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Post by thefestographer on Feb 13, 2015 14:30:59 GMT -5
Great find, I already started my Kooks playlist when the hint came out. Really digging their sound and their live show. I think we all thought that Hive Hint #2 was them, and their tour shows that it is likely. They're pretty much confirmed in my opinion, along with Shakey Graves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. I still think there's a chance it's The Offspring |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 13, 2015 16:01:36 GMT -5
I think we all thought that Hive Hint #2 was them, and their tour shows that it is likely. They're pretty much confirmed in my opinion, along with Shakey Graves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. I still think there's a chance it's The Offspring I'll be disappointed if so, I don't think they fit the vibe. I saw The Offspring at Jammin' on Main in the early 2000's and had to bail out of the crowd and go see a side stage. The crowd was just more aggressive than I cared for...Bunbury crowds seem to be more chill. |
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Post by rodney4130 on Feb 13, 2015 19:11:30 GMT -5
Speaking of Pitchfork... I want Parquet Courts badly to play here. Bunbury or not.
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Post by Tangerine Speedo on Feb 17, 2015 11:01:03 GMT -5
Ed Sheeran's tour kicks off June 7 in upstate New York. It's completely believable that he could be a Bunbury headliner however looking at his tour dates, he's primarily playing arenas.
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Post by evenpjflow on Feb 17, 2015 11:22:50 GMT -5
Ed Sheeran's tour kicks off June 7 in upstate New York. It's completely believable that he could be a Bunbury headliner however looking at his tour dates, he's primarily playing arenas. June 5 & 6 though he is playing dates in Canada |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 17, 2015 11:52:28 GMT -5
Ed Sheeran's tour kicks off June 7 in upstate New York. It's completely believable that he could be a Bunbury headliner however looking at his tour dates, he's primarily playing arenas. June 5 & 6 though he is playing dates in Canada And the 7th in New York. He's off our list for sure. EDIT: I can't read. |
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Post by rodney4130 on Feb 17, 2015 15:12:11 GMT -5
Firefly lineup was just released with a lot of the bands we've been thinking will be coming to Bunbury.
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Post by joel on Feb 17, 2015 15:22:30 GMT -5
The first headliner is blank. I wonder if the reason Bunbury hasn't announced yet is that we are still waiting on a big name to announce that they are touring. Would make a little bit of sense if they didn't want to announce a partial lineup.
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Post by rodney4130 on Feb 17, 2015 15:23:13 GMT -5
All indications are that the blank name is Paul McCartney.
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Post by joel on Feb 17, 2015 15:25:23 GMT -5
Actually as I say that, everybody in the comments seem to be under the impression that Paul McCartney is a lock to be the top headliner if he didn't drop out. So while that still may be the reason Bunbury is withholding the lineup, I don't know, that may not be the case with Firefly.
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Post by joel on Feb 17, 2015 15:41:58 GMT -5
For those who were trying to figure such things, The Governor's Ball has officially released it's lineup by day now for the weekend of Bunbury.
