Begin the Splendour speculation!

Ben Reed said on the 14th Mar, 2009

they're doing an arena tour in may
go to that

Braveheart81 said on the 14th Mar, 2009

yeh i'm desperate to see them
they haven't been doing much lately

i love their song wite noise

I see what you did there...

they're doing an arena tour in may
go to that

You didn't...

Stefan Beck said on the 14th Mar, 2009

I wish The Living End would tour more often.

Those guys are harder to see than J.D Salinger.

Ben Reed said on the 14th Mar, 2009

I see what you did there...

You didn't...

this is true, i have no idea whats going on

worldsfastest said on the 14th Mar, 2009

braveheart, all that he's hearing from you is white noise

Beef jerky said on the 15th Mar, 2009

Hahaa, very daft.
He is talking about Weezer being "smaller" in the context of starting out as a band, not the actual size of Bloc Party as children.

I knew that. What I was saying was the Bloc Party dude was much younger so it would've been 10 years ago or something. So back then, Weezer would have been 'smaller'.

Get it?

Napoleon Solo said on the 15th Mar, 2009

I knew that. What I was saying was the Bloc Party dude was much younger so it would've been 10 years ago or something. So back then, Weezer would have been 'smaller'.

Get it?

10 years ago would have been the Green album and I reckon they were at there height after Pinkerton.

worldsfastest said on the 15th Mar, 2009

bloc party formed in 99 so i'd think it would be a bit longer ago than that

Napoleon Solo said on the 15th Mar, 2009

I know that Kele is pretty much the exact same age as me except he is a few days older. Buddy Holly was my window to Weezer so I can only assume that Kele would have been on board at the same time. I was too young to go to gigs by myself at that point and I may have cried if I got snobbed by Weezer too.

brittles said on the 15th Mar, 2009

??????????

Beef jerky said on the 15th Mar, 2009

First I've heard! But they've been talking about changing the venue for a while, so that everyone can camp and not just the select few.

Braveheart81 said on the 15th Mar, 2009

They have said that the festival is moving this year although I still think they are trying to get council approval.

There is a fair bit of local pressure against them moving the festival as it will be majorly disruptive to a couple of small towns north of Byron as well as other reasons. The new festival site would also increase the size of the festival by 10,000 or more people I believe. A massive increase.

The bonus of the new site is definitely the availability of more camping space, however it would be heaps worse for people wanting to stay in Byron.

lak lak said on the 15th Mar, 2009

i thought it was currently at environmental court or what even it is and i thought the hippies were complaining that the new site will disrupt the animals habbitats n shit

mustamong said on the 15th Mar, 2009

the court case wrapped up back in ln late Feb, the judge said he was going to take a few weeks to think about his decision... they're cutting it pretty fine cos they usually announce around mid-late march the date. Does anyone know if they would still be able to use belongil?

I think the new site they have only increased the number of total tickets by about 5,000 but there will be a whole lot more camping spots.

I suppose we will find out all in the next few weeks irrespective of a lineup

lak lak said on the 15th Mar, 2009

the court case wrapped up back in ln late Feb, the judge said he was going to take a few weeks to think about his decision... they're cutting it pretty fine cos they usually announce around mid-late march the date. Does anyone know if they would still be able to use belongil?

I think the new site they have only increased the number of total tickets by about 5,000 but there will be a whole lot more camping spots.

I suppose we will find out all in the next few weeks irrespective of a lineup

they would be stupid to no had belongil ready incase they lost though

mustamong said on the 15th Mar, 2009

From what I understand I didn't think they put in an application for Belongil. They got trial approval way back last year in October for the Yelgun site so they might of thought they were all sweet. I think this environmental challenge only appeared in January.

lak lak said on the 15th Mar, 2009

well only a few ppl know whats going on there and i hope we all find out soon ourselves

humanracin said on the 16th Mar, 2009

PLACEBO

LAMB

PORTISHEAD

pls

dream_brother said on the 16th Mar, 2009

DOOD i'd be totally down with LaMb oF gOd toooooo lolololololololol

Dexter Ramone said on the 16th Mar, 2009

Belongil is confirmed if the new site doesn't go ahead don't worry about that.

snapcrackleROCK said on the 16th Mar, 2009

Cake have a new album coming, and haven't toured for ages.

electronic wolf said on the 16th Mar, 2009

fuck yeah animal collective, bad brains and sonic youth

anthonyz said on the 26th Mar, 2009

i reckon bon iver might make a comeback for this.
he was awesome in jan for sydney festival and various sideshows.

