Music festivals

[-james-]

A thread for going ":drool:" at line-ups that get released over the next few months.

Don't think anything is going to top this this year:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZO-rsvXEAIRW0Z.jpg

[Josh]

It really is great. It's a shame that the rumours for Glastonbury would make it embarrassing compared with this. May have to change festivals from next year.

[Spammer]

Are LCD Soundsystem really that big?

[Toby]

We already have a trip to Barcelona planned for later this year, or I'd have been buying tickets at the first rumours of LCD Soundsystem headlining. I really don't think of myself as festival-goer but that complete lineup is outrageously good.

[Giggles]

The first name on that lineup poster is good reason to read no further. Possibly even good reason to firebomb the event itself.

[Boydy]

I don't think I've ever even heard an LCD Soundsystem song. What sort of music is it?

[Toby]

I've seen them described as "Dance-punk" which seems as accurate as anything else I can think of.

[-james-]

It really is great. It's a shame that the rumours for Glastonbury would make it embarrassing compared with this. May have to change festivals from next year.

Glastonbury's always going to be good, though. Even if the pyramid is wank, there'll be a good headliner elsewhere. And if not then you get to get into the late night areas without having to queue for three hours.



Are LCD Soundsystem really that big?

They're up there with the biggest names on the line up at the least, so it's hard to argue against given it's a reunion tour.



We already have a trip to Barcelona planned for later this year, or I'd have been buying tickets at the first rumours of LCD Soundsystem headlining. I really don't think of myself as festival-goer but that complete lineup is outrageously good.

It's not in a field, and there's no camping, so it's probably ideal. The layout & location of the site is absolutely spot on for what it is.

[phonics]

What a random assortment of quite dull, ambient, wailing, singer songwritery stuff and then Pusha T.

Weird lineup.

[Toby]

Almost none of those fit that description.

[-james-]

Venom half way down the page is a weirder one. John Carpenter as well.

Probably at least 20 acts on there I'd pay to go see if they were in town. Going to be some horrific clashes.

[phonics]

Radiohead = quite dull
LCD sound system = wailing
Sigur Ros = the definition of quite dull, ambient, wailers
PJ Harvey = the definition of singer songwriter type

I haven't heard of the rest of them.

[Toby]

I took it to be a single description, which might have worked for Beach House to be fair.

[phonics]

To be fair to you, I was mainly just trying to slag off Sigur Ros and had to add Singer/Songwriter to apply to the rest of them.

[The Merse]

I don't think I've ever even heard an LCD Soundsystem song. What sort of music is it?

New Yawk 'No Wave' in the same vein as Liquid Liquid, et al. The club side of post-punk basically.

Good line up to be fair.

Think I'll be doing more math-rock at ArcTanGent and then any festival that the reformed At The Drive-In show up at. Will be missing 2000 Trees this year due to work, at least for the Thursday/Friday, still tempted to go to the Saturday on a day ticket since it's only an hour or so up the road.

[phonics]

New Yawk 'No Wave' in the same vein as Liquid Liquid, et al. The club side of post-punk basically.

Good line up to be fair.

Think I'll be doing more math-rock at ArcTanGent and then any festival that the reformed At The Drive-In show up at. Will be missing 2000 Trees this year due to work, at least for the Thursday/Friday, still tempted to go to the Saturday on a day ticket since it's only an hour or so up the road.

Man am I glad I only listen to hip-hop these days. I remember those arguments.

[Boydy]

As if someone who hasn't heard any LCD Soundsystem knows what the hell any of those genres are.

[Josh]

God, Merse you are a music bore with terms like that.

They do a bit of dance, a bit of indie and a bit of pop.

[Reg]

Math rock is a very accepted term.

[The Merse]

As if someone who hasn't heard any LCD Soundsystem knows what the hell any of those genres are.

You might well do, I was very into No Wave as a result of being brought up on Punk and New Wave, well before I had listened to LCD Soundsytem, it's a 70/80's genre that informed the Indie Dance craze LCD loosely fitted into (Radio 4, Rapture, etc).

Cowbell, electro, jaggy guitars.

The Muso description might be Franz Ferdinand met New Order at the Discoteque and bopped around to Radio 4. How's that?


God, Merse you are a music bore with terms like that.

They do a bit of dance, a bit of indie and a bit of pop.

I don't think I've gone OTT there, it's a music thread and they're the kind of terms any half-serious music literature/blog etc would use?

Math Rock being particularly un-boresome since it really represents umpteen 'sub genres' like Drone, Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore, Grind, Post-Rock, Electronica and so on...

[Reg]

Do you like Colour, The Merse? They were a little band with really catchy math rock stuff, there's an anthology of their EPs.

[The Merse]

Do you like Colour, The Merse? They were a little band with really catchy math rock stuff, there's an anthology of their EPs.

Yeah, they're pretty good fun, though I can't say I listen to them with any frequency. A bit Foals-lite to me, which isn't a bad thing at all.

[phonics]

Post-Rock :D

Do fuck off.

Is everyone from Chuck Berry onwards in the Post-Rock genre?

[Reg]

You probably just don't read much music stuff outside of hip-hop, phonics.

[Toby]

Post-rock is one of the few genre terms on this page I properly understand. Even hip hop seems to have incredibly blurred lines with other genres.

[phonics]

You probably just don't read much music stuff outside of hip-hop, phonics.

I did my years of music snobbery, I'm aware of what all those sub genres are but that doesn't mean they aren't for complete wankers.

[Giggles]

What exactly is Post Rock supposed to be? Is there no rock now then?

[phonics]

Post-rock is one of the few genre terms on this page I properly understand. Even hip hop seems to have incredibly blurred lines with other genres.

Yeah in the early to mid 00's The Seans (Puffy and Jay-Z) and the gang basically blended RnB into Hip-Hop and that into Pop and now we're there for the rest of time.

There's loads of sub genres in Hip-Hop (Nerdcore, Boom Bap, Backpack etc.), just no-one but dickheads use them.

[Toby]

What exactly is Post Rock supposed to be?

It's mostly used for bands set up like a traditional rock band - with guitars and drums basically - but who play instrumental stuff, like Mogwai, Godpeeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky.

[phonics]

That would go under 'Instrumental' for me Clive.

Post-Rock...

[Giggles]

It's mostly used for bands set up like a traditional rock band - with guitars and drums basically - but who play instrumental stuff, like Mogwai, Godpeeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky.

Is that not instrumental then? Or even instrumental rock?

[Toby]

Is that not instrumental then? Or even instrumental rock?

You can call it those if you like yeah. It's a pretty distinctive style though, I think if you've listened to any of those bands you'll immediately know what people mean when they say post rock.

[phonics]

But then where does Rock start? Chuck Berry? Bill Haley? Led Zeppelin? AC DC? Guns & Roses?

[Toby]

Stop taking it so literally and you'll be fine.

[Toby]

Call it fuckmuffins 3000 for all the difference it makes. As long as everybody is referring to the same thing when they use it, it's just a working term.

[phonics]

So what you're saying is, it's not really accurate and mainly for dickheads to make themselves sound like they have more knowledge. Cheers.

