Foals

[Madyaker]

Well if it does happen I hope the beans are thoroughly spilled well in advance like killers last time so I can get right up the front.

[Homer]

In Degrees got played earlier on 6Music, which is coming live from Worthy Farm...

[Quark]

3 minutes ago, Homer said:

In Degrees got played earlier on 6Music, which is coming live from Worthy Farm...

Stop spreading your assumptions around all of the threads!!

[Homer]

11 minutes ago, Quark said:

Stop spreading your assumptions around all of the threads!!

 

I'll get it in the flag thread if it kills me!

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

 

I'll get it in the flag thread if it kills me!

“Hey guys I’ve got an idea for a massive flag that says ‘Foals are one of the TBCs’ - what do you reckon? Good idea to take it?”

Edited May 31, 2019 by Hugh Jass

[Sweet_pea]

Anyone here seeing them at Ally Pally?

[Homer]

6 minutes ago, Sweet_pea said:

Anyone here seeing them at Ally Pally?

I'll probably just catch them if they Glastonbury - so it'll be on the hoof.

[thrillhouse188]

8 minutes ago, Sweet_pea said:

Anyone here seeing them at Ally Pally?

Yes! Saw them at EartH as well, so a glasto secret set would complete the hattrick!

[briddj]

7 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Yes! Saw them at EartH as well, so a glasto secret set would complete the hattrick!

Same!

And it would have been four with Kingston if that were earlier in June.

 

[Sweet_pea]

10 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Yes! Saw them at EartH as well, so a glasto secret set would complete the hattrick!

EartH was a sweet gig!! I hope their sound is better at AP this time round

[thrillhouse188]

4 minutes ago, briddj said:

Same!

And it would have been four with Kingston if that were earlier in June.

Yeah that was a shame, holding out hope they start the 'Part 2' tour this year and we could hit 4/5!

1 minute ago, Sweet_pea said:

EartH was a sweet gig!! I hope their sound is better at AP this time round

Was a blast, never been so sweaty after a gig in my life!

[Homer]

Yannis is on the female Brian Cox’s show on 6 tomorrow morning FYI ?

[Madyaker]

Do you reckon they'll ask The Question

[Homer]

10 hours ago, Madyaker said:

Do you reckon they'll ask The Question

Why did they shift RadMac into an awful slot to accommodate Mary-Anne Hobbs?

TBH, that slot has been cursed since Gideon Coe left it (see George Lamb and Vic Mcglynn).

She starts at 10.30am FYI:

"Yannis joins Mary Anne to discuss the music that has influenced and inspired him."

Edited June 12, 2019 by Homer

[ghostdancer1]

because MAH plays far better music than RadMac, and isn't full of "hilarious banter".

[Havors]

On 5/30/2019 at 7:43 PM, Madyaker said:

Well if it does happen I hope the beans are thoroughly spilled well in advance like killers last time so I can get right up the front.

If they were the park TBA it would make things so much easier... the tent makes things so much more difficult 

[dentalplan]

11 minutes ago, Havors said:

If they were the park TBA it would make things so much easier... the tent makes things so much more difficult 

Not so sure about that one. John Peel holds a lot of people but it’s enclosed, yeah. Park can host more people but as soon as you’re beyond the brow of the hill you can’t see anything and down one side you can only hear Stonebridge. I’d certainly choose JP, especially when it’s fucking tipping it down oioii.

[Homer]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Not so sure about that one. John Peel holds a lot of people but it’s enclosed, yeah. Park can host more people but as soon as you’re beyond the brow of the hill you can’t see anything and down one side you can only hear Stonebridge. I’d certainly choose JP, especially when it’s fucking tipping it down oioii.

The Park is a pretty crap place to watch a band isn't it? It's kind of decent for sitting around and chilling in, but I can't imagine watching a headliner there (closest I've done was MGMT subbing - and I couldn't see a thing).

[dentalplan]

23 minutes ago, Homer said:

The Park is a pretty crap place to watch a band isn't it? It's kind of decent for sitting around and chilling in, but I can't imagine watching a headliner there (closest I've done was MGMT subbing - and I couldn't see a thing).

When the sun is out and it’s early enough to take your boots off and enjoy some time relaxing, it’s unbeatable. I feel like the early evening brings a lot of folk who’ve maybe just started stirring from the night before and go there to chat and eat nachos and it gets hard to enjoy a set.

[Hugh Jass]

28 minutes ago, Homer said:

The Park is a pretty crap place to watch a band isn't it? It's kind of decent for sitting around and chilling in, but I can't imagine watching a headliner there (closest I've done was MGMT subbing - and I couldn't see a thing).

It was fine for the Furries when they headlined.

[mouserat]

28 minutes ago, Homer said:

The Park is a pretty crap place to watch a band isn't it? It's kind of decent for sitting around and chilling in, but I can't imagine watching a headliner there (closest I've done was MGMT subbing - and I couldn't see a thing).

The trick with the Park is that the middle of the crowd is always more densely packed than the very front. If you can work your way through the first difficult part of the crowd and get onto the downward slope, you have more than enough space and one of the best atmospheres at Glasto. 

John Grant into Mogwai remains one of the best sub and headliner combos I've seen and with minimal effort we were right at the very front.

[StevieMcK]

34 minutes ago, Homer said:

The Park is a pretty crap place to watch a band isn't it? It's kind of decent for sitting around and chilling in, but I can't imagine watching a headliner there (closest I've done was MGMT subbing - and I couldn't see a thing).

Depends where you are in the crowd... The Flaming Lips headlining in 2017 was one of the weekend highlights for me!

 

 

[Madyaker]

So the best atmosphere is at the front, like every other stage. Almost all the people who complained about radiohead in '17 were miles back as well.

[jow95]

4 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

So the best atmosphere is at the front, like every other stage. Almost all the people who complained about radiohead in '17 were miles back as well.

We were fairly far back for elbow in 2017 and luckily still had a great view and thought sound was decent enough, wish they’d do more to show the people on the hill like speakers that way or a screen

[sean01]

Only lateish set I've seen there was Savages subbing in 2016. We got into where the hill slopes toward the stage and it was great, almost like it wasn't a festival at all, sun had gone and the lights were proper moody... such a great set.