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Post by thefestographer on Feb 17, 2015 15:50:46 GMT -5
So it looks like The Decemberists are still a realistic possibility for Bunbury
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 17, 2015 16:02:34 GMT -5
For those who were trying to figure such things, The Governor's Ball has officially released it's lineup by day now for the weekend of Bunbury. I'm pretty confident any Friday band at Governor's could make Sunday at Bunbury and any Sunday bands at Governor's could make Friday at Bunbury. I think Saturday is all but ruled out because of the travel. Decemberist's are on Friday...I'M STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE! |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 17, 2015 16:03:17 GMT -5
So it looks like The Decemberists are still a realistic possibility for Bunbury Please! PLEASE! |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 17, 2015 16:04:42 GMT -5
Actually as I say that, everybody in the comments seem to be under the impression that Paul McCartney is a lock to be the top headliner if he didn't drop out. So while that still may be the reason Bunbury is withholding the lineup, I don't know, that may not be the case with Firefly. I can't imagine in my wildest dreams that McCartney would play Bunbury. He did GABP a couple years ago and sold the place out, some 60K seats I think? Isn't that what Bunbury draws for the whole weekend? |
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Post by thefestographer on Feb 17, 2015 16:12:44 GMT -5
Actually as I say that, everybody in the comments seem to be under the impression that Paul McCartney is a lock to be the top headliner if he didn't drop out. So while that still may be the reason Bunbury is withholding the lineup, I don't know, that may not be the case with Firefly. I can't imagine in my wildest dreams that McCartney would play Bunbury. He did GABP a couple years ago and sold the place out, some 60K seats I think? Isn't that what Bunbury draws for the whole weekend? Yeah, even the fact that Firefly got him is pretty crazy (and they got Morrisey, and The Killers and Bastille who both haven't announced any other US shows) |
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Post by joel on Feb 17, 2015 16:15:36 GMT -5
Actually as I say that, everybody in the comments seem to be under the impression that Paul McCartney is a lock to be the top headliner if he didn't drop out. So while that still may be the reason Bunbury is withholding the lineup, I don't know, that may not be the case with Firefly. I can't imagine in my wildest dreams that McCartney would play Bunbury. He did GABP a couple years ago and sold the place out, some 60K seats I think? Isn't that what Bunbury draws for the whole weekend? I didn't mean to say that Paul McCartney might play Bunbury. I just meant that the reason Bunbury is withholding might be because there is somebody big who hasn't announced yet. I agree, though I really don't see why Firefly would be able to get anybody that Bunbury wouldn't be able to get. Both festivals are the same age. While I couldn't find any attendance numbers for Firefly officially, it said they expected 30-40,000 in 2012. Even if it's grown I can't imagine it's bringing in many more people than bunbury. I can see both festivals capping in the 60-70,000 range. |
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Post by joel on Feb 17, 2015 16:28:14 GMT -5
I stand corrected. Apparently Firefly brought in over 80,000 fans last year according to the Delaware.com story on the lineup announcement today. It also said they are now being co-run by Goldenvoice who created Coachella. They even have a deal to air 15 hours of live sets on ASX TV.
I guess they have grown a lot bigger than Bunbury.
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Post by thefestographer on Feb 17, 2015 16:45:30 GMT -5
I can't imagine in my wildest dreams that McCartney would play Bunbury. He did GABP a couple years ago and sold the place out, some 60K seats I think? Isn't that what Bunbury draws for the whole weekend? I didn't mean to say that Paul McCartney might play Bunbury. I just meant that the reason Bunbury is withholding might be because there is somebody big who hasn't announced yet. I agree, though I really don't see why Firefly would be able to get anybody that Bunbury wouldn't be able to get. Both festivals are the same age. While I couldn't find any attendance numbers for Firefly officially, it said they expected 30-40,000 in 2012. Even if it's grown I can't imagine it's bringing in many more people than bunbury. I can see both festivals capping in the 60-70,000 range. If you look at the past lineups, they've grown REALLY fast, both in number of bands and in how big the headliners are, and this year they have so many huge names it's a bit ridiculous. fireflyfestival.com/lineup/EDIT: it seems while I was writing this post you posted saying essentially what I said here |
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Post by thefestographer on Feb 17, 2015 16:52:33 GMT -5
I'm also hoping Florence + The Machine playing Governors Ball Friday will mean she's at Bunbury Sunday
And with Vance Joy playing Gvernor's Ball the 5th, and him having an off day from touring with Taylor Swift on the 7th, he's still a possibility for Hint #4, the time clue, or possibly future clues.
