Properbigfan Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, gfa said: pretty standard as a price for VIP at a major fest weekender? a lot of the larger fests are close to that for GA tickets now Huge increase from last year though (VIP gets less impressive every year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Would James fit the vibe for this? If they played the hits, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 8 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said: Would James fit the vibe for this? If they played the hits, maybe. Not to headline Nobody in the core boardmasters demographic would know more than Laid and Sit Down - and MANY would not even know those two i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, gfa said: Not to headline Nobody in the core boardmasters demographic would know more than Laid and Sit Down - and MANY would not even know those two i think That's what I was thinking. It's a bit of a mums-and-dads booking, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 44 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said: That's what I was thinking. It's a bit of a mums-and-dads booking, isn't it? James are too small for headlining it anyway They didn't even headline Latitude this year i think it was, instead playing a special orchestral slot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, gfa said: James are too small for headlining it anyway They didn't even headline Latitude this year i think it was, instead playing a special orchestral slot That may have been because of the orchestral tour, but I wasn't thinking of them as headliners either, to be fair. (If I wrote otherwise, I was blind drunk.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properbigfan Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Rag and bone man sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Properbigfan said: Rag and bone man sub That's a terrible order, I'd much rather bring the Meatball Marinara back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properbigfan Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 Chase and status (live) / LDR/ pulp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Pulp aren't Boardmasters, are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will b Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 8 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said: Pulp aren't Boardmasters, are they? Feel like they’d occupy the foals/kings of leon/Florence and the machine spot nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Will b said: Feel like they’d occupy the foals/kings of leon/Florence and the machine spot nicely I'd be tempted to think so, but... little bit older, perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Will b said: Feel like they’d occupy the foals/kings of leon/Florence and the machine spot nicely They are a lot older than any of their recent headliners - only recent comparable would be maybe LG or Chems but these acts are a lot younger age wise (not that it really matters) and broke out a tad later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Stormzy? Or have we already guessed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 21 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said: Stormzy? Or have we already guessed that? I don't imagine hes active Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerevans84 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, gfa said: I don't imagine hes active He's doing a show at British GP I think in July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 minute ago, gingerevans84 said: He's doing a show at British GP I think in July ah yes forgot that - probably a good shout for boardmasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, gfa said: ah yes forgot that - probably a good shout for boardmasters Aye. Was wondering if they might have him as a festival exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said: Aye. Was wondering if they might have him as a festival exclusive. theres precedent after the LG exclusive this year although stormzy only did APE last year so probably will be about a bit more - could see him doing Parklife and Boardies maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properbigfan Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 No Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will b Posted November 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 73k signed up to the presale pre-announcement at a 53k capacity festival is pretty impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properbigfan Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Will b said: 73k signed up to the presale pre-announcement at a 53k capacity festival is pretty impressive Is that it for capacity ? thought was closer to 100k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybigballs Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 Kylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will b Posted November 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, Properbigfan said: Is that it for capacity ? thought was closer to 100k Is what it says on multiple sites when u google boardmasters capacity - although I agree it does feel bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybigballs Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Currently 50k, trying to increase starting in 2024: https://www.voicenewspapers.co.uk/news/boardmasters-seeks-to-increase-the-capacity-at-its-popular-music-festival-652067 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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