All Points East Festival 2020

[eastynh]

1 hour ago, dotdash79 said:

I was a bit disappointed that the killers didn't keep the pet shop boys on stage with Marr at Glastonbury and do an electronic tune

Upvote for the pun ??

[Gilgamesh69]

Massive Attack playing Best Kept Secret (mid-June) and there's rumours of them playing Primavera too. Reckon they could be a headliner for this? Other than Glastonbury, can't see where else they'd play over here

[charlierc]

22 hours ago, dentalplan said:

What were people expecting though? Kraftwerk, Neu! and Tangerine Dream?

Would say this is a strong lineup for those who respect the classics across genres and other acts strongly inspired by them.

For genre-hoppers, I agree its a very strong combination. I'm just strangely impressed at how many people from different ones it is combining. But still, this is meant to be a post-genre age of music so why not? I imagine there's enough there to get people interested and buying tickets.

[GrumpyRaver]

On 12/4/2019 at 7:55 PM, charlierc said:

For genre-hoppers, I agree its a very strong combination. I'm just strangely impressed at how many people from different ones it is combining. But still, this is meant to be a post-genre age of music so why not? I imagine there's enough there to get people interested and buying tickets.

I was thinking the other day that AEG might be planning to take a slightly different tack with lineups this year, given the problems selling tickets over last two years.  They've all had very genre specific lineups, so they might be thinking that they stand a better chance of selling more if they mix it up a bit.  Might be nothing in it, just a thought.

[eFestivals]

forgot to post this yesterday....

I'm told there's another APE announcement next week. I'm not sure what day and I don't know who are being announced.

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, DR OK said:

If I had to guess then Royal Blood are active in May and probably the right size, unlikely to do R+L after subbing last year.

Must be an American act or two 

I thought Royal Blood were in America around that time in all truth.

[charlierc]

5 minutes ago, DR OK said:

From what I've seen they're in the states the first two weeks of May but will do Europe over the summer. APE are known for paying very well and would be a headline slot so they'd travel for it 

True. A part of me did ponder if they might be roped in to play Boston Calling with Foos and/or RHCP in mid-May, but I think APE still has a second weekend the one after.

Have Royal Blood headlined a UK festival before?

[dentalplan]

21 hours ago, charlierc said:

Have Royal Blood headlined a UK festival before?

None. I think it will happen 2020 though; either be this or the likes of Y Not, Truck, Boardmasters.

[RaphPH]

Do we think Mercury winners Wolf Alice are in with a shot for this?

Also - if APE can get Mumford - then Kings of Leon discounted? 

[dentalplan]

9 minutes ago, RaphPH said:

Do we think Mercury winners Wolf Alice are in with a shot for this?

Also - if APE can get Mumford - then Kings of Leon discounted? 

Wolf Alice: not big enough to headline but they'd be suitable topping the undercard.

Kings of Leon: I'm sure they'd take the gig.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, RaphPH said:

Do we think Mercury winners Wolf Alice are in with a shot for this?

Also - if APE can get Mumford - then Kings of Leon discounted? 

Kings of Leon with Wolf Alice subbing could a pretty strong double header for a festival like this IMO. Equally, however, is there word KOL might come to Europe before their already announced Germany/Spain dates?

Edited December 8, 2019 by charlierc

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

None. I think it will happen 2020 though; either be this or the likes of Y Not, Truck, Boardmasters.

Certainly, given both of their albums have been #1 on the album charts and they've done arenas and opening for big names, I imagine they have the clout to be at the very least considered to be bill-toppers at one of these events. Plus tbf I've not really been sure who is around to play those festival gigs for next year, so if they're in the mix, they would be a strong enough selection.

[The Martini Police]

22 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Wolf Alice: not big enough to headline but they'd be suitable topping the undercard.

Kings of Leon: I'm sure they'd take the gig.

KoL are playing Finsbury Park on 28th June so would imagine that's them out of the running for this.

[visdave34]

How about Massive Attack? Are they a contender, now that they've been announced for Best Kept Secret?

[mpdow2]

Is the Arcade Fire rumour dead?

[zeppelin]

34 minutes ago, visdave34 said:

How about Massive Attack? Are they a contender, now that they've been announced for Best Kept Secret?

If we get massive attack (which seems a fair idea) can we also have The National doing High Violet 10...?

[finn_with_1_n]

1 minute ago, zeppelin said:

If we get massive attack (which seems a fair idea) can we also have The National doing High Violet 10...?

Having seen them in Brighton on saturday and still on a comedown, sign me up! Not sure if they'd play the first and third edition of this festival but if it happens, I won't complain

[zahidf]

Must be in tomorrow's time out of it's this week.

[dentalplan]

2 hours ago, finn_with_1_n said:

Having seen them in Brighton on saturday and still on a comedown, sign me up! Not sure if they'd play the first and third edition of this festival but if it happens, I won't complain

They supported at BST in the interim. Might be overkill, or might mean they're AEG's golden boys... I'm not sure.

[huntyyy]

I'd say playing High Violet distinguishes the show enough to justify coming back after 2 years, but whether they will or not i wouldn't be so sure. Could be that they've been roped in after the NIN pull out.

[Hugh Jass]

Can't see The National back again so soon (although they are doing Irish dates early June). I was in Brighton on Saturday too and as great as they were I think they may need  a bit of time off. They've played big festival shows in the UK 2017 (subbing Glasto), 2018 (APE) and 2019 (BST). I fear they are getting a little overexposed.

Royal Blood with Wolf Alice subbing sounds about right.

Edited December 9, 2019 by Hugh Jass

[Orens]

2 hours ago, huntyyy said:

I'd say playing High Violet distinguishes the show enough to justify coming back after 2 years, but whether they will or not i wouldn't be so sure. Could be that they've been roped in after the NIN pull out.

They are headlining Best Kept Secret and apparently Primavera Sound with it after 2 years.

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, Orens said:

They are headlining Best Kept Secret and apparently Primavera Sound with it after 2 years.

Festival bookers are different though. For some fests, acts come back around quickly, for others they don't.

Saying that, APE do actually seem like the types to be pretty desperate for acts - certainly more so than BKS or PS - so I guess it wouldn't be all that surprising. Would tie up nicely with the next announcement being this week and the tour ending tomorrow night.

Edited December 9, 2019 by dentalplan

[zahidf]

National sold out didn't they last time? (Or came close). 

[charlierc]

7 hours ago, The Martini Police said:

KoL are playing Finsbury Park on 28th June so would imagine that's them out of the running for this.

Are they?

I've Googled it and it produces hyperlinks to eFestivals stories and Seetickets links for the event, but then I go on the page and it says they've been deleted. Unless somebody jumped the gun or something... ?