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1 hour ago, Wooderson said:
Certainly for festivals it keeps the clicks going.
I doubt that the EotR team are sitting there holding off on announcing stagetimes in order to sneakily build a fortune from people clicking on their site.
They’ll be busy putting on the festival. If things are a bit different this year, and announcements are delayed while more important stuff - and no doubt unexpected last-minute hitches - are attended to, then we should all be grown up and accommodating enough to accept that.
We’d all love the stagetimes, and I’ve got my highlighter at the ready too. But it’s not that big a deal right now, and the organisers deserve a bit of slack right now rather than misplaced jaded cynicism, as if we’re all being hard done to here.
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There’s no “Sufjan tier” absolute life or death must-sees. But for me there are a huge proportion of 7/10 acts, and relatively few acts that I would choose to avoid.
I’m usually pretty nailed-on with my clashfinder, but will probably float about a lot more this year, dependent on the type of stuff I feel like listening to at any given time.
Really excited about it. 😀
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Well-trodden path by now.
Four of us Land at Heathrow at 12:15, into the hire car for 1:00. Pit stop at Salisbury Tesco for essentials, and parked on site for around 4:00.
Highlight of the year. Probably the highlight of this decade so far. Can’t wait for it, there may be tears. 😄
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17 minutes ago, SighMo said:
Was at Green Man last week; very similar festival with same age group and I saw no more than 5 masks all weekend so don’t expect too much.
Yeah, that’s pretty much what I’m expecting when I come down for EotR too.
All any of us can do is manage our own stuff, and I’ll be trying to follow the same sort of routine as airwaves described above. I’ve accepted the risk of attending this year for the tremendous upside, but I can’t treat it as a normal EotR year.
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I know it’s difficult in the heat of the moment and the excitement of a late night set in either tent, but if everyone can be as considerate as possible to everyone else then that’s all we can aim for.
We all know the high risk situations, the reasons for wearing masks and the benefit it brings to those in close proximity.
Those of us going are accepting a degree of risk, and won’t have anyone else to blame if we catch Covid. But the risk of spread is dependent on what we all do as the EotR community. Unfortunately this isn’t the complete break from the real world that we usually enjoy, but occasionally masking up is a small price to pay for a great festival, especially those who worked so hard to put it on.
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30 minutes ago, SweepingTheNation said:
Where's this assumption about secret big names come from? Unless there's a "special guest" listed in the stage times they'll be piano and late night Tipi second sets by some who are already playing, as they usually are. (Bill Ryder-Jones turned up on the piano in 2019 but that was unusual - Black Midi hadn't released anything when they played the Tipi)
Yeah, no mention of a TBC anywhere official. Presume it’s people assuming there’s a Woods slot on the Friday, but that’s more likely to be leaving space for a full Damon Albarn set.
Genuine secret surprise guests are few and far between. And it wouldn’t normally make sense for it to be anyone big.
Of course, it’s hardly a normal year, and it’s unusual for them still to have tickets left on sale this late.
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Lots of horrific clashes, but to a degree that’s a consequence of managing to pull together a decent line-up.
As far as day splits go, there’s limited scope to ask bands to play specific days, given that EotR is often just one date amongst many that need to be managed as a whole tour. Not to mention real life factors too.
This year more than any, the organisers deserve loads of credit and leeway for putting something, anything, on. And we all deserve a cracking festival. Put the minor EotR changes or inconveniences to one side, we’ve had more than enough really significant stuff to deal with over the past 18 months.
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13 minutes ago, Justiceforcedave said:
I've heard talk of secret sets at EOTR. Is this a fairly regular occurrence and can someone elaborate/manage my expectations?
There’s usually 2-4 scattered throughout the day at the outdoor piano stage. Usually just a solo artists or vocalist from band doing quieter stuff.
There’s always 3 sets from midnight in the tipi tent, Fri-Sun.
Usually artists who’ve played already, and fairly often can be a set of attempted cover versions while comically drunk. A decent entertaining end to daily proceedings.
