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  1. The National

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    5 hours ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

    This one closer to your predicted Glasto set?

     

    Yeah much closer. Actually posted this prediction for Glastonbury a couple of pages ago - taken into account it'll be a shorter set than their own headline shows:

    Once Upon a Poolside
    Eucalyptus
    Tropic Morning News
    System Only Dreams
    Bloodbuzz
    I Need My Girl
    Graceless
    Space Invader
    Alien
    Day I Die
    England
    Fake Empire
    Terrible Love
    Mr November
    About Today
    Vanderlyle

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  2. The National

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    1 hour ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

     

     

    OK, let’s go:

    My only previous experience of the band is their cover of Peggy-O from this Grateful Dead covers compilation and coney island. 

    Melbourne night 2 was way more random than a standard setlist in fairness. Go for the one in Auckland, that'll be a lot closer to the Glasto set.

    Edit to say it was still a fantastic set. Slipping Husband was a joy! But lots won't get a Glasto airing sadly. 

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  3. The National

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    2 hours ago, The Other Steve said:

    About Today for me is something very special but people will probably know it more for it's movie placements particularly at the end of The Warrior which is just a great use of the song.  Hardly any talking, just the music to end the film.

     

    If you not watched the movie do not watch this spoiler.

     

     

    Its a great song, although after seeing the live version a few times, it's difficult for the album version to really stand out as much. They slow it down and strip it back a lot more live & it hits harder - especially if they close out the show with it which they sometimes do.

  4. The National

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    15 hours ago, st dan said:

    Have the latest two albums suddenly really clicked with anybody else recently? Whilst I did enjoy them when they were originally released, I can’t stop listening to them lately. I think a combined 12 song album would be right up there with their very best. Something like:

    1. Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)
    2. Eucalyptus 
    3. New Order T-Shirt
    4. Weird Goodbyes (ft. Bon Iver)
    5.  This Isn’t Helping (ft. Phoebe Bridgers)
    6. Once Upon a Poolside (ft. Surfjan Stevens)
    7.  Tropic Morning News
    8. The Alcott (ft. Taylor Swift)
    9.  Grease In Your Hair
    10. Alphabet City
    11.  Hornets
    12. Smoke Detector

    Really can’t wait to see them multiple times this summer. What a band!

    Put in Alien and Laugh Track for This Isn't Helping & The Alcott and you have yourself a deal. I could also get on board with Space Invader for Hornets in fact.

  5. The National

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    55 minutes ago, nikkic said:

    How many tracks would an Other headliner play? 

    15-16? Or more? 

    They should get 1.5 hours - on the recent tour they were playing for 2 hours 15 roughly which most nights was 26 songs. So maybe closer to 18 (depending on the songs of course!).

     

    53 minutes ago, wairey said:

    I’m 27 and have never heard of the National. Where is a good place to start? There are no Sunday headliners screaming at me so I’m a ‘swing voter’ as it stands

    As a first listen, tracks I'd recommend to get you started would be Mr November, Day I Die, England, Eucalyptus (very very good live), I Need My Girl & Mistaken For Strangers. Most of those would get played at Glasto too & if you enjoy, then just branch out and check what's frequently popping up on the recent setlists here - hope you enjoy!

  6. The National

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    3 hours ago, Ashl said:

    Looking at their recent Festival setlists and taken into account new songs I expect they will have the top 14 and then 2 from the lower list and then maybe 1/2 newer/random ones.

    Terrible Love
    Mr. November
    Bloodbuzz Ohio
    England
    Eucalyptus
    Fake Empire
    Graceless
    Tropic Morning News
    The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
    I Need My Girl
    Don't Swallow the Cap
    Slow Show
    Day I Die
    Light Years

     

     

    Alien
    About Today
    Pink Rabbits
    Weird Goodbyes
    Mistaken For Strangers

    My guess for Glasto would be something like this in order:
    Once Upon a Poolside
    Eucalyptus
    Tropic Morning News
    System Only Dreams
    Bloodbuzz
    I Need My Girl
    Graceless
    Space Invader
    Alien
    Day I Die
    England
    Fake Empire
    Terrible Love
    Mr November
    About Today
    Vanderlyle

    Slightly condensed version of their recent tour sets and focusing on the more obvious and popular songs - I reckon the above would win over a few. And maybe they throw in Bat Child if they've polished it enough by then.

