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There's another Megafaun really good liveset up on NYCtaper: http://www.nyctaper.com/
It's another site that asks permission from the band before uploading. They do FLAC and mp3. There's a new Deerhunter set if any of you have impeccable taste in music!
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Tom Waits - shouldn't be too much of a hassle to get him...
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i think that familiarity is partly responsible for killing the magic for a lot of people. I remember the first time i wandered around the woods, found the library/disco etc and all the weird and wonderful little touches everywhere. There's no way that year after year they'll still retain that sense of wonder for people. Short of the organisers coming up with something completely different each year (which could backfire if people didn't like it) then this was always likely to happen.
i used to love Glastonbury. it was a real adventure and there was always a million and one things going on. Now, it just seems such an ordeal! The distances between stages, the queues and sheer volume of people is just too much for me (i'll leave that to the kids with stamina). Eotr is so much more what i need from a festival these days: a manageable site, great bands, good food/drink etc. Increased capacity or not, Eotr is still such a laid back weekend.
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She was the only thing on and was clearly audible around the site. And I've got to say that I'm probably on the same side as your dad!
Oh, and Nazi. Or something. this is the internet, y'know!
Phil.
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i like Lattitude's sunday lunchtime guest slot. That seems to work pretty well.
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it's interesting to talk about the merits of not having a reasonable debat that doesn't descend into an internet war, when your post includes "unbearable shite", "off-key sub-Kate Bush quasi operatic wibbling", "complete whining diva" and the other similar comments you put about JN in other threads!
You kinda undermined your point with those little gems.
Personally I loved set and the total silence from the audience that went with followed by the huge applause after every song. i've suffered similar gigs to the Mark Kozelek one mentioned above and it's painful. It was one of those moments of that magic that a lot of people said was missing this year. Ultimately if this was JN's request, the organisers could have said "no" but they didn't. Saying this was an insult to every band on the bill who got to play an entire set in front of people who wanted to see them is ludicrous.
It seems you spent a lot of time listening to something you utterly hated. Why? It's not like the Woods stage was piped throughout the entire site. I went and heard a few songs of Allo Darlin' - i really didn't like it and went and did something else instead. Everyone who stayed seemed to love it - job done. Sorry to go on about this, but i recently got to see my dad actually shouting at the TV while watching Jonie Mitchell. Just turn it off!!
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This thread reminds me, did anyone see Trollhunter in the cinema tent?
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i did think the tipi tent crowd who sat down while there was a mass of people trying to get in, were pretty damn selfish. It took one kid to initiate a stand up protest (not sure there have been too many of those) and finally the organisers to ask the band to get people up. I'm sure they would have happily left everyone outside for the duration of the set.
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Some superb suggestions here. The Handsome Family would be absolutely killer. i can imagine them getting a ton of new fans.
Swans would be an interesting prospect as well. Personally i would love to see Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks down there.
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Having read the threads before and after the festival, it does sound like some people decided it wasn't going to be as good before they actually went this year!
i gotta agree with the comments about the crowds - in that they were pretty non existent! What i love about Eotr (and this was only my second) was that you can get to pretty much anywhere in five mins tops. Seriously, go to any other festival and queue for food, toilets etc (or in the case of some Glastonbury's just to actually start walking somewhere) and you'll realise how great Eotr is. You can stroll up to a band as they start and get a decent place to watch. There's also nowhere near as many people elbowing their way to the front as other festivals.
I'm feeling a bit for the kids on this thread. The majority of drunk people i saw were certainly not teenagers.
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I'm not saying anything about the concept of having a large tent - it's pretty essential! I'm just saying, you go to the Eotr tent and you could be at any festival - something that the Woods stage is getting criticism for.
I'd certainly go next year if the line up is good - i still don't think i'd put myself down for a festival where i didn't know who was playing yet.
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I have to say that the criticism coming for the Woods stage (ie it's a generic festival stage) doesn't seem to apply to the Big Top tent. That's exactly the same as countless festivals but no one seems to mind that.
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i thought the Woods stage worked well. The idea that you have a headliner that people couldn't get to see (the Fleet Foxes fiasco) was ridiculous, and i think the organisers have done exactly the right thing in creating a stage that everyone can get to (extra points for putting in a sloping field!). i didn't ever have to queue too long for food or drink and could get good positions for all the bands i watched.
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i would take all the bands on Zahidf's list. I'd love to see Teenage Fanclub there sometime - that would be a perfect fit.
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Has no one mentioned She keeps bees yet? i thought they were one of the finds of the festival - that was an absolutely killer set.
So...Bob Log, Kathryn Calder, Joanna Newsom, Tuneyards, and Best Coast for the nailed it section.
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Netweather and metcheck forecasting dry, warm and sunny for the entire weekend.
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I've been three times and that was the only time it happened.
Bear in mind that in 2009 there were two big stages (Garden, Big Top) and two smaller ones. This year, there are three big staages (Woods, Garden, Big Top) and one smaller one, but there will be more people. So it's hard to guess exactly how things will work out, especially as we don't know the site layout, or where the new stage is going to be. Added complication is that this year J Newsom has no-one playing opposite her, so we don't know how many people will want to be at the Woods stage.
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Fri: Best Coast and The Fall
Sat: Mogwai and Bog Log (this is the day with no real standouts for me but lots of potentially great stuff)
Sun: Kathryn Calder and Joanna Newson (i hadn't heard of Megafaun until this morning but they have become a must see already)
A mate of mine went a couple of years back and saw Fleet Foxes, but said access to the stage got shut off due to the large amount of people. Is this a regular occurence? i'd like to hotfoot it from John Grant to JNewsom but don't want to run the risk of not getting in. Any advice from the regulars? i went last year but was always there in plenty of time. I imagine the Brakes will get a pretty big crowd so it may not even be an issue.
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