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sweet!

not on the website and no email alerts. But looks utterly plausible.

bring it on

and Steve Earle would be good, not so keen on the rest that i've heard

its a plus one type thing.

I'd definately watch William Elliott Whitmore.

Can't wait to see Peter Broderick, his album is my favourite of last year (despite only hearing it in the last week of 2008). Need to sort out a ticket soon, I get the feeling that it'll sell out much more quickly this year than last.

the early bird tickets went very fast

but i'm going to go regardless on the strength of last year, one of the nicest places i've ever been

but alas I'm doing a Jamie Summers and *hopefully* going to ATP:NY that weekend.

..is an early blow. god i hate that manly forearm school of roots rock - roll them plaid shirt sleeves and show us yer tatoos and the scars of all those years of substance abuse. if mark lanegan also gets booked, then nick cave, then will oldham... what a hoot we shall have. hopefully there'll be plenty of pop to leaven the earnestness...

woop! a great start.

but i'm also going to try and see if i can get the organisers interested in Trouble Books. (theres a load of links in the my music page) I've been trying to get the band over here for ages now and i just think their stuff is perfect sunday stuff, ambienty pop goes down a treat. i can live in hope, ha. anyway i have to wait to feburary i think before i can apply on their behalf.

m. ward
jeb loy nichols
dananananaykroyd
jenny lewis / rilo
the leisure society
wheat
my sad captains
shelley short
pelle carlberg
harriet bartlett
...and, er, crosby stills & nash

We are very excited because next week, on 10th March, we will be announcing another bunch of bands for End of the Road Festival.

I wonder who?

bonny prince billy ,wilco,animal collective
but i cant see wilco playing as they doing green man. also animal collective doing atp ny same weekend. but to be honest im not to fussed who plays. the place is just beautiful. its just a lovely festival.

self confirmed in a mailout last week.

And maybe it's just me, but given that they're playing Bestival just down the road the same weekend, perhaps Fleet Foxes might be on the way...

Consider me excited.

Dear Friends,

Woo hoo! Today we have an extra special announcement - the next bunch of bands who will be playing at End of the Road Festival! We are very excited to announce that FLEET FOXES will be headlining on the Saturday, with EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY taking the Friday headline slot.

Here is the full list of artists announced today, in alphabetical order:

The Acorn - http://www.myspace.com/theacorn
The Boy Least Likely To - http://www.myspace.com/theboyleastlikelytouk
The Broken Family Band - http://www.myspace.co/thebrokenfamilyband
Dan Sartain - http://www.myspace.com/dansartain
Dent May - http://www.myspace.com/dentmay
The Dodos - http://www.myspace.com/thedodos
Explosions in the Sky - http://www.myspace.com/explosionsinthesky
Fleet Foxes - http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes
J Tillman - http://www.myspace.com/jtillman
The Lost Brothers - http://www.myspace.com/thelostbrothersmusic
Magnolia Electric Co. - http://www.myspace.com/magnoliaelectricco
Malcolm Middleton - http://www.myspace.com/malcolmmiddleton
Mumford and Sons - http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons
The Mummers - http://www.themummers
Ohbijou - http://www.myspace.com/ohbijou
Okkervil River - http://www.myspace.com/okkervilriver
Papercuts - http://www.myspace.com/thepapercuts

Steve Earle wasn't headlining (maybe he opens for Fleet Foxes?), so that may be another headliner slot still open. Good choices so far, but I'm still waiting for some leftfield suprises...

Email today said that Sunday headliners would be confirmed soon. My money's on PJ Harvey. Local girl n'all...

Bob Lind
David Thomas Broughton
Darren Hayman
Dirty Projectors
First Aid Kit
Herman Dune
Iain Archer
The Leisure Society
Neko Case
Richmond Fontaine
Tiny Vipers
Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Though still no Sunday headliners, I see...

