Best Kept Secret 2017

[DDave]

2 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

The xx announce an European tour in feb/march (incl Netherlands).

Could they be considered ruled out for summer festivals?

I don't think they'll be back in the same places few months after.

Don't think it'll be an issue. they'd headline BKS which will sell out anyway because of the other 2 bands. if they're at RW they'll be a sub so won't really matter. 

Of course they could be back at the band end of summer and play Lowlands and Pukkelpop but I still see them at BKS, although it may be a bit of a budget blowing set of headliners especially compared to last year. Fleet Foxes could well be the third headliner too.

[DDave]

1 hour ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Don't think it'll be an issue. they'd headline BKS which will sell out anyway because of the other 2 bands. if they're at RW they'll be a sub so won't really matter. 

Of course they could be back at the band end of summer and play Lowlands and Pukkelpop but I still see them at BKS, although it may be a bit of a budget blowing set of headliners especially compared to last year. Fleet Foxes could well be the third headliner too.

Hmm, thinking about it a bit more it would be a bit of a risk to have them play a 5000 capacity venue 4 months beforehand.

I'll go Fleet Foxes or Flaming Lips as the 3rd headliner.

[mellowmaniac]

5 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Hmm, thinking about it a bit more it would be a bit of a risk to have them play a 5000 capacity venue 4 months beforehand.

I'll go Fleet Foxes or Flaming Lips as the 3rd headliner.

Flaming Lips would be more than amazing, but my guess is The XX (they are booked by Friendly Fire who is the BKS promoter).

Fleet Foxes would fit perfectly, but probably not as headliner.

A dream would come true if they'd get Kendrick Lamar as third headliner (also booked by Friendly Fire), but he hasn't announced any dates yet and such a big hip hop artist might be too expensive, just to show off BKS's diversity (in the past they booked hip hop acts like A$AP Rocky and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, therefor it's not TOTALLY unrealistic).

[Dietediet]

Even if RH and AF take up heaps of the budget, headliners like Fleet Foxes or Flaming Lips would be awfully small. We're talking about a festival that managed to put acts like Portishead, Beach House and Wilco on their second stage. 

The last headliner should probably be searched in the price category of acts like Moderat, Foals and Vampire Weekend. 

[pryce]

Alt J as 3rd headliner? big enough in Netherlands?

[alan_ts]

7 minutes ago, pryce said:

Alt J as 3rd headliner? big enough in Netherlands?

They were headliner in 2015, don't know how big they're now but it seems that the festival has taken a different direction (bigger names) - maybe this is what I'm hoping  -

Anyway Alt-j is not my favourite band, I'd prefer others.

[DDave]

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are in England on the Wednesday and Thursday before BKS. Surely a certainty. I hope so, they're ace live

[rawaudioinput]

Good to see that Best Kept Secret are implementing anti-tout measures, hoping that it's not too much of a bloodbath tomorrow

[Trufflehound]

System didn't crash on the dot of 10.00. Tickets bought. I'm in.

Excellent.

 

Edited November 19, 2016 by Trufflehound

[Duncan1234]

Hmm

 

thought it was Monday and I've left it late to organise ticket buying. 

 

Need to get down the bank! Hope these don't go too fast. 

 

Edit: From another look it looks like Sunday and weekend tickets are gone?

 

damn

 

somewhere else it is!

Edited November 19, 2016 by Duncan1234

[arteet]

Weekend tickets without camping seem to be gone.

Still get camping tickets.

[DDave]

35 minutes ago, Trufflehound said:

System didn't crash on the dot of 10.00. Tickets bought. I'm in.

Excellent.

 

See you there then :-)

Ibis it is for us at the moment, hoping something comes up closer to the centre of Tilburg

[Trufflehound]

4 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

See you there then :-)

Ibis it is for us at the moment, hoping something comes up closer to the centre of Tilburg

Yeah, the Ibis if fine, but not very central.

We're in the Mercure, but I booked it months ago at a good rate. Think it's either full now or very pricey. The City Hotel over the road had rooms last I looked, but the room rates there were getting ridiculous too. Other than those two there aren't many options in central Tilburg. Maybe Airbnb?

[alan_ts]

Tickets bought!!!!

I'm really excited.

I had problem with group ticket, we're in 10 and we'd like to have the group promotion for have 1 ticket for free.

I tried to book 6+4 and then 5+5 tickets but the price was the same (and still no free tickets).

so I bought 5+5 (all tickets are nominative) and no free ticket (at the moment  )

I wrote an email to BKS, let's see what they tell me.

[Trufflehound]

28 minutes ago, arteet said:

Weekend tickets without camping seem to be gone.

Still get camping tickets.

Tickets without camping are available again. They all got reserved almost immediately, probably by robots, but they only stayed that way for 20 minutes and all the ones that weren't actually physically sold have been released for sale again.

[Trufflehound]

37 minutes ago, Duncan1234 said:

Hmm

 

thought it was Monday and I've left it late to organise ticket buying. 

 

Need to get down the bank! Hope these don't go too fast. 

 

Edit: From another look it looks like Sunday and weekend tickets are gone?

 

damn

 

somewhere else it is!

Latest message on the BKS website says keep trying: there are some Sunday tickets that are only 'reserved' and they may become available again if they aren't paid for within 20 minutes.

[zahidf]

Tics sorted. 

Whats the nearest airport to the festival?

[Dietediet]

8 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Tickets bought!!!!

I'm really excited.

I had problem with group ticket, we're in 10 and we'd like to have the group promotion for have 1 ticket for free.

I tried to book 6+4 and then 5+5 tickets but the price was the same (and still no free tickets).

so I bought 5+5 (all tickets are nominative) and no free ticket (at the moment  )

I wrote an email to BKS, let's see what they tell me.

The group tickets with 1 for free were a seperate selection on the site, but they were sold out within a minute...

[Trufflehound]

2 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Tics sorted. 

Whats the nearest airport to the festival?

Eindhoven. Ryanair fly there from all over the place.

[alan_ts]

1 minute ago, Dietediet said:

The group tickets with 1 for free were a seperate selection on the site, but they were sold out within a minute...

Damn...thanks

[rawaudioinput]

Tickets all booked

First time I've been abroad in four years and it's to see Arcade Fire and Radiohead, absolute bliss

Edited November 19, 2016 by rawaudioinput

[spudling]

Tickets brought !! Staying in the city hotel this year !!

[zahidf]

7 minutes ago, Trufflehound said:

Eindhoven. Ryanair fly there from all over the place.

cool thanks. Is it a short train journey there? im staying in one of the paper tent things they have.

[spudling]

It's about 25 mins on the train!! 

 

[DDave]

Flights from Manc- eindhoven get there fairly late on the Friday (4pm) we'lol be most likely travelling to charleroi on the Wednesday and having a night out in Antwerp on the Wednesday before travelling to Tilburg on the Friday.

 

What's the choice of beer @Trufflehound ? I'm guessing Heineken.