Blissfields Festival 2009

[timespeedsup]

Is that a line up hint?

[rseamer]

and I can tell you now that Laura Marling will not be the only Mercury-nominated artist.

Edited February 13, 2009 by rseamer

[timespeedsup]

Ooo exciting.

My money is on Maps or possibly British Sea Power....

[binka]

Rachel Unthank And The Winterset ?

[Paul ™]

British Sea Power....

[5co77ie]

Frank Gallagher then??

Imagine the Gallaghers hosting a festival!

[rseamer]

Thanks for all the replies, am really lookng forward to it. I'll even come and listen to your set Rseamer! [smile]

Edited February 14, 2009 by rseamer

[Little Chief]

To anyone came to our ticket launch in London last night, and Southampton last week, a huge green field in baking sunshine sized thanks for being such a great crowd and making us all think about the summer in a big way.

All live acts and DJs were excellent and both events were proper parties that we enjoyed thoroughly and there was not a particular highlight as there were just too many to mention. If you came, expect more of the same this summer as, despite all that is going on in the world, we're still all ready to have a bloody good time and I reckon this summer's festival season will be one to remember for certain

Much love

Little Chief

x

[timespeedsup]

Didn't they have the Gallaghers in Shangri La at Glastonbury last year?

[timespeedsup]

The Mercury Nominated hint:

By my reckoning, it'll be a noisier act for Saturday night (ie not acoustic or quieter folk), they've got to be currently active, and it's gotta be a realistic possibility for Blissfields (Radiohead would have the farm swarming, so it's not them etc).

Have checked the lists at http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/ & I reckon we can narrow it down to one of the following:

British Sea Power

Burial

Neon Neon

New Young Pony Club

The View

The Young Knives

Guillemots

Hot Chip

Richard Hawley

Hard-Fi

KT Tunstall

Magic Numbers

Go! Team

MIA

Belle & Sebastian

The Zutons

Athlete

Lemon Jelly

Soweto Kinch

The Thrills

The Bees

The Coral

Electric Soft Parade

Turin Brakes

Death in Vegas

Asian Dub Foundation

Stereo MCs

I may have misjudged in many ways, but that's my realistic narrowed-down bunch. Any comments anyone? Let's get this narrowed right down to who it is!

[Paul ™]

British Sea Power

Neon Neon

New Young Pony Club

Hot Chip

Richard Hawley

Magic Numbers

Go! Team

Belle & Sebastian

The Zutons

Athlete

Lemon Jelly

The Bees

The Coral

Electric Soft Parade

Turin Brakes

Death in Vegas

Asian Dub Foundation

Stereo MCs

Edited February 14, 2009 by Paul ™

[timespeedsup]

Any of them would do me

Paul, can you say if they are on that list? :P

[Paul ™]

The question was inherent in the listing of a big group of acts, was waiting to see if my bait got a bite.....

[timespeedsup]

I reduced the odds... whats wrong with that

[Paul ™]

Whichever way works my friend.

Go listen to Beans on Toast meantime, very impressive last night.

[timespeedsup]

Will do mate, myspace?

[Joshuwarr]

Hmm I think The Young Knives would be a good shout. They'd be a huge draw for many I imagine. I could definitely convince a friend to go to Blissfields if they play

[Paul ™]

Mr Beans on Toast

Not sure you appreciate that Subgiant are the best things since sliced bread IMO, but I may not always go on about it, so here's their link too: Subgiant!

[timespeedsup]

Young Knives have to be a good shout, presume it'll be something that the youngsters can get their teeth into - see also NYPC, Hot Chip, maybe Go! Team. But HC may already be too big.

Personally I'd like The Bees, The Zutons, or KT from that list. The Trills would also be sweet. All nicely laid back.

[Paul ™]

KT .. no chance please not

[timespeedsup]

KT .. no chance please not

[rseamer]

I have more time for her these days...... but I don't think she's the sort of act Blissfields wants to close Saturday night, and suspect she'd cost too much too.

The Bees on the other hand, almost local boys too........

[timespeedsup]

Someone a few pages ago said Maps had split up ? I'm not sure if they have...after all aren't they effectively just 1 person (with extra help when he plays live ?) If so he can't (in the true sense of the word) 'split up' ? If they haven't 'split' I'm still banking on them, but if not British Sea Power are still my choice, as they are playing The Great Escape and are not that far from Hampshire.

[Magic42]

Lovin it

[Paul ™]

Lovin it