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BLOC festival

Post by Dead Rats » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:47 am

Anybody thinking about this one?

Snoop Doggy Dogg gonna be headlining :D
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by meanmrcustard » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:54 am

Lineup looks admittedly ridiculous, but I can't help thinking that it's 100 sheets for what is essentially 2 nights out. If it was the same lineup in the Butlins like last year for twice the price I wouldn't hesitate.
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by magma » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:31 pm

Have we got a Ninja roll call for this yet?

Was down to go anyway... I'm not really sure how I feel about Snoop turning up. He was a lot of fun in the middle of a sunny afternoon at Glastonbury the other year... but I have a feeling there might be some clashes involved here...

Have my ticket anyway!
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by magma » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:32 pm

Lineup so far:

Orbital / Snoop Dogg / Richie Hawtin / Flying Lotus /Steve Reich / Gary Numan
Ricardo Villalobos / Squarepusher / Battles / DOOM / A.T.O.L. / Carl Craig – 69 / Nicolas Jaar / James Blake / Jeff Mills /
Jamie Jones / Apparat Band / Ellen Allien / Four Tet / Monolake / Scuba / Hudson Mohawke DJ / Surgeon / Martyn / Appleblim / Joy Orbison & Jackmaster / Levon Vincent / Shackleton / Art Department / Sandwell District / Actress / Hype Williams / Joker / Digital Mystikz / Clark / Kode9 / Tikiman with Scion / Alva Noto / Cosmin TRG / Steffi / L Vis 1990 b2b Bok Bok / Jacques Greene / Loefah / Addison Groove / Cooly G / Space Dimension Controller / Will Saul / Mosca / Ikonika / Xhin / Midland / T.Williams / Dusky / Untold / Pariah / Byetone / Boddika / Pinch / Illum Sphere / SND / Perc / Objekt / Lucy / Daniel Stefanik / Oneman / Deadboy / Redinho / Spencer / Truss / Scratcha DVA / Geddes / Terror Danjah /

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Re: BLOC festival

Post by Dead Rats » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:37 pm

Yeah, the problem is going to be trying to jam all this shit into effectively two club nights. Can't imagine the music is gonna start in the early afternoon, and even if it did, you've still got to trek there from your house innit.

It's a bit fucking weird. I'm well up for it, but if it was in the normal place it'd Be perfect.
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by badger » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:39 pm

they've killed it moving out of butlins imo

doubt i'll bother

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Re: BLOC festival

Post by magma » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:43 pm

Dead Rats wrote:Yeah, the problem is going to be trying to jam all this shit into effectively two club nights. Can't imagine the music is gonna start in the early afternoon, and even if it did, you've still got to trek there from your house innit.

It's a bit fucking weird. I'm well up for it, but if it was in the normal place it'd Be perfect.
Yeah, it is weird... but I was too excited by the idea of a festival being curated by Bloc and styled by the people that do Shangri La at Glastonbury to even think properly about it. The venue is going to be incredible, but the weekend is either going to be completely awesome or the most frustrating festival ever.

I guess as it's just two nights if we've got a crowd going we could assign someone's house as the Ninja-chalet for a few hours on the Friday night/Sat morning... have a bit of a crack on until it's ready to go back?
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by kay » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:03 pm

I think I'm gonna skip this one. Butlins was good because it felt like a get-away holiday from London. Plus you got a community feel of sorts being all within that compound. And, much as I preferred being in the various arenas, you WON'T BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO YOUR CHALET WHENEVER YOU WANT TO. Yes Badger and Rats, I'm looking at you.

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Re: BLOC festival

Post by Dead Rats » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:17 pm

kay wrote:I think I'm gonna skip this one. Butlins was good because it felt like a get-away holiday from London. Plus you got a community feel of sorts being all within that compound. And, much as I preferred being in the various arenas, you WON'T BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO YOUR CHALET WHENEVER YOU WANT TO. Yes Badger and Rats, I'm looking at you.
Never left the chalet to begin with, so your complaint falls on deaf ears, my lad.

Plus, me and Badger had a fucking stomper in the chalet when you all went out.
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by Dead Rats » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:20 pm

A ninja chalet sound like a good one...only problem is trying to find a volunteer.
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Post by the wiggle baron » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:22 pm

badger wrote:they've killed it moving out of butlins imo

doubt i'll bother
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by magma » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:25 pm

Dead Rats wrote:A ninja chalet sound like a good one...only problem is trying to find a volunteer.
Indeed... can offer up my place, but it's a bit of a trek from the Docks and we'll need half decent weather so people can smoke outside... need an East End Ninja to come through!
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by Dead Rats » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:33 pm

tbh, it's not at all far away from my gaff, but there will be complications surrounding housemates about this.

I don't wanna act like a twat and sort of try and force our way into someone else's place, but what's Frank's plans? I know he's going...
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Post by bela » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:36 pm

lineup's immense but it's essentially a glorified 2 day rave and it's hard for me to shell out that much cash for that out of principle...

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Post by particle-jim » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:39 pm

Too expensive, I shant be going
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by Johnlenham » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:39 pm

Are they doing one day tickets? I might splash the cash if I can do one or the other. If its anything like shangri-la is it will be fucking bonkers also having to mission it to and from for both nights is not appealing.

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Post by AxeD » Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:50 am

Sandwell, Surgeon, Jeff Mills, Actress, Cosmin trg... that line up is sick :o
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by DRTY » Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:01 pm

who's on this? I'm tempted...

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Re: BLOC festival

Post by magma » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:33 pm

Got my weekend ticket... Luke's coming on Friday. I think ch3 was contemplating a day too...
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Re: BLOC festival

Post by yoowan » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:46 pm

Johnlenham wrote:Are they doing one day tickets?
yeah they are

ive got a friday ticket, line-up is fucking massive. its not that expensive imo when you consider that the day ticket gets you all the daytime/evening events AND up until 6am saturday morning
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