Primavera Sound 2016

[DDave]

Fuck it,  I'm going for Prince.

Just a hunch, mind.

[DDave]

Jamie XX confirmed in an interview that his solo venture is over soon and that next year is about the new The XX album. Another headliner candidate then.

Jamie XX confirmed for Hideout Festival late June 2016. 

[StephenF]

Prince! That would be something

[DDave]

Prince! That would be something

Big news due in the next hour according to his twitter. Can't see it being Prince for PS but you never know.

[Dietediet]

Jamie XX confirmed for Hideout Festival late June 2016. 

So far for trusting what artists say.

[DDave]

Big news due in the next hour according to his twitter. Can't see it being Prince for PS but you never know.

it wasnt.

[StephenF]

Acht! As a curveball suggestion it had merit  I just hope its sonething as special as we are conning ourselves into expecting. Alt J was a shocking low for me.....I'm not asking much 

[Leeburger]

Putting in my bid (and hoping) for any of the following:

Melvins, Sleep, Beach House, Kylesa, The Damned, Kamasi Washington, Mono and Shellac (Pretty much a residency for them now isn't it?).

Oh and Radiohead.

[DanielM17]

oh no don't say the R word haha

[StephenF]

I'm actually a bit worried about shellac, they seemed a bit pissed at being demoted from ATP to the addidas stage....HEALTHs set bled over them occasionally :/ I love Shellac so I hope it's business as usual. Deerhoof are due back I would think, which would be nice.

[Leeburger]

I'm actually a bit worried about shellac, they seemed a bit pissed at being demoted from ATP to the addidas stage....HEALTHs set bled over them occasionally :/ I love Shellac so I hope it's business as usual. Deerhoof are due back I would think, which would be nice.

Yeah I too was a bit annoyed/confused at the stage change. Would hope that they would be asked back and only accept on the term of playing ATP stage. Agree on Deerhoof, would be good to see them again.

[Nesser]

Just a bunch of random notes from Spain:

-Shellac guys seem pretty happy to go every year to Barcelona, spend a week on holiday and playing a 50 minutes show. They will be booked as long as Albini don't reform Fugazzi. And when that happens, Primavera guys will remind him how many times they have booked that other band that we all love and will ask him to play there so yeah, 10+ Shellac performances for the Fugazzi reunion seems okay.

-The tour company that manages the Costello Spanish dates said that he wouldn't be playing Primavera Sound. That being said, I can totally see him playing on the main stage on Saturday just before the headliner so who knows.

-Primavera guys were in talks with Prince in order to book him for the 2014 edition but they bailed out since he wouldn't say 'yes' like 1 month before or so. Beck was already booked but he pulled off his European tour and he cancelled them (they even had to remove his name from the line-up movie they made). Beck already confirmed a date in Europe on June so he looks very likely...

[DDave]

Think Beck is a definite, personally. 

Throwing a few more band's into the mix...Has Florence been mentioned as a possible headliner?  Just looking at the Lollapalooza line ups for South America and Tame Impala, Florence and Noel Gallagher seem obvious contenders. Other likely acts from Levitation, which is in Texas the month before PS would be Battles, Flying Lotus and Animal Collective. Chic have confirmed for Coachella and always seem to be up for a festival too.

Plenty of decent bands about next year, no excuse for a sub-standard line up (agreed about Alt-J, not headline material for me.

Edited November 6, 2015 by DiscothequeDave

[StephenF]

What's Steve Albini got to do with Fugazi? Apart from a shelved attempt at engineering in on the kill taker he has had very little to do with Fugazi? Unless I'm missing something.

[FloorFiller]

What's Steve Albini got to do with Fugazi? Apart from a shelved attempt at engineering in on the kill taker he has had very little to do with Fugazi? Unless I'm missing something.

was wondering this myself

[dentalplan]

Cuz Shellac are a repeater ayy

[StephenF]

Anyhooo.....Drive like fucking Jehu are curating an ATP....I would be a happy bigger if we got DLJ playing! If the unwound rumours are true as well it would be a very happy primavera for me

[Bort]

If Radiohead isn't going to be touring yet, then Prince would be brilliant.

I just really need Sexwitch to be there. And Nisennenmondai needs to come back. 

[DDave]

Manics doing 'Everything must Go'  in full late May. Primavera loves these types of gigs.

 

https://twitter.com/superfurry/status/663783993767235584?s=09

Edited November 9, 2015 by DiscothequeDave

[DanielM17]

[DDave]

Think someone's been reading this board!

 

Lots of likelys on there. Can't see Royksopp revisiting Melody AM so soon though.

 

[StephenF]

This fake forgot DJ Coco, come on  I would love modest mouse to play....providing they play nothing after Good News. Primaveras Twitter feed and FB page have been practically neglected for 5 days now!?  It's not like them.

[DanielM17]

[FloorFiller]

24 minutes ago, DanielM17 said:

i have no idea if the people who run RSD would be in the know, so i'm not going to get my hopes up, but... *eek*

[DanielM17]

No idea but one of the Primavera organisers follows them on Twitter haha.