OT: 2016 Ottawa Music Festival and Concerts Thread

[Ohhh Franco]

Arcade Fire is a must see if they are in fact a headliner.

 

[Spire2000]

Clues have pointed so far to:

AWOLNATION

Sia

Cashmere Cat

 

[Senscore]

Arcade Fire as a headliner would be great. Saw them each of the last two times they were in town. Great shows.

 

[Spire2000]

I haven't seen anything that suggests The Arcade Fire.

The fire clue was proven to be Cheshire Cat

 

[Smash88]

Clues have pointed so far to:

AWOLNATION

Sia

Cashmere Cat

Sia would be cool to see, she would probably have a pretty good set.

 

[Caeldan]

Does Sia actually do anything 'live' or is it all mixed to the point it'd sound like the studio recordings?

 

[Senscore]

Sia is very talented at singing, but her songwriting is not great. Which is why her best stuff seems to be in collaboration with others.

 

[Smash88]

Yeah I'm not sure.. LOL.

She seemed good on SNL and the likes.

Seems like she would be good in an outdoor festival setting.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Doesn't Sia have wicked stage fright? Like she sings with her back to the audience or with a wig that covers her face?

 

[littleD]

I wonder if the lineup is going to "leak" tonight like last year.

106.9 said they are announcing at 7am.

 

[Smash88]

Doesn't Sia have wicked stage fright? Like she sings with her back to the audience or with a wig that covers her face?

Not sure if it's stage fright or not, but she only started doing it when she became really popular.

this is from an interview

"I'm trying to have some control over my image. And I'm allowed to maintain some modicum of privacy. But also I would like not to be picked apart or for people to observe when I put on ten pounds or take off ten pounds or I have a hair extension out of place or my fake tan is botched. Most people don't have to be under that pressure, and I'd like to be one of them"

 

[Upgrayedd]

Not sure if it's stage fright or not, but she only started doing it when she became really popular.

this is from an interview

"I'm trying to have some control over my image. And I'm allowed to maintain some modicum of privacy. But also I would like not to be picked apart or for people to observe when I put on ten pounds or take off ten pounds or I have a hair extension out of place or my fake tan is botched. Most people don't have to be under that pressure, and I'd like to be one of them"

Certainly would be a strange performance, one would think it likely would have been a good idea to simply continue to write songs for other's like she was doing before....seems a little like i want all the positives of being famous and none of the negatives. Hope BF has a few acts im interested in this year, looking forward to the leak/reveal

 

[Philoops]

Arcade Fire is a must see if they are in fact a headliner.

I've never been a fan, just don't really get the appeal. Plus they expect their fans to dress a certain way or some bs.
Meh
Blues fest usually sucks, last year had gaslight at least.

 

[Philoops]

Sia is very talented at singing, but her songwriting is not great. Which is why her best stuff seems to be in collaboration with others.

Their are countless artists exactly like her lmao

 

[JimmySpaetzle]

Their are countless artists exactly like her lmao

David Gilmour is one that comes to mind when it comes to his guitar playing versus his lyrics and I'd sure as hell still see him live

 

[bdp]

Some confirmed names starting to come out:

The Decemberists
Future
Sam Hunt
Brandi Carlile
Madeon

 

[littleD]

Brandi Carlile is another confirmed name.

 

[littleD]

Schoolboy Q.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I've never been a fan, just don't really get the appeal. Plus they expect their fans to dress a certain way or some bs.
Meh
Blues fest usually sucks, last year had gaslight at least.

When I heard that Arcade Fire had a dress code for their shows I lost it.

I can't believe I was so in love with their first album back in the day. What a bunch of pretentious jackasses.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

When I heard that Arcade Fire had a dress code for their shows I lost it.

I can't believe I was so in love with their first album back in the day. What a bunch of pretentious jackasses.

They didn't have a dress code. They just encouraged people to dress up for their Reflektor tour. Not just formal but wear crazy costumes and stuff. I went to 3 of their shows on that tour, it really made for an awesome atmosphere.

Funeral is definitely one of the best albums of the past 30 or 40 years.

 

[Senscore]

They didn't have a dress code. They just encouraged people to dress up for their Reflektor tour. Not just formal but wear crazy costumes and stuff. I went to 3 of their shows on that tour, it really made for an awesome atmosphere.

Funeral is definitely one of the best albums of the past 30 or 40 years.

Exactly. It's just like that stupid **** about us not letting in Leaf fans to the Corel Centre 12 years ago. Stuff snowballs until people hear what they want to hear despite it being total nonsense.

I was at one of those "dress code" shows. It was simply a call for fans to dress up as a way of doing something different and changing the atmosphere of the concert. Which it did. I had a lot of fun, and it looked like the band did too. They weren't turning people away at the door, and in no way was the arena hostile to fans who didn't feel like participating. It was just their way of offering a unique experience.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

So, uh, speaking of rumored acts for Bluesfest, they announced the full lineup

 

[Senscore]

So, uh, speaking of rumored acts for Bluesfest, they announced the full lineup

Holy mehhhhhhh

 

[littleD]

Seems like another day cut from the festival. The daily lineup currently posted has nothing on the 11th or 12th.

 

[Back in Black]

The Monkees!! Really???

Especially with the little Monkee dead, who sang most of the songs!