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  4. Got my ticket but has my old address on. Is this a problem?

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    First time Glastonbury go-er here and my ticket arrived today!!

    But I've moved house and it has my old address printed on it! I didn't even realise the tickets have the address printed on it!

    Thing is all of my ID has been updated for my new address.

    Is this going to cause me a problem when I go in? Do they expect to see ID with the correct address at the gate?

    Thanks.

  5. Synthesizer/electronic band help needed please!

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    Posted · Edited by Timberford

    In addition to those mentioned above...

    Thursday
    Mura Masa on Wow!
    Vaults on GreenPeace

    Friday
    Gwenno on Park
    Nao on Park
    Christine & The Queens on Other
    Roisin Murphy on West Holts
    Jack Garratt on John Peel
    Aluna George on John Peel

    Saturday
    Santigold on West Holts
    Dua Lipa on John Peel
    Lapsley on John Peel
    Mo on John Peel

    Sunday
    Braids on Pussy Parlure
    Haelos on Pussy Parlure
    Dua Lipa on Sonic

     

  7. Canned beers

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    Marks & Spencer are doing 25% off if you buy 6 beers at the moment and they've got loads of cans. So far i've picked up:

    • Northern Monk 'Session IPA' (4.1%)
    • Founders 'All Day IPA' (4.7%) 
    • Hoppy Joe Red Ale (4.7%)
    • Lucky Jack APA (4.7%)
    • Fourpure 'Pils' (4.7%)

    Also Majestics selection of beer is really good, I've picked up cans of:

    • Brew Dog 'Jack Hammer' (7.2%)
    • Purity 'Longhorn IPA' (5%)

    No idea what these are like out of the fridge but should be fun finding out!

  9. Female acts

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    There have already been so many fantastic new albums released by female fronted bands this year!

    Hopefully some of these artists will be added to the lineup...

    – Christine & The Queens
    – Eerie Wanda
    – Eleanor Friedberger
    – Emma Pollock
    – Flowers
    – Hælos
    – The Jezabels
    – King
    – Palehound
    – Sunflower Bean
    – Quilt
    – Victoria Hume

  10. Artist styles and genres

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    Bat For Lashes Atmospheric electronic pop. Singer songwriter. Influences of Bjork and Kate Bush. She's headlining End of The Road festival.

    Dua Lipa Rnb electro pop. No album out yet. On the BBC sound of 2016 list.

    Explosions In The Sky Wall of noise. Massive sound. Instrumental post-rock. Like Mogwai. May also appeal to fans of Sigur Ros. Bring your earplugs.

    Grimes Energetic electronic synth pop. Singer songwriter. I suspect it will be mostly backing tracks but she'll get everyone dancing.

    Hinds All female lo-fi indie pop with attitude. They'll be on early I suspect.

    Kurt Vile American singer songwriter. Used to be in War On Drugs. Fingers crossed for a chilled afternoon set in the sun.

    Mac Demarco If you like Kurt Vile, you probably like Mac Demarco. Chilled out indie.

    Nao New artist with lots of hype. Rnb/soulful electro pop. Similar to Dua Lipa.

    Roisin Murphy The lead singer from Moloko. Electronic pop. Her album was a Mercury Prize nominee last year.

    Savages Girls with guitars. Very good & very noisy live.

    Saint Etienne Indie pop with a few big hits back in the 90s.

    The Syrian National Orchestra Played with Damon Albarn as part of Gorillaz.

  11. Setlist-based Spotify playlist

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    Posted · Edited by Timberford

    Yeah I thought it might help make it easier/quicker to curate your combined playlist!

    I'd imagine in the last set each artist has played, will include the songs you want to include in your combined playlist!

  13. Floating Points

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    According to his Twitter account he is playing live at Glastonbury (I had wondered if it was a DJ set).

    So presumably this means with his band and mini-orchestra? I hope so!

     

  14. Other festivals compared to Glastonbury

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    This summer will be my first trip to Glastonbury so I can't directly compare, but I can offer some thoughts on the other festivals I've been to in the UK and abroad...

    End of The Road
    if you generally like the lineup they put on, then you must go. I've been a couple of times and the crowd are incredibly respectful. Most people are there for the music, the vibe is super chilled. It's family friendly. On the garden stage you can hear a pin drop during acoustic acts. There's not so much evening stuff going on though. Similar to Glastonbury you are allowed to take your own alcohol into the festival, which is pretty rare for a festival. The beer is pretty good though.

    Green Man
    It has a similar vibe to End of The Road but it's bigger, so you get some bigger names on the lineup. If you listen to BBC 6Music you will love this festival. I went last year and they had some decent cross-over with the Glastonbury lineup. I'd say Green Man has better comedy than End of The Road. If you like real ale, it has an amazing beer tent with over 100 beers from welsh breweries. They also brew their own ale for the festival.

    Latitude
    Latitude is similar size to Green Man, maybe bigger. The crowd is younger, the atmosphere is still friendly. The comedy is even better than Green Man but the beer offering is pretty rubbish. Latitude have a knack for putting on bands way before they are famous. I went in 2013, have a glance at the lineup poster. It's insane. I saw Chvrches in a tiny tent, Sam Smith on one of the smaller stages too.

