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Machine Head Pull Out


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I like how Machine head only told half the story on their site, said nothing about Sonisphere trying to fix the "blunder" or whatever they called it.

At the end of the day Lineups are subject to change, and its clear MH have such a massive ego that they wouldnt take being moved down a slight bit, or even getting bumped away up afterwards. It shouldnt matter where they are placed, a big part of playing gigs is for the fans, which is what should be important to them, not this. And all this is going to do is hurt the fans, so if MH want to f**k their fans over then so be it, but I dont think i'll be supporting them ever again through album sales/gigs etc...

Also I dont think MH realised how this festival worked - they said they were originally 3rd on the lineup up but they werent, due to it being staggered they were actually 5th, Soni was going to bump them up to 3rd above limp who would have played 4th or 5th then but MH were still having their Bitch fit and wouldnt listen to reason and pulled out anyways.

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I'm very pissed off they aren't playing, but to be fair to Machien Head they had their contract ignored and were just shat upon by the sonisphere UK organisers, so i'm not gonna moan at them for pulling out, i'm gonna moan at Sonisphere for not honouring bleeding contracts.

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from what i gather of the situation, machine head seem bang out of order!

they may not like being bumped or whatever but they should play for their fans and then refuse to ever do the festival again.

the bit at the bottom of their quote where they ask for people to complain as loudly as possible or whatever they say is just pathetic and childish. it is just a massive ego trip.

cocks!

hit them where it hurts and download their music for free and make your own machine head t-shirts!

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from what i gather of the situation, machine head seem bang out of order!

they may not like being bumped or whatever but they should play for their fans and then refuse to ever do the festival again.

the bit at the bottom of their quote where they ask for people to complain as loudly as possible or whatever they say is just pathetic and childish. it is just a massive ego trip.

cocks!

hit them where it hurts and download their music for free and make your own machine head t-shirts!

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Disturbed seem very unlikely, they're not promoting anything so I can't see them making the trip for one show. I reckon Killswitch might be a possibilty with a new album out. I'd love to see Rancid or NOFX put on the bill - both have had albums out this year, but I fear their styles are too far removed from the dropouts :(
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fair enough machine head were miffed, but when they replaced a7x at the metallica wembley gig they were booked below h.i.m. (who really should've moved down, there was swaying arms of v signs, the band got pelted with hotdogs, and the crowd were switching between chanting "f**k off" "f**k you" and "get the f**k off", gutted for any him fans there that day.

mh have acted in a diva-esque manner, but shows that the bookers were quite naive to not even consult them. tbh if metallica weren't involved i'd smell another zoo8 :(

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so, that's Fear Factory, Thin Lizzy, The Sword, and now Machine Head all pulled out! looking good Sonisphere! :(

i must admit, I did really want to go, even applied to work there but can't get the time off my actual work, but it does seem to be a bit of a comedy of errors. although it's a pretty shitty thing for Machine Head to do, and i'd be FUMING if i had a ticket, I can kinda understand where they're coming from. after being hailed as the 'metal comeback kings' on the strength of the last 2 albums, and becoming pretty massive (WAAAAY more massive than when i first saw them in '99!), i can see why they'd be a bit f**ked off at Fred and co stealing the spot!

seriously people, yes, Limp Bizkit were good at Download, but NOTHING compared to MH in '07, and does anyone REALLY think any new Limp Bizkit material is gonna be remotely as good as anything Machine Head have ever done? Limp Bizkit need to do their few shows and then f**k off again, period.

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Shows Machine Head honouring HIM's contract and billing ^^^^.

But yeah I ain't sure what to make of this, Soni have pissed off MH and Frank Turner both enough to pull out. Considering I've never heard of a band pulling out of any festival before for the organisers being ****s, I'd imagine Soni are more at fault here then their response lets on.

This might not be the only issue MH have had with Soni but just where they crossed the line? They're not really allowed to say alot with all the contract and stuff...

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At the end of the day, MH are letting down all their fans who bought tickets based partly on the fact they were playing. Forget petty arguments, promoters, which band is better, money, slots. When it comes down to it, the fans are the only thing that matter.

And for that reason alone, they can f**k off. It is a totally selfish decision and they have disappointed a lot of people. As someone else pointed out, they aren't cancelling the other Sonisphere dates, which smacks of double standards and pure hypocricy.

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I'm not really a fan of MH, more of LB, tho thats besides the point. Seems a little premadonna like to me, i mean ok so they are a big band and the norm is big bands go nearer the headline. But thats not for the bands its for the crowds, for the build up through the day. I don't like that a band won't play simply because of their opinions on their stature, what happened to bringing the music to the people whenever, however. I dunno, maybe i miss the point cus im not in a band.
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Bad form from both sides, they should have been warned but they should have maybe bitten the bullet (ha) and taken the lower billing!!

They were my highlight of the weekend for sure, VERY DISSAPOINTED!!

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