Too many American bands

[Pulpfan]

Last year and this years headliners on the Garden stage have all been Americans. The Hold Steady pissed me off, far too American imo. Can we have some British bands headlining next year please. Thanks

[Sipperana]

Last year and this years headliners on the Garden stage have all been Americans. The Hold Steady pissed me off, far too American imo. Can we have some British bands headlining next year please. Thanks

[sadwitch]

I like it because it's cheaper than going to America myself. Also I like banjos.

[Pulpfan]

Simon and Sofia happen to like Americana, and book bands they like. If you want a festival based around English bands I suggest you look elsewhere.

[wolfamongwolves]

Last year and this years headliners on the Garden stage have all been Americans. The Hold Steady pissed me off, far too American imo. Can we have some British bands headlining next year please. Thanks

[geofelgie]

Errr, the festival and the record label are based around americana!

Though a few more canadians would be nice

[bennyhana22]

Errr, the festival and the record label are based around americana!

Though a few more canadians would be nice

[geofelgie]

Was I not enough for you, Geof?

Ben

[fogged]

Might I recommend this as an alternative for next year.

Edited September 15, 2009 by fogged

[MattL80]

Might I recommend this as an alternative for next year.

[Sipperana]

Ah yell at least yer a Duke Special fan

[Fat_Buddha]

Danny and the Champions of the World, brilliant and British and would suit EOTR down to the ground.

[RedRockRick]

We come specifically because of the American bands! I wouldn't camp for any other reason.

[5co77ie]

Bet you got more than just four brand new songs from Low anthem who were on late at Bestival and played a criminally short set.

[Corporal Clegg]

2 out of my top 3 for this weekend were British- Joe Gideon and the Shark and Archie Bronson outfit!

But you're right it's mostly American bands and has been mentioned above over the last 10 years the gap between the quality of American over British bands is huge. 90% of the stuff I buy is from American bands because there's far too much NME fodder Indie type bands from Britain who just don't do it for me.So I think EOTR will continue with American bands for the forseeable future until we close the gap a bit!

[Elfy]

As long as the music is fabulous, which it is, does it really matter if the bands are English or American? Or, indeed, Canadian, Danish, Swedish, French.......

[Infinite Jest]

I'm perfectly happy with the American bands (for many of the same reasons as Corporal Clegg; I'm a total Anglophile, but it seems like the Americans are way ahead of you guys at the moment).

Pulpfan: can you suggest any particular bands you'd like to see?

[GTG]

Danny and the Champions of the World, brilliant and British and would suit EOTR down to the ground.

[SweepingTheNation]

Surely the thing people new to EOTR are attracted by is that it gets so many top class American bands? Think about it in isolation - it's a 6,000 capacity festival at a none too warm time of the year, and this year it attracted Fleet Foxes, the Hold Steady, EITS, Okkervil River, Dirty Projectors, Neko Case, Steve Earle...

But there's the follow-up question - which British artists could headline? (Not ones that you like enough to want to see headlining, those that are big enough to justify headline status)

[Monkeychops_merged]

Might I recommend this as an alternative for next year. :angry:

[fogged]

As potential UK headliners go, Super Furry Animals, Doves or Spiritualized could be good. It says something about the UK music scene that I can only think of three, could probably think of 20+ US bands who'd fit perfectly.

[sadwitch]

As potential UK headliners go, Super Furry Animals, Doves or Spiritualized could be good. It says something about the UK music scene that I can only think of three, could probably think of 20+ US bands who'd fit perfectly.

[man_d]

oh god no not the Doves. They play EVERYWHERE and I find them intensely dull.

[fogged]

I was getting a bit desperate by the time I said Doves... only recently *got* them though, so quite eager to see them again soon.

[SweepingTheNation]

SFA have already headlined too. Portishead?