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5 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Anyone got any decent predictions for who The National might clash with? On the fence about getting tickets for those Brixton shows...

I really think it's just too hard to predict, other than the main stage names. So, unlikely to clash with Massive Attack and Pavement, or the auditori acts - beyond that it's nigh impossible to say.

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So auditori now something like...

THURSDAY
Floating Points Falaise Ensemble w/Strings
Lingua Ignota
AEAEA (confirmed)
Einsturzende Neubauten

FRIDAY
Richard Dawson
Arthur Verocai w/Orchestra (confirmed)
Iosonouncane
Jessica Pratt

SATURDAY
Maria del Mar Bonet (confirmed)
Jenny Hval (confirmed)
The Caretaker
Mavis Staples

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1 hour ago, FakeEmpire said:

I've taken the plunge and bought tickets - my first non UK festival.

I'm sure this has been covered plenty of times before but what are your top tips for first timers?

Get your flights boxed off ASAP. Accommodation should be done over the next month or so. Being near a metro station somewhere is handy, or if you're lucky within walking/cab distance of the festival site.

While you're there just try to pace yourself. Wear sensible trainers and sunscreen/a hat/shades, look after your phone/wallet in a pouch or side bag (last year had a bunch of phone thefts), and take a light jacket as it gets very cool later on. The festival is long (I've been often on site 6pm - 4am or later some days depending on the programme) and you might need to walk a lot depending on what you want to see.

Hydrate properly and don't get too hammered and peak early.

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2 hours ago, FakeEmpire said:

I've taken the plunge and bought tickets - my first non UK festival.

I'm sure this has been covered plenty of times before but what are your top tips for first timers?

Yeah far and away my top tip would be very comfortable shoes. That and smuggle in your own drink.

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Just now, jannybruck said:

Get your flights boxed off ASAP. Accommodation should be done over the next month or so. Being near a metro station somewhere is handy, or if you're lucky within walking/cab distance of the festival site.

While you're there just try to pace yourself. Wear sensible trainers and sunscreen/a hat/shades, look after your phone/wallet in a pouch or side bag (last year had a bunch of phone thefts), and take a light jacket as it gets very cool later on. The festival is long (I've been often on site 6pm - 4am or later some days depending on the programme) and you might need to walk a lot depending on what you want to see.

Hydrate properly and don't get too hammered and peak early.

Thanks for the tips!

Flights/accommodation sorted already.

Are there any particular stages which you prefer to others?

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Just now, FakeEmpire said:

Thanks for the tips!

Flights/accommodation sorted already.

Are there any particular stages which you prefer to others?

The two main stages are not ideal, a bit car-parky, although they improved last year with some fake grass.

The best stages are Rayban (lush amphiteatre facing the Mediterranean) and the Auditori (massive indoor auditorium)

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Just now, FakeEmpire said:

Thanks for the tips!

Flights/accommodation sorted already.

Are there any particular stages which you prefer to others?

It's all subjective really. What's previously been called the Ray Ban (the ampitheatre-style stage - not sure what they're calling it this year as the sponsorship has ended) is probably my favourite just because I can sit down and chill to watch something but it's worth exploring them all.

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I like the Ray Ban, but not the long viewing shadow behind its mixing desk / whatever you call it. Takes away so many good sitting spots. Actually I almost like the Adidas best, small, almost intimate and hard to beat with the proper band (last year: Fucked Up, Frank Carter, the year before Idles, Shellac, before Against me and so on). Liked this little OCB Paper Sessions thing last year (will they continue this?), also think that the DayPro stage is underrated. And Sala Apolo, of course. Don´t really like Primavera and Pitchfork. Main stages have improved lots with the "grass".

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Ray Ban is a lovely stage; great to chill and catch something in the late evening.

Pitchfork can be nice - it tends to be quieter - but it gets so cold at night that you'd need a jacket for sure.

Missed last year so looking forward to checking the "grass" in Mordor.

Bits is fun - the beach stages - but can be a real trek if you're in the main arena and want to catch something down there.

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22 minutes ago, FakeEmpire said:

Are there any particular stages which you prefer to others?

Adidas, beyond a doubt.

Your milage may vary, but avoiding beer is a good way to pace yourself, and I'm speaking as a homebrewer so there's no anti-beer bias here! (Just anti crap beer, like Heineken.) Martini is my drink of choice at Primavera.

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4 minutes ago, daveje said:

Adidas, beyond a doubt.

Your milage may vary, but avoiding beer is a good way to pace yourself, and I'm speaking as a homebrewer so there's no anti-beer bias here! (Just anti crap beer, like Heineken.) Martini is my drink of choice at Primavera.

Sound advice but I'm a sucker for crap beer at festivals, it's my go to until the early hours sadly!  

