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[the_hedge]

I wonder if they will have a walkway to a B stage. Bono always likes to get into the crowd to minimise the gap between them and the crowd.

Edited by the_hedge, 20 June 2011 - 12:15 PM.

[wbarenno]

DTichborne, on 20 June 2011 - 12:09 PM, said:

They've hinted at this before.  I suspect they'll adding a section to the main stage, probably some kind of bit that juts out into the crowd.  Be nice to see something a bit different!

I wonder if they will have a circle runway that allows people inside.theve done this ever since the elevation tour.

Edited by wbarenno, 20 June 2011 - 12:20 PM.

[Big Vern]

i think it's gonna be pretty spectacular whatever it is!  Looks like they're wanting to pull out a great Glasto performance for us all!

Sooo looking forward to it and I'm only a U2 "hits" fan!

[The Nal]

Im fully expecting something like this walkway, perhaps not circular, maybe just going staight to the back of the pit.





Im sure they'll also have a screen(s) of some sort. And a f**k off giant sized lemon they walk out of when, note the word "when", they play Discotheque!

Edited by The Nal, 20 June 2011 - 12:31 PM.

[opencube]

I predict some decent screen arrangement, a runway for the band to get close to the fans, and a big mirror ball for the With or Without you or Moment of Surrender finale!

Edited by opencube, 20 June 2011 - 12:33 PM.

[Torcs4]

I think they'll definitely play the Pyramid Stage as the Pyramid Stage. Nothing that takes away from that, rather trying to extend it. Make it 'bigger', not different.  

I would guess any staging extensions would only be to bridge the gap between stage and crowd (it is huge to a degree that probably does annoy a lot of acts up there) but I'm not sure about ramps/b-stage. I'm sure that's what they'd like - and it's pretty quick and easy to erect/dismantle - but in practice it might not really work at Glastonbury. It's not a p*** throwing, agro, challenging type of place, but Bono wandering out into the middle of the crowd might be a temptation too strong for many.   

Lighting tricks definitely. Extra rigs off the stage, for sure. Maybe even one halfway down the field. Can see them maybe using the covering of the Pyramid as a sort-of canvas for lighting/projections. Can't really see anything else, no dramatic props and whatnot. I'm sure they'll have a fancy pants backdrop/video screen on the stage, but that's certainly nothing unique.

[Torcs4]

The Nal, on 20 June 2011 - 11:51 AM, said:

Eavis - "U2 are excited, especially after they couldn’t come last year. I first tried to book them 35 years ago. They are bringing their own stage with them. We're having to put a lot of stuff in for them but we’re so happy to have them."

35 years ago? I had no idea he was such a good talent spotter!  
Where's that quote from, btw?

[The Nal]

Torcs4, on 20 June 2011 - 12:45 PM, said:

35 years ago? I had no idea he was such a good talent spotter!  

Amazing yeah, they we're still in school and hadn't even formed the band 35 years ago. Some people have a knack for spotting talent though I suppose.

Torcs4, on 20 June 2011 - 12:45 PM, said:

Where's that quote from, btw?

The Daily Star.

He also said "Primal Scream have invited me on stage with them.”    Eavis on lead vocals for Swastika Eyes?!

Edited by The Nal, 20 June 2011 - 12:53 PM.

[Torcs4]

[When Jokers Attack]

Torcs4, on 20 June 2011 - 01:13 PM, said:

I am so excited. I honestly think this is going to go down as one of greatest headline sets ever.

[daley]

Surely if it was their own stage, we would have seen it starting to get built on webcam! I will go for a walkway as suggested above! x

[jimmyt]

The Nal, on 20 June 2011 - 12:52 PM, said:

Amazing yeah, they we're still in school and hadn't even formed the band 35 years ago. Some people have a knack for spotting talent though I suppose.


The Daily Star.

He also said "Primal Scream have invited me on stage with them.”    Eavis on lead vocals for Swastika Eyes?!

And we all believe that ME is going to watch Primal Scream and not be present for U2, don't we?!!  Isn't the Daily Star the written-by-children version of The Sun, anyway?

[theampersanddevil]

How much longer do i have to listen to this idiot before he plays the larry interview?

Oh its started and it is cringeworthy.  

Edited by theampersanddevil, 20 June 2011 - 07:05 PM.

[rubenz]

theampersanddevil, on 20 June 2011 - 07:03 PM, said:

How much longer do i have to listen to this idiot before he plays the larry interview?

Oh its started and it is cringeworthy.  

zane lowe needs to calm down and stop being a tool!

[theampersanddevil]

Real wasted opportunity, actually feckin interview the man and stop telling him how much you love U2!!!!

Edited by theampersanddevil, 20 June 2011 - 07:17 PM.

[rubenz]

theampersanddevil, on 20 June 2011 - 07:16 PM, said:

Real wasted opportunity, actually feckin interview the man and stop telling him how much you love U2!!!!

he appears to love everyone..

[jimmyt]

Has anyone else found themselves listening almost exclusively to U2 recently?  I'm not even skipping the ones I normally do (because I feel I've heard them too much) but just playing and playing a rotation of about 65 songs.  I've even made a playlist in my itunes of the entire of the latest Anaheim set, including covers where I have them!!!  Sad, isn't it?  I'm not stopping, though!

[Stifler]

Today's video...

DISCOTHEQUE LIVE 1997

So that means so far we've had:
[The first one, which I think I missed]
Bullet the Blue Sky
Bad
Vertigo
Discotheque

hell yeah.

Edited by Stifler, 21 June 2011 - 12:17 AM.

[Bobser]

Achtung Baby is blasting from my iPod. In full Glasto mode now.

I'm ready, ready for the crush. COME ON!!!

[The Nal]

"LOOK AT YOU!! A WHOLE CITY IN THE RAIN!!