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
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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
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.
Are LCD Soundsystem really that big?
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.
The first name on that lineup poster is good reason to read no further. Possibly even good reason to firebomb the event itself.
I don't think I've ever even heard an LCD Soundsystem song. What sort of music is it?
I've seen them described as "Dance-punk" which seems as accurate as anything else I can think of.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammer
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
What a random assortment of quite dull, ambient, wailing, singer songwritery stuff and then Pusha T.
Weird lineup.
Almost none of those fit that description.
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.
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.
I took it to be a single description, which might have worked for Beach House to be fair.
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.
New Yawk 'No Wave' in the same vein as Liquid Liquid, et al. The club side of post-punk basically.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Merse
As if someone who hasn't heard any LCD Soundsystem knows what the hell any of those genres are.
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.
Math rock is a very accepted term.
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).Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
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?
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
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...
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
Post-Rock :D
Do fuck off.
Is everyone from Chuck Berry onwards in the Post-Rock genre?
You probably just don't read much music stuff outside of hip-hop, 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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
What exactly is Post Rock supposed to be? Is there no rock now then?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
There's loads of sub genres in Hip-Hop (Nerdcore, Boom Bap, Backpack etc.), just no-one but dickheads use them.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
That would go under 'Instrumental' for me Clive.
Post-Rock...
Is that not instrumental then? Or even instrumental rock?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
But then where does Rock start? Chuck Berry? Bill Haley? Led Zeppelin? AC DC? Guns & Roses?
Stop taking it so literally and you'll be fine.
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.
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.
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.
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
Agree that post-rock and others are pretty acceptable. It was particularly 'New Yawk 'No Wave' ' that made me lol about the bollocks.
Reg told me that clearly I don't read enough for laughing at a shit term. Hence why getting pissy about it is worthwhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
It's just [video] on the Brave New Board, James.
Well, you were being pretty autistic about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
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-
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Originally Posted by phonics
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Originally Posted by Reg
No chimp out, genuine questions.
What comes after post-rock then?
Post-post-rock.
Well if Post-Rock is Rock without the singer I'm guessing we're back to hitting rocks against other rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
Dino is James?
What about after that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
First Mellin(berg) and now this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
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.
It's noteable progression of a genre, and purely a way to identify trends in music and categorise for ease of reference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
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.
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Originally Posted by The Merse
Mate, just listen to yourself back.
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
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.
'Music is my life, maaaan.'
Sorry, I'll stop taking the piss now.
Do you play anything?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Merse
Probably Runescape.Quote:
Originally Posted by leedsrevolution
Not any more, on account of having been a shite guitarist and worse frontman.Quote:
Originally Posted by leedsrevolution
Can you not accept the fact that Merse may listen to more music than the average person?Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
Film wankers are just as bad if not worse because they've chosen a shitter medium to be interested in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
He's not saying he listens to more music than you do.
My nan listens to more music than both of you.
How dare you say that!
I'm not either. I just said genre wankers will be genre wankers and I will gladly call them genre wankers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
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
Has anyone said anything in English past the first post?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
This thread is classic TTH. Someone post a Hitchens video (ideally a post-rock, nu-disco elctroclash mashup)
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.
what the fuck is going on
Love ya really, Merse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Half Man Half Biscuit - Irk The Purists
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.
Still got the best song on this page :cool:
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
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.
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
http://clashfinder.com/s/primaverasound16/
Ah, that's pretty awesome, then. Just sleep under an umbrella on the beach during the day.
https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?906302
Field Day is a must now.
Never heard of even one of them.
You'll like Death Grips.
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
'solo tier' :sick:
You're all about the hip hop aren't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
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.
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.
I know it probably makes me seem like I 'just don't get it' but Death Grips is wank.
It's that pure hypebeast material. You just gotta be willing to become a grizzly bear
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.
New page :cool:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by mokbull
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
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...71&oe=589E422C
Bestival announced tomorrow too. Does anybody know the capacity of the new location?
I'm going to Rock Werchter this year: http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/line-up :drool:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
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.
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.
