Primavera Sound 2016

[jadel74]

To be fair, it's 9:30am on Friday where I'm at. Still have the whole dang day.

[calaix]

12 minutes ago, jadel74 said:

To be fair, it's 9:30am on Friday where I'm at. Still have the whole dang day.

Thanks for not calling me a liar with your very first post. The only information I had was that the album would be released at the end of this week. I interpreted that to mean Friday but I concede on reflection that albums can be probably be released at the weekend in this digital age.

Edited January 15, 2016 by calaix

[Peridot]

7 hours ago, calaix said:

They've been discredited as you say but Primavera does have the occasional act that doesn't fit (Pet Shop Boys, Florence and her awful machine, Tori Amos)

That would be a dream line-up for me 

As much as I love 'old' Radiohead, I'm fairly certain anything new will be pure tedium (although I will love to be proved wrong).

Anyway, I bought a ticket with no idea of what the lineup would comprise so I have no right to complain. I will have a blast whatever the announcements bring 

 

[Bort]

If the announcement ever comes.

[dentalplan]

6 hours ago, calaix said:

I suppose you're right. It is rare for a headline act to lack musical credibility like in my opinion FATM but there are a few here and there

Lack musical credibility 'in your opinion'? So what you're saying is that you don't like them.

Flo is well respected by similar publications that hold your general PS act in high esteem and collaborated and supported a bunch of old Primavera headliners. Probably not high up on your average Primavera-goer's lists but definitely fit in; no different to them booking Foals or someone like that.

5 hours ago, ZXCVBNM said:

Wolf Parade are playing London on 14th and 15th of June, that's pretty good timing for them to play Barcelona and Porto?

Yeah definitely.

Edited January 15, 2016 by dentalplan

[fridayguyisaliar]

no radiohead album 

no apologies

 

[DDave]

16 minutes ago, fridayguyisaliar said:

no radiohead album 

no apologies

 

No Surprises. 

[calaix]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

2 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

No Surprises. 

 

And no alarms.

[calaix]

I'm trying to find out why it didn't come out today and will report back.

[AdamWillingham]

1 hour ago, calaix said:

I'm trying to find out why it didn't come out today and will report back.

This should be interesting... 

[ilbeyene]

Florence is just brilliant live. I saw her last year at Sziget expecting nothing more than just a good concert and in the end I was totally in love with her. One of the best gigs of my 2015 (and my setlist.fm says I saw 128 gigs in 2015), surely in the top 5, totally unexpected.

[spoilsbury]

Florence would be a huge letdown imo.

[slowdive]

1 hour ago, spoilsbury said:

Florence would be a huge letdown imo.

she's ruled out. don't worry.

[Createur]

Not at all a Primavera act. The organzisers make fun of people who are expecting her at the festival.

They booked her by the time her first album came out. Afterwards they apologized to the people on the PS boards for being so wrong. Not an option ever again. 

[AdamWillingham]

I really enjoyed the most recent Florence album, however she definitely isn't much of 'Primavera act', too 'uncool' for the likes of Primavera to enjoy. 

[calaix]

Whilst she no doubt has a powerful voice and has mainstream appeal, to me she makes up for the lack of original melody in her songs by shrieking out almost every bloody word in her choruses which are about as subtle as being hit in the face with a giant purple sledgehammer. Her vocal ticks also seem so contrived. Hot Chip are incredibly 'uncool' and I love them and I think they could fit the Primavera template - it's uniquely the music that bothers me with FATM. But each to their own...

[LITTLEDWAYNER]

Only thing worse than FATM is the constant posting about FATM. Anybody want to talk about that new Radiohead album again?

[DDave]

6 hours ago, calaix said:

Whilst she no doubt has a powerful voice and has mainstream appeal, to me she makes up for the lack of original melody in her songs by shrieking out almost every bloody word in her choruses which are about as subtle as being hit in the face with a giant purple sledgehammer. Her vocal ticks also seem so contrived. Hot Chip are incredibly 'uncool' and I love them and I think they could fit the Primavera template - it's uniquely the music that bothers me with FATM. But each to their own...

Hot Chip are so uncool they're ridiculously cool. 

And fucking brilliant, while we're at it.

[West2003]

So are we expecting any names to be announced at that party in Barcelona or do we think it's a joke?

[conorworld]

I'm finding it really odd there has been barely any official announcement of when a line up will be announced. The previous years they had it all organised really well, had dates set for line up announcement a week or two or even more in advance. Nothing this year bar a few hints in the last day or two. I'm wondering if there is a big name haggling or holding back or something. I dunno. I just find it odd and interesting

[DDave]

47 minutes ago, West2003 said:

So are we expecting any names to be announced at that party in Barcelona or do we think it's a joke?

Can't see it personally.

[Bort]

It is a big middle finger to everyone coming from overseas

[calaix]

I can't agree. I mean Glastonbury announces their lineup 2/3 months beforehand. Coachella announced theirs 3 months before this year.
There is still more than 4.5 months to go. 4.5! I appreciate it's harder when trying to plan from across the pond and it's a lot of money but it's not that late to announce if they do month end.
Plus the festival is a week later this year so if they announce month end it would be consistent with last year.

[West2003]

I'm going to hold out hope that something small is announced tonight, having checked the Facebook event for the party, ticket holders for the 2015 edition of the festival have been given free entry before 2:30am, so we shall see.

[calaix]

Interesting, thanks