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 17, 2015 17:48:20 GMT -5
I didn't mean to say that Paul McCartney might play Bunbury. I just meant that the reason Bunbury is withholding might be because there is somebody big who hasn't announced yet. I agree, though I really don't see why Firefly would be able to get anybody that Bunbury wouldn't be able to get. Both festivals are the same age. While I couldn't find any attendance numbers for Firefly officially, it said they expected 30-40,000 in 2012. Even if it's grown I can't imagine it's bringing in many more people than bunbury. I can see both festivals capping in the 60-70,000 range. If you look at the past lineups, they've grown REALLY fast, both in number of bands and in how big the headliners are, and this year they have so many huge names it's a bit ridiculous. fireflyfestival.com/lineup/EDIT: it seems while I was writing this post you posted saying essentially what I said here Yeah Firefly has been absolutely destroying it. They had The Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, and The killers in the first two years. Some serious huge names. I don't think Bunbury will ever get that big because of the space restriction and the lack of camping. |
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Post by Guest on Feb 18, 2015 7:01:34 GMT -5
I'm totally biased because it's one of my favorite bands but it seems worth pointing out that Foster the People is performing at Hangout the 3rd weekend of May, BottleRock Napa the 5th weekend of May and Firefly the 3rd weekend in June, they aren't on any lineups for the weekend of Bunbury and will be going from the west coast to the east coast...maybe, hopefully, a stop in Cincy?
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Post by bruno on Feb 18, 2015 7:29:53 GMT -5
If you look at the past lineups, they've grown REALLY fast, both in number of bands and in how big the headliners are, and this year they have so many huge names it's a bit ridiculous. fireflyfestival.com/lineup/EDIT: it seems while I was writing this post you posted saying essentially what I said here Yeah Firefly has been absolutely destroying it. They had The Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, and The killers in the first two years. Some serious huge names. I don't think Bunbury will ever get that big because of the space restriction and the lack of camping. I think ticket price also is a gift and a curse for Bunbury as well. Firefly tickets are $250 now which I'm sure is helping them land these bands, where Bunbury's budget won't get there. |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 19, 2015 13:45:42 GMT -5
I've developed a theory about why Promowest is waiting until Feb 26th to announce the Bunbury lineup. They have a number of shows in the region before Bunbury and those tickets have already gone on sale. They want to make sure those shows have good attendance before announcing the lineup. That way fans won't think "I'll just wait until Bunbury to see them along with other bands". I would think someone would be more likely to buy a Bunbury ticket after already committing to a single-band show, rather than buy a single-band show after buying a Bunbury ticket.
From what we gathered in the hints, they seem to be throwing away the "6 month" rule in terms of bands playing in the region and competing with ticket sales. So far Promowest is hosting the following bands in Columbus within 6 months of Bunbury AND we've guessed them as hints (some basically confirmed, others as long shots):
Catfish and the Bottlemen - 2/26
Hozier - 2/27 (I think we ruled them out)
Bleachers - 3/28
The Gaslight Anthem - 3/28 (Very limited guesses thus far)
Walk the Moon - 4/2 (No one has guessed them yet, but they are a favorite in the area)
Airborne Toxic Event, Shakey Graves, Robert Delong - 4/4
OK Go - 4/6 (Long shot since they played MDMF)
The Mowgli's - 4/7
The Kooks - 5/3
The Decemberists - 5/31
Royal Blood - 6/4
Spoon - 6/12
I wonder if we dissect the rest of Promowest's shows between Columbus and Pitt to see if we have more solid guesses.
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Post by bruno on Feb 19, 2015 14:29:21 GMT -5
So with Promowest running the show, and some of our guesses leading us to bands already playing with Promowest in Columbus or Pittsburgh, I'm wondering if they're leveraging those relationships for their festival. Below are the bands currently playing a promowest show, which maybe we can eliminate some that we know it's not. I'm sure I missed a few and I don't have most openers. Civil Twilight Kongos Catfish and the Bottlemen Misterwives Sleater-Kinney Magic Man BleachersBig Data Meg Myers Walk the MoonThe Airborne Toxic Event Jungle The Mowgli's Fences Best Coast Blitzen Trapper Guster Matt & KimSomeKindaWonderful The KooksThe Wombats Kodaline The DecemberistsRoyal Blood
Mini MansionsBelle and Sebastian Shakey GravesAtmosphereAer Smallpools Flogging Molly Gogol Bordello Mariachi El Bronx Dawes Tyler the Creator Jack White
Hozier
Barenaked Ladies
Violent Femmes
Colin Hay
Spoon
Interpol
The Replacements
Milky Chance
Robert Delong
OK Go
The Gaslight Anthem
George Ezra
Circa Survive
Sylvan Esso
Marina and the Diamonds
Cold War Kids - Forecastle
Houndmouth - Forecastle
Son Lux - Forecastle
The Lone Bellow - Forecastle
Per the previous comment, here's the list that I've seen so far. Here's a question, does anyone know if there is actually a clause in the festival contracts that Bunbury and Forecastle can't book the same artists? None of the clues we know so far have crossed with Forecastle, so I'm wondering if we won't see overlap, which would eliminate some of these options. |
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Post by thefestographer on Feb 19, 2015 14:37:20 GMT -5
So with Promowest running the show, and some of our guesses leading us to bands already playing with Promowest in Columbus or Pittsburgh, I'm wondering if they're leveraging those relationships for their festival. Below are the bands currently playing a promowest show, which maybe we can eliminate some that we know it's not. I'm sure I missed a few and I don't have most openers.
