Scans of the Phoenix Festival 1997 advert.

barbeque08 · Post by **barbeque08** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:00 am

I found someone selling this on Ebay. And I haven't seen any scans around, so I thought I'd post them up! Look at that lineup! Reminds me of Coachella's amazing 1999 lineup. Now if we can only find audio/video somewhere!

full flyer -
The Think Stage -
Boards of Canada! -

Najlepsiejszy · Post by **Najlepsiejszy** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:50 pm

If this is legit, then it's sooo coool

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:22 pm

Please don't remind me.... I was living about a 20 drive away at the time but had never heard of them and didn't bother getting tickets.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:30 pm

There is a chance this was maybe a tent or something where this music was played by a DJ maybe? Or a DJ set from the band? Either way, great find!

cubistking1906 · Post by **cubistking1906** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:36 pm

Amazing find. I think I remember Autechre talking about this show when they did the WATMM posts, something about getting drunk and trying to tackle Mike Paradinas into the mud.

RDJ, Boc, Squarepusher, Autechre, and Mu-ziq (not to mention the many others) all at one festival? Why can't this happen again?

Rikkiebags · Post by **Rikkiebags** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:14 am

Don't get me started. I went to the Phoenix Fest in 97, primarily for Bowie & Orbital. It's easy to look back in hindsight, but of course I'd never heard of them.

I do have the programme hiding around somewhere and I'll dig it out when I get a chance and do a scan.

Waterbagel · Post by **Waterbagel** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:27 am

This lineup! All I can think to say is "Daaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnnn".

vballs · Post by **vballs** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:42 am

Oh man I didn't realise the line up was that good. I lived less than 15 miles from that festival site. God damn it, why in 1997 was I only into grunge music and such like lol

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:39 pm

vballs wrote:Oh man I didn't realise the line up was that good. I lived less than 15 miles from that festival site. God damn it, why in 1997 was I only into grunge music and such like lol

Are you my evil-twin?!?

Goiter Sanchez · Post by **Goiter Sanchez** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:06 pm

That is the best festival lineup I have ever seen (with regard to my own tastes of course).

polarbear · Post by **polarbear** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:13 pm

amazing find

several · Post by **several** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:01 am

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH

seanandcandy · Post by **seanandcandy** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:02 am

need scans asap

several · Post by **several** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:37 am

seanandcandy wrote:need scans asap

same

23degreesdream · Post by **23degreesdream** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:27 am

I went to Reading instead that year, a young indie kid that i was - even if i've have been at Phoenix i'd have either a: missed it or b: watching it but been so stoned i didn't remember a thing

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:40 am

So many bands further down the bill (and poster) that were all on the cusp of greatness. Pretty much the entire Warp roster on there as well as bands like Mogwai (who were stunning live from the beginning).

Negamuse · Post by **Negamuse** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:08 am

I was big into Witchman in 97. Great smoking music.

23degreesdream · Post by **23degreesdream** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:02 pm

IanRedpoint wrote:So many bands further down the bill (and poster) that were all on the cusp of greatness. Pretty much the entire Warp roster on there as well as bands like Mogwai (who were stunning live from the beginning).

Yeah, i remember seeing Mogwai in the very early days - band spent the whole gig facing away from the audience, head down just totally into it, remember being amazed anyone could create such a sound in some little venue

WiggZ · Post by **WiggZ** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:52 pm

Oh man, that font. It looks so good on the name 'Boards of Canada'.

vballs · Post by **vballs** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:16 am

Mexicola wrote:
vballs wrote:Oh man I didn't realise the line up was that good. I lived less than 15 miles from that festival site. God damn it, why in 1997 was I only into grunge music and such like lol
Are you my evil-twin?!?

Dude, you say you was living about "20" away from the place at that time, surely it wasn't a certain town beginning with R and ending with H aka butt hole of the earth?