ILX0rpoLOLooza London 2007 Planning Thread

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OK, because discussion of this is going on about 3 different threads right now.

The idea is to plan a giant gig with a whole load of ILX bands. We're thinking of doing it on a Sunday at the Windmill in Brixton, because then we can run all day (6 or 7 bands) and also they do a fabulous BBQ during the summer months.

If you are interested in playing, then please let us know here. We're going to try to schedule for May or June but this depends on what the Windmill has available, really!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:07 (eighteen years ago)

Dr. C was saying on the other thread that June would be better for him, 'cause his band can't record until April. We're the same; won't be recording 'til mid-April at least, so don't know when our track will be ready for the comp.

But I'm not sure ilxorpalooza needs to be so tightly tied to the comp. Why does it need to be?

― G00blar, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:09 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe it doesn't.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:14 (eighteen years ago)

Not too worried about it co-inciding w/the album, but I'm def. up for playing, May or June, Sunday preferred.

― Pashmina, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:15 (eighteen years ago)

Ok, I'm asking Tim now if 1) we can do it and 2) when he has available in May or June.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:16 (eighteen years ago)

I am asking band #2 what dates they can do.

I do think that it would be a shame if we didn't have the album to launch, give out or flog at the event.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:29 (eighteen years ago)

I'd agree really, isn't this a bit of self-promotion as well? I mean that everyone is doing this to raise their profile a little. Or at least that's how I understand it.

PS. that self-promotion isn't aimed at anyone! Just to make that clear.

― kv_nol, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:31 (eighteen years ago)

What are gigs, *except* self promotion? You talk about this like it's a bad thing!

On the bizarre offchance the the comp is not finished by June (come on, people, how long does it take to record a song? None of you are MBV!) ... well, maybe we should make it some kind of benefit. Maybe we should do that anyway? Either to offset the production and distribution costs of the compilation.. or else... DONATE THE MONEY TO THE ILX SERVER FUND?

that said, this is dependent on the bands - especially those who would be travelling to get there. It's easy for me to sign away getting paid when I only live a mile away. (We will provide as much backline as possible to keep travelling costs down, but obviously this does not apply if you live in, say Newcastle.)

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)

yes please!

i can do WHENEVER. may will be really good for me, also sunday june 10th is actually my BIRTHDAY so that would also be rocking. in fact that would be my most favourite date for this.

if it is to be late june please 2 not clashed with glastonbury weekend..

― ken c, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:48 (eighteen years ago)

**(come on, people, how long does it take to record a song? None of you are MBV!) **

Heh - I'd do it tomorrow if it was down to me, but organizing band #2 is like herding cats.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:50 (eighteen years ago)

Yay!

I cannot do the 10th June due to I will be in Paris, though. Sorry! The only weekend in the whole two months I absolutely cannot do.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:51 (eighteen years ago)

sunday june 10th is actually my BIRTHDAY

and the 9th is mine so i'm well up for that weekend an' all. also, between-band deejays? or maybe even a separate deejay bit out in the back garden? just thinking, like.

― CharlieNo4, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:53 (eighteen years ago)

What weekend is Glasto? Sorry, I do not know these things.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:57 (eighteen years ago)

And obviously Poptimism DJs get first dibs on the decks, but we can schedule that as well.

Please no DJing in the garden - it's the place you get to go to escape the music. Also, I'm sure they probably have zoning regulations and neighbour complaints so they dont' have music outside.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

glasto sunday is 24th June

― CarsmileSteve, Monday, 5 March 2007 13:59 (eighteen years ago)

I think we can squeeze chuck in. Plus the poptimisim crew will have to come from their live radio broadcast.

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

Glasto is 22-24.

I'm OK for 17th I think.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

June 17th looking good all round? (still waiting to hear.)

They don't have June schedule up yet so I've no idea if it's free or booked. (they may do a pre-Glasto warmup, but I would imagine they'd do that on the Saturday.)

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:02 (eighteen years ago)

Lineup, in no particular order:

Shimura curves
V1etgrove
Dr C.'s band number 2
G00blar
red bull dozers
TISSP/Cityseventeen

DJs:
Groke
Carsmile
Barnet Ape
Charlie No4

Anyone else?

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:09 (eighteen years ago)

Watercoolooza!!

― g-kit, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:11 (eighteen years ago)

No, this is why we took discussion off the watercooler - to open it up to anyway. If you want to play, go ahead and volunteer your band!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

We should set up a web link and have the Fake Accents, Chaki, Ned etc. phone theirs in.

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

Actually, I could get hold of a projector and we can have Ned's head 6ft high saying 'Hi, I'm Ned Ragget and I approve of this festival"

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:14 (eighteen years ago)

that is the single most disturbing idea i've ever heard...

