Thursday, April 24, 2008
I don't know if many of you know this or not as I'm (not so) woefully disconnected from music media, but a few days ago David informed me that All Tomorrow's Parties is holding it's first ever group of shows in the US this fall, in Monticello, NY. The lineup of bands so far is basically right out of what my wildest fantasies were at 18 years old, almost as if a very old prayer was only recently answered. My Bloody Valentine (!!!), Built to Spill playing all of "Perfect From Now On," Mogwai, Shellac, Low, A Silver Mt. Zion, Polvo and a ton of other bands that I'd basically given up all hope of ever seeing live, never-mind all in a row and in intimate, smaller venues. If Cat Power was suddenly added to play all of "Moon Pix" a wormhole would be created enabling me to literally travel completely back in time to the year 2000. In case it wasn't obvious, what I'm essentially saying is that this is SERIOUS dream come true territory for me.
The issues? Tickets are RIDICULOUSLY expensive- $225 for three days of shows (so $450 for both of us), not counting hotel accommodations. We're guessing that all together it would cost us $500-$700 total, which is an unbelievable amount of money to us. We have a lot of money saved and can definitely afford it, but it's still such a high number that we're having trouble wrapping our heads around it. Finding someone to watch the baby won't be an issue for us (this is my mother's first grandchild and she would basically adopt him if we'd let her), but I'm not sure how I'll feel about leaving him for three days when the time comes, especially since we're already taking off for an day in August to see Radiohead & Grizzly Bear.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, and we're still undecided. I really and truly would love to go, only because I feel like as the baby gets older and we get more and more wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of parenthood things like this will only become LESS realistic for us. Also My Bloody Valentine last played in America half of my life ago, and who knows if and when they will again?
I have construed a cheap little poll below if anyone feels like helping me out. What to do, what to dooooooooooo!!!!
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5 comments:
DO IT. your reasoning is right..your time will only get more limited once your son gets older. you're young, have fun! like you said, you've saved up enough, why not do something for *yourself*.
i voted no -- thats a LOT of money. i know thats an incredible lineup, but i just know how tight money got for steph/dan immediately after V was born & so (being the cheap asshole youre well aware i am) i feel like not spending the 700 could be less stress down the line? but its def a tricky decision.
hello, i don't know you but i just heard about this ATP and was searching the net for more info and came across your quandry. i live in london (as in england), and would absolutely die if i could get to this festival. but it's true, it is unbelievably expensive. still, at least you don't have to worry about flights! last year i missed out on tortoise performing millions now living will never die and i am still licking my wounds. obviously it's up to you to make up your own mind, but think about how much you'll kick yourself for the rest of your life for not remembering that money is only money, but experiences are what makes life worth it.
oh and don't forget your economic stimulus $..won't that add up to almost $700 between the two of you?
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