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Scans of the Phoenix Festival 1997 advert.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:00 am
by barbeque08
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! -
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:50 pm
by Najlepsiejszy
If this is legit, then it's sooo coool
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:22 pm
by Mexicola
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.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:30 pm
by fujee
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!

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:36 pm
by cubistking1906
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?
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:14 am
by Rikkiebags
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:27 am
by Waterbagel
This lineup! All I can think to say is "Daaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnnn".
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:42 am
by vballs
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
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:39 pm
by Mexicola
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?!?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:06 pm
by Goiter Sanchez
That is the best festival lineup I have ever seen (with regard to my own tastes of course).
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:13 pm
by polarbear
amazing find
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:01 am
by several
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:02 am
by seanandcandy
need scans asap
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:37 am
by several
seanandcandy wrote:need scans asap
same
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:27 am
by 23degreesdream
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

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:40 am
by IanRedpoint
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).
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:08 am
by Negamuse
I was big into Witchman in 97. Great smoking music.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:02 pm
by 23degreesdream
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
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:52 pm
by WiggZ
Oh man, that font. It looks so good on the name 'Boards of Canada'.
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:16 am
by vballs
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?