Some Festival Announcements Already
Christ, people are getting this shit up and running early this year.
I am not much of one for festivals, frankly. All the tents and mud and rock ‘n’ roll rather fails to float my boat most of the time, and the sheer numbers of people really do put me off. I never did like people all that much.
But there are a couple which I quite like, and they have both made unprecedentedly well-organised announcements this afternoon, so I thought I should pass them on.
Fence Homegame. The Homegame Festival is undoubtedly my favourite festival, taking place in the comforting surroundings of Anstruther, where you can find beds, clean sheets and comfortable showers. Anyhow, the Fencey chaps have just let us know that next year it will be taking place on the weekend of the 12th-14th March, and that tickets will go on sale at noon on Tuesday 1st December only from the Fence website. This means an almight digital free for all, of the kind which melted their server a couple of years ago, but if you don’t manage to get your hands on one then you might be able to find a few as they become available on the Beef Board as the time draws closer.
End of the Road Festival. Mrs. Toad had the mother of all sulks with the EotR folks when they failed to add Meursault to the bill for last year’s festival. We’ll be trying to put that one right this year, but in the meantime they have announced a handful of bands already: Wilco, The Mountain Goats, The Low Anthem, A.A. Bondy, Diane Cluck with Anders Griffen and The Wilderness of Manitoba. All good bands, although only the last one is new to me. 5000 people is right about my tolerance limit for groups of people, so I may have to consult with my midget companion on this one.
In any case, there you go, some fucking news for ya. While it’s still fresh enough to actually be news. Now that doesn’t happen every day around these parts.
This will be my first Homegame experience. Really looking forward to it.
7th… i’ll be the one at the back talking loudly about the good old days and annoying all the johnny come latelys like yerself.
just kidding.
whoops, sorry i read that and thought you were toad… i won’t be annoying – honest!
Not, not me, but it’s certainly not my 7th Homegame by any stretch – crikey! This is my… fourth I think. We went to the one with the fringe, then the one over two weekends and then the two since, I think.
Either way, it’s fucking great and I am hugely looking forward to it.
The lineup for Sick Kids Sunday (31st January) looks bloody excellent, you didn’t have anything to do with this?
Meursault.
James Yorkston & Adrian Crowley (playing the songs of Daniel Johnson).
Alasidair Roberts.
Sparrow and the Workshop.
Men Diamler.
Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers.
Zoey Van Goey.
Eagleowl.
Martin John Henry.
The Stormy Seas.
whoopy whoopy whoopy!
Nah, nothing to do with me at all. Fucking brilliant lineup though.
Homegame tickets out on December 1st?
Well there goes the Christmas shopping budget!
It’s okay. My mum didn’t really want anything this year anyway.
Festivals……..I can’t get behind them. I have to side with Matthew on the ‘hating people’ front. Seeing all them humans together makes you realise just how unimportant an individual is. Of course, it could also be interpreted as people joining together into one glorious living, breathing organism….if you are a hippy. I personally keep expecting Agent Smith out of the Matrix to pop up and accuse us of being viruses and complain about our stink before punching us into the sky.
To be honest, I can’t comment. I have only been to ONE. And it was Wickerman and we were playing at some godawful hour. First thing in the afternoon at 12pm I think it was. And getting there the night before was a nightmare. I had my then girlfriend with me at the time. That may have been part of the problem actually. The rest of the Foxx got hammered and wandered around causing chaos (the details of which I cannot reveal) while I tried in vain to get some sleepage. Minimal sleepage occurred. *sigh* After the gig was good though. I only saw about two bands though. Sitting on a van in the sun seemed too good an opportunity to miss. Ok – festivals are good then. I have changed my mind. Christ, what a load of wank I just typed. Cool.
After this year’s Homegame, I really don’t want to go to any festivals that aren’t Homegame. It was just so lovely!
Oh yes, indeed. Abso-fucking-lutely.
And Pickathon. Pickathon is definitely brilliant.
Pickathon dates are out for 2010 and tickets go on sale (first release) on Dec 6th (festival is August 6-8, 2010).
So if anyone fancies hauling ass to the Pacific Northwest, camping in the heart of the woods and listening to music while a horse munches contentedly three feet away on the other side of the barn, ROAD TRIP!
or, AIR TRIP!
http://www.pickathon.com/news_story.php?id=244
Me please!
What about people with no money? like me.
I’m going to be absolutely struggling to get a ticket for Homegame alone. Dylan makes a good point. I have presents to buy and shit.
Happy Christmas Mum! I bought myself a ticket to Homegame for your Christmas present – aren’t you thrilled!