[Toby]

Merse may argue but, yeah, I don't see any reason to get hung up on the "post" part by taking it too literally. The term works though so people who get pissy about it are far worse than those who use it.

[-james-]

Instrumental rock:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRDivUb5EeA

Post-rock:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vRrGCVlMHk


There are some wanky labels for music out there (though they're obviously formulated for a reason), but I'm not sure post-rock is one of them

[Josh]

Agree that post-rock and others are pretty acceptable. It was particularly 'New Yawk 'No Wave' ' that made me lol about the bollocks.

[phonics]

Merse may argue but, yeah, I don't see any reason to get hung up on the "post" part by taking it too literally. The term works though so people who get pissy about it are far worse than those who use it.

Reg told me that clearly I don't read enough for laughing at a shit term. Hence why getting pissy about it is worthwhile.

[Toby]

It's just [video] on the Brave New Board, James.

[Toby]

Reg told me that clearly I don't read enough for laughing at a shit term. Hence why getting pissy about it is worthwhile.

Well, you were being pretty autistic about it.

[Reg]

It wasn't all that big a jump after you said "I only listen to hip hop". No need to chimp out for half a page.

Look-

Man am I glad I only listen to hip-hop these days. I remember those arguments.


You probably just don't read much music stuff outside of hip-hop, phonics.

[phonics]

No chimp out, genuine questions.

[Boydy]

What comes after post-rock then?

[Reg]

Post-post-rock.

[phonics]

What comes after post-rock then?

Well if Post-Rock is Rock without the singer I'm guessing we're back to hitting rocks against other rocks.

[Giggles]

Dino is James?

[Boydy]

Post-post-rock.

What about after that?

[Boydy]

Dino is James?
Yep.

[Giggles]

Yep.

First Mellin(berg) and now this.

[Offshore Toon]

It really is great. It's a shame that the rumours for Glastonbury would make it embarrassing compared with this. May have to change festivals from next year.
LCD Soundsystem are heavily rumoured to be headlining Other Stage. Similar talk about Sigur Ros, too. Radiohead are still being banded about, but the Muse/Adele/Coldplay thing won't go away. Its not like the rumours for Glastonbury are normally accurate anyway.

[The Merse]

Post-Rock :D

Do fuck off.

Is everyone from Chuck Berry onwards in the Post-Rock genre?

The point of Post- anything is generally that it shows increased artistic or musical intention. Post-punk was the first reference most would have used, and I'd say it encapsulates it perfectly. It took Punk's energy, angst and spikiness and brought a dollop of musicality that had never been present in punk. To a certain extent, it negates the needs for the complication of further categorisation by being sub categorised as post-X.

Same goes for pretty much any example going, be it that Post Hardcore brought greater emphasis on lyrical content and irregular time sig's, Post-rock incorporating both classical and progressive adjustments or any post- or 'core' genres associated with Metal actually having some good acts as opposed to being you know... Metal.

[The Merse]

What about after that?

It's noteable progression of a genre, and purely a way to identify trends in music and categorise for ease of reference.

Most of the music I love has guitars but I hate almost everything exclusively labelled 'rock' (all the MOR/AOR modern Foo Fighter type shite), so I embrace those labels as they help me find the bands that I'm going to like. They also generally have cultures/scenes around them which mean something to those engaged in them (obviously sneered by those on the outside too normally).

I used to hate labelling music in that way, until I realised it did bring real value and doesn't define anyone, it's just a good way of referencing, which when you consume as much music as I do becomes a massive benefit.

[phonics]

It's noteable progression of a genre, and purely a way to identify trends in music and categorise for ease of reference.

Most of the music I love has guitars but I hate almost everything exclusively labelled 'rock' (all the MOR/AOR modern Foo Fighter type shite), so I embrace those labels as they help me find the bands that I'm going to like. They also generally have cultures/scenes around them which mean something to those engaged in them (obviously sneered by those on the outside too normally).

I used to hate labelling music in that way, until I realised it did bring real value and doesn't define anyone, it's just a good way of referencing, which when you consume as much music as I do becomes a massive benefit.


Mate, just listen to yourself back.

[The Merse]

Mate, just listen to yourself back.

Why?

It's quite an easy statement to digest and one that clearly states why it is of benefit to some people to use this extreme categorisation.

On reflection, I ought to have stated breadth as opposed to volume as being the main reason, but hey ho. I'm not trying to wear it as a badge of fucking honour, but it's significant part of my life, accounting for a heck of a lot of my time reading, listening, analysing or attending gigs.

[Boydy]

'Music is my life, maaaan.'

[Boydy]

Sorry, I'll stop taking the piss now.

[leedsrevolution]

Why?

It's quite an easy statement to digest and one that clearly states why it is of benefit to some people to use this extreme categorisation.

On reflection, I ought to have stated breadth as opposed to volume as being the main reason, but hey ho. I'm not trying to wear it as a badge of fucking honour, but it's significant part of my life, accounting for a heck of a lot of my time reading, listening, analysing or attending gigs.

Do you play anything?

[Offshore Toon]

Do you play anything?
Probably Runescape.

[The Merse]

Do you play anything?

Not any more, on account of having been a shite guitarist and worse frontman.

[Reg]

Mate, just listen to yourself back.
Can you not accept the fact that Merse may listen to more music than the average person?

[Offshore Toon]

You're not allowed to say things like "I listen to a lot of music" for some reason. "I watch a lot of films" is fine, but music is off limits.

[phonics]

Can you not accept the fact that Merse may listen to more music than the average person?

Considering I listen to music most of my day and spent 2 and a half years of my professional life booking and promoting musicians / working for a record label, nah. The reason why music is great because ANYONE can appreciate it without any prior knowledge. Genre wankers spend their time obfuscating music to make themselves seem more informed.

[phonics]

You're not allowed to say things like "I listen to a lot of music" for some reason. "I watch a lot of films" is fine, but music is off limits.

Film wankers are just as bad if not worse because they've chosen a shitter medium to be interested in.

[Reg]

He's not saying he listens to more music than you do.

[Offshore Toon]

My nan listens to more music than both of you.

[Reg]

How dare you say that!

[phonics]

He's not saying he listens to more music than you do.

I'm not either. I just said genre wankers will be genre wankers and I will gladly call them genre wankers.

Let's all calm down and listen to some Pre-Hip Post-Hop Neo Soul Funk Riddim


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nj1HWC-dQs

[Kikó]

Has anyone said anything in English past the first post?

[The Merse]

Considering I listen to music most of my day and spent 2 and a half years of my professional life booking and promoting musicians / working for a record label, nah. The reason why music is great because ANYONE can appreciate it without any prior knowledge. Genre wankers spend their time obfuscating music to make themselves seem more informed.

