The Park 2015

[Mezhyp1]

I fear that this year is going to be a hefty, hefty lineup towards the top of some of the stages; Park and JPT especially for my musical preferences. With other names like Bjork possibly turning up near the top of the Other too... This year may be a toughie for clashes.

Would be an absolute killer if Caribou and Bjork were to clash, there's definitely a lot of good names getting thrown about for the tops of stages this year it's looking positive

[Memory Man]

Leave please.

do you honestly belive they're as good now as they've ever been?

I can't get on with the red headed girl as she about 10% as good live as the girl she replaced. her voice is really quiet and doesnt carry at all.

Edited January 20, 2015 by Memory Man

[Memory Man]

Think Ryan Adams would suit the stage particularly well and is obviously touring his new record. Its probably one of those "so obviously should happen" bookings that for some reason ends up never happening.

Laura Marling is coming back as well but no idea if she'll be ready for a festival appearance by June. Is doing some tiny gigs in Feb (didnt get tickets grumble grumble). Have a very fond memory of her playing the park a few years ago, the setting was perfect.

Obvious choice but i'd like to see Sleaford Mods on the park. Caribou should headline one night a la metronomy this year, about the same level of popularity.

As we all know with this and many stages at glasto, what should happen and what does happen are often sadly very different things. I would always advise not to get your hopes up and then if the lineup is brilliant you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[Guest]

do you honestly belive they're as good now as they've ever been?

I can't get on with the red headed girl as she about 10% as good live as the girl she replaced. her voice is really quiet and doesnt carry at all.

I truly do, my friend. Dismissing Kim as just a girl to replace Aleks does not do her justice at all, she's possibly the best live musician in the band, doesn't have as strong a voice as Aleks did, but she brings something different to the band. They're not the Los Camp of 8 years ago, they've had to change a lot in that time, they've constantly evolved. Hold On Now Youngster is the work of a band that couldn't last, wasn't it? It's an excellent record, possibly my all time favourite, but it only exists because it was fueled by angst and hormones and the quantities of booze that only teenage bodies will tolerate and bounce back from. For Los Campesinos! to continue and mature and produce records like Romance Is Boring and No Blues is amazing to me. They always give it everything when they play live, they're always one of my favorite live acts, a proper gem. Truth be told, the only person I think the current line-up is really suffering from missing is Ollie (not an insult to the current drummer, he's brilliant, but Ollie was unbelievable), other than that I've really enjoyed seeing the band shift and adapt to the changes. I came out of the first No Blues shows - first time seeing them post-Ellen - really over the moon at how the other members had changed to fill that gap, and done something only they could do, instead of a sub-standard imitation of what was before.

[Memory Man]

great response by obviously a true fan : )

you are right in many respects and they are hardly the only band ever to have their debut as their best album.

in some ways I myself have got older and more mature and as such their music doesnt appeal to me in the same way it once did.

Kim might be a good musician but her voice is undoubtedly weak in a live setting.

[ghandi]

I want Laura Marling to headline one night, she a great fit for the Park and is due a headline set.

[CHRLY]

I'm still hoping for Joanna Newsom and Of Montreal, nothing would keep me away from those two.

[FloorFiller]

I'm still hoping for Joanna Newsom and Of Montreal, nothing would keep me away from those two.

Joanna Newsom is the dream Park headliner. one day!

[CaledonianGonzo]

She sure is - though of Montreal are probably a few notches below headliner status.

[FloorFiller]

where would people suggest i start with Of Montreal? one of those bands who's name i always see floating about who i know i'd probably like but have never given a chance (mostly because of their huge discography)

[CaledonianGonzo]

where would people suggest i start with Of Montreal? one of those bands who's name i always see floating about who i know i'd probably like but have never given a chance (mostly because of their huge discography)

Common consensus would probably be to start with Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? as that's probably their most popular / accessible moment to date.

Though my own starting point was The Sunlandic Twins which is pretty poppy as well. There's definintely a copuple of albums (Skeletal Lamping, Paralytic Stalks) that I'd maybe leave until later.

