Oxegen dark horses

NoQuarter

So im a fan of kings of leon, killers, MGMT etc and im going to oxegen for the weekend but ive never heard of most of the bands so which bands should i go see?? ill check them out on youtube, so any recommendations??

Which bands are the undiscovered, underrated gems??

thealltimelow

you me at six?

Mossy Monk

Regina Spektor is quite good. She had a song on I think it was a Vodafone ad last year.

NoQuarter

thealltimelow wrote: »

you me at six?

Thanks mate! now i know one band to avoid anyways! :pac:

Punky/american type stuff like that aint my cup of tea! But thats the idea of this thread!

thealltimelow

king-stew wrote: »

Thanks mate! now i know one band to avoid anyways! :pac:

Punky/american type stuff like that aint my cup of tea! But thats the idea of this thread!

there english
also little boots?

lordgoat

king-stew wrote: »

Thanks mate! now i know one band to avoid anyways! :pac:

Punky/american type stuff like that aint my cup of tea! But thats the idea of this thread!

Killers, MGMT and Kings of Leon are all american.

LowOdour

Not sure if Nick Cave is one on your list...but a must see by any standards.
Not a whole lot of 'unknown' bands there.... but check out Tv on the radio, Friendly Fires, Glasvegas imo.

Lots of interesting bands there.....among the bland ****e.

NoQuarter

lordgoat wrote: »

Killers, MGMT and Kings of Leon are all american.

But not punky, otherwise i would have said punky OR american, i meant a mix eg bowling for soup type stuff and if they are english....whats with the accent??

culchienator

i recommend that you go and see Pendulum, they are well worth checking out...
also they are Australian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQA1d0QQvf8

dioltas

Can't wait for Pendulum! Hardly dark horses though? I kinda like digitalism. Little boots could be good. Florence and the machine are the ones that have that song from the O2 add.

What happened to the whole mcd / oxegen ban may I ask?

Splendour

Whatever you do-DON'T MISS NICK CAVE!!! A tad bit odd but bloomin' amazing! Went to his Dublin Castle gig last year and was blown away-but then I'm a big fan so am probably biased

Also, check out Nine Inch Nails.

Enjoy!

yevveh

they didn't put the IMRO new sounds stage on the poster, this is the lineup for that:

Friday 10th July: David Kitt, Heathers, The Joy Formidable, The Flaws, Yes Cadets, The Mighty Stef, Cashier No. 9, Ruth Anne Cunningham, The Brilliant Things, Home Star Runner, Stone Motion.

Saturday 11th July: Director, General Fiasco, St Vincent, Codes, And So I Watch You From Afar, Cap Pas Cap, Joe Echo, Nightbox, Angel Pier, Carosel, Jenna Toro

Sunday 12th July: Villagers, Wintersleep, Broken Records, Concerto For Constantine, Dark Room Notes, Blood Or Whiskey, The Chakras, The Jades, Andrew Hozier Byrne, Bone

People will probably have a lot of opinions on which of those to see but you can't miss Heathers, they're amazing. And So I Watch You From Afar and Villagers are also two to defo check out. I've heard good things about St Vincent too.

Out of the other stages, probably NIN, Mars Volta, Pendulum, Passion Pit, M83, Of Montreal, MSTRKRFT (though I hear the new album isn't as good as the great debut), Little Boots, God Is An Astronaut. I'd also check out Foals and Maximo Park.

About MCD, this is the thread I read: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055578947

BaZmO*

Has the ban been lifted?

edit - Sorry, just noticed the link in the last post.

Heisenberg.

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delbertgrady

My two cents:
Regina Spektor (Saturday)
Camera Obscura (Sunday)

Dmullar

Don't miss M83 or Passion pit!

kathyd91

imo you should check out
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Passion Pit
Friendly Fires
Little Boots
The Maccabees

davylee

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Regina Spektor is quite good. She had a song on I think it was a Vodafone ad last year.