Dexter Ramone said on the 26th Mar, 2009

i reckon bon iver might make a comeback for this.
he was awesome in jan for sydney festival and various sideshows.

Don't get my hopes up just to have them dashed Anthony.

interpolantics said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Triple J email newsletter.

"I don’t wanna speculate, but I’ve heard the YYY’s are thinking of visiting our fair shores in the thick of winter. Wonder what for…? Shhhhhhhh."

JackT said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Catch up Triple J: http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/17515/YYYs-tour-very-very-likely.htm

:)

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

If you lot are wrong about YYYs...in the words of Eric Cartman: "I will rip your balls off with my bare hands. With my bare HANDS, goddamn you!"

Dexter Ramone said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Are you going to go MAB?

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

There's a very good chance that yes, yes I am.
Me and Mike (brownie-ii) are covering it for Tunebinder if all goes to plan.

Dexter Ramone said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Mike and I...

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Sorry, Mum...I mean, Mark...

knate said on the 30th Mar, 2009

you won't like it

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

I like everything, 'pparently

Dexter Ramone said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Just saying; if you're gonna big up yourself for freebies as a journo, you should get your sentence structure right!

Stefan Beck said on the 30th Mar, 2009

How you be studying writings when you don't have no good grammar?

JackT said on the 30th Mar, 2009

BRIAN MOLOKO RULES!

knate said on the 30th Mar, 2009

if he lives not far from nowra, im afraid there's not much he can do

Dexter Ramone said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Hahahaha

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Nowra hey...MAB you have a decent gig coming up in July.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Brian brings it back and sings it back to me.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

What might that be?

Paul Kelly's here in May, and the Comedy Festival Roadshow is in June.

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Band from Michigan called La Dispute are doing a massive East Coast tour. Of course I won't be around for any of the dates, fuckers.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Just checked them out on MySpace, it's solid.
I'll be there.

tom_jack_77 said on the 30th Mar, 2009

the specials have to be there.
we got madness at V.
maybe a trend is developing.

and the yeah yeah yeah's said they're coming here for winter.
DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

I think I am fated to never attend a Splendour festival if these rumours are anything to go by.

Stefan Beck said on the 30th Mar, 2009

What about Beck?

According to Last.fm he doesn't have anything on after June 27th and team him with the Flips and you've got a pretty crazy Splendour.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

...you're a fucking genius!

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

What about Beck?

According to Last.fm he doesn't have anything on after June 27th and team him with the Flips and you've got a pretty crazy Splendour.

Because Australia needs another Beck festival appearance.

Stefan Beck said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Excuse my ignorance Nap,but I don't know the last time Beck was here except for V Fest when it was only on the East Coast.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Why the hell not?
He hasn't toured Modern Guilt here yet.

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Why the hell not?
He hasn't toured Modern Guilt here yet.

Again, their are a lot of artists who are long overdue or are yet to reach our shores. Flaming Lips and Beck would go close to being headliners and that is not even remotely exciting. Diet Coachella.

dogmongler said on the 30th Mar, 2009

agreed, who gives a shit about beck anymore

i wanna see the pogues tour still

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

You keep saying "oh there's so many bands who are long overdue" but you haven't mentioned one act.

The Fool said on the 30th Mar, 2009

WOLF PARADE
LES SAVY FAV
THEE SILVER MOUNT ZION ORCHESTRAL TRA LA LA BAND
THE FALL
MF DOOM
WU TANG (HAHA)
DEERHOOF
BORIS
MIDLAKE

Caps rock

dogmongler said on the 30th Mar, 2009

i just did!

here's more:

- RADIOHEAD LOL
- vashti bunyan
- chromatics
- deerhunter
- gang gang dance
- los campesinos
- love is all
- menomena
- my bloody valentine
- marissa nadler
- the new pornographers
- phosphorescent
- emma pollock
- a place to bury strangers
- saint etienne
- sian alice group
- siouxsie
- sloan
- teenage fanclub
- the twilight sad
- times new viking
- tindersticks
- the veils
- wavves
- paul westerberg
- rick white
- a weather

some have toured in the past couple of years, but i missed them so yeah. anyway that's my list.