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  7. The National

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    Just got back to Europe from following them around their tour down under - they really are on the form of their lives right now. Setlists are getting mixed up and they just seem to be having so much fun at each show. As somebody who was also disappointed in the 2017 performance, I really expect their slot this summer to go down a lot better - I'd anticipate there's less casuals at the set and the live stuff has just gone up a few notches since then. In particular Eucalyptus, About Today, Smoke Detector, November and Vanderlyle have been so good live on the NZ/Oz tour. High Violet on Sunday was a superb way to finish the tour (and kinda weird to hear Vanderlyle not just sung along by the crowd!).

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  9. Rate The Performances You Saw Out of 10

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    Thursday:

    Circa Waves - 7
    Everything Everything - 8

    Friday:

    The Ramona Flowers - 7 (just a shame the crowd was so small)
    Blossoms - 7
    Circa Waves - 5 (WG suited them so much better)
    Declan McKenna - 8
    Elbow - 7 (slow start)
    Clean Bandit - 7 (Followed friends but they surprised me, good fun)
    Dizzee Rascal - 5 (Was probably too drunk by now to enjoy properly tbh, but was boring)

    Saturday:

    Gabrielle Aplin - 7 (Knew nothing about her but left really impressed) 
    Busted - 8 (Sue me...was great fun in that tent but missed Jezza which was a shame)
    Katy Perry - 5 (Shit sound where we were, let down)
    The National - 6 (Band I looked forward to the most, but setlist and crowd ruined it)
    Foo Fighters - 9 (Much needed after the previous two performances)

    Sunday:

    Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes - 8 (Knew nothing on him but he put on such an epic show)
    The Killers - 10 (Couldn't ask for anything else from that set)
    The Courteeners - 7 (Love them but his voice had gone and we were drained after Killers)
    Ed Sheeran - 7 (Alright, but wasn't a headline set. Some good singalongs though)

  10. Weather 2017

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    Latest GFS is rolling out and showing tomorrow's storms now quite far north of the site. Looks like they won't hit at all (which would have been handy for the tent pegs!).

  12. Weather 2017

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    Just now, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

    Sunday - very light patchy rain early pm, then clearing. 

    TBH not much to disagree with there. Very good run considering it was the 06z.

    Only worry is lots of rain around on the charts, just not currently landing in the SW. 

    Still all to play for!

    Yeah. I am perfectly fine with the odd shower when it's 28/29 degrees. It's when it's raining and and miserable as fuck then it's not fun. This year is gonna piss all over 2016.

  17. Weather 2017

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    Poor Netweather - their servers must get a hammering for the same 10 days or so every year.  They'll install big new servers next June and no bugger will touch their site now for two years.

  20. Weather 2017

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    21 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

    The latest gfs is definitely positive.

    I do struggle to understand why people keep throwing out the scaremongering!!

    Umm.  The 06Z rolling out now is not quite as positive...  Light rain Wednesday but heavy rain on Thursday and some rain again on Saturday. Hopefully it changes its mind again later.

  22. The National

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    6 minutes ago, defrio29 said:

    Setlist time? :P

    1. Fake Empire
    2. England 
    3. Dont Swallow The Cap
    4. I Need My Girl
    5. Mistaken For Strangers
    6. Abel
    7. Bloodbuzz Ohio
    8. About Today
    9. Apartment Story
    10. Runaway
    11. Humiliation
    12. I Should Live in Salt
    13. Terrible Love
    14. Mr. November
    15. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

    fight me

    Get Squalor Victoria in there and we have a deal.

  23. The National

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    Nearly dropped my phone when I saw their name on the poster, was such a shock. Had given up hope after the last few years of them not showing. Going into Radiohead would probably be the most logical, plus I really want to see them on Pyramid instead of Other.  Maybe XX - The National - Radiohead on Friday night or something.

  25. Weather 2016

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    2 minutes ago, tjfish said:

    The little bit of rain Tuesday-Weds worries me =[

    I don't wanna be setting up my tent/queuing in the wet!

    Looking at the latest run, I'll be surprised if you even got remotely wet on Weds morning. 

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