Once again the Festival Republic stage was a veritable smörgåsbord of new music for me.
Bands I discovered who were awesome:
White Denim (Funky, bluesy, high tempo rock and roll. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and asked me who they were. I was just shouted "I don't know but they fcuking rock!".)
And So I Watch You From Afar (Rock instrumentalists on speed)
Royal Bangs (Sound a bit like Minus the Bear - summery indie rock)
Latest Festivals News
-
Nick Harper will wish you were here ...plus Lloyd Cole, Bridie Jackson and The Arbo...
Today, 13:57 PM: Galtres Festival 2013 new...
The Selecter to headline Sheffield's...plus more acts also added to the bill
Today, 12:01 PM: Tramlines 2013 news
Elton John for final Friday at Briti...plus Ray Davies, Elvis Costello, and more
Today, 10:32 AM: British Summer Time 2013 ...
first acts announced for Northern Ir...Paddy Casey, Mick Wilson, Little Bear, Truck...
Yesterday, 21:00 PM: Stendhal Festival 201...
Lower Than Atlantis for T in the Par...plus Mallory Knox, and Vigo Thieves
Yesterday, 13:33 PM: T in the Park 2013 ne...Festival Search
Forthcoming Festivals
-
Brighton Festival, Nailsworth Festival, Primavera Sound, Muse stadium shows, Bath International Music Festival, Knockengorroch World Ceilidh, Symmetry, The Orkney Folk Festival, Exmouth Festival, Hay Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn, Dot to Dot festival (Manchester), Ireby Music Festival, Sonar Sao Paulo, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, Burns an' a that!, Cabourne Folk & Blues Festival, Cottingham Springboard Music Festival, Glastonbudget, Hebden Bridge Blues Festival , HogSozzle, Lechlade Festival, Life Festival, Maryport Harbour Festival, Meadowlands, Nice & Sleazy, Off The Tracks Spring Festival, OsFest - Break for the Border, Plymouth Volksfest, Strummercamp, Threadfest, Vegfest, Chippenham Folk Festival, Elderflower Fields Festival, Fishguard Folk Festival, Handmade, May Folk Weekend, Noisily, Run to the Sun, The Wild Heart Gathering, Salisbury International Arts Festival, Bath Fringe Festival, Concert At The Kings, Dot to Dot festival (Bristol), ...
Latest Tourdates On Sale
-
Dutch Uncles, The Crookes, Villagers, Gold Teeth, Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs, Twenty | One | Pilots, Natalie McCool, Cave Painting, Black Spiders, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Imagine Dragons, Nina Nesbitt, Random Hand, Killer Mike, Lord Huron, Geata Krar Collective, The Dead Pets, Dodgy, Dreadzone, Sam Bradley, Scritti Politti, Bonobo, The Rutles, Little Comets, Tricky, The Skints, Little Green Cars, Shpongle, Youngblood Brass Band, Bob Mould, Go West, Andrew Lawrence, Mount Kimbie, Wretch 32, Paramore, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Bonobo (DJ set), Zucchero, Whitesnake, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, MC Lars, Fighting Wolves, Jesse Boykins III, Deap Vally, A Tribe Called Red, Brian McFadden, Omid Djalili, The Beards ...
Recent Topics
-
So I got my ticket, but where is the car park ticket?!herzzreh - Today, 04:42 PM
-
fancy dress at Glastonbury?Krazypinkminx - Today, 04:02 PM
-
Single word description of how you are feeling as the Festival gets closerjeffie - Today, 03:55 PM
-
The Zoo Projectjoemarshy - Today, 03:29 PM
-
Zippo Stage (Second Stage) Headliner on Saturday?stevel kenevel - Today, 02:32 PM
Festival Republic gems
Started by Mariner , Aug 29 2011 01:05 PM
35 replies to this topic
#2
Englishdragon-
- Members
-
- 1,158 posts
Its My Last Leeds Festival
Posted 29 August 2011 - 01:08 PM
not really discover as I didnt spend that much time in the smaller stages this year but 2 bands I hadnt heard much of that I really enjoyed was Death from above and Warpaint.
#3
j...rox-
- Members
-
- 712 posts
James_Rox
Posted 29 August 2011 - 01:40 PM
I thought Dry The River were excellent. Will be looking out for them. Foster The People were good as well but it was crammed on all sides. Should have been low NME really.
#4
Banana Co-
- Members
-
- 1,632 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 01:46 PM
Dry The River and Cloud Control were so good!
#5
Jackmypie-
- Members
-
- 2,095 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 02:10 PM
I kinda already knew of them already but Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeroes were amazing. Really got the crowd up and going which is kinda hard for a folk band to do.
Edited by Jackmypie, 29 August 2011 - 02:13 PM.
#6
Dermot-
- Members
-
- 45 posts
Member
Posted 29 August 2011 - 02:13 PM
Not really discoveries for me, but Tom Vek and Foster the People were brilliant.
#7
Banana Co-
- Members
-
- 1,632 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 02:15 PM
They were so f**king good but they weren't in FR stage.I kinda already knew of them already but Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeroes were amazing. Really got the crowd up and going which is kinda hard for a folk band to do.
#8
Jackmypie-
- Members
-
- 2,095 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 02:19 PM
haha oh yeahh..They were so f**king good but they weren't in FR stage.
I think I'm still f**ked
#9
DaveElNino-
- Members
-
- 259 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 02:27 PM
Grouplove were great fun, real summery happy indie pop, but with a bit of weight behind it.
Dry The River had an amazingly epic sound at times, and managed to convey the quality of their recorded output very well on to the live stage. At times their set was positively euphoric.
Cloud Control were very good.
#10
RichieParf-
- Members
-
- 821 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:00 PM
Dry the River were wonderful, especiallyh the song they closed their set with, definitely going to have a look at them when I get the feeling in my brain back
Little Roy - Just spectacular, one of the highlights of my weekend
#11
Chihiro Cheeks-
- Members
-
- 244 posts
Addicted
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:07 PM
Cocknbullkid were fantastic!
#12
DR OK-
- Members
-
- 1,345 posts
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:10 PM
Little Roy and Tom Vek were both incredible and weekend highlights
#13
paulomas-
- Members
-
- 531 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:13 PM
grouplove and cloud control were great
#14
johnmcga-
- Members
-
- 493 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:34 PM
She Keeps Bees, they drew me in and I ended up watching their set when I had planned to be over at the NME tent watching Yuck.
#15
shoptildrop-
- Members
-
- 920 posts
errrr I like gigs me..
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:36 PM
Little Roy - Just spectacular, one of the highlights of my weekend
It was the most bizarre thing hearing reggie versions of Nirvana lol
#16
shoptildrop-
- Members
-
- 920 posts
errrr I like gigs me..
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:38 PM
And So I Watch You From Afar (Rock instrumentalists on speed)
End up watching all of this set rather than going to the strokes (ended up seeing last song lol) - they were really good
#17
jimbo4-
- Members
-
- 56 posts
Advanced Member
Posted 29 August 2011 - 03:52 PM
Little Roy was incredible. His version of come as you are was phenomenal
#18
Banana Co-
- Members
-
- 1,632 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 05:39 PM
It's called Lions Den, in case you wanted to know.Dry the River were wonderful, especiallyh the song they closed their set with
#19
JWC126-
- Members
-
- 219 posts
Addicted
Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:20 PM
Thought Young Legionnare were good, feel bad that they had to suffer through all the Sheeran fangirls at the end of their set.
#20
RichieParf-
- Members
-
- 821 posts
Festival Freak
Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:29 PM
It's called Lions Den, in case you wanted to know.
I did, thank you