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

I did that in the other thread when you asked me to, you imbecile. Do you want me to repeat myself?

Napoleon Solo said on the 30th Mar, 2009

If the rumours of White Lies and Plants and Animals are true then that is a step in the right direction.

for Corporal Fucktard...

Ok now I don't feel so bad about giving it a miss this year.

Back on Splendour...
My Ideal headliner would have been Depeche Mode, granted that is impossible now.
While I could have I would have tried to secure an elite act like Blur, Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, Springsteen and filled it out with whatever else Foals, Ra Ra Riot etc

edit- Splendour better leave Gaslight Anthem alone, it would kill me inside to have to see them mentioned in the Splendour Forum.

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Peter Gabriel? Fleetwood Mac? Springsteen?
Jesus, Ben, at least James and Conor were somewhat realistic.

The Fool said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Springsteen will be here and I will be there

Please don't call me by name. It's really creepy.

brownie-ll said on the 30th Mar, 2009

YYYs are playing All Points West on Friday July 31. I guess it's possible to fly from Sydney on the 26th/27th for a show on the 31st...

MorningAfterboy said on the 30th Mar, 2009

Springsteen will be here and I will be there

Please don't call me by name. It's really creepy.

You think your own name is creepy?
That's a bit odd.

dogmongler said on the 31st Mar, 2009

no, he just thinks you're creepy

grattan said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Doves? New album and a track record at previous Splendour '02...
How bout Bat for Lashes to fill the Laura Marling/Lightspeed Champ 'low key English indie fave' slot?
And with NASA doing Japanese shows very close to the Splendour dates they could surely drop in for a block party DJ set.

brownie-ll said on the 31st Mar, 2009

NASA are playing a festival in June over here, would they be back so quick?

Maximo Park will have a new album out around Splendour time.

thomok said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Maximo Park will have a new album out around Splendour time.

They'd be welcomed back by me that's for sure!

grattan said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Really? Deets? Oh and they're playing J-pan in May... Allah knows why I thought it was July...

Napoleon Solo said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Peter Gabriel? Fleetwood Mac? Springsteen?
Jesus, Ben, at least James and Conor were somewhat realistic.

As opposed to Brian Wilson? How can you define one of those artists headlining as unrealistic? I noticed Blur didn't come under your unrealistic tag however.You are a deadset gumby.

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Mar, 2009

You had Blur in there too?
Ha. Priceless.

Fleetwood Mac and Springsteen are massively unrealistic. I noticed that the Mac were indeed touring again, but do you really think the Splendour people would be going after them?

As for Springsteen, get real. Of course it's an overdue tour, but when he does come it's going to be nothing smaller than stadiums.

I'm not saying that I wouldn't enjoy any of these acts at Splendour, not at all. It does seem like a bit of a pipe dream, though.

Dexter Ramone said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Last time the boss was out his stadium tour failed didn't it?

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Mar, 2009

How long ago was it? To my knowledge, he hasn't been out here this decade; but if anyone can bring me up to speed 'twould be appreciated.

dkos said on the 31st Mar, 2009

I love MABs understanding of which bands suit/don't suit Splendour (which ones are JUST PLAIN RIDICULOUS) despite the fact that he has never gone.

Dexter Ramone said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Wasn't there one in 03 or so?

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Mar, 2009

But his knowledge of the music scene greatly outweighs all of our knowledge combined.

I've only been to Splendour four times. What the hell could I possibly know?

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Mar, 2009

You don't think there's types of bands that would/would not play Splendour?
It's pretty easy to garner a general gist, going by lineup.

The most recent stuff I could find was from the Ghost of Tom Joad world tour.

dkos said on the 31st Mar, 2009

That's not the point MAB, it would be silly for a festival promoter to pick a lineup based entirely upon the "general gist" if they did we would see Tool/Rage Against The Machine at BDO every year, there wouldn't be space for acts like Neil Young and Bjork. Last year DEVO and Wolfmother played at Splendour (and closed out the nights respectively), surely they don't fit in with your "general gist" of a Splendour band.

