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  3. 2024 Festival

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    1 hour ago, andyrhodes24 said:

    They had a massive rise between 2014-2017 but dropped off after The Ride came out. Instead it was cool to dislike Catfish, unlike Fender.

    Their 2014 FR tent set was one of those where you could tell they’d go on to big things. Hope they do come back as rumoured.

    Catfish were brilliant headlining Trnsmt in 2019, so loud and full of energy. Where has the rumour of the return with a new lineup come from ? 

  6. 2024 Festival

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    On 9/8/2023 at 7:28 PM, foolee said:

    Olivia Rodrigo / Post Malone / Blink-182 

    Kasabian / Royal Blood / Fred Again…

    In an attempt to get the old guard back but keep the kids happy? Think this works and Royal Blood are back with a number 1 new album which is pretty decent. 

    If Fred Again headlines a night I’ll be at my first Leeds since 2019

  7. 2024 Festival

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    On 9/4/2023 at 3:37 AM, Benj said:

    f**king hell Fender has loads of great songs.

    AND

    Loads of sh*t ones he seems to want to play extended versions of...

    In fact having seen Fender thats what this reminds me of the final show of the 18 month tour, a la Chile Peppers where they just over indulge themselves...

    And in comes another great one! Borders.  He has got a load of great songs Fender

    Two more albums and a great 90 minute show it will make

     

    That was the problem I had with him at Tramlines last year. Has some belters on his albums that he doesnt play live like "Aye" and "The Leveller", but loves playing "The Borders" and "Mantra". 

    I found the middle part of his set at Tramlines really dull. 

  9. 2024 Festival

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    3 hours ago, Benj said:

    Dunno, think they may have peaked popularity wise and I say this as a supposedly top .05% of their listeners on Spotify.

    Will need some big songs to make the leap on the next LP. 

    I can see them maybe subbing a headliner in the pre 21 format, which is probably a place high for a tent headliner, which seemed to be around 3rd from toppish 

    They subbed MSE of the back of Blue Weekend and headlined Latitude. If the album is big I could see MB bumping them up to MSE headliner. 

     

    In terms of the returning headliner, its gotta be Paramore or QOTSA hasn't it, Blink are w*nk live, Toms voice is shot to pieces. 

  10. 2024 Festival

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    14 hours ago, Benj said:

    The simplest bet would be to go back to the old format

    2 BIG headliners and a day with two MSW types co headling

    AJ Tracey, Wolf Alice types in the tent?

     

    Main - Blink - Post Malone - Rodrigo/ QOTSA (co-head)

    Tent - AJ Tracey - Wolf Alice - Bicep

    (not a prediction just rough sizes)

    I think the main problem would be filling the undercard.  They could perhaps book 1-2 less a day give more established acts longer slots.

    Seems daft having Don Broco play 35 mins when they could do a crowd pleasing hour. They will obv be subs in the tent in the great new (old) world mind

    Wolf alice are headlining outright on the next album, they wont be playing tents. 

  11. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    On 7/24/2023 at 6:43 PM, sheffinghell said:

    I've booked VIP for the first time ever. My bones are getting too old to not be able to sit down all weekend. Pretty much what I paid for Tier 4 this year, so great value. 

    After seeing them this year at Kite, I'd really love to see Suede on the line-up, and from Live at Leeds, Maximo Park and The Hives would be fantastic. Rick Astley for the McFly slot, even better if he did the Smiths mashup with Blossoms.

    Others from the Superstruct roster this year... Pavement, Pigeon Detectives, Alt-j, Belle & Sebastian, KT Tunstall...

    Plus must be a possibility of a Self Esteem headline

    VIP was drastically downsized this year, about half the size of what it usually is. 

  12. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    1 hour ago, karlnuttall said:

    They weren't too bad Saturday, but yesterday they were horrendous where we were stood. Anything down past the accessible viewing platform was swamp-like yesterday.

    On Saturday Getting from the right hand side of stage near the stalls/vip along the back for the people in our group with mobility issues was impossible, way too slippy and not worth chancing an injury to either of them. 
     

    Our group has loved our three years going to tramlines but we’ve already provisionally booked accommodation for neighborhood weekender next year, I always love that buzz of trying a new festival, had friends go this year and it looked great 

  13. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    12 hours ago, James179 said:

    I know it’s been discussed to death on here, but the lack of re-entry seems to play a big part in the bad feelings towards Tramlines.

     

    For all the talk about how much money it brings into the Sheffield economy, the pubs around Hillsborough always seem completely dead by 4pm now. It definitely takes a lot of money away from the local economy. Seems something like that would help regain some of the local’s faith in the festival.