For fucks sake, I've outlined why - it's ease of reference. Simple as that. I largely only use the sub-genre's with those who know what I'm on about, hence here I'd generally just say punk or urban or math rock etc as the audience is diverse. When most people ask me what I'm into, I pretty much say 'Punk', as it's the starting point for 75% of what I listen to (and I include Indie in that with most of it being related to a proto or post-punk movement of some description) but if I know they're like me, I will more in depth, as I'm not talking fucking Green Day, nor Screwdriver, nor Siouxsie, and sub-genres allow me and others like me to do so a lot quicker and more comprehensively than otherwise.

[phonics]

http://i.giphy.com/3o8doTjVQ4gMt5S8Zq.gif

[Raoul Duke]

This thread is classic TTH. Someone post a Hitchens video (ideally a post-rock, nu-disco elctroclash mashup)

[Giggles]

I've just skim read all where I've left off but Merse, as Dav would say, give your fucking head a wobble you pompous gobshite.

[igor_balis]

what the fuck is going on

[phonics]

http://i.giphy.com/gw3zMXiPDkOyVBsc.gif

[igor_balis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUoHwE8-2o


Give me Love, give me Can, give me Meat Loaf
Give me Rush, give me Marquee Moon
Michael Ball, or The Fall
I could listen to them all
In the twilight or the afternoon
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
It’s a right good laugh
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
Irk the purists at the back
Hall & Oates, random Goth, Miles Davis
Patti Smith, Simply Red, Sly Stone
Be they false or for real, I don’t care and nor does Neil
Just so long as we can hear their song
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
It could well be an Olympic sport
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
If you’ve never, then you ought
Hüsker Dü-Dü-Dü
Captain Beefheart, ELO
Chris de Burgh
Sun Ra
Del Amitri
John Coltrane
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
Come on now boy, you know it feels so right
Irk the purists
Irk the purists
Irk the purists tonight



Love ya really, Merse.

[-james-]

Glastonbury this week. The line up is wank, the weather looks pretty shit, and I'm not getting there until Thursday. Should be alreet though.

[phonics]

Still got the best song on this page :cool:

[Lofty]

I'm going down tomorrow night and staying in a hotel before pitching up on Wednesday morning. It's looking grim as fuck but it's my first Glasto so I'm just going to get absolutely ruined for the duration.

[Offshore Toon]

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=37465

That is a ridiculous way to start a line up. FlyLo and Death Grips are 10/10 gigs, plus seeing Aphex Twin and Frank Ocean for the first time, as well as Run The Jewels, Ben UFO, Skepta, Bicep, Pearson Sound all being quality. Jesus.

You've been, haven't you, James? Recommend it? Is there camping? #OohMatron

[-james-]

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=37465

That is a ridiculous way to start a line up. FlyLo and Death Grips are 10/10 gigs, plus seeing Aphex Twin and Frank Ocean for the first time, as well as Run The Jewels, Ben UFO, Skepta, Bicep, Pearson Sound all being quality. Jesus.

You've been, haven't you, James? Recommend it? Is there camping? #OohMatron

Yeah, been twice. Got tickets for next year today. I think it might be the best European line up I've ever seen.

It's a great festival. There is no camping so you have to sort city accomodation out for yourself. The worst bit about it is that the public transport is very unreliable at at 4am so you'll often spend an hour or two trying to figure out to get home if you're staying near the city centre. Definitely trying to get a place nearer the festival this time round, though it's a bit out of the way of everything else in Barcelona.

[Offshore Toon]

It's mad. Thinking about it, its at a really bad time for me, though. Aphex Twin and Frank Ocean are playing Lovebox which is a lot cheaper and at a good time. Went to Dour last year in Belgium, though, and it honestly was on a par with Glastonbury. The sound quality over every stage at Dour was better than any other festival I've been to, and every act apart from The Prodigy was insane. Ended up missing the first half of SOPHIE in the hope that The Prodigy would play loads of old stuff. Such a fucking let down, then as they walked off they played the intro to Out Of Space. Cheeky fucking cunts.

[-james-]

I like Frank Ocean but assuming he's headlining there will probably be something I prefer on at the same time. Reckon missus and I will be splitting up for that one.

It gets better the more I look at it. They have killed it with the dancey/electronic stuff this year. The part of the festival where loads of it is on opens at midday and is connected to the beach (best beach in Barca I think). Afternoons don't get much better.

[Offshore Toon]

Does it all end at 2300 then? That's pretty shit. Frank Ocean is an odd one. I love Channel Orange, but Blonde was a bit dull.

[-james-]

Does it all end at 2300 then? That's pretty shit. Frank Ocean is an odd one. I love Channel Orange, but Blonde was a bit dull.

Nah, went on till about 6am this year. Main stages only start at about 6. Too hot, innit.

http://clashfinder.com/s/primaverasound16/

[Offshore Toon]

Ah, that's pretty awesome, then. Just sleep under an umbrella on the beach during the day.

[Offshore Toon]

https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?906302

Field Day is a must now.

[Giggles]

Never heard of even one of them.

[Offshore Toon]

You'll like Death Grips.

[mugbull]

I saw Death Grips at Berghain a month ago or so. Went solo tier, British guy in the crowd with glasses and a pullover told me it was going to be a "feral" experience. I was like lol yeah whatever. Then they come on and the entire crowd turns into a mosh pit. I was pretty much sober for some reason and could only last in the mosh for about 20 minutes. Humanity's greatest art form

[John]

'solo tier' :sick:

[Giggles]

You'll like Death Grips.

You're all about the hip hop aren't you?

[Spammer]

I have some stuff by Aphex Twin.

Stone Roses were rumoured for Leeds and Reading festivals but it looks like they're just playing at the arena. Might get some tickets when they come out on Friday, although it depends how they're priced.

[Giggles]

I'm still in two minds whether to try get GNR tickets on Friday morning. On one hand it'll be the last chance to ever see them again but on the other, Slane is a kip and Roses voice has completely gone.

[John]

Aphex Twin is brilliant, but whether it's him or someone else a close eye needs kept on whoever comes up with his videos, 'Rubber Johnny' in particular.

[phonics]

I know it probably makes me seem like I 'just don't get it' but Death Grips is wank.

[mugbull]

It's that pure hypebeast material. You just gotta be willing to become a grizzly bear

[-james-]

Fans of Aphex Twin should check out Antwood's album from this year. It's on the "out there" end of the Aphex Twin scale but it's very enjoyable. Club music that you could never play in a club sort of thing.

[Spammer]

New page :cool:

[Offshore Toon]

I saw Death Grips at Berghain a month ago or so. Went solo tier, British guy in the crowd with glasses and a pullover told me it was going to be a "feral" experience. I was like lol yeah whatever. Then they come on and the entire crowd turns into a mosh pit. I was pretty much sober for some reason and could only last in the mosh for about 20 minutes. Humanity's greatest art form
I saw Death Grips for the first time a month ago or so. It was ridiculous, but so good. I normally hate mosh pits, but it wasn't so bad that it was unavoidable.

You're all about the hip hop aren't you?
Not just hip hop. If anything I've gone off hip hop a bit recently. I just like anything that sounds different, so its mostly electronic stuff I listen to. If it sounds like something I've heard before, I'm probably not interested.

