Body & Soul Festival 2018

Ferris_Bueller · 07-06-2018 11:12am

Still haven't bought a ticket but seeing the stage times & final lineup haven't exactly inspired me to make a purchase.. Definitely the most low profile lineup the festival has had in a while, although I have been lazy in terms of research. Sickened one of few acts I really wanted to see is at 5pm on Friday and I can't make it up until after work. I'd say I will wait to see the forecast for the weekend before buying one.

Anyone any recommendations to make on the main stage/midnight circus?

Whipping Boy · 07-06-2018 11:26am

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Still haven't bought a ticket but seeing the stage times & final lineup haven't exactly inspired me to make a purchase.. Definitely the most low profile lineup the festival has had in a while, although I have been lazy in terms of research. Sickened one of few acts I really wanted to see is at 5pm on Friday and I can't make it up until after work. I'd say I will wait to see the forecast for the weekend before buying one.

Anyone any recommendations to make on the main stage/midnight circus?

Who's at 5 - Gundelach? Any use?

I was the same but having done some digging I'm really enjoying:

Son Lux, Chronixx, WhoMadeWho and Susanne Sundfor.

Shame have been top of my list since their Whelan's gig too.

I do think this is a festival where the line-up matters the least though, wandering around the forest is still the best craic regardless of who's on.

mimimcmc · 07-06-2018 11:50am

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Still haven't bought a ticket but seeing the stage times & final lineup haven't exactly inspired me to make a purchase.. Definitely the most low profile lineup the festival has had in a while, although I have been lazy in terms of research. Sickened one of few acts I really wanted to see is at 5pm on Friday and I can't make it up until after work. I'd say I will wait to see the forecast for the weekend before buying one.

Anyone any recommendations to make on the main stage/midnight circus?

I'm doing this too, just decided I'd like to go but only if they weather is ok and can pick up a cheap ticket as I won't be able to hang around all week with work commitments

Ferris_Bueller · 07-06-2018 12:31pm

Whipping Boy wrote: »

Who's at 5 - Gundelach? Any use?

I was the same but having done some digging I'm really enjoying:

Son Lux, Chronixx, WhoMadeWho and Susanne Sundfor.

Shame have been top of my list since their Whelan's gig too.

I do think this is a festival where the line-up matters the least though, wandering around the forest is still the best craic regardless of who's on.

Yeah Gundelach is nice gave him a listen when the lineup came out. True, it is a great festival just to enjoy and be with friends but if the forecast isn't good that really impacts on it, more than at most festivals I feel..

Started working on a clashfinder if anyone wants a look.

ghostdancer · 07-06-2018 12:48pm

nice one FB

Ferris_Bueller · 07-06-2018 1:00pm

Had to guess some of the 'til close times... as far as I can remember the absolute bar went on a lot later than 4 one or two nights.

ghostdancer · 07-06-2018 1:11pm

I think when they brought out the official pdf/image schedule thing in previous years, they showed when the stages finished.
hopefully they'll put up some better official times than the IT list, the last 2 acts on the Woodlands being lumped in together is odd. not much use if you want to catch the second of them! your guesses are probably pretty on the money though!

I'll try help out with it later if there's any of them left.

Whipping Boy · 07-06-2018 1:19pm

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Yeah Gundelach is nice gave him a listen when the lineup came out. True, it is a great festival just to enjoy and be with friends but if the forecast isn't good that really impacts on it, more than at most festivals I feel..

Started working on a clashfinder if anyone wants a look.

Will check him out so and fair play on the CF!

hugeglobe · 08-06-2018 9:36am

Still early days but the long-term weather forecast isn't looking too good. Rain the whole week leading up to the weekend. Let's hope it changes.

https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/64e424b5f5052cc00e350896f32e554ebcb03bd16e2eaf586c12c26bf3f992f7

Knex* · 08-06-2018 9:40am

hugeglobe wrote: »

Still early days but the long-term weather forecast isn't looking too good. Rain the whole week leading up to the weekend. Let's hope it changes.

https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/64e424b5f5052cc00e350896f32e554ebcb03bd16e2eaf586c12c26bf3f992f7

Was like that last year too and we ended up getting cracking weather.

Hopefully we'll fair well again!

IspeakcozIcan · 08-06-2018 9:57am

The line-up on Friday and Sunday looking great music wise, but my Saturday ( bar Jon Hopkins) not so much.

Any good recommendations for the Saturday?

I'm thinking Smerz & RSAG in the Midnight Circus and Shamir & Baxter Dury on the Main Stage.