I just found my Guns N'Roses tickets while I was looking for something else. Completely forgot it was on.
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...68&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.
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 on Glastonbury weekend instead. I'm still pretty gutted about missing Glastonbury but oh well.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Huh, I really didn't think festivals would interest you.
Try and get a ticket, Giggles. I'll show you the ropes.
I thought you knew a guy that could sneak you in?Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
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.
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Originally Posted by Lewis
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
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.
Fair enough. It'll probably be good to take a break and remember that other things happen that weekend.
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:
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Originally Posted by dino
I searched festival and the other one came up hehe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
Never heard of Talaboman. What's it like?
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.
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).Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
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.
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.
Seeing the Manics in August. Another band I can cross off my list.
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.
I'm trying to explain to my mum why Ed Sheeran is shit. She's not having any of it.
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.
The Nile Rodgers and Barry Gibb sets seemed to cover roughly half of all hit songs ever written.
Ed Sheeran is shit.
I didn't know he was fond of considered forays into the world of what might be called 'spoken word'. How cringeworthy.
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.
Well if this song doesn't convince her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
To be fair I quite like that EP he did with grime artists. And some of his other songs are passable.
To confuse you all, I also think Sheeran is dirt.
Are you happy now?Quote:
Originally Posted by wullie
I'm mortified now.
Oh Jesus. PLAY YOUR HITS ED FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
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.
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).Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
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.
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.
So Little Mix comes to Devon and the whole local public transport system goes tits up :moop:
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.
Tomorrowland livestreams about to start
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFNso9iXUAEk_sv.jpg:large
Ferry, Prydz and Axwell & Ingrosso :rave:
How does Monstercat have its own stage at a festival in Belgium?
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.
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.
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
Nice. That Ibiza Proms looked great at the time.
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.
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.
I’m heading back to Glasto for the first time since 2014 next year. Muchos excito.
Yeah, last time getting a ticket in the resale meant I missed out on these six extra months of excitement. Fucking love it.
Is there even a line up yet?
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.
Kendrick Lamar and Elton John. :drool:
I missed registration this year. Lots of my mates are going so pretty SAD that I can't go.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
Going to festivals solo is so good tho
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.
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
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?
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.
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.
Think I'm getting snuck into Glastonbury. About a million things that could go wrong, but fuck it.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Toon
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:
Off to Glasto too. Much excitement.
Good luck. Will be interested to hear the story regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
IICON does look and sound mental. Such a good line up. Karenn on the last night. :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
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.
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.
never even heard of half of these people
Mall Grab :cool:
Bicep DJ set going straight into Hopkins DJ set is :drool:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
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.
https://youtu.be/GGS_-FYXdHE
There's a time-lapse video of IICON being set up.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
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.
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.
I heard Sabotage from my camp. Wish I'd ran over to catch it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1vlLJCr9Lo
What an absolute lad. :cool:
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.
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/...reation/076682
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:
Big clashes amongst the headliners. I'd probably check out Tzusing.
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.
Where was it? Cercle normally pick good locations.
In front of the Atomium in Brussels. They lit them up like gigantic disco balls so that was almost worth the price of admission.
Tzusing. :nodd:
DJ Python is the other one that stands out.
Actually I'm getting mixed up with Mun Sing. Don't think I know who Tzusing is.
They’ve got two UFO stages? Unreal
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 himQuote:
Originally Posted by Dark Soldier
Best boiler room ever: https://soundcloud.com/platform/boys-noize-liege
BN is great fun. Guaranteed to get you sweating.
He did a tribute to Keith Flint and rolled three Prodigy remixes back to back. Whole place was rammed and went ballistic.
Nice. Had a lot of that at Glastonbury this year too. Long may it continue.
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Soldier
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
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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.
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.
I had completely forgotten it was tonight. Nice one.
No luck, but coach isn't ideal for me anyway.
Huge relief. Now for nine months of excitement.
Five attempts, five Glastos :D. See you there in 2020.
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.
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.
https://re-textured.com/#section_lineup
Trying to drum up some interest in this. Might just go on my own if I fail.
