but to share my joy with all my friends aboard the SS features ship.

it is now nine days until my plane leaves for NY. hence, tis also a mere 10 days away until radiohead. and even further still, is the 12 days i must await the beastie boys.

the sadd thing is, im going to miss this board when im gone. and thats just ridiculous.

im very jealous....but have fun for all of us who cannot attend

(that means I'm exceedingly jealous)

It also doesn't help that I'm on a big Elliott Smith kick these days.

I wish I could be there as well... it should be a great show... have fun

i just found this on pitchforkmedia.com:

Wednesday, May 28th, 2003


Field Day Festival in Jeopardy of Being Cancelled
But ticketholders agree: sparrow is $190 worth of cute
Kevin Keenan reports:
Put away that patchouli oil and shave those muhfuckin' pits, kiddos-- looks like the big party out on the island might not be happening after all. The Field Day Music Festival, originally scheduled for June 7-8 in Calverton, NY, and set to include the participation of Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Beck, Interpol, Blur, a bunch of other bands you might be mildly interested in, and, oh, the Beastie Boys, has run into some permit issues with Suffolk County.

According to a report in New York Newsday, the county has denied the event organizers a permit to hold the two-day concert/mass bonfire due to a lack of police manpower. Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller said his force wouldn't be able to handle the expected crowd of over 40,000 naked revelers, and that Suffolk County cops would be unable to assist, presumably because Woodstock '99 was waaaaay too much fucking work. And besides, they aren't sure they could reasonably be expected to endure Ben Lee's post-apocalyptic crooning.

But the Field Day Fest's troubles don't end there. Beyond this simple denial of permitage, those surely tonedeaf, no-rhythm-havin' earthfuckers at the Long Island Pine Barrens Society are reported to have filed suit, asserting that the town of Riverhead (incidentally, that is the greatest town name ever) did not complete a thorough environmental review before green-lighting the concert. According to Newsday, environmentalists say that the rare grasshopper sparrow has already got the place booked that day-- the concert apparently coincides with the bird's nesting season, in which it lays its eggs in the field.

Message boards were ablaze yesterday afternoon with such conciliatory commentary as, "What kind of jerk doesn't make sure that the grasshopper sparrow will not be annoyed prior to planning a concert? The Beastie Boys would have stopped the show immediately had they found out about the sparrows. They are turning their ethos from Tibet to birds that no one has heard of. They are on the cutting edge of super cool." The (ahem) "Boys" couldn't be reached for comment, but we trust that they feel bad about encroaching on the heretofore harmless winged creature's fertility cycle and may be prepared to post pro-sparrow MP3s on their website.

Whoa, whoa, now, you antsy sons of guns-- don't put away your coolers and tents just yet. Event organizers, who've spent a considerable amount of time and money (uh, okay, just money) on building a really radical website (uh, okay, it's hideous), aren't ready to throw in the proverbial towel just yet. Andrew Dreskin, the staunchly anti-sparrow Executive Producer of the Field Day Music Festival, posted a statement on the website to say that the announcement of the festival's demise is premature, and that organizers are continuing to work with Riverhead authorities to resolve the issue and keep the event alive and on schedule.

"Obviously we are disappointed by this decision," Dreskin typed, "but it appears to be based more on procedural issues than substantive problems. We believe we can resolve this issue quickly so that we can stage a festival that benefits the town, the county and a world wide audience that seeks to come to Calverton." Read: we've sic'd our team of high-paid attorneys on their asses, and in turn, they've hired some low-paid private investigators to snap Polaroids of the mayor in bed with a donkey... suffice to say, if you don't think this festival is going ahead as planned, you're already hitting the hookah.

Here's that lineup again, because we have faith in the capitalist system taking care of its own:

June 7th:
Radiohead
Beck
Underworld
Spiritualized
Thievery Corporation
Beth Orton
Interpol
Röyksopp
Dashboard Confessional
Liz Phair
Tortoise
Thursday
The Raveonettes
Ben Lee
My Morning Jacket
Gemma Hayes
22-20s

June 8th:
The Beastie Boys
Sigur Rós
Blur
The Roots
Elliott Smith
N.E.R.D.
The Streets
Bright Eyes
Le Tigre
Blackalicious
The Sea and Cake
Peanut Butter Wolf
Luna
Ben Kweller
Particle
The Polyphonic Spree
Ours
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

shit happens.............

but if it doesn't get ancelled, im going to feel really guilty about the sparrows thing.

from the website:
5.28 – Today Town Supervisor Robert Kozakiewicz, Chief David Hegermiller of the Riverhead Police Department and Executive Producer of Field Day Andrew Dreskin held a press conference at the festival site at which time they announced that the planning of the Field Day festival is moving forward and that the denial of a mass gathering permit from Suffolk County was premature.

The promoters and town are continuing to explore all options in an effort to stage the Field Day Festival. The town of Riverhead and the Chief of Police have repeatedly signaled their satisfaction with the Field Day communications, safety, security and traffic plans provided that the town of Riverhead can secure additional police from either the county, state or
other local authorities. All parties believe there is sufficient time in which to get that done.

Keep checking the Field Day website for updated developments as they unfold.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

what? was it canceled?

is all i can say...

yes, feiod day fest hath been cancelled. i give you this update trashed out of my head, bc how else could i deal with missing out on the greatest music fest of our time... ot to mention being out about $500 m

holy fucvk; this sucks.....

(Edited by stalker on skates at 5:30 am on Jun. 5, 2003)

I read that it wasn't cancelled, but moved to Giants stadium and condensed to one day.

From fielddayfest.com:

6.4 – FIELD DAY FESTIVAL STILL ON
RADIOHEAD, BEASTIE BOYS, BECK, BLUR, UNDERWORLD
Others confirming by the hour...

ONE-DAY ONLY AT GIANTS STADIUM
THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 7th
ON TWO STAGES

TICKETS ON SALE 5 P.M. TODAY AT FIELDDAYFEST.COM, TICKETMASTER.C0M AND ALL TICKETMASTER RETAIL OUTLETS

The Field Day Music Festival has been reconfirmed as a one-day event this Saturday, June 7 Giants Stadium. RADIOHEAD, BEASTIE BOYS, BECK, BLUR and UNDERWORLD have all been confirmed to appear at the new date and location.

Keep checking fielddayfest.com for up-to-the-minute updates on the reconfirming lineup.All tickets purchased for the Calverton festival will be AUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED to the credit card on which they were purchased (including Ticketmaster per ticket convenience fee). It is not necessary to contact Ticketmaster.

in my head, it hath been cancelled. the $200 ticket that i bought is completely useless to get into this 1 day fest where less than half of the bands will be playing. im not going to buy another ticket. i am pissed. no camping; no le tigre; no elliot smith; etc.

needless to say, feildday fest producers are getting sued out the wazoo for this.

all the same; i have the weekend off and a plane ticket to manhatten.
my plane leaves in a few hours; i'll see you kids later. have an excellent weekend.

I'm not sure where you're getting your information, but I heard that they will honor the tickets and Elliott Smith will be there.

If I knew I could get Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Beaties, Liz phair, and Beck on one day for $80, I would have bought a ticket a long time ago. Of course, I've never even heard of half of those other bands that aren't playing now, so what do I know...

my mistake, elliot smith was there but they definately did not honor the previously bought tickets.

So, did you go? How was it!?!

aw, sadly, no i didn't go. but i read about it daily and mr. smith was there.
it rained all day anyway. i went to broadway instead and saw rent. which was amazing.

Well that is cool. Isn't Frenchie Davis (the ex-American Idol contestant who got kicked off for posing in 'internet porn') a cast member of Rent now?