Self Confirmed 2016

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

No, they are trading on the back of quite a few tunes which are 15-20 years old.

and some far younger, too.

I appreciate they're not everyone's bag, but they sold shit loads of all of their albums.

Edited March 8, 2016 by eFestivals

[zahidf]

faithless are def big enough to be subbing glasto. co headlining iow, and generally glasto favs. on before adele id have thought.

[sloseph]

I think the thing with Faithless is while they haven't had any massive hits for quite a while they've got a good enough Greatest Hits catalogue to please a lot of their old fans

their No Roots and Forever Faithless were the soundtrack to my early raving days and have always in circulation of the music I listen to

if Faithless were to play i'd love to watch them and I know a lot of other people would too, they've got a big nostalgia appeal to them

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

and some far younger, too.

I appreciate they're not everyone's bag, but they sold shit loads of all of their albums.

Other than the remix album (of old tunes, obviously)  when did they last release something though? 

No roots is about 13/14 years old I think.

I have 3 faithless albums. I do like them, but I have seen them on the Pyramid. I'd rather give someone else a go.

[eFestivals]

Just now, FuzzyDunlop said:

Other than the remix album (of old tunes, obviously)  when did they last release something though? 

No roots is about 13/14 years old I think.

I have 3 faithless albums. I do like them, but I have seen them on the Pyramid. I'd rather give someone else a go.

am pretty sure they've released at least 2 new albums in the last ten years

</goes off to check....>

[eFestivals]

yep,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_New_Arrivals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dance_%28Faithless_album%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_discography

[eFestivals]

and all of their 6 studio albums are 'gold' or 'platinum' for UK sales.

Three no.1 albums (two are compilations), and very decent chart positions for the others.

15M albums sold (and most of those are in the UK).

Edited March 8, 2016 by eFestivals

[FuzzyDunlop]

Just! one is 9 years & a bit, but yep they have. You were right.

I obviously tuned out on them after no roots.

 

 

[SwedgeAntilles]

Faithless are one of those acts I don't feel particularly stronger either way about. Certainly don't dislike them, they've got some decent tunes, but they wouldn't be a priority to see. 

Fall into 'if I'm near to where they're playing and not clashing with anything else major I'll go along' category 

[dooke10]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

yep,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_New_Arrivals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dance_%28Faithless_album%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_discography

'The Dance' was pretty successful as I recall. The lead track 'Not Going Home' was big in Ibiza that year and had big remixes from Van Buuren and Prydz.

Don't think I'll watch but a mate and his missus went the Manchester Arena show recently and said it was great.

[thewayiam]

57 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Whilst you are probably correct, it is yet another example of the absurdity of how 'big' an act is, based on the opinion of the Great Unwashed. Faithless, whilst a perfectly decent act in their time, I guess, are irrelevant in today's music scene, and are trading solely on the back of Insomnia. That a band can do so, when there are SO many other newer, more inovating bands around who fail to gain any recognition, is a sad indictment on how to be successful in today's music industry (and I suppose it was ever thus...).

Ben

No they aren't, not at all. Every act has a 'song' that many know them by but they are much more than that.

[FuzzyDunlop]

In saying what I have said, if they were friday WH, so far (with 99 stages to announce) I'd be there over Muse and LCD.

[blue6field]

Faithless are a band that I don't listen too much, but as a band at a festival you know they will wheel out the big tunes for an hour and get the place jumping, if there was nothing else on I would be there in a heartbeat.

think they'd be great on the west Holts 

[shoptildrop]

22 hours ago, sisco said:

Who knew The Feeling would cause so much conversation!! 

I'm sure I've seen them, maybe in the middle of the day at V festival many years ago.  Sure plenty would be happy enough to see them in the middle of the day on the pyramid or other

i don't mind them as mid afternoon slot, not sure would be pyramid as stock has fallen over the years, played academy 1 in Manchester quite a few years ago, this year they played the ruby lounge which isn't much bigger than my front room lol 

People will remember their songs foe chessy singalong, I can think of worse tbh

Edited March 8, 2016 by shoptildrop

[shoptildrop]

2 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

i could see them headlining West Holts, but as has been said, i hope they're on the Pyramid before Coldplay or Adele so i can just avoid that area all together for an evening. i don't dislike them, and thought they were great in 2010 before Stevie, but i have no desire to see the exact same set again

^^^^ this

[Memory Man]

would be a sad continuation of the exceptionally safe/boring bookings theme that seems to be surrounding this year's event....

Edited March 8, 2016 by Memory Man

[actionstations]

as usual, Carnival Collective are playing... hopefully back to their usual outside circus daily 11am wake-up slot

https://www.facebook.com/CarnivalCollective/posts/10154041244179456

[eFestivals]

9 minutes ago, actionstations said:

as usual, Carnival Collective are playing... hopefully back to their usual outside circus daily 11am wake-up slot

https://www.facebook.com/CarnivalCollective/posts/10154041244179456

eh? There's nothing there about Glasto...?

 

[actionstations]

ah, sorry, I asked them in the comments...

Matt Brocklehurst see you at glasto I hope! smile emoticon

 

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Carnival Collective yes you will....

 

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[jonodillieono]

1 hour ago, dooke10 said:

'The Dance' was pretty successful as I recall. The lead track 'Not Going Home' was big in Ibiza that year and had big remixes from Van Buuren and Prydz.

Don't think I'll watch but a mate and his missus went the Manchester Arena show recently and said it was great.

It's up there with one of my favourite gigs ever. I'm a guy who loves cheesy synths and has a fetish for a fuck ton of lazers though so I always going to love it.

[FakeEmpire]

Saw Faithless before Stevie Wonder on the Pyramid in 2010 and absolutely loved it.

[thurlow84]

8 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

Whilst you are probably correct, it is yet another example of the absurdity of how 'big' an act is, based on the opinion of the Great Unwashed. Faithless, whilst a perfectly decent act in their time, I guess, are irrelevant in today's music scene, and are trading solely on the back of Insomnia. That a band can do so, when there are SO many other newer, more inovating bands around who fail to gain any recognition, is a sad indictment on how to be successful in today's music industry (and I suppose it was ever thus...).

Ben

Suprised by your view of faithless essay

I think you are wrong

[Gnomicide]

Faithless are utter bollocks. Shite of the highest order, it's completely beyond me how anyone can get any enjoyment from listening to that guff.

Anyway... back to the self confirmations.

Rodney Branigan has unsurprisingly been a rumour for a while but his website now has this...

 

[thewayiam]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Faithless are utter bollocks. Shite of the highest order, it's completely beyond me how anyone can get any enjoyment from listening to that guff.

Anyway... back to the self confirmations.

Rodney Branigan has unsurprisingly been a rumour for a while but his website now has this...

 

This year already had load of acts I can see myself wanting to see. About 8 on the rumors page already I think if you include Rodney as a tbc.

Edited March 8, 2016 by thewayiam

[eastynh]

5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Faithless are utter bollocks. Shite of the highest order, it's completely beyond me how anyone can get any enjoyment from listening to that guff.

Anyway... back to the self confirmations.

Rodney Branigan has unsurprisingly been a rumour for a while but his website now has this...

 

I like Insomnia as it reminds me of Maximes in Wigan. I always loved the tearing off tights with my teeth line, even though I was never in any state to even pee in a straight line, never mid do anything with my teeth :-)

I like a couple of the Rollo goes tunes, but nothing else really from Faithless.

Edited March 8, 2016 by eastynh