SighMo Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Love Fat Whites; one of my favourite live bands. Big problem though....there’s now a clash with Squid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Tickets are starting to land! Exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoLancs Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) So, I'm coming down to Green Man on my own this year for the first time (been several times before with other folk, but not for a few years). However, I can't get there until Friday around lunchtime. I have pretty a small tent but will it be hard to find a decent pitch? Also, hoping to camp in a more lively area, any suggestions? A forum meet for solo campers sounds good, but sadly I'll miss that with arriving a day late. Edited July 27, 2019 by StevoLancs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjrant Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Car Seat Headrest and Idles are two of the best bands in the world so moist with excitement to see them again. Is anyone setting up a WhatsApp group for updates? Although reception is always poor... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Top 10 acts at this year's festival according to those who have used the clashfinder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Undisputed CHAMP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Interesting - expecting Car Seat Headrest to be busy then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 @lessthanwill1 can I request the percentages for Father John Misty and Nilufer Yanya, pretty please? I'm looking at that list and I'm perplexed as to how Father John Misty is Father-gone missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, dentalplan said: @lessthanwill1 can I request the percentages for Father John Misty and Nilufer Yanya, pretty please? I'm looking at that list and I'm perplexed as to how Father John Misty is Father-gone missing. Father John with 37.26% of the vote in 17th place. Nilufer getting seriously overlooked with 13.96% in 60th place, although I imagine that has got something to do with Idles and Father John being very popular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said: Father John with 37.26% of the vote in 17th place. Nilufer getting seriously overlooked with 13.96% in 60th place, although I imagine that has got something to do with Idles and Father John being very popular. Thanks. I am surprised then at the lack of numbers for Father John - arguably the marquee headline name. Obviously Idles are about the biggest act at the festival now but I thought with [my idea of] Green Man people that Papa would be doing better. Not really surprised by Nilufer's score; it's a busy night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PresentlyTense Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Reckon there's any chance of them following in Truck's footsteps and moving IDLES to the main stage? Could be a pretty packed tent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddRon Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, PresentlyTense said: Reckon there's any chance of them following in Truck's footsteps and moving IDLES to the main stage? Could be a pretty packed tent! would very much prefer this because don't want father j and idles to clash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justiceforcedave Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Spell binding live acts: Already got Idles and Sharon at the top of my list (seen both before) and heard great things about Car Seat Headrest. Anyone else on the bill got a reputation for being especially ace live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Justiceforcedave said: Spell binding live acts: Already got Idles and Sharon at the top of my list (seen both before) and heard great things about Car Seat Headrest. Anyone else on the bill got a reputation for being especially ace live? Father John Misty, Stereolab, Big Thief, Black Country New Road, Aldous Harding, Ezra Collective, Kokoko and TVAM have all been very good when I've seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, PresentlyTense said: Reckon there's any chance of them following in Truck's footsteps and moving IDLES to the main stage? Could be a pretty packed tent! Yeah I wonder how the tent at Truck compares size wise with the Far Out Stage. I imagine it’s something the GM team will have looked at and will continue to consider. I would have thought FJM is a big enough draw to mitigate any danger but who knows...they’re far more popular than any band that’s played the Far Out tent (to my knowledge at least!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Justiceforcedave said: Spell binding live acts: Already got Idles and Sharon at the top of my list (seen both before) and heard great things about Car Seat Headrest. Anyone else on the bill got a reputation for being especially ace live? Squid look fantastic from videos I’ve watched but never them personally. Think that will be a really fun set with the more intimate crowd in the walled garden. Stella Donnelley was amazing last year. Really good crowd interaction and an amazing voice. Stereolab are looking better and better with each performance it seems. The Pitchfork Festival set looked great. I am so excited to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Gonna go with FJM if Idles is set to be rammo then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 3 hours ago, PresentlyTense said: Reckon there's any chance of them following in Truck's footsteps and moving IDLES to the main stage? Could be a pretty packed tent! I think Idles were playing a ‘special afternoon slot’ there so there wasn’t much in the way of competition in the afternoon and the whole festival would have been there. Headlining a stage is much different. Personally not a fan of ‘upgrading’ placings - sacrifices atmosphere for the benefit of folk who don’t think to plan ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawk Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Aye gonna be a rush from Sharon to the tent then. Not up for that so will Father or Nilüfer it. Do the stats mean Sharon should really be headlining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rug568 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I'm not sure the people that use clashfinder three months out from the festival, when we don't even know the actual stage times, are overly representative of the festival 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, rug568 said: I'm not sure the people that use clashfinder three months out from the festival, when we don't even know the actual stage times, are overly representative of the festival The person who made the clash finder did it after the stage splits had come out at the start of this month. I don’t think that’s too premature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rug568 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, dentalplan said: The person who made the clash finder did it after the stage splits had come out at the start of this month. I don’t think that’s too premature. My point was that I think people are putting too much weight behind the clashfinder statistics of bands people are planning to see, in that people that use the clashfinder so far in advance are probably major festival nerds like us, and therefore only represent a small percentage of the GM punters Edited July 29, 2019 by rug568 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyb123 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I think Idles are too big for the tent. Personally, I would swap Eels’ mountain slot for Idles’ Far Out. Don’t suppose it will happen though so probably leave SVE’s set a bit early, grab a beer and get deep into the tent for Idles. I have seen them live before and they are very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 43 minutes ago, rug568 said: My point was that I think people are putting too much weight behind the clashfinder statistics of bands people are planning to see, in that people that use the clashfinder so far in advance are probably major festival nerds like us, and therefore only represent a small percentage of the GM punters Definitely agree. Would be useful if the data stated how many people were actually using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, rug568 said: My point was that I think people are putting too much weight behind the clashfinder statistics of bands people are planning to see, in that people that use the clashfinder so far in advance are probably major festival nerds like us, and therefore only represent a small percentage of the GM punters Well yeah I don’t think anybody should use it as genuine proportional representation but I think it gives a pretty good idea. I wouldn’t actually think any headliner at any festival is gonna get less than the acts playing opposite but that seems to be the case for all Mountain Stage headliners, but. It still gives a decent picture of which smaller stage acts are gonna be heaving. 18 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said: Definitely agree. Would be useful if the data stated how many people were actually using it. It does, somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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