Roskilde: What should I go see?

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:07 pm

http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/object. ... 00c&code=1

Help me out folks! I'm seeing Arcade Fire for sure, most likely Arctic Monkeys, BjÃ¶rk, LCD Soundsystem and Camera Obscura. Probably Muse and Beastie Boys. But aside from those I'm not really sure what might be worth looking at. Last years bands were much easier to choose between!

Any must sees here that might be great live acts even though one might be unfamiliar with the music?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:17 pm

Flaming Lips would be something I would love to check out - supposedly a great experience live.

Wilco's new album is lovely - that could be worth a look. In the same introspective vein (opposite of Flaming Lips), The National's new album features some beautiful songwriting and they are supposed to be well worth the money in person.

LCD Soundsystem are from the UK, not the US as the website indicates.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:58 am

Buffalo Tom have a great repertoire of catchy, well-written heartfelt songs having released about 4 or 5 good albums, so I would definitely check out their live show.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:11 am

Never heard of Kal, but 'serbian gipsy rock'n'roll' sounds like good festival fare.

and what about Suspekt, labelled 'Danish porn rap' - could this be Cope?

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:29 pm

'LCD Soundsystem are from the UK, not the US as the website indicates.'

WSS - LCD Soundsystem are out of New York City. Both their albums are great.

Primarily the work of James Murphy the founder of DFA Records.

DFA was originally Death From Above Records. Since 9/11 only the diminutive has been used.

So much great music comes out of the UK. I am sure you don't need to steal from the US.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:02 pm

Richard wrote:'LCD Soundsystem are from the UK, not the US as the website indicates.'

WSS - LCD Soundsystem are out of New York City. Both their albums are great.

Primarily the work of James Murphy the founder of DFA Records.

DFA was originally Death From Above Records. Since 9/11 only the diminutive has been used.

So much great music comes out of the UK. I am sure you don't need to steal from the US.

Right you are. Don't know why I thought otherwise. Oh well, nevermind!

I'm a yank BTW.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:15 am

I've heard good things about Beirut, and I'm a fan of Camera Obscura myself (though I don't know if they're your style; they're a little twee). Also heard good things about Electrelane, Holly Golightly, and Jens Lekman. I saw the Thermals once, they were fun. And once that Peter Bjorn and John song gets into my head, I can't get it out, but in a good way.

But I feel like your taste tend much harder than mine. Am I wrong?

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:27 pm

I'm open to most music. I do like Camera Obscura. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have considered seeing them

. Really like their latest album, havn't heard the others so I'm hoping they'll stick to that one mostly

.

Thank you all for your suggestions so far, I'll keep them in mind as long as noone else I've planned seeing is playing at the same time.

Read a bit about Roky Erickson & The Explosives and about how rarely he tours. I'm most likely seeing that too after I giving a compilation of his a listen. Seems quite nice.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:23 pm

Not sure I'd listen to their CDs, but would love to see Muse live as their reputation is incredibly good (just been listening to drooling on BBC6 over their weekend shows at Wembley stadium).

I'd see the ones you name, and Wilco, and I'd check out Dizzee Rascal, for one of this country's most talked up performers (assuming you don't have an aversion to rap and its offshoots).

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:39 am

Chrille wrote:I'm open to most music. I do like Camera Obscura. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have considered seeing them .

Oops, that's what I get for not reading carefully!

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:25 am

Agh! The schedule's been presented. Tight as I feared, but possible.

Day 1:
Tight spot: Arcade's playing the arena at 18.00. Problem is, LCD plays another arena one hour and 30 minutes later. I'll probably miss the start of LCD, but hopefully not much. The arena is the one furthest away from the odeon where LCD is playing. Probably means I'll have to run fast

Free spot: BjÃ¶rk plays the orange scene later that night at around 22. No other must-sees at the time!

Would've-been-funs: The Killers, but there's not enough time to catch 'em. Plus I havn't listened to them that much.

Day 2:

Free spot: Camera Obscura plays early at 13.00. Nothing else interfering

Tight spot: Roky Erickson plays the Odeon at 18.00 which makes it hard to catch Beastie Boys at the Orange stage at around 19.30. I'm guessing Roky's set will be short though.

Free spot: My friend will probably want me to see Queens of the Stone Age playing the orange stage later that night. Havn't listened to them much.

Day 3:

Nothing I was dying to see plays this day. I can go see some of the suggestions though like the National early in the day. The Flaming Lips, The Who and The Red Hot Chilli Poopers play the biggest arena (orange) after each other starting at around 18.30. My back would never let me stand for that long though!

Day 4:

Free but tough spot: The Arctic Monkeys are playing the orange scene at 17.00, followed by Muse at 19.30. There will probably an hour or so between the two which give my back a chance to rest, but if not it's going to be rather rough.

Would've-been-funs: Wilco, but I'd rather see the Arctic Monkeys, playing at the same time.

Here's the schedule:
http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/object. ... day&code=1

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:32 am

Have a blast chrille. That's a big helping of music!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:26 pm

Arctics are live on Glasto right now. More TV coverage than ever with BBCs 2, 3 and 4 covering. It's great cos the two year gap makes it feel like forever. Arctics are a blast live, very tight and fun.

On no account must you miss a second of Arcade Fire. I've seen a live show on telly before, which was great, but tonight at Glasto was up a whole big gear. It was completely thrilling. They just go at it hell for leather, with loads of hilarious stage theatrics going on in terms of banging and leaping around. All of the songs sound fantastic live. Green is sadly missing the point, they're in a class of their own. I'm now feeling immensely happy I'll be seeing them later in the year.

