West Holts

[Starchild771]

I mean, obviously it would never happen, but imagine The Mothership on the Hell Stage at 3 in the morning...

That's my idea of heaven.

Last year we had the Daptone Soul Review and they had the different bands on separately, but when I saw Clinton in London a few years back he borrowed the entire band from a motown act. I think the Family Stone and Parliament Funkadelic will perform separately but anything's possible.

[Winslow Leach]

Neil, any idea how this Mothership thing is going to work?

[eFestivals]

Neil, any idea how this Mothership thing is going to work?

nope .... alll I managed to find out (not!) was that "Clinton and the Family Stone would be a bad idea, almost as bad an idea as Grace Jones".

Which only told me that Grace Jones will be playing too.

(not with them, separately)

Edited April 19, 2015 by eFestivals

[MEGABOWL]

nope .... alll I managed to find out (not!) was that "Clinton and the Family Stone would be a bad idea, almost as bad an idea as Grace Jones".

Which only told me that Grace Jones will be playing too.

(not with them, separately)

Sunday headliner? Grace, I mean

[sinhala]

nope .... alll I managed to find out (not!) was that "Clinton and the Family Stone would be a bad idea, almost as bad an idea as Grace Jones".

Which only told me that Grace Jones will be playing too.

(not with them, separately)

Any particular reason you have them down as two separate items on the rumours page ?

• West Holts Stage
  © George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament
  © The Family Stone

[eFestivals]

Any particular reason you have them down as two separate items on the rumours page ?

• West Holts Stage

  © George Clinton And Funkadelic/Parliament

  © The Family Stone

only cos each act is already in our performers database separately.

[blacksmith12]

Chances of Sly turning up at all?

[eFestivals]

Chances of Sly turning up at all?

i'd guess none-at-all, by the fact he's not mentioned.

[sinhala]

only cos each act is already in our performers database separately.

That makes perfect sense.

[Jakkkkobz]

i'd guess none-at-all, by the fact he's not mentioned.

Its quite strange after Sly did a few tracks/produced some of the tracks on Shake the Gate Album. Hoping Larry Graham and Central Station will be knocking about.

[blacksmith12]

i'd guess none-at-all, by the fact he's not mentioned.

Probably the case - although he did turn up at a random Parliament gig last year and a recent family stone event in the states so you never know.

[scrippit]

If only, what a voice...

[The Nal]

Theres a chance of Sly. Hes just got a 5 million royalty cheque after a long legal battle and living in a campervan for 10 years.

So he can afford the flight! Played with George Clinton relatively recently.

[Jakkkkobz]

and Prince....

Seen the drama in the Prince camp at the moment, Neil will like the comments from the pissed off insider http://www.nme.com/news/prince/84664

[OBface]

If only, what a voice...

Indeed. One of my favourite ever tracks.

[The Nal]

nope, he's probably not. He's not had the most enjoyable Glastonbury experiences from stories I've heard and things Manu has said.

Playing Dublin now on Saturday.

[eFestivals]

Playing Dublin now on Saturday.

from a convo i've had this year, it sounds exceedingly unlikely that he'll be playing West Holts this year.

[Jakkkkobz]

Larry Graham is playing London Jazz Cafe on 1st of July... might have another Family Stone member.

[theboytaff]

So what's the general thoughts of the West Holts headliners? Are people still sure that it's Hot Chip on the Friday? What about the final slot? I was thinking Patti Smith or FKA Twiggs maybe a good shout.

Can't wait for a bit of Roy Ayers...

[eFestivals]

It's defo Hot Chip on the Friday.

My guess at the Sunday is Grace Jones - but it's possible she's not even playing.

[Earthwindandfire2205]

It's defo Hot Chip on the Friday.

My guess at the Sunday is Grace Jones - but it's possible she's not even playing.

Apart from my going on about them! Have you heard anything about Earth, Wind and Fire possibly playing Neil please ?

[theboytaff]

Apart from my going on about them! Have you heard anything about Earth, Wind and Fire possibly playing Neil please ?

If Earth, Wind & Fire and The Mothership were WH headliners.....wow. That is some seriously funky s**t. I'm busting out my Leisure suit as we speak!

[rikkirascal]

Talib Kweli and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) - Black Star are playing on the Sunday (28th) in London. Might be a chance of being on the line up somewhere.

Also Yasiin Bey is doing Dilla in London a few weeks before. Wouldn't mind seeing that. http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/yasiin-bey-plays-j-dilla/

Edited April 30, 2015 by rikkirascal

[eFestivals]

Have you heard anything about Earth, Wind and Fire possibly playing Neil please ?

Nope.

[LondonTom]

It's defo Hot Chip on the Friday.

My guess at the Sunday is Grace Jones - but it's possible she's not even playing.

I am still hoping the booker was lying to you for strange unkown reasons or they had to been moved since