Late night DJ's

[ElGanzo]

I remember being mildly disappointed with the dj's last year. Always love a good dance at the end of the festival, be it in the woods or in one of the smaller tents! Any word yet on who the DJ's might be?

[bennyhana22]

This is really the only aspect of EOTR that I think is 'lacking'. It may be intentional, of course. However, I don't think that some 'proper' dance music late at night would change the feel or vibe of the festival and there seem to be enough people commenting periodically to suggest that it would go down pretty damn well.

Are you listening, Lovely Organisers?!

Ben

[bennyhana22]

To illustrate this - Latitude is in no way a dance/hip-hop influenced festival (much to the chagrin of many on the Latitude boards!) but its late night dance scene is pretty fantastic. I would rarely leave the Sunshine Arena before 3.30am having sweated and grooved for several v happy hours after the live stages have finished.

Ben

Edited June 6, 2011 by bennyhana22

[Infinite Jest]

Agreed Ben, and worth pointing out that Caribou went down a storm last year, playing "proper" dance music. There's definitely a place for it.

Not everywhere. Not all the time. But somewhere. Sometimes.

[MattL80]

Dave the Drummer, Ray Keith and DJ shadow.

I'm lying of course.

[acstalker]

Agreed Ben, and worth pointing out that Caribou went down a storm last year, playing "proper" dance music. There's definitely a place for it.

Not everywhere. Not all the time. But somewhere. Sometimes.

[possum]

As long as you keep the noise down. Us oldies need our kip.

Also I can't abide dance music.

[AwkwardAngles]

It's not even dance music that I want to hear just some music to dance to. There have been lots of bands that have played in the past and have very danceable songs (Caribou, Allo Darlin', The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo.. etc). I'd love to hear someone playing something like that late at night or I'd settle for Pulp just playing live into the wee hours.

[Yokel Again]

It's not even dance music that I want to hear just some music to dance to.

[ElGanzo]

Exactly this. Some Northern Soul or Cuban or anything like that loud in a tent with beer into the night would do me. Was in bed too early last year to remember exactly what there was. Saw some of Jarvis and R Hawley though which was quite good, but we left before it got going. Ain't as young as I once was.

[GTG]

Bump

[ElGanzo]

So I wonder where there will be DJs this year? Presumably in the woods. But now that the old Local stage is no more the DJs will presumably return to the big top? This was where it used to be but I never remember much of an atmosphere there..

[shoebox]

Pretty sure I saw a Tweet the other day suggesting that guys from How Does It Feel? are DJing one night.

http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/

[ElGanzo]

Pretty sure I saw a Tweet the other day suggesting that guys from How Does It Feel? are DJing one night.

http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/

[ElGanzo]

Ian has confirmed on facebook that HDIF will be at End of the Road.

"Happy to announce that I'll be doing HDIF *twice* at this year's End Of The Road festival. 1.30am-3am at the Forest Dancefloor on Saturday night, and a special HDIF for children at 4.30pm-5.30pm, also at the Forest Dancefloor on Saturday. Hurrah!"

Hurrah indeed!

[Joe_the_Great]

According to Rough Trade, you can dance to the new Zola Jesus album, which I'm guessing she will be performing at EotR.

[GeordieMartin]

When people say 'dance' music for me it depends on what that means. As much as i used to be a bit of a raver dancing to music at 598768757 bpm, my body just can't take that any more (or my brain) but i'd be happy to bop about (yes, bop) to some happy, smiley disco and northern soul, maybe even get fresh (yes, get fresh) with some old, lazy beat hip hop. Anything more than that i'll be back on the rhubarbs (yes, rhubarbs) throwing shapes and talking to the walls

Edited August 17, 2011 by GeordieMartin

[perfectpassion]

Huh Martin "used to be a raver"?

Paul Collins (Beirut bassist on the friday night) just a guess

[GeordieMartin]

Huh Martin "used to be a raver"?

Paul Collins (Beirut bassist on the friday night) just a guess

[FactCheckinCuz]

Just found out that Ian Watson of the Howdoesitfeeltobeloved nights in London is doing 1:30 - 3.00 am on Saturday night/sun am at the Forest dancefloor, and one for kids at 4.30-5,30 on the Saturday too.

He's a great DJ, a mixture of Indie pop/Northern Soul/60s girl group stuff. If I'm still awake I'll be there.