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Watching her in Manchester in November. Album one of my favourites of the year. In similar vein the Haley Blais record is a gem (as was the debut), also here in a month's time.

Dry Cleaning were one of my euphoric highlights of the first post-Covid EOTR in 2021, but I found that second album lightweight and can't really be bothered waiting through filler for 3 year old classics, unless they do surprise with that third album.

Mrs KYTV just reminded me the Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul set in the Big Top was her favourite too, euphoric. She also loved Yeule and Heloise Werner & Colin Alexander's weird classical crossover to close the wonderful Talking Heads stage, so clearly she didn't worry about the lack of better-known names this year. Or cargo pants, whatever they are. She walked away from caroline in the Garden, in fact she wasn't sure if they were "still practicing". To be fair it didn't make much sense sitting among the chatterers, but brilliant down the front for me.

It took us a day to work out what those funny boxes with sawdust and scoops were for. Brought back images of village fete lucky dips or something.

Last night Gia told us this was the first time she'd sung for anyone in 4 years (it was a hesitant performance) after vocal problems a few years back led to cancelling all tours. She said she'd turned down lots of festivals, will guess including EOTR, due in part to difficulties in recreating the records live.

Campervan tickets back on sale.

Thanks for replies. I got earlybird campervan previous years; it's not the extra £20 or whatever as much as uncertainty about getting one at all. Campervan/MoHo seems to increase by the year (though as someone else pointed out before there was seemingly plenty of space).

Early Birds system kept crashing/posting Gateway error. Got 3 adult tkts at 11:12 but campervan pitches apparently sold out so have to wait for next release of those (if there is one !)

"The beauty of the #EOTR festival, so many people at the same event enjoying such a wide range of totally different fantastic music." is spot on. Every year I never seem to have seen ANY of the acts other people most enjoyed, or the ones the national papers rave about this morning.

Just home in time to see Gia Margaret in Manchester tonight (seated gig apparently); shame she wasn't on the EOTR line-up this time as new record is magical

Mrs KYTV just said they were OK once you learnt not to look, smelt OK and were actually cleaner inside (less cleaning liquids etc).

Off-topic but at 58 I realise I have (genuinely) no idea at all who is a "big" act these days. (I always assumed that David Thomas Broughton was the biggest act). Is there an official list ? My 22 year old had seen King Giz the night before in Manchester and tells me they're massive and couldn't believe EOTR had them, or that we had "Currents" year Tame Impala in 2015 (and Sufjan that year). I've never bothered with the headliners, they often seem well past their peak, but there does seem to have been less well-known names this year.

11th EOTR (though last year was just a Thurs and Sun night due to family drama) and I still got teary leaving this morning in that beautiful sunrise. Glad to read first-timers. Took Mrs KYTV and 24 year old lad again and we pretty much ended up in the same places though he inexplicably left Heloise Werner early to catch the start of King Giz ! HIGHS The site; never bore of gardens, the art, peacocks, the quirkiness. I let the lad beat me at marbles. All the music was (at worst) enjoyable, and the variety was astonishing; Joan Shelley to Divide and Dissolve to Alogte Oho for instance. Macie Stewart (with the sax)on Friday in the Boat was an all-time top 5 EOTR set, also love Alogte and Kokoroko, and the guitarist with Sam Burton was astonishing. Caroline's cover of Low's "Nothing but heart" was very moving. Sound quality was great throughout; the Garden in particular was better than I remember. Food was good quality (though I miss Bhatti Wraps) and decent value; we paid far more off the site at the Museum pub in Farnham we always walk to. The 8% Verdant on the craft beer bar was the beery highlight. Enjoyed a couple of films, All the Beauty and Bloodshed and Five Easy Pieces, for the first time. Quite a lot of noise bleed from the Boat so nice they put subtitles on. Only heard an hour of comedy on the Sunday but laughed a lot at the Shed W****r. LOWS I'd listened to music by all the artists in August and thought there was the usual great spread of styles, but perhaps a few less real discoveries than, say, 2021. My lad thought the headliners very weak compared to Green Man, perhaps an unfair comparison (but look at EOTR 2015 for contrast). Yes, the garden is treated as a picnic site where you chat to your mates, and even at the front there's too much talking, but audiences were immaculate by and large in the Folly, Boat and Talking Heads. The toilets. Terrifying at first, once I learned to not look down I thought they were OK, but as one lady noted in the Folly "It's an easier ride for the guys", and that's fair. Thanks to all you lot for being so nice and maintaining EOTR's low dickhead quotient.

Does she ? Can only see a few European festivals. High on my list as family dramas meant I missed last autumn dates and new LP is wonderful

Never seen Brian Jonestown Massacre live but I do remember watching "Dig !" on a quiet afternoon in the cinema tent (2015 I think) with a dozen others, all laughing like drains.

I've never been that fussed about the line-ups, particularly the headliners, but my 21 year old who may come now texted "King gizz headline not someone old !" which says a lot. Seems far fewer names I recognise on the line-up, but I've complete confidence in Simon an co, particularly after 2021 which was my favourite of the 10 I've done. Divide and Dissolve supported Low (sob) last year and were astonishing.

You're completely right, of course, and I'm entirely a hypocrite; I went and saw the Delgados play their old stuff last week and they were brilliant. It's just my personal preference for new songs in sets; it's why I always loved the Fall sets. In 2015 I'd have watched the unpredictable Fall rather than see Television, in their 60s, play one of the greatest albums of all time live. And I'd hate to deprive @Punksnotdeadfrom seeing the Delgados at EOTR; there'd be another completely new artist playing the Tipi for me.

That's exactly the answer to @Punksnotdead, and it's entirely a personal thing. I want to hear new songs I've never heard before at EOTR, not the songs I grew up with.

I doubt they're too big for EOTR; lack of recognition was reason they went solo all those years ago and I saw Emma Pollok play brilliant songs to a hundred since then. But then I have no concept of what's "too big" !

Took my 23 year old son to see them in Sheffield as mentioned above. I described them as a bit Mogwai with songs and epic strings. He'd never heard of them but was impressed. Crowd at Leadmill almost entirely blokes in 50s (says he). I don't really want to see bands playing old stuff at EOTR, but I might go to Deer Shed again (it's a lovely festival).

Saw them at Sheffield Leadmill this week, a magnificent night, but I'm not a fan of reunions (though Delgados seem to be doing it for the fun rather than the pension) and nostalgia acts at EOTR. Prefer Emma Pollock solo.

Solo Tim Smith album the big news of the year for me, bet it's delayed till 2024.

I missed that. Blimey, I'm torn. My favourite live band, but do I want to see a band playing the old stuff ?

I enjoyed that year they did the march out of the Garden. Would take First Aid Kit as well, mind.

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