Arcade Fire

[FuzzyDunlop]

Who are Bomba Estereo?

Don't want the Kooks in Manchester - sod that

[arcade fireman]

Arcade Fire gig is part of Manchester International Festival. So I'm hoping they have someone relatively interesting, hopefully The Kooks would get a big fat veto from the organisers. 

[jonodillieono]

16 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Feel bad for them - they struggle to pull ginormous crowds at festivals like Coachella/Glastonbury where they'll have more of a fanbase and better lineups below them, but their crowd here is gonna be woeful. 

There's only one other stage at IOW this year... its either Arcade Fire or an Example dj set

Is Example gonna pull a bigger crowd than Arcade Fire? Thatll be disgusting if it happens

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, jonodillieono said:

There's only one other stage at IOW this year... its either Arcade Fire or an Example dj set

Is Example gonna pull a bigger crowd than Arcade Fire? Thatll be disgusting if it happens

Ah I didn't realise that was the ENTIRE lineup  they may do okay then, although I doubt the whole thing has sold particularly well really.

[dentalplan]

Just now, jonodillieono said:

There's only one other stage at IOW this year... its either Arcade Fire or an Example dj set

Is Example gonna pull a bigger crowd than Arcade Fire? Thatll be disgusting if it happens

Wouldn't be surprised if he did, with it being IOW. I think they have small bars and stages stuff so maybe those will be mobbed.

17 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Who are Bomba Estereo?

Colombian band. Sorta electronic cumbia type stuff. They've got a song with Will Smith, you'll be pleased to know.

[thewayiam]

37 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

What a peculiar pair of support acts 

Myself I'd be fairly happy with AF, Catfish, The Kooks for old time sake....they won't have a long enough set to play too much shit and Texas. For me I'd get a clash free day there.

4 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Ah I didn't realise that was the ENTIRE lineup  they may do okay then, although I doubt the whole thing has sold particularly well really.

This has got to be possibly their last year?, dj sets on Bip Top!, Clean Bandit are about and they couldn't get them as the proper act!

[kaytee...]

Pretty poor supports considering something like the undercard for their Hyde Park gig in 2011

[daisylane]

Agreed Kaytee - I mean The Kooks, really?? Crossing my fingers for something great for Manchester (*hint*Grandaddy*hint*)

[Hutchmaster]

It's very rare Belfast gets a high end, "cool" act like Arcade Fire, especially at Belsonic, so I was over the moon when they were announced and can't wait to see them perform on the park I played in as a kid!

The Kooks can fuck right off though. I knew Belsonic would dampen this unreal booking somehow.

Edited April 27, 2017 by Johnkhutch

[FuzzyDunlop]

45 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Colombian band. Sorta electronic cumbia type stuff. They've got a song with Will Smith, you'll be pleased to know.

Cheers!

Im hoping for something a damn site better than the Kooks in Manchester. 

Then again, no support & being forced to sit in silence would be better, so it wont be hard.

[Muppetmark]

5 hours ago, jonodillieono said:

There's only one other stage at IOW this year... its either Arcade Fire or an Example dj set

Is Example gonna pull a bigger crowd than Arcade Fire? Thatll be disgusting if it happens

its example singing over a backing dj so instead of full versions of his songs its more chorusy and a couple of other songs in there. still would be horrendous if example pulls a big crowd

[jonodillieono]

26 minutes ago, Muppetmark said:

its example singing over a backing dj so instead of full versions of his songs its more chorusy and a couple of other songs in there. still would be horrendous if example pulls a big crowd

Yeah I've seen it before. It was just all standard big dance tracks. Think it was 2016 I seen them and they were still playing shit like Tsunami and Booyah. He finished with 4 or so of the big example songs one after the other at the end, the rest of the set was just chart dance music everyone knows

[aidenlangan95]

No one is getting a big crowd at IoW this year.

[Gucci Piggy]

The Sex Pissed Dolls are playing two sets at IOW. They literally couldn't even fill two stages so they gave two sets to a Sex Pistols tribute act. It's astounding.

Edited April 27, 2017 by Will-2609

[the wonderwhy]

One of them is on the Thursday when there will be even less people there, in fairness. They also did it last year so its not a new thing. 

Edit: Dunno why I'm constantly defending the place, but yeah

Edited April 27, 2017 by MattDavies__

[the wonderwhy]

Should be some more tickets on sale for Manchester at 1pm tomorrow. 

[ConorC]

On 2017-5-3 at 4:14 PM, MattDavies__ said:

Should be some more tickets on sale for Manchester at 1pm tomorrow. 

Why did I miss this ffs

[Paul ™]

Sorry if missed anything, am travelling solo from Nottingham > Manchester and wondering if anyone else is meeting up from here for a few pre-gig pints?

[adequate8]

On 05/05/2017 at 10:23 AM, ConorC said:

Why did I miss this ffs

no more went on sale for Arcade Fire, MIF did announce more but for other shows/theatre stuff

[FuzzyDunlop]

any news on Manchester support?

[Simpo]

I'm expecting Arcade Fire to be at Glastonbury, but not to play. I imagine they'll want to watch their friends Radiohead, and Win Butler is a Joe Strummer disciple. Probaly a Win DJ set too, and if we're really lucky, a Phi Slamma Jamma set of covers somewhere...

[Amy Lawn]

6 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

any news on Manchester support?

Latest update; I met a girl a few weeks ago who said she was volunteering for somethingorother to do with the MIF (didn't really get what her role was at all tbh, or what it was even to do with), I asked her what she knew, she said nothing. Every day I walk past a building where I think they're based, you know, the one on Parsonage with the MIF stuff outside, I give it a stern look hoping it will reveal its secrets. It hasn't thus far.

[Gucci Piggy]

Anyone know why the fuck I just got a bandsintown notification for Arcade Fire playing Baths Hall in Sc**thorpe on June 7th?

[dentalplan]

2 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Anyone know why the fuck I just got a bandsintown notification for Arcade Fire playing Baths Hall in Sc**thorpe on June 7th?

Oh mama

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, dentalplan said:

Oh mama

Looking online but can't find anything at all about it so hoping it isn't a fuck up!