     

    Overall it was a fun weekend this time around, nothing can be done about the weather today but still managed to be a fun day. Shame the crowd was mostly gone by the time Paul Heaton was on as his set was brilliant 

    The lack of re-entry really added to the bad conditions underfoot as well. We had two people in our group with medical conditions who just couldn’t handle it on the Saturday so we bailed after blossoms as we just couldn’t get over to the left hand side of the stage where conditions looked better underfoot. Sunday was a bit better with the extra work they’d done around the main stage. 
     

    If people could come in and out they could have seen bands as and when they wanted, especially those living local or in hotels /apartments near the park, wouldn’t have churned the park up as much 

  14. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    39 minutes ago, sheffinghell said:

    Good philosophy. I feel similar especially after the covid hiatus. Support live music, keep an open mind, have a good time. You'll be rewarded many times over, and get a few howlers, but that's life isn't it (and football, so I've heard, but can't vouch for it personally). 

    It really is. Im not particularly a fan of Blossoms or Kaisers but I know enough songs to have a good time at both this weekend. 

  15. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    Posted · Edited by swede

    12 hours ago, thatTFBguy said:

    Not a run that'll get me up to Hillsborough Park in the rain and paying £6.50 a pint.

    Doing an Oppenheimer/Barbie double bill instead! 

    Im 41 now and I've pretty much seen everyone I want to see. As I've got older and especially after covid/lockdowns I'm just happy to see live music. My days of being too fussy about who I see as long as I see a few bands I really like across a festival weekend are long gone. 

    Plus im on a bit of a mission now to see people I've never seen before, as some can be pleasently surprising. Saw Kelis and Becky Hill last year, I'd def have gone to see Kelis as Im a fan and she was brilliant, but Becky Hill was the wifes choice over Madness and she was really good fun. 

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  17. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    18 minutes ago, sheffinghell said:

    Most of Sunday better than Ashcroft IMO 😂

    Ashcroft was unbelievably underwhelming last time I saw him, Trnsmt 2019, cant remember a single stand out moment from the full set. 

    My best bud is adamant he's off to see Ashcroft tomorrow.......have fun by yourself pal whilst the rest of us are at Bloc Party. 

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  20. Legends Slot 2024

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    7 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

    Always shocked she hasn’t done it already.

    Love the Bryan Adams shout too. 

    Both have got loads of hits that everyone will know and both are still brilliant live by all accounts. 

  22. Tramlines 2023 and Hillsborough Gigs

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    Posted · Edited by swede

    17 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

    Not long now.  Who are people planning on seeing. 

    Here is my schedule from the App.  Don't think I will have time for a beer on Friday !!

    Friday
    The Enemy
    Dead Pony
    Circa Waves
    Dead Letter
    Sea Girls
    The Mary Wallopers
    DMA's
    The K's
    Bloc Party

    Saturday
    Franz Von
    EPB
    Red Rum Club
    McFly
    High School
    Blossoms
    Courteeners

    Sunday
    The Zutons
    Courting
    Rev
    Wunderhorse
    Anyone but Kaiser Chiefs !!!!!!
    Paul Heaton 
     

    We're off to see Ella Henderson instead of Kaisers. My wife likes her , we went to see Becky Hill in the tent last year, and the dance bangers were a nice change of pace from the bands we'd seen all weekend. 

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  23. Pyramid for Elton

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    7 hours ago, DJL said:

    We managed to get a decent view of Elton, a fair way back but just inside the track on the left side of the stage, so could easily nip in and out to go to the urinals. Once the majority of the crowd were settled the path was alright as you can’t really see anything there

    That's good to know. I know my daughter would also hate it if she felt like she was penned in. Although I cant see anyone else pulling a crowd like Eltons in the next few years. 

  24. Pyramid for Elton

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    9 minutes ago, mouserat said:

    If it helps in any way, we were level with the sound desk from The Chicks onwards and one of us went for a wee after Lil Nas X and was able to get there and back in 30ish mins. 

    Although you had a fairly constant trickle of people pushing by to get nearer the front, it never got crushed where we were and we made great friends with people who helped us keep bags safe etc.

    I've been in big crowds at Glasto before, was at The Stones in 2013, Dolly in 2014. Haven't been since 2017 and I've always liked the back of the pyramid field as even with larger crowds theres always been room to maneuver and have a bit of space, and have a nice stroll to and from the bars and toilets.  

  25. Pyramid for Elton

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    I've been 8 times but the pics of Eltons crowd put me off going back, dont know if I could deal with anything like that, especially as my bladder is getting weaker the older I get once I've had a couple of ciders. 

    My daughter wants to go with me in a couple of years once she turns 18 but I think a crowd that scale would terrify her. Plus the bands playing at the same time are playing to hardly anyone as well which is a shame. 

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