End of the Road 2009 (!)

[geofelgie]

I've been to all three - and bought this years ticket in the pre-sale - that's not bragging, just admitting up front I am more than converted!

The setting is wonderful, peacocks, parrots, tunnels of tree branches all lit up by fairy lights.

The sound is wonderful, best of all the festivals I've been to.

The bar is wonderful, choice of "proper" beers, lagers and ciders, not just your usual "carling or strongbow?"

The stuff for kids looks wonderful, very creative - I think they made a film or something last year, all making little characters......but much though I really fancied getting involved I'm 6' 3" and 42 - I think I would've been spotted!

The crowd is wonderful, the atmosphere seems to make everyone chatty and open.

as for the downside.........errrrrrr.........it does get a bit cold at night!

[Elfy]

I've been on the website and it looks like a real chilled out friendly festival

[sadwitch]

Strangely the chairs at the stage don't bother me like they do at other festivals. They get on my tits elsewhere but I suppose maybe it being more relaxed and less crowded at EOTR helps. Also they all seem to have disappeared at night unlike at Glasto.

I'd just like to say I did not enjoy Midlake at all when they played. I got bored and wandered off. Sacrilege.

Any news on how the tickets are selling?

[geofelgie]

I am reliably informed that the press release for The Decemberists' new single states that they will be coming to the UK in September!!!!!

And having now heard the new album I would desperately love them to play EOTR. It is fantastic. The Crane Wife was a step up but Hazards of Love is a massive leap.

[shoebox]

I am reliably informed that the press release for The Decemberists' new single states that they will be coming to the UK in September!!!!!

And having now heard the new album I would desperately love them to play EOTR. It is fantastic. The Crane Wife was a step up but Hazards of Love is a massive leap.

[Corporal Clegg]

I'm going to have to listen to some Decemberist's stuff they keep getting mentioned a lot!

[DragKnuckles]

Just found out there are new albums out soon or just come out for a couple of my "lovealot" bands:

Sweet Billy Pilgrim has just released an album ("Twice Born Men" on 16/03/09)

The Veils will release their new album "Sun Gangs" on 07/04/09

Any chance they could be "drafted in" to the EOTR lineup?!

[GTG]

And having now heard the new album I would desperately love them to play EOTR. It is fantastic. The Crane Wife was a step up but Hazards of Love is a massive leap.

[GTG]

I'm going to have to listen to some Decemberist's stuff they keep getting mentioned a lot!

Edited March 24, 2009 by GTG

[dolbero]

i see in the latest issue of mojo that the rockingbirds are touring again they would be a great addition to eotr 2009.They released one of my favourite albums of 1992 ,their self titled debut was a country rock classic,glorious harmonies,lovely pedal steel,and memorable tunes it is about to get the deluxe rerelease treatment.I bet they wouldn't cost very much!

[airwaves]

Just listening to The Decemberist's new one on Spotify - surely they've got to be a shoe-in for EOTR.

Please

Please

Pretty please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmitch]

Wait, so more acts are going to be announced?

Sorry, I've only just decided to go this festival after the failings of Latitude Don't really want to trawl through like 10 pages of stuff to figure out what's happening

Thanks xx

[SweepingTheNation]

Yeah, one headliner and in total about 50-60 acts going on last year's numbers, some I'd imagine quite big.

[Sipperana]

Wait, so more acts are going to be announced?

Sorry, I've only just decided to go this festival after the failings of Latitude Don't really want to trawl through like 10 pages of stuff to figure out what's happening

Thanks xx

[GTG]

What failings? Did you not manage to get tickets?

[jmitch]

What failings? Did you not manage to get tickets?

If so I count myself lucky.

[shoebox]

Everytime I see there's a new reply in this thread, I'm expecting it to be exciting news or some nailed on rumour. STOP THIS MADNESS!

[marooned]

...YES, surely there's a case for EOTR having it's own menued Forum - the last poster is correct, it's become a bit of a yawnfest trailing through 10 pages of Band Recommendations etc. from 4 or 5 regulars.

[GTG]

...YES, surely there's a case for EOTR having it's own menued Forum - the last poster is correct, it's become a bit of a yawnfest trailing through 10 pages of Band Recommendations etc. from 4 or 5 regulars.

[Sipperana]

Is it size related? After all Latitude is way bigger than EOTR but doesn't have its own forum. Perhaps I have a different view because I just went and got Lat tickets without having read all the hoo-hah and I'm thinking of it in terms of the festival in itself rather than worrying about who's playing. It's the same reason I bought early bird EOTR tickets before they announced any bands - why worry ultimately who's playing when the festival itself is the reason for being there?

Edited March 24, 2009 by Sipperana

[SweepingTheNation]

Most of the mid-sized festivals use eFestivals for their official forums, but then EOTR (unlike Latitude, of course) doesn't have its own message board.

[Elfy]

Everytime I see there's a new reply in this thread, I'm expecting it to be exciting news

[shoebox]

*Exciting news alert*

I've ordered the Decemberists new album

Oh, so that wasn't the sort of news you were after?

[Corporal Clegg]

Here's the new album in full, performed live:

The Hazards Of Love

[DragKnuckles]

I haven't got the new Decemberists album yet but I have been listening back through Picaresque and The Crane Wife and is it just me who thinks the earlier stuff (Picaresque 2005) is better than the newer stuff (The Crane Wife 2006)?

I only say that because it seems that there are big plaudits for The Hazards of Love being a "step up" but in my opinion The Crane Wife was a "step down" so anything is an improvement!

Blabbering over