FieldingGoodney

The i newspaper is the best tabloid newspaper in the UK and the writer was just putting into print what a lot of people on this website were thinking. I remember an interview with Sharleen Spiteri after her set last year when she said they were heading for the ferry that night as they had another gig coming up, big bands are businesses and they'll always look for the next payday. The writer does point out that the festival is considerably more than just the headliners and perhaps this year it's a chance to go discover what you've missed (if you're fortunate enough to have a ticket)

That's Stevie's Glasgow show pretty much sold out now and I'm sure the Manchester one will be as well so if she's playing Glastonbury she'll announce it next week. I had a look at the o2 priority and the cheapest seats were £177, the £86 ones were presumably held over till this morning for the general sale. £200 for the seats in the middle section, makes Glastonbury look very reasonable.

Stevie may fancy doing a 50min slot as a taster for her UK shows, if you think about it a headliner was never really on was it? You'll only get a 2hour show if you come up with the ticket money in Glasgow, Manchester or London.

Perhaps this is the wrong thread to ask this but has any major artist played a surprise gig on the Thursday bearing in mind most campers will have turned up by then?

If you're there then there'll always something going on elsewhere if the main stage is not for you but for the folks watching on the iplayer there's only four stages to watch. The acoustic stage should be on it too but won't be. Paradoxically this kind of lineup means you should be there in person.