and that wasn’t because their vocals were worlds better, they were definitely improved but not by like A TON. what actually made this their best performance I’ve ever seen was how fucking fun the entire set was and how you could tell what they practiced was their actual stage presence and the show they put on and it PAID OFF!!!!!!!!!! The entire thing was just so enjoyable to watch and I truly didn’t want it to end because you could tell they were having so much fun and really working the crowd.

My favorite parts were eve psyche in English, the bit about going out for a drink but then realizing eunchae and kazhua are underage, the live band, THE NEW SONG!!!!!! WHERE THE HECK IS SAKI!!!!!! and of course “Coachella shake some fucking ass”

In conclusion, you guys don’t go to enough live shows, don’t know anything about what makes a performance good, love to be miserable, and hate having fun. I on the other hand, who love to have fun, love talented young ladies putting on a great show, and love live music for all its flaws and imperfections, had an absolute blast watching this set.

If I was young, I'd flee this town

I'd bury my dreams underground

As did I, we drink to die, we drink tonight

Far from home, elephant gun

Let's take them down one by one

We'll lay it down, it's not been found, it's not around

Let the seasons begin, it rolls right on

Let the seasons begin, take the big king down

"They can't cut the flag parade from the Grand Final, it's traditional!" Flag parade only started in 2013.

"They can't take away the slogans, it's traditonal!!" Slogans only started in 2002.

"The results are supposed to be chosen by the public!!!" Public voting was introduced in 1998 and the split Jury/Public system introduced in 2009.

"They should just cut down on the result announcements if they want to save time so badly!!!!" So, the one thing that can go is the one thing that has always been a part of the Eurovision Song CONTEST?

#cecilsweep has me relistening to night vale except this time im not skipping the weather songs and fellas...I Am Realizing why i skipped them originally

back to 2014 for a night 🖤

organ music + writing about vampires is a classic for a reason

Anyways my nose keeps getting stuffy and I bet $10 I’ll wake up congested and with a sore throat tomorrow 💗

Aro book review: The Grimrose Girls duology by Laura Pohl

This is a YA fantasy duology set in an elite boarding school. We follow four girls at the school as they investigate both their friend's death and how their own lives are connected to different fairytales.

One of the four girls, Yuki, is aroace. This is explicitly brought up in the first book and there are a few other references to it. While it isn't a focus of the book, I felt like it was an intrinsic part of her character and certainly wasn't forgotten!

While the other three narrators all have love interests, the main relationships are definitely the friendships between the four girls, which I really enjoyed.

While they didn't grip me the whole time, I did enjoy reading this duology overall. Particularly liked seeing a story with romance that still left the spotlight for friendships.

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

Robin Williams

Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started. Robin Williams

Guys!! Guys!! Guys!!.... I am going to see Ethel Cain... AHAHAHAHAGAGAHAHAVAJWBAJAQNBABABSHSBABWJSNABABSNSBSBSBSBSBESJABBSBEJEBSBAJSSNSNNSNW!!!!!!!!!!

I've joked so much about mitski coming to Venezuela that I'm genuinely starting to believe it lmao

¡Y continuamos ampliando cartel! 

Ahora mismo ya tenemos el line up confirmado al completo, ¡pero todavía quedan más sorpresas por desvelar!

¿Todavía no tienes tu entrada? Pásate por el 46020 en Benimaclet, envía un mensaje privado por Instagram a la cuenta oficial de Llosa de Reggae, o ven a uno de los eventos de la organización.

Si te unes a nuestro grupo de Telegram (https://t.me/+v6wQI9ahrS0xNzI0) podrás estar al día de todas las novedades, organizarte con otras asistentes para montar coches compartidos, y más cosas.

¡En poco más de un mes nos vemos por allí!

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I continuem ampliant cartell!

Ara mateix ja tenim el line up confirmat al complet, pero encara queden més sorpreses per revelar!

Encara no tens la teua entrada? Passat per el 46020 en Benimaclet, envía un missatge privat per Instagram al compte oficial de Llosa de Reggae, o vine a un dels events de la organització.

Si t’uneixes al nostre grup de Telegram (https://t.me/+v6wQI9ahrS0xNzI0) podrás estar al día de totes les novetats, organitzar-te amb altres asistents per a montar cotxes compartits, i més coses.

En poc més d’un mes ens veiem per allí!

... listen to music ...

i got tickets to see mother cain at THING festival in Carnation, WA♥️🦷

writing log #9, 11/06/2023

writing updates

completely forgot to post this last week so. oops

busy and stressed but managed to start on the second draft of the friends like these chapter. really want to go back to it properly next week, i havent had the chance to write basically at all and im itching for it

also wrote a short snippet for ch8 of friends like these but im not sure how likely it is to make it to the story

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