[Tuna]

+1 for hissing fauna

[bennyhana22]

where would people suggest i start with Of Montreal? one of those bands who's name i always see floating about who i know i'd probably like but have never given a chance (mostly because of their huge discography)

One of those bands that I always wanted to like more than I ever managed to. Saw them headline the second stage at Green Man a few years ago. It was good, but when it comes down to it, I'm just not convinced that Kevin Barnes is that great a songwriter, despite being an extremely charismatic and compelling performer. I'm not sure the Emperor is fully clothed.

Ben

[CaledonianGonzo]

He's written his fair share of dud songs for sure, but he's so prolific that even if you dislike an entire album there'll be another one along in a minute with an entirely different sound to get stuck into. But even when his muse has let him down a little you can't question his originality - either in terms of the actual musical make-up of the songs - the chord sequences , etc. - or the general lyrical aesthetic. He's a bit of a one off.

[DGrant261]

Thought of a few possibilities for Park Stage acts this year, yes or no which do you guys think will happen this year

War On Drugs

Future Islands

Sleaford Mods

Caribou

Belle & Sebastian

Ride

Django Django

DIIV

Mac DeMarco

First Aid Kit

Cribs

Laura Marling

FKA Twigs

Hozier

Jessie Ware

Sigur Ros

Imelda May

Fat White Family

[ghandi]

Thought of a few possibilities for Park Stage acts this year, yes or no which do you guys think will happen this year

War On Drugs

Future Islands

Sleaford Mods

Caribou

Belle & Sebastian

Ride

Django Django

DIIV

Mac DeMarco

First Aid Kit

Cribs

Laura Marling

FKA Twigs

Hozier

Jessie Ware

Sigur Ros

Imelda May

Fat White Family

There are a fair few here i'd love to se at the Park, though classes galore this year i reckon so maybe won't see as muchas i'd want, go figure same every year.

laura Marling

hozier

Sigur ros

Future Islands

War on drugs

[CHRLY]

Really loving this as well:

[Justiceforcedave]

Given that Nick Cave has subbed the Pyramid within the last few years, I highly doubt he'll be on The Park any time soon.

He's been gigging solo recently was my thought process.

[FloorFiller]

Thought of a few possibilities for Park Stage acts this year, yes or no which do you guys think will happen this year

War On Drugs

Future Islands

Sleaford Mods

Caribou

Belle & Sebastian

Ride

Django Django

DIIV

Mac DeMarco

First Aid Kit

Cribs

Laura Marling

FKA Twigs

Hozier

Jessie Ware

Sigur Ros

Imelda May

Fat White Family

tbh i think most of who you've suggested would be on other stages rather than the Park. likely candidates to appear at the festival are (i think):

Future Islands

Sleaford Mods

Caribou (Park headliner)

Belle & Sebastian (Park headliner)

Ride

Django Django

Mac Demarco

First Aid Kit

The Cribs

FKA twigs

Hozier

Jessie Ware

Imelda May

[stuartbert two hats]

Thought of a few possibilities for Park Stage acts this year, yes or no which do you guys think will happen this year

War On Drugs

Future Islands

Sleaford Mods

Caribou

Belle & Sebastian

Ride

Django Django

DIIV

Mac DeMarco

First Aid Kit

Cribs

Laura Marling

FKA Twigs

Hozier

Jessie Ware

Sigur Ros

Imelda May

Fat White Family

It was mentioned on their own thread that War On Drugs are elsewhere over the festival next year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

where would people suggest i start with Of Montreal? one of those bands who's name i always see floating about who i know i'd probably like but have never given a chance (mostly because of their huge discography)

I've made a quick playlist of some of their more immediate recent stuff to help anyone out that's interested:

http://www.deezer.com/playlist/1124847351

Caveat: this was very much off of the top of my head so I've not listened to it through and I've probably missed something obvious.

[klipper]

It was mentioned on their own thread that War On Drugs are elsewhere over the festival next year.

*this year (don't quell the hype!)

[stuartbert two hats]

*this year (don't quell the hype!)

Oh yeah!

[When Jokers Attack]

Belle and Sebastian an AMA (q&a) on reddit tonight and I asked them about Glasto, they replied with a YouTube link to a song called Glastonbury by a band called The People. Doesn't really mean anything but they didn't deny it.

Still need to hear their new album.

[klipper]

alvvays are a rumour! would love them on the park stage (preferably whilst its sunny !)