Per the previous comment, here's the list that I've seen so far. Here's a question, does anyone know if there is actually a clause in the festival contracts that Bunbury and Forecastle can't book the same artists? None of the clues we know so far have crossed with Forecastle, so I'm wondering if we won't see overlap, which would eliminate some of these options. None of the confirmed clues match with Forecastle, but I know Cherub was guessed for one of the undecided clues. |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 19, 2015 15:19:09 GMT -5
So with Promowest running the show, and some of our guesses leading us to bands already playing with Promowest in Columbus or Pittsburgh, I'm wondering if they're leveraging those relationships for their festival. Below are the bands currently playing a promowest show, which maybe we can eliminate some that we know it's not. I'm sure I missed a few and I don't have most openers. Bush Civil Twilight Kongos Catfish and the Bottlemen Rusted Root The Wailers Misterwives The Lone Bellow Sleater-Kinney Magic Man Cold War Kids - Forecastle Bleachers Big Data Meg Myers Walk the Moon The Airborne Toxic Event Jungle The Mowgli's Blitzen Trapper Guster Matt & Kim SomeKindaWonderful The KooksThe Wombats Houndmouth - Forecastle Kodaline The Decemberists Royal BloodMini MansionsBelle and Sebastian Son Lux - Forecastle Shakey Graves
Hozier
Barenaked Ladies
Violent Femmes
Colin Hay
Spoon
Interpol
The Replacements
Milky Chance
Robert Delong
OK Go
The Gaslight Anthem
George Ezra
Circa Survive
Sylvan Esso
Marina and the Diamonds
Per the previous comment, here's the list that I've seen so far. Here's a question, does anyone know if there is actually a clause in the festival contracts that Bunbury and Forecastle can't book the same artists? None of the clues we know so far have crossed with Forecastle, so I'm wondering if we won't see overlap, which would eliminate some of these options. Well that was a lot of work for the same result! Thanks for pointing that out, that list is more comprehensive. |
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Post by WhereIsPassionPit on Feb 19, 2015 17:09:03 GMT -5
Per the previous comment, here's the list that I've seen so far. Here's a question, does anyone know if there is actually a clause in the festival contracts that Bunbury and Forecastle can't book the same artists? None of the clues we know so far have crossed with Forecastle, so I'm wondering if we won't see overlap, which would eliminate some of these options. None of the confirmed clues match with Forecastle, but I know Cherub was guessed for one of the undecided clues. Cherub are playing in Cincy on April 18th, and I can tell you there is nothing in that contract stopping them from playing Bunbury. No idea what exclusivity clause Forecastle might have. |
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Post by cincinnatisound on Feb 19, 2015 19:10:52 GMT -5
None of the confirmed clues match with Forecastle, but I know Cherub was guessed for one of the undecided clues. Cherub are playing in Cincy on April 18th, and I can tell you there is nothing in that contract stopping them from playing Bunbury. No idea what exclusivity clause Forecastle might have. There was talk the last few years of Bunbury having a contract that you couldnt play within 6 months inside the region. Do you think they are waiving that or it never existed? |
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Post by joel on Feb 19, 2015 19:34:59 GMT -5
Even if it did exist previously, new promoters took over, so they could have changed it however they saw fit.
Though two years ago, I am certain that Fun and Tegan and Sara played Columbus the same week as they played Bunbury.
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