Tony Zografos please Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Looks like it's back to just the one day this year? That's a shame as it's a bloody good festival: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CiAKQAODVDN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannybruck Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Mighty Hoopla, which uses the same site and infrastructure, is also down from two to a single day next year. Guess it's a licensing issue, but I think in Wide Awake's case it's probably a bit better for ticket sales to have it be one strong day rather than spreading stuff out over two like this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectivisedfarming Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Personally I think this is a good move as the lineup felt like it was spread quite thin last year compared with the first year when it was just one day. Also their organisation was pretty dreadful (stages not built in time, gates not opening on time, stage times running an hour or more late in some tents) and I'd rather they work on getting the one day right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaphPH Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 I think we will see a lot of downsizing in the next 12 months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 I didn't go the last two years, may take a punt on an early bird but I'm getting more and more wary with day festivals so not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Just need like 3 good bands and it’s already decent value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahoneypepe Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Line-up announced next Tuesday. Hot Chip headlining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 12 hours ago, mahoneypepe said: Line-up announced next Tuesday. Hot Chip headlining? Seems like a very decent shout given they just finished their brixton residency. Maybe a bit small though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 Took a punt on the 26 quid ticket so looking forward to seeing who they have. I wouldn't mind Hot Chip though I've always found them better inside a venue as opposed to outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahoneypepe Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 Arooj Aftab, Gilla Band, Osees, Sunset Rollercoaster, Ty Segall, A Place To Bury Strangers, Erol Alkan, Glass Beams, Habibi Funk, Lebanon Hanover, Madmadmad, Σstella are playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, mahoneypepe said: Arooj Aftab, Gilla Band, Osees, Sunset Rollercoaster, Ty Segall, A Place To Bury Strangers, Erol Alkan, Glass Beams, Habibi Funk, Lebanon Hanover, Madmadmad, Σstella are playing Some good names there. Would be happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) Edit: Double post Edited September 30, 2022 by lessthanwill1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mahoneypepe said: Arooj Aftab, Gilla Band, Osees, Sunset Rollercoaster, Ty Segall, A Place To Bury Strangers, Erol Alkan, Glass Beams, Habibi Funk, Lebanon Hanover, Madmadmad, Σstella are playing Arooj Aftab, Gilla Band and Osees is certainly enough to peak my interest! Have seen Arooj and Gilla Band recently though. Another couple of good names and I’m there. Where are those names from? Edited September 30, 2022 by lessthanwill1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectivisedfarming Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 That'd be great. I loved what I saw of Ty Seagall at greenman and would like to see Gilla Band again. Been to all the wide awake dates and if they tighten up their logistics a bit it'd be a great festival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahoneypepe Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 The names were on Resident Advisor website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahidf Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Missing a headliner I feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleetwood_Mac_And_Cheese Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, zahidf said: Missing a headliner I feel From the looks of that line-up it absolutely screams King Gizzard to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 11:51 AM, Fleetwood_Mac_And_Cheese said: From the looks of that line-up it absolutely screams King Gizzard to me Might end up being a dance headliner potentially given you have Erol there for example. Could see bands in the day and then a big dance act or two at night perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahoneypepe Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Hot Chip are the perfect headliner - appeal to indie and dance fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, mahoneypepe said: Hot Chip are the perfect headliner - appeal to indie and dance fans Arguably a bit on the small side ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, gfa said: Arguably a bit on the small side ? Yup I’d have thought they were a tad too small, and not really ‘exclusive’ enough for a downgrade to be justified as they play everywhere all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanwill1 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 imo King Gizzard is a perfect headliner for this festival, as it was envisaged in its first year. I think electronic acts were always envisaged for Wide Awake but not necessarily as the main headliner (there are already so many electronic focused day festivals in London). You could just have Erol, or someone like Mount Kimbie for example, headlining the dance tent alongside the main headliner (as Daniel Avery did the first year). Wide Awake was an exciting festival as it seemed to be curated to largely celebrate the UK’s underground rock and experimental scene, with a few mid level marquee acts and international acts as a cherry on top. There aren’t too many festivals that do that on that sort of scale (DIY and Visions are pretty good though). I hope they focus on this for next year’s festival. The leaked names (if true) are a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Commander Jefferson Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 52 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said: imo King Gizzard is a perfect headliner for this festival, as it was envisaged in its first year. I think electronic acts were always envisaged for Wide Awake but not necessarily as the main headliner (there are already so many electronic focused day festivals in London). You could just have Erol, or someone like Mount Kimbie for example, headlining the dance tent alongside the main headliner (as Daniel Avery did the first year). Wide Awake was an exciting festival as it seemed to be curated to largely celebrate the UK’s underground rock and experimental scene, with a few mid level marquee acts and international acts as a cherry on top. There aren’t too many festivals that do that on that sort of scale (DIY and Visions are pretty good though). I hope they focus on this for next year’s festival. The leaked names (if true) are a good starting point. Absolutely, wide awake is great as it caters for the blend of the leftfield psych/alternative/electronic scenes that Field Day used to before it was bought out. I think actually Wide Awake run by some of the people who started Field Day which would make sense. Looking forward to the line up tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enkidu Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hot Chip too small and not exclusive enough? I'd understand if this was on the same scale as like BST or APE, but it's not. This year the headliners were Bicep and Primal Scream, who seem to tour all the time. Plus it sold quite badly this year and they had £5 tickets for sale so maybe they've realised its pointless to spend money on "big" headliners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Enkidu said: Hot Chip too small and not exclusive enough? I'd understand if this was on the same scale as like BST or APE, but it's not. This year the headliners were Bicep and Primal Scream, who seem to tour all the time. Plus it sold quite badly this year and they had £5 tickets for sale so maybe they've realised its pointless to spend money on "big" headliners Bicep headlined an APE day last year - hot chip aren't getting close to that. Primal definitely are more Hot Chip's size - hot chip could do it but they'd need a similar size act as support / special guests etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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