Green Man Festival 2015

[markussnoopy]

The Staves Saturday, Steve Gunn Sunday

124 acts in total on the Efest listing, 145 last year (includes comedy, doesn't include cabaret etc)

So expecting one last announcement of 14-20, largely for Green Man Rising I would expect, but presumably a Thursday headliner and maybe a couple more of note.

@markussnoppy - The day split will be in July, but they have never officially given times.

A clashfinder exists for every previous year which is cobbled together as a best guess based on the year before.

I think it's real poor form not to offer times in advance. I'd give them the tenner now for the programme if they want it.

Wow. no official times, that reminds me of a god awful festival in Ireland going back that did the same thing. This festival though did it so they could sell timetable lanyards on the weekend. Same story here? If so that is a bit nasty, I mean, practically a clashfinder general layout is better than any lanyard you get, easier to see clashes etc as we all know.

[Bort]

well, the 2 times we got to the front (for Jarvis Cocker & Flaming Lips), we just.......walked up after the act before finished. So.......not that early at all.

Interesting. Good to know. Here, being up front for St. Vincent is something people are very hardcore about and arrive a few acts early at festivals or queue for hours at regular shows.

Edited June 6, 2015 by Bort

[glastobuds]

Talking Heads reunion would be Glasto/Coachella stuff, not a tent at Green Man.

Sea Power seem about right. Waterboys and Patti Smith last 2 years, so not massively popular - both older acts so maybe something along the lines of Julian Cope or maybe they've bagged The Sonics?

[glastobuds]

Ian Anderson has big gap in August?

[Bort]

Ian Anderson has big gap in August?

What about Ian Brandon Anderson?

[Bort]

Dang. I really fancy the lineup, but I learned it was close to being perfect. So Warpaint was going to play but couldn't because of Latitude's exclusivity.

[Amy Lawn]

I love Warpaint, but the GM line-up is such that I'm not bothered that they wont be there (he says, with a Latitude ticket in the drawer next to him).

[Chawk]

Aye I hate exclusivity agreements. You already have GreenMan, EOTR & Festival Number 6 all competing for the same acts at the same time, and Latitude earlier on in the summer. Exclusivity just adds another barrier and means that every year I'm counting the pounds and looking at work schedules to see if I can fit 2 in! 

 

I definitely think bookings will have got more competitive at GM towers now FNo6 is around, King Creosote & BSP would be shoe ins for GM this year if it wasn't. 

[Bort]

I bet Stella would have joined Jamie XX:

[Bort]

So, what does everyone want to see? My list after some research, which is still ongoing:
St. Vincent
Emmy the Great
Slowdive
GOAT
Owen Pallett
Father John Misty
Dan Deacon

Hannah Lou Clark

Charles Bradley
Television
Courtney Barnett

Vök
The Antlers

The Fall
Public Service Broadcasting
Mew

 

If time permits:
Hot Chip
The Staves
Sun Ra Arkestra
Sylvan Esso
Waxahatchee
Viet Cong
Natalie Prass
Marika Hackman
Atomic Bomb!
Landshapes
Temples
Zun Zun Egui
Jane Weaver
Black Yaya
Meic Stevens

Edited June 17, 2015 by Bort

[Amy Lawn]

Clash permitting:

 

Hot Chip
St Vincent
Slowdive
Father John Misty
Goat
Atomic Bomb
Mew

Television
Courtney Barnett
The Antlers
Public Service Broadcasting
The Staves
Sun Ra Arkestra

The 2 Bears
Hookworms
Viet Cong
Natalie Prass
Owen Pallett
Songhoy Blues
Emmy The Great
Jane Weaver
Trust Fund

[grunty]

Chai Wallah's are late advertising their line up this year !!

[dirty_dog]

Hot Chip
Sylvan Esso

St. Vincent
Emmy the Great
GOAT
Father John Misty

Courtney Barnett

Public Service Broadcasting

Waxahatchee
Viet Cong
Natalie Prass
Atomic Bomb!

The 2 Bears

Villagers

Jamie XX

Songhoy Blues

[dirty_dog]

I still need to give plenty of acts their first listen so your lists are a great starting point, Thanks

[Chawk]

So the GreenMan spotify account is listening to the Beach Boys....hope not...the line up doesn't need anymore reformed/classic groups....

 

Edit- OK so they've since listened to Prince so false call...probably

Edited June 18, 2015 by Chawk

[Amy Lawn]

I can't really ever bring myself to argue with The Beach Boys, especially not in the summer months.

[glastobuds]

beach boys? Sorry but I'm with Mozza ...it says nothing to me about my life...

[Chawk]

Days update - (with thanks to Bort)

 

Thur 20 Dan Deacon

 

Fri 21 Hot Chip Mew Natalie Prass Atomic Bomb Calexico Kiran Leonard Strand of Oaks Viet Cong Lesire Society Villagers

Temples

 

Sat 22 SFA Charles Bradley Sturgill Simpson The Fall Hookworms Jamie XX Jane Weaver Songhoy Blues Wave Pictures The Drink White Fence Hannah L Clark Patrick Watson

 

Sun 23 St Vincent M.E White Public Service Courtney Barnett Father John Misty Sylvan Esso Owen Pallett Ultimate Painting Son Lux Steve Gunn Ryley Walker

 

 

Fairly even spread I'd say which is good.

The big 3 unknowns I think are Goat, Slowdive and Television.

 

 

Richard Dawson's playing Saturday 

 

http://www.tuskmusic.co.uk/tours

[timeforheroes]

I don't think there is any cause for concern about the Green Man account playing music. Just people in an office getting on with work.

 

Though I am surprised people would be put off by the hits of most influential bands ever. I saw Brian Wilson a few years ago and it was brilliant.

 

I'm also certain there is nothing in the coffers that would get anywhere near an arena filling band like the Beach Boys or Brian Wilson, either of which would undoubtedly headline a festival the size of Green Man.

[Amy Lawn]

beach boys? Sorry but I'm with Mozza ...it says nothing to me about my life...

If Good Vibrations and God Only Knows say nothing to you about your life, I feel sad for you.

[glastobuds]

Sorry, didn't mean they hadn't written any good songs or couldn't headline an arena tour . Just not my thing. But please don't feel sorry for me music is a very broad church

[Bort]

Zun Zun Egui broke up:

http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/bristol-outfit-zun-zun-egui-have-broken-up-143

[glastobuds]

That's a shame. I see greenman.have retweeted a Crosby stills and Nash link ...isn't that how they grew the SFA rumour?

[timeforheroes]

Thoughts on Far Out headliners?

 

Maybe Slowdive on Friday?

 

I reckon it's Jamie XX on the Saturday, though after SFA would be preferable.

 

I'm expecting Courtney Barnett and Public Service Broadcasting on the Sun, keep flip flopping on the order they'll play.

[weston24]

Slowdive, Courtney Barnett and Jamie xx all clashing with the headliners would be a bit disastrous for me.