[Offshore Toon]

Wildlife not getting A Tribe Called Quest when Parklife have is annoying. I suppose there's still time with the full announcement on the 23rd, but getting up to Manchester is so much effort.

Boomtown looks very good, though. The stuff in white down the bottom. :drool:

https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/16683297_10154044342775683_39251196_n.png?oh=94473 24625dc6dc99cd4123a0a1abf71&oe=589E422C

Bestival announced tomorrow too. Does anybody know the capacity of the new location?

[Raoul Duke]

I'm going to Rock Werchter this year: http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/line-up :drool:

[Offshore Toon]

I went to Rock Werchter in 2011. Try to plan as well as you can to deal with the heat during the day. Tin foil around your tent helps to stop you waking up in a pool of your own sweat at 9am. Its a very clean festival, though, and the people there were all great to chat to. Pints were expensive, though, and I didn't come across a supermarket when I was there.

[Raoul Duke]

I went to Rock Werchter in 2011. Try to plan as well as you can to deal with the heat during the day. Tin foil around your tent helps to stop you waking up in a pool of your own sweat at 9am. Its a very clean festival, though, and the people there were all great to chat to. Pints were expensive, though, and I didn't come across a supermarket when I was there.

Cheers for the advice.

We're staying in some kind of fancy pleb-free zone in a tent they're providing. It wasn't even that particularly expensive, and saves on the ballache of finding a spot/lugging it about etc.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, that's probably a good idea. There wasn't much of an atmosphere in the camping area where I was, so you're not missing out on much. Although, I did fall asleep in a camping chair one night to get woken up by a group of people running around me singing. Its a really chilled out festival for the most part, but yeah, the two times I've been to a Belgian festival the humidity has been unbearable at times.

[Offshore Toon]

Got a place with Oxfam for Glastonbury. You can cancel up until around May, so I'll hopefully get a ticket in the resale and then sack it off, but I'll be there.

[Giggles]

I just found my Guns N'Roses tickets while I was looking for something else. Completely forgot it was on.

[Offshore Toon]

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s960x960/17636971_10154247332035964_6919491280438953290_o.j pg?oh=8797d0d58cef6989fc7be754c1c48e68&oe=5964D77F

Plenty on there I like, but there's nothing that stands out as special so I wouldn't mind having to work for Oxfam. Ideal, really.

[-james-]

Yeah it's less impressive than previous years I think. I think I think that every year though, it's probably just an effect of getting older.

The XX killed it when I saw them on Other in 2013, so much so that I'm not sure I'd want to see them again. The new stuff is shit as well.

Still not seen Chic, that would be top of my list. Solange would be good, and I'd be up for Flaming Lips, Moonlandingz and British Sea Power, but not that much else. Katy Perry's breasts.

Got tickets for this (http://www.monticulefestival.com/) on Glastonbury weekend instead. I'm still pretty gutted about missing Glastonbury but oh well.

[Lewis]

Is that more 'mainstream' and lame than normal, or it is just usually not set out like that?

[-james-]

The Pyramid is always very mainstream. It's stuff scattered about the other stages that usually make it stand out but there's a lack of it this year, to me at least.

The line up doesn't matter anyway, man.

[-james-]

There's some great Park Stage material there to be fair. Put Father John Misty, Toots & The Maytals, Angel Olsen & Ride back to back and you've got a happy afternoon.

[-james-]

On another note, a few of my mates were going to Safe As Milk festival at Pontins later this month. This was posted a couple of days ago:

http://i.imgur.com/gYeIo9K.png



And then this is today:

http://i.imgur.com/C3tJ4B2.png


:cab:

[Giggles]

Presumably the Foo Fighters and the mass suicide won't be the same night seeing as they're first and second on the list? Always wanted to go to Glastonbury once and the Foos would be as good a reason as any.

[Boydy]

Huh, I really didn't think festivals would interest you.

[Offshore Toon]

Try and get a ticket, Giggles. I'll show you the ropes.

Yeah it's less impressive than previous years I think. I think I think that every year though, it's probably just an effect of getting older.

The XX killed it when I saw them on Other in 2013, so much so that I'm not sure I'd want to see them again. The new stuff is shit as well.

Still not seen Chic, that would be top of my list. Solange would be good, and I'd be up for Flaming Lips, Moonlandingz and British Sea Power, but not that much else. Katy Perry's breasts.

Got tickets for this (http://www.monticulefestival.com/) on Glastonbury weekend instead. I'm still pretty gutted about missing Glastonbury but oh well.
I thought you knew a guy that could sneak you in?

There's loads that's 'good' but I get more excited about the late night stuff these days anyway. Wiley, Justice, Andersoon .Paak, Thundercat are all really good bookings, and there's plenty more there that are good, but I'm not exactly over the moon. Part of the problem is probably that I was expecting something like Tribe, Frank Ocean, Kendrick, Jamiroquai.

Is that more 'mainstream' and lame than normal, or it is just usually not set out like that?


The Pyramid is always very mainstream. It's stuff scattered about the other stages that usually make it stand out but there's a lack of it this year, to me at least.

The line up doesn't matter anyway, man.
I dunno how mainstream that is. Katy Perry is an odd one, but I reckon might even be quite fun. Dark Horse is a banger tbf. Its cliche and you sound like a bellend saying it, but the line really doesn't matter.

[Giggles]

Huh, I really didn't think festivals would interest you.

Been to a good few. Ones with bands I want to see are getting few and far between though. Obviously the camping went out the window years ago though.

[-james-]

My brother could probably get me in, but it would involve hanging out with his crusty mates for days beforehand, and probably for the duration as none of mine are going. Decided I'd rather go to France and eat croissants.

[Offshore Toon]

Fair enough. It'll probably be good to take a break and remember that other things happen that weekend.

[Offshore Toon]

Got a proper ticket for Glastonbury this morning. Over the fucking moon. One of our group (of three) didn't wake up, though, after SEETHING last year when a couple of people did the same to him. Another couple of our usual Glastonbury group (who got tickets via other means) didn't bother getting up, so its not all good, but still, at least I won't have to work during the festival. Roll on A Tribe Called Quest on West Holts, Friday night. :cool:

[-james-]

Primavera set times out. A few nasty clashes in there but really could have been a lot worse considering how good the line-up is. Sleep vs Arcade fire vs Gas is probably the worst one.

Itinerary looks something like this:

http://i.imgur.com/SB66J5Z.png


Why'd you use this thread? There's another much better one.

Is it only three days? FlyLo live is incredible, but Ame into KiNK would be great too. Pretty similar line up to Field Day which I might head to.

I searched festival and the other one came up hehe.

There's stuff on all week but those days are the main ones. There's a dance tent by the beach which is on all day (I think Jackmaster is doing a set at 2pm or something), particularly looking forward to that.

Quite annoyed that they've put Aphex Twin on on the main stage, not sure how that'll be.

Ame & KiNK vs Flying Lotus & Talaboman is a tricky one. The latter are playing at the outdoor auditorium which easily the best stage there, generally very appealing at 3am because there's seats all the way up, so it'll probably be that tbh.

[Offshore Toon]

Never heard of Talaboman. What's it like?