Bob Lind
David Thomas Broughton
Darren Hayman
Dirty Projectors
First Aid Kit
Herman Dune
Iain Archer
The Leisure Society
Neko Case
Richmond Fontaine
Tiny Vipers
Wildbirds & Peacedrums

Still no Sunday headliners...

as I liked it 2 years ago, but I'm still waiting for the Sunday headliner to be someone amazing to give me that final nudge to get a ticket.

kthnx

Is IMO the best of the summer already, and that's without some major announcements to come. Add in the fact that it's the nicest surrounding for a festival i've ever been to and the "cheaper than most" ticket prices and you'd be mad not to go....

could really use some more act's to be announced. obviously i know that the line up is storming and the festival is possbily literally magical, but i have friends who are foolish and doubtful and harder to convince. please announce more bands so that i can convince them!

(not that you read this website, but i need to broadcast my wishes somewhere damnit!)

Bear Driver, Esben and the Witch, The Hand, Holly Throsby, Huw M, Jess Elva, Soy Un Caballo, Stars of Sunday League and The Tenebrous Liar!

This time it's who's going to be in The Local tent

The Week That Was, Get The Blessing, Chief, Quack Quack, Spokes, The Travelling Band, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Zun Zun Egui, The Heavy, Stardeath and White Dwarves, Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards, Magic Arm, She Keeps Bees, Alasdair Roberts, AU, Twi the Humble Feather, Laura Gibson, The Pack A.D.

All though that's a pretty decent line-up, it doesn't seem quite enough to fill the programme for three days in that tent, though there may be more to come.

Speaking of which, Sunday headliners still to be announced. Come on ETOR...

I might make this my festival this year. Peter Broderick is the main pull for me at the moment.

Amazing scenes.

(As have Brakes, Shearwater, Blitzen Trapper and Loney Dear. Possibly an announcement tomorrow.)

"The Horrors have been confirmed as playing the Big Top Stage on the Saturday. Also added to this year's line-up are Blitzen Trapper, Brakes, The Duke & The King (with Simon Felice from The Felice Brothers), Shearwater, Vetiver, Wye Oak, and Loney Dear"

I suppose I should give the Horrors new one a listen...

...we get the Horrors. Hmph.

Oh well, at least the others hold out more hope, particularly Shearwater.

...but I'm still ready for some news on headliners.

Anyone have any thoughts/rumours/preferences for the last two big names? (The website gives EITS, Fleet Foxes, Steve Earle, and Neko Case in big font, so surely there are two big names left)? I reckon any or some combination of: Eels, Decemberists, PJ Harvey, Bonnie Prince Billy et al would be pretty solid. Any other ideas?

PS - Dear EOTR, The Walkmen are playing Electric Picnic the weekend before, and they would be ideal for last year's Sunday evening Constantines slot in the Local. Just a thought...

Hi there,

I don't go on here too often... but felt obliged to post a little message as 'helsabot' kindly wrote - "Dear EOTR, The Walkmen...", and in response to that I'm afraid that we're actually completely fully booked now. Apart from that special Sunday headliner!

And for all those lovely people out there with suggestions and ideas of who it might be... here's a list of ALL the artists/bands who we have already tried and who can't play for one reason or another (we really have tried our hardest with all of them): Bonnie Prince Billy, The National, Decemberists, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Iron & Wine, Beirut, Arcade Fire, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Devendra Banhart, Eels, Joanna Newsom, Gillian Welch, Mogwai, Broken Social Scene, Portishead, Thom York, Wilco, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens... and there's probably a few more, whom I can't think of off the top of my head.

We will keep looking, and hopefully soon we'll have a Sunday headliner to announce for you, as that's the only missing piece left of the jigsaw!

Cheers and wishing you a happy summer until September,
Sofia
x

..i'm pretty relieved none of those lot could make it .. hell, just go for it and give the Stones a ring, they're sitting around doing nothing, I'm sure Keith would love a low-key little work-out..

that would be amazing, it would be just the right time for their album promotion as well

details to follow shortly (i hope)!

Result!

Very excited for this - The Hold Steady will be great for this, perfect Sunday night headliner and a great choice... Roll on September!

