Stage Predictions 2017

[Havors]

Clean Bandit are pretty huge at the moment (not my choice haha) I can see them high up the order in a tent rather than lower down the bill on a main stage. 

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Here's a wotsit

 

nah dental I don't think this right at all

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

nah dental I don't think this right at all

You heard him dental - start again.

[Matt42]

sorry dental I love you but it feels like you took everything that we'd previously established and thought nah lets shake it up a bit

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

sorry dental I love you but it feels like you took everything that we'd previously established and thought nah lets shake it up a bit

Any specific examples? A few positions I don't agree with aside (subs and Other headliners etc) I think it's a damn good stab at it.

[dentalplan]

5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

sorry dental I love you but it feels like you took everything that we'd previously established and thought nah lets shake it up a bit

Everything that has been established by confirmations or anything is there.

That chunk of line up that you keep posting as fact is not.

[thewayiam]

38 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Although I don't think it's gonna happen that way I do hope your headliner/sub predictions all come true as that'd sort out some of the nightmare clashes I'm currently anticipating, and the more I think about it the more I really don't want to miss Justice despite having realised I probably will a long time ago.

Personally that clashfinder is shite

[Havors]

6 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Personally that clashfinder is shite

The line up is a bit shite imo. Good job the line up is not the main reason I go to festivals.. 

[DownboundTrain52]

Well, going off Dental's clashfinder, I'd be looking at:

Elbow - Kate Tempest - Rag N' Bone Man - Kris Kristofferson - Run the Jewels - Halsey - The National - Radiohead

The Ramona Flowers - Martha Wainwright - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Shaggy - Father John Misty - Toots and the Maytals - Katy Perry - Solange - The Jacksons

Black Dyke Band - Nao - Michael Kiwanuka - Blossoms - Barry Gibb - Chic - The XX - Biffy Clyro

Which ain't half bad a run, I guess. It just feels a bit... unfulfilling. Flaming Lips and Lorde against The National on Friday is a killer - as is sandwiching Phoenix against Chic and The XX. In terms of a fresh run, it's fairly strong - never seen any, bar Biffy Clyro and Blossoms. 

Perhaps not my cup of tea, but a strong effort at a realistic clashfinder. Cheers Dental!

[thewayiam]

9 minutes ago, Havors said:

The line up is a bit shite imo. Good job the line up is not the main reason I go to festivals.. 

I don't dislike the lineup itself.

[Matt42]

15 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Any specific examples? A few positions I don't agree with aside (subs and Other headliners etc) I think it's a damn good stab at it.

 

Lorde isn't gonna be on the other stage. Katy Perry subbing foo fighters is just a bit silly, Emeli sande is playing way too high, Biffy Clyro won't be headlining other stage etc

I know it's not been confirmed but the place choosings are just a bit inaccurate and goes against all of the probable outcomes

[nikkic]

Just now, Matt42 said:

Lorde isn't gonna be on the other stage. Katy Perry subbing foo fighters is just a bit silly, Emeli sande is playing way too high, Biffy Clyro won't be headlining other stage etc

I know it's not been confirmed but the place choosings are just a bit inaccurate and goes against all of the probable outcomes

Biffy are either subbing Foo's or headlining Other on Sunday vs Edward. I think it's a decent stab to be honest. 

[SwedgeAntilles]

The amount of stuff I'd miss during National/Radiohead on that line up is perverse @dentalplan, evil! 

[kingcrawler]

7 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Lorde isn't gonna be on the other stage. Katy Perry subbing foo fighters is just a bit silly, Emeli sande is playing way too high, Biffy Clyro won't be headlining other stage etc

I know it's not been confirmed but the place choosings are just a bit inaccurate and goes against all of the probable outcomes

I don't see why Lorde can't be on the Other stage. On the poster she's beside 3 acts we all expect to be very high up that stage and putting her opposite The National and Radiohead would work well.

[Havors]

9 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

I don't dislike the lineup itself.

I think its a bit meh for my liking's. I've seen worse... most notably V festival but its weak imho. Taking the headliners out of last year, the rest of last years lineup was better for my tastes. 

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, kingcrawler said:

I don't see why Lorde can't be on the Other stage. On the poster she's beside 3 acts we all expect to be very high up that stage and putting her opposite The National and Radiohead would work well.

 

She's a pyramid act through and through, perfect for BBC coverage getting her infront of a fat off crowd blasting her new single that will probably be used for the coverage

Also she's an international act coming over for the festival, and playing no other UK festival slots. It's gonna be something worthwhile

In my mind she's bang on for 3rd down pyramid saturday

[thewayiam]

5 minutes ago, kingcrawler said:

I don't see why Lorde can't be on the Other stage. On the poster she's beside 3 acts we all expect to be very high up that stage and putting her opposite The National and Radiohead would work well.

I agree with Matt here, there is no chance of Lorde not grabbing a Pyramid spot, it's the only UK show she is playing I believe all year at this minute, I'm not even a fan but kinda feel the need to not miss it.

[Matt42]

This forum always seems to disagree with me on this too but show me an example of Lorde getting a low slot at a festival?

She obviously has very good management because wherever she shows up she's a marquee act

[mjsell]

Well i like it Dental, don't listen to these naysayers, they are just jealous....

[FuzzyDunlop]

I like Dental - I like Matt..... who's better?

Only one way to find out...

 

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHT

[SwedgeAntilles]

I'll admit my ignorance in advance here regarding Lorde (I've only really listened to those last few tracks she's released) but does she not have half-decent 'alternative' cred a-la Lana Del Rey? If so I don't see why she wouldn't fit on the Other

 

EDIT - "a la Lana Del Rey"? Try saying that three times when you're pished

Edited April 4, 2017 by SwedgeAntilles

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, Matt42 said:

This forum always seems to disagree with me on this too but show me an example of Lorde getting a low slot at a festival?

She obviously has very good management because wherever she shows up she's a marquee act

I posted some in the Lorde thread if you fancy digging that up. There was a whole discussion. The bit about her being global, worldwide and a star of the planet came up a fair bit iirc.

[kingcrawler]

Just now, Matt42 said:

This forum always seems to disagree with me on this too but show me an example of Lorde getting a low slot at a festival?

She obviously has very good management because wherever she shows up she's a marquee act

The last time this happened I'm sure dental produced various posters of European festivals with Lorde about a third of the way down. I would have said Pyramid too but don't see her playing Saturday and just based on her position on the poster I reckon a high Other slot now. I also get the feeling she'd rather play later on when it's a bit darker but I have nothing to back that up.

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

I can see the point for Lorde not being on the Other Stage but they still get coverage there on the BBC so if they wanted to sell her on the BBC then they could easily. As a slightly mixed up line up - which is what Glasto does it's pretty good I think. I'd say Anderson Paak would be above Thundercat though and the worst clash of the weekend has to be Katy Perry vs Avalanches... Still think it's a pretty good effort

[Matt42]

Okay yeah I am taking these points in, and I see the merit in the disagreements

I just feel like if a very contemporary act was interested in playing the festival - just off the back of a very successful album, never played the festival before, "friends with taylor swift", got a highly anticipated album coming soon... you'd wanna put them on the mainstage wouldn't you? She'd draw a huge crowd without any issue