West Holts 2017

[Trout Mask Replica]

42 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Neil's heard that they're turning down festivals.  They're not ruled out, but I think expectations have been dialled back.

That's a bummer, after missing out on tickets for their tour the G was really my last hope. 

[Tommy Dickfingers]

I'd had my heart set on them doing it. Shame. 

[Guest]

Did we actually accurately get any of the WH headliners before the posters last year? Even after the poster we didn't place Jimmy B or Underworld for a while did we?

[Gucci Piggy]

5 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Did we actually accurately get any of the WH headliners before the posters last year? Even after the poster we didn't place Jimmy B or Underworld for a while did we?

Yeah definitely. Think we were pretty much all predicting EWF to do it. I'd had Blakey Boy down as a WH headliner pretty much all the time I'd been predicting the lineup, too. And when Underworld were on the poster I think there was a pretty even split between people thinking they'd headline WH or JP. I know for a while we weren't expecting them at all due to other dates but once we knew they were playing WH headliner seemed likely.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Yeah, as Will says, with regards Underworld the debate was JP or WH but they were certainly being considered in advance of the poster.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Hacienda Classical is maybe headline size, I'd say.. ....and as for the stage size I dunno, but they've had large numbers of folk up there before, e.g. Deltron 3030

West Holts stage would dwarf the one at Castlefield which the Hac classical thing played on.

[Gucci Piggy]

36 minutes ago, eastynh said:

West Holts stage would dwarf the one at Castlefield which the Hac classical thing played on.

Yep saw a pic of that when having a look after making the post earlier and thought it looked smaller than the WH stage.

[BlackHole2006]

Nile Rodgers has self confirmed on twitter. Any chance he could be the Sunday night headliner? Could easily see him on the Pyramid also. 

[Gucci Piggy]

17 minutes ago, BlackHole2006 said:

Nile Rodgers has self confirmed on twitter. Any chance he could be the Sunday night headliner? Could easily see him on the Pyramid also. 

Headlined WH in 2013 so I guess Pyramid this year.

[dentalplan]

7 hours ago, MattDavies__ said:

I've got 

Goldfrapp / Damian Marley 

Solange / The Jacksons 

Erasure / Jamiroquai 

D-Marl is only free Sunday I think. In between four Italian dates, probs not doing it.

Goldfrapp only subbed the West Holts a couple of years back (tho subbing glam rock instead of jamrock ayyy) so if they return it'd surely be a Park or John Peel jobby.

[eFestivals]

7 hours ago, dentalplan said:

D-Marl is only free Sunday I think. In between four Italian dates, probs not doing it.

can't find those, got a link?

[Tuna]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

can't find those, got a link?

http://www.damianmarleymusic.com/tour

[nikkic]

7 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Goldfrapp only subbed the West Holts a couple of years back (tho subbing glam rock instead of jamrock ayyy) so if they return it'd surely be a Park or John Peel jobby.

Could see Goldfrapp on JP myself, prob too big for Park aren't they? Unless they've dropped off more than I thought. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, Tuna said:

http://www.damianmarleymusic.com/tour

It does look like Team Marley are out of luck this year.

[eFestivals]

7 minutes ago, Tuna said:

http://www.damianmarleymusic.com/tour

doh, and I'd looked on his site too.

 

[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It does look like Team Marley are out of luck this year.

good job I didn't get my hopes up.

[FloorFiller]

Well there goes one of my predicted headliners! Jacksons aside it's wide open for those top WH slots.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Gutted for you.  Though did you get to see him at Boomtown last year?

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

Well there goes one of my predicted headliners! Jacksons aside it's wide open for those top WH slots.

Wide open, but not that many names in the frame as possible candidates.

[FloorFiller]

If we could have somebody shite for the Friday and somebody amazing for the Sunday that'd suit me pretty well!

[The Nal]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

If we could have somebody shite for the Friday 

We already have Radiohead on the Pyramid. Thats enough shite for one day. 

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Gutted for you.  Though did you get to see him at Boomtown last year?

nah, I couldn't bothered with boomtown's piss up in a brewery organisation.

[mjsell]

I wish Gambino was doing more than just Governors Ball. Would be absolutely perfect.

 

One of his tracks appeared in a film I watched last night and so I'm having a Glover binge all day today.

[FloorFiller]

Just now, mjsell said:

I wish Gambino was doing more than just Governors Ball. Would be absolutely perfect.

 

One of his tracks appeared in a film I watched last night and so I'm having a Glover binge all day today.

Redbone in Get Out by any chance?

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'll go to the Sunken Place if it's JK and the lads.