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[Poleski]

Best first announcement I've seen for a while from RockNess.

Biffy Clyro and Deadmau5 are headliners that I'm almost definitely going to see.

Justice, Etienne De Crecy, Gesaffelstein, Riton, Busy P, Metronomy, Beardyman, Polymath are all acts that will be great to see too!

[Gingo]

BenchBuddah, on 26 January 2012 - 10:03 AM, said:

Lets be honest now only The Chemical Brothers of those 2 is possible and are they playing any festivals this year?

Exactly, plus they headlined last year, dont know what people are expecting? What dance acts around are big enough to headline at the moment SHM?

[thomohoq]

No idea what people were expecting, but why would the organisers want to spunk all the money on massive headline acts, only for the sub-card to be pish? I am delighted that there are no Snow Patrols or Coldplays to suck all the cash up. Id rather have a full day of good acts than sit in my tent all day waiting on 2 or 3 'big' acts. Roll on June.

[jord]

Cracking 1st announcement. Got something for everybody. Massive Scottish band in Biffy. Electro giants Justice and Deadmau5. Mumford are class. Ed Sheeran got to be one of the most sought after acts for most festivals after the year he's had. Wretch 32, Dj Fresh, Beardyman, Etienne de Crecy etc etc. Covers all the bases plus many more acts to be announced! Hopefully still have the afterburner and that back aswell. Its looking good

[Chiefski]

If you think the complaining on here is bad, you would have a great laugh at the official facebook...

It's easy to say Rockness should have got a New Order/Cure/bigname (I would have quite liked New Order myself, felt they would have been a right fit for it) but can understand they have to get acts that will sell quickly (your Biffys, Sheerans, Mumfords etc) to keep the event going successfully. The whole idea that its losing its 'dance' edge is a bit funny too, your Chemical Bros/Fat Boy Slims/Daft Punks cant play every year as it would just get repetitive, if anything they have done well to get two of the most relevant names in that field in Deadmau5/Justice along with the first announcement containing lots of electronic acts. Theres only so much they can push those type of names at the top without becoming the same every year, so if it means giving up and coming acts headline oportunities with a strong undercard then I can live with that.

Ideally there would be more leftfield/alternative acts like your Bestivals/Connects/Latitudes but it might just be the case theres not a market for that kind of thing up here. Looking forward to the next few announcements, still half expecting a few biggish name, Chase and Status, The Vacinnes etc

[lloyd2991]

Liking the line up, reckon they will shift quite a few tickets from it. Also are maybe Metronomy the second stage headliner? See tickets have their logo big next to justice and Ed Sheeran.

[_rachelbon]

i'm really happy with this announcement. i'm not really a fan of biffy clyro or mumford and sons but i don't think there's any doubt that they are big enough headliners.

people seem to expect too much from festival line ups. you can't always have massive acts headlining each night. the organisers can only pick from the bands that are currently available and within their price range.

i think it's always a good idea for festivals to take a chance on an act who are just on the verge of becoming massive and booking them as headliners before any of the other big festivals.

this is a really strong first announcement, i can't wait to see the full line up.

really excited that justice are playing

[Festie--Follower]

To be fair, if this announcement takes away some of the fanny's that were attracted by Kasabian last year I'll be grateful.
The facebook complaints are ridiculous. People compare it to TITP far too much these days, it's a different festival all together and always will be. Brilliant announcement which gives a bit of something for everyone, what else can you ask for?

[LastSeeker]

Seen Mumford & Sons at Benni last year and they were an incredibly boring headline act. Disapointing since I like their album.

Really hope Justice aren't on at the same time as Biffy (I can't see the festival sticking them up against Deadmau5). My reaction to last years headliners was intense hatred so this is certianly an improvement for me, hope they keep it up for the undercard!

[rexclark]

In an ideal world the festival would go for more leftfield acts like it did in 09 but sadly for a festival up here thats just not sustainable as has been seen with Connect and Indian Summer. I'm sure the organisers would love for it to be a huge alternative to TITP but they just won't shift enough tickets doing that so have to find a middle ground. Booking acts that appeal to people in their late twenties upwards just won't work as there are less of them who will go than there are teens/early twenties and you'd be catering for a crowd who may only keep going to fests for a few more years rather that aiming for the younger market who don't have as many money worries and who'll be coming back for years to come. Even the bigger fests like Reading realise this and have aimed at a younger market.
All in all I think when the whole line up is announced there will be something for most people and I'm positive there'll be more than enough to justify my hundred quid.

[rockmess]

The Facebook complaints are ridiculous! Not quite sure if they thought JK could shite money or what?

Even if all the acts aren't to your taste, its not all about the music. The banter is unbeatable, great party atmosphere and lots of drink!

[shenry]

Not really Fussed about the line-up although not to my taste at all, i moaned about it last year. but the acts i do got too see are guaranteed to be cracking on the afterburner or the sub club tent if it returns. Electric Frogs are the best festivals in Scotland anyway for my taste

[Gothenburg83]

rockmess, on 26 January 2012 - 01:58 PM, said:

The Facebook complaints are ridiculous! Not quite sure if they thought JK could shite money or what?

Even if all the acts aren't to your taste, its not all about the music. The banter is unbeatable, great party atmosphere and lots of drink!

some of the things are pissing me off, I have stopped looking now. Someone was saying the the festival is so fucking shit because Coldplay aren't playing

[rockmess]

Gothenburg83, on 26 January 2012 - 02:02 PM, said:

some of the things are pissing me off, I have stopped looking now. Someone was saying the the festival is so fucking shit because Coldplay aren't playing

You must be kidding? Lost faith in humanity as I saw that. Oh well, at least people like that won't be attending the fest anymore?

[Gothenburg83]

Aye there has been a few instant unfollows on twitter today!

[scanerack]

Not fussed about the headliners to be honest but it wont detract from what will be an amazing weekend.
Most festivals Ive been to havent really been about the headliners, but seeking out the little gems hidden away in the tents!!

looking forward to Etienne De Crecy and Death in Vegas.

Im sure there will be some more annoucements to come that will put a smile on my face.

[pipper]

eFestivals, on 26 January 2012 - 12:02 PM, said:

I wasn't trying to say that old acts are always
And the simple fact is that however much you personally might hate Mumfords, they're a far bigger draw than The Cure are.

Ridiculous statement.  Are you 16 years old?

The Cure are massive, would be a real coup and a huge draw for Rockness.  More so than a few banjo wielding drunks repeating the same songs, over and over again.

[pipper]

As for those talking about age divides, I'm 24. Does that make me an "oldie"?

[Poleski]

Regardless of how the line up is looking right now I know the line up will look amazing come the start of June.

The thing that annoys me about a lot of EDM fans when RockNess made this announcement is they automatically think it's going to be shit.

Previous years suggested that the Arcadia and Sub Club tent will be announced at a later date. Yet no one decided to take this into account.

Anyways, we still have to see what Soma have in store for us, and lets face it, they won't disappoint!

Also, there will be more dance acts playing the 2 main stages, the radio 1 DJ's etc. I suspect Chase & Status and SBTRKT will be announced. As will a big electro DJ like Laidback Luke last year.

[rexclark]

Like it or not Mumford and Sons are a bigger draw to the kind of crowd Rockness want than The Cure are. They certainly wouldn't be my first choice but you can't argue how popular they are. I saw them on the Second stage at Leeds two years ago and it was dangerously busy. Same goes for Ed Sheeran last year.