[-james-]

It's John Talabot and some Swedish guy. The album they released recently is pretty good, it's house-y but managed to keep my attention.

[Offshore Toon]

In my rather pissed state I've committed to Field Day (cheap ticket for £40 tbf). The alcohol has nothing to do with it because the line up is incredible. I don't think there's even time for a toilet break.

[rush]

In my rather pissed state I've committed to Field Day (cheap ticket for £40 tbf). The alcohol has nothing to do with it because the line up is incredible. I don't think there's even time for a toilet break.

Im jealous; I've been the past 3 years (missing this year as I'm moving house this weekend).

Last year it pissed it down solidly on the Saturday and turned the entire place into a bog (like Glastonbury on steroids) and it was still amazing.

[Cheddar]

Glastonbury in just over 3 weeks and the excitement is starting to kick in. Been waiting years to see the Foo Fighters and finally get to, unless the soft cunt falls of another stage.

[niko_cee]

Apart from rolling out that pay what you feel album concept have Radiohead done anything of note in the last 20 years? Watching that set last night, and recalling the one from '97, I tend to think not. You wonder why they bother when they just end up having to phone in the classics anyway.

And I don't don't mean to be unkind Liam, but that Wall of Glass song is fucking shite. I hope there are always people in the front row shouting at him to do Wonderwall as I'd imagine that would generate high levels of seethe.

'Mon the Foos.

[Shindig]

Seeing the Manics in August. Another band I can cross off my list.

[Weaver]

I'd planned on watching quite a bit of Glastonbury this year, but I saw about half an hour of Katy Perry last night and bits of Chic and Gibb today.

Ed Sheeran is just coming out to headline now, it's on BBC if anyone cares.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm trying to explain to my mum why Ed Sheeran is shit. She's not having any of it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My dad gets it (having never heard of Ed Sheeran before now). 'This seems quite samey.'

His favourite band is Lynyrd Skynyrd though, so he's presumably just an agent of white male privilege.

[wullie]

The Nile Rodgers and Barry Gibb sets seemed to cover roughly half of all hit songs ever written.

[Boydy]

Ed Sheeran is shit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I didn't know he was fond of considered forays into the world of what might be called 'spoken word'. How cringeworthy.

[wullie]

Every time he starts setting up the loops for the next song it sounds like he's going to cover something good but then no, just an Ed Sheeran song.

[Reg]

I'm trying to explain to my mum why Ed Sheeran is shit. She's not having any of it.
Well if this song doesn't convince her.

To be fair I quite like that EP he did with grime artists. And some of his other songs are passable.

[Giggles]

To confuse you all, I also think Sheeran is dirt.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Every time he starts setting up the loops for the next song it sounds like he's going to cover something good but then no, just an Ed Sheeran song.

Are you happy now?

[wullie]

I'm mortified now.

[wullie]

Oh Jesus. PLAY YOUR HITS ED FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've been trying to work out which guitar part he's been playing in every song so far and come up blank. I think he's just shadowing a part that someone in the pit is also playing.

[Raoul Duke]

He's one I just can't figure out why it's popular.

Like Drake. Just complete and utter swill.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He's one I just can't figure out why it's popular.

Like Drake. Just complete and utter swill.

I think his masterstroke is failing to alienate any group of people (apart from smug types like us).

[wullie]

I saw a bit of The Killers earlier, they were good. Normally you get some people down at the front nodding along, but the entire sweaty tent was going mad for them.

[Offshore Toon]

To think I almost wasn't there this year. It just doesn't get any better than Glastonbury. The weather was mostly great which meant each day followed the perfect formula of live acts > DJs > Stone Circle. The only downside was the amount of scousers/blacks trying to sell dodgy ket. Paranoid London was the best set I saw, but Run The Jewels and Justice ran it close.

[Pleb]

So Little Mix comes to Devon and the whole local public transport system goes tits up :moop:

[Offshore Toon]

Dour (in Belgium) is so fucking good. The Red Bull Elektropedia stage is easily the best stage I've ever been at. Nina Kraviz on that thing was :drool:. Friction and Nas were great too. I wasn't sure how Nas would handle a headline slot, but he fit in every track you could realistically expect.

[Trancemeister]

Tomorrowland livestreams about to start
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFNso9iXUAEk_sv.jpg:large

Ferry, Prydz and Axwell & Ingrosso :rave:

[mugbull]

How does Monstercat have its own stage at a festival in Belgium?

[-james-]

http://i.imgur.com/LYwxSvb.png

Realised a couple of weeks ago that the Sunday line up at Dekmantel might as well have been curated by me.

It's sold out, and it's my mate's 30th the night before. Still tempted.

[Offshore Toon]

Couldn't get into OVERMONO at Dour. It was good, but at 10:30pm whilst exhausted I needed something faster and heavier. Karenn straight after hit the spot nicely, though, and Blawan the next day was very good.

As for Tomorrowland, Amelie Lens and Beyer were both decent. Not sure I'll be rushing back or anything, and I'm a little annoyed at missing KiNK for the latter but the stage Beyer was playing was far superior.

[Lufcdanny]

Going to see Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics on Friday in Leeds. Just a load of old dance/rave tunes performed by an Orchestra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs3BXVTF7mw

[Offshore Toon]

Nice. That Ibiza Proms looked great at the time.

[Shindig]

That was a long day. You'd think they'd have the queueing down seeing as they've been running this festival in Times Square (Newcastle ... awww.) for a week. In through the doors at 4:15pm. Doors were supposed to be open at 3. A quick rundown, I guess:

- The Old Pink House. I had to look their name up because I couldn't fathom it in the moment. They look like twats but were decent live.
- Some ... four-piece girl band who, again, I didn't catch the name of. Might've began with the letter D. The bassist knackered her bass in the first song. She had Dave Hill's fringe. The lead singer is how I'd imagine Mark E. Smith sober to be. Lots of shouting. Well, exclusively.
- Public Broadcasting System. Our answer to Of Monuments to Masses. Post-rock with some sampled speech over it. Pretty good, although the lead guitarist is the most restrained human being on the planet which makes them boring to watch.

UNLESS THEY HAVE AN ENTHUSIASTIC BRASS SECTION IN TOW. Guy playing the sax became a fantastic hype man.

- The Cribs. Right, this is the first time I've felt out of place. Completely. I know of two of their singles and I enjoyed them when they rolled them out. I don't care enough to get along with the rest, though. In a crowd super into them. They also said they'd changed the set because there were so many fans of theirs. Code for. "Doors weren't open for an hour so we're pressed for time." Still cranked out an hour.

- Manic Street Preachers. Outstanding. Slightly dampened by the drunk bloke who turned a touch rapey and got pointed out by security. Also the moments were I came close to being crushed or bowled over. The first coming when a bint in a mohecan barreled through. The fucking state of her. Oh, and the guy that got visibly upset when his requests to play Faster were shut the fuck down. We got showered with streamers at the end of If You Tolerate This. James got strangled with them in the next number. On the plus side, someone's attempt to nail him with a pint was miles out.

