Lol, all these headliners "pushing buttons" are musicians that also play multiple instruments. They play the instruments during production of their tracks. RUFUS DU SOL plays instruments during the show and mix it all live.

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I have to think that most people who really enjoy the artistry of musicianship are going to agree that a live singer, instrumentalist, or band is a million times more entertaining than a live EDM performance or DJ set. That said, there are crazy amount of people who love the latter, but in my experience they a) dont know much about music in general, and/or b) don't give a rip about anything other than the vibe and being able to dance.

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this reminds me of the Rick and Morty copypasta, great job.

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I love Rick and Morty but I have no idea what this reference is

Never mind just looked it up haha. Yeah fair

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I've heard of all of those headliners, but none of them are acts I'd stick around until the end for. Granted, I'm getting old and almost none of the acts excite me. I came to terms with the fact that the music fest bookers aren't booking for me years ago.

Did Kings of Leon make a come back? I thought they fell off like a decade ago

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kings of Leon is great. You've missed out.

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Text to my daughter: "meh" (although there's a handful I wouldn't mind seeing)
Her response: "wait. no. that lineup is fire."

The youths have spoken...

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All three of my kids are 21-26 and they all said it was ass.

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My office full of Gen-Zers agreed

As did this Xennial

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Macarthur said:

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LandArchSA said:

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Text to my daughter: "meh" (although there's a handful I wouldn't mind seeing)
Her response: "wait. no. that lineup is fire."

The youths have spoken...

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All three of my kids are 21-26 and they all said it was ass.

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I think the reason there's so many dance/EDM artist is because kids that age aren't really that interested in the "music" anymore like we were (draw your own conclusions why), and are more about the scene (FOMO) and the corresponding drug scene that happens with that kind of music. Just my guess. The actual "band" or artist is close to insignificant (headliners non-withstanding).

I mean, when I was that age, and at a club listening to similar music like that, people were just , umm, "on another level". The actual song being played was secondary.

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slightly hesitant to respond to this because i'm on the fence trying to figure out if this is satire or not.. you do understand that not all music is created with 2 guitars, a bass, drums, and a singer right? electronic music still constitutes music, there's chord progressions, melodies, and all the other stuff involved in composing whatever you're suggesting "real" music is. the instrumentation is obviously different but moving away from the formulaic nature of traditional rock and country in many cases allows for more complex writing, interesting and unexpected rhythmic elements, and more creativity in general. there's nothing inherently more musical about a guitar playing a chord progression than a synthesizer playing it. and before someone claims it's different because the artist is playing the guitar, i think a lot of you might be surprised to learn how many of your favorite albums are loaded with parts that were actually performed by a producer or session musician or even a different member of the band. the fact is a good song can be performed by millions of people, but it can only be written by one (or a few collaborating together). that's the part that's artistry. and whether it's electronic instrumentation, traditional rock layout, african drums, whatever- it still has to be written like any other music. also, fun fact- tons of movie/tv/game scores are created these days entirely on a computer. it's a lot cheaper to use a high quality orchestral sample library than it is to hire an actual orchestra. and nobody can tell the difference.

there's also a ton of wildly different genres of electronic music that sound nothing alike. not all of it is the sort of thing thats played at a rave for a bunch of kids on x. sorry to rant but the whole "electronic music isn't real music" thing is a pet peeve. besides, as someone with plenty experience with both, it's easier to write a rock song imo.

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I have to think that most people who really enjoy the artistry of musicianship are going to agree that a live singer, instrumentalist, or band is a million times more entertaining than a live EDM performance or DJ set. That said, there are crazy amount of people who love the latter, but in my experience they a) dont know much about music in general, and/or b) don't give a rip about anything other than the vibe and being able to dance.

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i've been around music all my life and most of my friends are musicians in some form. i play guitar and bass mostly with a little piano, but i also produce/mix/record/master and pretty much anything necessary in the music creation process. i wouldn't call myself a professional because it's not my primary source of income, but it is something i get paid to do on a semi-regular basis. none of this is in attempt to brag about it, just providing my relevant background. it's something i'm actively involved in you could say. and in my experience, the people i come across that have that sort of elitist "if they're not playing guitars it's not music" opinion tend to be people that have little to no experience or understanding of what goes into creating music, particularly when it comes to music they aren't fans of. a lot of the time it's someone that feels they're exceptionally qualified to speak on what defines talent in something so subjective an art form because they maybe bought a guitar to play around the house or something. but i can say with complete certainty that without exception, the most talented musicians with the most experience creating music that i've known in my life are also the people with the most varied tastes in music because they understand what it takes to make stuff like electronic music. and they also understand how little it means to be a technically proficient instrumentalist if you lack creativity to turn it into a good song. but if we're strictly talking talent, you're wildly underestimating the talent it takes to make a lot of the music you're dismissing.

i also think you're confusing electronic artist with dj, as those are entirely different things.

i haven't read all the responses yet so apologies if someone beat me to any of this.

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Holy crap! With the exception of Asleep at the Wheel, I've never heard of any of them.
Old man yelling at clouds I guess.

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You have never heard of Twenty One Pilots? (or Charlie XCX, Lorde, Skrillex, Kings of Leon). I get not liking them, but never heard or seen the name?

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or Rufus?

Hell, Chainsmokers were guest pickers at A&M Gameday!!

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Definitely leaning into alot of EDM. Seeing Rufus Du Sol play Innerbloom live is awesome.

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Its is definitely the genre of the younger generation. My wife loves it and we got to a lot of EDM festivals. Not my thing, but the gen x crowd is all in on it.

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I'm Gen X and think someone getting paid concert ticket prices to dj is dumb.

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do you even Ibiza bro? Live is the only way!