Park, spesh guests on friday...

[tolywoly]

If Pulp are playing then hopefully it will be Saturday, cause I'd hate to have to choose between them and Morrissey. Who am I kidding... I'd still be seeing Morrissey.

[Homer]

To be fair, if we're being realistic it's probably a choice of about 3/4 acts and these are two of them. Others being the Killers and maybe the Strokes?

[In transit]

I'd love to be proved wrong but Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Strokes, Killers?

Look back at the Special Guests over the last few festivals and apart from Thom Yorke there is no one of that calibre at all and even he didn't bring the whole of Radiohead with him. NERD, Klaxons, Hard-Fi, Biffy Clyre, The Dead Weather, Supergrass playing covers.

[Sketchead]

No offence but I love the fact that you use the word 'realistic' then say it's actually a choice between four of the biggest bands in the world! There is no precedent for this - the biggest full band that's ever done it is probably Franz Ferdinand.

I reckon there might be one biggie but the second will be about the size of, oh I don't know, Biffy Clyro, the Hot Rats, the Dead Weather or The Klaxons...

[In transit]

I'm talking about the 'headliner' slot...so yes, listing some of the biggest bands in the world isn't so ridiculous is it?

[SoCalMusicLover]

We'll be bummed if Friday it's either The Killers or Stevie Nicks. Regardless of who it is, we already have so many clashes, that my girlfriend and I are going our separate ways that evening. I'll be at BB King, Morrisey & U2, while she wants to see Jimmy Cliff, Mumford & Sons and Cee Lo.

Although it sounds quite unlikely, we'll take The Killers or Stevie for Saturday night's guest spot, as the other stages really don't have anything which we have to see.

[Homer]

Emily's ability to tell the truth is almost exactly in proportion with The Park's ability to book Pyramid headlining sized acts. I can't imagine where she gets this trait from.

Anyway, apols if I misunderstood - still not sure where the evidence for all this is coming from though.

[Porcelina]

I will definitely see them if it is Arctics, their new album is absolutely fantastic and apparently they're back on form live.

[TwistedReligion]

Dos anyone just seem to have decided that these two rumours are definitely true then? Usually people on here are quite cynical but this seems to have been accepted without any evidence.

[poromenos]

if it's arctic monkeys,then hell i dont know what i i ll do!

I mean i want to see U2 from a decent spot,but i am also one of the biggest arctic monkeys fans out there!

I guess they will play the same setlist that they played on Radio's 1 weekend ( http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/arctic-monkeys/2011/bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-2011-carlisle-england-7bd3e614.html )

So i guess i will see the half of the setlist so i can make it on time when morrissey finishes his slot,in order to get a decent spot for U2

But then the slot is for 1 hour and 15 minutes!! So almost a headline slot!Grrrrrr

But they won't play.They won't.

[she bangs the drums]

Virtual Festivals announced that they think its Arctics and Pulp earlier today....

http://www.I'M A DESPERATE SPAMMER.com/latest/features/10620

I don't like to call the site but they did right a piece last year saying they had heard that Nine Inch Nails were going to headline the lock up stage at R & L which was just plain crazy and bullshit and someone who posts on here also sent them some bum info that they published, but maybe this time they are right.....

obviously this site does not like vi rtual festivals website posted on here, though i can definitely say i am not a desperate spammer

Edited June 16, 2011 by she bangs the drums

[Celery]

if it's arctic monkeys,then hell i dont know what i i ll do!

I mean i want to see U2 from a decent spot,but i am also one of the biggest arctic monkeys fans out there!

I guess they will play the same setlist that they played on Radio's 1 weekend ( http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/arctic-monkeys/2011/bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend-2011-carlisle-england-7bd3e614.html )

So i guess i will see the half of the setlist so i can make it on time when morrissey finishes his slot,in order to get a decent spot for U2

But then the slot is for 1 hour and 15 minutes!! So almost a headline slot!Grrrrrr

But they won't play.They won't.

[Marmite Monster]

Check out the arctics tour .... They're in luxenburg and neatherlands around Glasto :-/

[tylerdurden]

"Some people have said..." is a f**king brilliant way to start any sentence.

[Jackmypie]

Word is, well most of the people around pilton have been saying that The Beatles will be playing on the Saturday instead of pulp.

[TwistedReligion]

Check out the arctics tour .... They're in luxenburg and neatherlands around Glasto :-/

[grandadcollective]

It will turn out to be tribute bands. Friday is the Martock Huskies and Saturday will see a fat Jarvis Cockeralike fronted Plump.

[Glasto fan]

Like a previous poster said - look at the history. I wouldn't have thought it was likely to be any of these bands. Last year everyone was saying The Strokes were going to be on at The Park as special guests and it turned out to be Biffy Clyro! Not quite the same... I think other names were also being touted around then as well. I know Coldplay were definitely mentioned!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I reckon there might be one biggie but the second will be about the size of, oh I don't know, Biffy Clyro, the Hot Rats, the Dead Weather or The Klaxons...

[Marmite Monster]

Well that puts pay to that! Phew!

[desperateicon]

My brother in law's neighbour's sister's mate said it's definately John Shuttleworth playing the Saturday night.

[Sketchead]

Check out the arctics tour .... They're in luxenburg and neatherlands around Glasto :-/

[Celery]

Don't think they'd mind playing Glasto too much seeing as they've been there as punters and performers before and they're free on both Friday & Saturday.

In terms of the setlist, how long a slot do the special guests get? Their setlist when I saw them in Sheffield last weekend was amazing but obviously they won't be getting 1hr45 or so like then.

Edited June 16, 2011 by pea tear griffin

[TwistedReligion]

Just saying

[Homer]

You realise they're all completely different size bands?

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Indeed - and and they're all much smaller than The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes and Pulp too - but there's something else that links all those bands that I listed.