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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 8:57:44 GMT -8
thingnw.org is currently down. An announcement seems imminent. Time to turn the engine back on!
Back in the Sasquatch days, we "tried" to keep these threads pure, but this time around, just put all THING chat here. I'll update the OP as we get info.
See you back in Port Townshend August 28-30!
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 10:24:42 GMT -8
Official announcement:
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 10:42:17 GMT -8
Rampant speculation time:
Last year's festival featured a lot of Sasquatch veterans. Both headliners played midday main stage sets a few years earlier. If they follow a similar trend, I could see The War On Drugs, Courtney Barnett, and Digable Planets as plausible options.
Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sharon Van Etten will also be active this summer and could fit the bill!
I thought Run the Jewels and Bright Eyes could have been options, but they'll both be in Europe that weekend.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 18, 2020 11:04:31 GMT -8
Three days this year! That’s a fantastic sign that this little fest is doing well for itself and is here to stay. Might have to change our URL after all!
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 13:53:52 GMT -8
Some more rampant speculation:
I remember an Adam Zacks interview from several years ago where he said Radiohead is the band he'd most like to book for Sasquatch. Ed O'Brien is playing festivals this summer, including some in the US. I wonder if Zacks could try to scratch that itch by bringing EOB to Thing!
The email announcement mentioned that Andrew Bird was at the festival last year... somehow I did not know that. He's touring with Thing vets Calexico and Iron & Wine this summer, but not playing the northwest. He only played Sasquatch once, but, as long as he had a good time attending the festival as a spectator, I could see him showing up to perform at Thing this year.
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Post by stevienicks on Feb 18, 2020 14:18:55 GMT -8
The email announcement mentioned that Andrew Bird was at the festival last year... somehow I did not know that. He's touring with Thing vets Calexico and Iron & Wine this summer, but not playing the northwest. He only played Sasquatch once, but, as long as he had a good time attending the festival as a spectator, I could see him showing up to perform at Thing this year. Andrew was part of John C Reilly's crew last year. Dang that was a cool set. |
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 14:58:36 GMT -8
The email announcement mentioned that Andrew Bird was at the festival last year... somehow I did not know that. Andrew was part of John C Reilly's crew last year. In his band? I remember sitting stage left at Parquet Courts, intending to then check out John C Reilly for a bit, before turning around to see a line of people who surely couldn’t all fit into the Pavilion. So I went to the Luminarium. |
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Feb 18, 2020 15:02:17 GMT -8
The National just announced a tour that ends the first of August. They are playing Montana and Idaho, but not Washington or Oregon. They might be a little too big for this Thing, but they are a Snacks fave and I could see him trying to get them as a headliner.
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Post by stevienicks on Feb 18, 2020 15:15:19 GMT -8
Andrew was part of John C Reilly's crew last year. In his band? I remember sitting stage left at Parquet Courts, intending to then check out John C Reilly for a bit, before turning around to see a line of people who surely couldn’t all fit into the Pavilion. So I went to the Luminarium. Yup! Honestly I think he was the only band member I recognized, it was delightful though. |
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 15:59:26 GMT -8
The National just announced a tour that ends the first of August. They are playing Montana and Idaho, but not Washington or Oregon. They might be a little too big for this Thing, but they are a Snacks fave and I could see him trying to get them as a headliner. I think they’re too big and skipping Washington and Oregon because they played Marymoor and Edgefield last summer. But, considering I recognized people I saw at their Edgefield show one week after Thing last year from Thing, they would definitely be popular! But I think past Sasquatch headliners are probably too big. |
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Feb 18, 2020 16:07:23 GMT -8
The National just announced a tour that ends the first of August. They are playing Montana and Idaho, but not Washington or Oregon. They might be a little too big for this Thing, but they are a Snacks fave and I could see him trying to get them as a headliner. I think they’re too big and skipping Washington and Oregon because they played Marymoor and Edgefield last summer. But, considering I recognized people I saw at their Edgefield show one week after Thing last year from Thing, they would definitely be popular! But I think past Sasquatch headliners are probably too big. That’s kinda what I was thinking too. But, if the Thing did well enough last year that they are expanding to 3 days, maybe they’ve got a little extra cash to poop up the artist budget too. But I do agree that The National (or any former Sasquatch headliner not named Macklemore) would be a long shot, I just really miss rampantly speculating. |
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Post by matt on Feb 18, 2020 16:17:13 GMT -8
But I do agree that The National (or any former Sasquatch headliner not named Macklemore) would be a long shot. I have absolutely no idea how popular Macklemore is now. I just really miss rampantly speculating. I’m obviously with you! |
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Post by stevienicks on Feb 18, 2020 16:40:02 GMT -8
Give us Shabazz Palaces!
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 18, 2020 16:55:42 GMT -8
Gimme Karl Blau because I need to see him and Modest Mouse because it is inevitable.
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Post by stevienicks on Feb 18, 2020 17:06:32 GMT -8
Gimme Karl Blau because I need to see him and Modest Mouse because it is inevitable. Ooo would The Microphones be possible? They did play a show last year. |
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Post by forgiveme on Feb 18, 2020 18:16:15 GMT -8
Sorry to break hearts, but The Chainsmokers are in UK that weekend
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Post by forgiveme on Feb 18, 2020 18:18:37 GMT -8
Anyone at Reedings/Leeds can be crossed off as well. Bummer though, would kill for IDLES to play THING
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Post by Darth on Feb 18, 2020 18:34:32 GMT -8
Weyes Blood is on tour with Nick Cave a couple weeks after Thing.
Mac DeMarco finishes a tour just before Thing, so he might be a good fit too.
Matt Berninger would be fantastic and his solo album is coming out this year.
Could also see War on Drugs and Shabazz Palaces.
Wolf Parade maybe?
Noname is releasing new stuff soon and she'd fit the bill nicely.
Lizzo would be a great headliner.
But my Thing dream... Flight of the Concords. What a great fit they would be.
Edit: Weyes Blood was who I was implying could be there, not Nick Cave.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Feb 18, 2020 18:59:11 GMT -8
I don’t know if it’s been noted here anywhere, but per La Instagram de Snacks, the lineup will be announced March 16. It looks like they left that little detail off the official announcement.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 19, 2020 0:32:14 GMT -8
Gimme Karl Blau because I need to see him and Modest Mouse because it is inevitable. Ooo would The Microphones be possible? They did play a show last year. Possibly awesome. |
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