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[M.G.Frogworthy]

Right, it's 2017. Virtual Festivals are commonplace. Festivals tailor-made for the individual festival-goer to enjoy in the comfort off their own home. (If they own a 'Festi-pod' that is. ) There are no cost, availability, time or even death related restraints. Who would your 5 Headline Acts be?

Mine are:-
Frank Zappa
Gong
The Beatles
Ornette Coleman
Deerhoof

P.S. When this happens remember you heard it here first (and I've copyrighted 'Festi-pod' )

Edited by M.G.Frogworthy, 11 March 2010 - 06:39 PM.

[shoebox]

David Bowie
A-ha
The Smiths
The Lemonheads
Nirvana

[eagles69]

shoebox, on Mar 10 2010, 10:12 PM, said:

David Bowie
A-ha
The Smiths
The Lemonheads
Nirvana

David Bowie
Midnight Oil
New Pornographers
White Stripes
Janis Joplin

[cessy5]

Nick Drake
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Josh T Pearson
Richard Hawley
Eliza Carthy

[DragKnuckles]

Blind Melon
James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine
Neil Young
The Beatles
The Smiths

[wolfamongwolves]

neil young
neutral milk hotel
can
animal collective
husker du

[geofelgie]

I'm going to invent myself a time machine and say:

Bruce Springsteen circa 1978
Neil Young and Crazy Horse circa Weld
Radiohead circa The Bends
Sigur Ros
Remy Zero


bit mainstream I suppose but that's only the headliners.....the undercard would be full of weirdness!!

[M.G.Frogworthy]

geofelgie, on Mar 11 2010, 08:05 PM, said:

I'm going to invent myself a time machine and say:

Bruce Springsteen circa 1978
Neil Young and Crazy Horse circa Weld
Radiohead circa The Bends
Sigur Ros
Remy Zero


bit mainstream I suppose but that's only the headliners.....the undercard would be full of weirdness!!

Being able to chose each band's best period in time is ....er...will be ...the Festi-pod's main sellng point

[DragKnuckles]

M.G.Frogworthy, on Mar 11 2010, 09:23 PM, said:

Being able to chose each band's best period in time is ....er...will be ...the Festi-pod's main sellng point

...Build it! Build it now!

[Elfy]

First off, can I *not* have it in the comfort of my own home? I want to be in a muddy field, in the sunshine, surrounded by the whole gammut of fezzie types, and with a plentiful supply of cider, hot and spicy or otherwise

So, headliners, in no particular order -

Tom Waits - but altho' he's a headliner I want him in a tipi type venue
Neutral Milk Hotel - thankyou someone for suggesting them, can I just have the whole of In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, please? I *will* cry during Two Headed Boy, especially if I've had a few of the aforementioned ciders.
Todd Rundgren - doing mainly 70s stuff. In fact, I'll write the set list......
Nirvana - well, you have to, really.....
System Of A Down - Can't miss out on some Armenian / Californian rock/metal..... and can they end on Radio / Video, please?

Like Geof, I could have heaps of fun thinking of the rest of the line up

[M.G.Frogworthy]

The 'Festi-pod' will come with 'Mud Between the Toes' - 'Campfire Smoke in the Eyes' & 'Smell of Fried Onions' as optional extras.

[geofelgie]

actually can I have a never happened thing........

I'm thinking a Jayhawks set with the Smile live tour band with Marc Olsen, playing all eras stuff.

Well, never happened yet.......

[M.G.Frogworthy]

'Whatever you order - the Festi-pod delivers!' (That's what the State run plasma walls will tell us. In 4D obviously )

Edited by M.G.Frogworthy, 12 March 2010 - 09:36 PM.

[Elfy]

M.G.Frogworthy, on Mar 12 2010, 06:18 PM, said:

The 'Festi-pod' will come with 'Mud Between the Toes' - 'Campfire Smoke in the Eyes' & 'Smell of Fried Onions' as optional extras.

Does it come with "Festival Friends" as well?

.... obviously these virtual friends would know, intuitively, when you need someone to pogo with / sway along with, or know when to leave you alone for a spiritual moment etc etc. Oh, and when you need another cider

In fact, you can patent Festi-pod, I'm patenting Festival Friends ™

[Sipperana]

Ok, can I have...

Led Zeppelin circa 1971, before the Americans got into them
R.E.M. recreating the Green World Tour
The Dismemberment Plan - I want to see how those guys played that stuff live
Bogshed - had one chance to see them in '87 and didn't go
The Bonzo Dog Band - with Stanshall, natch

Ok so they're all defunct acts, but where's the fun in fantasising about seeing a band you actually can go and see??

[Elfy]

R.E.M.? Defunct?

(I suspect you meant that the Green World Tour wouldn't happen again....... )

[Sipperana]

Well, the line-up that played on the Green World Tour is defunct, as Bill Berry has retired...

[Elfy]

Aaaaah, of course, Mr R.E.M. Expert

[shoebox]

Wouldn't mind a REM set of all IRS material myself. "Festi-Pod", please make it happen!

[M.G.Frogworthy]

shoebox, on Mar 12 2010, 10:55 PM, said:

Wouldn't mind a REM set of all IRS material myself. "Festi-Pod", please make it happen!

'Festi-pod' has already made this happen.........but not yet!!!!!!