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[rbranigan]

gratedenini, on Feb 16 2010, 03:10 PM, said:

Yes, thats a good point of course because if you dont live within striking distance of London... accomadation costs will rocket up your weekend spend. PLus the lash water will be extortionate I suppose.
Glad I`m not 17 anymore  

One of the reasons the lineups for hard rock calling and now high voltage are aimed at an older generation to say, leeds/reading festival i guess (luckily my parents decided to go to hard rock last year so i managed to tag along.. im halfway persuading them to go to high voltage hah)

[Martin Ashford]

I can't understand why more people aren't posting about this festival. This is the best line-up of bands I can think of since the classic Knebworth shows of the 70's. My only gripe so far is that there's not even a whiff (so far) of dance or world music on display, but maybe that's a bit too much to ask from Classic Rock who have clearly identified a market of ageing rockers (like me) to whom this is absolute manna from Heaven (or should that be Hell). If I was asked to curate a festival it would look a lot like this with the addition of a cross genre dance stage loaded with psytrance, progressive and dub acts - certainly some reggae. Anyway, I urge you to make a headband from the dog's collar if you have to and let your freak flag fly. This will be the best weekend of 2010.

[mark@liverpool]

tweemo freak, on Jan 5 2010, 05:03 PM, said:

I like in no real order: Rage Against The Machine, My Chemical Romance, Metallica, Enter Shikari, DragonForce, Slipknot, some ACDC, Bullet For My Valentine, System Of A Down, Funeral For A Freind, The Strokes, The King Blues, Biffy Clyro, Twin Atalntic, recent Prodigy, Succioperro recent Prodigy, Phew. THATS what i like

You list Metallica, Enter Shikari, Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, System Of A Down, The Strokes, Biffy Clyro, recent Prodigy and you pull a face at Hawkwind.

Kinnel, innit?

[.jay.]

Matticus, on Dec 14 2009, 04:14 PM, said:

if clutch are playing on the zz top day, may be tempted!

exactly what i came in here to say/ask?

it looks as if clutch will be on the sunday though  

[Karlhippy]

mark@liverpool, on Feb 23 2010, 09:31 PM, said:

You list Metallica, Enter Shikari, Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, System Of A Down, The Strokes, Biffy Clyro, recent Prodigy and you pull a face at Hawkwind.

Kinnel, innit?

the youth of today, eh?

at least 4 of the above have supported Black Sabbath in the past....
all you can do is point them in the right direction....

[gratedenini]

Martin Ashford, on Feb 23 2010, 09:22 PM, said:

I can't understand why more people aren't posting about this festival. This is the best line-up of bands I can think of since the classic Knebworth shows of the 70's. My only gripe so far is that there's not even a whiff (so far) of dance or world music on display, but maybe that's a bit too much to ask from Classic Rock who have clearly identified a market of ageing rockers (like me) to whom this is absolute manna from Heaven (or should that be Hell). If I was asked to curate a festival it would look a lot like this with the addition of a cross genre dance stage loaded with psytrance, progressive and dub acts - certainly some reggae. Anyway, I urge you to make a headband from the dog's collar if you have to and let your freak flag fly. This will be the best weekend of 2010.

Because my friend----the majority of efesters aren`t old farts like us!!!
...and yer can keep that raggy stuff... that hasn`t reached us UP NARTH yet...and hopefully never will.
I wish i hadn`t cut all me hair off last september.....
den

[Karlhippy]

gratedenini, on Feb 25 2010, 03:51 PM, said:

Because my friend----the majority of efesters aren`t old farts like us!!!
...and yer can keep that raggy stuff... that hasn`t reached us UP NARTH yet...and hopefully never will.
I wish i hadn`t cut all me hair off last september.....
den

'you are young and you will learn'.....maybe eventually......

ps: do you come from Hanley?

[TheSeventhOne]

Not all of us young folk have bad taste. This festival is shaping up to be pretty good. Would particularly like to see ELP, Heaven & Hell, Down, Clutch, Venom, Zappa Plays Zappa and Bachman & Turner.

[ianpw]

H&H... RJD is still having treatment for his cancer, a bit optimistic to have them on the bill.

[TheSeventhOne]

A bit pessimistic to question their booking...

[Martin Ashford]

Heaven and Hell are confirmed as playing on the Saturday which means there seems to be a big gap on the main stage before ELP. Any suggestions? I'd say that Journey have to be a distinct possibility with the exposure that they are getting in the UK right now  - their Greatest Hits CD appeared in the local Tesco Metro the other day much to my delight.

[Martin Ashford]

TheSeventhOne, on Feb 26 2010, 04:24 PM, said:

Not all of us young folk have bad taste. This festival is shaping up to be pretty good. Would particularly like to see ELP, Heaven & Hell, Down, Clutch, Venom, Zappa Plays Zappa and Bachman & Turner.

Make a mental note to see Focus if you can- they are just great live - the guitarist will scorch your synapses!

[rivalschools.price]

i think i read somewhere that bigelf are playing??
has anyone else heard this? that 'cheat the gallows' album is amazing.

[gdpreston]

Very expensive festival, good line-up or not - I think they'll struggle with numbers

[Karlhippy]

gdpreston, on Mar 9 2010, 10:42 AM, said:

Very expensive festival, good line-up or not - I think they'll struggle with numbers

you could well be right, I have just seen the VIP tickets *nearly fainted*
ah well - first year, hope it does!!

[Martin Ashford]

It's unfortunate Sonisphere is the following weekend - it could take a lot of potential punters with very strong headliners. How many people could afford the two (or get a pass from the better half!)

[Martin Ashford]

It's unfortunate Sonisphere is the following weekend - it could take a lot of potential punters with very strong headliners. How many people could afford the two (or get a pass from the better half!)

[judyblue110]

Apparently Mott The Hoople were down to play:

Ian Hunter interview

Had they been, this would have been a lineup for the ages (for the right crowd, of course...)

[r0w]

Martin Ashford, on Mar 11 2010, 12:15 AM, said:

It's unfortunate Sonisphere is the following weekend - it could take a lot of potential punters with very strong headliners. How many people could afford the two (or get a pass from the better half!)

true.....i guarentee youl be able to get in free to High Voltage without much effort. Like Soni last year it will undersell by quite a lot basically because it is very expensive for what it is, hardly anybody has even heard of it and like you say its a week before Sonisphere.....and just like sonisphere last year will prob have to give away thousands of tickets in competitions a fortnight before. I've already seen loads of High Voltage 'win tickets' competitions already! Mark my words if your names got a 'vowel' in it, congratulations you've already won a ticket   ....well they'l either do this which will at least raise the profile for next year or they may just cancel it altogether

Edited by r0w, 23 March 2010 - 06:46 PM.