Beyond The Tracks 2021

[fuzzy_logic]

Beyond the tracks festival returns in 2021 - August 27th & 28th - Moseley Park, Birmingham. 

https://beyondthetracks.co.uk/

The return of a great festival not seen since 2017, a new venue and now 2 days rather than 3, further announcements to be made next week. 

 

 

[John L]

Loved the 2017 event but already booked up for Victorious that weekend. There’s a lot (scheduled to be) going on that weekend. I hope they haven’t missed the boat.

[thetime]

Think it's going to be more intimate.

[Padjeq]

Was hoping we'd get something unique outdoors this summer. Who we thinking? Supergrass maybe, given they're everywhere else.

[Karlhippy]

It's going to be a weekend in Moseley Park the weekend before the Moseley Folk festival.

Therefore the stages will be there for 2 weekends in a row.

Capacity will be approx 5000 [the same as the folk festival]

As for bands/artists, I have heard nothing yet.

[fuzzy_logic]

I'd imagine it will be one day of dance related artists and one day of mainstream indie if the 2017 edition is anything to go by ?

[fuzzy_logic]

Line up announcement at 18:00 today 👍

[fuzzy_logic]

[pedrogooch]

Hmm. Sleaford Mods and Billy Nomates? I'm tempted.

[fuzzy_logic]

UPDATE - FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED 

 

[Padjeq]

Writing was on the wall with each 'tickets are flying out!' email for a 5000 cap event.

[John L]

A shame but not a great surprise. The line-up was way weaker than the great event I went to in 2017. 

[Flaminglippy]

Think this is shame. Would have definitely gone if we werent already at a festival that weekend. 

From memory don't think the original one sold that well so you wonder if they'll bother again...see, this is why we don't get the nice things in Birmingham 

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, Padjeq said:

Writing was on the wall with each 'tickets are flying out!' email for a 5000 cap event.

Absolutely. Their emails smelled of desperation.

But in the end the lineup and venue just didn’t excite for £50.

[thetime]

3 hours ago, Flaminglippy said:

Think this is shame. Would have definitely gone if we werent already at a festival that weekend. 

From memory don't think the original one sold that well so you wonder if they'll bother again...see, this is why we don't get the nice things in Birmingham 

Sold awful, remember editors headlining to a sparse crowd.

For some reason west midlands don't do very well for this type of festival. Which is odd, as you would think its the ideal place. 

The folk festival scene does really well(shrewsbury and mosely), but indie/rock doesn't. 

Even the likes of wireless only lasted 1 year in Birmingham. 

[xxialac]

6 minutes ago, thetime said:

Sold awful, remember editors headlining to a sparse crowd.

For some reason west midlands don't do very well for this type of festival. Which is odd, as you would think its the ideal place. 

The folk festival scene does really well(shrewsbury and mosely), but indie/rock doesn't. 

Even the likes of wireless only lasted 1 year in Birmingham. 

In fairness the Orbital and Leftfield day was both an epic dual booking and pretty full if I recall.

[Flaminglippy]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

Sold awful, remember editors headlining to a sparse crowd.

For some reason west midlands don't do very well for this type of festival. Which is odd, as you would think its the ideal place. 

The folk festival scene does really well(shrewsbury and mosely), but indie/rock doesn't. 

Even the likes of wireless only lasted 1 year in Birmingham. 

Yeah that really surprised me. Thought that day had a really strong line up and we had a brilliant time. Loads of people left after J&MC as well so looked even emptier for Editors (shame, they were brilliant)

[decemberboy]

Not surprised it's been cancelled. The line up was uninspiring, but I guess they thought it would sell due to people being starved of festivals and live music for so long. Sleaford Mods and Charlatans play a lot of gigs so there just wasn't a unique selling point there or a must see act.

2017 was a great event, Friday and Saturday were both well attended but Sunday was half empty. I remember on the Saturday night before Ocean Colour Scene came on they announced that people with a Saturday ticket could attend Sunday for a tenner. It didn't help.

I think the organisers will stick with Moseley Folk and Mostly Jazz from now on.

[Karlhippy]

Shame as it's a great venue.

Brum does sometimes have this aspect about some indie/alternative festivals.

I would personally prefer 2 days of loud Rock blasting out Moseley Village. 😈