Knex* · 08-06-2018 10:05am

Gus Dapperton is worth a listen too.

Only listened to this for the first time last week and I'm quite enjoying it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DfiyXbUHVc

bodhrandude · 08-06-2018 3:02pm

IspeakcozIcan wrote: »

The line-up on Friday and Sunday looking great music wise, but my Saturday ( bar Jon Hopkins) not so much.

Any good recommendations for the Saturday?

I'm thinking Smerz & RSAG in the Midnight Circus and Shamir & Baxter Dury on the Main Stage.

Yeah I agree with RSAG, he is definitely worth checking out, Slow Place Like Home are worth a gawk on the Woodlands stage 9.15 - 10 PM. Fish Go Deep closing the Absolut bar, Donal dineen playing early Saturday afternoon (Absolut bar). I recommend going to see Abandoman at the Vodafone Comedy tent between 7 - 7.40 pm. Also I noticed the brilliant shanachie from Kerry Eddie Lenihan, amazing story teller is performing at the Bulmer's stage at 2.15 - 3 PM. Shookrah are playing Wonderlust stage at 9.10 - 9.50 PM. So some music, comedy and funny story telling to fill yer Saturday.

PabloAndRoy · 08-06-2018 7:58pm

Cloudy day in Portugal, so I put an app together:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pablosoft.bands2018

Thanks for the clashfinder

Android only, maybe iPhone next week if the weather does not improve.

Heiser · 09-06-2018 12:19pm

Disappointing Hopkins is only playing for an hour and in the midnight circus so I presume he won't have his visuals like he would if he was on the main stage?

Few of my friends are backing out for various reasons, if the weather is to bad I might do the same. Just not as pushed as I've been in previous years

bodhrandude · 09-06-2018 12:27pm

Heiser wrote: »

Disappointing Hopkins is only playing for an hour and in the midnight circus so I presume he won't have his visuals like he would if he was on the main stage?

Few of my friends are backing out for various reasons, if the weather is to bad I might do the same. Just not as pushed as I've been in previous years

Do you not mean James Holden, he is closing the Midnight Circus on Sunday night. Jon Hopkins is closing the Body & Soul main stage on the early hours of Sunday morning.

bodhrandude · 09-06-2018 5:08pm

bodhrandude · 09-06-2018 7:20pm

MadYaker · 09-06-2018 10:41pm

I just realised this is in 2 weeks and I don't have a list of acts I want to see apart from Hopkins but luckily for me there is a Spotify playlist! I had it on in the car today and James Holden sounds good but not much else jumped out at me. Son Lux sounds interesting. Any other recommendations?

ghostdancer · 10-06-2018 1:21am

MadYaker wrote: »

I just realised this is in 2 weeks and I don't have a list of acts I want to see apart from Hopkins but luckily for me there is a Spotify playlist! I had it on in the car today and James Holden sounds good but not much else jumped out at me. Son Lux sounds interesting. Any other recommendations?

if you like Grimes, Smerz are like a weirder, more electronic version

keithkk16 · 10-06-2018 1:25am

If anyone is wondering what kind of dj set Olof Dreijer will be playing this is a good example
https://soundcloud.com/truants/truancy-volume-204-olof-dreijer

charlietully · 10-06-2018 7:08pm

still havnt got campervan ticket sent out, anyone else got theirs yet or whats the story with it?

bodhrandude · 10-06-2018 9:17pm

MadYaker wrote: »

I just realised this is in 2 weeks and I don't have a list of acts I want to see apart from Hopkins but luckily for me there is a Spotify playlist! I had it on in the car today and James Holden sounds good but not much else jumped out at me. Son Lux sounds interesting. Any other recommendations?

Well if you like the sorta stuff Hopkins and Holden is doing you are gonna like Mano Le Tough, Panthu Du Prince, Daithi and of course, Fever Ray and thats just some of the electronica stuff, it more a festival of discovery too, getting into or discovering new sounds. Just follow your heart with the sounds and it should be alright.

Knex* · 10-06-2018 9:51pm

bodhrandude wrote: »

Well if you like the sorta stuff Hopkins and Holden is doing you are gonna like Mano Le Tough, Panthu Du Prince, Daithi and of course, Fever Ray and thats just some of the electronica stuff, it more a festival of discovery too, getting into or discovering new sounds. Just follow your heart with the sounds and it should be alright.

Bearcubs is another one for the electronica front.

Peterd66 · 11-06-2018 8:41am

Fever Ray leaving me cold and unexicited, despite numerous listens.

