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[Fi Milligan]

What does everyone think about this years head liners?

Kasabian and Chemical Brothers, I aint complaining!!  

[Gothenburg83]

come on min, we have enough threads

[Fi Milligan]

sorry, just trying to get used to this...

[Gothenburg83]

nae probz, you will get the hang of it  

[Fi Milligan]

cheers! getting there slowly but surely!

[Kowalski]

[Stanton]

Cant decide between :
crap
underwhelming
It's just a mini T   or
maybe I'm just too old for this festival malarky.

[Fi Milligan]

Stanton, on 26 November 2010 - 12:56 AM, said:

Cant decide between :
crap
underwhelming
It's just a mini T   or
maybe I'm just too old for this festival malarky.

your never to old for a festival!

[theampersanddevil]

When you use a magazine that has take that on the cover to justify your bookings it really says it all.

[Guy Rope Tripper]

really dissapointed this year, been to the last 2 in a row but unless he pulls out some decent acts other than the chemicals I'll not be going this year

kasabian are ok but I've seen them twice since their last album came out so not exactly desparate to see them again

[ampersand]

theampersanddevil, on 26 November 2010 - 04:16 AM, said:

When you use a magazine that has take that on the cover to justify your bookings it really says it all.

see you sneaked in a wee take that pun at the end. don't pretend it wasn't meant

[Louise.Reid]

Stanton, on 26 November 2010 - 12:56 AM, said:

Cant decide between :
crap
underwhelming
It's just a mini T   or
maybe I'm just too old for this festival malarky.

Lets just say the acts were announced in a different order, would there still be this wave of dissapointment?  We'll be seeing the Chemical brothers!!  That swings it for me.

[Paul ™]

Announced and placed in different order might have been preferable

Friday - Paulo
Saturday - Kasabian
Sunday - Chemical Brothers

Looks more the way it should be

[RMcCole]

Paul ™, on 26 November 2010 - 08:55 AM, said:

Announced and placed in different order might have been preferable

Friday - Paulo
Saturday - Kasabian
Sunday - Chemical Brothers

Looks more the way it should be

Totally agree.

If it was Paolo setting the headline stall out on the Friday then I'd have no problem going along for a wee jive and jump about as he does have a few good songs and no doubt it would be a jovial atmosphere. As he's on the Sunday I wont be bothering though.

[Kowalski]

Paul ™, on 26 November 2010 - 08:55 AM, said:

Announced and placed in different order might have been preferable

Friday - Paulo TBC
Saturday - Kasabian TBC
Sunday - Chemical Brothers

Looks more the way it should be

Corrected for you  

[Paul ™]

Kowalski, on 26 November 2010 - 09:57 AM, said:

Corrected for you  

You're not going now so doesn't matter who plays  

[rexclark]

Personally I think the I think the line up so far is pish. Who's picking the acts? Jim and his team or Q Magazine? No way it's just a coincidence that all three won Q awards this year.
I do apologise for being so negative but like many others on here who are disappointed with the headliners I've been going to the festival since it's first full year and have watched it grow and flourish into the a great alternative festival and it really sadens me to see the direction it's going now. Yes there probably will be decent acts on other stages but the headliners make the festival. Would any of us have started going to Rockness if it originally had headliners like this? I doubt it.

Again I realise that this is a business and they need to make money but at what cost? Alienating your original customers? Yes they'll attract new customers but will they keep coming back the way we have? Only time will tell but if they don't pull something out the bag with the rest of the line up, I and i'm sure a few others won't be back.

[eFestivals]

why the surprise at the Paolo Nutella announcement? eFestivals told you last week he was playing.

[rexclark]

For once I was quite happy to sit with my fingers in my ears going la la la la la la and pretend I didn't hear the rumours.

[Fi Milligan]

I like the idea of Kasabain on the friday, its always when i have the most energy and the buzz is fantastic, great way to kick off the weekend!
maybe it would have been better having the chemical brothers finish up on the sunday, and have a wee chill out listening to paolo on Saturday.
But all in all, i do genuinely like the line up so far, its a bit of something for everyone