That Saturday at Tobacco Docks is amazing. I was thinking about it but I'll probably be back in Jersey.
Sonars electronic line-up is pretty :drool:
Despacio, The Chemical Brothers, Arca, Joy Orbison, Prydz, Lindstrøm etc.
https://i.imgur.com/4ehA6CJ.jpg
I fancy Primavera again. Mostly because Pavement are playing tbh.
https://static.stereogum.com/uploads...66-640x800.jpg
That’s the first one I’ve heard of anything off. Bernankes one looks like you let a toddler loose on a keyboard.
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.
Glasto looks off given a thread on eFests that the admin has taken seriously to the point he tweeted a sad face.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Just bought a ticket for Dour. Think mid-July before all the major fests kick off in August is probably the safest. Worth the risk to be at the Elektropedia in the Belgian sun. :drool:
The world is at your mercy and you've picked Belgium?
I went to Rock Werchter in Belgium a few years ago and it was awesome
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.
Just managed to get a Boomtown ticket at cost too. This summer will either be brilliant or tragic.
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.
Anyone trying for Primavera -22 tickets tomorrow?
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.
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.
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.
Got the second weekend ones, whew.
The A La Ciutat stuff is apparently prioritised to double weekend ticket holders. That's a bit of a bollocks.
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.
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.
Prima W1 sounds like it's a shitshow. :(
Massively oversold and understaffed.
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.
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.
Is this one twenty minute song or has it been a few different ones?
They're all each other's dads in that family. I guarantee it.Quote:
The star was joined on stage by her brother, co-writer and "best friend" Finneas O'Connell
Happy Father’s Day to the best daddy in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
[pic of her husband]
:arry:
I'm going to this nostagia fest next month :drool:
https://forestfest.ie/
would love to see the waterboys tbfQuote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
Clashed with Foals, burn everyone over the age of 18 who chose her.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
Saw a bit of Foals and they were pretty mega, but I've seen them enough times that I'd probably have headed up for Bill Eyelash (and left five songs in). Foals aren't big big but they should definitely be given a shot at headlining.
Tbh this has got to be the worst line-up in memory, though it's been sliding towards BBC-ification for a while. I nearly went down last minute before realising there was barely a single act I'd be excited to see. Macca maybe?
I've probably got 4 sets I fancy watching which sounds like a low number.
The best stuff I saw from yesterday was Foals, Seun Kuti and Bonobo, all of which I'd seen in the last year :cool:
Can't find Four Tet's set on iplayer, I swear they said they had it all.
Self Esteem banged hard. Also lol at me not knowing Alana Haim was from Haim.
Noel Gallagher singing Dead in the Water will never get old
If there was a Noel Gallagher-less band out there peddling this material they would be playing in your local.
This is horrendous.
When I saw him at V Festival years ago, he played a few of his new bands songs then announced he would now “play what we’d all come to hear”, and just did Oasis songs.
Didn't know he was a City fan.
Pa Salieu blew my fucking nut off.
Do we have anyone on the ground?
This has started like the musical equivalent of watching Ronaldo fail to dribble some nobody.
Let me hear Coming Up and I'll judge it solely off that.
How's he in such good shape at 80? Is he teetotal?
This song just isn't the same without slo-mo bingo wings waving giant novelty cheques.
He stopped supporting Everton.
To be fair to Macca, his voice went in about 2009, and it hasn't really changed since then.
He's a remarkable performer, especially for someone who's eighty years old.
Oh, and 1985 is probably the best post-beatles solo song any of them put out.
He's 80? Fuck me. He could get away with late 60s.
Google is saying he lived a full life in his youth too. He's been blessed by Allah.
I think the trick is mostly being immensely wealthy.
Brian Wilson is two days younger, but Wilson in the 90s looked older than McCartney does now.
They must be three actors deep on McCartney.
To be fair to Brian Wilson, he's belonged in an asylum since 2014.
This is horrific.
Now he's just started chatting. :face:
I've been watching that new Beatles documentary and it's making this pretty jarring viewing. Aging's wild.
