[Pilgrim]

Originally Posted by Phang

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?

This is why we have events like reading festival and woodstock