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[stephenm]

So there I was pondering the up-against-Wilco options for a less earnest way of closing out Saturday when suddenly the clouds parted and things suddenly became clear in a so-obvious-it-has-to-happen-surely kind of way:

[shoebox]

I would utterly love, love, LOVE to see Polyphonic Spree at EotR and I know a couple of my mates who are coming along for the first time would as well. But not up against Wilco please. Can't be having that!

[Swindlebiscuit]

Agree with the box of shoes.

I'd actually be happy enough to see them headlining the Garden on Sunday.

Though, seeing as we've had I'm From Barcelona who are a tad like Polyphonic-lite, who themselves are like kiddy Flaming Lips, I'd rather go straight for the Coyne. Hopefully his nephew sent back a glowing report of this year's fest, though the sound problems for their set won't have helped matters.


(P.S. You're really a big jessie at heart, aren't you Stephenm )

[DragKnuckles]

LOBESTRAW...I love that band

[Lord Buckley]

stephenm, on Nov 26 2009, 03:18 PM, said:

So there I was pondering the up-against-Wilco options for a less earnest way of closing out Saturday when suddenly the clouds parted and things suddenly became clear in a so-obvious-it-has-to-happen-surely kind of way:

I'm with you on this one!

[Swindlebiscuit]

DragKnuckles, on Nov 26 2009, 06:19 PM, said:

LOBESTRAW...I love that band

They do a great version of Nirvana's Rape Me, except wearing pink tutus and singing in Moomin

[Infinite Jest]

Swindlebiscuit, on Nov 26 2009, 05:13 PM, said:

Agree with the box of shoes.

I'd actually be happy enough to see them headlining the Garden on Sunday.

Though, seeing as we've had I'm From Barcelona who are a tad like Polyphonic-lite, who themselves are like kiddy Flaming Lips, I'd rather go straight for the Coyne.

When I first read this, I thought you were suggesting Flaming Lips playing opposite Wilco, which would clearly be a disaster of mis-scheduling. But headlining the Sunday in the Garden? That works. Plus Wayne would have more space to do his 'trapped inside a giant hamster ball' routine. And that's important.

[Sipperana]

Polyphonic Spree - yay! One of the highlights of Glasto 2003 for me - music's nothing special, but the atmosphere they create is something else. And Flaming Lips would do it for me too

[sadwitch]

Sipperana, on Nov 27 2009, 02:13 PM, said:

Polyphonic Spree - yay! One of the highlights of Glasto 2003 for me - music's nothing special, but the atmosphere they create is something else. And Flaming Lips would do it for me too

BOTH

[stephenm]

shoebox, on Nov 26 2009, 05:03 PM, said:

But not up against Wilco please.

Yes, thinking about it, it would be a bit unfortunate to have the headliners playing to a dwindlin band of glum chums while the party was going on elsewhere, I absolutely see that...

And darn, remembering Sunday night at EotR2, my Plan B would hit the buffers for exactly the same reason: