2020 Line-up Thread

[The60ftOctopus]

55 minutes ago, Nick07 said:

If there is a delay of lifting lockdown by a month then it’s surely unlikely to happen 

The festival isn't until September so it's probably one of the few which could go ahead? Or am I just one wishful fool?

[xxialac]

44 minutes ago, The60ftOctopus said:

The festival isn't until September so it's probably one of the few which could go ahead? Or am I just one wishful fool?

Unfortunately the decision needs to be made soon, not in September.

And if they get it wrong, it will bankrupt them. 

[paulwa]

38 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Unfortunately the decision needs to be made soon, not in September.

And if they get it wrong, it will bankrupt them. 

Without really knowing how much time the EOTR team has left to make a decision, but also with the likelihood that they're risk-sharing with all the bands and concessions, I think the temptation now would be to use the new 'opening' date (19th July perhaps?) as a cut-off point. If it happens then full steam ahead. Any more delays then pull the plug.

[Losing my hair]

If lockdown lifting is postponed by a month and the government doesn't underwrite/insure the costs then I don't think it will go ahead.

The same applies to all other festivals this summer; the likes of Womad and Latitude must already have paid out on a lot of their commitments. So hopefully there will be a lot of pressure on government to either allow outdoor events or come up with an insurance scheme. 

[xxialac]

37 minutes ago, Losing my hair said:

If lockdown lifting is postponed by a month and the government doesn't underwrite/insure the costs then I don't think it will go ahead.

The same applies to all other festivals this summer; the likes of Womad and Latitude must already have paid out on a lot of their commitments. So hopefully there will be a lot of pressure on government to either allow outdoor events or come up with an insurance scheme. 

The trouble is, the UK govt has shown zero interest in subsidising/insuring the sector.

[Losing my hair]

1 hour ago, xxialac said:

The trouble is, the UK govt has shown zero interest in subsidising/insuring the sector.

I know but at the moment I'm clinging on to any vain hope that sense will prevail.

There's reports that if lockdown is extended then the rules will still change for weddings to allow more than 30 guests so, again in my desperate clutching at straws state of mind, they could still allow outdoor events with a form of passport/testing system.

[xxialac]

20 minutes ago, Losing my hair said:

I know but at the moment I'm clinging on to any vain hope that sense will prevail.

There's reports that if lockdown is extended then the rules will still change for weddings to allow more than 30 guests so, again in my desperate clutching at straws state of mind, they could still allow outdoor events with a form of passport/testing system.

I think that's the only hope...but are they going to preannounce in the next few weeks that 15,000 mass events can go ahead on that basis at 100% capacity (and when cases are skyrocketing) AND are festivals going to be sure this decision won't be reversed?

 

[robith]

Theyre allowing full attendance at the Wimbledon finals.

 

So the question is....is end of the road tory enough to get some preferential treatment

[xxialac]

5 hours ago, robith said:

Theyre allowing full attendance at the Wimbledon finals.

 

So the question is....is end of the road tory enough to get some preferential treatment

It’s a test event and not really comparable to a festival (it’s 2 days and fixed seating). And results of test not known until after EOTR needs to decide.

I’m not sure when the results of the Download festival pilot are due. That could be the template...

 

[robith]

2 hours ago, xxialac said:

It’s a test event and not really comparable to a festival (it’s 2 days and fixed seating). And results of test not known until after EOTR needs to decide.

I’m not sure when the results of the Download festival pilot are due. That could be the template...

 

Yeah I wasn't comparing it, it was a joke

[xxialac]

Just now, robith said:

Yeah I wasn't comparing it, it was a joke

Oh I see, sorry!

[timeforheroes]

Apparently big foot fest in Warwickshire is going ahead this weekend which is a good sign

[incident]

1 hour ago, timeforheroes said:

Apparently big foot fest in Warwickshire is going ahead this weekend which is a good sign

It's good, but it's not massively indicative of anything - they've been planning to operate under Level 3 restrictions for quite a while now, and it sounds like there'll be at least an element of distancing.

[snipe]

Electric Picnic in Ireland which usually runs opposite EOTR has just pushed its date to 3 weeks later.  Is that an option for EOTR?

Edited June 16, 2021 by snipe

[SweepingTheNation]

First tweet since the announcement:

 

So they still seem confident - I've seen other, maybe similar profile festivals in August announce no change of plan.

[SweepingTheNation]

Incidentally it looks like Pixies are already reconfirming all their 2020/21 European summer dates for 2022, so far up to the end of August.

[Justiceforcedave]

18 hours ago, snipe said:

Electric Picnic in Ireland which usually runs opposite EOTR has just pushed its date to 3 weeks later.  Is that an option for EOTR?

Sounds cold to me.

[RedRockRick]

17 hours ago, SweepingTheNation said:

First tweet since the announcement:

 

So they still seem confident - I've seen other, maybe similar profile festivals in August announce no change of plan.

Yea, go, EOTR, go.

[dpdp]

Not sure how accurate this is, but it looks like Little Simz may be sub-headline on the Sunday:

https://www.bandsintown.com/e/102643544?affil_code=js_www.littlesimz.com&app_id=js_www.littlesimz.com&came_from=242&utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=web&utm_source=widget

[Guy Incognito]

59 minutes ago, dpdp said:

Not sure how accurate this is, but it looks like Little Simz may be sub-headline on the Sunday:

https://www.bandsintown.com/e/102643544?affil_code=js_www.littlesimz.com&app_id=js_www.littlesimz.com&came_from=242&utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=web&utm_source=widget

thats the same position she randomly appeared in on the 2019 line up before she was removed.

[xxialac]

It feels very much on a knife edge with EOTR.

Can they get special 'test status'?

[SweepingTheNation]

4 hours ago, dpdp said:

Not sure how accurate this is, but it looks like Little Simz may be sub-headline on the Sunday:

https://www.bandsintown.com/e/102643544?affil_code=js_www.littlesimz.com&app_id=js_www.littlesimz.com&came_from=242&utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=web&utm_source=widget

7pm is a placeholder time, but her site lists the Sunday too and you'd imagine she would be sub-header, so...

The trouble with trying to make forecasts without insider knowledge about whether EOTR will happen - and they're ploughing ahead on social media as if nothing's happened - is there's no point comparing it to events always set to take part under Step 3 limitations, or those abroad, or those that aren't actually music festivals. There's festivals going ahead at the end of July; there's festivals set for September that have been postponed.

[Lester_Freamon]

I wonder if we could be getting day splits anytime soon? They were released on June 14th in 2019 and a week earlier in 2018. 

Obviously things are a bit different this year, but even so, we must be getting close.

[xxialac]

15 minutes ago, Lester_Freamon said:

I wonder if we could be getting day splits anytime soon? They were released on June 14th in 2019 and a week earlier in 2018. 

Obviously things are a bit different this year, but even so, we must be getting close.

They must know them after all so I don't see any reason whatsoever to hold them back!

[RedRockRick]

This is what's happening at the Barbican - wondered whether something similar or a variation thereof might happen at EOTR:

12 Ensemble

Sat 19 Jun 8pm, Hall/Online

Join us in person or live from your home tomorrow evening as the pioneering, un-conducted string orchestra 12 Ensemble are joined on stage by composer-performer Anna Meredith and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood to perform their own works in a genre-defying musical encounter.