Festivals 2012

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Postby king_oxymoron » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:48 pm

Just back from V Fest, despite thinking the line up was weaker I had the best time, didn't see any acts I didn't like, and lots surpoassed expectation!

Saw 18 acts in all...

18. Charlie Simspon - The only act who I knew next to no songs by. Still good though!

17. Razorlight - Knew more than I thought! High points were great but other points were a tad dull.

16. Hanson - Knew nearly everything in their set, was so surprised! Penny & Me and MMM Bop were ace, and so happy they played Lost Without Each Other.

15. The Script - Only caught half the set but was great, think his voice has improved!

14. Tinie Tempah - Another half set, good fun!

13. Kaiser Chiefs - My favourite acts a couple of years ago, can't put my finger on what made me like it slightly less. Less drunk? Still a great singalong set..

12. Ellie Goulding - My favourite last year! Still great songs and voice but couldn't hear as well and don't think she suits a bigger stage as much as a smaller one. Great drumming and looked sexy though!

11. Claire Maguire - For someone I didn't think I knew anything by she was excellent, really liked all the singles, and the new material sounded great with a more uptempo new direction!

10. Eminem - First half was a bit random, barely knew any of the songs he did. Second half was hit heavy but so much so a lot of it was in medleys.. still, an amazing act to see live, just would have done a different setlist.

09. KT Tunstall - Very energetic upbeat set, she has a great vocal, very third album heavy though - no Hold On or Other Side Of The World! Lucky I like the new stuff but others were clueless!

08. Eliza Doolittle - One of the surprises! Only saw her to get a good spot for the Saturdays really and I liked her material, her cover (Grenade) and most of all, her voice is SOOO much stronger than you'd expect!

07. Lostprophets - The other big surprise, I knew pretty much the whole set and thought they were thoroughly entertaining. Not the best singers ever but still pulled it off!

06. Noisettes - Probably not as good as the Glastonbury set, it was shorter for a start, and less wacky, but her voice is undeniable, the material is great and she's just a great frontwoman anyway!

05. Rihanna - Very very hit heavy set, which was great, had some of the biggest V Fest moments of the weekend (particularly S&M). Great to hear Hard and Man Down in there too, she rocked it out!

04. Arctic Monkeys - Biggest laugh of the weekend as the biggest group of us were together to watch! The big old singles were the biggest moments but I enjoyed a good singalong to all of it really! Brick by Brick went down surprisingly well!

03. The Wombats - Just as good as the Glastonbury showing, although no sign of Backfire At The Disco. Massive moshpit broke out near me, terrifying :lol: Loved it again though!

02. The Saturdays - No surprises here, despite having to pull Missing You for time the girls were personable, I thought their dancing was very in sync and they sang well! Always love seeing them!

01. Bruno Mars - The obvious standout! His vocals were superb, his moves were great, the general funkiness and swagger of him and the band was on point, it was a tad quiet to begin with but we were the closest for this than anything all weekend - it was absolutely spot on!
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Postby jonasmileynlt » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:44 pm

I'm going to Austin City Limits music festival this weekend!!!

Here's the lineup:
http://lineup.aclfestival.com/
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Postby UKMusicLova » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:53 pm

Festival line-ups this year...

V Festival

Ben Howard
Dappy
David Guetta
DJ Fresh
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sande
Example
Frank Ocean
Frank Turner
Friendly Fires
Happy Mondays
Inspiral Carpets
James Morrison
Keane
Labrinth
Lissie
LMFAO
Madness
Maverick Sabre
Miles Kane
Nero
Nicki Minaj
Noah & The Whale
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Olly Murs
Pixie Lott
Professor Green
Reverend and the Makers
Rizzle Kicks
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Shed Seven
Snow Patrol
The Enemy
The Human League
The Killers
The Proclaimers
The Stone Roses
The Stranglers
The Ting Tings
Tinie Tempah
Tom Jones

Wireless Festival

A$ap Rocky
Calvin Harris
Cher Lloyd
D'banj
Deadmau5
Drake
Example
Feed Me
Flux Pavilion
J. Cole
Jessie J
Kaskade
Knife Party
Labrinth
Madeon
Maverick Sabre
Ms. Dynamite
Nero
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Professor Green
Rihanna
Rizzle Kicks
StooShe
Tulisa
Wiz Khalifa

