Top 5 must sees

Submitted by Wakestock on

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Struggling to keep it under 10 in truth, but now tickets are landing on doormats I think it's time to get a bit excited about this year.

Finally got round to listening to Big Thief yesterday, and they've shot straight in to my list. 

1) Big Thief

2) Richard Dawson

3) Oh Sees

4) Shirley Collins

5) Aldous Harding

So many more, including PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Michael Chapman, Anna Meredith, Kate Tempest, and since watching their Glastonbury set I'm quite keen to see Sleaford Mods too. 

Krasnyi's picture Krasnyi replied on

Not sure a top 5 is really possible but here goes (on the basis of how likely i am to see them again as much as how much i like them)

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Richard Dawson

Shirley Collins

Conor Oberst

Nadia Reid

Could have been: Wave Pictures, Field Music, Trembling Bells, British Sea Power and Alasdair Roberts but I reckon I have a decnet chance of seeing them all again in the not-too-distant future (the Bells are playing here in August too) 

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

the collective smile widening the further down the a483 we get

the mist over the hill

the beer

smoking weed with strangers

waking up in the van

going to sleep in the van

 

and lots of music. and food. and laughing.

and beer

 

(with apologies, its saturday night and im staying in...)

 

peridot's picture peridot replied on

Difficult question, but probably -

Kate Tempest

Pumarosa (if not clashing with above)

Fionn Regan

Aldous Harding

Sleaford Mods

 

electronicfreq's picture electronicfreq replied on

Probably:

Richard Dawson

Grumbling Fur

Aldous Harding (but looking at Clashfinder, I have a clash here)

Hurray for the riff raff

Big Thief

 

Elizabeth McEvoy's picture Elizabeth McEvoy replied on

Lots to see this year, but top 5 probably....

PJ Harvey

Kate Tempest

Lambchop

Fionn Regan

Richard Dawson

....for starters

Carnie replied on

GospelBeach

Andy Shauf 

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Ryan Adams

Adam Torres

 

faeriekisses's picture faeriekisses replied on

Lift to experience

Moddi

Fionn Regan

Wolf people

PJ Harvey

That was kinda tough and kinda easy at the same time.

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

plus

angel olsen

conor oberst

fionn regan

and indulge my unaccountable soft spot for girl ray

 

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

But compared to girl ray, who I think sound a bit like them, maybe a bit wheedling. And more serious.

Lets bring methyl ethyl into the debate? Another recently discovrered guilty secret of mine....Krasnyi, are you having them at all?

Wakestock replied on

Tough choice between Methyl Ethyl and PJ Harvey (or even St Etienne) then? Much as I love Copey, I think his clash with Timbre Timbre is one of the worst of the weekend for me, if that Clashfinder is to be believed. I have seen him quite recently, but I'd still like to see him at Green Man.

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

it's not the Higgs Bosun Blues but it's jolly stuff...to bask in on Sunday evening in the Walled garden in the evening sunshine.....nodding along smilily.

smithers replied on

I'm partial to a bit of Methyl Ethyl.

Difficult to whittle down top 5 from about 15 for me but:

Oh Sees

Julian Cope

Richard Dawson

Angel Olson

Pictish Trail (the weekend isn't complete without him)

jedthehumanoid's picture jedthehumanoid replied on

Tough to whittle the list down to five but if I have to...

Conor Oberst

Lambchop

Kate Tempest

Big Thief

Pictish Trail

That's leaving a lot of people out, getting a bit excited now...

decemberboy replied on

Ryan Adams

Conor Oberst

Michael Kiwanuka

Field Music

British Sea Power

ray_rad's picture ray_rad replied on

not much for lists

but if i must, i'm cheating and having six

gospelbeach

jessica pratt

allah-las

angel olsen

michael chapman

fionn regan

Greenskilad replied on

Lift To Experience

Richard Dawson

PJ Harvey

Thee Oh Sees

Jon Hopkins

Oap-Dub's picture Oap-Dub replied on

Not been on here for a bit - trust everyone is well and enjoying the magnificent (it is here anyway!) Summer?

5 for me are:

Field Music

Thee Oh Sees

Lambchop

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Fruit Bats

Amazing line up though and my clashfinder is chock full - only a handful of acts I'd actively avoid.

staffop's picture staffop replied on

Johnny Flynn

Lift to Experience

Karl Blau

Trembling Bells

Julian Cope

 

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

My 5 now needs to be amended to accomodate WH Lung.

peridot's picture peridot replied on

... who have been confirmed as first on the Far Out stage on Friday.

Now if we had a competent Clashfinder curator this year we'd all know that already ;-)

 

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

interesting inspiration for a band name. I don't think much of that one track meself.

I see they're playing bothGM and EOTR this year. Which I seem to remember was a bit more popular in yesteryear....shall we start up a debate about the relative merits of each? Its been a while....tho the GM line-up wins hands down this year imo 

peridot's picture peridot replied on

There continues to be a good crossover in musical acts between Green Man and the other festival that was inspired by it.

No need for any debate ... they are both great events.

blackcatista's picture blackcatista replied on

Would have been good to see Jesus and Mary Chain at Green Man, otherwise I'd not swap many acts this year.

Both are super festivals, but I find the general atmosphere of Green Man is waaay better. It's just so much more human.

dis'peptic's picture dis'peptic replied on

i went to EOTR in 2013 and 14 after four successive GMs.

im with you black cat, the old je ne sais quoi of green man is impossible to replicate, whatever the line-ups.

as for Jesus and Mary chain, my 21 year old son has just discovered them, and I don't want to sully my middle-aged memory of the 1986 (I fink) gig at rock city, Nottingham. The first one after the 'riot' they caused in london. Glorious. 

Muddy Holly's picture Muddy Holly replied on

Lots on our long list, but Top 5 are:

Big Moon

Hinds

Pumarosa

The Shins

Methyl Ethel

 

For the 5th year in a row we will prob be spending most of our time in the Far Out tent or Walled Garden

blackpumpkinhead replied on

Fionn Regan

Allah Las

Adam Torres

Warhaus

Doomsquad

Though easily could have been   Angel Olsen,Liars,Hurray for the riff raff,Tom Hickox,Laura Gibson and Nordic Giants.

If it was not for the meet i could probably give Thursday night a miss altogether though Anna Meredith was very good at Bluedot Festival and i have not heard the new Ride cd yet.

Slugger's picture Slugger replied on

This is much too difficult. With such a good line up we could choose a top 5 for each stage. My top 5 changes daily but today's choices are

PJ, Big Thief, The 2 Michaels and Fionn Regan