― CarsmileSteve, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

But still, kinda... GRATE.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:20 (eighteen years ago)

Yes please to DJing.

― Matt DC, Monday, 5 March 2007 14:32 (eighteen years ago)

OK, while it's open, I'd like to add my 'act' such as it isn't right now, but might well be!

― Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

Grout and the Groutlings?

― Ed, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:01 (eighteen years ago)

ALICE AND AMBER ALL STAR JAM!!!

(but do not let G-kit near them)

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:02 (eighteen years ago)

We DEMAND to have the Groutlings play. They be, like, the next Smoosh!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

Now I'm really really scared!

― Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

i'm not a fucking paedo.

― g-kit, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

yes, but you would nick their guitars!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

Oh yeah, that's a point!

― Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

Don't panic, I won't be there.

― g-kit, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

:-(

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

17th June is free, but Tim wants links for the bands! Will try to grab them off MySpace. But who else is up for it?

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, I'm up for it. Links:
www.myspace.com/vietgrove
www.vietgrove.com

― Pashmina, Monday, 5 March 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

Have emailed you back Kate.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

See, now I'm getting the Ph34r that none of them bands on their own have a "draw" but based on the lack of major FAP action recently, I know (hope?) that people would come down anyway*. But how do you prove that?

*at least, I hope that they would. And that people are viewing this as an ILX event/FAP rather than any individual bands' gig...

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

Realistically, we'd probably draw 10-15ppl?

― Pashmina, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

We will bring 30-ish at least who have never heard of ILX. Maybe more.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

Sorry, that was clumbsy and also an x-post, not an implication against any bands' "draw" but you know what it's like dealing with promoters, even though Tim is not like this at all.

I want to be realistic and rather than say "oh yeah, G00blar will bring 50 people an Dr. C #2 will bring another 50 and Shimura Curves will bring a million..." but the hook is that it's an ILX mega-FAP rather than any individual gig.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, there will potentially loads of ILXers who will come to the EVENT, who wouldn't come to any of the individual bands.

What;s the capacity there?

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

God, I have no idea, it's an odd space, so it looks full even when there are, like, 20 people - but I've seen them pack in 150/200 people (I'm sure there were that many on Saturday.)

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

So is it 17th then?

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

17th June is free - he just has to decide if he wants to give it to us or not!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)

Tentatively in for the 17th (must check w/ band obvs, but also the scheduling of my AMERICAN STAG.)

― G00blar, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)

x-post They really shouldn't worry about us filling the place up.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:21 (eighteen years ago)

I mean worry that we WON'T fill it.

― Dr.C, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:21 (eighteen years ago)

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I hope!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:10 (eighteen years ago)

I'm still riled by that guy. He was an indellible twat who would rather spend who know what in time and cab fares to get his amp after sound check that listen to the person who owned the amp. (Probably didn't help that the person was female and a better guitarist).

― Ed, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:27 (eighteen years ago)

Well, fortunately there will be no twats at ILX Fest! (I hope!) We know pretty much everyone who's playing, so I think it will be a lot more friendly.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:38 (eighteen years ago)

Mornin'

We need two amps & drum kit. If there's a direct in for the Powerbook then all the better, but this is not essential. We are trying our best to travel light.

― tissp, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:43 (eighteen years ago)

We will probably send round a "what are your exact sound needs" email closer to the event. I know that the Windmill never ever does this, but we're here to organise things better. Like the space programme. Or, err, something.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:45 (eighteen years ago)

NASA-licious

― tissp, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:55 (eighteen years ago)

Now we just need another country to have a space race with.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:55 (eighteen years ago)

Ethiopia seems like a safe bet

― tissp, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:57 (eighteen years ago)

I don't think there are any ILXors there!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 10:58 (eighteen years ago)

there used to be, didn't there? can't remember his name now...

glad to see everything going along swimmingly, i have to see my mum off at the station on the sunday, but i guess that won't be too late in the afternoon so i can just jump on the vicky line down to brixtong once she's gone.

― CarsmileSteve, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:57 (eighteen years ago)

I'm still in for remote presentations, as it were.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 May 2007 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, the herding of cats is a serious matter, it isn't just one of your holiday games.

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 4 May 2007 12:56 (eighteen years ago)

will there be a keyboard stand somewhere at the windmill? (one on which a microkorg would sit?)

― ken c, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:17 (eighteen years ago)

I'm sure that there will be a keyboard stand. Not least because we need one as well.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

I recall them having loads.

― Ed, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:29 (eighteen years ago)

OK, it looks like we will be able to have advance tickets for this!

But we will not be releasing all the tickets that way, so there will definitely be places for people who just want to shuffle down on that afternoon.