[Offshore Toon]

How did you fare for Glasto, dino? It was chaos but we managed to get my main two groups sorted. Pretty much everybody else I spoke to didn't manage, though. Gotta treat every year like your last at this stage.

[Clunge]

I’m heading back to Glasto for the first time since 2014 next year. Muchos excito.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, last time getting a ticket in the resale meant I missed out on these six extra months of excitement. Fucking love it.

[Giggles]

Is there even a line up yet?

[Clunge]

Nope. But if you can’t find something you like buried in the Glasto line-up, whether it even be something that isn’t musical, Glasto probably isn’t the place for you. For me, good headliners are just a bonus. In 2014, I saw all three. The two years before that, I saw I think two out of the six. There truly is diversity of line-up across the bill that is almost universal.

[Baz]

Kendrick Lamar and Elton John. :drool:

[Kikó]

I missed registration this year. Lots of my mates are going so pretty SAD that I can't go.

[Offshore Toon]

Looks like The Cure will be one of the headliners, which I won't be at. They did a three hour set at Bestival a few years ago and I gave up after half-an-hour. It was so dull. They've got some songs I like, but I don't think I could stomach Friday I'm In Love either. I quite like having headliners that I'm not interested in as leaving the Pyramid can take about 45 minutes and your chances of getting into the south east corner are dramatically reduced.

[Giggles]

Looks like The Cure will be one of the headliners, which I won't be at. They did a three hour set at Bestival a few years ago and I gave up after half-an-hour. It was so dull. They've got some songs I like, but I don't think I could stomach Friday I'm In Love either. I quite like having headliners that I'm not interested in as leaving the Pyramid can take about 45 minutes and your chances of getting into the south east corner are dramatically reduced.

They definitely must be touring because they're doing a show here the same day as Metallica in Slane. Probably Marlay.

[Clunge]

The Cure basically do ‘a tour’ every summer don’t they? Which usually translates into 7/8 fucking huge outdoor shows and that’s it.

I’d def go see them if they are at Glastonbury, but I do fear the interminable nature of their sets.

[-james-]

How did you fare for Glasto, dino? It was chaos but we managed to get my main two groups sorted. Pretty much everybody else I spoke to didn't manage, though. Gotta treat every year like your last at this stage.

Nah I failed. It was a rather half arsed attempt as I wasn't sure if I could be arsed going, but I've definitely grown to be gutted about it since.

[Offshore Toon]

Going to Love Saves The Day in Bristol. £90 for two days + nights is pretty cheap and there's a nice mix throughout the line up. Would like to do a day at Junction 2 but its the same month financially as Glastonbury so doubt I could afford it. My mate wants to do a festival in Barcelona, so I've been pushing Sonar but he wants to go to Primavera, which again is the same month as Glasto. Other than that, would love to do Outlook but £££ so might just go to Boomtown again.

[Bernanke]

I want to do Sonar so badly, but I'm not sure if I have that weekend free and kinda doubt I can convince anyone to tag along.

[bruhnaldo]

Going to festivals solo is so good tho

[Offshore Toon]

I don't mind doing the odd night alone if the music warrants it, but a whole weekend by yourself would be a bit shit. I know you'd meet other people, but 99% of other people are shit.

[Dark Soldier]

Doing this in July. The missus is desperate to go and there's Culture Shock, Spy and London Elektricity for me. I have no fucking idea who 90% of these are. Loads more to be announced.

https://electriccastle.ro/

Awesome venue too.

https://i.imgur.com/uWTPTTz.jpg

[Offshore Toon]

Danny Byrd was good when I saw him at Hospitality in the Park a couple years back. Boys Noize is always good too if you fancy some techno. How'd you find out about it?

[Dark Soldier]

The missus is Romanian and has always wanted to go but moved over here 9 years back. Her mate has been last couple years and said its fucking amazing so we both said why not.

Free accommodation too as some of her mates live nearby.

[Offshore Toon]

Nice. Being a foreigner at a festival is great. Everybody will be so impressed that you travelled all that way for the festival. You'll probably get some free keys out of it.

[-james-]

Think I'm getting snuck into Glastonbury. About a million things that could go wrong, but fuck it.

[Offshore Toon]

By security? I remember you saying you had that option a few years back. Good luck.

[-james-]

By security? I remember you saying you had that option a few years back. Good luck.

Plan A is some convoluted shit involving wristbands, backup is hiding in a trailer. On paper I've got a decent chance but I'm finding it very hard to shake the notion that it's going to be a waste of time and money.

[-james-]

Tempting fate doing a clashfinder but this is what I fancy:

https://clashfinder.com/s/g2019/?user=0k5feq.vb&

Not a great deal during the daytime but the late stuff is immense. Iicon Friday & Sunday. :drool:

[Clunge]

Off to Glasto too. Much excitement.

[Offshore Toon]

Plan A is some convoluted shit involving wristbands, backup is hiding in a trailer. On paper I've got a decent chance but I'm finding it very hard to shake the notion that it's going to be a waste of time and money.
Good luck. Will be interested to hear the story regardless.

Tempting fate doing a clashfinder but this is what I fancy:

https://clashfinder.com/s/g2019/?user=0k5feq.vb&

Not a great deal during the daytime but the late stuff is immense. Iicon Friday & Sunday. :drool:
IICON does look and sound mental. Such a good line up. Karenn on the last night. :drool:

New Arcadia looks okay but it's usually a waste of time after midnight.

There's so much going on that I'm just going to go with the flow. My clashfinder is overwhelming. Gotta get the adventures in.

[-james-]

Karenn could be the best thing ever. Going to really have to make an effort to have gas left in the tank at that time of the weekend.

[bruhnaldo]

never even heard of half of these people

[mugbull]

Mall Grab :cool:

[Bernanke]

Bicep DJ set going straight into Hopkins DJ set is :drool:

[Offshore Toon]

Karenn could be the best thing ever. Going to really have to make an effort to have gas left in the tank at that time of the weekend.
I was there for a lot of Karenn but left to keep the group happy. That IICON stage, though: fucking hell. Batu on Thursday was genuinely mind-blowing. It felt like I was suspended in the air like a fish stunned by dynamite.

Wu-Tang far, far exceeded my expectations too and were maybe the best day act. I had a lot of fun just bouncing around this year, though. The energy at Glastonbury is incredible. There's nothing like it.

[Offshore Toon]

https://youtu.be/GGS_-FYXdHE

There's a time-lapse video of IICON being set up.

[-james-]

I was there for a lot of Karenn but left to keep the group happy. That IICON stage, though: fucking hell. Batu on Thursday was genuinely mind-blowing. It felt like I was suspended in the air like a fish stunned by dynamite.

Wu-Tang far, far exceeded my expectations too and were maybe the best day act. I had a lot of fun just bouncing around this year, though. The energy at Glastonbury is incredible. There's nothing like it.


My brain is in serious pain today but what a fucking weekend. It really is so well organised and curated, everything felt perfectly executed.

Got in with my brother's mate's crew wristband but had to give it back so was without one all weekend, was mildly paranoid for most of the festival but nobody seemed to give a fuck.

