ourkid1984

Avalon is winning for me. Here is my numbers for each stage/area. Obviously can only see a fraction: Avalon - 15 The Park - 12 Woodsies - 11 Other - 9 Acoustic - 9 West Holt's - 8 Pyramid - 7 Glade - 6 Shangri-la - 5 Some of these are a would see if nothing else on, can't be bothered to walk or if the rest of my group wants a 'moment'. Even if I was just doing a love to see Avalon would be top. Not hugely into dance, so that explains why Glade and Shangri-la are lowest.

Is Henge not a bit of a strange booking for Glade or is there more bands on there that I'm not aware of?

Fat White Family High Vis Blondshell Soccer Mommy Frank Turner Arooj Aftab Mdou Moctar Bar Italia Ocean Colour Scene Bernard Butler Flyte

I'm a big fan of Frank Turner but do acknowledge some of the things he has said in the past is strange and often deluded, but if we were all to hang on to every word that everyone has ever said we wouldn't like anyone. We all have opinions that change over time, sometimes for the best and even if he still holds those opinions, which I don't think he does fully, it shouldn't change whether someone likes their music.

I'm a fan of Flyte and when I first heard them I was sure they would be extremely popular but for some reason it hasn't really happened for them. I remember when I saw them live for the first time it was at Y Not and there was a decent sized crowd to see them but delayed their set due to a small technical issue. They finally started their much reduced set after about 20 minutes of faffing and lost half the crowd.

Same here! Hoping for a bit of a celebration for achieving it.

I wish I could! Anywhere close would be fine, but I don't want to be too close to the SE corner as our group all value sleep.

This is stacked for me: The Bar Steward BC Camplight Billie Marten Cat Empire Flyte Frank Turner Go Team Kate Nash Magic Numbers New Model Army Skindred and Toyah and Robert are all acts I'd see.

I thought considering your constant moaning about Two Door Cinema club etc I thought you were talking about those bands and considering my comment it is clear that I wasn't talking about Paul Heaton and Cyndi Lauper.

What you call reheated dinosaurs are acts that people 25 and under wish they were old enough to see back in their heyday. It was the same for me and acts like Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Nivarna and Green Day. Working at a school gives me great insight into the acts that were in their prime 10-20 years ago and are seen as cool now.

In a weird way I think the cost helps with sales, in the sense that people tend to believe they're getting a better product if it's more expensive than the competitors. It appears to be happening for arena and outdoor gigs. In terms of perceived weaker line up, I've had many people, upon hearing that I'm going to Glastonbury, say that they're jealous because I get the chance to see Coldplay and Dua Lipa and amazed that I'm not planning on seeing Dua. Just yesterday I was in my local record shop and was chatting to the owner, she couldn't believe I'd managed to get tickets as according to her no one got lucky and she has spoken to loads of people who are trying in the resale. From my insights and from what I've read on here it appears that the resale will attract a different demographic of people compared to previous years.

Saw the Big Special supported by Alien Chicks and Grandma's House at the Joiners in Southampton tonight. Wow what a gig! I've seen Grandma's House before and they are fantastic feminist punk, Alien Chicks are full of energy and remind me of early Squid on speed mixed with the Fall and Big Special are, well, a bit special. Powerful sounds for just 2 people, brilliant energy, funny and engaging. Hints of Idles, Streets, Soft Play and Plan B (if he was good). All round excellent gig and brilliant value for money showing why independent venues are the way to go for gigs.

Seeing them in Southampton for about the 6th time. Really quality live band.

I'm out of upvotes but thanks, I'll look out for them.

That's a good point. The man is addicted to gigging.