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[briddj]

Rudimental

Kanye West

Foo Fighters

Clean Bandit

Florence and the Machine

Pharrell Williams

Mary J Blige

George Ezra

Mark Ronson

Are you being serious? I'm presuming not.

Edited April 15, 2015 by briddj

[ghostdancer1]

I've not listened to them so have no fact based opinion, but I get the impression that I really won't like Catfish and The Bottlemen. I really should listen to them and form a real opinion I suppose.

i thought the same before i listened to them, but i actually quite like them. not revolutionary or anything but catchy enough.

if you don't like these 2 tracks then probably not point investigating any further:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkItty1SwX4

[ghostdancer1]

Are you being serious? I'm presuming not.

yes, i am.

you said it's very alternative and not much mainstream.

all those acts are extremely mainstream and well-known.

[briddj]

yes, i am.

you said it's very alternative and not much mainstream.

all those acts are extremely mainstream and well-known.

Not the genre I'm talking about.

Thinking the likes of (and this is just genre specific rather than bands I'd all watch) The Cribs, Everything Everything, The Charlatans, The Wombats, Brandon Flowers, Kodaline, Prides, Coasts, Ash, Palma Violets, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, Black Rivers, Django Django.

Obviously we'll get quite a few of these in the final line-up.

Edited April 15, 2015 by briddj

[Guest]

i thought the same before i listened to them, but i actually quite like them. not revolutionary or anything but catchy enough.

if you don't like these 2 tracks then probably not point investigating any further:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkItty1SwX4

They are such a good band, sold out shepards bush emipre and brixton academy twice.

[Matt42]

I thought this year was much more mainstream so far than last year?

[ghostdancer1]

Not the genre I'm talking about.

well then you should tell us what genre you're talking about as your post didn't specify any:

There's not a huge amount on there to my personal taste - so it depends on your taste, doesn't it? I'd say this first announcement is very "alternative" in the sense there is not a lot of mainstream acts down the card. Plenty of acts who are critically acclaimed etc, but not the type of band people in general have heard of.

That's not a criticism of the line up as it is as there's double still to come and I know there will be plenty for me. But I see that as the reason why some may be a bit underwhelmed.

[michael eavis' beard]

He said a fake leak.

I'm assuming that's yours!

[briddj]

well then you should tell us what genre you're talking about as your post didn't specify any:

You failed to quote the post you replied to. You replied to a later post.

[ghostdancer1]

You failed to quote the post you replied to. You replied to a later post.

yes, to avoid repeating the 2 acts already mentioned.

you said the announcement was very alternative and not mainstream.

i highlighted several mainstream acts for you.

Edited April 15, 2015 by ghostdancer1

[briddj]

yes, to avoid repeating the 2 acts already mentioned.

you said the announcement was very alternative and not mainstream.

i highlighted several mainstream acts for you.

Nope, I said to my tastes, and then you listed acts from every genre imaginable. (including George Ezra when I specifically said "not the Ben Howards of this world")

I accept that you to can't second guess what my tastes are - but anyone with those tastes this line-up *so far* is not something to shout from the rooftops.

Edited April 15, 2015 by briddj

[Mardy]

i thought the same before i listened to them, but i actually quite like them. not revolutionary or anything but catchy enough.

if you don't like these 2 tracks then probably not point investigating any further:

Good grief, and all that shit I get for liking the Vaccines? The world is a strange and mysterious place.

Edited to say, that's not a pop at you, ghostdancer, more bewilderment that Catfish and the Battlement are seen as more credible than the Vaccines by the majority of people on here.

Edited April 15, 2015 by Mardy

[ghostdancer1]

Nope, I said to my tastes, and then you listed acts from every genre imaginable. (including George Ezra when I specifically said "not the Ben Howards of this world")

I accept that you to can't second guess what my tastes are - but anyone with those tastes this line-up *so far* is not something to shout from the rooftops.

right, so again, you failed to specify, and just mentioned "alternative" and "mainstream".

there's a list of some mainstream, non-"alternative" acts.

if you want to specify what exactly your tastes are within that incredibly wide net, then that would be more helpful next time.