Crazy to think that someone might sound
a bit different 53 years later #deepthoughts
Sorry for slagging Paul off mate.
Pretty much. I can't imagine I've seen HD footage of the same two people shot fifty years apart before.Quote:
Originally Posted by SvN
Next you'll be calling him overrated.
I tell people George Harrison was the best Beatle so they think I must be cleverer than them.
Say Ringo and they’ll make an excuse to stop talking to you.
Suge Knight's really getting himself over on drums in this.
:D
That guy is loving it.
His voice is fully gone now.
I switched over to the miami stripper they got on Other stage. Lol.
Edit: fuck that, I'm back.
I'm in tears at him bringing out Dave Grohl and not fucking Ringo.
Ringo wouldn't have got the lyrics wrong.
I thought his voice not being what it was is fine as long as he doesn't go for something like Helter Skelter but apparently that's coming.
Play Coming Up, you fucking dirty nazi cunt.
The second half of that was pretty fucking good. Better part of three hours in total, fair play.
Yeah it ended up being ace.
Jamie T set was lively :thbup:
Caroline Polachek had me transfixed.
13 minutes into that Four Tet set I've had to stop it as I'm getting too carried away. Proper gagging for some of that.
Father in law had Diana Ross on. I know she’s old but I’ve heard better karaoke.
I wouldn't have sent her out there after the Jubilee showing. I'm also listening to Four Tet.
I've either missed things or today has been wall-to-wall shit. Excited about Kendrick though, it's gonna be a lot.
Charli time.
He's gone big and he's gone early :drool: would be nicer without the gammon singalong having to go quiet at the n-words.
That's where we're at now? I remember a few years back, a white Glastonbury crowd dropping them happily during Kanye's set.
I prefer the now. We can’t say that.
Just got in from Glastonbury. Highlights:
- Libertines, never saw them first time round. Pete Doherty’s final evolutionary state is quite something. Tunes are better than I remembered.
- Wolf Alice, so good. No bad had quite the moment they did. Crowd was massive and they absolutely delivered. I could see them headline with one more knockout album.
- Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, both just consummate performers doing quality stuff. Have seen Plant before and getting three Zeppelin songs was a treat.
- St Vincent, only really know the album she did with David Byrne but knew I’d be a fan and she was immense. Such an intense performer and helped along by a crazy good backing band.
- Foals, probably the best all-round ‘set’ of the weekend. They’ve come a long way. I liked how the set was frontloaded with their dancier stuff and progressed into their heavy stuff. Inhaler was huge. We were right in the middle of the pit(s) too which was a lot of fun.
- Skunk Anansie, bit of a blind spot for me but totally exceeded my expectations and were very different to what I expected. It’s almost industrial-esque metal in places. Skin’s a 10/10 frontperson too. Serious banshee territory. The metre-long spiky headgear for the first few songs looked bananas.
- Avalanches, only caught about half of their set but their kind of extended jam scthtick reminded me of a more chill / blissed Chemical Brothers. Not a lot in it I recognised though (think they have a new album I’ve missed)
- McCartney, where to start? They first 90 minutes was awful. Just plain awful. Turgid crap, he lost his way a few times, hideous lip service to his old bandmates, the little song he did about Lennon was excruciating. And don’t even get me started on Obladi-oblada and Lady Madonna. All that great Beatles material and that’s what we get. After that, though, the set transformed into something that was try great. The guests helped, and sering Helter Skelter live was incredible live. Every modern indie/alt band owes that song a debt of gratitude. Crowd was obvs full of Hey Jude wankers but I was glad he didn’t close with it. Set of two halves, to put it in TTH cliche terms.
- Elbow, always good. Not much else to say.
- Jarv Is, best frontman in music. Solo stuff is silly and fun. On the Park Stage too, the best stage ofc.
Saw some comedy too - Jonathan Pie, Josh Widdecombe and Nish Kumar. Lefty af but come at me. They were all excellent.
