MFATGG/Foos Clash

[mikecloud1984]

Hi all,

Long time reader, first time poster.

Just wondering if anyone knew how the organisers are going to deal with the whole MFATGG/Foos clash - considering they have the same guitarist!

I have been waiting 12 years to see MFATGG and will be there regardless - but some of my group really want to see Foo's too.

They cant possibly clash can they?

[JBarbour]

Chris Shiflett's brother, Scott Shiflett (of Face to Face and Viva Death) has been filling in for him on the band's most recent tours.

[Dropkick Murphy]

Yeah, when I saw them a couple of years ago they had Scott on guitar and Erik Melvin on bass instead of Fat Mike. I assume Fat Mike will be there this year though, seeing as though NOFX are 'TBC'...

[mrtourette]

Chris very rarely plays live with them nowadays.

It's possible that the secret guests/double-duty band could push MFATGG down to third so there would be no clash, but even then Chris may not play with them.

[Dropkick Murphy]

Are NOFX 'definitely' playing then?

[mrtourette]

This site has heard that they are, although the only place I could see them now is a surprise set in the lock-up with Fat Mike playing two sets on the spin.

[mikecloud1984]

Thanks for the info guys - I had tickets to see MFATGG a few years ago but fat Mike broke his arm or something and it got cancelled - so really looking forward to this!

I didnt know that Chris' brother took his place - that would make sense though.

Still kind of hoping that someone else is added in so we can see both MFATGG's full set as well as the foos.

[eFestivals]

Are NOFX 'definitely' playing then?

according to their PR, yep. Someone I know enquired about getting a pass to the gig they're doing in Leeds, and the PR thought the enquiry was about them playing Leeds fest.

Like all these things there's always the possibility that it's wrong for any number of reasons. It wouldn't be the first time that a band's PR has for some reason thought the band is doing something that they're not.

But it's a more than reasonable assumption that what the PR said was correct because they are much more normally right than wrong. And because they have those gigs lined up to play a while before the fest, I'd guess the announcement of them playing will be just after those gigs.

[The Mean Bean]

Good to hear, I was gutted when NOFX weren't announced for Lockup or NME/R1, hopefully they aren't headlining FR, I've got all my headliners sorted already.