Best Kept Secret 2017

[DDave]

7 hours ago, DarthSaul said:

I'm currently on a year abroad studying in the Netherlands, 45 minutes from Tilburg, so it seems too good to miss but obviously with my student budget its not easy to just book. Weekend tickets will surely be sold out by January right?  

I'd have thought so yes, especially if the 3rd headliner is decent.

[DDave]

Angel Olsen is about next year, playing Roskilde. Fully expect her to be at BKS

[Tijn]

3 hours ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Angel Olsen is about next year, playing Roskilde. Fully expect her to be at BKS

She just announced a show at the TivoliVredenburg venue in May as her only Dutch date sadly. 

[DDave]

27 minutes ago, Tijn said:

She just announced a show at the TivoliVredenburg venue in May as her only Dutch date sadly. 

Agh. saw the Dutch date but didn't know it was an exclusive. pity.

[alan_ts]

Seeing last years line up I've noticed that they used to booked artists from the Beggars Group Company (4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings, Young Turks). They have an incredible roster of artists.

The dream from that list as third headliner would be Qotsa but I'm not sure they'll touring next year.

The undercard would be great too (SBTRKT, Daughter, Zomby, Pantha Du Prince, John Talabot etc etc)

 

edit: my hope is qotsa or the xx (obviously)  

Edited November 23, 2016 by alan_ts

[alan_ts]

James Blake joins Radiohead at I-Days Festival Italy on 16 June.

It would be a great great great add for Sunday subbing RH.

[rawaudioinput]

Aphex Twin as 3rd headliner?

[alan_ts]

32 minutes ago, rawaudioinput said:

Aphex Twin as 3rd headliner?

Why are you saying that? Is Afx BKS material? (I don't think).

Anyway Aphex Twin and Radiohed are my heroes since I'm a child and Arcade Fire are the best indie rock band of last years imo, so it would be my perfect lineup (with the xx or qotsa as substitutes).

[Tijn]

He is playing the Field Day Festival in London two weeks before BKS. Would think that BKS would book him as the headliner of the Two stage, dunno if he takes that. Still think the xx is the best bet to fill the last headline spot on the main stage. 

[mellowmaniac]

On 26.11.2016 at 1:38 PM, rawaudioinput said:

Aphex Twin as 3rd headliner?

Aphex Twin would be more than amazing and would be a (for me personally) much more exciting DJ/Electro headliner than Jamie XX last year. BKS has history with a lot of WARP acts, but I can't say if it is possible to get him to play a festival like BKS (Radiohead headlining might help).

If not Aphex Twin I'd love to see Shobaleader One (Squarepusher with his live band) as WARP act at BKS.

Other acts from my Stage Two wishlist are Bonobo, Moderat, St. Germain and Run The Jewels.

[alan_ts]

When do we expect the first bunch of names?

I've so many expectations  

[DDave]

Got first names mid December and more in February for 2016. Would expect probably the same kind of time frames.

[mellowmaniac]

These were the first years (didn't count all stage four announcements in the first years).

2013: 07.01. (8 names), 28.01. (11 names), 12.02. (10 names), 05.03. (11 names), 10.04. (10 names), 16.05. (7 names), 12.06. (4 names)

2014: 02.12. (9 names), 29.01. (23 names), 21.02. (18 names), 20.03. (20 names), 28.03. (7 names), 22.04. (9 names and timetable), 11.06. (3 names)

2015: 04.02. (53 names), 03.03. (20 names), 05.05. (4 names and timetable), 13.05. (3 names)

2016: 16.12. (13 names), 04.02. (32 names), 04.03. (19 names), 11.04. (6 names), 21.04. (1 name), 04.05. (Stage Four lineup), 09.05. (timetable)

[alan_ts]

1 minute ago, mellowmaniac said:

These were the first years (didn't count all stage four announcements in the first years).

2013: 07.01. (8 names), 28.01. (11 names), 12.02. (10 names), 05.03. (11 names), 10.04. (10 names), 16.05. (7 names), 12.06. (4 names)

2014: 02.12. (9 names), 29.01. (23 names), 21.02. (18 names), 20.03. (20 names), 28.03. (7 names), 22.04. (9 names and timetable), 11.06. (3 names)

2015: 04.02. (53 names), 03.03. (20 names), 05.05. (4 names and timetable), 13.05. (3 names)

2016: 16.12. (13 names), 04.02. (32 names), 04.03. (19 names), 11.04. (6 names), 21.04. (1 name), 04.05. (Stage Four lineup), 09.05. (timetable)

Super! You're more informed than the organizers I think  mellowmaniac = MR BKS  

[alan_ts]

Sonar first announcement (same weekend of BKS).

There's something interesting (Moderat, Justice, Nosaj Thing and more).

[mellowmaniac]

2 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Sonar first announcement (same weekend of BKS).

There's something interesting (Moderat, Justice, Nosaj Thing and more).

Yeah, also for Fat Freddy's Drop and De La Soul.

[DDave]

1 hour ago, alan_ts said:

Sonar first announcement (same weekend of BKS).

There's something interesting (Moderat, Justice, Nosaj Thing and more).

Fingers crossed for De La Soul and Justice.

[Tijn]

It's a shame that most of the hip-hop names will play at the Woo-Hah festival a few weeks later. Might be getting Frank Ocean as the third headliner, got just announced for Northside. 

[mellowmaniac]

27 minutes ago, Tijn said:

It's a shame that most of the hip-hop names will play at the Woo-Hah festival a few weeks later. Might be getting Frank Ocean as the third headliner, got just announced for Northside. 

Frank Ocean would fit perfectly to BKS and is another one of these acts you can hardly catch live (even though I'd still prefer Kendrick Lamar). While the 2016 line-up was (for me personally) a bit underwhelming, 2017 could become epic (if it isn't already).

[DDave]

PS first announcement and 23 more Roskilde names today. Should make things a bit clearer for BKS

[alan_ts]

I kmow it's very unlikely (and I also wouldn't like that) but yesterday Foo Fighters published a map with Netherlands in red (as they did with others announcement)

Edited November 30, 2016 by alan_ts

[mellowmaniac]

Primavera Sound will announce first bands in 45 minutes. (This year Primavera and BKS shared bands like Air, Beach House, Beak>, Destroyer, DInosaur jr., Explosions in the Sky, Ho99o9 and Julien Baker)

[DDave]

2 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

I kmow it's very unlikely (and I also wouldn't like that) but yesterday Foo Fighters published a maps with Netherlands in red (as they did with others announcement)

Got to be Pinkpop 

[alan_ts]

1 minute ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Got to be Pinkpop 

I thought the same (even if Jan Smeets said no)

[mellowmaniac]

A lot of suitable acts for BKS at Primavera Sound:

Possible third headliners: Aphex Twin, The XX, Frank Ocean

Other acts: Solange, Mac DeMarco, Run The Jewels, Skepta, Metronomy, Flying Lotus, Death Grips, Descendents, Angel Olsen, Teenage Fanclub, Broken Social Scene, Swans, Saint Etienne, Afghan Whigs, Shellac,.....

Edited November 30, 2016 by mellowmaniac