Best Kept Secret Festival 2018

[DDave]

24 minutes ago, mellowmaniac said:

New at Northside: Beck, Diplo, Thundercat, Jimmy Eat World

 

Would anyone really complain about a Beck return (thinking as sub)

I wouldn't. His new stuff is absolutely brilliant.

[mellowmaniac]

13 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said:

Would anyone really complain about a Beck return (thinking as sub)

I wouldn't. His new stuff is absolutely brilliant.

In a (subjective) perfect BKS world I'd love to have the Allpointseast Sunday lineup at BKS Sunday (or any other day) as well:

Björk

Beck

Father John Misty

Flying Lotus 3D

Edited December 1, 2017 by mellowmaniac

[mellowmaniac]

Due to the very strong first announcement of DTRH, their 30-Euro-off-each-ticket-if-you-buy-10-tickets offer and BKS' usual lack of communication we bought a 10 person group ticket for DTRH.

This doesn't mean a couple of us won't go to BKS, too, but definitely not the 18-20 people we were every year since the beginning.

With a good announcement not later than yesterday probably all of us would have returned to BKS (even though some of us weren't that happy with a couple of issues in the last two years), but with BKS' unpredictable booking philosophy and the doubt that they already would have made an announcement if they would have strong headliners to confirm, several of my friends went the safe way with buying those DTRH tickets (and as far as I could read on several boards and threads, they were not the only ones).

Edited December 2, 2017 by mellowmaniac

[alan_ts]

26 minutes ago, mellowmaniac said:

Due to the very strong first announcement of DTRH, their 30-Euro-off-each-ticket-if-you-buy-10-tickets offer and BKS' usual lack of communication we bought a 10 person group ticket for DTRH.

This doesn't mean a couple of us won't go to BKS, too, but definitely not the 18-20 people we were every year since the beginning.

With a good announcement not later than yesterday probably all of us would have returned to BKS (even though some of us weren't that happy with a couple of issues in the last two years), but with BKS' unpredictable booking philosophy and the doubt that they already would have made an announcement if they would have strong headliners to confirm, several of my friends went the safe way with buying those DTRH tickets (and as far as I could read on several boards and threads, they were not the only ones).

I didn't expect that, I thought you were involved someway with BKS ahah

[mellowmaniac]

2 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

I didn't expect that, I thought you were involved someway with BKS ahah

I'd say I'm emotionally involved with BKS.

With a decent line up I'll definitely be there for the sixth time - probably just with a lot less people than before.

[Orens]

1 hour ago, mellowmaniac said:

Due to the very strong first announcement of DTRH, their 30-Euro-off-each-ticket-if-you-buy-10-tickets offer and BKS' usual lack of communication we bought a 10 person group ticket for DTRH.

This doesn't mean a couple of us won't go to BKS, too, but definitely not the 18-20 people we were every year since the beginning.

With a good announcement not later than yesterday probably all of us would have returned to BKS (even though some of us weren't that happy with a couple of issues in the last two years), but with BKS' unpredictable booking philosophy and the doubt that they already would have made an announcement if they would have strong headliners to confirm, several of my friends went the safe way with buying those DTRH tickets (and as far as I could read on several boards and threads, they were not the only ones).

Does that offer still stand? I guess I missed it because I have to Google-translate everything DTRH-related! 

Edited December 2, 2017 by Orens

[mellowmaniac]

5 minutes ago, Orens said:

Does that offer still stand? I guess I missed it because I have to Google-translate everything DTRH-related! 

They said more than 80% of those were sold yesterday, but it looks they are still available:

https://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/208707

[WalterRTJ]

Some are still available.

Edited December 2, 2017 by WalterRTJ

[mellowmaniac]

On other boards people discuss the possibility of The Cure and Muse as headliner for BKS. I think both don't really fit and both aren't very realistic, but who knows...

[Boss89]

Friend send me this screenshot when he wanted to visit the website!

 

Seems like it's gone by now

[DDave]

47 minutes ago, Boss89 said:

Friend send me this screenshot when he wanted to visit the website!

 

Seems like it's gone by now

Looks plausible and fairly genuine. If that's the case then we should have the first names fairly soon.

Forgot the dates were earlier next year, rules me out as it clashes with a family holiday.

[mellowmaniac]

49 minutes ago, Boss89 said:

Friend send me this screenshot when he wanted to visit the website!

 

Seems like it's gone by now

If this one is no fake (I still can't imagine The Killers at BKS, but also couldn't imagine Editors) the other, fake looking picture from a couple of days ago might be correct:

 

[Orens]

28 minutes ago, mellowmaniac said:

If this one is no fake (I still can't imagine The Killers at BKS, but also couldn't imagine Editors) the other, fake looking picture from a couple of days ago might be correct:

 

It's not because Courtney will tour Europe on her own, without Kurt.

[the wonderwhy]

3 hours ago, mellowmaniac said:

On other boards people discuss the possibility of The Cure and Muse as headliner for BKS. I think both don't really fit and both aren't very realistic, but who knows...

Muse definitely don't fit but The Cure are pretty in keeping with their previous bookings 

 

[DDave]

Maifeld Derby are announcing 24 bands one by one at the moment on Facebook. Deerhunter, Young Fathers and All them Witches and a few others announced so far.

[dentalplan]

Oh wow it just clicked that Arcade Fire headline a show in Rotterdam the day after BKS finishes. Am I right in thinking that's where most Brits head back from? P clever that.

[the wonderwhy]

34 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Oh wow it just clicked that Arcade Fire headline a show in Rotterdam the day after BKS finishes. Am I right in thinking that's where most Brits head back from? P clever that.

Probably Amsterdam as I don't think the budget airlines fly to Rotterdam. But yeah that's still a good bit of planning whoever came up with that idea 

[spudling]

Homepage changed ..http://www.bestkeptsecret.nl/

[mellowmaniac]

They are teasing an announcement on Twitter.

(Translation: Five years of Best Kept Secret highlights look like that. What will your number 1 performance be from BKS 2018? Get ready.)

 

[the wonderwhy]

Guessing it's gonna be The Cure dropping a bunch of dates 

[ThijsDB]

2 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Guessing it's gonna be The Cure dropping a bunch of dates 

They just announced that British Summer Time will be their only European show in 2018

[Tijn]

Exclusive European show at BST.

[mellowmaniac]

1 minute ago, the wonderwhy said:

Guessing it's gonna be The Cure dropping a bunch of dates 

Supposedly The Cure is going to play their only European 2018 date at British Summer Time.

[the wonderwhy]

Really? Where's it say that? 

Very hard to believe considering Lol was teasing 'lots of things' happening. 

[DDave]

2 minutes ago, mellowmaniac said:

Supposedly The Cure is going to play their only European 2018 date at British Summer Time.

This can't be right, surely?