Nick07

Can’t see that as FI are the band that mo one wants to see

I don’t think one person will love everyone but I think there should be a few that tick the box. It’s missing that classic act at 8pm on Sunday in Big Top too.

I don’t think we can fault the undercard. It’s just the middle tier of acts. I thought The Walkmen were ideal - it makes sense that they may have been omitted until the Koko dates sell out but surely just wait for that to happen then announce EOTR. This is why I don’t think they will play now.

I don’t think we can pass judgement until full lineup out

Headliners won’t please everyone but you would expect to see more established acts (The Walkmen, Julia Jacklin, Osees spring to mind).

It’s defo missing a top tier second line - Perfume Genius, Kurt Vile, Kevin Morby all played last year

Been on an EOTR discovery buzz all day and discovered some really good things lower down on bill. I still think there is a lot to add for top half - seems to be missing at least of couple of Kurt Vile / Perfume Genius type acts.

There’s defo a gap of established acts to play as sub headliners on Woods / Garden plus one Garden headliner missing.

You know you can’t just pick bands and ask them to play ? What if they aren’t touring ? You have a pick if one’s on tour so it’s viable for all parties especially pre Covid.

Someone more knowledgeable than me will know what sort of acts we get in second wave

Plus the other acts might be just see for someone else. Wilco would have been my number one choice. I still think it’s missing a decent middle line of Woods pre headline acts and one more Garden. It’s also the first announcement with 35-40 acts to add. That’s loads.

And that all adds up. Seeing a few band a day that costs between £10-15 is great value. They also make the site look great and still allow you to take booze in.

In what regard ? Wilco would cost between £50-60 to see and similar for other headline acts. There will be loads of costs for a festival. I believe that will generate around 2.7 million from ticket sales.

96 bands on poster and 129 played last year

Fleet Foxes, Bright Eyes and Pixies were headliners last year. They could be described as dull to some. I am not sure how any of them linked with some of the smaller acts last year.

How can a festival that puts on 130 acts be connected though ? It’s surely got to cater for multiple genres and audiences hence a disconnect. Your point about the headliners stands as it’s too male led but apart from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I don’t who could have played.

It seems one garden headliner short. Is the second wave normally bigger bands though?

But I don’t need to do that. It’s the first announcement for starters and you can a good time regardless of the bands.

A four day festival is never going to be perfect for anyone. People will always complain about something as it’s impossible to please everyone. The headliners are different genres for starters - I don’t like Future Islands so will go elsewhere and catch something different. EOTR is still a small boutique festival and still attracts loads of amazing acts. The only strange thing is that there isn’t a female fronted act on Woods.

And you have perfectly proved my point. Insulting some one because they disagree with people being rude about a festival lineup.

This is exactly it. You can be disappointed but nothing is going to change.

But it’s their choice. They have control over their decision. Don’t like the lineup then don’t go.

I didn’t say that. It’s a festival and a first world problem. If you aren’t confident that the line up will be to your taste then you are better waiting?

You know you don’t have to go? Also, why buy a ticket blind ?

Don’t they have some backing / funding from the welsh government too ? A bigger capacity means a bigger budget. Most years, the line up split is the same when you compare.