I had a heavy one on Thursday night so Friday was incredibly hard going in the heat, utterly relentless and nowhere to hide from it. Took it easyish on Friday and Saturday so had plenty of juice the whole weekend which worked well.

You're right about IICON. It is incredible, they better not change anything about it. Size is perfect even if it was quiet at times, loads of space to jump about and go mental or just chill out and have a seat if you fancy. Obviously visually incredible and the sound is amazing. The absolute bollocks. Karenn blew my face off but it was a fairly relentless 90 minutes.

[Offshore Toon]

My brain is in serious pain today but what a fucking weekend. It really is so well organised and curated, everything felt perfectly executed.

Got in with my brother's mate's crew wristband but had to give it back so was without one all weekend, was mildly paranoid for most of the festival but nobody seemed to give a fuck.

I had a heavy one on Thursday night so Friday was incredibly hard going in the heat, utterly relentless and nowhere to hide from it. Took it easyish on Friday and Saturday so had plenty of juice the whole weekend which worked well.

You're right about IICON. It is incredible, they better not change anything about it. Size is perfect even if it was quiet at times, loads of space to jump about and go mental or just chill out and have a seat if you fancy. Obviously visually incredible and the sound is amazing. The absolute bollocks. Karenn blew my face off but it was a fairly relentless 90 minutes.
Yeah, everything still feels like it's working out perfectly. I feel like a proper hippy being so in love with the world. It's strange, but I hope it never ends.

Security really don't give a shit. I felt I was proper pushing it at times but I think they're all fucked too. They must be under orders to just let things be unless anything violent is happening.

I've got a Quechea fresh and black tent so was able to sleep in the day. Its well worth investing in one if you can. My energy just didn't stop. Stone Circle after 6am every night before forcing myself to close my eyes for a few hours.

I've seen some people complain about IICON, but I thought it was perfect. This country just doesn't get techno, but if they keep that there eventually the crowds will come. I love drum and bass but it would be a waste of the stage to stick it on to get the crowds in.

[Clunge]

IICON did look fucking cool. None of the goings on in SE Corner / Shangri-La are really my thing musically, but we spent a couple of nights there just taking in all the weirdness which was very enjoyable.

Hot Chip on the Park Stage absolutely stole the show for me. I’d not seen them for nearly a decade and they’ve come a heck of a long way in that time. Plus, their cover of Sabotage by the Beastie Boys with Four Tet (!) was incredible.

[Offshore Toon]

I heard Sabotage from my camp. Wish I'd ran over to catch it now.

[Bernanke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1vlLJCr9Lo

What an absolute lad. :cool:

[Offshore Toon]

That lad really did smash it. Proper rose to the occasion.

In contrast, Huw Stephens responding to "that was black history in the making" after Stormzy's performance with "ahh, when Chris Martin came out" is the most stupid thing I've ever seen. Surely he has to lose his job? He was already shit so there's no reason to keep him.

[-james-]

Hot Chip really did smash it. Proper greatest hits set and there wasn't really a low point, just a party the whole way through. I love them.

Here's an article about IICON, sounds pretty promising for the future: https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/it-s-about-to-become-an-international-touring-phenomenon-the-inside-story-on-block9-s-iicon-creation/076682

[Bernanke]

Signed up to volunteer on the Saturday at Dekmantel and then going on the Sunday.

https://i.imgur.com/qY2HFqk.png

Want to start the day with Yu Su and end with Palms Trax, fuck knows in between though. Palms has the potential to be an all-time set. :drool:

[Offshore Toon]

Big clashes amongst the headliners. I'd probably check out Tzusing.

[Bernanke]

Kinda tempted to check out Raphaël Top-Secret and then just prep for a full 4 hours of MCDE + Palms.

Oh, went to Cercle's Amelie Lens-thing yesterday. For essentially being an event held in order to film a long-ass promotional video, it was pretty cool.

[Offshore Toon]

Where was it? Cercle normally pick good locations.

[Bernanke]

In front of the Atomium in Brussels. They lit them up like gigantic disco balls so that was almost worth the price of admission.

[-james-]

Tzusing. :nodd:

DJ Python is the other one that stands out.

[-james-]

Actually I'm getting mixed up with Mun Sing. Don't think I know who Tzusing is.

[Offshore Toon]

https://youtu.be/KmKqqZqyFWc

[mugbull]

They’ve got two UFO stages? Unreal

[Dark Soldier]

At Electric Castle in Cluj.

Chvrches- fucking amazing

Limp Bizkit - Utter gash. They did more covers than their own songs. Romanians went wild for it though.

Zed's Dead - Good mix of Dubstep and DnB

Florence and the Machine - Not my kinda sound but that voice fucking hell

Sigma - Good, if poppy, DnB mixed with some house and dubstep

Boys Noize - Best thing I've heard in years. Dark, minimalist techno ramped into some DnB then industrial hardcore right at the end.

Plus some other smaller acts I've heard bits of. Great fucking festival but the transport to get there is 4th world. Three hour queue for a two hour bus ride there in 30 degree heat with no air con.

[mugbull]

At Electric Castle in Cluj.

Chvrches- fucking amazing

Limp Bizkit - Utter gash. They did more covers than their own songs. Romanians went wild for it though.

Zed's Dead - Good mix of Dubstep and DnB

Florence and the Machine - Not my kinda sound but that voice fucking hell

Sigma - Good, if poppy, DnB mixed with some house and dubstep

Boys Noize - Best thing I've heard in years. Dark, minimalist techno ramped into some DnB then industrial hardcore right at the end.

Plus some other smaller acts I've heard bits of. Great fucking festival but the transport to get there is 4th world. Three hour queue for a two hour bus ride there in 30 degree heat with no air con.

Boys Noize is the best musical artist on earth. Glad you got to see him

[mugbull]

Best boiler room ever: https://soundcloud.com/platform/boys-noize-liege

[Offshore Toon]

BN is great fun. Guaranteed to get you sweating.

[Dark Soldier]

He did a tribute to Keith Flint and rolled three Prodigy remixes back to back. Whole place was rammed and went ballistic.

[Offshore Toon]

Nice. Had a lot of that at Glastonbury this year too. Long may it continue.

[Bernanke]

Survived Dek. Pretty much everything I saw was ace, but main highlights was probably Parrish Smith and then straight over to Orpheu the Wizard. Was completely buzzing after that.

Also, Palms Trax dropping this this year again was one of the most euphoric crowd moments I've seen, just smiles all around:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_aDqI6gXy0

[John]

He did a tribute to Keith Flint and rolled three Prodigy remixes back to back. Whole place was rammed and went ballistic.

Has his remix of Feist - My Moon My Man survived his move towards more techno oriented sets? I saw him in a tiny little room in The Arches about fifteen years ago then a few years later as the headline act in the dance tent at Rockness and both times that tune took the sides off the place as an encore track. &Down remains the best of his stuff I've heard, but MMMM will always stir something in me.

