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[johnc86]

This late on is it safe to say that if a bigger act has not already been strongly rumoured or 'tbc', that they are not likely to play? I'm not that bothered about acts being there who I am already familiar with as I use festivals as an opportunity to discover new stuff. Im sure most of us do.

Would have liked Arcade fire and Paul Weller though   .

[eFestivals]

johnc86, on Mar 12 2010, 10:25 AM, said:

This late on is it safe to say that if a bigger act has not already been strongly rumoured or 'tbc', that they are not likely to play?

nope - efestivals can only list stuff that we get to hear about, and we don't get to hear of everything.

They'll be plenty of bigger acts still to be known about (tho of course, that's dependent on what a person means by bigger acts).

johnc86, on Mar 12 2010, 10:25 AM, said:

Would have liked Arcade fire and Paul Weller though   .

AF I'm 99.9% sure won't be playing.

I think Weller is very unlikely too, but that's a merely a guess whereas AF is based on various bits of (hopefully good) info.

[johnc86]

eFestivals, on Mar 12 2010, 10:34 AM, said:

nope - efestivals can only list stuff that we get to hear about, and we don't get to hear of everything.

They'll be plenty of bigger acts still to be known about (tho of course, that's dependent on what a person means by bigger acts).



AF I'm 99.9% sure won't be playing.

I think Weller is very unlikely too, but that's a merely a guess whereas AF is based on various bits of (hopefully good) info.

Nm. They would have been ace though! Never seen them before   .

PW Iv seen twice already so not too bothered.

[denwyn]

johnc86, on Mar 12 2010, 10:25 AM, said:

This late on is it safe to say that if a bigger act has not already been strongly rumoured or 'tbc', that they are not likely to play? I'm not that bothered about acts being there who I am already familiar with as I use festivals as an opportunity to discover new stuff. Im sure most of us do.

Would have liked Arcade fire and Paul Weller though .

Paul Weller !!!!!!....As much as i think some of his album stuff is ok, his live festival stuff does not bring to mind anything but DULL !!!. The mans so miserable on stage,and thinks far to much of himself.....In a word NO...

[Tugger2k]

denwyn, on Mar 12 2010, 11:40 AM, said:

Paul Weller !!!!!!....As much as i think some of his album stuff is ok, his live festival stuff does not bring to mind anything but DULL !!!. The mans so miserable on stage,and thinks far to much of himself.....In a word NO...

town called malice.dull

[tinpottery]

Paul Weller is one of the worst live acts i have ever seen, never been so bored at a festival before in my life. If he plays hope he clashes with the World Cup game.


Arcade Fire on the other hand are one of the best festival bands i've ever seen.

[dirty_dog]

devasted that arcade fire aren't playing but I think there's gonna be a band that will be confirmed that will come from nowhere and will have us all buzzing again. radiohead or metallica or REM would slap us all in the face like a wet fish.

[Steve P]

Tugger2k, on Mar 12 2010, 11:45 AM, said:

town called malice.dull

Great song, but on the 2 occasions i've seen him now he's been a real let down in terms of performance. Just looked bored and uninterested when I saw him in 07, very dissapointing.

[Tugger2k]

Steve P, on Mar 12 2010, 12:00 PM, said:

Great song, but on the 2 occasions i've seen him now he's been a real let down in terms of performance. Just looked bored and uninterested when I saw him in 07, very dissapointing.

i enjoyed 07.

<says very quietly> was brilliant at V 06

but the best ive seen him do it was an acoustic, charity gig at the astoria. just him and craddock. amazing

[ethereal]

I hope there's a few surprises to come, didn't Emily imply that people didn't have much of a clue as to the line-up (or does she always say that?   )

Personally I'm hoping  for at least one of Bjork, Portishead, Pixies, MBV, TCV, PJ Harvey or something Jack White to get me excited. Fairly non-plussed at the rumours so far.

[Badlands]

Tugger2k, on Mar 12 2010, 12:06 PM, said:

i enjoyed 07.

<says very quietly> was brilliant at V 06

but the best ive seen him do it was an acoustic, charity gig at the astoria. just him and craddock. amazing

I loved his acoustic tour but I agree that he can be boring for a festival.

Can you speak up a bit there Tugger.... I cannot hear you properly....

[NeilVJ]

Badlands, on Mar 12 2010, 12:22 PM, said:

I loved his acoustic tour but I agree that he can be boring for a festival.

Can you speak up a bit there Tugger.... I cannot hear you properly....

Paul Weller loves doing small intimate gigs in front of his own audience. Anyone who has been to any of these will justify as to how great he is.
I don't think he likes festivals from what I have read in the past but at the end of the day you gotta pay the bills

[neil_hill_1]

NeilVJ, on Mar 12 2010, 01:33 PM, said:

Paul Weller loves doing small intimate gigs in front of his own audience. Anyone who has been to any of these will justify as to how great he is.
I don't think he likes festivals from what I have read in the past but at the end of the day you gotta pay the bills

or in the imortal words od Danny Dyer

                 "You've still got a mortgage to pay and you've got to earn a pound note."

you caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant!