Optimus Alive 12

[roadrunner66]

Correct me if I'm just being ridiculous, but all this stuff about The Stone Roses being in a smaller font than the other 2 headliners... is that not simply because they have more letters in their name than Radiohead and The Cure? Hence them having to use 2 lines of font instead of 1 and in a slightly smaller font so it "fits" better with the poster layout.... ?!?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Jack White would be brilliant

[roadrunner66]

He would, he's not a headlining act though. Saw him with White Stripes in 2007, it was great.

Edited February 18, 2012 by roadrunner66

[Davydenko]

-Stone Roses have the sime size as Justice and Snow Patrol. This is the fact to think about other Headliner.

-They also are smaller than The Cure and Radiohead.

-Optimus avoid the question about their friday headliner

I think is pretty clear that Optimus are trying to get a bigger name as headliner or co-headliner.

If they finally can't pick one, they use Stone Roses as headliner.

What bands could go as headliner? I dont know, Blur is the strong rumour for all summer festivals, and we want them at Lisboa. But could go any big band. Or no one.

[Dannie Brincat]

do you guys think Skrillex would headline the Dance Stage?

[ohduarte]

do you guys think Skrillex would headline the Dance Stage?

[Davydenko]

i bloody hope not, but lots of people would like to see him (dont have a clue why) so it could happen.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Davydenko

[pieces_of_a_man]

I think they are trying to get another big act from the UK for the Friday night headliner, and I hope that it is Blur. The line-up so far could be for a British festival, which makes me think they're going for the Glastonbury crowd, along with the tweets in English. As long as it's not Faith No More or Marilyn Manson anyway! As has been said, some of the acts announced so far are pretty tame/sheeite depending on your perspective (Florence, Snow Patrol and Kooks in particular), so I'm hoping that the second stage has a lot more up and coming bands - I'm thinking along the lines of Real Estate, Slow Club, Spectrals, all of whom I believe are doing festivals this summer

[pieces_of_a_man]

Just seen the following update on Blur's Facebook page:

Blur

Brits Day tomorrow. Main show on ITV1....continuing on ITV2 afterwards. Live news at midnight tonight.....as usual you will hear it here first.

So if they are going to play Optimus then we might get to find out in a few hours!

[Mr Benn]

Him

Please could someone who has been before answer these questions? There is not much information on the website!

Does the festival take place right by the lake? Is it on a beach? Can you swim in the lake??

Is there anything else nearby to do in the daytime, waterparks etc?

Thank you!

x

[Ollie7490]

I think it's very unlikely we'll get Blur ahead of The Stone Roses as much as i would like it, and i'm happy to be proved wrong. I also hope Skrillex isn't there, can't stand him or his music. Hoping for some dance acts along the lines of Gesaffelstein, Bowski, and Boys Noize.

[roadrunner66]

London Live closing headliner will be announced tomorrow. Blur it is.

There's a possibility we don't find out in a few hours because they could only announce the hyde park gig first.

Fingers crossed.

[roadrunner66]

Him

Please could someone who has been before answer these questions? There is not much information on the website!

Does the festival take place right by the lake? Is it on a beach? Can you swim in the lake??

Is there anything else nearby to do in the daytime, waterparks etc?

Thank you!

x

[Mr Benn]

What lake? Where are you people getting this idea? That lake is the Atlantic Ocean.

[roadrunner66]

I thought it took place next to a lake??? It says that on the website!!

Does it take place next to the beach then? Sorry for being an idiot! x

[Homer]

The campsite has a couple of pools too (plus crazy golf, tennis courts, etc).

[Homer]

Just turned on 6Music, Graham Coxon's being interviewed on Lammo's show (4pm-7pm).

[roadrunner66]

No tour announcement

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

That's one hell of a line up, even though I am already seeing New Order. I wouldn't say this means there defiantly won't be a Blur tour announcement in the coming future, perhaps they just wanted to focus the attention on this show first with it being particularly special.

[Davydenko]

Tomorrow FIB

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Well I guess Blur are out of the question, Neil's saying Hyde Park is their only show... At The Drive-In perhaps? Not as a headliner though.

[pryce]

if ATDI play i would go mental!

would be amazing plus add some excitement to the line up

hoping for SebastiAN in the tent as well

[ohduarte]

ATDI headlining FIB - perhaps a friday headliner or 2nd stage?

[pryce]

sub to Radiohead maybe?

what day are they playing FIB

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I think Stone Roses are the Friday headliner, unless people are going on something more than the font size? Because on the latest poster Florence & Mumford are clearly in smaller font than Justice & Snow Patrol, despite them presumably playing the same slots? I guess until someone clears it up officially though, we'll be none the wiser.

ATDI subbing to Radiohead would be out of this world.