2015 wish lists?

[acstalker]

The Guardian - "The best alt-country albums of 2015 so far"

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/18/the-best-alt-country-albums-of-2015-so-far

I'm impressed with The Lone Bellows and Drew Holcomb from this list. They'd fit right in.

The Lone Bellow are playing the Cambridge Folk Festival this year, so unlikely to return a month later for EOTR.

[Nick07]

There's nothing exciting there though for a tenth anniversary. It's safe and as I say they used all their money getting Sufjan.

Deeply disappointing.

[zahidf]

There's nothing exciting there though for a tenth anniversary. It's safe and as I say they used all their money getting Sufjan.

Deeply disappointing.

I await your alternative line up!

Its a good, varied line up, with a few dull bands to make the stage clashes less annoying.

[paulwa]

There's nothing exciting there though for a tenth anniversary. It's safe and as I say they used all their money getting Sufjan.

Deeply disappointing.

Keep taking the tablets. It's possibly the best lineup ever. All deeply subjective of course.

[killyourtv]

Last year revealed (to me at least) Hookworms and Benjamins Booker and Clementine - it'll be the discoveries that make it for me again this, although the headliners look good to me.

[Nick07]

It is a matter of opinion.

I was just expecting more. WOD and Sufjan are great headliners. Tame Impala aren't and apart from a few good bands on the undercard, it is a poor line up from my point of view.

[RedRockRick]

I was just expecting more. WOD and Sufjan are great headliners. Tame Impala aren't and apart from a few good bands on the undercard, it is a poor line up from my point of view.

Just put extra strong tablets in post.

Edited March 23, 2015 by RedRockRick

[Nick07]

Haha.

It is good in parts but just expected a bit more.

[wolfamongwolves]

You are entitled to your opinion mate. Nothing wrong with that. For me decent line up. Not too bothered about tame impala , will give Laura Marling a miss.

[Nick07]

There is good stuff there and EOTR is more than music anyway.

[ljsawyer]

Low

Future Islands

My Morning Jacket

Sleaford Mods

Fumaça Preta

Ought

The Delines

Mac DeMarco

Sam Amidon

Alvvays

So excited to see Low again. One of my favourite bands ever.

[swashbubbler]

Tweets between EOTR and Memphis Industries today.

EOTR saying bar drop outs they are fully booked; they posted the other day that there'd be a few more bands but the no more major announcements.

Asked "did AF happen?" they say unresolved

[shoebox]

I'm gonna assume, having looked at the Memphis Industries website, that "AF" is Aero Flynn and not Arcade Fire.

[riverlodge]

good to see you came round Nick07. you know you'll have a great time!

[SweepingTheNation]

The Polyphonic Spree have just announced a tour in early September, playing Beginning Stages in full, with a gap on the 6th...

[lamstonite]

That would be amazing!

Haven't seen them since the beginning stages tour years ago

Edited April 15, 2015 by lamstonite

[acstalker]

The Polyphonic Spree have just announced a tour in early September, playing Beginning Stages in full, with a gap on the 6th...

Nope - playing the Moseley Folk Festival on the 6th. Makes sense as they played Lunar Fest last year, run by the same people.

Also playing at Moseley - Spiritualized, Dawes and The Monkees (!!!).

[WM Hall]

i do feel like the line up this year is a bit bog standard / the same old buzz bands.. lots and lots that i like and am excited for, but it's all quite predictable. i feel like we deserve some acts that are more 'special'.. polyphonic spree are at moseley that weekend (and are free on the 4th), bill wells & aidan moffat just got announced for latitude, william onyeabor's atomic bomb is at the meltdown festival in august (as is david longstreth) and jim o'rourke has a new record out.

these are all VERY eotr-type acts. why haven't they book 'em? they offer something 'different', something special. i really like future islands et al but they're the type of acts that play every festival and are a bit.. obvious. what's wrong with some risks or some acts that are more 'out there'?

[wolfamongwolves]

i do feel like the line up this year is a bit bog standard / the same old buzz bands.. lots and lots that i like and am excited for, but it's all quite predictable. i feel like we deserve some acts that are more 'special'.. polyphonic spree are at moseley that weekend (and are free on the 4th), bill wells & aidan moffat just got announced for latitude, william onyeabor's atomic bomb is at the meltdown festival in august (as is david longstreth) and jim o'rourke has a new record out.

these are all VERY eotr-type acts. why haven't they book 'em? they offer something 'different', something special. i really like future islands et al but they're the type of acts that play every festival and are a bit.. obvious. what's wrong with some risks or some acts that are more 'out there'?

More out there the better for me. Good call for David longstreth . Jim O`Rourke yes that's my definition of special .

[paulwa]

Risks for EOTR = Sleeford Mods. But should be very entertaining.

[ljsawyer]

For most EOTR goers, I think getting Sufjan is probably enough to compensate for the otherwise lack of 'special' acts that don't tour that often or do all the festivals. I agree that it's a bit safe on the whole, but there are some bands which offer something a bit different ie. Fumaça Preta.

Edited May 31, 2015 by ljsawyer