    Primavera (Barcelona)
    For me this is always the best lineup and it's a fantastic festival for watching bands. Older music loving crowd turn up for this from all over Europe. I was lucky to catch Arcade Fire play the year they were also headlining Glastonbury and they actually played a longer set at Primavera. Also, they don't have the same sound restrictions as in the UK. The sound levels are ridiculously loud. The venue is a bit odd though. It's by the sea but it's all concrete. The beer and food at the festival is a bit rubbish. Barcelona is an amazing city though and combining travel & festival is amazing. You don't stay on site. Pretty much everyone uses Airbnb.

    Primavera (Porto)
    A mini version of Primavera Barcelona with a slimmed down lineup but a lot cheaper! Booze is crazy cheap both inside and outside the festival. This one is on grass too which is nice. Food is a bit better than Barcelona but nothing compared to UK festivals. Porto is a hugely underrated city though. Same great sound as with Primavera Barcelona and again no-one stays on site. Public transport is very very good though.

  16. 2016 New Music Thread

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    Agree that the new Daughter, Mystery Jets and Savages albums are sounding good on first few listens.

    Other 2016 releases I've been enjoying, I don't think anyone else has mentioned:

    – The Besnard Lakes

    – NZCA Lines

    – Pete Astor

    – Sea Pinks

    – Aidan Knight

  19. Green Man Festival 2015

    in other UK festivals

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    Thanks! Although that one is missing the talking shop and chai wallah's. I think someone mentioned that the official times were in the 2014 programme too - does anyone have a photocopy of that?

     

    Someone sent me images of the programme from 2014 when I asked on Twitter.

     

    Apparently Saturday uses the same times as Friday.

     

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  23. Green Man Festival 2015

    in other UK festivals

    Posted · Edited by Timberford

    That's disappointing to find out that the set times won't be released in advance.

     

    Anyway the lineup is great, which is the main thing!

     

    I've not seen Dan Deacon live before, however, I'm reliably informed by friends that he is one of the best live acts around. Sounds like a great way to kick off the music.

     

    Some of the acts lower down the bill I'm looking forward to are:

    – Rozi Plain (Quiet, laid back pop, she also plays with This Is The Kit)

    – Landshapes (Noisey, hazy, psyche-rock)

    – Hannah Lou Clark (Sparse, dark, atmospheric)

    – Ultimate Painting (lo-fi retro sounding indie)

     

    My must sees:

    – Hot Chip

    – Goat

    – St Vincent

    – Father John Misty

     

    I'm lucky enough to have previously seen Hot Chip, Antlers, All We Are, Jane Weaver, Villagers, Leisure Society & Slowdive. These are all excellent live & I would highly recommend them. Generally I try, where possible, to check out bands I haven't seen before but I will definitely be making an exception for Hot Chip. They're one of the best live bands I've seen and their new album is really good!

     

    Others on my radar depending on times / clashes / mood :

    – Wave Pictures

    – Courtney Barnett

    – Sylvan Esso

    – This Is The Kit

    – BC Camplight

    – Steve Gunn

    – Hookworms

    – Jamie XX

    – The Staves

    – Viet Cong

    – Waxahatchee

     

    Reading this thread through though, it sounds like I need to check out Natalie Prass and Emmy The Great.

  24. Festival Number 6 - Portmeirion, Wales

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    Great festival. The village is equally surreal as it is stunning. For those thinking about going to this festival next year, I would highly recommend it.

    But it is weird as it actually attracts quite a few different groups of people that go for very different reasons. Because of this I think the scheduling sometimes suffers as it tries to be all things to all people (as pointed out above regarding sound bleed during London Grammar). Pretty much each stage is curated by a different promotor. So the variety is great if you're up for it.

    I agree with the point above about drunken 'youngsters' coming out at night. They're all there for the dj's, as those tents got packed out. It's clear this festival has a definite lean towards electronica as the electronic acts and djs got better time slots, better stages to play and also got great crowds compared to some of the bands.

    There were actually a load of lesser known (but really great and actually quite buzz-worthy) bands that got really disappointingly small crowds. Mostly the ones on early on the iStage (where the sound was at times terrible).

    Personally I think they'd be better not using the iStage early in the day and should put those bands on in the village instead. This would have given them a great chance to promote them to a new audience as that's where everyone is at that time of day. For example a Tiny Ruins or Aquilo set in the central piazza would have been very special and perfectly palatable to the families that park up there for the day until the sun goes down.

    Also the Estuary stage is stunning and severely underused for bands. Again, sets from Childhood, Arthur Beatrice, Lucky T Jackson and Gengahr (amongst others) would all have gone down really well with the people lazing about on the loungers and dipping their toes in the pool down there.

    It's interesting though, as originally I thought this festival might give End of The Road a real run for its' money. But it's clear at Festival No.6 the music is definitely not the star of the festival (unlike at End of The Road).

    First it's the village, second it's the choir. Then they have a carnival, authors and talks, prisoner reconstructions and marching bands and it's all of these things that make it a little bit different from most other typical "festival in a field" offerings. So in reality it's probably a moot point to wish for more bands playing better stages and better time slots in the village.

    Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Really glad I went. But for my 'bands at festivals' fix I suspect I'll be going elsewhere next year.

    Musical highlights for me:

    1. Bonobo

    2. John Wizards

    3. Bird

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