Clashfinder 2017

[guypjfreak]

On 27/02/2017 at 2:15 PM, simian_mobile_mushrooms said:

Even if it's a pre-emptive fake then who cares, it's only a bit of fun!

Init 

[guypjfreak]

Lots of chat about Clashfinder on the Somerset live page.. 

[Gnomicide]

People on Twitter now convinced Clashfinder has leaked the line-up

 

[dip]

If I'm remembering rightly, normally clashfinder gets given the times early, right?

[K2SO]

Isn't Clashfinder about as reliable as Wikipedia?

[mjsell]

With the information of 1 act I can confirm with great accuracy that clashfinder is not correct. 

12 minutes ago, K2SO said:

Isn't Clashfinder about as reliable as Wikipedia?

Wikipedia is far more reliable.

[Gnomicide]

18 minutes ago, dip said:

If I'm remembering rightly, normally clashfinder gets given the times early, right?

I think he was once but recently he just locks it to public editing once the line-up is out and updates it then. Probably stopped once the EE ap appeared.

[dentalplan]

Tbf even if we click on that to laugh at the dingos at Somerset Live, we're giving them the clicks they were after.

At least we should get some denials from acts that aren't there. Tho they'll probably be harrowing.

[T-Mouse]

4 minutes ago, donkeykong said:

Oh dear

Somerset Live

Fucking lol

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 26/02/2017 at 3:41 PM, thewayiam said:

Just let people do it if they want to, everyone knows it's not real and if it is a bit of fun to them then so be it. It's better than being a cock and moaning at people on here for no reason.

This aged well.  In the Daily Mirror now

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/glastonbury-festival-2017-line-up-9972466

[nikkic]

20 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

This aged well.  In the Daily Mirror now

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/glastonbury-festival-2017-line-up-9972466

Shows how quickly they try and get this stuff up when they can't even be bothered to proof read the headline! 

[TomViolence]

This happens every year now 

[Nobody Interesting]

On 26/02/2017 at 0:15 PM, Nobody Interesting said:

Exactly - and based on last year only a matter of time before some lazy journo uses it to produce a story about the lineup.

What do I win?

[K2SO]

I have just seen this posted 4 times, by 4 different people in the same group on Facebook. Why does the festival never put out a statement to say it's nonsense?

[mjsell]

2 minutes ago, K2SO said:

I have just seen this posted 4 times, by 4 different people in the same group on Facebook. Why does the festival never put out a statement to say it's nonsense?

Why would they need to? It's free marketing for them. Plus despite it being just guesses, there will be plenty on there that are pretty accurate I would guess.

[K2SO]

11 minutes ago, mjsell said:

Why would they need to? It's free marketing for them. Plus despite it being just guesses, there will be plenty on there that are pretty accurate I would guess.

I guess so. Didn't think of it that way. I hope it's about half right. There's a handful I like on there, but also a couple missing that I thought might be in with a shout.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I suspect the 'free marketing' element is negated by furious agents calling to ask why their acts are playing when it's not been agreed yet and by the additional hassle of renewed queries from the press.

[waterfalls212434]

slayer on the park? ummmm!

[ghostdancer1]

8 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I suspect the 'free marketing' element is negated by furious agents calling to ask why their acts are playing when it's not been agreed yet and by the additional hassle of renewed queries from the press.

"the press" are well aware that it's bollocks so aren't going to be querying the festival. they post it to get more traffic/clicks, and it works.

agents aren't going to be furious at all, Glastonbury haven't published it, some random internet site has, so they're hardly going to be on the phone to the GFL offices about some rumours online....

Edited March 6, 2017 by ghostdancer1

[kingcrawler]

I hope Will being so big time that Emily Eavis has had to tweet to deny a prediction he made leads to BearFur getting the slot we all know they deserve. 

[Drfoxxx]

2 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

"the press" are well aware that it's bollocks so aren't going to be querying the festival. they post it to get more traffic/clicks, and it works.

agents aren't going to be furious at all, Glastonbury haven't published it, some random internet site has, so they're hardly going to be on the phone to the GFL offices about some random site publishing rumours....

It's all clickbait, which is killing journalism on the net in my opinion! 

[uscore]

43 minutes ago, K2SO said:

I have just seen this posted 4 times, by 4 different people in the same group on Facebook. Why does the festival never put out a statement to say it's nonsense?

Because if they kept denying all the fake ones, they'd be in a difficult position if the real one actually leaked.  They'd have to deny the real one too, otherwise it would stand out as the only one they haven't denied.

 

The only official response can be "You'll have to wait and see"

[stuartbert two hats]

48 minutes ago, K2SO said:

I have just seen this posted 4 times, by 4 different people in the same group on Facebook. Why does the festival never put out a statement to say it's nonsense?

 

[uscore]

Thanks for ruining my point, Emily.

[Fladog]

1 hour ago, K2SO said:

I have just seen this posted 4 times, by 4 different people in the same group on Facebook. Why does the festival never put out a statement to say it's nonsense?

Its all part of the fun and the build up to the proper announcement, I personally enjoy all the hyped up bullshit building and smashing dreams and hopes of peoples favourite bands playing or not playing