Wakarusa Initial Lineup

YAWN.

Do I Hear Trumpets???? Cause this line-up BLOWS W/ a Capital B. B also stands for Boring, Bad & BOOOO! One Good B Would be to add SUPER GROUP ---BOB SEGER.w/ BOB Wier and BAD COMPANY

Great intitial lineup! What, they have about 60 or so more bands to announce.

Also... to the Wookies... please stay away again! Last year was fantabulous without you. We didn't have to worry about stolen stuff, overzealous cops, etc...

This has a layer of heat just cooking underneath. They should add the Black Crowes/NMAS combo. All festivals should do that. Waiting on round 2.

I'll tell you what's weak...the people that IMMEDIATELY start to bash the festivals on their "initial" line up. Seriously, people, what's the deal...not enough "face melting" for ya?!?! F'ing tweakers! Perhaps, check out some of these bands now before the full line up is announced so you have a head's up on what to see and do at Waka. That walk to the main festival grounds when it's 100 degrees is a blast.

Jeez, how about recycled? Other than Cake, which I think will be a blast, I've seen every artist on this list countless times.

I do like that they tell you they confirmed Ozric's visas this year though...

Get original guys...look at Langerado if you need some inspiration.

STEEL TRAIN and DR DOG! im there!

waka waka waka. i'm gonna have to disagree and say that this line-up looks pretty damn sweet to me. if i hadn't heard a million horror stories about how bad the cops are i'd be there. anyone whose been there, is it worth it?

buckethead and cake thats not weak and lips are always fun even if its the same show everytime i'll still go everytime

Luthur, I cannot agree with you more.

Also, this festival is a breath of fresh air from most festivals. If you do not like this initial line-up that is fine. Stay away. They are going to add more bands from the waka winter fest and more national acts galore. Please, I have been around music for a long time and if you could hold your negative comments about festivals to yourself that would be great. The festival season is a special time and people spend many hours working for the money to afford one or two or make a serious effort to get to as many as possible with some sort of sacrifice. If they choose a certain festival over another then let them revel in their decision. You do not have to jump on every opportunity to say your festi is better than any other. We should all focus on the bigger picture of promoting live music and the feeling that ALL of these festivals bring to their patrons.

I look forward to being entertained by over 50 bands this summer thanks to the few I choose. "Hope to see you there."

I'll be there. Fvck the haters. I've been every year and it always rages. Good music, familiar faces, excellent vibes, and 4 days of fun. What more can you ask for. Now perhaps maybe some Zilla/Spork/Eoto along with STS9, and I'm good. I'm good....

ozric tentacles is an interesting band for sure

To all ya all out there that thinks they no a good line up these retarded Festival company should bring you kids a taste of the 70's and sone talent. God knows we don t have JERRY aroun anymore. But if you were so inclined to see good music you would ask to see Stealy Dan, Chicago w/ a philhermonic of some sort, RUSH, Elton John w/Eric Clapton, Boz Scaggs, Rod Stewert w Jeff Beck --All this talk of good line up is a sorry excuse for the lack of talent that the festival promoters shove in your ears. I gaurantee that If you had these bands and many more as head linerers you would rage with a positive smiles -----Im tierd of the same CRAP-OLA and Dont bother wasting my time or money at these Festies anymore been there done that...but patiantly waiting for a silver lining in that music note.....PRO GOER GONE

I forgot to add BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS

Not bad. I didn't know Split Lip would still be touring since they lost their frontman...

its not bad but not enough to get me to kansas. But maybe if Rod stewert was there i would go with my mom and have a blast. anyways the good news is that festie season is on its way and its the best time of the year. wishing all jammers a happy 08 and a safe one.

oh yea best modern day talent THE FOO FIDERS ( the are fiddlers)

The initial lineup has a lot of bigger names (Which are the ones i ironically dont really care to see) But Ozrics actually showing this year will be a great first timer. And David Grisman will also be a good first timer. Cant wait to see what they bring next time around. I remember MMW, Galactic, and Les Claypool were all in the second announcement so we have a few more big names left. But Lotus is on fire right now, and im glad they will be at Waka for the 4th or 5th time in a row. cant go wrong with keller, galactic, buckethead. All were missing is Eoto and Zilla projects (sporque too!). And The Everyone Orchestra.....must bring the E.O

How About "YES" Its the most positive name in music.....HMMMMMM and the talent is impecible but you new age Biscute brained Moe.ronic and most of all Umph-unky fan base need to Expand in to the world that created a good time it dosent take acid , X and weed to get you off ---just crack a cold one and be open to godfathers of live festie music. World wide the fans in the states have no real DEAD - a - Cation Except the deadacation of getting plowed---Now back to music one- O-One

jespisito - Yes, it is worth it. I've been there the past 4 years. 1 bad year with overzealous cops. Last year, almost no Woookies and few cop issues.

moephishh20 - SLR has played a few shows since he passed. They guy that runs Waka is/was their manager. Or his company is. Something. Anyhow, they were the traditional closing band since they are local boys.

Venixx... This is Salmon. Got my bacon?

Cops, come and try to snatch my crops.

Galactic (2 sets including special late night set)

Buckethead (2 sets including special late night set)

Lotus (special late night set)

Throwing the flips on top of that makes this festie almost worth going to prison!

don't hate in '08

Yeah folks, don't get all hussy just yet. I'm calling Panic coming back for seconds this year. I've been every year and had a blast. It was real nice having limited wookies roaming around last year. Also, LEFTOVER SALMON is definitely confirmed as well.

