Radiohead Headlining 2017

[ghostdancer1]

fans of Coldplay, Sheeran, Adele etc. aren't going to be arsed registering and trying to get tickets in the resale specifically for them.

I'd say short of some sort of Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/Smiths one-off reformation gig, the effect on resales is fuck all really, especially for contemporary acts that tour regularly here.

 

[Neal86]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS this is worth missng my 30th birthday present for

[ThomThomDrum]

18 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

fans of Coldplay, Sheeran, Adele etc. aren't going to be arsed registering and trying to get tickets in the resale specifically for them.

Are you nuts? Of course they are. They are exactly the type of fans that will make it a mission. They are the proper crazy types that will do anything and everything to see that poster on their wall in the flesh. 

Beware the Ed!

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, ThomThomDrum said:

Are you nuts? Of course they are. They are exactly the type of fans that will make it a mission. They are the proper crazy types that will do anything and everything to see that poster on their wall in the flesh.

Beware the Ed!

The Sheeranator is coming for you.

[jparx]

 

[rzwodezwo]

16 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Dear Thom and the lads,

You've got 8 months to get some fucking strings sorted for Burn The Witch.

Cheers

HJ

This is the most important post in this thread

[eFestivals]

16 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Dear Thom and the lads,

You've got 8 months to get some fucking strings sorted for Burn The Witch.

Cheers

HJ

Dear Thom and the lads,

you've got 8 months to finally write a tune that's not whiny or depressing that makes me want to kill myself.

cheers

 

[jparx]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Dear Thom and the lads,

you've got 8 months to finally write a tune that's not whiny or depressing that makes me want to kill myself.

cheers

 

After the glorious news you dropped yesterday, I don't think you can ever antagonise us again with your anti-Radiohead rhetoric 

[cornish hick]

5 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Dear Thom and the lads,

you've got 8 months to finally write a tune that's not whiny or depressing that makes me want to kill myself.

cheers

 

Goodo - I'm not the only heathen / heretic here then 

[stuartbert two hats]

17 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Dear Thom and the lads,

You've got 8 months to get some fucking strings sorted for Burn The Witch.

Cheers

HJ

 

52 minutes ago, rzwodezwo said:

This is the most important post in this thread

Not sure if you've seen this post from a few days ago

On 10/5/2016 at 10:44 AM, stuartbert two hats said:

Talking of Burn The Witch, Adam Buxton posted a follow up podcast, where Jonny spoke about his dislike for live strings with bands.

" Can't get the strings on stage you see.. We have a slightly self-defeating rule of never using either click tracks or samples or playing along to pre-recorded stuff, so we can't do any of that stuff... I know that whenever you see a band live and they've got live strings, [it] never really works, never sounds great.  All the microphones attached to the violins and it's all a bit scratchy.  You need a quiet room to record. "

http://adam-buxton.co.uk/ad/2016/06/19/podcast-ep-22-22b-jonny-greenwood

Scroll down to 22B BONUSJONNYBITS and go to about 21:30

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news

[CaledonianGonzo]

That's utter waffle, too.

[Stokesy10]

Yeh that's a load of bollox. I've seen loads of bands use strings and it's sounded immense.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Yeh that's a load of bollox. I've seen loads of bands use strings and it's sounded immense.

Maybe to Jonny's classical ear it's not good enough?  Who knows? But I'll tell you what's not good enough - bowing on a guitar.

 

[Madyaker]

That's a load of nonsense from Johhny. Strings can sound amazing in a live setting with a guitar band if done right, it's not lke they need a whole fucking orchestra. Sounds like a bit of a cop out to me.

 

3 hours ago, jparx said:

I think Radiohead are generally a bigger deal than we tend to make them out to be, but I certainly don't think people will be flocking to get tickets once they are announced. As Russy said, it might draw a number of people out who have stopped going in recent years, but I imagine that will be fairly marginal.

Are you mad? There's a higher concentration of Radiohead fanatics on this forum than I've encountered anywhere else.

[The Nal]

Jesus. Just when you think Radiohead cant be bigger c**ts.

Glasto headliners have done "live strings" before pally,

 

Edited October 13, 2016 by The Nal

[The Red Telephone]

 

[jparx]

10 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

Are you mad? There's a higher concentration of Radiohead fanatics on this forum than I've encountered anywhere else.

Yeah, and most of us downplay how popular they are in the mainstream. We're trapped in the lunatic bubble so it's hard to gauge how popular they are outside of it.

[Matt42]

3 hours ago, russycarps said:

I dont think it'll make much difference. Maybe radiohead will bring a few people who used to go but stopped going out of the woodwork, but I bet the numbers will be offset by people who wont bother trying because it's radiohead.

I cant image anyone making a special effort to get tickets just because ed sheeran is announced. 

Whoever is announced or not announced, I expect the amount of people trying in the resale will be the same.

I might be talking complete and utter bollocks though.

 

 

Nah you're completely right I think russy

It's the potential of Daft Punk which should be feared more than Ed..

[billum]

ELO's strings sounded pretty sweet to my ears this year - I'd settle for that sort of sonic compromise*

*unfortunately it's not me making the decision of course 

[Chawk]

The only Ed I want headlining is an Ed O'Brien solo set once his ground breaking ambient-samba album is released

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, billum said:

ELO's strings sounded pretty sweet to my ears this year - I'd settle for that sort of sonic compromise*

*unfortunately it's not me making the decision of course 

Rod Stewart had strings when he headlined.

Radiohead would be copying Rod.

 

Edited October 13, 2016 by eFestivals

[CaledonianGonzo]

Rod was bring Jorge Ben to an international audience long before Ed was requesting him on 6 Music.

[cammie81]

Outstanding news about the TBC. Would have preferred Friday as that's my start drinking a bit later day. Might need a rethink as don't want to miss this due to being wasted.

[FloorFiller]

20 minutes ago, cammie81 said:

Outstanding news about the TBC. Would have preferred Friday as that's my start drinking a bit later day. Might need a rethink as don't want to miss this due to being wasted.

yep definitely gonna have to maintain some level of sober on the day they play - can't have myself forgetting their entire set as has been the case with many (especially headliners) Glastonbury sets

[Tuna]

HOLY SHIT! Neil I could kiss you.

Feel well and truly shit for the Radiothreadders without tickets. Y'all need to make some sort of supergroup where we can all help you out. But it does mean you'll get to pack 8 months worth of excitement into 2 when our hyperorganisation inevitably pays off :-)