Kendal Calling 2011

[PastCaring]

Yes, must admit I spent a lot of time in the Calling Out tent last year. There's no time to set up anything flashy in there before you're on. These New Puritans struggled to get two drummers and a wind section sat down before they had to kick off...

[ramragon]

The calling out stage sounds much more like my sort of thing as well, like a lot of my music rough and ready, some you end up liking and quite a lot you think er thats crap but you still enjoy the experience. Never been to KC before but looking at last years line up the folk stage looks as if it would have been ok at times as well.

[Flaminglippy]

The calling out stage sounds much more like my sort of thing as well, like a lot of my music rough and ready, some you end up liking and quite a lot you think er thats crap but you still enjoy the experience. Never been to KC before but looking at last years line up the folk stage looks as if it would have been ok at times as well.

[PastCaring]

And no queues at the bar!!!

[Flaminglippy]

Phew! Glad to hear that! The queues at The Hop Farm last year were a joke!

Edited March 2, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[ramragon]

they'll probably not have as many staff on this year sadly...last year you walked to the bar and you'd get 3 staff jump on you trying to get your beer...I was watching the Subways, walked to get a beer and got back to mates during one song...heaven!

[naarjtie]

im more of a cider man than ale and lager, i seem to remember reading last year that they had a brothers bar there, i could be mistaken tho. if there i could see it getting some hammer

[ramragon]

Aye it was Brothers Pear Cider last year.

This year it's to be Aspall's - one of the nicest ciders (and apple juices) I've ever tasted. For the first time this year there will also be a selection of ciders from local breweries available in the real ale (and cider!) tent.

[Paul ™]

Aye it was Brothers Pear Cider last year.

This year it's to be Aspall's - one of the nicest ciders (and apple juices) I've ever tasted. For the first time this year there will also be a selection of ciders from local breweries available in the real ale (and cider!) tent.

[ramragon]

Will your prices reflect the size of festival this year or will they be priced with the huge corporate festival prices?

Perhaps publish your prices in advance, so people can prepare their wallets this year!

[Paul ™]

take it you got stung last year then !

[XrtVra]

I'm pretty annoyed with C&S headlining, would much prefer a band like Foals, The XX, Jamie T, Glasvegas, Manics, etc on the main stage, and have C&S in the dance tent

It was only two years ago they played the Dance tent (and not in a main spot), and they havent got that much bigger, certainly not as big as Blondie or The Cribs, or any of the past headliners!

[Flaminglippy]

I'm pretty annoyed with C&S headlining, would much prefer a band like Foals, The XX, Jamie T, Glasvegas, Manics, etc on the main stage, and have C&S in the dance tent

It was only two years ago they played the Dance tent (and not in a main spot), and they havent got that much bigger, certainly not as big as Blondie or The Cribs, or any of the past headliners!

[ramragon]

i dont know a lot about C & S and ive never been to KC so im not sure what size the dance tent is and how many it holds, there seems to be loads of teens going judging by facebook comments and they all seem very happy with C & S. If the dance tent only holds a thousand or so i would imagine it would be a health and safety risk with everyone trying to cram in to it.

Im sure you can tell by my previous posts that C & S arent really my sort of thing and i much prefer bands like the ones you've listed however i fully expected a similar friday headliner to last year when calvin harris appeared, i had my money on hot chip !

Dont think it will spoil my festival as there seem plenty of other stages

[ramragon]

Manics would have been phenomenal...maybe next year!!!

[Flaminglippy]

judging by the bookings of the cribs, C & S and blondie i honestly think that the manics and elbow who we both previously wanted would be too expensive for the festival to afford without compromising the rest of the line up.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[PastCaring]

Anyone know when we're likely to get more news?

[PAH030]

I'm pretty annoyed with C&S headlining, would much prefer a band like Foals, The XX, Jamie T, Glasvegas, Manics, etc on the main stage, and have C&S in the dance tent

It was only two years ago they played the Dance tent (and not in a main spot), and they havent got that much bigger, certainly not as big as Blondie or The Cribs, or any of the past headliners!

[ramragon]

Anyone know when we're likely to get more news?

[Flaminglippy]

who knows, theres an announcement being made by them on monday in which theyre crypticly saying "Big non-Kendal announcement coming on Monday ", not sure what that entails, i would imagine bands comfirmed would just start and filter through now rather than big announcements

[Joy division Oven Gloves]

Yeah...especially the smaller ones. I asked Our Fold if they're likely to be playing again last night...they said they're hoping to but can't confirm anything yet. They were great!

[Flaminglippy]

Enjoyed Our Fold, it would be good to see them back. Seemed to bring a lively crowd with them as well. Are they a Manc band? I'd like to see Lucid Dream, Balaleika Brothers, Goldheart Assembly, Micky Kerr and Wind Up Birds back (apologies if I do bang on about them), and I'd love any of Fonda 500, Jeffrey Lewis, or Herman Dune to play. But then again its great starting the day after an open-air breakfast with no pre-conceptions ready to watch 10 or 15 bands I've never heard of, and ending the day slightly the worse for wear with a shopping list of cds to buy!

[Joy division Oven Gloves]

'Wind-Up Birds are the band the Smiths could have been!'

[Flaminglippy]

Yeah, I'll try that if I bump into Mr Marr at the urinal...probably go down about as well as offering Mozza a Big Mac. I live in Brum and planned on going to a gig they did in Leeds just after the festival but they cancelled it.

Cant do jazz...its the only music genre I hate (Miles Davis aside)...now, if it was a Blues tent...

Edited March 4, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[Flaminglippy]

We sound realllllllly old! At the risk of sounding defensive, my favourite bands are the Super Furries and Stone Roses...

Hope festivals dont start introducing a inverse ID system 'If you look over 45, you may be asked provide evidence you've heard of bands formed after The Arctic Monkeys'.

Theres a really good Manc band called 'Deadbeat Echoes' that I hope will play...never seen 'em live but the stuff I've heard sounds cracking...

Edited March 4, 2011 by Flaminglippy