Llamasausage Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Not understanding the Pixies complaints tbh. There is room for a big* name headliner in 4 days of the woods stage Nostalgia? trading on past glories? not necessarily a bad thing, all bands do this, plus see Stereolab, Spiritualized etc Not-the-pixies-without-kim? well, there is still time, tell her eotr is bored and I'm sure she'll be knocking black's door down *ask your average person if they have heard of the Pixies before - yeah you know the song at the end of fight club? nah sorry don't remember mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, Declan said: Bit worried that this will sell out before payday. It's bad enough that early birds sell out before I finished travelling home from this years fest but all tickets to go before the first payday would be a bit mean. I guess that's the downside of going to a festival full of rich southerners. I thought everybody on the Isle of Man was a rich tax exile?? (from not rich northerner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, domjon said: Do we know what night pixies are headlining yet? Won’t be the thursday! I’d say the friday possibly based on their tour dates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, Losing my hair said: I thought everybody on the Isle of Man was a rich tax exile?? (from not rich northerner) Yeah that’s the perception. The main tax benefits are competitive business rates and a tax cap on HNWI Income tax is a bit lower. Indirect taxes higher. Also there’s a push to “user pays for services”. Effectively this impacts the poorer earners most. Housing costs are high and not helped by off-island but-to-let investors. Coupled with higher utilities bills from monopoly suppliers and the additional costs for transporting goods here mean only the wealthiest benefit directly from the tax position. The living wage here is about the same as the London one for example. Festival going costs more for me because I need to get to London before I can get the coach. And this year flights from the Island were reduced meaning hotel stays either side. So it’s a little difficult to pay for this year and next out of the same pay packet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Llamasausage said: Not understanding the Pixies complaints tbh. There is room for a big* name headliner in 4 days of the woods stage Nostalgia? trading on past glories? not necessarily a bad thing, all bands do this, plus see Stereolab, Spiritualized etc Not-the-pixies-without-kim? well, there is still time, tell her eotr is bored and I'm sure she'll be knocking black's door down *ask your average person if they have heard of the Pixies before - yeah you know the song at the end of fight club? nah sorry don't remember mate I just think they're boring now is all. I like them on record but have little to zero interest seeing them live now, from videos I've seen they're bordering on cover band. I feel like your comparisons to Stererolab and Spiritualized aren't really fair. Especially Spiritualized who have actually released a good album in the last few years, unlike Pixies. Edited September 21, 2021 by scatteredscreens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Pixies are the best live of those three groups mentioned for me simply as they have the strongest back catalogue. Hit after hit after… Their problem is that they’re constantly on tour now so doesn’t feel special to see them but then you can say that about a lot of bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Declan said: Yeah that’s the perception. The main tax benefits are competitive business rates and a tax cap on HNWI Income tax is a bit lower. Indirect taxes higher. Also there’s a push to “user pays for services”. Effectively this impacts the poorer earners most. Housing costs are high and not helped by off-island but-to-let investors. Coupled with higher utilities bills from monopoly suppliers and the additional costs for transporting goods here mean only the wealthiest benefit directly from the tax position. The living wage here is about the same as the London one for example. Festival going costs more for me because I need to get to London before I can get the coach. And this year flights from the Island were reduced meaning hotel stays either side. So it’s a little difficult to pay for this year and next out of the same pay packet My comment was meant tongue in cheek, I hope that you didn't take me seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Pixies were way better live than I expected when I saw them on their latest tour before the pandemic. Really good fun and their new bassist was excellent I thought! Don’t write them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Full line-up leaked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, Losing my hair said: My comment was meant tongue in cheek, I hope that you didn't take me seriously. Oh yeah I absolutely got that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Mardy said: Full line-up leaked I don't think the Pixies have a single thing in common with those bands really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Bob Mould, though would be a welcome additional and I was half expecting Wedding Present to pop up as a late replacement the other week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfamongwolves Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Bob Mould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoebox Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Give me a "Copper Blue in full" set, and I'll take Bob in a heartbeat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justiceforcedave Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Snail Mail has a new album coming out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justiceforcedave Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Justiceforcedave said: Snail Mail has a new album coming out. Always confusing when a band is a person... is it 'has' or 'have'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Pixies are a good booking. We've just had Hot Chip, Sleaford Mods and King Krule ffs. This is going to sell out in the next week I reckon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 50 minutes ago, shoebox said: Give me a "Copper Blue in full" set, and I'll take Bob in a heartbeat. Bob's solo stuff is just as good as Sugar. His last album 'Blue Hearts' was phenomenal - one of the best albums of last year! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRockRick Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Mardy said: Full line-up leaked Ah, that's why the tickets were flying out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Again, not really that arsed about the main stage headliners. Think Ive seen 2 total in 3 festivals. There'll always be good stuff on elsewhere and during the day. And the usual 3 or 4 acts that are to me, bewilderingly popular with others. Always a fair bit of marmite at EOTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, The Nal said: Again, not really that arsed about the main stage headliners. Think Ive seen 2 total in 3 festivals. There'll always be good stuff on elsewhere and during the day. And the usual 3 or 4 acts that are to me, bewilderingly popular with others. Always a fair bit of marmite at EOTR. The marmite melt crumpets are particularly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweepingTheNation Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) While it's very possible that they're the only announced US headliner from 2020/21 who are definites right now, I wonder why Pixies have been confirmed today with no warning. I can't imagine they're having trouble shifting tickets given how fast the early birds and next two tiers went. Is it to keep up with Green Man's reconfirmation a week ago? Edited September 21, 2021 by SweepingTheNation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killyourtv Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Mardy said: Full line-up leaked I love Neds Atomic Dustbin. They can come. The rest, in the sea. Are you sure that's not 1994? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 hour ago, SweepingTheNation said: I can't imagine they're having trouble shifting tickets given how fast the early birds and next two tiers went. Is it to keep up with Green Man's reconfirmation a week ago? The VAT change at the end of the month will mean that either the ticket cost has to go up or the festival gets to keep less of it. Might just be an attempt to push a few extra sales before that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 I read somewhere that all tickets are close to selling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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