Big Thief looking more and more likely
Posted Feb 22, 2023, 7:49 PM UTC
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it looks the lineup is real deal
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What else was there?
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Look back a little. D’Angelo Big Thief The Smile Peggy Killer Mike Weyes Blood hella more
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id love it if they brought lucinda with them omg
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Honestly.. I’m still here for big thief not being big enough to be an opener.. like no disrespect obv, but I will be a pinch sad if they’re booked as one.
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Hate to break it to you but they are too big to subhead now. I get not thinking of them as headliners, but they have more monthly listeners on Spotify than D’Angelo (and yes I know that’s not the be all end all metric to measure popularity)
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Keep seeing this and I really don't get it. Were HAIM in 2019 big enough to headline, Fleet Foxes in 2018, 2017 Solange, 2016 Beach House..? Could keep going but the point to me is that there's always been a sense that a headline spot can mean just as much about how popular an artist is at that moment as it can be a nod from Pitchfork that they've "earned" it, which the meaning of can vary by artist. Big Thief have consistently released great music the last couple years and their live shows are fantastic. I would be shocked to see anyone leave their show disappointed.
To me now is the perfect time, either they're as big as they're ever going to be, in which case you're seeing a great band at their peak, or they're about to explode from a song being on some random tv show or tik-tok or something, in which case you got to see them right before they made it truly big. The kind of booking I love Pitchfork for, hope it's true!
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Idk man, I just disagree.. pitchforks pretty good with variety.. and I’ve always believed that their headliners can headline or sub headline any big festival.. like I said no disrespect, I like big thief. I just don’t believe them to be on that scale.. but you definitely hit it with putting them on par in that sense with HAIM. I don’t see them in that status either.
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Feel the same. They'd be a great "one below the headliner" position for me. Haven't had interest in their band since a year or so after they first broke out
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You can always just leave early. Is anyone forcing you to stay? And big thief cant be the first band of the day?
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Everything is lining up for the “rumor “
What else was there, there a post/leak?
Look back a few days. Had the headliners as Big thief, the smile, and D’Angelo