Forbidden Fruit 2015 : May 30-31

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ghostdancer wrote: »

MJC, HS82 and Tensnake all played Life last year.

are they just trying to make FF a dance festival in the city centre to go head-to-head with Life?

Really disappointing alright, my favourite festival but not even one day I'll be going to this year.

Ferris_Bueller

Happy with those additions but it backs up what I said a few pages back about them mainly booking acts who have already played at an Irish festival in the past year or two. Really can't understand why they have decided to go so much down the dance/electronic music route though, feels like such a waste having that and Life on the same weekend. Does anyone know what days the newly announced acts will be playing on?

LostArt

Nico Jaar and Stringer Bell are Friday, Tensnake Saturday, the rest Sunday

jimosterberg

Didn't they say on facebook that Indie announcements will be coming later? If so it is a bit strange that everything they have announced so far have been hip hop or electronic music.

Easy Rod

jimosterberg wrote: »

Didn't they say on facebook that Indie announcements will be coming later? If so it is a bit strange that everything they have announced so far have been hip hop or electronic music.

I think they were just bluffing at that stage and were still unsure what route they'd head.

BadTurtle

No I think they said there would be respective indie and comedy stages so presumably they're still to come.

Easy Rod

BadTurtle wrote: »

No I think they said there would be respective indie and comedy stages so presumably they're still to come.

I doubt it at this stage. As far as I'm aware it was just a casual reference in a solitary Facebook post and nothing on it since. I hope you're right to be honest as nothing overly appeals to me so far other than run the jewels. I've been to every ff so far but will probably be giving this one a miss.

lc180

Easy Rod wrote: »

I doubt it at this stage. As far as I'm aware it was just a casual reference in a solitary Facebook post and nothing on it since. I hope you're right to be honest as nothing overly appeals to me so far other than run the jewels. I've been to every ff so far but will probably be giving this one a miss.

I wonder was Patti Smith, Spiritualized etc originally supposed to be the indie additions but they decided to put them on a separate show on the Monday instead?

Easy Rod

lc180 wrote: »

I wonder was Patti Smith, Spiritualized etc originally supposed to be the indie additions but they decided to put them on a separate show on the Monday instead?

Yeah maybe, they might've been struggling to get enough acts for a full stage per day so just switched plans altogether.

thunderdog

Laurel_Patente wrote: »

I found security to be grand last year...was searched like but compared to Longitude (where I was stuck in a queue to get in for roughly half an hour) it wasn't too bad at all imo

That has seemed to be the case in previous years. Good vibe as a result

FrewBrews

I updated my Forbidden Fruit Playlist a couple days ago. Everyone announced so far is in it as far as I can tell. spotify:user:niallwithaz:playlist:5blePxvoGAYzeCsJhJMcXR

Laurel_Patente

FrewBrews wrote: »

I updated my Forbidden Fruit Playlist a couple days ago. Everyone announced so far is in it as far as I can tell. spotify:user:niallwithaz:playlist:5blePxvoGAYzeCsJhJMcXR

Thank's FrewBrews this is awesome

larrymiller

What's the crowd like at this? Many heads?

ghostdancer

not usually. with the lineup this year though, who knows...

Le_Dooner

Thinking of going with friends on the Friday and Saturday. It appears all the hostels are either booked out or have hiked up the prices for the bank holiday weekend. Any cheap and cheerful accommodation suggestions?

larrymiller

Just got two tickets hope it's good,
Been to picnic a few times so looking forward to something different.
What beer do they sell?

lc180

larrymiller wrote: »

What beer do they sell?

I wasn't there last year but every other year it was pints of Beck and/or Tennents.

BadTurtle

Festival running til 3 each night. that's a big change.

Ferris_Bueller

Very big change, it's basically a completely different festival this year, I'm hoping it doesn't attract the wrong crowd.

ghostdancer

given that it's still in the middle of a residential area and i seriously doubt a licence has been granted there for music until 3am (especially the main outdoor stage), I wouldn't be surprised if they're including some official after-parties as the "festival".
and according to the poster, the event is still "subject to licence", so none has been granted at all yet...

lc180

Gates: 4.30pm-10.45pm on Friday Gates: 2.30pm -10.45pm on Saturday and Sunday

Above is taken from their website. 3am must be the after parties in town.

larrymiller

BadTurtle wrote: »

Festival running til 3 each night. that's a big change.

But they'll be no beer

Ferris_Bueller

As some of you predicted, they were talking about the "official after parties" that will go onto 3am.

"FORBIDDEN FRUIT NIGHT,
A series of festival after-parties in official locations around the city, running until 3am on the June bank holiday weekend 29th - 31st May.

Over the coming weeks, we will be announcing over 12 parties, with some of your favourite Forbidden Fruit headline acts playing unique and intimate shows alongside some of your favourite collectives and Local DJ's, across the city."

First one announced is Hot Since 82 in the Button Factory on the Sunday night. Tickets are an extra €10. Was thinking it would be strange if it went on until 3am, always feel like after parties aren't really part of the festival though.

Cian_M

I hope they announce someone else that i like on the Sunday, I really like Run the Jewels but I couldn't justify forking out 60 quid just for them, as no one else really appeals to me

(apart from maybe joey badass, but I'd much rather see RTJ)

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Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

always feel like after parties aren't really part of the festival though.

Because they're not. It's just an excuse to earwig more money out of you, you'll be dealing with queues, bouncers, entrance fees and all the usual ****e that goes with a normal night out in a nightclub in town. Not a festival.

lc180

New additions from last week.

We are delighted to announce the first batch of local collectives and artists that will be joining us at this years Forbidden Fruit Festival. Including Mother Club, Sense, Together DISCO, Curve, This Greedy Pig, R&B Club, The Malibu Club, Discotekken, The Building Society, BW Dublin, Moth and Apocalypse Now (2012).
Colm K, Will Kinsella, DJ Deece, 4wrd grad, Dan Stritch, Jack Dunne, Gavin Francis, Kaily and Bobofunk.

Ferris_Bueller

More acts added today: Floating Points, Fatima, Whilk and Misky, Blooms, Trinity Orchestra, Mc Melodee, Heroes in Hiding, Rusangano Family, Sleep Thieves, Rocstrong. Unfamiliar with most of them but Floating Points should be good, would imagine that is most of the line up now but it does say on the event page there is to be a special guest on the Friday.

lc180

Gorgon City added to the Sunday lineup

Mallagio

Sunday night with Hawtin will be absolutely amazing.

lc180

I've been holding out for some indie bands to get added to the lineup. They said they would add some months ago but looks like they were talking out of their arses. Real pity as I'm a big fan of Forbidden Fruit, was my go-to music festival each year.
If anyone is looking for an early-bird priced ticket you find mine on toutless this weekend.