Bamboozle 2007 Press Release

[Drew Beringer]

You can find the official press release for Bamboozle 2007 (http://www.thebamboozle.com) below in the replies. MTV.com (http://www.mtvnews.com) has also posted an article (http://www.mtv.com/news/?source=TLD_mtvnews.com#/news/articles/1546364/20061121/linkin_park.jhtml) about the festival as well.

[Drew Beringer]

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[NJUNDERDOG]

linkin park. this is gonna suck now

[ACA]

Linkin Park is a rollercoaster!!

-ACA

[RockVocalPower]

Gross

[eman83]

There is also supposed to be a "surprise idol guest"

[DaGaR]

wooo linkin park. i'm definitely going to the second day.

[summerstars19]

awesome....said with complete sarcasm

[iambmann]

Think Ima buy a 2day pass this year

[TBSguitar]

dont worry, there's gonna be some pretty sweet bands gonna be playing as well. i'm kind of psyched.

[royalbq]

There is also supposed to be a "surprise idol guest"

yep Kelly Clarkson, strange I know

[iamlegend85]

Wow 2 horrible bands.

[zach26]

linkin park? isn't that a kinda "holy shit" band? jeez.

i really miss skate surf. *sigh*

[sweetforever]

linkin park is playing......

[mikearduini9]

Yuck, Linkin Park. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the lineup correlates with LP.

[The Silencer]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[ACA]

Linkin Park has a great live show with more energy than most bands that play Bamboozle/S&S normally.

You can expect the lineup of supporting bands to be amazing; definitely get 2 day passes.

-ACA

[summerstars19]

yep Kelly Clarkson, strange I know


Billy with a rebel yell....would make my dreams come true. Ha.

[Drew Beringer]

Chester Bennington has a great voice.

[royalbq]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining

[summerstars19]

Linkin Park has a great live show with more energy than most bands that play Bamboozle/S&S normally.

You can expect the lineup of supporting bands to be amazing; definitely get 2 day passes.

-ACA


I've actually heard similar. To be honest, I've never heard anything negative about their live shows.

[Venona]

can someone post what it says
my computer isnt letting me see the press release

[iamlegend85]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining
Metallica, and Iron Maiden.

[TheBestBet]

Linkin Park is a rollercoaster!!

-ACA

lol, great website

[Drew Beringer]

I'm excited to hear the new Linkin Park album in 07, Rick Rubin is working with them and they are going in a different direction. They've always had a good handful of songs that I've loved.

[Joe DeAndrea]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining

Aiden, personally.

[DroppedUrPocket]

Odd.

[ACA]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining

I don't think it sucks.. but if I had to choose two headliners, I'd go with Thrice and Thursday.

-ACA

[abovepalmtrees]

Aiden, personally.



HAHA I think I'd rather see Linkin Park than those idiots running around the stage in all their make up.

[The Silencer]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining
Glassjaw and Lifetime.

[iamlegend85]

HAHA I think I'd rather see Linkin Park than those idiots running around the stage in all their make up.
They don't wear make-up anymore.

[amber5520]

i'd travel the 200 miles to NJ to see MCR... but linkin park? No thanks.

[xXHeyLushXx]

linkin park? ... i was not expecting that at all

[abovepalmtrees]

They don't wear make-up anymore.


either way...lets have Glassjaw headline...both days. maybe Jimmy Eat World on Sunday.

[nhoium]

linkin park, wtf?
don't let them bamboozle.
don't let them!

[domesticyeti]

My headliners would be Jimmy Eat World one day and Glassjaw the next. and a Finch reunion would be good.

[musicalxchaos]

I don't think it sucks.. but if I had to choose two headliners, I'd go with Thrice and Thursday.

-ACA


That would be sweeeeeeeeet.

and I agree with you about LP. while I don't know that its necessarily a fit for what the Bamboozle is thought to be, they put on one hell of a live show. *shrugs*

doesn't matter for me though, my finals start the 7th so I wasn't going Sunday unless Something Corporate showed up. haha.

[MKEcasey]

didn't they say there was still a reunion that they will be announcing?

