third announcement

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was 25th april last year

so tomorrow then?

(i see from the etesticles list that the big moon and black belt eagle scout have been added since last time - but that can't be it, surely?)

decemberboy replied on

Somebody has asked on Twitter if there's more headliners to be announced and GM just replied "More acts announced very soon"

So neither confirming nor denying there's another headliner to be named.

Mikey's picture Mikey replied on

I don’t recall seeing them listed yet but today’s guardian article, 10 best festivals, included Green Man and showed Khruangbin in the  line up of who to look out for.

third announcement must be coming soon.

Elizabeth McEvoy's picture Elizabeth McEvoy replied on

It looks like tickets are nearly sold out, so I suppose there's no urgency to push ticket sales.

Congratulations, Walter, good boy.

Woof!

raikeswood's picture raikeswood replied on

This third announcement, that is "very soon", any hints as to when this might be? And will it include day splits? You know that you want to tell us really. We won't tell a soul.

Elizabeth McEvoy's picture Elizabeth McEvoy replied on

Third announcement is obviously playing on my mind.

Dreamt last night that I was waiting for the music to start on the Settlement stage.

Went to get a drink from the bar and a familiar voice drifts over from the stage.

Joni Mitchell.

So there you go.

Mikey's picture Mikey replied on

Wow, you had a premonition that Joni Mitchell is being booked to act as compère on the settlement stage.  did you manage to hear the name of the act she was introducing?

Elizabeth McEvoy's picture Elizabeth McEvoy replied on

Quite, ray.

Not sure she qualifies for the Settlement.

It must be she's going to be announced as the heritage act then.

 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

settlement announcement coming on friday:

https://twitter.com/LukusRobbins/status/1130224773269794822

still no sign of a general third announcement though

speculation over on efestivals is that the delay is down to the fact that they haven't yet booked a third headliner

though, of course, could be simply that they have to wait for an act to play an already confirmed show before they can announce them

born in the fifties's picture born in the fifties replied on

Also some speculation on efests that it could be a APE act for a day that hasn't sold out yet, and therefore GM can't announce yet.  Christine & The Queens suggested (and poo-pooed).  Logic of it sort of makes sense, so would Bon Iver or any of the other APE headliners be a possibility?

moz replied on

could it be someong who are sub headliners? I noticed Raconteurs are in 6 music on friday. OR...Interpol? Mac De MArco? Bloody Ezra?!?

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

i was wondering about ezra

new album announced today

and a very punk rock new single to trail it

not sure he's big enough to headline though, is he?

plus he has deer shed first, as well as APE

certainly the only person i'd be interested in amongst the four you list

electronicfreq's picture electronicfreq replied on

I'd be ecstatic if it were Ezra but I'm also thinking maybe not quite big enough to headline... but then just as big as Future Islands and King Gizzard were at the time?  Maybe?   

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

he's headlining deer shed

but then so are anna calvi and rolling black-ops scarlet fever

he could probably just about swing it if GM were his only show of the summer

which i'm assuming was the case with king gizzard and the i need a wee and i'm very emotional about it man

but harder to pull off if it's just one festival among many

alittleotter replied on

Sadly I think you are right Ray, but the campaign for next year starts here. Jeremy and Jarvis from Woods are in the band I think or at least play on the upcoming album.

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

they are indeed

and thankfully have not brought with them the fruits of woods' bizarre swerve away from the perfection of 'with light and with love' into the depressing cod reggae / jazz of their last two records

moz replied on

The 'other' place might be putting 2 and 2 together, and making 37.But.....they make a good case of SK being the third headliner. I personally would be so fricking happy if it was. Because..... I love them. And always will.

 

So...... Crap oberst side project it is.... 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

sleater kinney are great

but to headline?

that would be a big empty field on the scale of the donovan debacle, i think

Slugger's picture Slugger replied on

The soon to be legendary Lisa O'Neill is playing Stendhal festival sometime over Green Man weekend. 

It's only a wee drive and a bit of a ferry from Crickhowell. 

#justsaying 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

new fionn regan album out aug 9th

he'd be very welcome back to GM

(though hopefully to play more than the 30 mins of his 45 min slot that he managed in 2017)

decemberboy replied on

I guess now it's sold out they're not under any pressure to make the third announcement. Mercury Rev were announced in the middle of May the year they headlined which I think is the latest I've known until now. 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

suspect once APE’s over, after this weekend, we’ll get the last tranche

there are a bunch of folks playing on the sunday that i’d dearly love to see added to GM - phosphorescent; tallest man on earth; ezra; ry x 

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

in lieu of the elusive third announcement, i can confirm that alex rex are playing on the thursday

which means that at least one of my must sees won't clash with anyone

but also that i might have to get on site a damn sight earlier than i usually manage...

CubanPedro replied on

So am I right we're still waiting for one headliner (amongst others)?

Can imagine I'll get pelters for this, and highly unlikely, but I'd love to see Bjork on the Mountain Stage.

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

who knows?

theoretically, yes

but they could just say that one of the already announced acts was always meant to be a headliner

they said yesterday that they will be announcing a date for revealing day splits on social media *soon*

no mention of an extra announcement

and all that's coming *soon* is the date WHEN they'll eventually reveal day splits

not the day splits themselves

hey ho, what do i care - i'll be drunk

CubanPedro replied on

Anyone done an inspector clouseau piece of work on number-of-acts-announced-so-far versus previous years?  It does feel a little light.

But what do I care - i'll be drunk

decemberboy replied on

I've got quite addicted to reading the Green Man thread on the efestivals forum.

Fair play to the person who is working out which bands are playing when based on their other tour dates. 

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