T In The Park

Alabama Shakes
Amy Macdonald
Band of Skulls
Bellowhead
Ben Howard
Benga
Calvin Harris
Chase & Status
Christina Perri
Crookers
Dappy
David Guetta
Devlin
Dubfire
Elbow
Emeli Sande
Enter Shikari
Erol Alkan
Example
Fake Blood
Florence + The Machine
Frank Turner
Happy Mondays
Jack Beats
James Morrison
Jessie J
Joris Voorn
Kaiser Chiefs
Kasabian
Labrinth
Len Faki
Little Roy
Major Lazer
Mastodon
Maverick Sabre
Maya Jane Coles
Miike Snow
Miles Kane
New Order
Nicki Minaj
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Pan-Pot
Peter Doherty
Professor Green
Pulled Apart By Horses
Rizzle Kicks
Skream
Skrillex
Slam
Snow Patrol
Spector
Sven Vath
Swedish House Mafia
The Courteeners
The Darkness
The Enemy
The Horrors
The Maccabees
The Stone Roses
The Temper Trap
The Vaccines
The Wailers
The Wanted
Tinie Tempah
Tribes
Twin Atlantic
Two Door Cinema Club

Reading / Leeds Festival

All Time Low
Angels and Airwaves
At The Drive In
Azealia Banks
Band Of Skulls
Billy Talent
Blood Red Shoes
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bullet For My Valentine
Cancer Bats
Coheed and Cambria
Crystal Castles
Deaf Havana
Eagles of Death Metal
Enter Shikari
Florence + The Machine
Foo Fighters
Foster The People
Jaguar
Justice
Kaiser Chiefs
Kasabian
Katy B
Maccabees
Metronomy
Miike Snow
Mystery Jets
OFWGKTA
Paramore
Pulled Apart By Horses
SBTRKT
The Black Keys
The Courteeners
The Cribs
The Cure
The Gaslight Anthem
The Horrors
The Shins
The Vaccines
Two Door Cinema Club
You Me At Six

Creamfields

Above & Beyond
Afrojack
Annie Mac
A-Trak
Avicii
Axwell
Benga
Benny Benassi
Calvin Harris
Caspa
Crookers
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Dimitri Vegas + Like Mike
Dirty South
Doctor P
Eric Prydz
Example
Flux Pavilion
Friction
Gareth Emery
Groove Armada
Knife Party
Laidback Luke
Madeon
Major Lazer
Michael Woods
Mistajam
Nervo
Nicky Romero
Paul Van Dyk
Pete Tong
Redlight
Sander Van Doorn
Scream
Sebastian Ingrosso
Shy FX
Skrillex
Steve Angello
Steve Aoki
Sub Focus
Tiesto
True Tiger
Wolfgang Gartner
Zane Lowe

+ MANY MORE

Radio 1 Hackney Weekend

Andy C
Azealia Banks
Ben Howard
B.o.B.
Bombay Bicycle Club
Boy Better Know
Calvin Harris
Chase & Status
Chipmunk
Dappy
David Guetta
D'banj
Deadmau5
Delilah
Devlin
DJ Fresh
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sande
Enter Shikari
Eric Prydz
Example
Florence + The machine
Flo Rida
Flux Pavilion + Doctor P
Gyptian
Jay-Z
Jack White
Jessie J
Labrinth
Lana Del Rey
Leona Lewis
Lethal B
Lostprophets
Madeon
Magnetic Man
Maverick Sabre
Michael Kiwanuka
Mindless Behaviour
Nero
Plan B
Professor Green
Rizzle Kicks
Santigold
Sean Paul
Sub Focus
Sway
Swedish House Mafia
Taio Cruz
The Maccabees
The Ting Tings
Tinchy Stryder
Tinie Tempah
will.i.am
Wretch 32
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Postby UKMusicLova » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:54 pm

I have tickets for Creamfields and I've applied for Radio 1 Hackney Weekend because in all honesty the lineup for that SLAYS all the others!
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Postby joel77m77 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:21 pm

So is it just Jay Z at Radio 1 Weekend, not Kanye as well? :D
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Postby Serby » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:37 pm

Last year was the first time I went to this wonderfull festival...and I live in the same city where EXIT is :o :oops: I'm looking forward to this year's EXIT :D

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Postby UKMusicLova » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:41 am

RIHANNA has been added to the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend line-up! I NEEEEEED tickets now :o :o
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Postby Fan » Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:45 pm

The Radio 1 Hackney Weekend has such an amazing line up! Although V, Wireless and T in the Park are very good aswell.
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Postby king_oxymoron » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:49 pm

I have tickets for T and applied for tickets to the Hackney weekend... fingers crossed!
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Postby king_oxymoron » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:34 am

I got Hackney Weekend tickets, going on the Saturday! Jay-Z!!
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