arcade fire before u2 on the friday

[In transit]

I also love how Win can't stop laughing. Then just pops the Grammy on his amp and launches into Ready to Start.

[MEGABOWL]

I'm strangely happy about this. Strangely in that I normally couldn't give a stuff about awards and that. Any idea where I can watch it?

[sweet and tender hooligan]

Christ this has made me slightly concerned that The National might win a Brit tomorrow. They're up against the cast of Glee and Justin Beiber. Mental.

And yeah I love how he just sticks the trophy on the amp. Kanye west's gone up in my estimation after that tweet and all.

[fingers_mark]

I can't see it. Arcade Fire as support would be too expensive. Really hope i'm proven wrong mind.

Can see Biffy Clyro and Elbow being the supports to U2 and Coldplay.

[In transit]

Christ this has made me slightly concerned that The National might win a Brit tomorrow. They're up against the cast of Glee and Justin Beiber. Mental.

And yeah I love how he just sticks the trophy on the amp. Kanye west's gone up in my estimation after that tweet and all.

[fingers_mark]

Yep I loved waking up to that tweet.

The Brit award for 'breakthrough act' is ridiculous. Though the National made their feelings about it fairly clear. I think AF might win at one of the two Brits not least because I think they're turning up at the ceremony which often seems to coincide with an international act winning.

Edited February 14, 2011 by fingers_mark

[In transit]

They're clearly not going to win, it's more just that it's laughable to call them a breakthrough act in 2011.

[sweet and tender hooligan]

They're playing in Berlin tomorrow thank the lord so no chane of them being there, but yeah someone really should have told the judges that five albums into a career us a bit late to nominate an act for a breakthrough award.

I hope Arcade Fire do win though. Not quite as belle & sebastian and elbow but not far off.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

There was something like 40000 tickets in the resale last year. If even 5% of that number buy Glastonbury tickets instead of tickets for an AF gig it's a disaster. If Arcade Fire are playing (and remember Neil said it's somewhere between R and SR and there is evidence for and against) it won't be announced until after the resale

[In transit]

It's great how they've managed to get so much success without going shit like most bands seem to.

In fact their wave of mainstream success has come on the back of an awesome album in which they actually returned to the Funeral formula.

I think the point Megabowl is making is that if AF gave even the slightest hinted confirmation of Glastonbury then people wouldn't buy HP tickets in the hope of getting one in the resale.

I think the Grammy may have screwed my plan to wait until the lineup gets announced before deciding whether to go to Hyde Park.

[topmarksbri]

It's great how they've managed to get so much success...

[roomonfire94]

I'm strangely happy about this. Strangely in that I normally couldn't give a stuff about awards and that. Any idea where I can watch it?

[robith]

Twitter would beg to differ

[sweet and tender hooligan]

Drat I came on to post that!

"who are The Suburbs and how the hell did their album win?"

and my personal favourite

"who the he'll is that Fire who?"

[In transit]

Twitter would beg to differ

[Bradders]

You can't take those people seriously. No genuine music fan would ever say something's shit because they haven't heard it.

[kpins]

Is it wrong to say I wish they would just let shit bands win the Grammys?

[Porcelina]

Seetickets have now sold out of their Hyde Park ticket allocation, and with the Brits tonight as well, I'd be surprised if the entire gig hasn't sold out by the end of next week.

I don't think we need to be worrying about Glasto affecting sales for much longer.

[fingers_mark]

Seetickets have now sold out of their Hyde Park ticket allocation, and with the Brits tonight as well, I'd be surprised if the entire gig hasn't sold out by the end of next week.

I don't think we need to be worrying about Glasto affecting sales for much longer.

[Porcelina]

It's possible on the Wednesday but Friday is the start of Wireless and there'll probably be negotiations with other bands to fill the other three days between HRC.

Edited February 15, 2011 by Porcelina

[kpins]

Clutching at straws somewhat but check out this answer from Emily Eavis;

Will more line-up details be released soon?

Yes. We hope to give you some more names soon - as soon as we can, in fact. We would love to tell you everything right now if we could, but many stages aren't quite finished and many bands are announcing tours or big gigs first. We are working on getting it out there before very long though, so thanks for your patience and please bear with us.

[DaveMac]

Clutching at straws somewhat but check out this answer from Emily Eavis;

Will more line-up details be released soon?

Yes. We hope to give you some more names soon - as soon as we can, in fact. We would love to tell you everything right now if we could, but many stages aren't quite finished and many bands are announcing tours or big gigs first. We are working on getting it out there before very long though, so thanks for your patience and please bear with us.

Edited February 15, 2011 by DaveMac

[Paul ™]

2 Brit awards

International Album

International Group

Well deserved

[rumpola]

Twitter would beg to differ

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They just tore the Brits a new one. Incredible. Utterly incredible. I feel so honoured to have seen them with my favourite band of all time last year. They're something utterly special. It's worth seeing acts like themselves and Laura Marling struggle to build their name when they go on to sell out Hyde Park and finally get recognition.