Do the Areas share line ups before they are published to avoid clashes?

[Joe Shez]

2 hours ago, Mr.Tease said:

Thanks!- not so much bothered about him getting his nether regions out as long as they sound good (the band not his nether regions)

I thought that although that 2015 gig was chaotic the band sounded great 

[gigpusher]

3 hours ago, Mr.Tease said:

I always find it funny when you spend the weeks leading up to the festival agonising over a clash, then on the day itself end up seeing neither!

Oh yes I can definitely see that happening this year. If someone were to do a voiceover of my Glastonbury experience I can just hear them saying Paralysed by indecision she made her way to the Theatre & Circus fields again and ended up watching random stuff she had never heard of but enjoyed it immensely. 

[Sawdusty surfer]

11 hours ago, jow95 said:

Listen, if his nether regions can hold down a tune then im all for it

If that's your thing I understand that Dr Beatrice Mcqueef is known to play the recorder with her front bottom.She's performing in Maverick's this year

[Mr.Tease]

Well, emily said on the radio interview that they try hard to avoid clashes and even tweaked the lineup recently, but they can't be avoided. She even said she was looking forward to Lizzo and Janet Jackson- as those two are clashing, it shows the limits. So they do try but it's not always possible.

[eFestivals]

4 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Well, emily said on the radio interview that they try hard to avoid clashes and even tweaked the lineup recently, but they can't be avoided. She even said she was looking forward to Lizzo and Janet Jackson- as those two are clashing, it shows the limits. So they do try but it's not always possible.

I'd say what emily said was daft. Every slot is a clash.

[Mr.Tease]

9 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I'd say what emily said was daft. Every slot is a clash.

I agree- if they move one, then it just creates a clash with someone else, it's pretty futile!

[gigpusher]

14 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Well, emily said on the radio interview that they try hard to avoid clashes and even tweaked the lineup recently, but they can't be avoided. She even said she was looking forward to Lizzo and Janet Jackson- as those two are clashing, it shows the limits. So they do try but it's not always possible.

I suppose it's inevitable that some will clash. Some artists can only play 1 day and their stature demands that they be on after a certain time and so there are always going to be clashes. 

[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

some will clash

no, *all* acts clash.

It's the unavoidable default.

[gigpusher]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

no, *all* acts clash.

It's the unavoidable default.

True. What I meant was some acts that very clearly will have a huge crossover of fan base like Lizzo vs Janet Jackson or Janelle Monae vs Christine & The Queen or Hot Chip vs Chemical Brothers. 

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

True. What I meant was some acts that very clearly will have a huge crossover of fan base like Lizzo vs Janet Jackson or Janelle Monae vs Christine & The Queen or Hot Chip vs Chemical Brothers. 

but I'd see Lizzo, and don't care for Janet. And i'd see the chems but don't care for Hot Chip.

Which only proves it's about personal likes and not anything else.

[gigpusher]

Just now, eFestivals said:

but I'd see Lizzo, and don't care for Janet. And i'd see the chems but don't care for Hot Chip.

Which only proves it's about personal likes and not anything else.

Obviously personal likes come into it but a lot of people mentioning those clashes suggests that they do have crossover of fans. I have some clashes that I know are probably ones only a handful of people will be concerned about like Dave or Vampire Weekend or Kamasi Washington whereas others I've seen lots of people agonising over. 

[jow95]

5 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

but I'd see Lizzo, and don't care for Janet. And i'd see the chems but don't care for Hot Chip.

Which only proves it's about personal likes and not anything else.

Agree but you can assume big trends in this respect. You can guarantee a huge portion of those at Liam Gallagher will be at Johnny Marr (there's probably better examples but that's the first one i can think of). Like there will always be loads of people who buck this trend but you can make rough guesses