Bands for 2017

[bobbyperu]

10 hours ago, rhg_99 said:

it seems like I'm the only one who loves Pure Comedy! Only gets better the more I listen.

I really like like it but it is far too long. I tend to listen to it as two mini-albums. Sometimes I listen to it up to Leaving LA nad sometimes I listen to the rest of it. Works much better that way.

dont quite get the criticism of the headliners, obviously it's largely down to personal taste but in terms of the size of the acts are they any different from Bat For Lashes, Wild Beasts, Beach House, St Vincent all of whom have headlined the Woods Stage in recent years.

i totally agree about Bill Callahan being much better suited to the Garden Stage and I still wonder if that's where we may see him? Remember the Gene Clark No Other Band were originally announced as main stage headliners before being moved to the more 'special' Garden Stage. Given BC is clearly someone they have courted for a long a time it's possible the same could happen. Would probably depend on another main stage headliner being available though.

[Yokel Again]

I am trying to persist with it.

[shoebox]

I am in the "really enjoying Pure Comedy" gang and am thoroughly looking forward to his performance. It is long, and does get a little samey at times, but I still really like it.

[Yokel Again]

Bill Callahan on the Garden Stage then, as someone indicated above.

Wonder who we will get on the Woods?

[wolfamongwolves]

so happy with Bill Callahan on the garden stage. really good move. so much more suited to the garden. 

[shoebox]

Yep, definitely the right decision. Just wondering if any of the already announced acts could step up to the Woods Stage. Probably only Band Of Horses and I can't see that happening, so we really could be looking at a new act.

[bobbyperu]

12 minutes ago, shoebox said:

Yep, definitely the right decision. Just wondering if any of the already announced acts could step up to the Woods Stage. Probably only Band Of Horses and I can't see that happening, so we really could be looking at a new act.

Think BOH have it on their website that they are playing the Saturday so I had them pencilled in as being on before FJM

Lucinda Williams is down to play on the Friday IIRC 

[RustySpanner]

Won't be Interpol as they are in Manchester on the Sunday.

 

The National are free!!

[dirty_dog]

3 hours ago, RustySpanner said:

The National are free!!

surely not, too big ??  this would be fucking amazing though

[jamesrfisher]

16 hours ago, RustySpanner said:

Won't be Interpol as they are in Manchester on the Sunday.

 

The National are free!!

And a new album out a week after the festival

[Yokel Again]

fat chance i'm afraid.

Although it wold help the fact I'm really struggling to get to one of the London dates.

[paulwa]

The festival does have a bit of a history with supergroups. I was wondering about the likelihood of BNQT playing, given that BOH are there anyway.

[RustySpanner]

The National was purely tongue in cheek! I would agree, no chance.

It's going to be Ezra Furman isn't it.

[Yokel Again]

1 hour ago, paulwa said:

The festival does have a bit of a history with supergroups. I was wondering about the likelihood of BNQT playing, given that BOH are there anyway.

Who are BNQT?!

[shoebox]

1 hour ago, Yokel Again said:

Who are BNQT?!

Midlake, with lots of guest vocalists including Ben Bridwell, Jason Lytle, Fran Healy and Alex Kapranos 

[shoebox]

On a slightly different note, I wonder if the organisers are now considering PWR BTTM's place on the bill following the serious allegations going around at the moment?

[wolfamongwolves]

hope its not BNQT . found the album to be poor. ezra no thank you last year and 2014 . 

Edited May 12, 2017 by wolfamongwolves

[Yokel Again]

1 hour ago, shoebox said:

On a slightly different note, I wonder if the organisers are now considering PWR BTTM's place on the bill following the serious allegations going around at the moment?

PWR BTTM?! Make this easy on us. 

[Yokel Again]

6 minutes ago, Yokel Again said:

PWR BTTM?! Make this easy on us. 

Oh, that's the name. Ha! Googled it.

[Swanmob]

Why is everybody talking in capitalised letters?!

[OddRon]

PWR BTTM have been dropped by their management, dropped from festivals, touring members have quit and supports for their tour have quit due to rape allegations appearing true, it's made worse by the fact they're seen as a bastion of the lgbt music scene and promote safety and equality and what not, I'd be surprised if they still play whether that be because they cancel their dates or get dropped from the lineup

[hpants]

King Gizz maybe?? 

[shoebox]

5 hours ago, OddRon said:

PWR BTTM have been dropped by their management, dropped from festivals, touring members have quit and supports for their tour have quit due to rape allegations appearing true, it's made worse by the fact they're seen as a bastion of the lgbt music scene and promote safety and equality and what not, I'd be surprised if they still play whether that be because they cancel their dates or get dropped from the lineup

Dropped from their label now with customers being offered refunds if they've purchased the album. They're finished. I don't think they'll even need to be dropped now, they won't exist next month.

[dirty_dog]

are we deffo getting another 3rd headliner and who are the realistic possibilities ?

what Festivals does EOTR usually share headliners with ?

 

[OddRon]

I don't think we'll get a new headliner, I think whoever was going to play the garden stage will play the woods stage whilst bill plays garden, so judging from lineup, Jesus and mary chain