Napoleon Solo said on the 31st Mar, 2009

You had Blur in there too?
Ha. Priceless.

Fleetwood Mac and Springsteen are massively unrealistic. I noticed that the Mac were indeed touring again, but do you really think the Splendour people would be going after them?

As for Springsteen, get real. Of course it's an overdue tour, but when he does come it's going to be nothing smaller than stadiums.

I'm not saying that I wouldn't enjoy any of these acts at Splendour, not at all. It does seem like a bit of a pipe dream, though.

Do you even read other people's posts MAB? or are they only fuel for the production line of shit that is your mouth?
When did I say that they were my picks for 2009 Splendour? You asked who I would get so I gave you my opinion. I clearly stated that they won't be appearing this year. Answer my question how are any of my selections for a headliner any different to Brian Wilson?

JackT said on the 31st Mar, 2009

i just did!

here's more:

- RADIOHEAD LOL
- vashti bunyan
- chromatics
- deerhunter
- gang gang dance
- los campesinos
- love is all
- menomena
- my bloody valentine
- marissa nadler
- the new pornographers
- phosphorescent
- emma pollock
- a place to bury strangers
- saint etienne
- sian alice group
- siouxsie
- sloan
- teenage fanclub
- the twilight sad
- times new viking
- tindersticks
- the veils
- wavves
- paul westerberg
- rick white
- a weather

some have toured in the past couple of years, but i missed them so yeah. anyway that's my list.

Deerhunter granted: http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/17770/Deerhunter-head-to-Australia.htm

jpol said on the 31st Mar, 2009

to suggest that Brian Wilson is on the same level commercially as Springsteen is one of the more retarded things ever written on the Internet.

jpol said on the 31st Mar, 2009

or fleetwood mac for that matter.

all you need to do is look at the venues they tour. Wilson= theatres, Fleetwood Mac in 2004 was three Sydney Entertainment Centres, Bruce is either stadiums or multiple arena gigs

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Mar, 2009

I'm pretty sure the comparison was more between someone like Peter Gabriel and Brian Wilson.

They would clearly be on a similar sort of footing.

snapcrackleROCK said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Dead Weather?

Napoleon Solo said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Jpol, thanks for taking the time away from your special ed class. When you gain the skill of comprehension you may notice that nobody was comparing commercial success.
Brian Wilson has headlined both Splendour and Sydney Festival and is held in high esteem, as were all the artists that I mentioned.

brownie-ll said on the 31st Mar, 2009

They've been added to the lineup for Canberra's Warehouse Dance Festival on Queen's Birthday Weekend along with a bunch of acts playing Winter Sound System/We Love Sounds. Perhaps on WSS' second announcement?

jpol said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Commercial success, funnily enough, drives the asking price these acts will charge. Bruce Springsteen could never be afforded by Splendour, nor any Australian festival. And I would say ditto for all of those artists, including Peter Gabriel considering he hasn't been here in 15 years.

dogmongler said on the 31st Mar, 2009

why are people getting all worked up over what was initially considered a fantasy lineup

dkos said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Never afforded like we couldn't afford Rage Against The Machine, or never afforded like we couldn't afford Neil Young?

tateycakes said on the 31st Mar, 2009

So you think that an Australian festival couldn't afford Peter Gabriel but BDO could afford Neil Young this year and Rage Against the Machine last year? Is Peter Gabriel worth more than them?

tateycakes said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Damn the simultaneous posting dkos!! haha

jpol said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Yeah I suppose Peter Gabriel is a bit different. I worded that a bit poorly, he could definitely be in the sights of V or BDO, but I'd doubt Splendour very much.

Napoleon Solo said on the 31st Mar, 2009

I'm glad we have a source with access to Splendour's budget.

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Also remember that Splendour is potentially growing by 10,000 people moving to the new site.

10,000 people gives you a substantially larger budget than in previous years.

Also remember that most of the artists play other gigs whilst they are touring. Splendour isn't the only source of funding for their tour.

dkos said on the 31st Mar, 2009

Also remember that Splendour is potentially growing by 10,000 people moving to the new site.

10,000 people gives you a substantially larger budget than in previous years.

Also remember that most of the artists play other gigs whilst they are touring. Splendour isn't the only source of funding for their tour.

Except it didn't move to the new site.

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