As mentioned earlier, best info on who’s playing comes from Paul Bridgewater and Line of Best Fit on Twitter, so set alerts for those accounts. There’s also been a WhatsApp group for secret set updates, but 2019 just turned into a constant chat about any festival stuff, so kinda lost its purpose and IIRC I switched it off.
The tipi sets can be great, but can require a bit of pacing during the day if you’re on the beer.
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45 minutes ago, allpointsnorth said:
Yep this new layout has annoyed me, my usual spot which I've camped at for probably at least the last 5 years is in serious danger of falling into boutique territory.
Not that it isn't my issue, but are boutique folk going to be allowed into the red car park to unpack before walking over to wristband exchange? I'd be surprised if they are allowed to do that as technically they'll be in the festival grounds without a wristband. If not, they will have to enter one of the main car parks, before departing to red car park?! Seems a bit of a faff.
I think there’s a separate wristband exchange at the red gate for boutique campers.
I don’t think there’s a Mr Trolley at the red gate, only the man on one - but as it’s boutique camping there probably won’t be much need anyway.
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1 hour ago, xxialac said:
Prob in minority but I have no problem wearing a mask if I go in the tipi which is a small enclosed space after all.
After a while I forget I’m even wearing it.
Yeah, I’ll definitely be wearing one in the tents too. Good stuff from Simon etc, clear guidance and making it as easy as possible for everyone.
Can’t wait to get back there, 3 weeks today! Feels like it’s been forever.
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Just rebooked with TF, all fairly straightforward and all their options seem to be available.
That’s a shame for Honeybell’s, but as long as they’re looking after their own well-being then that’s rightly their priority.
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On 8/2/2021 at 9:00 AM, doodlesbyben said:
@Sean1234321when booking do you have to disclose how many people in your party because if there's a big yurt that can fit 6 but only booked by a couple thats 4 spaces not claimed... (I presume you see where I'm going with this)
No, we usually get the 4 person Honeybell (RIP) tent for the 2 of us. Plenty of space, so the companies will just bring along the number of tents ordered - assuming they have the stock. But they’ve never asked for numbers.
It’s expensive, but it’s a great setup with no hassle at all.
There’s a few of us fly down from Glasgow so bringing our own gear isn’t an option.
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51 minutes ago, doodlesbyben said:
@snipe Do you know if boutique camping (or pamper tent) is restricted to just those who have paid for glamping? Or can anyone rock up to that tent and use the facilities?
Yeah, there’s a separate wristband that you need to show to get into the boutique camping area.
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21 hours ago, WM Hall said:
Usually around 100-110 actually. I haven't counted this year's but looks like 65ish so far.
62 announced yesterday. Last year's Clashfinder shows 99 named acts, plus the usual secret sets, so plenty still to come.
Not sure if any headliners are still TBA for Woods or Garden stages. YLT definites for Thu on Woods, and presume VW and St Vincent for the Woods two other nights. Is Feist a cert for the other Woods slot, or can we still hope/pray/expect The Decemberists?
I don't think all of the headliners are normally included in the first announcement. Having said that , I guess it depends on whether the acts themselves want to stagger announcements based on other tour sales, etc.
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Green Man first announcement, which I guess narrows done the potential EotR field:
War on Drugs/Fleet Foxes/Grizzly Bear/John Grant... and the rest here: http://www.greenman.net/line-up/2018//
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Bella Union have confirmed that Beach House and Midlake will play the final slots on the on the two main stages on the Friday.
Source: twitter
2020 Line-up Thread
in End of the Road
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Obviously it's not a big deal to hit "Send", but I guess it depends on who needs to do what and if they're busy doing other stuff. Maybe they're manually putting inserts into the programme because the printed stagetimes are no longer accurate. 😄
I want the stagetimes out as much as anyone else, the sooner the better. I just don't see why people seem to be getting properly upset about it, as if Simon etc are taking the piss out of them.