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i don't get paid until next Friday and need to buy 3 tickets, does anyone think it may sell out before then?

Looking very good to me. Wondering if Jonathan Meiberg might stick around to join Okkervil River on Saturday....

As others have said here, EotR have done a great job with the line-up yet again.

So there are obviously two less left.
With this and Greenman, I'm really looking forward to the late summer.

really lookin forward to bob log III and sparrow and the workshop are a fantastic band,highly receommend them if no ones checked them out.

Anyone travelling from Manchester who wants to carshare drop me a PM as I'll be driving.

they say

This is going to be the best weekend evereverever (since last year)

A user on the efestivals forums created a spreadsheet of stage times. Link is http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/8/14/2543221/eotr2009.xls

(Cheers, Paul B 123)

replaced in the post-Horrors slot by... Josh T Pearson!

If anyone has a spare ticket to sell, that would be most delightful.

im doing it by myself, it may turn out to be the worst idea ive ever had

http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/pdf/eotr-band-schedule.pdf

what i want is a ticket to this festival. i cant miss it. i literally cant. please remember me if/when you hear of a spare becoming available

thankyou.

matt.

potentially via walsall, bristol, bath etc if anyone wants a lift?

might have 1 space for the way back too.

my boyfriend and I would be really grateful of a lift. We live in Exeter but could potentially travel to meet you elsewhere in Devon. Some friends of ours are taking all our camping gear in their van so we wouldn't take up much room and would be happy to contribute your petrol costs. Thanks! Kat

film tent, see www.ourtrueintent.com for info

i have 3 spare tickets, any takers?

and i'll send it recorded too. any takers? PM me...

Bloody hell.

i'm aiming for ohbijou, shearwater, dirty projectors, explosions..., josh t pearson, efterklang, zun zun egui, steve earle, and the dodos.

other than fleet foxes and the hold steady am i missing anyone completely and utterly un-missable?

Can we not just start EOTR three days early?

"Tragic and unforseen circumstances". Euros Childs replaces.

Very late notice I realise but one of my friends can't make it due to illness.
Anyone want to take the spare off my for half face value, ie £55?

If so, PM me with your name and mobile number

highs: atp film (the little white lies tent was fantastic), explosions in the sky, efterklang, the-take-in-your-own-booze-policy, the garden stage and secret garden area

lows: middle-class children called tarquin, the hawley/cocker dj set

..were just great (tho' they did all seem to be called Molly & Dylan) - really added to the place, cool-looking and into it ... the hawley & cocker dj set was also ace, retrotastic and excellently bangin' beats-free...

After last year's superb weather (a bit rainy on the Saturday but it made lovely rainbows), excellent line-up (The Mountain Goats, Jeffrey Lewis, Mercury Rev) and all the wonderful people I met whilst stewarding, this year's End of the Road festival (the fourth) had a lot to live up to.

Once again I was stewarding with the glum notion of a couple of unsociable shifts on the Saturday and Sunday, this was tempered by being placed in the Main Stage/Secret Garden area; so I'd hopefully be able to hear some bands. Another sore point was that this time around stewards weren't given free programms, and as I'd been relatively unprepared (my presence at the festival was not guaranteed until late in the day) I had no band schedule, so had to keep stealing glances until I finally blagged a programme on the last day. Saying that though, the line-up this year was solid but didn't really hold many 'essentials', which is no bad thing, the quality and care taken by the organisers - and their damn fine taste - means that this is one of the perfect festivals to amble around and discover musical gems that may have passed you by. Indeed, that's what I planned to do.
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=3710&amp;amp;type=Features

The grounds are perfect, I just can't imagine going to a more chilled out festival where just wondering around is a pleasure in itself.
The line-up was good if not spectacular, I saw plenty of awesome sets yet missed a truely jaw dropping one (though Dirty Projectors, The Pack A.D. and Shearwater came close).
Next year the EOTR dudes need The National headlining (as well as Wolf Parade and Animal Collective).