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1 hour ago, Nikky said:
Harry Styles doing some festivals in Europe in July next year. Very likely.
I don't see any festivals on his 2023 tourdates list, just some festival venues.
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1 hour ago, Rico_Pliskin said:
Nah. Just a little bit of a climb where they drop you off for the bus.
Exactly. You also sometimes had to wait a bit for a bus this or that way, but honestly it usually looked worse than it was, cause the queue went smoothly. Properly organized stuff.
We stayed quite near San Mames stadium (bus stops were located near it), so it was also convenient and most attractions of the city were still in the walking distance from our area.
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Our first time and it was ace!
1. Gorgeous location. Stunning scenery.
2. Very good crowd at most concerts.
3. Usually little queueing, though the food choice could be better.
4. The line-up worked great. The best sets of the weekend: LCD, Stromae, Bomba Estereo (huge surprise, what a crowd), Caribou, Phoebe Bridgers, Kelly Lee Owens (it got busier ;))
5. Those techno stages in the woods were awesome too.
We didn't camp, we stayed in the city, so adapting to going to gigs late wasn't that hard. Anyway, it's normal for a Spanish festival even if Bilbao doesn't get the heat like most of the country.
Had a blast, we might come back soon, at least to try more pintxos bars in the city 😄
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2 hours ago, Henrique said:
Schedule is out and I guess it includes all of the bookings. A bit let down as they filled all slots with Polish acts, but it was expected.
Still, a lot of good artists attending, and there's more time to enjoy the three cities as well, hopefully weather will be good!
They did announce Mother Mother and a Ukrainian band (I don't remember the name) too.
It actually looks decent, lots of potentially good gigs to see. Maybe next year we'll make a comeback. Enjoy the fest guys!
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And other than LCD clashing with Phoebe Bridgers, the timetable seems fine.
Thrilled to go!
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Geez, I'm envious of you guys still in BCN. The weekend was eventually a blast, even if it had a rough start and it felt overcrowded the whole weekend anyway.
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8 minutes ago, mln said:
There's still place for around 6-8 international artists, including a co-headliner spot on Wednesday.
In the past years, they announced some big acts late May / June, e.g. Kylie Minogue and Interpol in 2019, Noel Gallagher, Post Malone and Mount Kimbie in 2018, Lorde in 2017 or Faith No More in 2014, so there's still hope!
To be fair, Orange Warsaw line-up was better IMO than e.g. in 2019.
Seriously? Open'er has never had that many international artists before, I think. We're not doing it this year, but I'd assume maybe 2-3 more, including that co-headliner or just a biggish act on Wednesday?
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Geez, those bar queues are insane. Ultimately it's gonna save me money it seems.
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2 minutes ago, xxialac said:
Given that we are now less than a week away from the first performance it would be nice to see the mood on here move towards excitement.
We’ve waited 3 years for this after all and Primavera has always delivered.
There was so much negativity with the ‘new normal’ concept and increased capacity last time round…yet check the forums after and it was wall to wall glowing reviews.
Same again I’d bet!
Well, I'm already excited. Personal concert schedule done and first batch of clothes planned for Primavera came out from the laundry 😄 Can't wait to pack the suitcase! It's insane it's only a few days now.
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The line-up here is actually very good. We may end up going.
Are there any BBK Live veterans here? There aren't too many cheap places to sleep, which isn't really suprising with just 2 months to the festival. I assume the shuttle buses take you to the stadium? Does the metro work in the night? Cause I'm afraid it'd be hard to catch a taxi and there aren't that many good accommodations near the stadium.
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11 minutes ago, mln said:
Unfortunately, this is due to national regulations. Opener can't do anything about it.
Poles said it's the same (or even worse) at another Polish festivals, it's a bit of a shame. I have to say that after initial shock our pack kinda got used to it. Though it still came as a surprise during our other visits at Open'er.
As weird as it is, I wouldn't say it kills the festival vibe. Comparing to Sziget Open'er is way more focused on music than on "experience". And the atmosphere at the festival is very nice, even though surely less unique that on the island.
