Second Announcement

[Nick07]

Any ideas when this will be?

Hopefully be shortly and be some top announcements.

[SweepingTheNation]

Shouldn't be too long - No Direction Home's second announcement is on Thursday.

Aren't EOTR going too early again, though? There's festivals in June/July that haven't made one announcement yet.

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Nah, I reckon that's why they sold out early last year, because people were garanteed of a good line up.

[Infinite Jest]

They're announcing later this year than last year. We were due one two and a half weeks ago, based on last year's timings (according to Shoebox on Twitter).

[eFestivals]

They're announcing later this year than last year. We were due one two and a half weeks ago, based on last year's timings (according to Shoebox on Twitter).

any festival which announces its line-up as soon as it's got something it feels worth announcing is always going to have variations in when it announces.

It's onkly the festivals which announce deliberately late - the likes of Reading/Leeds, and V - which is able to just about hit the same date each year, tho I can remember R/L having to announce late one year (2001 I think it was) because it was waiting on confirmation for one of its major acts (Eminem, the delay was due to a court case he was involved with or something).

[Infinite Jest]

any festival which announces its line-up as soon as it's got something it feels worth announcing is always going to have variations in when it announces.

[Nick07]

Yeah, I know...I'm just eager

Anyhoo, they've just announced on Facebook that there will be more announcements next week, specifically from Bella Union, who are curating one of the days as part of their 15th anniversary.

[SweepingTheNation]

Not so sure - they tweeted recently that they'd finished touring their album. But who'd headline if not them (and assuming not Beach House)?

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Good chance of the Shins with their new album I reckon.

[Nick07]

Good chance of the Shins with their new album I reckon.

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Hopefully not...similar size to MM are they not?

[Infinite Jest]

Announcement confirmed for tomorrow.

Intrigued to see if there's any overlap with NDH, whether we'll get anyone back again, etc.

Hopefully Shins aren't too big; I wouldn't have thought so, but we will see...

[zahidf]

I think Shins are as big as Joanne Newsome and Mogwai, so would be big enough.

Am hoping for Nick Cave though. For Bella Union, i would have thought Fleet Foxes seem most likely.

[seadragon]

John Grant (again) and Department of Eagles might just persuade me to buy a ticket. Otherwise I'd like to see someone new...I don't know, seems a lot of recycling going on between EOTR and NDH this year? Or maybe it's just because I've seen a lot of the bands announced so far and it's not inspiring me so far...

[Nick07]

I think Shins are as big as Joanne Newsome and Mogwai, so would be big enough.

Am hoping for Nick Cave though. For Bella Union, i would have thought Fleet Foxes seem most likely.

[shoebox]

Yeah, I'll be stunned if Fleet Foxes don't make a return.

Hoping for The Acorn, Kissaway Trail and Peter Broderick, amongst others. No less than 16 artists being announced according to Twitter.

The website is down until 11am, if that gives any indication as to what time the announcement will be made.

[zahidf]

Wish they would announce already! Got work to do...

[talulah]

website still down .... waiting patiently - tweet earlier said 16 Bella Union bands to be announced

[zahidf]

Nothign today i guess...

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Facebook says -

Bella Union's 15th anniversary celebration, so far includes:

Alessi's Ark, Beach House, Cashier No. 9, Dirty Three

Hannah Cohen, I Break Horses, John Grant, Jonathan Wilson

Lanterns On The Lake, The Low Anthem, Midlake, Mountain Man

Our Broken Garden, Poor Moon, Roy Harper, Veronica Falls

[Infinite Jest]

They just announced them (some already announced, and some overlap with NDH):

Midlake, Mountain Man, Our Broken Garden, Poor Moon, Roy Harper, Veronica Falls

Alessi's Ark, Beach House, Cashier No. 9 Dirty Three, Hannah Cohen

I Break Horses, John Grant, Jonathan Wilson, Lanterns On The Lake, The Low Anthem

[Fareham Grecian]

Well, possibly a bit underwhelming? Several of the 16 already announced, Midlake and John Grant fab of course but we saw them last year!

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Which is great seen as nearly all the artists I wanted to see at NDH are here.

Edited February 7, 2012 by wackojackohighcliffe

[5co77ie]

Alessi's Ark

Cashier No 9

Dirty Three

Hannah Cohen

John Grant

Jonathan Wilson

Lanterns On The Lake

The Low Anthem

Midlake

Our Broken Garden

Poor Moon

Roy Harper

Veronica Falls

[zahidf]

They just announced them (some already announced, and some overlap with NDH):

Midlake, Mountain Man, Our Broken Garden, Poor Moon, Roy Harper, Veronica Falls

Alessi's Ark, Beach House, Cashier No. 9 Dirty Three, Hannah Cohen

I Break Horses, John Grant, Jonathan Wilson, Lanterns On The Lake, The Low Anthem