[JohnnyG]

This was so much better when it was at Asbury Park. It just lost its cool atmosphere and now it just seems like a lamer Warped Tour

[abovepalmtrees]

My headliners would be Jimmy Eat World one day and Glassjaw the next. and a Finch reunion would be good.


you fucking rule. thats the right idea! I'm all about that line up

[summerstars19]

This was so much better when it was at Asbury Park. It just lost its cool atmosphere and now it just seems like a lamer Warped Tour


I completely agree. It was far better in Asbury Park, not to mention last year...awful, just awful (and not necessarily because of who played).

[summerstars19]

My headliners would be Jimmy Eat World one day and Glassjaw the next. and a Finch reunion would be good.

Not a bad idea. I'd love to see Finch again because last time I saw them, they were super disappointing...I'm hoping it was just a fluke because they were good when I saw them the first time. Then again, the venue had blue glitter walls so I'm sure it was difficult to produce anything decent in such a room.

[HollywoodAbalze]

LP was a band i was into before the whole "scene" and theyre songs are still catchy, i wish i could go to see this

[beansy22]

are they serious with Linkin Park?

[PlayCraktheSky]

I WANT JEW TO HEADLINE. so far im not very happy with bamboozle 2007

[Phil507]

I don't think it sucks.. but if I had to choose two headliners, I'd go with Thrice and Thursday.

-ACA

ACA,
While I love those two bands, their popularity has waned increasingly in the past couple years and therefor aren't big enough to headline a festival of such magnitude. MCR and LP, at this point, still are.

[Punkdc]

LP isn't a bad headliner at all. I would rather see them then MCR. But anyways, they have a good live show. I saw them with Less Than Jake and The Used a few years back at it was impressive. It wasn't all theatrics and its just good music. Im not a huge LP fan but they will be worth sticking around for

[CountMeOut923]

i cant believe this. everything i ever loved about skate and surf is ruined. linkin park? and you know who surprise idol will be?? kelly clarkson guaranteed! i'm really upset because this was one festival that was always really good..the scene is letting me downnnnnnn

[fowruok]

This sounds completely awesome so far.

LP has a fantastic live show. And the guest hinted at by the MTV article is intriguing.

[buttonsforeyes]

Not to be a smart ass, just asking out of curiousity. For those who this the lineup thus far is shitty, who would you like to see headlining

glassjaw, lifetime

[iamlegend85]

I think the idol they are hinting at is Paula Abdul.

[RandomHero1230]

how the fuck does this dude's son go from picking Method Man to Kelly Clarkson?

[xdosmil]

Glassjaw and Lifetime.

I'd go similar. Saturday- Glassjaw/Thursday Sunday- Lifetime/The Get Up Kids (reunion)

[permanent]

i cant believe this. everything i ever loved about skate and surf is ruined. linkin park? and you know who surprise idol will be?? kelly clarkson guaranteed! i'm really upset because this was one festival that was always really good..the scene is letting me downnnnnnn

I feel the same way. It's ridiculous how commercialized the festival has become. After looking at the 2002 lineup for Skate and Surf, it got me thinking how my experience will transfer to kids getting in the scene now. Especially the atmosphere of Giants Stadium compared to the Convention Hall. I say this being a fan of Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance.

[PlayCraktheSky]

Lifetime and the get up kids reunion would be amazing. If we dont get brand new or something corporate or get up kids reunion or the blood brothers ill light chester on fire.

[julia_bagulia]

my verdict: bamboozle has gone to crap

[Scuba Chris]

Oh, you people are ridiculous, they annouced two damn bands.
And no matter who they annouced as headliners you would hem and haw because it isn't "cool underground band" or "lyrical genius". There will be plenty of good bands there don't worry.
And also, the headliners aren't meant to attract fans like us, it is mean to attract the masses.

I know I will be going. See everyone there.

[trustworthy]

LMAO linkin park, that's so random and hilarious. i nearly fell off the bed

[Becca]

Maybe this year the movielife will agree to reunite.

I can dream, right?

[royalbq]

Hate to disappoint everyone who's turned off by this year's headliners but Bamboozle has become a festival that is geared towards the masses. They're going to make more money if they have an act like Linkin Park who have sold millions upon millions of records over someone who has never reached top 40 radio like Lifetime or some of the others mentioned on here.