The hotel song as far as i remember. Cracking number

Alyosha

The Gaslight Anthem (playing stage 2 on Saturday) are pretty class. Would recommend their album "The 59 Sound". They tend to tour with punk bands, but are more of a classic rock band. Here's one of my fave songs of theirs, judge for yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv25hbTWM9w

unreggd

Wallis Bird is class

Driver 8

Nick Cave will melt your face

But he's clashing with Kings of Leon. I can't see why anyone would pick the latter over the former, but each to their own.

Otherwise:

Regina Spektor (always fun live, and has some great songs)
The Gaslight Anthem (great show in the Academy in March, best of the current wave of Springsteen influenced bands)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (should own the main stage Saturday)

electrogrimey

As a general rule Oxegen don't do underrated gems, they mainly specialise in overrated sh*te, and this year is more or less no exception...only few "gems" I can see are Nick Cave, The Specials, and if that's Squeeze as in 'Cool for Cats' Squeeze, then them. There's also an annoyingly good dance line-up...but generally if you want underrated gems then go to Electric Picnic.

Fajitas!

Yep, it's the Cool For Cats/Up the Junction - Squeeze. Who should be amazing!

Xavi6

Pendulum are absolutely fantastic live. 'Propane Nightmares' is an amazing tune.

Gaslight Anthem are worth a look, and I've heard decent reviews of Starsailor's latest offering.

lordgoat

sugarman wrote: »

Cant believe nobodys mentioned FOALS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuD3DBskpg

Sshhhhh

electrogrimey

Saw Foals at EP last year, enjoyed it immensly, even though beforehand I would have just thought of them as generic indie. I imagine Pendulum at Oxegen would have a disgustingly aggro atmosphere, with hammered scumbags laying into eachother everywhere...

lordgoat

electrogrimey wrote: »

Saw Foals at EP last year, enjoyed it immensly, even though beforehand I would have just thought of them as generic indie.

Foals and Hadouken! were two of last years highlights for me. Can't wait to see foals again.

xOxSinéadxOx

tbh why are you going if you only like about 3 people?

I'd recommend

elbow
yeah yeah yeahs
the specials
therapy?
nick cave
nine inch nails
jane's addiction
the horrors
god is an astronaut
tv on the radio
regina spektor
the manics
foals
ladyhawke
florence & the machine
of montreal
patrick wolf

Icaras

david kitt is very good live - better than his albums would indicate as he has a band with him. seen him a few times. he normally throws in a decent cover too - outcast hey ya and the ramones i wanna be sedated spring to mind

NoQuarter

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

tbh why are you going if you only like about 3 people?

Oh sorry ill sell my ticket...

Soul Cake Duck

'TV on the Radio' think they are playing on the Saturday....worth going to see for sure

Mossy Monk

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

tbh why are you going if you only like about 3 people?

The opportunity to see new bands would be my guess.

Weekend Warrior

Camera Obscura
Florence and the Machine
Regina Spektor

electrogrimey

In fairness I'd say most of the people there will only know the headliners...

lordgoat

electrogrimey wrote: »

In fairness I'd say most of the people there will only know the headliners...

What a totally useless comment. Do you even understand the concept of this thread?

Carroller

M83

electrogrimey

It was just in reply to this kind of thing:

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

tbh why are you going if you only like about 3 people?

And I've already make my recommendations, so I do understand the concept, yes.

Lil' Smiler

I reckon The Brilliant Things will do well, playing on the main stage at the start after the Artane Band

Have seen them around a few times and also been on the radio a god bit lately. Loving their new song "Rise"

http://www.thebrilliantthings.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebs-HoY4UH0

df1985

pendulum were one of my highlights at oxegen last yr.fantastic live.

florence and the machine
elbow
friendly fires
yeah yeah yeahs
deadmau5 if you like dance music.
calvin harris

irishturkey

Friday: japanese popstars, god is an astronaut, fight like apes, republic of loose, mogwai, for some reason i wanna see lily allen???,

Saturday: regina spektor, tv on the radio, gaslight anthem, nick cave, yeah yeah yeahs,

Sunday: fever ray, florence and the machine, foals, friendly fires, glasvegas, manics??, white lies, ocs, the specials

go on, nit pick at will. yes i realise theres clashes all over the place

yerayeah

I'd definitely go check out the gaslight album first thing on Saturday...

