Nick07 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Rolling Blackouts won’t be playing Tour now moved to next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry49 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 It is good of the festival to extend the balance payment date till after announcement next week, but sadly I am guessing this will be because the lineup will significantly change or numbers to be scaled back to allow it a better chance of going ahead. Not very hopeful now after last few weeks of cancellations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick07 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Harry49 said: It is good of the festival to extend the balance payment date till after announcement next week, but sadly I am guessing this will be because the lineup will significantly change or numbers to be scaled back to allow it a better chance of going ahead. Not very hopeful now after last few weeks of cancellations. The capacity is full isn’t it as it’s sold out? They seem fairly hopeful of it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justiceforcedave Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Harry49 said: It is good of the festival to extend the balance payment date till after announcement next week, but sadly I am guessing this will be because the lineup will significantly change or numbers to be scaled back to allow it a better chance of going ahead. Not very hopeful now after last few weeks of cancellations. TBH if they announce and accept payment balances.... that seems to be positive indication of their intentions to push on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyperu Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 I’m baffled as to why people think yesterday’s announcement is anything other than massively encouraging? I certainly feel a lot more positive about it now than I did this time last week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwa Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 15 minutes ago, bobbyperu said: I’m baffled as to why people think yesterday’s announcement is anything other than massively encouraging? I certainly feel a lot more positive about it now than I did this time last week. I totally agree. Changes to the lineup are inevitable, but they are still actively trying to put this show on rather than sounding like they're hedging their bets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh69 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 So who do we think could be replacement headliners? Can't see Pixies, Big Thief and Perfume Genius all coming over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester_Freamon Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Gilgamesh69 said: So who do we think could be replacement headliners? Can't see Pixies, Big Thief and Perfume Genius all coming over Seeing as they are already playing elsewhere on the same weekend, I'm going to pick Idles and Stereolab as two of the potential replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyperu Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 A few US acts like Elijah Wolf and Skullcrusher have recently announced a few dates around EOTR, I guess it could be easier for the smaller bands and/or solo acts to negotiate the difficulties. Perhaps even a band like Big Thief may make it work as it’s their first chance to headline a festival. I’d expect Pixies to drop out. agree on Idles and Stereolab as potential replacements as headliners. Guessing there are plenty of other UK bands who could potentially step in. Same with further down the bill, Wide Awake and the Manchester Pysch Festival both have a lot of names that I could see being added to EOTR also have Arlo Parks and Dry Cleaning who are comfortably bigger now than their positioning on the original announcement and John Grant who could potentially do his own show as well as with Creep Show don’t think there will be any shortage of acts available to fill the gaps. Apart from Nadia Reid (and presumably now RBCF) which others have either pulled out or rearranged their tours that EOTR were part of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick07 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) Stereolab over Idles all day long Kikagaku Moyo to play too Edited April 29, 2021 by Nick07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjseabass Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I could imagine Fontaines coming back, perhaps to subheadline The Woods? Playing Victorious the weekend before. Most of the acts I was excited about are UK-based, so I'm hopeful it will still be a great show - frankly I barely care exactly who's playing just so long as they can make it happen, as all the other camping festivals I had tickets for have been cancelled! Any overseas acts they can retain will be a bonus - I think tune-yards might be one, given she was announced for APE after everything started looking sketchy for this summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Pixies were a big name. Is it realistic to think they might get Gorillaz to replace them? (I worry a little the incentive isn't there to get equivalent names with all the tickets sold and a weaker bank balance) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry49 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Really pleased to see all the positive responses, I tend to be a half full type so good to see the optimism. I am going to be fine with whoever subs are, the main thing is it being on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweepingTheNation Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, xxialac said: Pixies were a big name. Is it realistic to think they might get Gorillaz to replace them? (I worry a little the incentive isn't there to get equivalent names with all the tickets sold and a weaker bank balance) Not in the slightest. If they need a new biggest name they'd be thinking more along the lines of Mogwai-size, or maybe try and find an appropriate older/legacy act (The Waterboys are playing Moseley Folk that weekend). Idles don't seem to like headlining festivals and they're playing a 10,000-capacity outdoor show in Bristol on the Friday so wouldn't want to dilute that. I don't think Simon would want to let people down too much with the replacement choices, obviously he'll know people just want to party in a festival field but also has the name of EOTR to uphold. I wouldn't be surprised if next week's announcement comes with reassurance that everyone who has to pull out has been asked back for 2022 (wonder if that would include Angel Olsen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwa Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) Another indie/heritage act who appear to be free that weekend... Primal Scream. I'd welcome that, though I agree that EOTR is much more likely to give someone like Fontaines their first big headline slot - also no bad thing. Isn't it nice to be back to guessing about bands! Edited April 30, 2021 by paulwa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benali Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Idles are doing an afternoon show at Wide Awake which opens up the possibility of a festival headline set the same day. I'd absolutely love it if Stereolab played, they were great at Green Man a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, benali said: Idles are doing an afternoon show at Wide Awake which opens up the possibility of a festival headline set the same day. They're playing a headline set in Bristol the same day. Could play End of the Road the next day however. Edited May 1, 2021 by dentalplan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Mogwai, Waterboys or Idles would be a big stepdown from Pixies IMO. Really hopeful some overseas acts stay in next week as I thought there were some great ones on the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justiceforcedave Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Can we chuck Gary Numan in the pot for some 'oldie with hip credentials' vibes? Got a new album on the go, UK based, touring end of September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 3 hours ago, xxialac said: Mogwai, Waterboys or Idles would be a big stepdown from Pixies IMO. Anyone realistic that wouldn't be? They're one of the biggest bands the festival has ever booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Just now, dentalplan said: Anyone realistic that wouldn't be? They're one of the biggest bands the festival has ever booked. Yes and they wouldn't have come cheap. Supergrass, Gorillaz or Foals would be an equivalent replacement in my book from touring acts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 minute ago, xxialac said: Yes and they wouldn't have come cheap. Supergrass, Gorillaz or Foals would be an equivalent replacement in my book from touring acts. Woah. I dunno if I'm being closeminded here but I wouldn't consider any of those to suit this festival. The last two would be a big step up in size as well. Would be gobsmacked if any of those headlined. I think your expectations ought to be lowered ahead of the announcement, given how much End of the Road lives on overseas indie rock and folk. I can't imagine the upcoming news being anything but a step down but it's just how much of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Where's PJ Harvey living nowadays? She's not still down the lane is she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweepingTheNation Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, xxialac said: Supergrass, Gorillaz or Foals would be an equivalent replacement in my book from touring acts. There's absolutely no way Gorillaz and their full production are going to be affordable for EOTR - they and Foals, who I don't think really fit the EOTR genre policy any more, are headlining Boardmasters which is more than three times the capacity. Last time Pixies were in the UK over the summer they headlined Bluedot which is the same size as EOTR. Supergrass are headlining one of the Crystal Palace Bowl gigs in August that also seem to be 15,000 capacity (as, FWIW, are Sleaford Mods), but again it's not a Britpop revivalist stopoff. Edited May 1, 2021 by SweepingTheNation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 To slap some perspective on it, I would guess at John Grant, Laura Marling and Idles replacing Perfume Genius, Big Thief and Pixies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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