[Dark Soldier]

Has his remix of Feist - My Moon My Man survived his move towards more techno oriented sets? I saw him in a tiny little room in The Arches about fifteen years ago then a few years later as the headline act in the dance tent at Rockness and both times that tune took the sides off the place as an encore track. &Down remains the best of his stuff I've heard, but MMMM will always stir something in me.

I can't remember anything that downtempo being played. He started with some dark as all fuck Techno then had me losing my shit when he played borderline speedcore for the last couple tracks.

[John]

http://i63.tinypic.com/6ibg3q.jpg

Bellahouston Park holding up well to the piddling 'festival' they've had there today.

Whoever okayed having that at the bottom of a fairly big hill is an idiot.

[Offshore Toon]

Gonna try for coaches as well this year since it's bound to be much harder to get a ticket for the 50th. I'm confident I'll be there no matter what, but it'd be nice to have it sorted in good time. I ended up convincing my mum to go after this year, so she's banded together a crew of four, who I've chucked two of my mates in with to make a six. If they're the only group that get tickets it'll be a bit of a weird one.

[-james-]

I had completely forgotten it was tonight. Nice one.

[Offshore Toon]

No luck, but coach isn't ideal for me anyway.

[Offshore Toon]

Huge relief. Now for nine months of excitement.

[Clunge]

Five attempts, five Glastos :D. See you there in 2020.

[Offshore Toon]

I've only got through once, and that was coach tickets for a friend the only year I didn't get tickets in the main sale (2017). Fortunately I've got a couple of friends with the magic touch. I'm at a point where I'd quite like to work before/after now just to go to the staff parties.

[Bernanke]

Dek 2020:

https://i.imgur.com/WjeUs23.jpg

Lots of shit there I have no clue of whatsoever, but the 10 hour Theo Parrish-thing could be really great.

[-james-]

https://re-textured.com/#section_lineup

Trying to drum up some interest in this. Might just go on my own if I fail.

[Offshore Toon]

That Saturday at Tobacco Docks is amazing. I was thinking about it but I'll probably be back in Jersey.

[Bernanke]

Sonars electronic line-up is pretty :drool:

Despacio, The Chemical Brothers, Arca, Joy Orbison, Prydz, Lindstrøm etc.

https://i.imgur.com/4ehA6CJ.jpg

[-james-]

I fancy Primavera again. Mostly because Pavement are playing tbh.

https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2020/01/PS202020_Barcelona_IGpost-1579133266-640x800.jpg

[Giggles]

That’s the first one I’ve heard of anything off. Bernankes one looks like you let a toddler loose on a keyboard.

[Offshore Toon]

Some people at Dour were raving about Sonar so I'd like to go one year, but it's proximity to Glastonbury means it'll have to wait till a fallow year. I'd struggle to get anyone to go too. Some mates are interested in Primavera but it seems a bit soulless.

[Offshore Toon]

Glasto looks off given a thread on eFests that the admin has taken seriously to the point he tweeted a sad face.

[Offshore Toon]

Trying not to get excited, but tickets are flying about for all sorts of events. If R&L can go ahead, that means Boomtown probably can, but it still all feels far too ambitious.

[Spikey M]

27% of us are vaccinated. Mostly from within the most vulnerable to the disease. As long as the goalposts stay where they are there's no reason we shouldn't be completely back to normal by June. Buy all the tickets.

[Don]

Break down a list of the finest so I can impulsively spend a wedge on tickets, please.

I heard talk of European ones and am a little more apprehensive on those but I am very close to being tempted to book Worldwide.

[Offshore Toon]

I can't even remember who's playing where from the main festivals, but I'd love to get back to Dour and Boomtown over anything else.

[Yevrah]

All restrictions are lifted in June so book away. I'd guess Europe will open up at some point in summer and the RoW via vaccine passports late autumn.

[Don]

Tickets for Printworks reopening went on pre-sale at 12. I clicked link at 12:03 and just scraped one of the final release tickets. This is fucking madness.

[Offshore Toon]

I can't festivals happening tbh. I really hope they do but I'm not going to book anything. I'll just overpay on the day if I really want it.

[Offshore Toon]

Just bought a ticket for Dour (https://www.dourfestival.eu/fr/program/lineup/overview/). Think mid-July before all the major fests kick off in August is probably the safest. Worth the risk to be at the Elektropedia (https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/678254616_1280x720.jpg) in the Belgian sun. :drool:

[Spikey M]

The world is at your mercy and you've picked Belgium?

[Raoul Duke]

I went to Rock Werchter in Belgium a few years ago and it was awesome

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, Belgian festivals are great. I did Rock Werchter 2011 and from speaking to people there I was put onto Dour and now this will be my fourth time. The sound quality is amazing, it covers the best genres, its stupidly sunny (too hot if anything) and quite cheap compared to UK fests.

[Offshore Toon]

Just managed to get a Boomtown ticket at cost too. This summer will either be brilliant or tragic.

[Don]

I've got Warm-Up [as it came through my inbox first and was on my doorstep] and a load of 1 day-ers, the highlight being Cross The Tracks.

[Bernanke]

Anyone trying for Primavera -22 tickets tomorrow?

[-james-]

Yeah. Will do Thursday to Thursday or something.

Last time I went we fluked our way into a four star hotel a ten minute walk from the festival and I simply refuse to do it any other way now. Obviously all the good accomodation within a few miles is already booked out so I'm just going to set booking.com as my homepage and hope for a cancellation.

[Bernanke]

Hotels probably haven't even opened their bookings 13 months out, I'm sure if you check once every two weeks or so you'll find something.

I'm probably doing second weekend and then staying over Sónar. Apparently the club gigs are kinda impossible to get into if you don't have dual weekend tickets, so might turn up on the 8th or something.

[-james-]

That makes more sense lol. I'm just used to all of the primo hotels being booked out well in advance and ending up a half an hour cab ride away.

Got tickets for first weekend, bummed to have missed out on VIP though.

[Bernanke]

Got the second weekend ones, whew.

[-james-]

The A La Ciutat stuff is apparently prioritised to double weekend ticket holders. That's a bit of a bollocks.

[Bernanke]

Yep, and single weekend VIP aren't prioritised either. I have zero hope in seeing the PC Music thing (Razz 2 has like 900 capacity), or Jamie XX as well as Talabots label night (both are playing at Laut with 230 people capacity). There's bound to be that amount of dual weekend ticket holders gunning for all of those.

[-james-]

Yeah the PC Music thing was one of the main draws. Quite tempted to snag a dual weekend now lol.

I'm not sure I've ever got into an indoor thing at primavera, they're always just chaos.

[Bernanke]

Prima W1 sounds like it's a shitshow. :(

Massively oversold and understaffed.

[-james-]

I had to sell my ticket so I'm a little relieved to hear that. The bars are always a bit of a nightmare so I can't imagine what it's like with more punters and fewer staff. Sneaking miniature vodkas in basically mandatory.

[-james-]

I like Billie Eilish, but what's the point in being half a mile back in the crowd while she sings along to a backing track? She's nowhere near actually big enough to get the crowd engagement.

Run of ballads now, mass exodus on the cards imo.