Secret Sets 2021

[Jack.194]

10 minutes ago, Paulmcm1998 said:

Does anyone think Foals could be the secret set? They play the festival regularly and they've been playing new music on their tour could make sense with a single release on the same day.

Not a fan of Foals, but that’d be a huge win for the majority of festival-goers and I’d love to see it. Think you might be thinking a bit high there though.

[WFD]

38 minutes ago, Paulmcm1998 said:

Does anyone think Foals could be the secret set? They play the festival regularly and they've been playing new music on their tour could make sense with a single release on the same day.

Not when they are headlining a festival for a rival promoter on the same weekend.  I know it's the Monday and technically they are free but contractually it's not likely.

[rascalpete]

I can’t see past anything other than the vaccines tbh

[Tom Connolly]

3 hours ago, rascalpete said:

I can’t see past anything other than the vaccines tbh

why? 

[rascalpete]

14 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

why? 

I don’t know I just have a feeling it will be them based on their relationship with the festival, new album to promote, the secret set they did at latitude. But I also don’t really follow the other bands rumoured on here so I can’t quantify how likely/unlikely they are either

[TheWaters]

If anything i’d say the fact they did a secret set at latitude would make them less likely. I think frank carter will be the main one, a smaller band on the pit or something

[Benj]

4 hours ago, TheWaters said:

If anything i’d say the fact they did a secret set at latitude would make them less likely. I think frank carter will be the main one, a smaller band on the pit or something

Frank Carter would be a massively meh main stage ‘surprise’

The vast majority of attendees wouldn’t even know who he was. 
 

im in the it’s deffo the vaccines camp

[CG31]

The lights dim, the eagerly anticipated secret set is about to get underway. No one knows who it is, maybe it’s a hologram of Mick Jagger and Neil Diamond duetting, maybe it’s Miley Cyrus, maybe it’s motherfucking David Attenborough. The music kicks in, we all know it’s true, we all scream along the duhderlehs and then a Scottish man shouts:

“Well, you must be a girl with shoes like that”

[rascalpete]

6 hours ago, Gerard the Fab said:

The lights dim, the eagerly anticipated secret set is about to get underway. No one knows who it is, maybe it’s a hologram of Mick Jagger and Neil Diamond duetting, maybe it’s Miley Cyrus, maybe it’s motherfucking David Attenborough. The music kicks in, we all know it’s true, we all scream along the duhderlehs and then a Scottish man shouts:

“Well, you must be a girl with shoes like that”

The crowd instantly diffuses

[CG31]

3 hours ago, rascalpete said:

The crowd instantly diffuses

Yer lying if you tell me you don’t wait to sing My Friend John

[sacred shape]

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Edited August 15, 2021 by sacred shape

[sacred shape]

37 minutes ago, Gerard the Fab said:

Yer lying if you tell me you don’t wait to sing My Friend John

Gerard, if you were a shape, what shape would you be?

[Tyler_Durden]

🤣

[Jack.194]

What have the previous secret sets been? This is what I’ve been able to remember/gather from the internet:

2019 - Bullet for My Valentine, The Sherlocks

2018 - BMTH, Frank Carter

2017 - Wolf Alice, QOTSA

2016 - Slaves

2015 - Peace, Foals

2014 - Jamie T

There’s bound to be more, and if anyone can remember anymore/correct me I’ll edit this post.

Just looking at that, Frank Carter seems like it’s be a bit underwhelming (no disrespect meant!), given the stature of some of other acts from previous years (the only odd one out is The Sherlocks in terms of size of act imo).

Edited August 15, 2021 by Jack.194

[TornShaun]

16 minutes ago, Jack.194 said:

What have the previous secret sets been? This is what I’ve been able to remember/gather from the internet:

2019 - The Sherlocks

2018 - BMTH

2017 - Wolf Alice, QOTSA

2016 - Slaves

2015 - Peace, Foals

2014 - Jamie T

There’s bound to be more, and if anyone can remember anymore/correct me I’ll edit this post.

Just looking at that, Frank Carter seems like it’s be a bit underwhelming (no disrespect meant!), given the stature of some of other acts from previous years (the only odd one out is The Sherlocks in terms of size of act imo).

Didn't BFMV perform one in 2019? and Frank Carter did one in 2018!

Edited August 15, 2021 by TornShaun

[Jack.194]

9 minutes ago, TornShaun said:

Didn't BFMV perform one in 2019? and Frank Carter did one in 2018!

Yea pretty sure you’re right!

[m4tt]

Don broco in 17. Billed as The pretty boys

Edited August 15, 2021 by m4tt

[TheWaters]

Peace did one in 2018 too

[sacred shape]

Drenge played Leeds in '19

[Jhold001]

ok this might be a huggeeee longshot, but bloc party/Kele. Kele is currently working with KennyHoopla who is playing this year. Bloc Party are also meant to be working on new music apparently and Kele has also released some solo work recently. Personally would love to see bloc party do a set, i do think its very unlikely but just a thought

Edited August 15, 2021 by Jhold001

[foolee]

Guildford is pretty close to Reading right? Maybe an FR secret set? Could obviously be APE or Victorious too. 

[Ives562]

Enter shikari have to be a shout 

[m4tt]

A little tip. Keep an eye on the merch stands, secret set band merch can go out before they've been announced/played.

[m4tt]

Could really do with a Don Broco or While She Sleeps secret set.

They clash at Slam Dunk and it's going to be a painful decision for me.

[Andre91]

17 minutes ago, Ives562 said:

Enter shikari have to be a shout 

Why?