Bestival 2013

[the wonderwhy]

Is AMP presents definitely on the Saturday?

Just, if Bastille are indeed playing on the Saturday, it's difficult to see them on the main with hip-hop extravaganza and in the big top with AMP....

I'd imagine both those things will take up at least the top 5 slots, and I'd reckon that's where Bastille would go on either stage

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Good point, perhaps AMP isn't in the Big Top this year?

[the wonderwhy]

Good point, perhaps AMP isn't in the Big Top this year?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I've cracked it. RDB thinks he's being clever but I've got him figured... Both Stevie Wonder & Elton John have released songs with Blue, evidently he's booked them both as the Sunday headliners in the lead up to next year when it'll be Blue. Patterns people, it's all about the patterns.

SYSTEM UP WITH THE TOP DOWN...

[Paul ™]

I'd have thought Bastille might have been in the Psychedelic Worm.

[the wonderwhy]

They're pretty hyped up at the moment, the kind of band you'd stick on your top 2 stages, surely?

[Paul ™]

Django Django played PW last year and I would say there was more hype about them. Although the tent was rammed..

Wonder if the Replay Stage will be back, no mention of it on the Grassy Hill Area on the website... they could play that easy enough too.

Edited April 2, 2013 by Paul ™

[Zacko]

I wonder where else AMP could be? It'll surely be absolutely rammed - are we thinking there might be a new, bigger tent or stage somewhere? Can't remember what I've read about the site layout...

[Paul ™]

Would love to see an outdoor dance stage, something like The Glade in a small wooded area but plenty open space around it.

[Zacko]

That would be excellent, I guess they're going to have to do something after how rammed Justice was last year in the Big Top (I was already in the tent from earlier in the night so didn't really notice it but I heard it was spilling out to ridiculous levels?).

Edited April 3, 2013 by Zacko

[Justiceforcedave]

Keeping fingers very crossed for Nick Cave!

[Justiceforcedave]

Does Efestivals have anything on this?

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

That would be excellent, I guess they're going to have to do something after how rammed Justice was last year in the Big Top (I was already in the tent from earlier in the night so didn't really notice it but I heard it was spilling out to ridiculous levels?).

[Paul ™]

Who knows, I'm excited to see who it'll be. Perhaps the original poster who said it would be Arcade Fire, Snoop & Elton was correct all along.

[dentalplan]

Even if they were possible; I couldn't have seen Wayne Coyne agreeing to sub them anyway. Seems pretty bitter towards them.

Edited April 3, 2013 by dentalplan

[CanbyBlaine]

Im putting money on it being Nick Cave.

I noticed on twitter a few weeks back that Bestival was following Nick Cave but they dont seem to be now.

Im unaware of them playing bestival before and seeing as Bestival usually just follow bands that have played/going to play then maybe this confirms it.

Like i said they dont seem to be following Nick Cave now, maybe they thought somebody would spot it and twig on? Or maybe im just talking rubbish who knows

[Paul ™]

Snoop is actually down as 'Snoop Lion' for Exit, whereas for Bestival he's down as 'Snoop Dogg'

[dentalplan]

Im putting money on it being Nick Cave.

I noticed on twitter a few weeks back that Bestival was following Nick Cave but they dont seem to be now.

Im unaware of them playing bestival before and seeing as Bestival usually just follow bands that have played/going to play then maybe this confirms it.

Like i said they dont seem to be following Nick Cave now, maybe they thought somebody would spot it and twig on? Or maybe im just talking rubbish who knows

[Justiceforcedave]

I don't think you're talking rubbish. They do seems to mainly follow bands that have played or are announced already, whereas Nick Cave is neither so far. Well spotted.

[smogo]

Well something else Rob tweeted earlier - and apparently since deleted! - made me think that perhaps whoever he had lined up as the Friday headliner has fallen through. In reply to a tweet asking for clues on the Friday headliner, he replied "All I know at the moment is that we'll have a headliner on Friday" or something along those lines.

There's no reason why Annie Mac Presents has to be in the Big Top (it used to be in Bollywood), especially if one of the new areas is "the biggest dance stage at Bestival" that she mentioned she'd be playing on her recent Google Hangout thingy.

And I can't see her diluting her AMP brand by booking indie acts.

Edited April 3, 2013 by smogo

[Paul ™]

That seems a bit strange, I am sure the 3 headliners were already signed though, so it may be that indeed one has fallen through.

So one was booked last year at the festival as we know, So was that Elton, Snoop or the yet to be announced act.

If it was Portishead, as Geoff Barrow played there last year with Beak> then I'll be gutted if they have indeed pulled out. Portishead have no dates past June, but interestingly Beak> have one in July.

Seems strange that one person who came on and posted Arcade Fire/Snoop/Elton only ever made that one post and has not logged in since. And the order would have been correct to the days too.

Could Arcade Fire have been lined up to play but have had to pull out due to pregnancies therefore delaying the new album?

Edited April 3, 2013 by Paul ™

[the wonderwhy]

It would be ironic if Arcade Fire did indeed pull out.

Someone had to.

[dentalplan]

It would be ironic if Arcade Fire did indeed pull out.

[smogo]

Elton John was booked during last year's festival. Rob said as much in that efests interview earlier this year, and apparently Elton was spotted backstage taking a look around.

"It's public knowledge that I confirmed the Sunday headliner on the weekend of Bestival this year. That's good, and that's another iconic act, that will hopefully be as good as Stevie Wonder was. The rest of it is up in the air really, I haven't got lots of offers out on headliners. I've got two offers out on two headliners that I really want, and I'm waiting to hear back from them, hopefully in the next week."

Edited April 3, 2013 by smogo

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I don't know if she's exclusive to Meltdown but Siouxsie would make a great addition.