Best Kept Secret 2017

[alan_ts]

The Prodigy, Richard Ashcroft and more added to Northside.

I don't see The Prodigy for BKS but Ashcroft could fit well.

[DDave]

7 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

The Prodigy, Richard Ashcroft and more added to Northside.

I don't see The Prodigy for BKS but Ashcroft could fit well.

Black Grape are supporting him on his UK tour. Now I'd love to see them rock up at BKS. Very rarely do European festivals though.

[alan_ts]

Dj Shadow, Arca, Anderson Paak, Soulwax for Sonar.

All of them very interesting.

[DDave]

8 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Dj Shadow, Arca, Anderson Paak, Soulwax for Sonar.

All of them very interesting.

Yes!  Soulwax are around. Always one of my top picks for any festival. If we get them and Royksopp I will be a very happy man.

Anderson Paak is a surprise inclusion.

[Orens]

22 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Yes!  Soulwax are around. Always one of my top picks for any festival. If we get them and Royksopp I will be a very happy man.

Anderson Paak is a surprise inclusion.

Anderson .Paak is already in Down The Rabbit Hole

[alan_ts]

I've just noticed that they have added many more names at Sonar. Among those who are not proper djs I would like Clark and Jon Hopkins.

[Tijn]

Hopkins is at Dekmantel in August, don't think he will play twice in the Netherlands this summer. Much rather have him do a live set in the upcoming years anyways.

[DDave]

Glass Animals ruled out - playing Firefly in the US that weekend along with a few other non BKS type artists. Full line up out on Friday.

[clasher]

A quick question - just wonder if anyone has any first hand experience. I'm gonna be in Amsterdam a couple of days before the festival and I have a flight back from Schiphol on Monday evening.

Now I've read all the official info on the BKS webpage there is regarding transport and what I can make out is:

Option a) Take the organised EventTravel bus from Amsterdam,

b ) take the train to Tilburg and then the shuttle to the festival site 

I'm leaning towards b, as both cost pretty much the same but the train is more comfortable and flexible. Has anyone done this, do I not know something I should  ? Any info much aprreciated.

 

[arteet]

36 minutes ago, clasher said:

A quick question - just wonder if anyone has any first hand experience. I'm gonna be in Amsterdam a couple of days before the festival and I have a flight back from Schiphol on Monday evening.

Now I've read all the official info on the BKS webpage there is regarding transport and what I can make out is:

Option a) Take the organised EventTravel bus from Amsterdam,

b ) take the train to Tilburg and then the shuttle to the festival site 

I'm leaning towards b, as both cost pretty much the same but the train is more comfortable and flexible. Has anyone done this, do I not know something I should  ? Any info much aprreciated.

 

We stayed in Amsterdam before and after the festival last year. Getting the train is really easy and there were plenty of options time wise. The shuttle bus to the festival from Tilburg is right outside the station.

We are doing the same this year, fly to Amsterdam on Thursday and spend the day / night there. Get the train to Tilburg on Friday and then back on Monday. We are having Monday night in Amsterdam too, fly back to the UK on the Tuesday and go straight to Glastonbury...!

[alan_ts]

Maybe not the best social media but surely great comedians  

[DDave]

12 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Maybe not the best social media but surely great comedians  

Infuriating.

[Trufflehound]

15 hours ago, clasher said:

A quick question - just wonder if anyone has any first hand experience. I'm gonna be in Amsterdam a couple of days before the festival and I have a flight back from Schiphol on Monday evening.

Now I've read all the official info on the BKS webpage there is regarding transport and what I can make out is:

Option a) Take the organised EventTravel bus from Amsterdam,

b ) take the train to Tilburg and then the shuttle to the festival site 

I'm leaning towards b, as both cost pretty much the same but the train is more comfortable and flexible. Has anyone done this, do I not know something I should  ? Any info much aprreciated.

 

Train is easy. About 75 mins from Amsterdam with one change. This site will tell you all you need to know about train times etc.: http://www.ns.nl/en

[clasher]

Train it is, thanks!

We should be getting new names in the next couple of days, at least in the last few years there was an announcement in the end of Januray/start of February...

[clasher]

On 1/23/2017 at 11:25 AM, DiscothequeDave said:

On 1/23/2017 at 11:20 AM, mellowmaniac said:

Kasabian were just announced for Inmusic as one of their headliner.

That makes things interesting. Surely they'll be the R+L headliner announced this week. 

Not everyone's cup of tea but I'd be over the moon if they were at BKS.

They are (R+L), and also confirmed for Metronome (a week after BKS, a few days after inMusic).

Looking more and more likely?

(I too would be extatic)

[DDave]

Just now, clasher said:

They are (R+L), and also confirmed for Metronome (a week after BKS, a few days after inMusic).

Looking more and more likely?

(I too would be extatic)

Fingers crossed. There's probably a handful of bands we could whittle it down to and of course it depends on how big they're gonna go with the budget. Kasabian seems the obvious choice to me or maybe Richard Ashcroft

Firefly announce full line up at 3pm gmt tomorrow which will exclude a few names

[DDave]

Off another forum, Ry X is apparently a self confirmation

No, me neither.

[Tijn]

Ashcroft won't headline on his own, second or third last on the One stage I guess. Don't see new names coming today, so hopefully next week.

[DDave]

[alan_ts]

What time do they usually do announcements?

I seem to remember 8/8.30 a.m. but I would not be wrong.

[Dietediet]

1 minute ago, alan_ts said:

What time do they usually do announcements?

I seem to remember 8/8.30 a.m. but I would not be wrong.

Depends from time to time. But they always tend to announce the announcement in some way.

[clasher]

Pretty happy with that. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of them on BKS, but nothing tragic...

[DDave]

Agreed. Thought Hamilton Leithauser would be at BKS though.

Another very poor US festival line up. Coachella is the best by a distance this year.

[alan_ts]

Van Morrison for North Sea Jazz (he already does Primavera Sound).

[DDave]

Got to be news this week.