Next Announcement 2017 Thread

[SwedgeAntilles]

Wait, does that say... 

 

[big__phil]

Last year they gave a bit of a clue who might be on where...not this time.

[the wonderwhy]

Yup, another shout out for Parcels 

 

[Rubber Soldier]

Want to buy a swedger mate? 

[ghostdancer1]

1 hour ago, simian_mobile_mushrooms said:

I quite like the BBC introducing stage altho like someone said it seems a bit out of sorts in SH, which according to the GF website Malcolm supports live bands and not as many DJs. For me, that sounds like it doesn't really know what it wants to be - suffering from a kind of identity crisis. Is it furthering the Dance Village and showcasing a shit ton of great dance music, or is it just a big mix of everything? If it's the latter, that's one of the reasons it seems to be not a favourite among many people

the "Dance Village"/Silver Hayes is barely a place for showcasing dance music anymore anyway. most of the bigger DJs are in Beat Hotel/Stonebridge/SE Corner.
Sonic/Wow have all sorts of mix of things on them these days, most notably grime, and the Gully/Blues have always been a mixed bag, with plenty of reggae type stuff. BBC Introducing is often acoustic singer-songwriters, but plenty of other styles, and the Pussy Parlure is the same, all sorts.

I love my dance music, but I rarely go to SH as Sonic is shit (and has increasingly less dance acts), Wow is far too small for a lot of the acts they put on there, and Gully/Blues/Pussy Parlure only intermittently have house/techno acts on.

unfortunately a lot of the well-known DJs tend to be down in the SE corner now, which hugely adds to the congestion there after dark.

if they could scrap the current Sonic tent for a normal type one which could hold several thousand (something the size of the Acoustic tent), they could presumably go until 3am like the Wow tent beside it, rather than finish around midnight, which is presumably because of the noise tht spills out due to having a completely open layout.

they could then have some of the bigger name DJs in there late, taking them away from the SE corner and reducing the footfall down there, and actually giving a bit more character to SH, which is kind of dead after midnight with both Sonic and The Gully closed.

[Crazyfool01]

does john peel ever have a separate announcement? or is it lumped in with the main lineup release ?

[big__phil]

12 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

does john peel ever have a separate announcement? or is it lumped in with the main lineup release ?

No, it's part of the main one.

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Shaggy isn't on the Pyramid! 

even better, he's not on West Holts ... which means there's still at least one other reggae act to join Toots on that stage.

 

[Franky]

Sister Bliss ! interesting

[thewayiam]

That's about 32/33 acts I'd see now

[Franky]

3 hours ago, simian_mobile_mushrooms said:

Yeah, fair play, it's tight, but Merago did just enough to inch it and set a good benchmark. I'm salivating at Franky's reaction. Could be a couple of stellar 13:00 posts coming up. All eyes on Franky

Sorry got caught up with work and missed the bloody excitement lol

[Alex DeLarge]

31 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

even better, he's not on West Holts ... which means there's still at least one other reggae act to join Toots on that stage.

Sorry if this has been answered Neil, but what was the news on Damian Marley? I would have loved it to happen.

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Alex DeLarge said:

Sorry if this has been answered Neil, but what was the news on Damian Marley? I would have loved it to happen.

Not sure if there was any news - Neil just really wants him to play.

[eFestivals]

14 minutes ago, Alex DeLarge said:

Sorry if this has been answered Neil, but what was the news on Damian Marley? I would have loved it to happen.

there's no news, tho today's announcement putting Shaggy not on West Holts means there's definitely at-least-one more reggae act to be announced for West Holts.

And Damian Marley is still free on Sunday, and we can't work out who's headlining Sunday. It might still happen (tho Damian's schedule does make it seem unlikely).

[Alex DeLarge]

19 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Not sure if there was any news - Neil just really wants him to play.

 

6 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

there's no news, tho today's announcement putting Shaggy not on West Holts means there's definitely at-least-one more reggae act to be announced for West Holts.

And Damian Marley is still free on Sunday, and we can't work out who's headlining Sunday. It might still happen (tho Damian's schedule does make it seem unlikely).

Cheers for filling me in, let's hope so! Do you have any other ideas?

[FakeEmpire]

14 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

there's no news, tho today's announcement putting Shaggy not on West Holts means there's definitely at-least-one more reggae act to be announced for West Holts.

And Damian Marley is still free on Sunday, and we can't work out who's headlining Sunday. It might still happen (tho Damian's schedule does make it seem unlikely).

I thought it was just assumed that Justice were headlining the Sunday?  Or are we still genuinely considering them as an Other sub?

[eFestivals]

Just now, Alex DeLarge said:

Do you have any other ideas?

the other main one I'm thinking is the Inna Ya Yard collaboration thingy, as it's in Europe around the same time.

[eFestivals]

Just now, RyanS said:

I thought it was just assumed that Justice were headlining the Sunday?  Or are we still genuinely considering them as an Other sub?

that seem the most likely thing at the mo, tho it is only assumption.

[jparx]

Soulwax > Justice would be ideal for me on WH to close the festival. 

[mjsell]

1 minute ago, jparx said:

Soulwax > Justice would be ideal for me on WH to close the festival. 

Moderat > Justice please.

I like Damian Marley but I have seen him before and wouldnt want to see him if he was headlining Sunday. If he was, then I'm back in trouble for a headliner.

[Eks101]

As Sister Bliss is playing in SH is it not possible/likely that Faithless are going to play somewhere? WH?

[sisco]

Jamiraquoi to be announced as Sunday West Holts headers once their 2nd O2 show sells out...... I hope

[H.M.V]

19 minutes ago, Eks101 said:

As Sister Bliss is playing in SH is it not possible/likely that Faithless are going to play somewhere? WH?

That would make @Gnomicides week!

[billum]

Faithless were Pyramid last time they played - would WH be seen as a comedown? Risk of another Texas incident??

[mufcok]

9 minutes ago, sisco said:

Jamiraquoi to be announced as Sunday West Holts headers once their 2nd O2 show sells out...... I hope

I'm hoping for that, not really confident it's gonna happen though..