2014: let's play... list the bands you're most looking forward to seeing (a rolling thread!)

[WM Hall]

same rules as last year

make a list (IN ORDER) of the bands you're most excited to see at this year's EOTR, whether you've seen them before or not. Maximum 10 bands!

when the next bands are announced, update your list!

1. The Flaming Lips

2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra

3. Connan Mockasin

4. Yo La Tengo

5. The Radiophonic Workshop

6. Oliver Wilde

7. Gruff Rhys

[shoebox]

In no specific order:

1. Wild Beasts

2. Ezra Furman

3. Adult Jazz

4. Flaming Lips

5. Hookworms

6. Perfume Genius

7. Eagulls

8. Wave Pictures

9. Alexis Taylor

10. Marissa Nadler

[DaveT]

1. British Sea Power

2. Gruff Rhys

3. Flaming Lips

4. John Cooper Clarke

5. Hookworms

6. Horrors

7. Cate Le Bon

8. Wave Pictures

9. Eagulls

10. Peggy Sue

[gigs]

Excellent... looks like its going to be quiet for me at Richard Thompson...

[ljsawyer]

Tinariwen

British Sea Power

Juana Molina

Ezra Furman

Woods

Horse Thief

The Barr Brothers

Marissa Nadler

Perfume Genius

Gruff Rhys

[Born in the fifties]

Excellent... looks like its going to be quiet for me at Richard Thompson...

I'll be keeping you company for RT, although so far it looks as though I'll be on my own for Cold Specks.

And have people had enough of John Grant?

[WM Hall]

i find Mr Grant staggeringly overrated. need to delve deeper into the world of Richard, though

[RedRockRick]

With you there. One show in three years is plenty for me.

[shoebox]

Love John Grant, and assuming he doesn't clash with someone else I want to see, I will be at his set. But I'm going to ensure that I see artists I haven't seen before or for a long time this year, rather than getting sucked into the "old favourites".

[ljsawyer]

I agree with shoebox - love John Grant but I have seen him six or seven times in recent years (about half of those at End of the Road) so he's not at the top of my list, but I'll see him if there are no obvious clashes.

[LJS]

first time at eotr this year - took my 16 year old daughter to Kendal Calling last year & have been to Belladrum a few times -(plus loads of festivals in late 70's early 80's) Richard Thompson is the big draw for me - Flaming Lips & Horrors for daughter. I only really know the first 4 on my list - the rest I'm looking forward to after listening to a bit of their stuff but i'm sure this will evolve over time ... & no particular order after the first 4.

1. Richard Thompson

2: British Sea Power

3: Flaming Lips

4: Drenge

Wild Beasts

Yo La Tenga

Mark Kozalek

Stealing Sheep

Eagulls

Ezra Furman

Edited March 25, 2014 by LJS

[riverlodge]

until later today:

White Denim

Wild Beasts

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Ezra Furman

Horse Thief

Peggy Sue

Pink Mountaintops

Wave Pictures

Perfume Genius

Hookworms

[WM Hall]

1. The Flaming Lips

2. tUnE-yArDs

3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra

4. Kiran Leonard

5. Connan Mockasin

6. The Radiophonic Workshop

7. Yo La Tengo

8. Chad VanGaalen

9. Oliver Wilde

10. Black Lips

Edited March 26, 2014 by WM Hall

[retromoz]

OK.....so....

1. John Grant (I havent had enough of him. Oh no.)

2. Three Trapped Tigers

3. Tuneyards

4. Eagulls

5. Wye Oak

6. The Horrors

7. Archie Bronson Outfit (has to be THE most under-rated band who dont have the name of six. by seven)

8. Drenge

9. Mark Kozelek

10. Flaming Lips (just for the delight in my wifes eyes)

(to be edited nearer the time)

[ljsawyer]

Just a couple edits to mine (sorry Horse Thief and Ezra):

Tinariwen

Felice Brothers

British Sea Power

Juana Molina

Woods

Gruff Rhys

Black Lips

The Barr Brothers

Marissa Nadler

Perfume Genius

[ljsawyer]

So many brilliant live acts on all these lists!

[riverlodge]

swapped out three, but really ten is now too few. i predict clash hell.

White Denim

Wild Beasts

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Ezra Furman

Horse Thief

Felice Brothers

Wave Pictures

Perfume Genius

St Vincent

Tune Yards

[juliadevitt]

1. British Sea Power

2. Hookworms

3. The Horrors

4. Deer Tick

5. Perfume Genius

6. Richard Thompson

7. Flaming Lips

8. John Cooper Clarke

9. Horse Thief

10. Benjamin Clementine

The first 3 are in order, the rest not really. Have so many bands that I want to see, I shall be running about all over the place.

Also looking forward to catching Drenge, Gruff Rhys, Lau, Mazes, laish, The Rails and so on and on and on.

[paulwa]

In no order...

Mazes - I never knew them before, but I really like what I hear on the web

Israel Nash - like Neil Young, but better these days

GOASTT - great tunes and the son of a Beatle

BSP - always brilliant

Archie Bronson Outfit - for the best Deep Purple impression I've heard for a long time (OK, only in places)

Cate Le Bon - low-fi excellence

Black Lips - for the chaos

Radiophonic Workshop - solely for the Dr. Who theme tune!

The Horrors - because they owe me for not showing up last time and now they have better tunes

Richard Thompson - barely has anyone on an EOTR stage been worthy of the term "Legend"... and rated one of the best guitarists of all time!

Tell us WHY folks!

And who will you be swerving like an Ebola outbreak? For me... Connan Mockasin (ooh, nice early on Friday night to prepare for a big Saturday), Tune Yards, Arc Iris. I just don't get them.

Edited August 16, 2014 by paulwa

[shoebox]

Avoiding like the plague:

John Cooper Clarke - even took him off my "everything I can find EOTR related" playlist because he was so unbearable.

I'm not fan of Connan either.

As for my top 10. Well, that changes on a daily basis:

Adult Jazz

Flaming Lips

Malkmus

Ezra Furman

Lucius

Hookworms

Yo La Tengo

Woods

Chad Vangaalen

Jenny Lewis

[Babyquack]

Volunteering (and it'll be my first EOTR too!) so have to miss a few of the bands I would have been looking forward to but my list would go as follows:

1. Gene Clark No Other Band

2. Gruff Rhys

3. The Flaming Lips

4. Drenge

5. tUnE-yArDs

6. Wild Beasts

7. British Sea Power

8. The Districts

9. Unknown Mortal Orchestra

10. Arrows of Love

[Mardy]

1. Sweet baboo

2. The Wave Pictures

3. Arc iris

4. Gruff Rhys

5. Wild Beasts

6. woods

7. Yo La Tengo

8.Gene Clark no other band

9. stealing sheep

10. Pink Mountaintops

Could do another 10 easily, loads of stuff I want to see this year. Tuneyards, The horrors, John Grant (again), Futur Primitif etc etc

No intention of going anywhere near Richard Thompson, can't stand his stuff (aside from 'I want to see the Bright Lights) and that new acoustic version album is even worse.

[liarliar]

1. Gene Clark No Other Band

2. Pink Mountaintops

3. Deer Tick

4. Felice Brothers

5. ....

And that's it. Apologies for bringing the tone down but I think this is the worst line-up at EOTR I can think of. Close to trying to sell my tickets.

:-(

[jazzycatbristol]

If you don't sell your ticket, I'll be right there with you for the Felice brothers and Deer Tick liarliar. Definitely the weakest line-up this year, but hoping to discover someone new.

[Yokel Again]

Very excited now. Our 5th EOTR I think, after missing last year due to babies. Bringing the x2 sprogs this year, it will be our 3 year olds 3rd EOTR, and we are ready to (gently) rock!

Excited by:

White Denim

Felice Bros.

St Vincent

The Flaming Lips

TuNeYaRds

Jenny Lewis

Looking forward to checking out:

Ezra Furhman

St Paul & the Broken Bones

David Thomas Broughton

Woods

Might argue it's a little samey this year (John Grant!) but shall still be a great weekend. Fingers crossed for some traditional EOTR late summer sunshine.

:-)