Field Day Festival

[fairy_]

Anyone going? Never been to anything at Victoria Park before, any good?

[Brave Sir Robin]

Am thinking about it too. Victoria Park is not great, not awful. But I have heard bad things about Field Day's organisation, queues etc: http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4351243

[evilduck]

I enjoyed it last year. We had a bit of a queue to get in, but I didn't find the bars too terrible. Mind you we had our tickets posted to us and got there pretty early. Also a butt load of people left during Franz as it was pissing it down so that probably made it easier to get out and into the station.

[Babyquack]

I would go this year but its the same day as Muse @ Emirates :/

[fairy_]

The line-up looks good, though the apparent lack or organisation puts me off quite a bit...

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Solange is a field day UK exclusive which is a load of shite : /

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Solange is a field day UK exclusive which is a load of shite : /

[ninetyeightytwo]

I went the first year (2007) which you would have thought would be the worst in terms of organisation. But it wasn't bad at all. Maybe because the sun was shining, but you know.

What worries me is the brevity of the set times. Last year, Faust appeared to play for 20 minutes. That's barely enough time for even one of their songs.

[fairy_]

We bought tickets to this in the end so will be going, hoping that the weather holds out...

[Tuna]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151643951350820&set=a.382428295819.193083.312769280819&type=1&theater

stage splits for the acts - anyone feeling brave enough to go for an order on each stage?

[StephenMinty]

'Very Special Guests' at 19:10 on the Village Mentality stage.

Any tips/rumours/wild speculation as to who that might be?

I'm going to go ahead and suggest it will be Goat, based on nothing at all.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Does anyone know where the entrance is/are to the site? Trying to plan my route.

'Very Special Guests' at 19:10 on the Village Mentality stage.

Any tips/rumours/wild speculation as to who that might be?

I'm going to go ahead and suggest it will be Goat, based on nothing at all.

[StephenMinty]

Does anyone know where the entrance is/are to the site? Trying to plan my route.

They're playing Primavera (Barcelona) on the Friday night so unlikely.

[thekoala]

I've been abandoned by my friends after booking a ticket so it looks like I'm going solo this year. First time at the festival so I'm a bit worried about going on my own, especially with the 'group fun' vibes it gives out!

[Brave Sir Robin]

If it's the same as the last few years I went, you just walk up from Mile End, enter Victoria Park from the closest corner gate, and follow the diagonal path and the entrance is a few minutes walk.

Alternatively, just go to Mile End and follow anyone with an ironic moustache.

Re: Goat - How To Dress Well and Solange are both playing Friday at Primavera as well, so it's certainly a possibility. Maybe they'll all get the same plane!

[johnl]

Make sure you buy your food from the Venn Street market guys - it's absolutely yummy and miles better than the rubbish you normally get. There was a good real ale tent last year if that rocks your boat.

[ninetyeightytwo]

Cannot wait!

I have an ideal itinary planned out. Ginger Baker, Kurt Vile, Connan Mockasin, Bat For Lashes and Fucked Up within the space of a few hours - my brain shall melt. Oh yes.

[Brave Sir Robin]

I have an ideal itinary planned out. Ginger Baker, Kurt Vile, Connan Mockasin, Bat For Lashes and Fucked Up within the space of a few hours - my brain shall melt. Oh yes.

[fairy_]

pretty bummed about daughter and bat for lashes clashing

[ninetyeightytwo]

I'm annoyed that Animal Collective/Mulatu Astatke and John Cooper Clarke are clashing. Those three were probably the three acts that decided that, yes, I will get a ticket.

It's Animal Collective all the way, though. They're one of my favourite bands and I've not seen them since 2009. True, I'll certainly never get the chance to see Mulatu again, and John probably doesn't have many years left in him, but your favourite bands always make you do stupid things.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Here's a map of the site:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/310260_10151677632870820_1727520245_n.jpg

Also, the 'special guests' are looking very likely to be Local Natives, going by some of Field Day's tweets. They're also playing Primavera on the Friday, so maybe StephenMinty you were right about getting someone to hop on the plane with Solange and How To Dress Well, it's just not Goat.

[ninetyeightytwo]

I get Local Natives and Lower Dens mixed up. I really like Lower Dens, but what are Local Natives like?

[StephenMinty]

I get Local Natives and Lower Dens mixed up. I really like Lower Dens, but what are Local Natives like?

[neil_hill_1]

i have not looked ti see if its sold out, but i cant imagine that it is. anyway, are there any cheep tickets going anywhere that anyone knows about? may womble on down if so.

ta n' kisses

[paulomas]

can you show me some of the field day tweets that suggest its local natives? they're one of my favourite bands so i wouldn't wanna miss this if it happens!

cheers