And that was it acts wise. Festival was as great as ever, my fifth Glasto. My parents live 15 miles down the road so it does make it a whole lot easier to do. Seem to have returned with a lurgee but it’s doesn’t (yet) seem to be Covid so 👍
Yeah Doherty morphing into Don Vito Margera is surprising, to say the least.
https://video-images.vice.com/articl...4547072_n.jpeg
It was always on the cards
This has raised some immense future concerns regarding my own future self. :uhoh:
I was there. It was one of the best years I've been. The build up of anticipation over three years meant it was a blowout from the very start.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manc
And now I've got COVID.
I also have everything that amounts to Covid, bar a positive test for Covid. Been coughing and sneezing my soul out since Sunday.
Yeah, I shouldn't have bothered testing. I don't feel all that terrible, just exhausted. Days become meaningless there, which is great in the moment, but it means I've got a shitload of sleep to catch up on
I was there too and it was fantastic. Defo have covid but haven't got a test.
Should have added that both my partner and me have tested negative so I don't know what new-age lurgee we have ended up with.
Is your partner a man? Sounds like Monkeypox.
She's a she so no pox here :nod:.
Are you all buying tests online or something? I thought they’d pretty much disappeared when the Government pulled the plug on the pandemic a few months ago.
I have a decent chunk leftover as they sent me 40 back in November and I've only tested when I felt I might actually have it.
Obviously. Moving on.
I lolled at seeing Tesco selling tests for £2 a pop the other day. What saddo is buying those?
Anyway, I think I'll give my best set of the weekend to DJ EZ. Watching a DJ when the traditional headliners are on can backfire massively, but it can also pay off huge. Everybody in the crowd truly wants to be there and it can fucking pop off, which it really did on Arcadia (and for Jopkins on Friday night).
The set included so many tracks that I just can't keep up with EZ's mixing. It's incredible hearing him come up with ideas on the spot, and even binning off certain mixes for something else, but it never sounds anything other than masterful. He's got the be the best in the world at keeping the crowd bouncing.
There are still quite a lot of people who are really wound up about it, two years on. My brother was seething on the family whatsapp group the other day about having to attend a work team building day due to covid risk (he's wfh) and we were all forced to 'Well, anyway...' him in slightly awkward fashion.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
I've got two left. I don't think they'll ever get used.
Did he leave the Army? Melt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Yeah. He now resides in some gaff outside Bristol and talks impenetrable corporate bullshit for a living.
I sometimes think I should have joined the Navy and retired in my forties. Oh well.
There is a petition to rename the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury. I must admit I raised an eyebrow when I saw it mentioned this year, thought after his candid admissions of child sex it would have been quietly dropped during the covid break.
"Making their way to the Tim Westwood stage now ...."
Peel was a nonce? Lol, that one must hurt the unwashed.
They are rabidly defending him on social media despite him literally saying himself he used to get regularly piped off by a 13 year old and he said as late as 2004 he 'had an awful lot' of sexual contact with underage girls. Some hill to die on because he played some records they liked, but that's the internet for you.
It may well be because he has children like Tom Ravenscroft that are deeply sewn into the happy-go-lucky 'all music is brilliant' scene that encompasses the likes of Glastonbury and the BBC. That, or they've always known.
Apparently "teenage dreams so hard to beat" was plastered on the back of the stage this year. :lol:
Hard to imagine it not being renamed by next year.
I foolishly got drawn into a facebook argument about this with his defenders and now one of them is threatening to falsely out me as a paedo, what even is that logic, defend a nonce by claiming someone else is? :D
Too many of a certain type have got too much lifetime baggage (i.e. having nothing to offer so defining their entire personality on the basis of liking slightly less popular music than their friends) invested in Peel to let him go now.
I'm going to BLUE DOT with work, it'll probably be alright, it's free including train tickets and food for 3 days, plus we get fancy staff camping passes with showers and stuff. Also for leaving Fri morning and coming back Sunday evening, it means I get to avoid working Friday and get two days in lieu for the weekend. Not bad for having to only do like 6 hours over the three days or something.
Might regret it a bit by Saturday evening, and my colleague will definitely be regretting letting me share her tent with my disgusting snoring.
