Headliners

[cortezuk]

Ooo I think the line-up is shaping up well but as usual their ambiguous language leaves me a little confused about head-liners! I know that Grizzly Bear is one and I guess that they are perhaps still playing things close to their chests in case of disappointment - but do you think that we know either of the other two headliners yet, or are there still two potentially amazing announcements yet to be made?

Anyone any the wiser than me?

[shoebox]

I don't think we know any of the Woods Stage headliners yet. There'll be a Bella Union artist on their day (probably Fleet Foxes, with Dirty Three headlining the Garden Stage) and one other. EOTR are usually pretty clear as to who their headliners are.

[wackojackohighcliffe]

I'm pretty sure they said Grizzly Bear were a headliner - they were announced as one weren't they?

[Infinite Jest]

Grizzly Bear are headlining, Tindersticks are co-headlining.

[geofelgie]

Yup, Grizzly Bear headlining (as an EOTR exclusive), Tindersticks "co-headlining", ie on 2nd last on Woods but with a headliner length set - they'd be better on the Garden stage but a band wouldn't accept "co-headlining" and then finding out they weren't on the main stage.

I'm not so sure about Fleet Foxes - as no-one can ever tell where Bella Union ends and Sup Pop begins (FF are Sub Pop themselves) I think we might be more likely to get Shins.

It's looking like whoever it is isn't a EOTR exclusive as I'm guessing they're waiting because they have to wait.......ie Latitude/V/Bestival/Whoever has to announce them first before EOTR are allowed. (that's why I think Shins)

Whatever, we still have two main headliners to come!!!!!

[shoebox]

Sorry, I don't know why I wrote that. I knew that Grizzly Bear were headlining. Pretty sure my fingers weren't working properly.

[poppins]

I don't think we know any of the Woods Stage headliners yet. There'll be a Bella Union artist on their day (probably Fleet Foxes, with Dirty Three headlining the Garden Stage) and one other. EOTR are usually pretty clear as to who their headliners are.

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Which would be amazing. Who cares if they've played before if they're sososo good?

[RedRockRick]

Which would be amazing. Who cares if they've played before if they're sososo good?

[Fareham Grecian]

Yup, Grizzly Bear headlining (as an EOTR exclusive), Tindersticks "co-headlining", ie on 2nd last on Woods but with a headliner length set - they'd be better on the Garden stage but a band wouldn't accept "co-headlining" and then finding out they weren't on the main stage.

[Dibford and Son]

Do you know this for a fact? Until you posted this, I had assumed (based on no knowledge whatsoever!) that 'co-headliner' meant last band on the Garden Stage. Would be perfick of course for Tindersticks...

[SweepingTheNation]

Other festivals with 'co-headliners' have one followed by the other. Garden is the second stage.

[geofelgie]

Do you know this for a fact? Until you posted this, I had assumed (based on no knowledge whatsoever!) that 'co-headliner' meant last band on the Garden Stage.

[geofelgie]

I reckon Explosions in the Sky are an equally good bet for the Bella Union headliner.

[ljsawyer]

Really really hope Tindersticks are on the Garden Stage, can't imagine their sound travelling particularly well over the Woods stage arena.

By the way, has anyone else heard the new Tindersticks album? Definitely their best one since bringing in the new line-up.

Edited February 24, 2012 by ljsawyer

[perfectpassion]

I'd be interested if Little White Lies put on Friday Night Lights in the cinema tent, and EITS sat behind said tent and played their bits. Otherwise I wouldn't be.

[SweepingTheNation]

Why wouldn't a headliner play the main stage?

[perfectpassion]

Why wouldn't a headliner play the main stage?

[Spider_al]

I'm putting big money on Spiritualized headlining. They are doing festivals in the summer, they're about the perfect size, and they headlined Green Man a few years ago. Would be very pleased if I'm right!

[geofelgie]

Well, as I said - anythiong is possible with EOTR but I've known quite a few co-headliner situations at festivals ranging from No Direction Home up to V/Reading and I've never heard of a co-headliner not playing the main stage. It'll be the band/promoters choice and basically they're bound to choose the 8,000 (guess) max capacity Woods stage over the 3,000 Garden!!!

I have heard the new Tindersticks album and I have to say I was confused - it was only an online streaming but it seemed to me that the album started with a nine minute pile of indulgent spoken-word nonsense followed by an absolutely gorgeous eight track album that so did not need that first track at all.

[ljsawyer]

I have heard the new Tindersticks album and I have to say I was confused - it was only an online streaming but it seemed to me that the album started with a nine minute pile of indulgent spoken-word nonsense followed by an absolutely gorgeous eight track album that so did not need that first track at all.

[Fareham Grecian]

I enjoy listening to the first track just for the 'twist' at the end, but I can see where you're coming from. I still think it's a beautiful track though if you ignore some of the narrative.

Will be seriously underwhelmed if this is the case!

[RedRockRick]

On the first point, yes, but the twist, like all twists, only works once.

On the second, I agree - think they're too mainstream and much too big for us. Hopefully...

[Mardy]

Really hope it's not Spiritualized. They're on a long slow, downward slide. Every album mooted as a return to form, when it never really is. Should have knocked it on the head 15 years ago.

[Christophales]

re: the co-headliner debate, Midlake were a co-headliner last year and played directly before Joanna Newsom on the Woods, but with the same amount of time.

So it stands to reason that Tindersticks will do that. As someone said earlier, if you are billed as a co-headliner you would pretty much expect to be on the biggest stage (Woods is roughly twice the capacity of Garden I'd say)