Blue Dot Festival

[Dave85radiohead]

24 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

I imagine his Manchester dates in June rule him out 

I thought that too but it does sound like him on the trailer and I suppose those dates could be why there's been a delay in the announcement.

 

[SoundsFromJack]

Deer Shed have announced their second wave, usually contains some names that will appear on both Deer Shed and Bluedot. 

Hopefully, Stereolab, Ghostpoet, Dream Wife, Twilight Sad, Boy Azooga, Snapped Ankles Jesca Hoop and some others make their way to the Bank. 

[Dave85radiohead]

1 hour ago, SoundsFromJack said:

Deer Shed have announced their second wave, usually contains some names that will appear on both Deer Shed and Bluedot. 

Hopefully, Stereolab, Ghostpoet, Dream Wife, Twilight Sad, Boy Azooga, Snapped Ankles Jesca Hoop and some others make their way to the Bank. 

Baxter Dury the highlight of that poster for me but twilight sad , dream wife and Stereolab would be great.There's lots of good stuff there. I imagine Tim Burgess will play. Blue dot have liked and reposted a few of his tweets which had me worried the Charlatans might have been making an appearance

[the wonderwhy]

I think Stereolab must be nailed on for an Orbit headline slot 

[SoundsFromJack]

Stereolab would be perfect for Orbit. 

A few have talked about The Flaming Lips returning, and they've announced some UK dates. 

[Superunknown]

8 minutes ago, SoundsFromJack said:

Stereolab would be perfect for Orbit. 

A few have talked about The Flaming Lips returning, and they've announced some UK dates. 

They only played in 2018, surely won't be back already.

[SoundsFromJack]

1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

They only played in 2018, surely won't be back already.

I'd hope not, but I wouldn't rule it out. 

From a personal perspective, they were wondrous and I wouldn't be mad, but I'd much prefer somebody new. 

[the wonderwhy]

18 minutes ago, SoundsFromJack said:

I'd hope not, but I wouldn't rule it out. 

From a personal perspective, they were wondrous and I wouldn't be mad, but I'd much prefer somebody new. 

They're playing both Liverpool and Leeds so I reckon that's a pretty good indicator they're not doing a Manchester festival show 

[DDave]

56 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

They're playing both Liverpool and Leeds so I reckon that's a pretty good indicator they're not doing a Manchester festival show 

I'd wager a southern festival appearance on the same weekend. Larmer Tree most likely - or Penn Festival? 

[eFestivals]

it looks like there's a change with the ticketing happening next Friday (7th Feb), so that suggests the announcement will be about this time next week.

[DDave]

Gorillaz would be a good fit.

[Gilgamesh69]

My dream is Spacemen3. But even if they wanted to reunite, they're probably a bit niche for Blue Dot

 

[xxialac]

57 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

My dream is Spacemen3. But even if they wanted to reunite, they're probably a bit niche for Blue Dot

 

They haven't played since the 1980s so it's a hell of a long shot.

[Gilgamesh69]

40 minutes ago, xxialac said:

They haven't played since the 1980s so it's a hell of a long shot.

Spiritualized could also kinda fit at least, they've still got a space theme. But they're not really a party act; seems they usually go for acts that make people dance, not acts that make you cry about that girl who broke your heart lmao

[danceonfire]

So I see Massive Attack are now ruled out. Does anybody have any insider information yet? Pretty sure last year someone was giving hints that the correct acts had been mentioned. Really not got a clue now!

[Dave85radiohead]

Nope. I think the doves because of their tweet but that's it. It's been really quiet. I'm hoping they're going to pull something special out the bag but I'm a bit nervous that we haven't heard anything as we have already bought our tickets 

My guess for what it's worth is Thom Yorke, The Doves and Pet Shop Boys but it could be almost anyone at this stage.

Hoping for a stronger undercard this year as last year's wasn't great. Would be nice to see British Sea Power and Public Service Broadcasting back

[Dave85radiohead]

Probably can't read much into it but there is a Spotify playlist of Bluedot's albums of the decade and most bands on there have played bluedot with the exceptions been LCD sound system, Arcade fire, Beck and Arctic Monkeys.

[Gilgamesh69]

I'd say Pet Shop Boys playing Manchester end of May and Thom Yorke playing there end of June probably rules them out.

 

Are there any big electronic acts that aren't already playing nearby festivals? E.g. Creamfields and Park Life

[Dave85radiohead]

Four Tet. DJ Shadow, Bonobo,Floating points ?

Edited January 31, 2020 by Dave85radiohead

[Gilgamesh69]

1 hour ago, Dave85radiohead said:

Four Tet. DJ Shadow, Bonobo,Floating points ?

Four Tet and Floating Points playing Park Life. DJ Shadow playing Manchester in Feb, although may be far enough away. Not sure about Bonobo

[Paul ™]

I'd hazard a guess at Groove Armada being one of them

[GrumpyRaver]

19 hours ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Spiritualized could also kinda fit at least, they've still got a space theme. But they're not really a party act; seems they usually go for acts that make people dance, not acts that make you cry about that girl who broke your heart lmao

I usually find Spiritualized gigs to be pretty uplifting and body moving experiences personally.

[Dave85radiohead]

Hoping we get some big headliners and not something like little dragon but I would have expected for there to have been some rumours by now  😔

Edited February 2, 2020 by Dave85radiohead

[Gilgamesh69]

I'm a little confused;  on social media they keep talking about signing up for presale access, but you can already buy tickets now anyway?

[Dave85radiohead]

8 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

I'm a little confused;  on social media they keep talking about signing up for presale access, but you can already buy tickets now anyway?

I think its for the day tickets which should be going on sale Friday next week but it's not explained very well.

They keep pushing the App but there is nothing on it at all