Hop Farm Festival

[moggieboy]

Pam Hogg sitting in for Jarvis has just said that Primal Scream will be playing the Hop Farm festival this year, as well as confirming the Stone Roses support. Weird, she's just playing Cry Myself blind as I type this.

[a_aitchie]

I heard her talk about Hop Farm and heard Cry Myself Blind but didn't catch that!  Ooooh.

[thefirstcolonel]

If that be the case then this summer is going to be awesome.  I saw Prince at Hop Farm last year and it was brilliant.  Totally chilled festival with no corporate advertising!

[Franco]

Confirmed on the Hop Farm website now. Tempted.

[thefirstcolonel]

Brilliant.  Any news on which day they'll be playing?

[thefirstcolonel]

Looks lile Primal Scream are playing on the Saturday, possibly as the penultimate act before Damien Rice.  Was a buzz kill that would be to have Rice follow the Scream!  Still, it would give one enough time to get offsite.  It took 3 hours top get out of the car park last year!

[Dr Peter OBoogie]

Day tickets on sale tomorrow at £55 (no booking fee).

Scream on Saturday  -  headlining the 2nd stage.

Damien Rice fans should be ok as he is in 2nd spot behing Bob Dylan who headlines saturday - so can be watched before heading to the Big tent (2nd stage)

Others on Saturday main: Patti Smith, Joan Armatrading, Sir Bruce Forsyth? (good game, good game)

Behind Primal Scream  -  Maximo Park, Gary Numan, Jezabels, Datsuns

A shame they aren't playing Saturday (bands i would like to see on other days) - George Clinton and Funkadelic, Dr John, Stranglers, Suede, Ian Hunter.

[russ3000]

primal scream and patti smith on one stage...my record collection
primal and patti on two different stages at the same same time ! i am gonna have to stay at home for this one. I would never know if i made the right choice.

[Dr Peter OBoogie]

I dont think they will be on at the same time, Patti is on the main stage probably around 7  -  Scream headline the 2nd stage!

Hope i have convinced you 

If the Friday stage 2 headliner is Orbitol (still showing TBC) i may even do the whole weekend

[Dr Peter OBoogie]

Tickets now booked  -  Saturday it is 

Having now read some reviews of the Scottish gigs i am more than looking forward to this  -  roll on next Saturday and i trust slightly better weather (actually that should read "hope" not "trust")

[Dr Peter OBoogie]

Sitting in car park, what A performance! Bobby in fine form. Started with 2012, got the tent rocking immediately and carried us through
 Still leaning towards  screamadelica,  but with a smattering or xtrmtr and a sprinkle of give out /riot city. Only disappointment no higher than the sun - were moving at last

[thefirstcolonel]

Haha big up the Hop Farm car park massive. It took 3 hours to get out of there last year!

Brilliant show tonight! Absolutely ecstatic gig, triumphant Come Together followed by the storming triumvirate of Country Girl, Jailbird and Rocks. That rendition of Jailbird is the most triumphant I've witnessed live. The guys are on fire and Debbie is great on bass.

Bobby mentioned the new album being released next year. 2012 and Relativity were full of verve

[Dr Peter OBoogie]

The cars cleared pretty quickly and we was back in essex and home by 1  - i then decided to play my way through Xtrmntr before heading to bed.

Always good to see the "younger generation" enjoying the shows, a coupld of guys in their early 20's pushing past me to get to the front for shoot speed kill light - and seemd amazed i wasnt down there.

To be honest the only other band i really enjoyed was the Datsuns - but the hop farm festival ale kept the day rolling until the headliner.