Liverpool Sound City 2016

[FloorFiller]

The Coral announced as the first headliner for next year, headlining the Sunday (29th May). not too fussed myself but seems to have gone down a treat with the locals. hoping the other two headliners will be more to my liking. missed it this year (was maybe on the same weekend or not long after/before Primavera) but with the right lineup i'd be up for checking it out

[johnl]

It's only a two day event this year apparently.

[FloorFiller]

2 hours ago, johnl said:

It's only a two day event this year apparently.

ah, well that's shite. wonder if it did particularly poorly this year causing it to downgrade

[dentalplan]

Did well didn't it? I didn't go in the end because the ticket & hotel/hostel packages sold out (and the prices for other options of accommodation were sky-high) so I assumed it did pretty well.

I was reading this article the other day before it was announced (one of the writers even predicted a Coral reunion, it seems) and it mentioned that with it being two days they'll have a larger budget for booking acts. Then again, The Coral can't have been expensive.

I'll keep my eye on it this year and know to get in on accommodation early if it takes my fancy but I'd probably need a better headliner on the other day because while The Coral are good, I'm not that bothered and they're a very good bet for Glastonbury. Also the apparent price increase (pre-sale is £10 more than last year's presale) is a bit shit considering they've cut a day off of it.

Edited November 25, 2015 by dentalplan

[FloorFiller]

aye i thought it was gonna take another step upwards this year with the size of it's headliners/acts, but seemingly not. The Coral being local and newly reformed has probably got a lot to do with it, but they're arguably smaller than this years headliners. maybe the second will be a biggie

[the wonderwhy]

Decent lineup on the Saturday so far 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

Decent lineup on the Saturday so far 

Bit small-fry, though. Circa Waves only played a secret set on a tiny outdoor stage in 2015 so them subbing only a year later seems a bit steep. If indeed they are.

Edited November 26, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[Rose-Colored Boy]

23 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Did well didn't it? I didn't go in the end because the ticket & hotel/hostel packages sold out (and the prices for other options of accommodation were sky-high) so I assumed it did pretty well.

I was reading this article the other day before it was announced (one of the writers even predicted a Coral reunion, it seems) and it mentioned that with it being two days they'll have a larger budget for booking acts. Then again, The Coral can't have been expensive.

I'll keep my eye on it this year and know to get in on accommodation early if it takes my fancy but I'd probably need a better headliner on the other day because while The Coral are good, I'm not that bothered and they're a very good bet for Glastonbury. Also the apparent price increase (pre-sale is £10 more than last year's presale) is a bit shit considering they've cut a day off of it.

Can't compare it to the other days because I didn't go to them but the Friday felt at least 70%/80% full. Certainly not empty enough to warrant sacking off. Maybe they had licensing probs.

Edited November 26, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[dentalplan]

6/6 acts I like so far. Cool start.

[johnl]

Looks like a good start to me. Shame it's so far away. Common People the same w/e a bit nearer so I might see what that has to offer.

Perhaps last year it got some Council funding and that's been cut this year hence the reduction in days and arguably weaker line-up,

[Rose-Colored Boy]

On 26/11/2015, 19:29:14, johnl said:

Looks like a good start to me. Shame it's so far away. Common People the same w/e a bit nearer so I might see what that has to offer.

Ay we get next-to-nothing up here, we deserve it!

[FloorFiller]

nothing from those top acts is really grabbing me so i'll no doubt be giving this another miss, unless the second headliner is somebody superb... but i doubt it

[chibukushakeshake]

Underwhelmed by the second announcement as far as the 'bands' go (with the exception of Levelz and Georgia) but the Freeze line up already looks amazing!

[johnl]

Hoping for LCD Soundsystem, getting Catfish and the Bottlemen.   Does that make the Guinness Book of Records for biggest let-down ever - on to the next possible....

[dirty_dog]

some good bookings, Palma Violets, Georgia, Young Fathers, Leftfield  and Hot Chip DJ'ing.

I'm guessing Hot Chip  DJ'ing and not playing means they are an exclusive elsewhere, hopefully Festival No 6