 

 

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Forum member Estatvegetal has put together a neat little guide to the Ciutat bands playing outside of the main three days (with a few doubling up).

Penelope Isles have great indie melodies incidentally.

PRIMAVERA A LA CIUTAT 1-7

Afrodeutsche (Manchester, UK)
techno/dj
dj set: https://youtu.be/r6BFzehBgMA

Boy Harsher (Northampton, MA)
darkwave/minimal synth
temes: https://youtu.be/gePkM8RDN4Q     https://youtu.be/hbbbark8k7w
àlbum: "Careful" (Nude Club, 2019) https://youtu.be/3lSMigPVVCU         https://open.spotify.com/album/6G1kayusfMD3mcRXtPty2k

COMA (Köln, DE)
tech house
tema: https://youtu.be/oVnvNIyRF0k
àlbum: "Voyage Voyage" (City Slang, 2019) https://youtu.be/Q9t40B7EgkY?list=OLAK5uy_khe2WZCS_Cm5-FB89w9kuarpGgxSCwUtg       https://open.spotify.com/album/0cwcEJiVLcBtY84ojgKYsc

Dave P (Philadelphia, PA)
house/dj
dj set: https://youtu.be/smcYjEdQ2aU

HEALTH (Los Angeles, CA)
noise/experimental rock
temes: https://youtu.be/TGhcP1ZttV8    https://youtu.be/b-4CljCTSYI    https://youtu.be/WCptwLAJ6HA     https://youtu.be/EWZxThGh5wQ
àlbum: "Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear" (Loma Vista, 2019) https://soundcloud.com/healthnoise/sets/vol-4-slaves-of-fear-1        https://open.spotify.com/album/1wIuFndiINuEZLFg3OIWGf

Hickeys (Barcelona)
indie rock
temes: https://youtu.be/nJEWCJlvVCU      https://youtu.be/6pAskVblgik
EP: "Diamond Munch" (digital, 2018) https://youtu.be/tzDWZjtsQEA?list=PLxqCWQkDmNQ5X5Z-xAHyzZXdQGADDKJ5j         https://open.spotify.com/album/1iDln8ftEshPUEN9tP55qs

Jakuzi (Istanbul, TR)
synthpop/post-punk
tema: https://youtu.be/7M62x4G6-oc
àlbum: "Hata payı" (City Slang, 2019) https://youtu.be/bCxtVoZJV2I?list=PLK0B4JLhholhnInNuwBC7mvgFm2OvQHPk      https://open.spotify.com/album/77i9HY1k4C9GrMyLR0wECy

Jawbox (Washington, DC)
post-hardcore/alternative rock
tema: https://youtu.be/1ivnf4p3EFI
directe: https://youtu.be/fk0zRWjF4GQ
àlbum: "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" (Atlantic, 1994) https://youtu.be/gBlLW5a_XZg        https://open.spotify.com/album/3y6u6TzLgReIq22EDnlAyK

L Devine (Whitley Bay, UK)
electropop
tema: https://youtu.be/DotXesRfTOs
EP: "Peer Pressure" (Warner Bros., 2019) https://youtu.be/10JmYIBfErY?list=OLAK5uy_mPZkwAa_Qk7QEJt0OzJAsNMqdEgMsZjNU        https://open.spotify.com/album/7LHsgYSLrq5OKJQHei367K

Le Hammond Inferno (Berlin, DE)
electronic/City Slang
temes: https://youtu.be/ct7bbH3hR8g     https://youtu.be/EqPOAvAKZTc

Les Savy Fav (Providence, RI/Brooklyn, NY)
indie rock/post-punk
tema: https://youtu.be/wsZYpSbzXIM
àlbum: "Go Forth" (Frenchkiss, 2001) https://youtu.be/pzk3oOngb2I?list=OLAK5uy_k7Wc24Bk5GsutSbZlP56cD-6ByUZWy9cc      https://open.spotify.com/album/5D1f8kiTru2L7UfXvfJ9Hz

Luna Ki (Barcelona)
trap/pop rap
tema: https://youtu.be/O3PFNCbIQk8
EP: "Unknown, 2034" (digital, 2019) https://youtu.be/MFF4IMS1nfM?list=OLAK5uy_mT1Nr6otbbi9PQ172yAPLMCVJYN5SRDLI        https://open.spotify.com/album/0T8P5mWXwgBN38yCWkGpQt

Metronomy (London, UK)
indietronica/synthpop
tema: https://youtu.be/AKUv4vwthGc
àlbum: "Metronomy Forever" (Because, 2019) https://youtu.be/6FEsLdA_srI?list=OLAK5uy_l3vu7k4AU0akNRaLhnKmEMDUqnTxJiH4o        https://open.spotify.com/album/7IzNAyOsxeWhKPyNNz1urS

