My Big Free Blunder

After several non-announcements and spurned offers, The Big Free Music Fest finally announced a headliner -- and secondary act.

Just over a week before the show, DSA announced that Three 6 Mafia will headline the concert.

As proof that the Oscar-winning group has no idea what they are getting into, this is an exact quote from Nick Trusty, DSA director:

“We’re ecstatic. They’re pimptastic,” he said.

"Pimptastic?" You've got to be kidding me.

To make the whole event stranger, DSA added a country act, Tracy Lawrence, to the concert.

Said Andrew Ledbetter of the 4 hour gap planned between Lawrence's 5:45 start time until Three 6's 10 pm start:

“We decided that it would flow better if we didn’t put country right back to back with hip-hop.”

You don't say.

Now, I know that I, perhaps, sound bitter about the selections made for the concert. And, perhaps, I am a little disappointed.

Initial word leaked that the festival was reaching out to Wilco to headline, and I have already expressed my appreciation for Wilco on this Blog.

However, Wilco turned down the offer due to a previous engagement.

In fact, I think the planners did a very admirable job considering that they were planning a free music festival in Columbia, MO when a chunk of the music world will be spending their weekend in Indio, California at:

www.coachella.com

It tends to pose scheduling conflicts when you try to compete with one of the largest concerts of the year.