eFestivals Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, FloorFiller said: Errr have you heard Alt-J? Not similar at all. I get what you're saying that they're two 'rock'/guitar acts, but if they can stick The xx on against Mumford and Sons then they can sure as hell stick Alt-J on at the same time as Foo Fighters. still won't be them, I guarantee. and no, that's not based on any info I'm holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorofmuppets Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Errr have you heard Alt-J? Not similar at all. I get what you're saying that they're two 'rock'/guitar acts, but if they can stick The xx on against Mumford and Sons then they can sure as hell stick Alt-J on at the same time as Foo Fighters. In a way The xx and Mumfords are opposites... one band are great, the other are shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, eFestivals said: still won't be them, I guarantee. and no, that's not based on any info I'm holding. Is Justice against Foos a possibility that can be entertained? That'd be ideal for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, eFestivals said: still won't be them, I guarantee. and no, that's not based on any info I'm holding. Considering they seem like a likely Other Stage headliner and can only do the Saturday I'm gonna have to disagree - they're about as 'rock' as LCD Soundsystem were last year who went up against the equally 'rock' Coldplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, eFestivals said: Alt-J won't be on Other when foos play, not a chance in hell. I did think this when people were predicting it, Alt-J against Foo's would be ridiculous, they are surely opposite Ed as Radiohead I would have thought would be silly too? 14 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Neither was Mary J Blige but she seemingly took that slot in '15. Think Skepta will perform as part of BBK with a possible guest appearance from Wiley (who will play on his own at some point in the weekend). And aye if Alt-J are headlining Other that night then I reckon BBK could sub 'em. In fact, that's what I currently predict. Mary J is true. I'm sticking with Justice purely going off Neil's info, I'll give BBK sub reluctantly. They will cover with two of the same kind of types obviously because of Foo's set length similarly to The Stones. They are going to role out some special guests for that show I reckon. 7 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Errr have you heard Alt-J? Not similar at all. I get what you're saying that they're two 'rock'/guitar acts, but if they can stick The xx on against Mumford and Sons then they can sure as hell stick Alt-J on at the same time as Foo Fighters. It's nowhere near the same, The XX are not like Mumford and Sons at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, thewayiam said: I did think this when people were predicting it, Alt-J against Foo's would be ridiculous, they are surely opposite Ed as Radiohead I would have thought would be silly too? Mary J is true. I'm sticking with Justice purely going off Neil's info, I'll give BBK sub reluctantly. They will cover with two of the same kind of types obviously because of Foo's set length similarly to The Stones. They are going to role out some special guests for that show I reckon. It's nowhere near the same, The XX are not like Mumford and Sons at all. Alt-J aren't like Foo Fighters at all either. Totally different ends of the 'rock' spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Could he be the *gulp* Friday Pyramid hip-hop act? pretty weak if so. played 3rd down on Sonic last year. it's not like he has some great new material since then that deserves a Pyramid spot, most people seem to be going for the novelty of it. I know he had a no.1 album since then, but the mildly popular singles off it were out well before Glastonbury. e: although it is the Pyramid, and Skepta headlined Wow in 2015 before playing the Pyramid last year, so meh. Edited February 27, 2017 by ghostdancer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I tend to agree that putting Alt-J on the Other opposite D-Gro is an intuitive counter-booking - they're ying and yang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 If Gaga's not about right enough then Alt-J could be subbing those Fooish lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Considering they seem like a likely Other Stage headliner and can only do the Saturday I'm gonna have to disagree - they're about as 'rock' as LCD Soundsystem were last year who went up against the equally 'rock' Coldplay. Why can Alt-J only do Saturday?, on their dates it just covers Fri to Sunday for Hurricane and Southside. 1 minute ago, FloorFiller said: Alt-J aren't like Foo Fighters at all either. Totally different ends of the 'rock' spectrum. Yes but if we are being that technical about it, not many bands are like FF. Either way, I've still thought FF vs Alt-J is silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, ghostdancer1 said: pretty weak if so. played 3rd down on Sonic last year. it's not like he has some great new material since then that deserves a Pyramid spot, most people seem to be going for the novelty of it. I know he had a no.1 album since then, but the mildly popular singles off it were out well before Glastonbury. He played last year as Craig David's TS5 - basically him DJing and singing along to some bits. This would be him doing a proper show. I agree that it'd be a weak booking for the hip-hop slot but in a decade where we've also had Professor Green do it I wouldn't be surprised, and you can't deny those few bangers he has (even if they are from a 17 year old album). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, thewayiam said: not many bands are like FF. Except maybe the hundred of rock/grunge acts that came before them and hundreds of rock/grune acts that came after edit: and as for them only being able to do Saturday I'm just going off what everybody else has said Edited February 27, 2017 by FloorFiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thewayiam Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said: If Gaga's not about right enough then Alt-J could be subbing those Fooish lads Gaga can still sub FF, Alt-J can either sub Foo's or go opposite Ed. 1 minute ago, FloorFiller said: Except maybe the hundred of rock/grunge acts that came before them and hundreds of rock/grune acts that came after Before yes but after who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, thewayiam said: Gaga can still sub FF, Alt-J can either sub Foo's or go opposite Ed. Before yes but after who? 1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, CaledonianGonzo said: They should have manned up in that rock shoe bottling, even Daphne and Celeste played through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Nickleback: Making the Kaiser Chiefs seem like a decent booking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Catfish & the Nicklebacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Though doing nothing to improve the Foo Fighters booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, thewayiam said: They should have manned up in that rock shoe bottling, even Daphne and Celeste played through it. They didn't stick out the last song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said: They didn't stick out the last song. The boys didn't stick out the 1st one haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, thewayiam said: The boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) Dental posted something showing alt-J are doing the Friday and Sunday at Hurricane/Southside. It was their booking page or something. Edit: http://primarytalent.com/alt-j/ And alt-J vs Foos isn't strange at all. The xx and Mumford will share just as much of a fanbase. Edited February 27, 2017 by Will-2609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Will-2609 said: Dental posted something showing alt-J are doing the Friday and Sunday at Hurricane/Southside. It was their booking page or something. You are right. Balls. http://primarytalent.com/alt-j/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'd argue the crossover between The xx and Mumford & Sons is much bigger than alt-J and Foo Fighters. Both The xx and Mumfords got big around the same time and while they're not necessarily similar acts, a lot of people getting into indie (in the loosest sense) music around then would probably have been fans of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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