Edited April 15, 2015 by ghostdancer1

[Winslow Leach]

Good grief, and all that shit I get for liking the Vaccines? The world is a strange and mysterious place.

Edited to say, that's not a pop at you, ghostdancer, more bewilderment that Catfish and the Battlement are seen as more credible than the Vaccines by the majority of people on here.

Don't you "the majority of people" me! The Vaccines may be dull, but they're not as obnoxious as Catfish and the Bottlemen.

[Mardy]

Don't you "the majority of people" me! The Vaccines may be dull, but they're not as obnoxious as Catfish and the Bottlemen.

Apologies.

Also, I've just been watching Jools Holland. Give me the rageddyarse blur and vaccines over the rest of the tasteful grown-up shit that's on there.

Edited April 15, 2015 by Mardy

[kingcrawler]

Good grief, and all that shit I get for liking the Vaccines? The world is a strange and mysterious place.

Edited to say, that's not a pop at you, ghostdancer, more bewilderment that Catfish and the Battlement are seen as more credible than the Vaccines by the majority of people on here.

I think it's just that more people on here have heard the Vaccines than Catfish & the Bottlemen. You only have to look at the 'one to avoid' thread to see some of the criticism Catfish get.

[Fivefingerjohn]

Great are catfish

[briddj]

right, so again, you failed to specify, and just mentioned "alternative" and "mainstream".

there's a list of some mainstream, non-"alternative" acts.

if you want to specify what exactly your tastes are within that incredibly wide net, then that would be more helpful next time.

There is a WHOLE list of bands in an earlier post from an hour ago!

Edited April 15, 2015 by briddj

[EighteenSixty7]

Initially underhelmed but I was ecstatic the last 2 years, so it's give and taken. There should be some more to like in the full announcement.

I'll be putting some work in on Spotify, starting with Hot Chip and Death From Above 1979 tonight.

[LondonTom]

They are such a good band, sold out shepards bush emipre and brixton academy twice.

True makings of a great band, no other act of poor quality has ever managed this great feat! Truly a great band of these times!

Good grief, and all that shit I get for liking the Vaccines? The world is a strange and mysterious place.

Edited to say, that's not a pop at you, ghostdancer, more bewilderment that Catfish and the Battlement are seen as more credible than the Vaccines by the majority of people on here.

Nah don't worry, Catfish get a decent amount (and more deserved than the Vaccines) of vitriol aimed at them!

Edited April 16, 2015 by LondonTom

[Cieran]

We're delighted to be returning to play Glastonbury Festival this coming June! A more detailed line up will follow later this month, but here are just some of the amazing artists you'll find at this year's festival.

Belle & Sebastian on Facebook yesterday said this, could this mean the full poster could be with us later this month? seems a bit soon, doesn't it?

[majormajormajor]

Not the genre I'm talking about.

Thinking the likes of (and this is just genre specific rather than bands I'd all watch) The Cribs, Everything Everything, The Charlatans, The Wombats, Brandon Flowers, Kodaline, Prides, Coasts, Ash, Palma Violets, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, Black Rivers, Django Django.

Obviously we'll get quite a few of these in the final line-up.

They're all *really* mainstream acts! What point are you trying to make?

[Matt42]

Belle & Sebastian on Facebook yesterday said this, could this mean the full poster could be with us later this month? seems a bit soon, doesn't it?

They said April on their Facebook and may on their Twitter so!

[ghostdancer1]

There is a WHOLE list of bands in an earlier post from an hour ago!

yeah, that you edited in later.

they weren't there in the initial post, or when i replied.

Edited April 16, 2015 by ghostdancer1

[briddj]

yeah, that you edited in later.

they weren't there in the initial post, or when i replied.

I edited in seconds after.