Forbidden Fruit 2024

Fairly strong lineup both days. Seen Neffa-T and Flowdan (seperately) last year at different gigs both a very good shout, very distinct style of DJ'ing. Seems far from their height of Aphex Twin, Orbital and Bon Iver headliner days (my favorite year attended) but still not too bad. Always a good day out either way, tempting.

Nelly Furtado headlining, really?

I'd guess on the Sunday it will be Nelly Furtado and Barry Can't Swim on the main stage, with Four Tet and Overmono on in the largest tent. The Saturday lineup is fairly weak but it's a testament to Biceps popularity that it will probably sell out almost entirely on the back of them playing that day.

Interesting, was that on their website? I've a feeling based on the type of crowd that tends to go to Forbidden Fruit that Barry Can't Swim will be absolutely wedged if he's in a tent. I'd have thought he'd generate a bigger crowd at that than Four Tet would.

Yeah it was on the Aiken website about Four Tet closing the main stage on the Sunday. Doesn't appear to be still on their website, but if you Google 'Four Tet Forbidden Fruit main stage' there are various other website that refer to it using the same text as was originally used on the Aiken website.

Well at Life Festival a few year back they done their DJ set and basically were phoning it in, lifeless, nothing like the live act really.

I was planning to do the Bicep day but it's really weak vs the Sunday. Don't fancy doing both. Decisions decisions

Also, is Guinness and RockShore the only beer on sale at this? Guinness is not a plastic cup festival drink and I can't touch that Rockshore crap.

This exactly, honestly one of the biggest put offs for me for Forbidden Fruit, still to get tickets. Gone are the Bulmers C&C Forbidden Fruit days, Five Lamps larger and Pale Ale/IPA which were all nice, Heineken at least grand too at their events. Hop house/ open gate citra (which is unlikely) are beyond average at best. Can't stand when Diageo sponsor anything giving their choices and the usual poor Guinness at the wrong temp in a plastic cup.

This is my review from 2017, at least with the video clips you'll get an idea of the stages and marquees.

I haven't been since 2019 but it did get younger as it went along it seemed. It also depended on the day, the 3rd day usually had an older crowd (different style acts), mostly around the 20s mark but still a good mix no where near as bad as longitude (thankfully).

Yes the line up is pretty good alright so hopefully will bring an older crowd. We’ll have the craic regardless!

Gonna bite the bullet and get the two day ticket, hoping the weather holds up.

I’m glad you’re in violent agreement we’ll have the craic.
Now all we need is a sunny weekend, Aphex Twin to make a late announcement as an addition to the bill, small queues for the bar and Barry Can’t swim to play an intimate after party gig. Sorted.