Old-school sports at Field Day: Battles vs Foals... at tug of war!

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 14 comments 15:23 June 8th, 2007

Yeah, yeah - there will be some music. But, more excitingly, bands will battle each other at Tug of War at this August's Field Day festival, held on August 11 at London's Victoria Park.

Battles - pictured - will pit their muscles against those of Foals (wait, surely Foals have a one-man advantage...? Suppose they are small, though). Gruff Rhys will take on Kieran Hebden, and the third and final contest will be between the Fence Collective, with James Yorkston, and the Mystery Jets... insert your own parathesis here.

The action begins at noon and lasts 'til 10.30pm. Among the other acts confirmed to play are Liars, Justice, Fridge, Vetiver, Pull Tiger Tail, Bat For Lashes, Archie Bronson Outfit, Alberta Cross, and Laura Marling.

For tickets, click to this website.

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this is going to be the best

festival ever.

guntrip | 8 Jun '07, 15:30 | X | Reply

jaysus

mystery jets are going to get destroyed :(

alcxxk | 8 Jun '07, 15:33 | X | Reply

stanier will crush foals with one hand.

Effloresce_Sean @guntrip | 8 Jun '07, 16:07 | X | Reply

the only chance foals will have

is if they stick walt at the back with some spikes in his shoes and make him lean backwards...

Absolute_Boom | 8 Jun '07, 16:28 | X | Reply

damn right

i don't have a ticket for this yet. but i will within the next minute. DAMN RIGHT.

Jamie_Summers @Effloresce_Sean | 8 Jun '07, 16:34 | X | Reply

Stanier

second, i see flying baby horses

Woodstock1984 @Jamie_Summers | 8 Jun '07, 16:42 | X | Reply

John Stanier

could indeed beat Foals by himself.

atom_jack @Absolute_Boom | 8 Jun '07, 17:21 | X | Reply

just imagine

how big that man's guns are.

jacklj @atom_jack | 8 Jun '07, 17:47 | X | Reply

'guns'

LOL

Mike_Diver @jacklj | 8 Jun '07, 17:59 | X | Reply

my girlfriend

just got off tour with battles. john stainer turned to her - about an inch from her face - and asked her to wind the windows down.

this alone struck her with fear.

jamesdenial @Mike_Diver | 8 Jun '07, 18:55 | X | Reply

ouch

just found out about this. if it wasn't for stanier i think we'd have a fighting chance. however, walter used to be a rower and i don't think he's lost his vip passes to the gun show. either way we're probably going to get owned...hopefully in a nice way. /jack

foals | 8 Jun '07, 18:58 | X | Reply