2020 Line-up Thread

[Guy Incognito]

Le Guess Who?, which takes place in November, has just cancelled. Sadly theres no way EOTR is going to happen. 

[SweepingTheNation]

8 hours ago, Sean1234321 said:

I'd go even if there were no bands playing. 

Well, the gardens are open most of the year. (Probably not right now, though)

[The Nal]

That's that then. Main bands all booked again for 2021.

[Guy Incognito]

1 minute ago, The Nal said:

That's that then. Main bands all booked again for 2021.

Apart from one of the headliners...

[Nick07]

Cancelled. Angel Olsen not playing but rest of headliners are. 

[Guy Incognito]

[Gilgamesh69]

8 minutes ago, Nick07 said:

Cancelled. Angel Olsen not playing but rest of headliners are. 

Tbh this might not mean she isn't playing, it could just mean she hasn't confirmed yet.

[zahidf]

 

😢

[zahidf]

Rolling over for sure.

[shoebox]

3 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Tbh this might not mean she isn't playing, it could just mean she hasn't confirmed yet.

This is true, but she's been touring All Mirrors since 2019, so I wouldn't be surprised if 2021 festival shows are not on the cards.

Pixies will be around every summer, King Krule and Bright Eyes haven't had the touring options for their latest material, so not surprised that their plans have all been shifted a year on.

[Gilgamesh69]

9 minutes ago, shoebox said:

This is true, but she's been touring All Mirrors since 2019, so I wouldn't be surprised if 2021 festival shows are not on the cards.

Since late 2019. Not like she's just finished a 200 date world tour. Only 4 UK shows played too, so you'd think she'd appreciate the opportunity to headline her first  (big) UK festival

Edited May 20, 2020 by Gilgamesh69

[shoebox]

1 minute ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Since late 2019. Not like she's just finished a 200 date world. Only 4 UK shows played too, so you'd think she'd appreciate the opportunity to headline her first  (big) UK festival

True. Hopefully she's just a late confirmation, she was outstanding in Hammersmith earlier in the year before this shitstorm

[Nick07]

Angel Olsen might not have a tour planned or feel comfortable booking one. 

Either way, it doesn't really matter

[Gilgamesh69]

Maybe Pavement are headlining 👀

[shoebox]

4 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Maybe Pavement are headlining 👀

Now that's something I can get on board with.

[SweepingTheNation]

8 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Maybe Pavement are headlining 👀

...I mean, I think most people would accept Bright Eyes being the fourth headliner.

[Gilgamesh69]

7 minutes ago, SweepingTheNation said:

...I mean, I think most people would accept Bright Eyes being the fourth headliner.

Yeah, they'd probably get the bump up if need be.

 

But I think Pavement's plan was to do the Primaveras this year and then do a full tour next year. EOTR seems perfect for them doesn't it?

[xxialac]

5 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Yeah, they'd probably get the bump up if need be.

 

But I think Pavement's plan was to do the Primaveras this year and then do a full tour next year. EOTR seems perfect for them doesn't it?

I expect EOTR will be looking to reduce costs everywhere they can so won’t be booking new expensive US acts. 

[Nick07]

5 minutes ago, xxialac said:

I expect EOTR will be looking to reduce costs everywhere they can so won’t be booking new expensive US acts. 

They won't have lost money though. 

[SweepingTheNation]

6 minutes ago, Nick07 said:

They won't have lost money though. 

Staff salaries, deposits paid, suppliers already paid, marketing and ticketing for this year... Every festival is losing a lot of money regardless of when it was postponed (AIF are asking for hundreds of millions in a bailout and some festivals like the always sellout 2000 Trees are running crowdfunders) plus that practically everything is likely to be more expensive next year but they can't put ticket prices up to counterbalance that because of the rollover.

Edited May 20, 2020 by SweepingTheNation

[Gilgamesh69]

And it'll help shift tickets. Besides this is Pavement we're talking about here, not Fleetwood Mac. I doubt they're THAT expensive really

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, Nick07 said:

They won't have lost money though. 

After fully 12 months of lost income? I doubt their staff have been living on thin air since last September and they've incurred all sorts of costs and will continue to do so. Bit of a strange comment...

[Tomos_]

Obviously gutted to have it confirmed, but my girlfriend and I are lucky enough to be in the position to roll over our tickets, so we'll be doing that. Can't wait for 2021! 

[Nick07]

4 hours ago, xxialac said:

After fully 12 months of lost income? I doubt their staff have been living on thin air since last September and they've incurred all sorts of costs and will continue to do so. Bit of a strange comment...

There would be some lost money but not loads. Suppliers won’t be paid now. 

They rely on lots of volunteers and would they have paid artists already? 

Edited May 20, 2020 by Nick07

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, Nick07 said:

There would be some lost money but not loads. Suppliers won’t be paid now. 

They rely on lots of volunteers and would they have paid artists already? 

I walked past a big poster for EOTR on the underground yesterday. That wasn’t a freebie from TFL was it?

Add a load on salaries (their core staff who eg book bands and coordinate the event need to pay the bills), lost deposits, as well as all the upfront on marketing and ticketing for an event that never happens  - it adds up to a lot, even if they manage to get away with only paying the bands once.

Net result has to be a smaller budget for next year to recover some losses.