Now that the official list is out, and the confirmed thread is sub-dividing like a petri dish of E-Coli, lets get back to basics with a flagrantly unsubstantiated rumour mill thread about who's is 'supposed', 'almost certainly' 'told me they would..' 'bound to' and 'just plain HAVE to' play any of the related goings-on around the Fest.

This means house shows, pre-shows, record shop appearances, post-fest, street corner jams, flat-bed truck shows.. none of it has to be backed up by any scientific evidence or cold hard facts, but if you heard someone said so-and-so would be in town to play, then let us know and speculate wildly about the possibilities of such events...

..y'know, for fun.

I heard The Smiths were playing The Reitz Union during the Fest under the name of "The Joneses" and it will only be open to UF students.

Best thread title. you need to spark speaking like wot that is.

What is you saying? that I can't not talk good an' stuff?

I'm playing the acoustic house show www.myspace.com/blanktapesemptybottles

there should be a house show with all cover bands

There should definitely be a covers bands house show. In fact there should be covers bands of rumoured headlining bands who didnt make the list, if anyone could do an ALL/DESCENDENTS covers band would make my day.

Comadre said they could do a Refused set, which would be a lot of fun.

I'd like to come down from Canada a few days early if there are some good house shows/pre-fest shows going on, but I can't afford to spend a week in a hotel. Hopefully I can work something out.

that'll be hard to pull off.

who was the band that did the Screeching Weasel cover set at Wayward Council last year on the Thursday (?) with the girl singing? was that even a band, or just abunch of mates?.. it was pretty cool either way.

Where are the house shows going to be? I wanna get as much music in my system as I can while I'm at the Fest.

I'm sure I was in Wayward on the Thursday night, but I don't remember that.

Pink Razors?

The show I saw was at Common Grounds by a Gville SW tribute band. The singer has since moved far, far away. That show was previously discussed somewhere here. I can't remember their name at all.