Arcade Fire?!

[LondonTom]

So we're back where it was 24 hours ago? Round and round and round we go!

[olliet101]

Has anyone bought tickets through the Crowdsurge/Live Nation pre-sale?

[eFestivals]

In the sense they aren't booked as of yet or the sense the source is just being vague

I read (the first time I read it) what we got as saying they defo weren't playing.

But when I re-read it, it didn't actually say anything either way - so it didn't tell us anything at all unfortunately.

[eFestivals]

The rumours move so much just to return back to where we are

while it's back to where it was, my personal take on things is that AF look more likely today to be playing Glastonbury than they did a week ago.

Unfortunately, all there is really to work from is a guess from what the band have said - so make your own guess, and you stand as much chance of being right as anyone else.

[strummer77]

while it's back to where it was, my personal take on things is that AF look more likely today to be playing Glastonbury than they did a week ago.

Unfortunately, all there is really to work from is a guess from what the band have said - so make your own guess, and you stand as much chance of being right as anyone else.

[eFestivals]

If they are playing they've made it clear they aren't headlining. In that comment didn't they say "there are bigger bands". Would this be more evidence Beyonce isn't playing?

It depends if you think that Beyonce is headlining.

From various bits and pieces we've heard at eFestivals, we don't think that Beyonce is headlining but we do think it's very likely that she'll be there - but some of those bits and pieces are a few months old, so while the original plan might have been for her to play under the headliner things might have changed since for any number of reasons, which has seen her elevated to be headliner.

[sweet and tender hooligan]

Aren't there issues around artists playing one of these Hyde Park/Wireless gigs and headlining other festivals? I'm told that this is why Jay Z subbed at T In The Park Last Year i.e contractual reasons with promoters that said he couldn't headline another festival. Just wondering if this is the same position Arcade Fire find themselves in. But yeah, as has already been said I would think if they are doing it, they'd want to keep it very tight indeed given they've got a LOT of tickets to sell at over £50 a pop. Saying that less risk with Glastonbury than if they're headlining T given all Glastonbury tickets are sold out.

[eFestivals]

Aren't there issues around artists playing one of these Hyde Park/Wireless gigs and headlining other festivals? I'm told that this is why Jay Z subbed at T In The Park Last Year i.e contractual reasons with promoters that said he couldn't headline another festival. Just wondering if this is the same position Arcade Fire find themselves in. But yeah, as has already been said I would think if they are doing it, they'd want to keep it very tight indeed given they've got a LOT of tickets to sell at over £50 a pop. Saying that less risk with Glastonbury than if they're headlining T given all Glastonbury tickets are sold out.

it's only difficult if the act signs a contract that limits their appearances elsewhere. Ultimately, the band is in control of what they do, tho the money on offer to them might well be less if they're demanding the freedom to play other shows elsewhere.

So it might be the case that Arcade Fire have signed a contract for the Hyde Park show which stops them playing at Glastonbury, or they might not have.

(Having said that, Glastonbury is different and doesn't mind their headliners playing elsewhere if they want to. Emily told me of a phone call she took from Jay-Z [or 'his people'] the year he was headlining, asking if Glastonbury had a problem with him booking other UK shows. She told him to book whatever he wanted).

[eFestivals]

before someone asks about why, after 24 hours consideration - and in part because 6music seem to be pushing the idea that they might well be at Glasto - I've push AF back to where I'd put them for a while yesterday, as a strong rumour.

But of I had something that was between 'rumour' and 'strong rumour', that's where I'd really like to put them.

[dirty_dog]

ohhhhh do the hokey cokeyyyyyy!!!

[In transit]

before someone asks about why, after 24 hours consideration - and in part because 6music seem to be pushing the idea that they might well be at Glasto - I've push AF back to where I'd put them for a while yesterday, as a strong rumour.

But of I had something that was between 'rumour' and 'strong rumour', that's where I'd really like to put them.

[Paul ™]

Am getting dizzy Neil

[ollyh]

Yeah, 'I think there's a lot of much huger bands than us that are going to be in there, so I'm not sure' is what Win told 6music, definitely seems to refer to headlining glastonbury rather than whether they're playing glastonbury or not.

Looking at Hyde Park tickets but while they're one of my favourite bands, I'm still not sure whether I want to pay £50 for a band that I would have seen a week before, needless to say its driving me mad wondering what to do and presumably 50/60,000 tickets will take a while to sell out if at all, so I'm hoping I can wait to see whether they play glastonbury or not.

Edited January 28, 2011 by ollyh

[Porcelina]

Unless they have yet another massive surge in popularity post-Grammy's and Brits then there will be tickets on the 'door'.

[ollyh]

Well they're playing at both so there could very well be another surge with millions watching both.

[LondonTom]

But of I had something that was between 'rumour' and 'strong rumour', that's where I'd really like to put them.

[eFestivals]

Time for colour coded threat level style rumours system?

- nah, it's not going to happen. But you saying that has given me another idea for the rumours that might be worth doing.

[Jackmypie]

Will Mumford and vaccines be playing if they're doing the hyde park gig too?

[Jack Nottm]

I hope mumford will be playing. They looked superb last year in the tent stages round the country. Typically not at the festival we choose last year (V). And now I'd say there too big for the tent stages and just cant see them getting the atmosphere on an outdoor stage.

[teenageriot]

beirut are better than the vaccines and mumford and sons put together, i hope they play on the park.

[Al2006]

Yes Beirut are definitely the highlight of the support bands! Would be great to see them at the park

[In transit]

I think Mumford need a new album to do the festival circuit again or they risk looking a bit stale.

[audio farm]

back to strong rumour...have you received any more info to put it back up neil?

[In transit]

back to strong rumour...have you received any more info to put it back up neil?

[Festival Liam]

Anybody else think U2 are gonna seem disapointing after Arcade Fire?