LAWKS! It’s the Next Announcement Thread 2022!

[Acid_Haze]

11 minutes ago, alanr said:

West Holts updated facebook profile picture a few minutes ago.

 Something is happening😀

Getting ready for their announcement tomorrow :D

[paulshane]

27 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

I think a lot of people have no idea they even exist

Most of the people I know aren't even aware that the lineup isn't available until near the festival.

 

If I mention I have a ticket, the usual question is 'Who is playing?' and when I say 'no idea, the lineup isn't out yet' I get odd looks 🙂

[Cream Soda]

2 minutes ago, Franco Baresi said:

Are we expecting any surprises on the West Holts poster?? Little Simz & Bicep we know, is there a 3rd headliner missing??

Might be Bonobo?

[nikkic]

2 minutes ago, Franco Baresi said:

Are we expecting any surprises on the West Holts poster?? Little Simz & Bicep we know, is there a 3rd headliner missing??

3rd headliner up for grabs still, yeah. 
 

[Beerqueen]

3 minutes ago, paulshane said:

Most of the people I know aren't even aware that the lineup isn't available until near the festival.

 

If I mention I have a ticket, the usual question is 'Who is playing?' and when I say 'no idea, the lineup isn't out yet' I get odd looks 🙂

Similarly, when you return and people ask you who you saw and you go "errmm...."

[FuzzyDunlop]

17 minutes ago, alanr said:

West Holts updated facebook profile picture a few minutes ago.

 Something is happening😀

Tomorrow methinks

[Gnomicide]

Just now, Beerqueen said:

Similarly, when you return and people ask you who you saw and you go "errmm...."

Did you see [Legend slot]?

No

Did you see [big name headliner]?

No

Did you see [big act that everyone is talking about]?

No

What did you see?

I saw a woman play the recorder with her fanny.

[Justcalledtosay]

Instagram hasn’t been updated so I don’t imagine there’s anything imminent.

[markussnoopy]

6 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

Might be Bonobo?

second this. It's got to be Bonobo.

[JoeyT]

1 minute ago, Gnomicide said:

Did you see [Legend slot]?

No

Did you see [big name headliner]?

No

Did you see [big act that everyone is talking about]?

No

What did you see?

I saw a woman play the recorder with her fanny.

Sounds like something I saw when I went to Manumission back in the day.

Only my story involves flags of the world and razor blades 🤨

[moogster]

5 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:

Similarly, when you return and people ask you who you saw and you go "errmm...."

"how is that relevant?" 🙂 

[Beerqueen]

2 minutes ago, moogster said:

"how is that relevant?" 🙂 

Or even more difficult "who was the best act you saw?".  They didn't expect me to say Lekkido Lord of the Lobsters.

Edited to say - it was probably "who did you enjoy most" rather than "the best" as even Lekiddo wouldn't claim to be the best act but he was genuinely the one I enjoyed most that year.

Edited May 23, 2022 by Beerqueen

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 minute ago, Gnomicide said:

Did you see [Legend slot]?

No

Did you see [big name headliner]?

No

Did you see [big act that everyone is talking about]?

No

What did you see?

I saw a woman play the recorder with her fanny.

I once saw someone play the spoons to some Europop once in the Shangri La... but the recorder would trump that

[nikkic]

7 minutes ago, markussnoopy said:

second this. It's got to be Bonobo.

Might be wrong on this but didn’t somebody have info they were subbing? 
 

I agree they seem the most plausible for the final spot though. 

[FakeEmpire]

Caribou must be in with a shout of being the final WH headliner?

[Gnomicide]

Scenes when it's Plant and Kraus.

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, FakeEmpire said:

Caribou must be in with a shout of being the final WH headliner?

Hmm that’s not a bad shout actually. Could well have been given the bump up from Park to West Holts, although not sure if he’d really be deemed big enough for such a slot.

[Acid_Haze]

I think signs are pointing to it being Leon Bridges, with Caribou as a sub.

[The Nal]

5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Scenes when it's Plant and Kraus.

Touted initially for the Pyramid weren't they?

[Gwladboy]

Listened to a Tiny Desk concert with Leon Bridges last night.  Very nice it was too.

[giantkatestacks]

Very unusual when WH doesnt have a headliner that I'm desperate to see. I think it is the lack of old school US artists to blame there or even a dearth of US artists full stop. 

[FloorFiller]

6 minutes ago, Acid_Haze said:

I think signs are pointing to it being Leon Bridges, with Caribou as a sub.

Ah yeah forgot about him - yeah that makes sense so I’ll go for that too.

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Touted initially for the Pyramid weren't they?

Yeah, and almost certainly will be but I fear a restless Pyramid crowd wanting him to do a load of Zep stuff.

[t0paz]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Yeah, and almost certainly will be but I fear a restless Pyramid crowd wanting him to do a load of Zep stuff.

2 people I’m going with are expecting this. I’ve tried to tell them…

[JoBalls]

50 minutes ago, alanr said:

West Holts updated facebook profile picture a few minutes ago.

 Something is happening😀

The person who runs it also accidentally put their own phone number on there as West Holts Stage’s WhatsApp. Sent them a WhatsApp to let them know and it’s been hastily taken down 🤣