Lineup 2018

[Sqwillo]

Any chance of death grips secret set? Playing a few uk dates starting Thursday after the festival

[hello1234]

Any chance of a peace secret set? Or miles kane?

[Andre91]

Any chance of a Tomb Mold secret set? Or Pig Destroyer? 

[Andre91]

BMTH looking good for the secret set now. 

They’re teasing something. A BMTH fan page on Instagram posted a picture of a billboard poster with their logo on saying ‘Do you want to start a cult with me?’ and a number to call. 

I called the number and you get through to a recorded message that’s like a self-help company called ‘MANTRA’ that says you’re  in a queue (you aren’t really, it’s part of the pre-recorded message) and it gives you advice that’s clearly a piss take. You eventually get through to an operator who asks your name but gets cut off and there’s a load of commission before a kind of demonic voice says MANTRA really slowly and you get a jumbled up clip of what I can only assume is a new track that is only about 20 seconds but it’s quite clearly Oli singing. The line then goes dead. 

I couldn’t really tell much from the song but the beginning sounds very synth wavey. Most importantly, THERE ARE GUITARS. You can clearly hear a guitar rhythm. 

It wouldn’t surprise me if the same ‘Do you want to start a cult with me?’ posters are around the R&L sites come the festival. 

The instagram page is @daily_bmth if anyone wants to check it out as I don’t know how to post pictures on here. 

Very cool (and slightly cheeky) to see a massive band like BMTH take obvious inspiration from a band like Creeper who did this kind of thing last year to such an amazing standard (the whole phone calls and clues stuff).  

[TheWaters]

6 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Very cool (and slightly cheeky) to see a massive band like BMTH take obvious inspiration from a band like Creeper who did this kind of thing last year to such an amazing standard (the whole phone calls and clues stuff).  

First they take inspiration with the marketing, then they take their crowd for their set at R&L.

[Steve1000]

If BMTH did clash with Creeper that would be SUCH a pisstake. Are there no other gaps on that stage?

[dentalplan]

Skinny Girl Diet out, replaced by Twisted Wheel.

[TheWaters]

10 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Skinny Girl Diet out, replaced by Twisted Wheel.

They're decent. Will definitely see a bit of them before Demob Happy.

 

Shame their best material was released almost 10 years ago lmao. New EP is a bit shit.

Edited August 10, 2018 by TheWaters

[TheWaters]

Madam X added to Friday dance stage. Also Smirnoff House stage lineup announced

Edited August 10, 2018 by TheWaters

[thewayiam]

If BMTH are doing a big secret set it's almost set surely that they'll return next year to top it. Tbh I think them not doing it is the only semi-realistic hope of Arctic Monkeys playing it.

[Andre91]

6 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

If BMTH are doing a big secret set it's almost set surely that they'll return next year to top it. Tbh I think them not doing it is the only semi-realistic hope of Arctic Monkeys playing it.

I don’t think it’s that set in stone, man. QOTSA didn’t play this year. 

[TheWaters]

1 hour ago, Steve1000 said:

If BMTH did clash with Creeper that would be SUCH a pisstake. Are there no other gaps on that stage?

Nope, that's the only one.

[Guest]

It certainly makes them a lot more likely, but definitely not set in stone.

[Gucci Piggy]

Didn't Eminem do basically the same thing for his album launch last year? But with a medicine helpline rather than a self-help one.

[TheDHolford]

How reliable are cash points at the Lees site? Just realised i only get paid on the Friday so going to have to get money out there. How much do they charge?

[dentalplan]

53 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Didn't Eminem do basically the same thing for his album launch last year? But with a medicine helpline rather than a self-help one.

Wouldn’t know how to find out older examples but you’d think it’s a an idea that acts have been doing for a while, given all the crazy shit they used to use phone lines for

2 hours ago, TheWaters said:

They're decent. Will definitely see a bit of them before Demob Happy.

They’re not. You must be mistaken heheh.

[TheWaters]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

They’re not. You must be mistaken heheh.

You Stole The Sun is a bit of a guilty pleasure lmao. Not gonna lie I haven't heard more than two or three tracks from that first album and skimmed through a new single earlier lmao.

[thewayiam]

15 hours ago, Andre91 said:

I don’t think it’s that set in stone, man. QOTSA didn’t play this year. 

They chose to do their own date though instead, BMTH aren't going to announce their own outdoor London show next year.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 hour ago, thewayiam said:

They chose to do their own date though instead, BMTH aren't going to announce their own outdoor London show next year.

You don't know that at all. Maybe R&L's first choice headliners were Kendrick, Arctic Monkeys and Royal Blood or something so QOTSA booked their own shows, and then once those options had fallen through it was too late to get QOTSA.

[dentalplan]

If R+L fit with Queens’ plans then it could have happened. Clearly it didn’t.

I think the imminent secret set makes BMTH a little bit more likely than I had thought but the other options are still there. Hadn’t actually thought about Finsbury Park until Gazza mentioned it being impossible.

[ZXCVBNM]

The clashfinder for Leeds is different to the one on the website btw. Says Lizzo and Noname are on at the same time but the website says different times?

[dentalplan]

40 minutes ago, ZXCVBNM said:

The clashfinder for Leeds is different to the one on the website btw. Says Lizzo and Noname are on at the same time but the website says different times?

Yeah they’ve changed the times for the first few acts on every day of dance stage and the day Lizzo plays on 1Xtra. I can’t edit at the moment but if anyone else can it’d be appreciated. ?

[Alfie Clayton]

On 8/10/2018 at 5:54 AM, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Heard rumours that there's a secret set on the Radio 1 Stage same time as Kings of Leon are playing. Can't give away who it is to protect my source but I'll give you all a clue. Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino. As you were x

The main stage would be soo empty if that was true!! If only xx

[ZXCVBNM]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Yeah they’ve changed the times for the first few acts on every day of dance stage and the day Lizzo plays on 1Xtra. I can’t edit at the moment but if anyone else can it’d be appreciated. ?

That's good to know. I tried to update it but I dunno how you do it/it wouldn't let me.

[justanothername]

On 8/10/2018 at 1:42 PM, Andre91 said:

BMTH looking good for the secret set now. 

They’re teasing something. A BMTH fan page on Instagram posted a picture of a billboard poster with their logo on saying ‘Do you want to start a cult with me?’ and a number to call. 

I called the number and you get through to a recorded message that’s like a self-help company called ‘MANTRA’ that says you’re  in a queue (you aren’t really, it’s part of the pre-recorded message) and it gives you advice that’s clearly a piss take. You eventually get through to an operator who asks your name but gets cut off and there’s a load of commission before a kind of demonic voice says MANTRA really slowly and you get a jumbled up clip of what I can only assume is a new track that is only about 20 seconds but it’s quite clearly Oli singing. The line then goes dead. 

I couldn’t really tell much from the song but the beginning sounds very synth wavey. Most importantly, THERE ARE GUITARS. You can clearly hear a guitar rhythm. 

It wouldn’t surprise me if the same ‘Do you want to start a cult with me?’ posters are around the R&L sites come the festival. 

The instagram page is @daily_bmth if anyone wants to check it out as I don’t know how to post pictures on here. 

Very cool (and slightly cheeky) to see a massive band like BMTH take obvious inspiration from a band like Creeper who did this kind of thing last year to such an amazing standard (the whole phone calls and clues stuff).  

I mean, Creeper didn't invent marketing campaigns like this. They've been around for a good while.

EDIT: I'm actually pretty sure that BMTH did something similar for Sempiternal even

Edited August 11, 2018 by justanothername