On the bright side it's two days with a shit load of bands. There's bound to be something for everyone. If you don't like who's headlining then lucky you because that means you can leave early and miss all the traffic.

Just go, what else are you gonna do that weekend?

[chokeychicken]

this shocked the hell out of me. but i have a few things to say.

first of all, why linkin park? i'm not going to lie; before i got really into this scene, in 6th and 7th grade, i LOVED linkin park. I still remember listening to their first CD and MXPX's "Slowly going the way.." on the busride home from 6th grade almost every day. I've seen them live twice, and they are fantastic.

But I think putting Linkin Park at the top of a festival like this is a waste of everybody's time. Hell, why not just go all out and let Celine Deon headline? Why not let a reunited Creed headline? Hell, why not let Eddie Guerrero come back and let him fucking headline. If you want shock value, Mama Cita can certainly bring the heat.

but seriously. let linkin park's first US show in 2 years be on the family values tour or on tour with Hinder. That's where they fit in.

I just feel like, taking nothing away from Linkin Park, there are so many other bands that deserve and would fill this spot so much better. LP puts on a great live show, but putting them on a festival like this is nothing but a waste of time, money, and a headlining spot at a huge festival.

And also, whoever suggested Glassjaw or Jimmy Eat World headline one day, they are fucking genius and need to be running this thing. Glassjaw is not going to happen, but JEW could totally headline, and with a new CD coming out, it would work out perfectly. But we're just the fans; what do we know?

And lastly - STOP saying the get up kids are going to reunite at bamboozle. Not only is it not going to happen, but i don't WANT it to happen. If the GUK ever back together, I want it to be at a tiny place in Kanas City, or even the Uptown Theatre - where they ended it all, where the fans can come together and appreciate that band. Not at some shitty festival where 10 kids know who the band is and all the girls with cute is what we aim for and panic! shirts have no idea what the hell is going on - because that's exactly what it was like at lifetime at bamboozle 06.

if anybody is goign to reunite solely for bamboozle, i think it should be jawbreaker.

hahaha. just kidding. it should be the movielife, but that's not going to happen. so let's make it finch.

just my two cents.

[amritaaa]

sup jingleball 2003 lineup: linkin park and kelly clarkson
ugh ugh ugh.
this hsould be interesting.

[keepitsimple]

i wish these people who run this thing would poll the people that actually come to bamboozle to see who they should get to play. oh well, i still had fun last year. although i do prefer the asbury park location over the east rutherford location. last year just seemed like a big glorified warped tour to me.

[zeropunk16]

Yes!! Kelly Clarkson

I shit you not, I would want to see her

[myaimistruex3]

eh, i'll probably get a weekend pass. i'm not the biggest fan of linkin park, but if the lineup before that turns out to be good, i will.

[emopunkfan414]

i love how everyone is bitching and moaning about how Linkin Park is headlinging Bamboozle this year..but come that day when they hit the stage everyone is going to be singing along to the songs, just because everyone knows them and secretly everyone loves them to a point.

you bitching on here isnt going to get the lineup changed.

[RandomHero1230]

Linkin Park just being there would be cool but headlining?? You say they want to appeal to the masses but there are numerous bands I could name that are gonna be much bigger than Linkin Park come May. Hell, LP haven't released an album in years (I'm not counting Collision Course). I'm not liking this too much...

[nevernevernever]

wow
can we get skate and surf back
please

[dannyhc18]

i saw kelly clarkson live, and she fucking rocked, so be excited.

[Pecan603]

Linkin Park does put on a great live show. Honestly if Linkin Park bothers some of you, you can just leave once their set starts. Problem solved. Unless it's the "principle" behind it. I think it's nice to have a band like them on that tour. It's a change that I welcome.

