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Everything posted by andyrhodes24
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Oof that’s good
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Just had a listen back to R1 last night and yeah, lineup tonight at 6pm. Clara Amfo was bigging it up as the rite of passage, something for everyone festival again as expected.
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Maybe it was the sub genre that didn’t do it for me, I never really got Macabees either now that I think about it
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Bombay Bicycle Club were one of the worse bands in the indie landfill days so surely have no standing now, they’re playing an academy tour. They’re downright dreadful!
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Got Wargasm written all over it has this day 😂
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1Xtra has been poorly attended but it has a good amount of acts that get bumped up to the main stages. R&L will always point to the likes of Stormzy that got bumped up, plus the likes of Jack Harlow, Headie One, D-Block Europe, Tion Wayne, AJ Tracey, even Lizzo since 2018
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I had this exact thought earlier when I looked it up, Mumford and Sons stole a living circa 2014/15
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Someone needs to rattle people while Chad is away 😂🎣
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More often than not you get two global superstars at Glasto. It’s by no means the weakest trio they’ve had (2014’s Arcade Fire, Metallica and Kasabian probably takes it) but it’s not exactly strong. I refuse to count Coldplay as a second superstar, they’re musical equivalent of a chicken korma.
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Depends how you view it, they’ll all appeal to someone but barring Madonna they’re far from the global ‘once in blue moon’ type headliners. Like Elton, GnR and Paul McCartney in recent years I can’t imagine Madonna’s vocals are still up to the job
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If the rumours of Glasto (Madonna, Coldplay and Dua Lipa) and DL (QOTSA, FOB, A7x) are true R&L has for a decent chance at putting on the best set of headliners this summer, even if it’s because the other festivals are looking a bit weak
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Could tee it up nicely for Blink > MGK > Yungblud > Avril… Who am I kidding.
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This is all kinds of weak. Just goes to show that R&L isn’t the only festival going down the pan, if it’s real of course
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Funnily enough I’ve been in Stockport for work today. If they want to move the gig a lot more then 15 minutes away then they might shift more tickets…
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Marketing team doing wonders 😂 tbf Blossoms and Shed Seven is decent They’re vanilla but good fun. The only positive is it probably rules Inhaler out too
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It’s been what, 24 hours since I asked for a dark fruits R&L day featuring Blossoms? Went well 😂
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If they do their own headline gigs in H1 2024 it’ll be Victoria Warehouse, Brum O2 Academy, Ally Pally size gigs that’ll sell out instantly, a bit like Kasabian did when they restarted without Tom. Something to build some hype again. I’d expect them to headliner Neighbourhood Weekender. If they do play R&L I could see Catfish subbing a stage, big crowd pleaser but they won’t be the same as they were. Could open it up to a dark fruits day with bands like Courteeners, Blossoms etc also appearing.
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You’ve rattled me with The Hunna subbing, they should be playing the car park afterwards 😂
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It’s The 1975 again!
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Catfish confirmed
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Oh go on then, I’ll bite. What page this year?
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I never bought the whole ‘Wolf Alice will be headliners one day’ thing from the NME, R1 etc. It was cool they had a front woman in 2015 but their USP isn’t unique any more. Genuine question, is there a general consensus on what their biggest song is?
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That LG set at Leeds was one of the best headline sets I’ve seen. Acts like LG, similar to Fender last year, are special because they bring a unique atmosphere. There’s a buzz about the place the whole day.
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I don’t think it’s that it’s difficult to write a good rock or pop song, for me it’s more that some acts are favoured by the mainstream broadcasters and some aren’t. Take someone like Mimi Webb; anyone who watched her at R&L this year will know she’s bang average at best but she’s one of these who’ll get airtime on Capital/R1 whatever garbage she releases. Back in the days of landfill indie when TDCC and The Wombats we’re getting airtime other bands like Courteeners would base their whole thing on being rejected by mainstream broadcasters/publications. Now 99% of indie/rock bands don’t get the coverage unless they’re media darlings called Sam Fender or Wet Leg.