White Lies might also be worth checking out, that song Death is a great festival tune!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTh9IuSTOY0

Richard Cranium

I'd probably pass out if I heard that Death song. Until my own dying day it will remind me of the worst parts of doing the Leaving Cert. It's a shame too because it's a really good song.

As for dark horses and hidden gems, I'd definitely recommend God is an Astronaut. I caught the end of their set last year. Unbelievable stuff.

catho_monster

Fred - Cork band if you havent seen them yet, you must. Crackers.
http://www.fredtheband.com/info.htm

If ye like Regina Spektor, check out St. Vincent.
http://www.myspace.com/stvincent

God is an Astronaut - legend Wicklow electronica rock (rock-tronica )
http://www.myspace.com/godisanastronaut

Jape, - not so dark a horse now he won the Choice award, will be amazing
http://www.myspace.com/richiejape

Wallis Bird - rocky singer-songwriter, Irish too, dunno where from tho...
http://www.myspace.com/wallisbird

Susie Soho - Kildare/Dublin/Boardsies - will rock your socks off...
http://www.myspace.com/susiesohomusic

Den_M

Crystal Castles!

Wow, I didn't know these guys were playing, they're amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56E8yYgLNHE

Jay P

The 2 bands I really wanna see are Mogwai and Fred, but they've only been mentioned once each. They are both fantastic!

Taz86

I would absolutely love to be going on Sunday just to catch the Noisettes. Yes, they make chirpy and cheerful pop music but that doesn't mean it's less important. I'd recommend just letting yer hair down and dancing to this, folks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dSEyaT6R8

Their second album is called 'Wild Young Hearts'. Great little tunes are Never Forget You, So Complicated, Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go), Cheap Kicks. Undoubtedly you can hear Ms Winehouse on the posted tune. I've watched a few live clips on youtube too and I think they'll be a delight. Check the m out. Really wish I was but I have other obligations this Sunday

pablodunlop

Jay P wrote: »

The 2 bands I really wanna see are Mogwai and Fred, but they've only been mentioned once each. They are both fantastic!

Mogwai FTW!!!

unreggd

Wallis Bird all the way!

Also Ruth-Anne Cunnigham & Dirty Epics

Patricide

yevveh wrote: »

they didn't put the IMRO new sounds stage on the poster, this is the lineup for that:

Friday 10th July: David Kitt, Heathers, The Joy Formidable, The Flaws, Yes Cadets, The Mighty Stef, Cashier No. 9, Ruth Anne Cunningham, The Brilliant Things, Home Star Runner, Stone Motion.

Saturday 11th July: Director, General Fiasco, St Vincent, Codes, And So I Watch You From Afar, Cap Pas Cap, Joe Echo, Nightbox, Angel Pier, Carosel, Jenna Toro

Sunday 12th July: Villagers, Wintersleep, Broken Records, Concerto For Constantine, Dark Room Notes, Blood Or Whiskey, The Chakras, The Jades, Andrew Hozier Byrne, Bone

People will probably have a lot of opinions on which of those to see but you can't miss Heathers, they're amazing. And So I Watch You From Afar and Villagers are also two to defo check out. I've heard good things about St Vincent too.

Out of the other stages, probably NIN, Mars Volta, Pendulum, Passion Pit, M83, Of Montreal, MSTRKRFT (though I hear the new album isn't as good as the great debut), Little Boots, God Is An Astronaut. I'd also check out Foals and Maximo Park.

About MCD, this is the thread I read: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055578947

Check out as i watch you from afar. Very alternitave but there music is class and they allways give it 110%

Jay P

Patricide wrote: »

Check out as i watch you from afar. Very alternitave but there music is class and they allways give it 110%

Ah silly fool I am, how could I not forget them. Unreal stuff.

NoQuarter

Thanks for all replies folks, except everybody named everybody so ive been on youtube for like 3 weeks now!!! :D


2 days wooo!!:cool: