Bloc Party

[chief_scrutter]

I just got an email from Bloc Party fanclub, with the following news:

GLASTONBURY CONFIRMED

Rumours have been bouncing around about us playing at this year's Glastonbury Festival in the midst of all the festivals we have planned... we can now confirm it's true!

We will be headlining the Other Stage

[Sparky]

I just got an email from Bloc Party fanclub, with the following news:

their recent gigs have featured a minimal amount of stuff from Intimacy, which is all good in my opinion. If only we knew which day.......

[joelovesleeds!]

Gutted. Boring. Not headliner material.

[chief_scrutter]

i'm devestated.

[Brizzle]

'bout what exactly? them headlining, or them playing very little from newest album?

OR something else entirely? want a cup of tea and a cha about it? problem shared = problem halved and all that

[Sparky]

'bout what exactly? them headlining, or them playing very little from newest album?

OR something else entirely? want a cup of tea and a cha about it? problem shared = problem halved and all that

[Mardy]

shite on toast. With extra grated shite on top

[Icewulf]

Well I for one am extremely happy

Now I'll have an alternative to watch whilst the old people are gathered round the main stage

*Waits for abuse to hit*

Edited May 15, 2009 by Icewulf

[Marathon_Man]

Headlining? Really?

They're awful and not really big enough I wouldn't have thought, hey ho. wish they were headlining Saturday though - that's a clash nightmare at the moment!

[RichieSpenno]

I don't understand the hate for them. I'm pretty chuffed about this.

[pineapple-tea]

I don't understand the hate for them. I'm pretty chuffed about this.

[Bluearsedfly]

No way headline material.

Casts mind back to Panic at the Disco!

[guyfawkes]

They are ace live but they are everywhere at the moment, ill probably watching the headliners on pyramid anyway this year so no bother, but like has been mentioned removes possibilty of a suprise addition. Gutted they are on before Radiohead aswell at Leeds, i do like them but there is such a thing as too much exposure.

[Sparky]

They are ace live but they are everywhere at the moment, ill probably watching the headliners on pyramid anyway this year so no bother, but like has been mentioned removes possibilty of a suprise addition. Gutted they are on before Radiohead aswell at Leeds, i do like them but there is such a thing as too much exposure.

[Sparky]

im assuming bloc will be on friday night

so my festival headliners will most probably be

FRIDAY: DOVES/NEIL YOUNG

SATURDAY; 2MANYDJS

SUNDAY: BLUR

[tazzyb]

im assuming bloc will be on friday night

[Red Day]

Gutted. Boring. Not headliner material.

[tylerdurden]

I'm f**king GUTTED.

Words cannot describe how angry and upset I am about this.

They're f**king shit. Have played and toured everywhere for the past 6 years, aren't big enough or surprising enough. Its just a lazy, lazy, thoughtless bad booking.

[Sparky]

It is lazy. They are on every bloody bill every year.

I think it annoys me so much because the other stage is such a brilliant place to watch headline acts.i'm guessing they were very cheap to book though...

doves derserve it more than bloc party.

[Sweep]

No way headline material.

Casts mind back to Panic at the Disco!

[Sparky]

kele okereke is such a horrible person as well.

you should have seen him fight with security when he refused to move from the bit between crowd and stage when watching radiohead at v2006

[bouncing beetle]

I've nothing against Bloc Party but think that Doves are much more popular currently. JP will be banged out whilst it will be easy to get up close to Bloc Party. If I can get into JP though it will be a great atmosphere.

[scmusic]

Whilst I have seen Bloc Party before and found them surprisingly good live, I can't say they're a favourite, and if I'm honest I tend to skip their tracks when they come up in Shuffle. So I'll be skipping their set.

That being said, it means one less clash possibility so that's gotta be a good thing right? Silver lining to the cloud and all that.

[Brizzle]

kele okereke is such a horrible person as well.

you should have seen him fight with security when he refused to move from the bit between crowd and stage when watching radiohead at v2006

[tylerdurden]

*sigh*

Now, I don't know whether Bloc Party are truly worth of the headliner slot or not. But what I do know is that comparing them to a band like Panic! is nothing short of insulting.

Whilst their current output is not all that great, their debut album was a classic album, and remains a classic album. They have a large catalogue and despite patchy albums have still been releasing good singles. I don't think it's a stretch to see a band that are really popular, and have released a classic album, headlining the Other stage.

What is true is that they seem to play every festival in the world. They've definitely played at over half the festivals I've been to. I won't be seeing them headline, the alternatives are far better, for me.