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[stylishkids]

pryce, on 24 May 2012 - 03:58 PM, said:

hoping for a couple of bands from other festivals in portugal to be announced after they are over in the next couple of weeks

still think we have a biggish act on the 2nd stage sat as there is only one in larger font

I think Caribou will be the main support for Radiohead on Sunday. They're supporting them practically everywhere else and I reckon it might have been an insistence on Radiohead's behalf for them to do the same at Optimus. I remember in 2006 when Beck supported them on some European dates and then when Radiohead played the V festival, Beck was sub-headlining. That looked an out of place booking for V and I reckon Radiohead might have had a say in it for Beck to be there and maybe it might be the same for Caribou. Might not be. Just a thought anyway.

Considering that day has nearly sold out I don't think there ever was a huge need for a big undercard for it anyway. Plus surely if it was a biggish band it would have been announced for now.

[DJL]

 stylishkids, on 24 May 2012 - 10:08 PM, said:

I think Caribou will be the main support for Radiohead on Sunday. They're supporting them practically everywhere else and I reckon it might have been an insistence on Radiohead's behalf for them to do the same at Optimus. I remember in 2006 when Beck supported them on some European dates and then when Radiohead played the V festival, Beck was sub
-headlining. That looked an out of place booking for V and I reckon Radiohead might have had a say in it for Beck to be there and maybe it might be the same for Caribou. Might not be. Just a thought anyway.

Considering that day has nearly sold out I don't think there ever was a huge need for a big undercard for it anyway. Plus surely if it was a biggish band it would have been announced for now.

I can see your logic but i'm still hopeful for a decent sized act on that day whether they play immediately before radiohead or not. Caribou are supporting them on most of their regular tour dates but i don't think so on the other fests  (bbk live, bonnaroo, fuji rocks). I can see the comparison with 2006 but Beck are (now but were even more so then) a far bigger act than caribou who are also a fair amount smaller than justice and snow patrol or florence on the other days (imo). There's only four acts on that day and they've had five or more every day of every previous year (bar the thursday/4th day last year which is slightly different).

I do agree its concerning it isn't announced yet though as the last mainstage announcement was ages ago...

[jjpatel6]

Apologies if this got mentioned earlier on in this epic thread...

...I was wondering if stage times will be announced nearer the time of the festival and/or if there is some kind of clashfinder for this year's Optimus Alive?

Cheers in advance!

[pryce]

James Murphy & Pat Mahoney , Art Department, Guy Gerber, Visionquest and Shonky & Dan Genacia

clubbing stage 14th ..... not heard of any of them ever

[pryce]

just found out that the first two were members of LCD Soundsystem

thats fair enough then

[chewbacca]

Art department are awesome! Good anouncement !

[zero000]

DJL, on 25 May 2012 - 05:48 AM, said:

I can see your logic but i'm still hopeful for a decent sized act on that day whether they play immediately before radiohead or not. Caribou are supporting them on most of their regular tour dates but i don't think so on the other fests  (bbk live, bonnaroo, fuji rocks). I can see the comparison with 2006 but Beck are (now but were even more so then) a far bigger act than caribou who are also a fair amount smaller than justice and snow patrol or florence on the other days (imo). There's only four acts on that day and they've had five or more every day of every previous year (bar the thursday/4th day last year which is slightly different).

I do agree its concerning it isn't announced yet though as the last mainstage announcement was ages ago...

It does seem quite strange that Caribou are subbing Radiohead at a festival. Like you said I think Beck was asked by them in 2006 for V and I've heard rumours that Bloc Party were asked to sub them at Reading in 2009. Both of those seem quite big in comparison to Caribou...

[Gregcharlie]

pryce, on 25 May 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

just found out that the first two were members of LCD Soundsystem

thats fair enough then

Or as some might put it, one of them WAS LCD Soundsystem

[DJL]

 Gregcharlie, on 25 May 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

Or as some might put it, one of them WAS LCD Soundsystem

Very very happy with this but i can't help hoping they might play an lcd song... which is probably unlikely