I am going to make a poster/flyers this weekend.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 10 May 2007 09:22 (eighteen years ago)

I am going to sit back and watch tv.

― G00blar, Thursday, 10 May 2007 09:24 (eighteen years ago)

"Better bring your frieee-eeee-eeeends, better bring your friends."

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 10 May 2007 09:25 (eighteen years ago)

the bands won't need to get a ticket right?

― ken c, Thursday, 10 May 2007 09:46 (eighteen years ago)

No, you do not need a ticket if you are in one of the bands!

This is for lazy arses who can't be bothered to come down early in the afternoon to see all the bands, and only want to come later and see one band in specific. ;-P

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 10 May 2007 09:48 (eighteen years ago)

have we got a schedule already btw?

will be good for planning the set to play..

― ken c, Thursday, 10 May 2007 10:39 (eighteen years ago)

I will figure that out soon, maybe at the weekend. Some people still haven't got back to me about what time they can get there or have to leave.

I'll email another email later today about arrangements.

But the good news is, we have a Stage Manager for the night now, so I will be able to refer scheduling queries to her. Hurrah!

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 10 May 2007 10:43 (eighteen years ago)

Tentative schedule has now been emailed out, so let the complaints and Diva-esque tantrums begin! Ha ha! ;-)

Also, it's up on the website so may as well let you guys know (even though the UK has gone to the pub for the evening) that there are advance tickets on sale here:

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/18510

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 10 May 2007 17:59 (eighteen years ago)

::bump for UK time zone::

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:46 (eighteen years ago)

"Shimura Curves (Streatham)"

― G00blar, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:51 (eighteen years ago)

Where is Hari from, anyway? I don't actually know! I just kind of assumed he was from... I don't know, Outer Space. :-)

(in a totally good way, mind you.)

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:53 (eighteen years ago)

(Also, Tim always puts Streatham for the Shimuras because he really likes to support local music from Streatham/Brixton Hill. Because we're the people who end up propping up his bar at midnight!)

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:54 (eighteen years ago)

Sun Ra (Streatham)

― Mark G, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:55 (eighteen years ago)

We're from London, not Reading/London. Not that it matters much, but if it could be changed.....

― Dr.C, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:56 (eighteen years ago)

I can't change it! I didn't write it, Tim did!

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:57 (eighteen years ago)

Oh OK.

― Dr.C, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:57 (eighteen years ago)

Complaints, complaints, nothing but complaints! Now I understand why promoters are all so bitter! ;-)

― Masonic Boom, Friday, 11 May 2007 09:58 (eighteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/497699183_9863cd7189.jpg

OH NOES THEY BE STEALIN' ILX's FESTIVAL!!!!

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:34 (eighteen years ago)

What?

― Dr.C, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:40 (eighteen years ago)

OMG AWES!

― G00blar, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:41 (eighteen years ago)

Where is the orig "I HAS A BUCKET" graphic? I can't be bothered to surf through all the cat pictures.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:41 (eighteen years ago)

http://bottletown.com/TheyBeStealinMyBucketSeal.jpg

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

Great flyer!

― kv_nol, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

Bad spelling!

― kv_nol, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

PERFECT! I NEEDS ONE!! xpost to the poster.

(um, except Pash's track was too long and KenC's took too long.

Unless we make up a 'festival' version for the night!

actually, that's probably a good idea.

xpost three times NOW 4 times! LET ME POST Damanbit..

― Mark G, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:43 (eighteen years ago)

Oh right - I can't see the flyer. It's probably linked from Flickr or something?

― Dr.C, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:44 (eighteen years ago)

Yes, it's on Flickr, I'll email it to you Dr. C.

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:45 (eighteen years ago)

Oh dear, I forgot, it is actually an Elephant Seal and I drew a walrus. Oh well, what's a manatee between friends?

― Masonic Boom, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:48 (eighteen years ago)

ACES FLYER

― emsk, Monday, 14 May 2007 09:58 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

so excited!

red bull dozers have a great new song too (that's being recorded tonight..)

― ken c, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 11:43 (eighteen years ago)

Has anyone posted the running order yet? Maybe on Ed's thread (which I can't find)?

I know the running order has been decided, just wondered if it was public yet...?

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 13:04 (eighteen years ago)

It will all be a big surprise. I think we will publish slightly nearer the time, which reminds me I still haven't had any loud clear yesses about amps.

― Ed, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 13:06 (eighteen years ago)

what do we need to yes about? I will need an amp for a guitar and somewhere to plug a laptop and a microkorg into and that's all... erm and a mic. I have an awesome mic too.

― ken c, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 13:10 (eighteen years ago)

oh i see what you mean now

― ken c, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 13:11 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

mmm

― Mark G, Thursday, 11 September 2008 06:58 (seventeen years ago)

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