Create your own festival
 

This thread will probably get about three responses, but if it was a good thread idea at 3 in the morning, that makes it an objectively good thread idea! Right?


Anyway, the situation is thus: You're approached by a consortium of large independent record labels and DJs. They've found themselves a nice big field somewhere fairly central to the UK and easily accessible by road and rail - near Manchester, say - and they're looking to stage a new one-day festival over two stages, one outdoor and one in a tent (capacity about two thousand). Somehow they've heard about your legendary taste and discerning judgement, and wish for you to select and book the acts.

You can pick any still-touring bands you wish, and there are ten or so berths for each stage plus late-night DJ sets. Obviously you can't have big names in every slot - after all, Radiohead are hardly going to agree to a half-hour opening slot, and Basement Jaxx probably won't want 45 minutes in midafternoon. So, speaking realistically, what does your ideal lineup look like?

Re: Create your own festival
 

beer tent, followed by beer tent...then kebab house

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14:00-15:00

16:00-17:00

18:00-19:00

20:00-21:00

22:00-23:30

00:00-04:00


13:00-13:30

14:00-14:45

15:15-16:00

17:00-18:00

19:00-20:00

21:00-22:00

22:00-04:00

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I kinda liked your idea so I made it a bit easier for people to show their perfect festival.. i'm going to think about mine now :)

Re: Create your own festival
 

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Two fairly distinct 'tracks', I don;t really care about DJs

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This is why we have events like reading festival and woodstock

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so this is basically a 'list your favorite bands' thread, only with hours chucked in? i dig it.

14:00-15:00
Wintersleep

16:00-17:00
The Metric

18:00-19:00
Thievery Corporation

20:00-21:00
Wilco

22:00-23:30
Flaming Lips

00:00-04:00
RJD2


13:00-13:30
The Meligrove Band

14:00-14:45
Art Brut

15:15-16:00
Nouvelle Vague

17:00-18:00
Eels (Good call SYMM)

19:00-20:00
Spoon

21:00-22:00
Pearl Jam

22:00-04:00
2 Many DJs

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The lineup I sketched out when I was writing the thread, fwiw.

Main Stage

23.0-0.0
Steve Lamacq DJ set
21.45-23.0
Radio Soulwax (2ManyDJs)
19.50-21.30
Jarvis
18.0-19.20
Flaming Lips
16.35-17.30
Belle and Sebastian
15.20-16.10
The Fall
14.15-15.0
Animal Collective
13.15-13.55
The National
12.35-13.0
The Boxer Rebellion
11.40-12.20
The Young Knives
11.0-11.30
Fields
_________

Second Stage - Night

22.0-0.0
iPod Battles w/QoN
21.10-22.0
Queens of Noize DJ set
19.40-21.0
Radio Soulwax (Niteversions)
18.20-19.15
!!!
17.10-18.0
Cansei De Ser Sexy
16.10-16.55
Chikinki

Second Stage - Day

15.0-15.50
TV On The Radio
14.0-14.45
Final Fantasy
13.05-13.45
Isobel Campbell
12.20-12.55
Tilly & The Wall
11.40-12.10
Simon Bookish
11.0-11.30
John Cooper-Clarke

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14:00-15:00

U2

16:00-17:00

UB40

18:00-19:00

Muse

20:00-21:00

Oasis

22:00-23:30

Radiohead

00:00-04:00

Pete Tong, Fergie et al (Ministry of Sound etc)

Side Stage

13:00-13:30

Blur

14:00-14:45

Sean Paul

15:15-16:00

Nelly Furtado

17:00-18:00

The Streets

19:00-20:00

White Stripes

21:00-22:00

The Strokes

22:00-04:00

Zane Lowe, Westwood, tidy boys, 3style et al (djs a mix of rock, rnb/hiphop and dance)