Green Man 2020

[Gilgamesh69]

2 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Good undercard, top lines not that exciting.

Yeah I agree. Hoping Goldfrapp are one of the afterdark sets!

 

Little Dragon are probably gonna be the Thursday headliner, right?

[SweepingTheNation]

Some very good stuff in the small print but it feels these days like GM and EOTR swap year by year on who has the best headliners and EOTR comfortably won this year.

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, SaintEwart said:

😒 not really to my taste.. will dig through the undercard but might be EOTR for me if I can get those dates off work

It looks like a rehash of other recent lineups and little that inspired.
Nonetheless is solid.

[the wonderwhy]

Pretty decent. Headliners are underwhelming but I think thats just because they've been blatantly obvious for ages we just didn't want to believe it  

Nobody on there screaming out After Dark? Little Dragon are terrible live so that's a bit of an annoying one... 

[Mezhyp1]

Best festival line up of the summer so far for my quids worth 

[Aeroplane Over the Sea]

Problem with doing the same festival year after year is that as much as I like a lot of what is on there, I’ve seen an awful lot of it at Green Man before, and some of it very recently

[SweepingTheNation]

2 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Pretty decent. Headliners are underwhelming but I think thats just because they've been blatantly obvious for ages we just didn't want to believe it  

Nobody on there screaming out After Dark? Little Dragon are terrible live so that's a bit of an annoying one... 

Thundercat? Obviously there's announcements still to come but him/them late with Parquet Courts, Ty Segall and Black Midi reads like a Far Out headline set. That said, I know they rarely share acts with anyone else but ArcTanGent the same weekend just announced Swans.

Edited January 29, 2020 by SweepingTheNation

[the wonderwhy]

2 minutes ago, SweepingTheNation said:

Thundercat? Obviously there's announcements still to come but him/them late with Parquet Courts, Ty Segall and Black Midi reads like a Far Out headline set.

Thundercat and Goldfrapp look like the subs to me. I'd be surprised if Black Midi were a second stage headliner at this point but they could be a good shout for After Dark actually thinking about it. 

[zahidf]

It's fine but EOTR is better IMO. Not a line up to make me want to go all the way to green man 

[retromoz]

Solid but unspectacular. Which, as Green Man is usually brillo, is a disappointment.

[xxialac]

GM lineup 6/10 (bit samey but good undercard)

EOTR lineup 7.5/10 (better headliners and decent undercard) 

Good vibes and time to be had at both 10/10

[Gilgamesh69]

I like it. But that's probably because I haven't been doing these fests for long so while it may seem samey to a lot of you, for me there's a lot of acts I've been wanting to see 

 

Still not 100% convinced though

[Andeeroo]

Think I've only ever listened to albums by 4 of the artists on the bill - Kiwanuka, This Is The Kit, Sudan Archives and LUMP - so I've got a lot of discovering to do.

Starting with Little Dragon this morning.

Edited January 29, 2020 by Andeeroo

[DDave]

2 minutes ago, Andeeroo said:

Think I've only ever listened to albums by 4 of the artists on the bill - Kiwanuka, This Is The Kit, Sudan Archives and LUMP - so I've got a lot of discovering to do.

Starting with Little Dragon this morning.

Loads of good stuff there for someone who's not heard most of the bands.

For a GM regular (not that I am one) I'd say it seems very samey.

And Little Dragon above Goldfrapp??

[lessthanwill1]

Annoyingly I have a very busy day at work today. 
 

Thoughts to come later plus the prediction game winner and playlist!

[rug568]

End of the road blows it out the water for me. Top two lines very disappointing, but the undercard is decent. I'll still have a fantastic time if I only see one act so not too bothered

[xxialac]

Who did (%£ refer to as a clue in the end? Still don't get it! Otoboke Beaver??

[Andeeroo]

2 minutes ago, DDave said:

Loads of good stuff there for someone who's not heard most of the bands.

For a GM regular (not that I am one) I'd say it seems very samey.

And Little Dragon above Goldfrapp??

I've heard the odd track from quite a number of them but just never invested much time. I can see why people may seem disappointed as they are names I've seen on a lot of lineups over the years.

Forgot Goldfrapp, make that 5 of the acts I've listened to albums of.

[the wonderwhy]

It's missing that 'wow'/comeback act - so for example Stereolab or Eels last year or Bright Eyes at EOTR. Hopefully someone like that is to come in the next announcement. 

Can anyone remember when it sold out last year? 

[SweepingTheNation]

10 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Who did (%£ refer to as a clue in the end? Still don't get it! Otoboke Beaver??

If it was (and I'm not buying that whole cowboy hat emoji thing because that was posted before they started giving clues) it means that of the acts GM gave a definite clue about the highest placed is on the eighth line of the graphic.

Edited January 29, 2020 by SweepingTheNation

[Cold chips (dj set)]

How long does GM usually take to sell out?

[Dancers Stand Very Still]

There's lots of acts there to draw me in, but it's not mind-blowing up top. Pretty solid announcement, I'd say. 

Excited to see lots of acts who'll be new to me live. Namely Michael Kiwanuka, Goldfrapp, Thundercat, Ty Segall, Nadine Shah, Moon Duo, The Murder Capital, Viagra Boys, Tropical Fuck Storm, John and I'm sure plenty of others I'm yet to discover.

From lower down the undercard, I recommend Working Men's Club, Porridge Radio, Sinead O'Brien and Lazarus Kane. 

Looking again as I wrote that, it's damn strong already!

 

 

[BPEC_Coaches]

3 minutes ago, SweepingTheNation said:

If it was (and I'm not buying that whole cowboy hat emoji thing because that was posted before they started giving clues) it means that of the acts GM gave a definite clue about the highest placed is on the eighth line of the graphic.

The cowboy emoji could well have been reference to Mac Demarco, with his last album titled 'here comes the cowboy'. 

[xxialac]

6 minutes ago, SweepingTheNation said:

If it was (and I'm not buying that whole cowboy hat emoji thing because that was posted before they started giving clues) it means that of the acts GM gave a definite clue about the highest placed is on the eighth line of the graphic.

well they'd be consistent at least - tropical fuck storm, vanishing twin etc.

Edited January 29, 2020 by xxialac

[SweepingTheNation]

8 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

It's missing that 'wow'/comeback act - so for example Stereolab or Eels last year or Bright Eyes at EOTR. Hopefully someone like that is to come in the next announcement. 

Can anyone remember when it sold out last year? 

7th May. https://twitter.com/greenmanfest/status/1125722273749581824