Noga Erez (Tel Aviv, IL)
electropop/trap
tema: https://youtu.be/yz6b8QSw960
àlbum: "Off the Radar" (City Slang, 2017) https://youtu.be/e5DHDHYDE08?list=OLAK5uy_lb-mPEmPx8zNeHIKOuLv_ssvJlMgpuuK4             https://open.spotify.com/album/02NXHmaSn0Wg7MxD3dVX1D

Pantocrator (Barcelona)
indie rock
tema: https://youtu.be/Pf-OaQlDCy4
EP: "Villacapullos" (The Yellow Gate, 2019) https://youtu.be/QdwI5jLSLsU        https://open.spotify.com/album/4bHkd9D5qip2Flb7s05Yq1

Penelope Isles (Brighton, UK)
indie pop
tema: https://youtu.be/WooTXTNSU0A
àlbum: "Until the Tide Creeps In" (Bella Union, 2019) https://youtu.be/e4hvXRWiIUk      https://open.spotify.com/album/1H6o5A1qQQjDs7iYbTqdIT

Pile (Boston, MA/Nashville, TN)
post-hardcore/indie rock
tema: https://youtu.be/1UbtOUExrUE
àlbum: "Green and Gray" (Exploding in Sound, 2019) https://youtu.be/YnV553sAGpA?list=OLAK5uy_nRs8oPy-XomBeVa7kGDT7m7luJFJgoJL4      https://open.spotify.com/album/48zxqHWN4hZ8Vc5vf4UTfS

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (Melbourne, AU)
jangle pop/indie rock
tema: https://youtu.be/p8kJXG8SzmM
directes: https://youtu.be/xmalT6ldk1M          https://youtu.be/N2zuqY8PrUo
àlbum: "Hope Downs" (Sub Pop, 2018) https://youtu.be/pK2usB-nCwc?list=PLbOGt8cOph4U8j3pILLBDIcrkdjJ3_E4O      https://open.spotify.com/album/2sIj0XFYhXv3GDSIv9IXn6

Roosevelt (Berlin, DE)
dance-pop/synthpop
tema: https://youtu.be/VTPqfL-WCqo
àlbum: "Young Romance" (City Slang, 2018) https://youtu.be/TjRFnRrZlZc?list=OLAK5uy_mrFN0x0JZ5JN8ISTl3CHRImt8eLH9ebGQ       https://open.spotify.com/album/5G4mxirH7alU16NRfu29zN

Side Chick (Barcelona)
indie rock
directe: https://youtu.be/3EEGZxt57l0
àlbum: encara no tenen

Shame (London, UK)
post-punk
tema: https://youtu.be/_MVLqZpnwow
directe: https://youtu.be/EugdaJ3xw4Q
àlbum: "Songs of Prase" (Dead Ocean, 2018) https://youtu.be/M-UBeuWPQrg?list=OLAK5uy_ln53tUR-3gAsj-ATHSVnD5jFS1LxP_W_U        https://open.spotify.com/album/3A1kutvBmC6czSsSv7aR5E

Squid (Brighton, UK)
art punk/post-punk
temes: https://youtu.be/F7y2fbY23Dg      https://youtu.be/T3XY6FPrbuM
directe: https://youtu.be/7idL5LoCwIA
EP: "Town Centre" (Speedy Wunderground, 2019) https://youtu.be/Fef6lTnQewM      https://open.spotify.com/album/1HHRsE5WWZZYFXE6Ewf5XB

Teki Latex (Paris, FR)
dj/uk bass/techno
dj set: https://youtu.be/xFVhkGahfso

Teto Preto (São Paulo, BR)
nu-disco/ebm/post-industrial
temes: https://youtu.be/k0XzDN-Gv3A      https://youtu.be/5nflC6GkQ8Q
àlbum: "Pedra Preta" (Mamba, 2018) https://youtu.be/dSHV-2slWsM?list=OLAK5uy_ktMTAKzlMClxSXq3ekxhP2_r1Q-LvlJtc     https://open.spotify.com/album/0YURnk2aX5fYLWtQMFlfMy

TOPS (Montreal, CA)
indie pop/dream pop
tema: https://youtu.be/lguSVD7piyo
àlbum: "Sugar at the Gate" (Arbutus, 2017) https://youtu.be/268kAXR36yQ             https://open.spotify.com/album/2YPFFow96E7eApj82Vd6AG

The Jesus and Mary Chain play Darklands (East Kilbride, UK)
shoegaze/indie rock/post-punk
tema: https://youtu.be/OPPP3BXurHk
àlbum: "Darklands" (Blanco y Negro, 1987) https://youtu.be/_w9sCTtZ9EA?list=OLAK5uy_ljKJAPD2kBcHkABefjoMsDxoXHa6Qa6a0       https://open.spotify.com/album/5cFb5EJLTQ7u6YuGE922tu

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