Park Stage - Friday - Special Guests

[Porcelina]

My first time at Glastonbury this year and I always hear and see how amazing the Park Stage and the whole area is, so I'm aiming to spend a bit of time there this year.

The Friday 'Special Guests' slot doesn't seem to clash with anybody worth seeing so I'm planning on seeing whoever it is regardless.

Who can we realistically expect?

I was thinking Band of Horses or Yeasayer, or on a slightly more optimistic note, somebody like Van Morrison or John Mayer, or an extra Phoenix or Willie Nelson set.

I'm not aware of the history really, other than Franz Ferdinand and The Dead Weather, so I could be way off the mark, hence wondering what everyone's thoughts were.

Edited June 8, 2010 by Porcelina

[abu hamster]

+ 1 for Yeasayer Love the album

Would like Air!

[LittlemissC]

Miike Snow ?!

[plaskins]

Who thinks this slot was originally going to be a Gorillaz performance? That is, before U2 had to pull out..

Guess we'll never know now

Back to the question - I'm not overly fussed about who takes the slot.. but the Coral would be a lovely addition!

[brandycoke]

+1 for Band of Horses..

Infinite Arms.... best album i've heard in a long time.

[bluejeans10]

Would like Air!

[Neeeeeedles]

+1 for John Mayer

Never seen a man play guitar with a drum stick, one handed and on the floor before.

Extremely talented.

Enough of the brown nosing and wishing now

[LoveDaRioja]

+ 1 for Yeasayer Love the album

Would like Air!

[Calum stoke]

On the Miike Snow myspace it says that they will be playing at Glastonbury on the Friday. Have a look on the gig lisings bit of their myspace. I would absolutely love to see them at Glasto. I was gutted when they weren't announced when the line up was released.

http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow

[TheSeventhOne]

I think a lot of people would be disappointed to turn up to find the special guests are Miike Snow. I reckon they're more likely for the JP.

[Detective McNulty]

I think a lot of people would be disappointed to turn up to find the special guests are Miike Snow.

[swfc]

Bono

[Calum stoke]

Well then they would be IDIOTS!!!

[FloorFiller]

considering the Sunday Special Guest slot was Keane, a fairly big and popular band, i doubt this one will be Miike Snow

be somebody a bit bigger me thinks, especially considering it's third down

[formed a band]

are we not to expect crystal castles on the saturday? they have stated they are playing twice, sunday dance stage, saturday unconfirmed but only space is the park?

i mean i quite like them but inbetween stornoway and laura marling?

ideally the strokes or the libertines, money stops the latter although i think something will happen with carl barat

or the strokes.... im disappointed they have not been booked........... i wonder how possible?

mike snow? who is that?

i like crystal castles but not a 'special guest'

[Porcelina]

This tweet from Mikey Eavis is making me excited for somebody special, I know Emily spouts a load of crap half of the time but they both seem to agree on this one!

http://twitter.com/MichaelEavis/status/14851624638

Whoever it is, I'm going to be there. I think out of the 'huge' band possibilities, there's Arcade Fire, Coldplay and The Strokes.

EDIT: Scrap that, The Strokes are in Europe on the Friday.

Edited June 10, 2010 by Porcelina

[FloorFiller]

This tweet from Mikey Eavis is making me excited for somebody special, I know Emily spouts a load of crap half of the time but they both seem to agree on this one!

http://twitter.com/MichaelEavis/status/14851624638

Whoever it is, I'm going to be there. I think out of the 'huge' band possibilities, there's Arcade Fire, Coldplay and The Strokes.

EDIT: Scrap that, The Strokes are in Europe on the Friday.

[plaskins]

This tweet from Mikey Eavis is making me excited for somebody special, I know Emily spouts a load of crap half of the time but they both seem to agree on this one!

http://twitter.com/MichaelEavis/status/14851624638

Whoever it is, I'm going to be there. I think out of the 'huge' band possibilities, there's Arcade Fire, Coldplay and The Strokes.

EDIT: Scrap that, The Strokes are in Europe on the Friday.

[Porcelina]

Burst my bubble :-(

[devonhammer]

That twitter account is not actually updated by Michael Eavis.. it's an imposter!

[Porcelina]

I need to stop looking at bands it won't be who it could be.

http://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/tour

It's possible, as a warm up for their Hyde Park show? Plus Glasto was the 'making' of them and the bands supporting them at Hyde Park are all there (I think?)

Edited June 10, 2010 by Porcelina

[jackarmy]

The Specials?

They're playing festivals in Europe the week before, Neville Staple is there and Terry Hall may well be appearing with Dub Pistols.

Plus they played the Park in 2007(?)

[FloorFiller]

I need to stop looking at bands it won't be who it could be.

http://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/tour

It's possible, as a warm up for their Hyde Park show? Plus Glasto was the 'making' of them and the bands supporting them at Hyde Park are all there (I think?)

[jenks55]

i doubt it - they're one of the biggest bands in the UK right now and so, if word got out, they would attract possibly a bigger crowd than one of the headliners (i.e. Gorillaz)

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

You're right it is extremely unlikely, we can dream though. I saw KOL at Reading last year and I got the impression that they've grown a bit sick of the big shows and all the hype surrounding them. Maybe they fancy a smaller show at the festival which massively helped them out in 2008. I can't remember how the timings of the various stages work but 3 from top on the Friday includes Vampire Weekend; Florence and Mumford sons. The latter will draw a massive crowd I think. Plus if they kept the special guests very quiet....overcrowding could be kept to a minumum.

I'm just trying to convince myself now. I'll be there just in case it is KOL or the Libertines.