Florence + the Machine

[Ed209]

No she didn't, she went to an ordinary school then went to an ordinary college in Camberwell before dropping out to be in a band called Ashok. As for saying she had everything given to her, that's a load of rubbish. She was appearing in magazines in 2006 and wasn't even properly famous till 2009. The most famous person in her family with connections is the head of a department in a university, so maybe you should research before slagging off one of the only true musicians of this generation who bothers to write their own music with actual passion. And as for eFestivals, it's pretty unprofessional and embarrassing to bash an artist who is well loved at the actual festivals, shame the pretentious forums don't see her art for what it is!

[eFestivals]

The Other Stage is a minefield.

Over the years I've quite innocently been cutting through the field to get some place or other, only to be subjected to, among others, Duffy, Keane, La Roux and perhaps most shockingly of all, Newton Faulkner.

my ears were damaged by La Roux, too.

[mozzy]

The Other Stage is a minefield.

Over the years I've quite innocently been cutting through the field to get some place or other, only to be subjected to, among others, Duffy, Keane, La Roux and perhaps most shockingly of all, Newton Faulkner.

And of course all these acts attract vast crowds of chair-sitting, blanket-laying, foot-tapping, bet-wetting whoppers, so getthing through the crowd takes an absolute age.

Terrible, terrible times.

[Superscally]

No she didn't, she went to an ordinary school then went to an ordinary college in Camberwell before dropping out to be in a band called Ashok. As for saying she had everything given to her, that's a load of rubbish. She was appearing in magazines in 2006 and wasn't even properly famous till 2009. The most famous person in her family with connections is the head of a department in a university, so maybe you should research before slagging off one of the only true musicians of this generation who bothers to write their own music with actual passion. And as for eFestivals, it's pretty unprofessional and embarrassing to bash an artist who is well loved at the actual festivals, shame the pretentious forums don't see her art for what it is!

[wilko8]

It's not remotely ridiculous - don't be such a knob.

I don't want to listen to it. I'm not even slightly interested or curious. I have no interest in the type of music they produce. I don't need to sandpaper my cock to know that it migh make it sore...

[Wooderson]

Tone deaf artschool drag act.

[russycarps]

Tone deaf artschool drag act.

[MEGABOWL]

The Other Stage is a minefield.

Over the years I've quite innocently been cutting through the field to get some place or other, only to be subjected to, among others, Duffy, Keane, La Roux and perhaps most shockingly of all, Newton Faulkner.

And of course all these acts attract vast crowds of chair-sitting, blanket-laying, foot-tapping, bet-wetting whoppers, so getthing through the crowd takes an absolute age.

Terrible, terrible times.

Edited March 15, 2013 by MEGABOWL

[Wooderson]

I don't like the Other Stage generally. Far worse than the Pyramid. However the worse thing about it is the bookers habit of putting on acts I want to see with some utter toss on before. Three times I got punished in 2010 for turning up early for something I wanted to see.Had to witness the end of Florence's set before Hot Chip, the end of MGMT (miming to their 'hit') before LCD Soundsystem and worst of all the end of Kate Nash before The National.

[russycarps]

I don't like the Other Stage generally. Far worse than the Pyramid. However the worse thing about it is the bookers habit of putting on acts I want to see with some utter toss on before. Three times I got punished in 2010 for turning up early for something I wanted to see.Had to witness the end of Florence's set before Hot Chip, the end of MGMT (miming to their 'hit') before LCD Soundsystem and worst of all the end of Kate Nash before The National.

[eFestivals]

occasionally they nail it though, hot chip into flaming lips was great (and I'm not a fan of hot chip particularly)

shame about Flaming Lips doing nothing different to what they've been doing for over ten years. Borrrrrring!

[russycarps]

shame about Flaming Lips doing nothing different to what they've been doing for over ten years. Borrrrrring!

[MEGABOWL]

occasionally they nail it though, hot chip into flaming lips was great (and I'm not a fan of hot chip particularly)

[russycarps]

That was a great night. Sigur Ros into Doves in 2003 was another. You have to be very careful though. I can still remember trying to get through what felt like half the festival who were leaving the stage as I wandered towards it to have a look at The Kills last time out-turned out Jessie J had been on. Lucky escape.

[Ed209]

shame about Flaming Lips doing nothing different to what they've been doing for over ten years. Borrrrrring!

[eFestivals]

except of course the trivial matter of the setlist they play

15 differently worded versions of the same one song you mean...?

[Ed209]

15 differently worded versions of the same one song you mean...?

[eFestivals]

Says the man who likes Reggae

ha! You got me there.

But I notice you couldn't defend what I'd said by other means.

[Ed209]

ha! You got me there.

But I notice you couldn't defend what I'd said by other means.

[russycarps]

I feel a flurry of youtube clips could be in order here....

[eFestivals]

Anyone who listens to the lips knows that's a ludicrous statement

as is any claim they're not boring. Edited March 15, 2013 by eFestivals

[MEGABOWL]

Thanks for the reminder. I'd forgotten I saw the end of that!

Work just got a bit shitter with that memory reawakened.

[Ed209]

Kaisers before Queens last year. Yuck.

[giantkatestacks]

I think, as a stage it just isn't defined enough so it lends itself to the awful prospect of getting their early and Jessie J being sat on a chair or worse, from my pov, the whole field trying to clear out as a completely different demographic is trying to get in. Painful.

One of the worst recently for us was at the end of Rufus Wainwright (cant remember the year), us oldies were all piling out into West Holts for Amy Winehouse and all the yoof was piling in. It was actually frightening.

[LondonTom]

I cringed for on behalf of the whole festival when I saw that billing.

When Josh said, "and thanks to the Kaiser Chiefs. They rocked yeah?" He must have actually been thinking "who the fuck were those bellends?"

Edited March 15, 2013 by LondonTom