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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2023 11:54:56 GMT -8
Cigarettes After Sex are a band like Rainbow Kitten Surprise whom I've never given the time of day because their name is so stupid to me. I don't think I even listened to them before they played Sasquatch 2017. And I've clearly underestimated their popularity if they're headlining Edgefield! Are they a Thing headliner? So Cigarettes After Sex, Sylvan Esso, Fleet Foxes top 3? Maybe not because if CAS has to play 8/25 and Sylvan Esso has to play 8/26, it'd be weird for Fleet Foxes to take two days off after their show 8/24 in Portland.
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Post by matt on Feb 21, 2023 14:31:11 GMT -8
The Revivalists and Band of Horses don't play Seattle on their co-headlining tour. The Revivalists play Troutdale on 9/2, but without Band of Horses. I assume that means they're going to play Bumbershoot that weekend. But since Band of Horses aren't on that show for some reason, maybe they're still a possibility?
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Post by matt on Feb 19, 2023 18:18:20 GMT -8
Pulp is touring through July with no North America dates. I could see Desert Daze or Thing snagging them. Pulp would be awesome, but VERY surprising. I saw them at The Warfield on their 2012 reunion tour, and they fucking ruled. Now that Day In Day Out has been announced without some artists that I think could have played both festivals, I have a few ideas: I'm surprised the Flaming Lips haven't announced any Seattle or Portland shows for their An Evening With the Flaming Lips shows nor their Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots shows. They're about to play Vancouver and then skip down to Nevada. I can't believe boygenius wouldn't play the Pacific Northwest. Phoebe Bridgers alone played Marymoor Park and Edgefield during THING last year, and I think she sold out those shows. So maybe they're too big? Not sure, but it would be wild if they skipped this market. Steve Lacy, who is a co-headliner on those Re:Set shows, just played some shows through here, so maybe they've been waiting to announce more Re:Set dates until after his tour. My last idea is Pixies. I have a hard time gauging their current popularity. They're playing mostly theaters on their North American spring tour, and nothing northwest of Oakland, with no dates in the Pacific Northwest. They haven't played Seattle since their tour with Weezer in 2018. They seem too big to me and would probably be the biggest name on the poster, but I'm surprised they don't yet have PNW dates. Ultimately, going into lineup announcement last year, I think we only knew Modest Mouse as a possible headliner based on tour dates. This year, it seems like Fleet Foxes and Sylvan Esso will be there (although, not necessarily headlining). Jungle was a complete surprise to me, and they played Paramount Theatre and Crystal Ballroom the previous fall. Their set was great! Hopefully Zacks has a surprise up his sleeve.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 17:18:44 GMT -8
So of that list, I think the most likely options are Alvvays and the Beths. Alvvays are playing Beach Road Weekend in Martha's Vineyard the same weekend. Doesn't rule them out, but would be a lot of travel.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 17:10:27 GMT -8
Sylvan Esso is just about confirmed. Playing BC on the 25th and then Bend on the 27th. Put them down for the 26th and get ready to dance! I speculated about this when they announced the tour last month. I'm still slightly skeptical because that would be 4 shows in 4 nights, but they're starting their European tour with 4 shows in 4 nights and ending their North American tour with 4 shows in 4 nights, so it's not out of the question. The opener for this tour, Indigo De Souza, would seem like an obvious fit to play Thing if Sylvan Esso is, but she's on the Day In Day Out lineup, so I wouldn't expect her to play both festivals.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 10:43:01 GMT -8
When the Swell Season first announced their tour, they announced a show in Woodinville on 8/23. Now, their website lists the same date 8/23 as Seattle WA venue TBA. I'm not 100% sold because their website also lists venues in Grand Rapids and Salt Lake City as TBA, but fishy that the city would change from the original announcement.Forget about this. 8/23 is a Wednesday, and this thing is likely 8/25-27. Sorry, I got too speculation happy.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 10:29:30 GMT -8
Support isn't announced for Fleet Foxes' Portland show yet, but Uwade is supporting their previous show. If she continues up the coast with them, it'd make sense for her to play Thing as well. However, Suki Waterhouse supported Father John Misty on his tour around Thing, including a show at Pioneer Square in Portland, yet didn't play Thing. So maybe it means nothing. EDIT: According to Pitchfork, Uwade is supporting the Portland show.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 10:23:39 GMT -8
Officially back in business! I'll try to keep this updated the way we used to do it for Sasquatch! Rumored for THINGFleet Foxes ( tour dates: tour currently ends 8/24 in Portland)
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 10:18:19 GMT -8
You know what? Time for a new thread.
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Post by matt on Feb 16, 2023 10:15:52 GMT -8
Fleet Foxes just announced summer tour dates that include a show in Portland on 8/24. So that's definitely happening. Father John Misty, Goose, and Modest Mouse all played the same venue in Portland around Thing last year. Lock them in!
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Post by matt on Feb 1, 2023 10:35:28 GMT -8
Now that it's February, I'm starting to get itchy. Last year, they announced the festival would be happening on 2/16 before the dates and lineup followed up 2/22. Hopefully we get some news soon. I just want to be able to plan my summer!
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Post by matt on Feb 1, 2023 10:31:04 GMT -8
The Tallest Man on Earth is skipping the PNW on his tour and has no dates after May. If he's playing shows at the end of the summer, I think he'd be a perfect fit. Falls right into the Jose Gonzalez mold. Played Sasquatch twice.
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2023 20:13:54 GMT -8
Speculation never dies. Interesting seeing the KEXP tie ins, feels like a great litmus test. Talked with some industry friends and it sounds like there are light murmurs of some kind of indie/alt three day fest at the Gorge, maybe with STG involvement. I'd take it with a grain of salt but it sounds like the powers that be haven't forgotten about that hallowed ground. Oh great. Now I have my hopes up!
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Post by matt on Jan 25, 2023 19:13:46 GMT -8
[quote author="@ nugget" source="/post/227392/thread" timestamp="1674605539"]Big Thief tour announcement takes them off the speculation list[/quote] I agree. I'm surprised, but happy for them about the venues they're playing on this swing. Welcome, @ nugget!
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Post by matt on Jan 10, 2023 14:24:26 GMT -8
More speculation because I'm bored and missed this:
3 artists from KEXP's top 10 albums of 2021 were booked for Thing 2022: Nation of Language, Dry Cleaning (who dropped out), and Jungle. (Additionally, Durand Jones & The Indications were 18, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio were 21, and and Curtis Harding was 25 - lots of representation).
Similarly, 3 artists from KEXP's top 20 albums of 2018 were booked for Thing 2019: Parquet Courts, Kurt Vile, and Snail Mail. (Khruangbin, Black Belt Eagle Scout, and Phosphorescent were also high on the list.)
I could see a similar trend recurring this year. Here's some of the list: 1 Wet Leg (not likely considering they played 2022) 2 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (they seem too big for Thing and they haven't played Seattle in 10 years despite reunion tours) 3 Fontaines DC (they play Seattle 9/22, but opening for Arctic Monkeys, so I don't think that's disqualifying and they were booked for Thing 2019 before dropping out, but if my assumed festival dates are correct, they have shows in Minneapolis and Chicago, so no) 4 Big Thief (no dates after 4/29 in Europe and no indication they'll continue touring this year after a busy year last year) 5 Beach House (no upcoming dates) 6 Odesza (even though they're local and played Sasquatch twice, today they were announced as a Bonnaroo headliner, so far too big) 7 Alvvays (just played the Moore Theater in October after 2 shows at the Crocodile in the spring. they're playing Spokane, Victoria, and Vancouver in March. Jungle played the Paramount in October of '21 before playing Thing '22) 8 Beyonce (obviously too big) 9 Hatchie (only one upcoming tour date. unclear about this year after a busyish 2022) 10 The Beths (two gigs at Neumos in February. I do not think that rules them out. Goose played Neptune February 2022. Sparks played Showbox March '23. Jose Gonzalez played two nights at Neptune March '23. There's precedent for artists to play the market in the spring and return for Thing)
So of that list, I think the most likely options are Alvvays and the Beths. Others from near the top of the list I could see playing include Spoon, Sudan Archives, and Nilufer Yanya (previously played KEXP in '19). But no matter what, there's a pattern of booking artists from the top of KEXP's best albums of the year prior.
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Post by matt on Jan 10, 2023 13:42:52 GMT -8
I was lurking in the Coachella thread on inforoo for a week or so leading leading up to Coachella's announcement. Seeing Pea's participation in there made me especially nostalgic for the days of Sasquatch speculation and anticipation. I suppose I could make a new thread for this, and I will if we get a couple more decent rumors/speculation, but I think the first artist to consider for Thing 2023 is Sylvan Esso. Of course, this assumes the festival returns. Fingers crossed! I haven't seen anything official one way or the other. Hopefully there's a "see you next year" caption or something I missed. On Rachel Belle's podcast that she recorded live from last year's festival, she encouraged listeners to check out the festival next year. Back to Sylvan Esso. Thing 2019 was 8/24-25. Thing 2022 was 8/26-28. Let's assume Thing 2023 would be 8/25-27. Sylvan Esso very surprisingly skips the Seattle market on their newly announced tour dates: 8/22 Ogden, UT 8/24 Troutdale, OR 8/25 Vancouver, Canada 8/27 Bend, OR 8/30 Berkely, CA If my assumed Thing dates are correct, their only free night would be Saturday 8/26 on the way from Vancouver to Bend. Certainly could do it, but 4 shows in 4 nights might be a lot. Indigo De Souza is supporting that tour, so should be considered as well. Certainly not a lock. Maybe that Day In Day Out thing returns and they play that or something else, who knows. It just struck me as odd they'd skip Seattle. Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well! It was nice to shake off the old speculation cobwebs.
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Post by matt on Feb 22, 2022 8:01:22 GMT -8
I'm going to assume the lineup drops in the afternoon/evening, so no breath holding just yet. I think last time the lineup was announced ~10 including Zacks doing a KEXP interview.
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Post by matt on Feb 21, 2022 18:51:42 GMT -8
I really hope forgiveme is right about Elvis Costello. I just listened to his new album, The Boy Named If, and it rules. Still skeptical about his travel and playing back-to-back days, but he'd be rad! I missed him at Sasquatch 2013 for Earl Sweatshirt and Killer Mike (which I don't regret because he brought out El-P to perform some Run the Jewels tracks before they had dropped their debut album), and it would be rad to see him.
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Post by matt on Feb 21, 2022 18:08:37 GMT -8
Leon Bridges seems likely too based on tour dates He’s playing Marymoor Park on 8/30. I doubt it.
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Post by matt on Feb 19, 2022 22:34:41 GMT -8
I'm also surprised Phoebe Bridgers hasn't played or announced shows in the PNW. She's toured Punisher pretty extensively, but not here. She's playing This Ain't No Picnic in Los Angeles 8/27-28, so she'll be active and on the west coast that weekend. Phoebe played the final Sasquatch.
Animal Collective also don't have west coast dates, and their summer is wide open. They only played Sasquatch as a band one time (and was one of the first Sasquatch sets I ever saw), but Panda Bear also played.
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