The Flaming Lips are over rated.......... I mean sure if you like the circus, you'll love them, but if you're a music fan I don't see what you see in them. All they do is make you whatch them spend a shitload of money on special effects. Give me a break, I couldn't beleive how many people went to see them at Roo last year. C'mon go check out some real music, with some real musicians whith Gov't Mule.....

Other wise the Line Up looks stellar.

Ah, Kansas, one of the states in the USA that takes DNA samples from citizens accused of a crime or arrested for a crime, but not yet CONVICTED of a crime. I'm sure they'd like nothing more than to swab you. Read the below.

http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=129960

http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-statutes/getStatuteFile.do?number=/21-2511.html

Wakarusa 06 was the best lineup yet. Tribe, Bisco, Pgroove, Lotus, Yonder, Mule, Keller and the Keels, Les, Buckethead, Future Rock, so many good bands. If they put up a lineup that big ever again I'll do my best to make it back. Great location for a fest, swimming and all! Lets see what else they can do to this lineup so far. Dont miss the late night Lotus set!!!!!!

Avett Bros. are at every festival this year? they get on my nerves, but good for them.

would LOVE to see The Breakfast added to this list. Maybe raq as well!

Both are bands that get not nearly enough love for the level they rock your face off!

Sorry everybody, but festies just ain't what they used to be. Ahh....remembering the old Wilmer's park festies10 years ago...now that was a FESTIVAL. private land...NO COPS WHATSOEVER...all kind heads...no stupid RAP blasters (you know, the ones that open up the doors of their car or truck in the campground and blast stupid f-in RAP music so loud that no one can listen to their own boomboxes...yeah, even though we were hippies, we still had an etiquette of our own such as do what you want as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else's good time). It's just not the same anymore. kind head's younger brothers and sisters found our music, but no one shared our culture of kindness with them. these young kids have grown up watching MTV and have rap's bling, sleazyness and selfishness bred into them. RAP music teaches you to want nothing more than BLING...MONEY...and WOMEN ARE HO's. Real festies of yore were ALL KIND PEOPLE. you guys are scared of the Wookies? I don't trust this younger geberation of festival goers at all. I feel sorry for you people. You missed the real deal. festies today just want to make money and the security just want to take your shit. F these huge money maker festies...I'm only going to smaller ones this year...better vibe without all you young F_cks there. go listen to rap...steal shit from your friends...treat your women like ho's...I know it's all you want to do

Actually I just want to treat your' woman like a "ho", steal your beer NS blast rap in your ear you close minded racist douche bag....... go ahead tell me about how you have black friends please. Sounds like you sit at home all day and crank skynyrd or something! F_ckin douche

yea, pharmer.. you sound like a real upstanding citizen. festivals are going to be whatever you make them. if you look for the sketchiness, you'll find the sketchiness.. if you look for the loads of great people, music, and good times, you will find them. simple as that.

now that i live so close to kansas, i'm thinkin about this one for sure.. the cop situation in that entire state is out of control, though.

Futhepharmer...........WEll SAID

Dreaddyknowsbest, the 60s and 70s are over!! Yea, all of those bands were "classics" back in the day. And they were classic, idk about Rod Stewart tho. He always seemed like "adult easy listening" crap to me. Just because you were alive and "privledged" enough to see Jerry Garcia play "70 times" doesn't give you the right talk down to us younger kids. So go sit in your baesment, listen to your tapes and burn a doobie of your beat middy herb you got on 70s Dead tour. Let the kids have thier fun, cuz you just "old and in the way". And if you can't handle that, suck on my nuts and jump through a flaming hoop of bullshit.

I won't be making it to Kansas, Dorothy, but having Alejandro Escovedo and the Old 97s on the same bill is smoking. I do know that Alejandro has been confirmed for three days.

How Rod Stewart got thrown into this thread, I have no idea, but his work with the Faces is legendary; so rock n roll - the same kind of stuff the Crowes are made out of.

who will play the main stage ,all of these bands are smaller stage bands.a good line up but , the headliners are missing.langerado is a little more like it.this would be fun if your from kansas,iowa or some other corn state,but this will not make me travel.if you go have a blast.

Blackalicious. It's nice to see some hip-hop at Waka. This line-up looks dope so far. Looking forward to seeing Ozric, Buckethead, Cake, and of course some Blackalicious!

To all the Wookies...ignore Luther. He knows not of your love,but I do fellow Twin Citians.:) Anywho, this line-up seriously lacks imo. I'll hold high hopes for Panic, My Morning Jacket, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Blind Melon. Any one of those would be enough. (Luther and the like regarding Wookie Foot: check out their website and youtube vids and see the beauty they project...like no other band)

when and where did you people learn your respect for other peoples opinions? i hope your mother didn't teach you low lifes your manners. if music moves you or someone else then be happy for you or for someone else. that's the whole point right? if rod stewart puts your tighty whiteys in a bunch 'dreadyknowsbest', then so be it- even though i think your opinions lack substance and spellcheck. futhepharmer is on point. mtv has ruined our younger generations forever. i mean seriously, how many of these kids were at the clifford ball? phishs' phirst try and they got it done better than most of these veteran festies.

when and where did you people learn your respect for other peoples opinions? i hope your mother didn't teach you low lifes your manners. if music moves you or someone else then be happy for you or for someone else. that's the whole point right? if rod stewart puts your tighty whiteys in a bunch 'dreadyknowsbest', then so be it- even though i think your opinions lack substance and spellcheck. futhepharmer is on point. mtv has ruined our younger generations forever. i mean seriously, how many of these kids were at the clifford ball? phishs' phirst try and they got it done better than most of these veteran festies.