West holts lineup

[gazzared]

18 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Gets even better towards the end of the gig. Like Led Zeps  Kashmir.  Clashes are going to be inevitable, and I’m going to need some powers of persuasion and diplomacy to get Mrs C to see them😉

They sound brilliant, I'll deffo try to see them

[sauceageroll]

The potential Young Fathers and Fred Again clash giving me 98 sleepless nights 

[Pr0paneNightm4re]

4 hours ago, LiamMcMillen said:

Really surprised at the lack of hip-hop on WH this year, particularly with Outbreak Festival (with Death Grips, Denzel Curry, Earl Sweatshirt et al) taking place in Manchester on the same weekend. 

Perhaps Death Grips are in Woodsies, they are quite in-tents after all

[westholtschic]

17 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

Going by what seems to be the Friday-Saturday-Sunday pattern as you go down the poster

Good spot thank you very much 

[ghostdancer1]

5 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A second version of the poster has appeared and they're still MIA. If I was banking on them I'd now be getting a wee bit concerned.

The only new acts on the second version are the newly announced WH acts.

They weren't just going to slip QOTSA in there.

If they're playing, they'll likely be announced with the many other acts that are still TBA for the other stages/Other Stage.

[ghostdancer1]

4 hours ago, Deviceing said:

Thinking the initial poster was supposed to have Other headliners on the second line, and they had to change it last minute because QOTSA dropped out. Makes that little outburst a bit more understandable.

Nah, they could have just put out the poster with a second line of LDR, Wizkid and Cat Stevens if that was the case.

They obviously just wanted to put out a poster with the headliners (plus bumped up Lizzo to fend of criticism of the all-male, mostly white headliners), and then the rest in alphabetical order.

Then LDR acted like an arsehole, and they've decided to stick the so far announced Other headliners and other Pyramid sub onto the next line, along with Stevens, now that they're doing an updated poster with the WH acts.

[GrumpyRaver]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

How does the Kelis live experience stack up?

It’s a total fucking joy

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

1 minute ago, GrumpyRaver said:

It’s a total fucking joy

I can't wait, I'm buzzing for her set to be more headline-extra. I think she's a great option against AM. 

 

On another note...anyone else feel like they've dropped the WH poster early so they can add names to the main poster to disguise bumping some people up to keep them happy?

[Beaver89]

It seems the WH poster is listed Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday Sunday repeat to finish. All confirmations and rumours have so far lined up with this theory and if you separate it out the order of acts looks very sensible. It would put The Hu on around legend time on Sunday based on last years clashfinder (which is annoying).

[august1]

this playlist is 2 weeks ago, guess noone found it?

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[Suprefan]

11 hours ago, p.pete said:

I was thinking Chicks might be on WH - presumably they'd be pyramid now?

Lol why the hell would they put them on such a small stage. Lets put an arena act on the 3rd smallest stage just for kicks.

[FloorFiller]

5 hours ago, Beaver89 said:

It seems the WH poster is listed Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday Sunday repeat to finish. All confirmations and rumours have so far lined up with this theory and if you separate it out the order of acts looks very sensible. It would put The Hu on around legend time on Sunday based on last years clashfinder (which is annoying).

If that’s how it panned out then I’d be pretty damn happy to spend a chunk of my Sunday at Holts with that run of BCNR > Sudan Archives > The Hu, even if the Cat Stevens clash would be pretty annoying. 

Could even be convinced to do Joey Bada$$ > Young Fathers > Kelis on the Friday.

[nikkic]

8 hours ago, sauceageroll said:

The potential Young Fathers and Fred Again clash giving me 98 sleepless nights 

It’s a nightmare of epic proportions 

[anditmakesmesmile]

5 hours ago, august1 said:

this playlist is 2 weeks ago, guess noone found it?

g

That's crazy. There's someone to follow for early release next year! 

[philipsteak]

ADG7! Loved them at Womad last year. Give them a listen, brilliant fun.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, anditmakesmesmile said:

That's crazy. There's someone to follow for early release next year! 

probably worth doing, looks like its the west holts booker.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I already follow him on Spotify and even checked a few weeks back if there was anything of interest, but you don't get alerts if new playlists get created.

[p.pete]

15 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Wanna see the response to The Hu when theyre busting out Mongolian Throat Metal in the afternoon.

What was the Coachella response - video of it looks pants, seems like a ridiculous excuse for a stage.  I think WH will be up for it.

[p.pete]

3 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Lol why the hell would they put them on such a small stage. Lets put an arena act on the 3rd smallest stage just for kicks.

You've been told that what's a thing in America isn't actually reflective of the rest of the world before right?  The Chicks have fewer monthly listeners than Rudimental (which is pretty poor by WH standards) and seem to be inexplicably popular in Australia.  Possibly they played Muriel's second wedding?

[BlueJeansAndWhiteTshirts]

What a discovery The Hu are. Really looking forward to catching these, they look a lot of fun. And who doesn't love a bit of Mongolian Folk Metal on a Sunday afternoon. 

[deadpheasant]

9 hours ago, Beaver89 said:

It seems the WH poster is listed Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday Sunday repeat to finish. All confirmations and rumours have so far lined up with this theory and if you separate it out the order of acts looks very sensible. It would put The Hu on around legend time on Sunday based on last years clashfinder (which is annoying).

Mahalia v Lizzo is a brutal clash

[dreams_burn_down]

47 minutes ago, deadpheasant said:

Mahalia v Lizzo is a brutal clash

Agreed but potentially less crossover between them if GnR and Lizzo get extended sets?

[kalifire]

5 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Lol why the hell would they put them on such a small stage. Lets put an arena act on the 3rd smallest stage just for kicks.

*Third largest stage.

[sime]

14 hours ago, anditmakesmesmile said:

In case anyone is interested here is a playlist of all on the West Holts. Top two tracks plus latest release from everyone on the poster

 

Thank you for this! I've found it really useful and now have a whole load of acts I want to see on West Holts. In particular, The Hu, AK Dan Guang Chil, Ya Ya Bey, Kanda Bongo Man and Star Feminine Band. So yeah, thanks!

[Cleetus]

I saw Candi Staton at Belladrum in 2010, so a while back. She was tremendous. 

At 83 Id imagine it will be more of a relaxed show. Not to be missed anyway. Hopefully the clashes are kind.