Bjork is playing at the same time as Arctics right now, but they've had the good taste to hold her footage till 00.40. It's goiung to be a late night. I love Glasto weekend. Never been, and probably never will, but this will do for me.

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:42 am

I'm curious, how long did they play for (Arcade) ?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:31 pm

Don't know, as it wasn't shown in its entirety. They showed about 6 songs straight, but obviously there were others. I also saw an impossibly exciting Wake Up - it's hard to imagine a more exciting Glastonbury moment than being in a muddy field with, I guess 50,000 or so (for The Other Stage, given that the Pyramid has 70,000). I'd imagine 60-75 mins. Bjork was headlining on that stage and probably played more. Declare Independence was just great live too. Iggy on the saame stage tonight.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:35 pm

Several AF Glasto excerpts here, plus Killers, Arctics. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... rch=Search

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:28 am

I've returned from the mudpits of Roskilde. I had a great time despite the horrible rains on Thursday. Here's what I saw:

Thursday:
Arcade Fire - Excellent
LCD Soundsystem - Great
BjÃ¶rk - Great

Friday:
Camera Obscura - Great (adorable band!)
Roky Erickson & The Explosives - Great
Boris - Shit
Beastie Boys (last half) - Good
Mustasch - Good

Saturday:
Machine Head - Good
Flaming Lips - Great introduction to the band! Great & hilarious show
The Who - Good
Cold Blue Chilli Poopers - Sadest attempt at a concert I've ever seen

Sunday:
Arctic Monkeys - Good
Muse - Excellent

Arcade Fire were just as good as I'd hoped. Took about two songs to get things going though. Would've loved to have heard Laika and Crown of Love. Tunnels made the biggest impression on me.

LCD Soundsystem was a nice surprise, there was a fun mix of old geezers and young people. Just about everyone was dancing!

BjÃ¶rk had an adorable show with a little army of horn players. It was really rough hanging around at the end as I was freezing to death in the rain, but it was a great show overall.

Camera Obscura put on a great little show. Lloyd was an obvious highlight but the closer, Razzle Dazzle Rose, was excellent. The bass player looked like a thug from some british gangster movie like Lock, Stock.... Awesome.

Roky Erickson seemed a bit nervous at times but put on a great show still. Two Headed Dog! Two Headed Dog! Fun singalongs.

I'd heard some of Boris' albums before and they were quite interesting. The live show was a complete waste of time imo though. They played a drawn out show playing a series of notes over and over again that seemed like something really basic you'd fool around with when learning to play a guitar.

Saw Beastie Boys from a distance, was pretty much what I'd expect. Fun to hear some old classics.

I went with a friend to see Mustasch (replacement for Mika, who was ill (good riddance!)). Some drunken asshole kept stumbling and pushing people around, shouting and ruined the first part completley before being dragged away by what I think was his friend and some guards. One of the most uncomfortable moments I've had at a concert. Good show though, not a fan.

Hadn't heard Machine Head before nor will I listen any more to them but they had alot of energy and good crowd interaction. Everyone seemed to be having a fun time.

Flaming Lips had an awesome show featuring people dressed up as superheros and aliens dancing around by the sides of the stage. Throwing ballons and shooting confetti throughout the concert. Initially a bit too much, when things calmed down I could tell the songs seemed really good.

The Who were fun, especially when they played a song I knew (sadly not all). Recognized pretty much all of the though.

Saturday night ended with the worst concert I have ever seen. Sure, I guess I like RHCP though I don't listen to them. The sound was lousy and the band really really really didn't give a shit.

Arctic Monkeys played a solid set. A bit too long really, I like them best in small doses. But we all had a good time still.

Muse were a great surprise. Their songs work just fantastically live and it was backed up by a very lively and supporting crowd. I'll definetly be keeping my eyes on these guys more in the future. They managed to end the festival on the same great level as it begun with Arcade Fire.

Though I was considering leaving the festival due to the rain on thursday night, I'll definetly go again next year as long as the music seems interesting! Now that I'm prepared for what might happen next year!

Hope to see Arcade Fire again soon if possible.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:05 pm

Excellent, especially that AF were so good, which is absolutely what I'd expect after the Glasto footage. Interesting that RHCP were so bad. I love some of their songs and would expect them to be really up for it, but maybe they've lost interest. I thought By The Way was good, but the last one seemed entirely devoid of ideas. Run out of steam, I guess. Would still enjoy seeing drummer Chad Smith, though. Surely he gave a shit? I'd like to see Muse. Not dying to hear their records, but their live reputation is fantastic. Respect to bands who are excellent live, even if you're not a particular fan.

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:17 pm

Chad Smith seemed fairly enthustiastic I must admit, but the sound was so bad it didn't help much. Plus he wore a disgusting red overall

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:36 pm

RHCP played in Poland a week ago and, interestingly enough, the fans' opinions were exactly the same - cold performance, no life, no rapport with the audience. Strange, because it was their first concert in Poland and it would seem natural for the band to show their best.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:07 pm

They've lost it, clearly. As an aside, I will always associate them with Poland. When we had our fab summer holiday doing a house swap with a Gdansk family in 2002, we bought By The Way in the local Geant or whatever the name of the French chain is there. We played it non-stop as we drove around the area and back via Berlin. There are some great things on it, and it's great car music.