[ishotthepilot]

haha. who cares who's headlining, the kids who are coming for MCR and LP and, i dunno, kelly clarkson wouldve paid $65 to see ONE of those artists, and probably won't know 85% of the other bands. we get a better deal if you think about it, they're practically paying for us to see 50 bands it would cost hundreds to see otherwise... ANYWAY.

and as someone said, miss the traffic. though it would totally fulfill my 7th grade dreams to see some LP :-D

[iamlegend85]

Hate to disappoint everyone who's turned off by this year's headliners but Bamboozle has become a festival that is geared towards the masses. They're going to make more money if they have an act like Linkin Park who have sold millions upon millions of records over someone who has never reached top 40 radio like Lifetime or some of the others mentioned on here.

On the bright side it's two days with a shit load of bands. There's bound to be something for everyone. If you don't like who's headlining then lucky you because that means you can leave early and miss all the traffic.

Just go, what else are you gonna do that weekend?
Then why not Metallica, and Iron Maiden... aforemntioned>>>LP

[ramstar]

well that came out of left field. go figure the band i'd nvr want to see is playing the day that i'd be able to go (if this was 5 years ago i'd be all up on that, but its not). fucking SATs are that Saturday, I wonder if I could take them and then get to NJ in time?

as for the idol thing, why the fuck would the organizer let his kid who obvs has no cred in the music industry or taste in music for that matter pick a performer?

[Kelly Clarkson]

me >>>>shit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aiden.

[thatwasamoment]

linkin park will get a big suprise when everyone walks out on their set. nothing against the band, but theres gonna be thousands of kids NOT wanting to listen to them.

[piebaldkid42]

awesome. cant wait. no really. seriously. im psyched. :-/

[wybigsteve]

I don't get buying tickets for a concert six months in advance when you only know two of the bands playing a huge festival. Makes no sense...

[Jonathan Bautts]

Linkin Park struck me as an odd choice at first but, when you think about it, they do fit in with Bamboozle's overall goal of expansion. With Meteora, they established themselves as the biggest rock band in the country, if not the world, so it's only logical for them to play at a festival that is striving to become one of the biggest in the country.

[LTJ182]

LP is one of the best live shows i have ever seen. straight up

[fowruok]

Coachella's not the same weekend this year, which is pretty sweet as well.

Great user name to the person posting two above me too.

[Thisisgoodbye]

linkin park will get a big suprise when everyone walks out on their set. nothing against the band, but theres gonna be thousands of kids NOT wanting to listen to them.

uh i doubt that...linkin park has alot of fans...and i bet that those fans are gonna be lining up to get these tickets because of the fact that its been so long since they have last played...lp will have the biggest crowd that night.

[iamlegend85]

Linkin Park struck me as an odd choice at first but, when you think about it, they do fit in with Bamboozle's overall goal of expansion. With Meteora, they established themselves as the biggest rock band in the country, if not the world, so it's only logical for them to play at a festival that is striving to become one of the biggest in the country.
Umm no, not really.

[mrzippo3]

what the fuck people? Linkin Park is great and put on a phenominal live show

[Jonathan Bautts]

Umm no, not really.
It sold like 6 million copies and had 5 #1 singles. No other band, with the exception of Green Day and Evanescence, has come close to that kind of success in the last three years.

[iamlegend85]

It sold like 6 million copies and had 5 #1 singles. No other band, with the exception of Green Day and Evanescence, has come close to that kind of success in the last three years.
Okay you didn't say in the past three years, but you just said biggest rock band in the world. That is definitely not true at all.

[punk shawn]

if the bled, fall of troy, and chiodos are back on the lineup, i'm there again.

[gibsonman246]

It sold like 6 million copies and had 5 #1 singles. No other band, with the exception of Green Day and Evanescence, has come close to that kind of success in the last three years.

U2
blink-182
Fall Out Boy
All-American Rejects
(Soon) Panic! At The Disco

i wouldnt mind if linkin park was playing at the festival, but it does bother me that they are headlining. it kinda takes away from the whole scene experience. anyways, whose gonna help me mosh during kelly clarkson?

[iamlegend85]

U2
blink-182
Fall Out Boy
All-American Rejects
(Soon) Panic! At The Disco

i wouldnt mind if linkin park was playing at the festival, but it does bother me that they are headlining. it kinda takes away from the whole scene experience. anyways, whose gonna help me mosh during kelly clarkson?
Probably a lot of other misguided idiots. Moshing is dumb at any concert.