Secret Sets 2021

[gfa]

3 hours ago, TheWaters said:

Update on my in the know mum. Assume he meant Larry Pink The Human as Slaves aren’t touring atm and haven’t done anything in a while. Could be R&L on the introducing. What other fests are next weekend that he could do?

are you taking the piss or not lol i assumed the first message was a joke but now your backing it up lol

[TheWaters]

18 minutes ago, gfa said:

are you taking the piss or not lol i assumed the first message was a joke but now your backing it up lol

i was joking saying stop the speculation but my mum has genuinely just text me that saying she heard it on radio 6 haha

[Brandohoff]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ytqn

2:27 he says he’s playing a secret set at a festival. But they play LARRY THE PINK HUMAN not slaves. 

[iistroudley]

Anyone think MGK pulling out may change who we see as a secret set aka they just get bumped up to an actual announced act?

[m4tt]

11 minutes ago, iistroudley said:

Anyone think MGK pulling out may change who we see as a secret set aka they just get bumped up to an actual announced act?

Very much so.

Also, half the Architects stage at ALT+LDN is booked for R&L, can imagine them bringing some more in if needed.

[Tom Connolly]

2 hours ago, Brandohoff said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ytqn

2:27 he says he’s playing a secret set at a festival. But they play LARRY THE PINK HUMAN not slaves. 

so weird, 2 secret sets here that absolutely nobody is arsed for? 

[NoBuses]

3 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

so weird, 2 secret sets here that absolutely nobody is arsed for? 

He'll be on the introducing like lovefametragedy in 2019

[Benj]

3 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

so weird, 2 secret sets here that absolutely nobody is arsed for? 

You’d assume it’s a slot on the BBC introducing

[andyrhodes24]

Controversial pick but Maneskin would be a decent Pit secret set. They draw in a few Pit stage regulars but also the Tik Tok crowd Melvin has clearly targeted this year

[m4tt]

18 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Controversial pick but Maneskin would be a decent Pit secret set. They draw in a few Pit stage regulars but also the Tik Tok crowd Melvin has clearly targeted this year

Surely things arent that bad.

Also, waterparks are doing the secret set @ the pit

[gfa]

20 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Controversial pick but Maneskin would be a decent Pit secret set. They draw in a few Pit stage regulars but also the Tik Tok crowd Melvin has clearly targeted this year

Who else thats been booked is specifically for the tiktok crowd? madison beer maybe but she's gone now

[Andre91]

2 minutes ago, gfa said:

Who else thats been booked is specifically for the tiktok crowd? madison beer maybe but she's gone now

The Kid Laroi, Arizona Zervas, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, jxdn, to name a few. All artists who have songs that went massive on TikTok. 

Edited August 20, 2021 by Andre91

[gfa]

2 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

The Kid Laroi, Arizona Zervas, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, jxdn, to name a few. All artists who have songs that went massive on TikTok. 

I don't remember BBCC going big on it wow. In my opinion its unfair to say they are booked because of tiktok though - they are big upcoming acts that have blown up - it doesn't really matter where they blow up. not saying you are saying this but tiktok gets treated with such a stigma but its acted as a platform for so much alternative music to grow from, stuff that just wouldnt come through normally as its so un-chart. Maneskin is a massive booking right now, just a few weeks back they had 3 songs in the top 20.

[Andre91]

3 minutes ago, gfa said:

I don't remember BBCC going big on it wow. In my opinion its unfair to say they are booked because of tiktok though - they are big upcoming acts that have blown up - it doesn't really matter where they blow up. not saying you are saying this but tiktok gets treated with such a stigma but its acted as a platform for so much alternative music to grow from, stuff that just wouldnt come through normally as its so un-chart. Maneskin is a massive booking right now, just a few weeks back they had 3 songs in the top 20.

I’ve got no beef with TikTok, it’s proving be be an amazing tool for music promotion and is only going to get stronger and stronger moving forward. I wasn’t digging any of those artists out 🙂 

[gfa]

15 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

I’ve got no beef with TikTok, it’s proving be be an amazing tool for music promotion and is only going to get stronger and stronger moving forward. I wasn’t digging any of those artists out 🙂 

run out of reacts but the little green arrow one here haha

[m4tt]

A hint at a Frank Carter secret set? 

Probably not 😆

[r55N]

Well... going through through this tread, Frank Carter and Architects really seems to be one of the most obvious candidates for surprise set. To be honest, I was hoping for more bold or interesting acts... ever since I bought tix for the festival a couple of months ago I was hoping for Thom Yorke - either with the Modern Boxes show or The Smile. 

Still, I hope FR have some interesting surprises we didn't thought of there:)

[Andre91]

9 minutes ago, r55N said:

Well... going through through this tread, Frank Carter and Architects really seems to be one of the most obvious candidates for surprise set. To be honest, I was hoping for more bold or interesting acts... ever since I bought tix for the festival a couple of months ago I was hoping for Thom Yorke - either with the Modern Boxes show or The Smile. 

Still, I hope FR have some interesting surprises we didn't thought of there:)

Thom Yorke isn’t a good fit for the festival anymore and would elicit little to no reaction at all in R&L’s core audience in 2021. 

[thetime]

49 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Thom Yorke isn’t a good fit for the festival anymore and would elicit little to no reaction at all in R&L’s core audience in 2021. 

I would be all over that.

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, r55N said:

Well... going through through this tread, Frank Carter and Architects really seems to be one of the most obvious candidates for surprise set. To be honest, I was hoping for more bold or interesting acts... ever since I bought tix for the festival a couple of months ago I was hoping for Thom Yorke - either with the Modern Boxes show or The Smile. 

Still, I hope FR have some interesting surprises we didn't thought of there:)

Go to Glastonbury my friend. Reading has changed.

[jump]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

Thom Yorke isn’t a good fit for the festival anymore and would elicit little to no reaction at all in R&L’s core audience in 2021. 

He wasn’t a good fit in 2009 when he tried to get down with the kids by going “Wassssup”.

[Andre91]

7 minutes ago, jump said:

He wasn’t a good fit in 2009 when he tried to get down with the kids by going “Wassssup”.

I absolutely adore him doing that. It genuinely makes me really laugh. 

[WStoner]

Could Lets Eat Grandma be a shout for a secret set?  They're doing a late night DJ set at Reading.  Seems an odd thing to come all the way to Reading for if they aren't performing too?

[Dukey]

So we potentially have:

FR tent between Bloxx and Baby Queen

Main stage between Demob Happy and Inhaler

Lockup between Bad Nerves and Grace McKagan

Also the 3 BBC Intro sets 

[Andre91]

The Snuts have been added to the Main Stage on the Catfish day so we won’t be getting a secret set.