Think the Sunday bill has been loaded to sell day tickets.

Looks like they are having problems selling tickets and getting volunteers as well, based on number of tweets.

Hope they are ok, great festival but they need to bring in a few more popular headliners in line with the alternative vibe in future years to help move the tickets.

P.

Ricosruffneck · 11-06-2018 9:01am

Peterd66 wrote: »

Fever Ray leaving me cold and unexicited, despite numerous listens.

Think the Sunday bill has been loaded to sell day tickets.

Looks like they are having problems selling tickets and getting volunteers as well, based on number of tweets.

Hope they are ok, great festival but they need to bring in a few more popular headliners in line with the alternative vibe in future years to help move the tickets.

P.

They've been looking for volunteers since day 1. For people to volunteer you need a good lineup that the volunteer wants to see that they otherwise couldn't afford to buy a ticket for.

Aside from Shame, a couple of Irish acts and Fever Ray i'd not bother. But Shame are a spectacle.

Did it do well last year?

IspeakcozIcan · 11-06-2018 9:41am

bodhrandude wrote: »

Yeah I agree with RSAG, he is definitely worth checking out, Slow Place Like Home are worth a gawk on the Woodlands stage 9.15 - 10 PM. Fish Go Deep closing the Absolut bar, Donal dineen playing early Saturday afternoon (Absolut bar). I recommend going to see Abandoman at the Vodafone Comedy tent between 7 - 7.40 pm. Also I noticed the brilliant shanachie from Kerry Eddie Lenihan, amazing story teller is performing at the Bulmer's stage at 2.15 - 3 PM. Shookrah are playing Wonderlust stage at 9.10 - 9.50 PM. So some music, comedy and funny story telling to fill yer Saturday.

Thanks Bodhrandude. I'd definitely be interested in seeing Eddie Lenihan - something a bit different.

Someone else recommended Ashley Beedle at the Absolut Bar on the Saturday at 9PM.

IspeakcozIcan · 11-06-2018 9:47am

Tseghue at 9.45PM at the Main Stage is the act I'm most looking forward to now.
Paris-based Afro pop/punk group - Will be doing some serious dancing

That's what I love about B&S. I would never have come across them day-to-day otherwise.

And I've discovered so many acts in the past that I still listen to regularly.

hugeglobe · 11-06-2018 10:36am

Peterd66 wrote: »

Fever Ray leaving me cold and unexicited, despite numerous listens.

Think the Sunday bill has been loaded to sell day tickets.

Looks like they are having problems selling tickets and getting volunteers as well, based on number of tweets.

Hope they are ok, great festival but they need to bring in a few more popular headliners in line with the alternative vibe in future years to help move the tickets.

P.

Agreed. They've been pushing the volunteer opps very hard on Instagram as well.

MiniFridgeMen · 11-06-2018 11:38am

This is a sort of plan in mind for the weekend, of course, there will be lots of wandering in between and I might not see any of these haha

Friday -
Gundelach (First act on, 17.00 Midnight Circus, be rude not to)
Bearcubs
Faka (Just the start so I can catch AVAVAV)
AVAVAV
Fatima Al Qadiri/Tshegue, (Not sure which one yet, could actually catch the start of one and the end of the other with how the timetable is)
Fever Ray/R.Kitt (I'm the only one of my friends who seems to like Fever, so strong chance i'll be at R.Kitt)
Olof Dreijer/Mix & Fairbanks (Going to try swing both, if i can only have one it'll be Olof)

Saturday -
MORNING GLORY DISCO BRUNCH (I mean, how could you not)
Not sure what to do for the 2pm-8pm shift on Saturday, would love any advice regarding this
Shamir/Smerz (Literally will be a coin toss between who I see)
Ashley Beedle/Shookrah (Depends on mood, something dancey AB, something more chilled then Shookrah)
Gus Dapperton/Bon Voyage
Apollonia Tribal Dance
Arca
Jon Hopkins/Tank and the Bangas (I'm so torn here, I don't know which to pick)
Fish Go Deep
Mother DJ's

Sunday -
Might do House of Yoga depending on hangover
Daithi
Soulé
Tommy Tiernan
Reckless in love stage (Mano Le Tough etc)
Get Down Edits
Maybe James Holden ?

Of course this is a rough idea, plenty of clashes so not well though out, if anyone can fix my clashes that would be sound haha

Any advice as to another acts to see, especially on Saturday where I have a six hour gap would be great as well

Body & Soul Festival 2018

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