Friday other stage opener

[stuartbert two hats]

10 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

a version of Bananarama were already announced for a fest this summer. I was contacted by that fest about a week before the announcement and asked to remove it, but also told they'd still be playing ... so I'm not entirely sure what's going on there.

But WTF is going on here? Next up, will people be wanting Westlife? FFS.

 

To be fair one of them has already headlined the place.

[eFestivals]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Westlife are unlikely to bring out Lynval, Nev and Terry to do backing vocals.

and neither are the banana girls.

 

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

To be fair one of them has already headlined the place.

in an act worthy of mention (tho not because of a banana).

There were still loads of people laughing their arses off at a banana headlining. Me included.

Edited April 28, 2017 by eFestivals

[fatyeti24]

2 hours ago, Bisque said:

Nancy Boy at 11am could be interesting

as someone who recently attended a Placebo gig, i can assure you it won't be.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I don't think anyone's gonna claim them as a capital Important act, but for a bit of fun early in the day I can think of worse ways to wake up - they made a sustained enough impact on the charts to have soundtracked my younger years to a certain extent, down the school disco and in Smash Hits.

And they do have a more serious and resonant artistic legacy than Placebo.

[Woffy]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I don't think anyone's gonna claim them as a capital Important act, but for a bit of fun early in the day I can think of worse ways to wake up - they made a sustained enough impact on the charts to have soundtracked my younger years to a certain extent, down the school disco and in Smash Hits.

And they do have a more serious and resonant artistic legacy than Placebo.

You're talking about Karen Woodward, aren't you? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I think I'm right in saying that they've been kicking around as a duo for yonks and no one's really given a monkeys, so it's obviously Siobhan Shakespeare rejoining that's brought the magic back.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, eFestivals said:

for some reason they seem to be an act Glasto never book.

Same could be said for James. 

 

[zico martin]

I cant think of a better way to start to the festival tbh.  Wall to wall hits, singalongs, dancing.  I'm in!

[McCor]

Still opting for Shed 7

[Gucci Piggy]

Placebo are in Italy on the Friday.

Shame as that would have been a cool opener.

[GrumpyRaver]

2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

for some reason they seem to be an act Glasto never book.

I should caveat the info I got from my friend... He said that the drummer is going to Glastonbury, by didn't know if it was just as a punter or playing with another act.

[Gucci Piggy]

3 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

I should caveat the info I got from my friend... He said that the drummer is going to Glastonbury, by didn't know if it was just as a punter or playing with another act.

They have shows elsewhere on the Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and Monday so I think that info is probably duff.

[shuttlep]

is Richard Ashcroft too big to open the other stage?

 

 

I would prefer a secret set at the Park

[FloorFiller]

Just now, shuttlep said:

is Richard Ashcroft too big to open the other stage?

 

 

I would prefer a secret set at the Park

Can't see him getting a secret set at the Park at all but Other opener is just right for him I'd have thought.

[Hawros]

21 hours ago, Vth_Fish said:

Maximo Park are selling their newly released album for a fiver on CD today to try and get it into the charts. Also includes a raffle ticket to win a signed guitar. Whatever happened to them? Stinks of desperation.

I don't like them flogging it like that either, but it's a cracking record, and sounds really good live. Their live show is always great, but they don't have the mass appeal that Other opener needs (like MSP or Elbow).

[fatyeti24]

33 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Placebo are in Italy on the Friday.

Shame as that would have been a cool opener.

as someone who recently attended a Placebo gig, i can assure you it wouldn't.

[shuttlep]

16 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Can't see him getting a secret set at the Park at all but Other opener is just right for him I'd have thought.

his show's recently have had great reviews

 

finishing off with bittersweet symphony, it wasn't  too many years ago that his band head lined and were awesome

[jonodillieono]

Placebo were shite on their 20th year anniversary tour, they were playing some of their older/better tunes and were still bad. Not quite sure why.

Seen them on their Battle for the Sun tour and that was amazing

[Vth_Fish]

4 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Good God man, do you want people to get killed?

Was it not Lorde booked to do it in 2014 but she cancelled due to illness so Kaisers jumped in then also headlined JP same night?

[Gucci Piggy]

17 minutes ago, Vth_Fish said:

Was it not Lorde booked to do it in 2014 but she cancelled due to illness so Kaisers jumped in then also headlined JP same night?

There was a rumour that she was supposed to be there but there are differing stories as to what capacity she was supposed to be there in. One rumour is that she was supposed to guest with Arcade Fire.

Looking at all the other secret Other openers, Lorde doesn't seem to fit what they've been going for.

[elias]

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I don't think anyone's gonna claim them as a capital Important act, but for a bit of fun early in the day I can think of worse ways to wake up - they made a sustained enough impact on the charts to have soundtracked my younger years to a certain extent, down the school disco and in Smash Hits.

I guess I'm one of the few people to see the original Bananarama line up. I went to see The Jam at the Michael Sobell Sports Centre in Islington (they did strange things like that in those days!) and 3 young girls skipped on stage with a tape machine, pressed play and started to sing. I thought 'There's no way these girls are ever getting a career in music'. Shows what I know.

[eFestivals]

3 hours ago, GrumpyRaver said:

I should caveat the info I got from my friend... He said that the drummer is going to Glastonbury, by didn't know if it was just as a punter or playing with another act.

no worries. I wasn't saying they're not booked - they might be for all i know - but I have noticed over the years that they get booked regularly for Reading/Leeds and occasoionally other UK fests, but haven't done Glasto since I've been doing efests.

As someone mentioned above it might be because Glasto won't give them a high slot - whereas at R/L I've often felt they're in a slot they've not really deserving of nowadays.

[srb]

Daft Punk?  (someone had to)

[Bonaneas]

1 minute ago, Nobody Interesting said:

It will be the Lightning Seeds

Please don't.