Longitude Festival 2013

Furious-Red

nocoverart wrote: »

Just my personal taste but if It's similar to Bennicasim with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Dizziee Rascal and The Killers this wont interest me in the slightest. I personally don't think it will share much of that line-up though, hopefully!

Id pick a line up like Beni then something like another EP type of festival . No offence its just most of the bands that play EP would not interest me in the slightest (bar a few like Flaming Lips etc) .

Guess/hope :

Bloc Party
The Killers
Gaslight Anthem
Stereophonics
Jake Bugg
The Strypes
Mumford and Sons
Editors
The heavy

nocoverart

Furious-Red wrote: »

Id pick a line up like Beni then something like another EP type of festival . No offence its just most of the bands that play EP would not interest me in the slightest (bar a few like Flaming Lips etc) .

Guess/hope :

Bloc Party
The Killers
Gaslight Anthem
Stereophonics
Jake Bugg
The Strypes
Mumford and Sons
Editors
The heavy

I'd rather spend the weekend with a blind alcoholic dentist than sit through half of that lot, unless that's what's been played on the Dentists radio at the time

Furious-Red

nocoverart wrote: »

I'd rather spend the weekend with a blind alcoholic dentist than sit through half of that lot, unless that's what's been played on the Dentists radio at the time

That dentist sounds like a cool guy

notnumber

Furious-Red wrote: »

That dentist sounds like a cool guy

Now there's an oxymoron..in my experience at least..yeah liking the look of the festival..its mostly pop indie..bats for lashes etc..but Battles & M83 on the Sunday would be a fine day out indeed.

Rastadoyle

so is FF goin ahead this year?

lc180

Rastadoyle wrote: »

so is FF goin ahead this year?

Not looking great at the moment. No rumours going about and nothing mentioned from POD.

Also a few of the bands playing at Optimus Pramavera Sound (the same weekend as FF ) and could possibly play FF have announced their own headline shows in Dublin this summer or later in the year.
I'll be very disapointed if FF is cancelled.

Furious-Red

notnumber wrote: »

Now there's an oxymoron..in my experience at least..yeah liking the look of the festival..its mostly pop indie..bats for lashes etc..but Battles & M83 on the Sunday would be a fine day out indeed.

Ah i wouldnt mind a good combo of different types tbh

LETS BE AVN IT

No interest in going if its not camping, Is Marley park big enough for 4 stages?

Marseyred

Do you think EP will still go ahead this year with the announcements of longitude and oxegen???? Really hope so cos oxegen does not appeal to me and am away on hols when longitude is on

nocoverart

Not sure if FF will go ahead or not but fairly confident it won't be in 3 cities like earlier planned. Shame really because I would of taken a trip to Galway for FF over any other festival on offer.

ghostdancer

Rastadoyle wrote: »

so is FF goin ahead this year?

well they're booking acts anyway, so probably. usually isn't announced until end of Feb.
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2013/02/19/the-national-cork-june-2013/#comment-1361281889-588-38

flas

any chance of jamie t at this,he is bringing out a new album this year!

Furious-Red

LETS BE AVN IT wrote: »

No interest in going if its not camping, Is Marley park big enough for 4 stages?

They could fit 2 stages comfortabley(with the usual set up at gigs) there but suppose we wont know till later on if they are even gonna have 2 . Also maybe they will use more of the park aswell you will never know

Furious-Red

Yea cant wait for Wed now to hear the line up announcement plus i have family who literally live 10mins away from Marlay Park.....Free place to stay

Just Like Heaven

Hoping for Bloc Party.

Jake Bugg will probably play every stage every day.

dia squish

Dammit, was going to get tickets for Beach House that weekend but this sounds interesting. Might hold out til the line-up is announced, hopefully Beach house won't sell out?

WoollyRedHat

Beach House are class live... and have grown in reputation... could well do.

dia squish

Yyyeah... Maybe I'll buy the Beach House ticket... Can always sell it if Longitude starts to look good.

LeftBlank

Mr.S wrote: »

We are spoiled for choice this Summer! Forbidden Fruit / Longitude / Body & Soul / Oxegen / Electric Picnic among others.

I really fail to see how EP can actually go ahead now. I don't think the market is there to support all these festivals (plus the indie ones and all the large outdoor gigs already announced).

dia squish

I don't see how Forbidden Fruit can go ahead, Longitude just seems like it's going to be too similar. Are they both run by the same people?

Furious-Red

dia squish wrote: »

I don't see how Forbidden Fruit can go ahead, Longitude just seems like it's going to be too similar. Are they both run by the same people?

Nope FF is POD

callmepetardu

I think this will literally be like a mini Electric Picnic, with lots of exposure for bands who'd usually play EP on a small stage or early in the day. Potentially going to be amazing! It'll be better than Oxegen anyways...

markcellardoor

Mr.S wrote: »

Well Forbidden fruit is the first weekend of June so the lineup will be different for one, also FF will more then likely be smaller/cheaper then Longitude. And a Furious-red said, run by POD.



The organisers have said its 100% going ahead, they would have known about Longitude, they must think they can pull it off!

I can see the smaller festivals doing very well and EP selling badly this year though.

second that... EP will struggle... it could be the last. I hope it surprises us though and pulls the crowds in and make most of the 10th anniversary tag...

LETS BE AVN IT

Confirmed it a non camping event

cruhoortwunk

Not gonna be traipsing out to Marlay Park 3 days in a row, might pick one day if any day has a standout lineup

Mickolution

I assume Marley Park still has a very early curfew, yeah? That's the one issue I had with Forbidden Fruit. Was only there for one day in 2011 and while it was good, it was still pretty much bright when I was leaving. I understand the reasoning behind it, just a shame that's how it has to be.

honru

I know we're talking different promoters but booking Grizzly Bear and Beach House in the Iveagh Gardens over the same weekend as Longitude seems to have lacked a bit of foresight...

Won't be in the country for Longitude so am more keen to hear about what Forbidden Fruit has to offer. Will be interesting to see how the pool of acts will be dispersed between the two city festivals and Electric Picnic.

LETS BE AVN IT

Mr.S wrote: »

Good tbh, out before last bus home, lots of things will be happening in town (dj sets from artists etc) then back again in the morning.

Will keep ticket costs down too.

It will just mainly be people from Dublin going so.

cruhoortwunk

Mr.S wrote: »

Assuming you live in Dublin, its hardly a trek

I always found it a chore to get back out of there from any of the marlay gigs though, regardless

Gonzovision

Mr.S wrote: »

Ins't that the case with most Dublin gigs though? If you want to go for the 3 days try getting a group of friends and renting an apartment in the city centre when you split the costs it can work out cheap! They easily sleeps quite a few!

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What do people think the prices will be / willing to pay?

Expecting something like €60-70 for day tickets, €90-100 for 2 day tickets and around €130 for 3 day tickets?

That sounds about right, hoping the lineup is good, as I'll have Grizzly Bear the night before also...