Alex Turner sounds like Adam Sandler in Billy Madison.
I had a real good time binging on the iplayer coverage of glasto last year so I've cleared out my weekend for the same again. Not too clued up on lineup info or whatnot so will see what we get served up.
This Glasto line-up is utterly depressing.
Arctic Monkeys vs Hot Chip vs Fever Ray on right now would have been the stuff of my nightmares. I'd have no doubt gone Pyramid and it would have been the wrong choice. It's always Hot Chip.
I have just put them on, thought 'Vic Reeves', and sure enough it's trending on Twitter. Give up son.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
He's just had laryngitis. It's hard to tell if it's that or it's just how he sings these days.
AM are proper clowning with this setlist. Half way through and not a single proper big hitter.
They're so shit these days. That said, I'd kill to be there. I'm doing a good job of avoiding it so far but I might tune in for Elton. Hopefully he brings out William Shatner for Rocket Man.
And a Diana hologram for Candle in the Wind.
Then reads the passage from his autobiography about gay orgies soiling his snooker table.
I had no idea the Arctic Monkeys were [or have become?] some sort of lounge lizard crooner act.
Seemed a pretty rubbish set really.
They are in this weird identity crisis where they clearly view themselves as above the stuff on their first couple of albums but also feel obliged to play it at every gig. I presume the setlist tonight was an attempt to win the masses over to their new stuff.
They should split up for a bit. They're clearly just Alex Turner and backing band. Let him fuck off and do his weird little thing for a bit.
I never really listened to the Arctic Monkeys beyond their radio hits back in the day, so persevered through that set last night. What a load of wank.
I hope the poor mites laryngitis was ok.
Expecting big things from Loyle & Christine/Chris/Redcar today.
Missed yday but just watching Kiko's set on BBC now. Never really been a fan and this isn't doing anything to change that. Anything good happen yesterday?
:D
I noticed that comparison too.
Reaction seems to be mixed at best.
Foo Fighters are great :cool: Fred Again, Young Fathers and The Comet is Coming seem to be the other stuff from yesterday that I need to catch up on.
This is brutal for today though:
Pyramid Stage
12:00 – 12:45: Rick Astley
13:15 – 14:00: Raye
14:30 – 15:30: Amadou & Mariam
16:00 – 17:00: Aitch
17:30: NHS 75th anniversary celebration
17:35 – 18:35: Lewis Capaldi
19:30 – 20:30: Lizzo
21:30 – 23:45: Guns N’ Roses
I'll check out Rick and A&M could be good but the rest aren't getting touched beside possibly seeing what Guns N' Roses are about. Plenty on other stages ofc (Loyle, Lana, Fatboy Slim, Maggie Rogers, etc).
Rick Astley was great, wasn't expecting an AC/DC cover in there along the way
Just watched Fever Ray's set back, hard to imagine there will be anything better this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
Absolutely fuck all of interest today. Rina Sawayama in the tent would probably have been the only thing I'd have made the effort for.
Guns N' Roses, coupled with last night, should put paid to any hopes of another guitar band headlining this decade.
And he's doing some kind of Smiths cover/tribute with Blossoms later on apparently. :cab:Quote:
Originally Posted by wullie
Not sure there's anything I want to watch less than Lizzo sweating all over a flute.
This is pretty good fun. You could hardly conceive of a safer bet.Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
Rick Smithley should have been headlining last night.
Fred Again's set was great vibes.
lol wtf happened to the Arctic Monkeys
Are there sound problems on this Guns n Roses performance or are they just a bit shit/old?
The KLF had it right, [nearly] everyone should stop after 5 years or whatever.
Slash is still an absolute wizard.
And go out with a big, public shitpost.Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
Axl Rose's voice is fucked but that's no surprise. They all seem pretty up for it so it's better than I expected.
Loyle bringing NRG.
I bet he absolutely stinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
Guns and Roses have a lot of songs I don’t know.
Never been much of a fan but Lana is pretty captivating from the get go.
Slash is ridiculous.
Axl giving off strong Eddie Izzard vibes.
He looks like a nan
Elton John.
Showed up half an hour late and had the plug pulled before she could do her two biggest songs. :happycry:Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
I'm a convert though. She should headline for her next album.
Is this Lana Del Rey? My favourite song with her on (hands on the whee by schoolboy q) turned out to not even be her, it was someone called Lissie. :stamford:
Wasn't expecting the Manics to go to the Holy Bible that much.
Glastonbury's headliner choice are so bizarre sometimes. Guns n Roses is them once again employing a previously gigantic band because they're cheap to book now. They're cheap for a reason, though. Meanwhile they take advantage of someone like Lewis Capaldi being willing to play for peanuts when he'd have made a far better headliner than either from the last two nights. The only chance he's got at headlining at the moment is by getting a sex change.
I saw Lewis Capaldi at the Portsmouth thing the other year and between songs he was annoying. You Scottish mate aye?
I can't decide if he's likeable and honest or a dramatic twat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66010662
Probably a bit of both.
Imagine thinking Lewis Capaldi of all people is a twat.
The crowd taking over from him singing when his tics started to kick in was beautiful.
Rick Astley being great is a nice bit of Rick rolling by him.
Keyword is "dramatic".Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
"When I have a panic attack, it feels like I'm going insane, completely disconnected from reality," he told the director, Joe Pearlman. "I can't breathe. I can't feel my breath going in. I get dizzy. I feel like there's something happening to my head. I'm sweating.
"The big thing for me with it is, I'm always going to feel like this now, this is me."
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
I don't think someone describing a panic attack means that they are dramatic.
Yeah, that's just him being honest.
It's him being a tart.
Easy to say when you don’t have panic attacks cos you’re not a spastic melt.
Getting on stage for thousands of people would probably give me one.
He should find another job.
I don't know any of these people, but some famous singer with Mental Health Issues is the most 2020s thing ever.
Yet none of them swap the fame and money, strange that. You'd almost think the publicists come up with all this stuff.
Mental Health doesn't exist and Lewis Capaldi was just pretending to lose his shit on the telly yesterday and also cancelled all of his shows this month in the lead up to bolster the agenda.
Wouldn't be quite so over-dramatic. It does sell though and at the end of the day, he's swimming in publicity now.
Sam Smith is the most 2020's thing ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Lol wot. I’m not sure he was ever struggling for publicityQuote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
Cat Stevens > 90% of the acts so far.
Having Googled him, is that some sort of 'trans' singer? If so, then yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
Yes, and future Fisherthem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
It's big mental health in cahoots with the big green cabal, kids that identify as cats and George Soros.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
Do we reckon it's more difficult for Capaldi because of his overweight downs aesthetic? You'd think he would just take advantage and bag bishes all over and be able to jizz over his physical defects but I guess he probably still gets treated as the freak in private events and in the industry.
To be fair, 'fisherthem' is quite good, and more reasonable than 'fisher'.
He was living a Stewart Lee dream, but instead of playing to an entirely sold out, but empty theatre, he was doing little ticks and getting the crowd to sing his songs for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
Great ad for his documentary.
This genuinely is Vic Reeves-like. I remember him sounding like this when they had the 2012 Jubilee bash, and people put it down to some temporary health issues.
Leftfield and Fatboy Slim were a fun catchupearlier today but this has put me off the entire event this year.
I've never really got the fuss about Elton John. He has a few catchy songs but... meh. He's basically just the original Gary Barlow.
If someone wasn't familiar with his songs I wonder if they could work out a single word he's singing.
I definitely can't.Quote:
Originally Posted by wullie
:D
And now he's just getting other randoms on to fill out the set.
I'm sure Elton loves this guy for his voice and song writing talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
'Goodbye...'
*deep breath*
'...Norma Jeane...'
*breathe out*
I think Brandon Flowers just escaped Madame Tussauds.
It has to be something truly special to bother with the Pyramid stage for a headliner. The sound is usually crap and entering a crowd of 100k people is a big time commitment.
Its actually quite nice when the main stages all have meh headliners cause it means you can start the night earlier when the dance crowds are always so much better as its full of people who genuinely want to be there.
I'm genuinely gobsmacked to see him standing for a song.
Then he sits down for this one
Am dil danding. :youpi:
Josh Homme has still got it. :cool:
QOTSA were fucking electric.
That Elton set was like listening to your own death. The only good headliner they've had for 10+ years was Stormzy.
I saw QOTSA at Cardiff Castle on Friday. They've still got it. That Glasto set was fierce.
I saw Arctic Monkeys tonight and they were fantastic. A slightly better setlist and a good crowd makes a world of difference.
QOTSA headlining the Other Stage in 2013 when they went up against Beyonce was one of the best gigs I've ever seen. Sounds like a similar deal this year.
I don't think I've ever been blown away at the Pyramid. It's just way too big and full of camping chair wankers to get any sort of atmosphere going. And probably the acts never stray far enough from radio 1 territory. The best you can hope for it a massive singalong to a song everyone knows.
I've only seen pictures, but those massive flags should be banned.... I imagine half the folks can't even see the acts on stage.
I think half the reason for all the fossils being headliners is that we live in a pretty superstarless era. Who could they headline with that's current? Stormzy, Adele and Ed Sheeran are the only superstars out there at the moment really. Fast forward 10 - 15 years and they're really going to struggle.
It's mostly the money on offer imo. Glasto don't pay anywhere near what a lot of the more corporate festivals do, so they rely on their reputation or bands ultimately giving in a bit. GnR would have been a great headliner any time over the span of about two decades, but still they only turn up when they're well past it. Americans don't tend to understand the allure until they've been around the block a few times so there's no chance they'll pay for bobbins when they're fresh on the scene.
That is mostly just the industry being really corporate and safe, same as the film industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
I'm thinking the only band that give a proper headliner spectacle is someone truly daft like Rammstein.
2011 – was there too. I remember Josh pretending all the fireworks were for him. I rhink they thrive on being the underdogs or also-rans, knowing they're going up against the biggest draw of the weekend. Fun Machine that night was enormous.Quote:
Originally Posted by -james-
Shame the lead singer is a bit rapey*Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
*Allegedly, only joking etc.
Yeah but did they do a Destiny's Child medley?Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunge
This. I remember they played Leeds main stage and were ridiculously put as third on the bill behind The Killers who had one album. Josh came on and absolutely destroyed it, finished on an improvised guitar solo going on for ages. Brandon Flowers came on to mumble his way through their set, atmosphere instantly deflated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunge
Got tickets for the QOTSA Glasgow date :cool:
I was there for that as well. Great stuff, especially considering he was bladdered too. Joey Castillo was a monster on the drums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
I was looking at them last night but standing looks like it's sold out and it appears to be £85 for a seated ticket? Might see you there anyway. :henn0rz:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
+1 for QOTSA set appreciation, those are the scenes I was craving.
Qotsa are paying in Frankfurt in November. Might have to get on it.
Do they play their cover of Christian Brothers live?
Aye, it wouldn't shock me but some of the accusations sound a little flimsy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kikó
Get a load of the Ezra Collective glasto set. Still up on iplayer.
My mate got through for Glasto tix with seconds to spare before the big SOLD OUT. We're back, baby. :cool:
Anyone else lucky?
Fuck all here. :seething:
I was resigned to not getting them even before the sale, but fuck it, if God wants it, he wants it.
Gimme a shout if you try in the resale.
https://i.imgur.com/azgn3Hd.png
Nothing too surprising but more than enough stuff to get me there again. Jai Paul, Gibbs/Madlib Pinata anniversary, etc.
Nothing too surprising? Clipse are back ffs. Apparently its "their only European show", but hopefully there's more to come. These festivals always announce dodgy shit, so the fact they haven't specified 2024 or summer makes me think its their only European show of May.
I feel like a Clipse reunion has been rumoured for so long that it didn't actually stand out to me as something special. I just went "ah that's a cool booking".
Why have neither of you said it’s kinda like a big deal.