West Holts 2023

[BenG92]

42 minutes ago, Quark said:

Playing Brighton.  Tempted to go see.

Cheers, just bought Leeds tickets, they weren't on my Songkick. 

[fred quimby]

3 hours ago, Quark said:

Playing Brighton.  Tempted to go see.

Bristol for me, I should be there

[BenG92]

First year trying with a team of 6 so I've mentally convinced myself I'm going already - bad idea.

Looked back through old clashfinders and West Holts seems to be where I'd find myself most of the time, some awesome lineups over the years. 

Based on new music from this year I'd love to see The Comet Is Coming, Meridian Brothers, Ibibio Sound Machine, Binker and Moses, and then Rosalia headlining this stage.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Fri afternoon, cider in hand, warm sunshine on our shoulders listening to this pump out - 

 

Edited October 7, 2022 by MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

[Guy Incognito]

On 10/6/2022 at 10:17 AM, BenG92 said:

Rosalia headlining this stage

I like your thinking but surely she's too big. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Difficult to guage, I think - I know shes playing the O2 but I'm not too sure of her overall UK star power / popularity. Would be ideal for me on the Friday opposite the Arctic Monkeys.

[BenG92]

4 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

I like your thinking but surely she's too big. 

You're probably right, more a 2nd stage head. 

I keep forgetting she's this enormous star now and not just the young girl who released Los Angeles 🤣

[Avalon_Fields]

16 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

Fri afternoon, cider in hand, warm sunshine on our shoulders listening to this pump out - 

 

Fantastic! For a moment I thought it was Prince singing.

They were definitely the 'find' for me at the festival, particularly sweet as it wasn't planned at all, I just stumbled onto their set in Silver Heyes.

[Guy Incognito]

Sleaford Mods being on WH this year was really odd. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

You're probably right, more a 2nd stage head. 

I keep forgetting she's this enormous star now and not just the young girl who released Los Angeles 🤣

She's fab and obviously a huge star, but in the UK I wouldn't say she's at the level of an Other Stage headliner. She's had no hits and her sales are pretty negligible.  Top of the bill on El Westo looks ideal to me.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

4 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

Sleaford Mods being on WH this year was really odd. 

They have rap and spoken word elements, I don't find it so odd?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Maybe fine in theory, but was pretty bleak in practice.

[henry bear]

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Still don't find it too odd. There's been plenty of bleakness on the WH before. As anyone who struggled through Solange before the Jacksons would testify. Her and plenty of others have had anti-Love Train material.

Edited October 8, 2022 by MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

[CaledonianGonzo]

I was at both Solange and Sleaford Mods.

[kingbadger]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I was at both Solange and Sleaford Mods.

Hence the bleakness.

[The Nal]

21 hours ago, Guy Incognito said:

Sleaford Mods being on WH this year was really odd. 

Love them but I thought so too. But they've played the Peel, the Park, Shangri-La and the WH. Not sure where they fit ideally.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

27 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I was at both Solange and Sleaford Mods.

Goldstar for you ⭐

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

A lot of people have called for Kae Tempest to be on WH next year and she's equally as bleak as Sleaford Mods. Spoken word, rap, slightly bluesy. As midday WH fodder, they're both fine I feel.

[CaledonianGonzo]

They've both played it in recent festivals - one was great, one less so.  Box ticked.

[kingbadger]

58 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Love them but I thought so too. But they've played the Peel, the Park, Shangri-La and the WH. Not sure where they fit ideally.

Lunchtime on the Pyramid terrorising the blanket brigade. 

[kingbadger]

Yer man from Sleaford yelling about w*nking and telling everyone they're c**ts and to fuck off whilst the TLC crowd filled up was a delight though.

[Skip997]

1 hour ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

A lot of people have called for Kae Tempest to be on WH next year and she's equally as bleak as Sleaford Mods. Spoken word, rap, slightly bluesy. As midday WH fodder, they're both fine I feel.

Kae Tempest on WH in 2017 (?) late afternoon I think, was not only one of the best Glastonbury sets I seen, but one of the best I've ever seen and not at all bleak.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Solange was utter dirge tbf.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

I hope the TLC crowd survived that ordeal. Swearing on a stage at a festival where drugs and debauchery are rife, is just not on.