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12 hours ago, Archi said:
Do you speak about Werchter Boutique or Rock Werchter?! With a duo Gorillaz-Stromae, we can't say weak headliners...
Oh heck 😄 I was reading the Roskilde topic and commented here... DAMN. (Kendrick pun not intended)
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I like that line-up. Headliners are quite weak, that's true, but the undercard is extremely diverse and very, very good.
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It's quite impressive they managed to be the only major festival other than Primavera to get The Smile.
I don't know if my pack would say yes to going to Open'er again this summer, but while the headliners aren't really my thing, the undercard is diverse and indeed very good.
The good thing is it doesn't really sell out, at least not early, eh? So one can make a decision much later.
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People seem happy on social media (judging by my non-existent Polish language skills :D), so I guess those announcements will move tickets.
Megan is a big name and still fresh. I don't think she's ever played Open'er cause she got huge quite recently. Sampa the Great is indeed very good. Glass Animals are cool. I don't care about the two pop ladies announced today tbh, that's more of my girlfriend's department 😉
Overally no big thrill today, but line-up's still decent. The headliners thing takes long, but AFAIR it's a common thing for Open'er. As well as slow announcing routine.
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3 minutes ago, mln said:
As for ASAP, he was one of the first artists announced for 2020 and 2021 editions, so it's quite strange he's not there yet for this year.
Maybe the YET part here is crucial 😉
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Today's announcement was rather underwhelming. Florence is okay, but she was expected. The undercard additions seem a bit uninspired though.
Or maybe there are some hidden gems in today's list? The undercard was actually really good before, especially on Sunday.
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21 minutes ago, mln said:
Out of 3 headliners, two are from US, so don't really think that's the reason.
I see, you're right.
Anyway, A$AP Rocky is in Europe in July. So is Tyler The Creator, but AFAIR he's playing another festival in Poland. Meghan Thee Stallion sounds like a legit option too, she also has some July European dates.
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Isn't the lack of rappers in the line-up more a thing of avoiding American artists due to Covid? They have to get SOMEONE though.
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I'm gonna wait for the news about the Primavera Porto line-up so I could decide where to go, but hey it looks promising.
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Judging by other announced dates, the "crazy Saturday" is gonna be nearly as stacked as before. I doubt The Cure could be European exclusive for Open'er next year, do we know if they plan touring in 2021 at all?
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3 hours ago, lighthouse said:
Really? That would be a very mediocre booking.
Last time they played resulted in probably one of the worst selling PkP days in recent (10+) years... They can't even sell out Lokerse Feesten in Belgium nowadays.
I think it would be a great booking for PKP, they're still awesome live nowadays. They don't move many tickets, that's true, that's why they would need a second big (-ish) act, possibly a strong rock/pop/hip-hop act. In 2016 their day had no one near needed popularity (Noel Gallagher, Chase & Status, The Lumineers etc.), no wonder it sold poorly.
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An obvious decision, but maybe their another try in 2021 ends up with a better line-up..
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1 hour ago, Dawsy07 said:
Thanks for the quick reply, do you have any tips for first timers? I’ve heard that you can’t pay in cash for food and drink so how does it work and where do we exchange our printed tickets.
You can pay with your card, debit or credit, it doesn't matter. I think it's convenient, what would I do with all those zlotys left in my wallet? They also had some kind of tokens years ago, but not anymore. Tickets are exchanged for wristbands at the entrance to the festival. Or at the railway station, where the shuttle buses start as well, I think? Can't really remember, we always got our wristbands at the site.
You have to walk quite a distance to a place where you can call an Uber, so it's better to use a shuttle bus and then take a train (or uber) to Gdansk. It wasn't that cheap AFAIR, but still cheap (20? maybe 30 EUR) from Gdynia to Gdansk. If you share the cost between two or three people it's still a bargain. Trains are extremely cheap, like 2 EUR, so you can go to Gdansk by train and then walk or take an Uber to your hotel/flat. It isn't that easy to buy tickets for those trains though, if you don't speak the language, but Poles were super helpful.
Damn, some good memories from that fest.
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Bilbao BBK 2023
in overseas festivals
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Yup