Acts with planned activity on or around June 2014

[The 38 year old virgin]

Probably better to buy seven than a greatest hits.

And live they are fantastic.

[The 38 year old virgin]

I saw them on the seven tour at the Leeds town and country 20 odd years ago, and they spanked my arse that night too I can tell you

[galeforcerob]

Any bands from the download / sonisphere lineups? Last year Dl and glasto shared a few and in 2011 glasto had some of the biggest acts from both.

My guess would be;

Download- Skindred, bad religion maybe the pretty reckless

Sonisphere- Metallica, Frank Turner, reel big fish, dropkick murphys

Edited February 18, 2014 by galeforcerob

[Zoo Music Girl]

I don't know James well, but I'd love to see them for the hits. Would be great fun and everyone always raves about them live.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I saw James a couple of times in their 'heyday' circa Gold Mother and they were OK, but I'd recommend steering well clear of the revived version.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I saw James a couple of times in their 'heyday' circa Gold Mother and they were OK, but I'd recommend steering well clear of the revived version.

[coma girl]

I saw James a couple of times in their 'heyday' circa Gold Mother and they were OK, but I'd recommend steering well clear of the revived version.

[Leggins]

James supported The Killers at Wembley last year and they were great. Still have the ability to get a crowd that size on their feet.

[theDandy]

I wasn't really a massive fan of James or took any note of them until I watched them at Coachella and they blew me away. Extremely good live band, would be a bonus to any festival lineup.

[theDandy]

James supported The Killers at Wembley last year and they were great. Still have the ability to get a crowd that size on their feet.

[fightoffyour]

Conor Oberst at Bilbao BBK early July. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/14/140218e.shtml

Get this guy back, the Bright Eyes set a few years back was legendary.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Conor Oberst at Bilbao BBK early July. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/14/140218e.shtml

Get this guy back, the Bright Eyes set a few years back was legendary.

[fightoffyour]

piss on that!

Edit: He's in NY on 29th July

Edited February 18, 2014 by fightoffyour

[Gnomicide]

Boom boom. (I'm guessing this is a joke).

[davefrompompey]

piss on that!

Edit: He's in NY on 29th July

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Ah, that's bad news. Although if you're talking about his 2007 spot on Other I thought it was, for the most part, absolute cack. And I had to stand through The Automatic or some such bollocks beforehand. AND the stage was flooded with cold muddy water. Not good.

Edited February 18, 2014 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[CaledonianGonzo]

I couldn't disagree more. Seen the revived version three times. The second time they were very good. The other two they were exceptional.

[eFestivals]

Where abouts would James play? What sort of following do they have these days?

one with bad hearing based on the last time I saw James.

Tim was dreadfully out of tune.

[eFestivals]

would be a bonus to any festival lineup.

and most of the festivals getting that 'bonus' nowadays are selling <= 5k tickets but not selling out.

[fightoffyour]

They (Bright Eyes) played in 2011. Was perfect, really intense, very small crowd though. Hope Conor is back.

[Bobs]

One person who definitely won't be there is Frank Turner, who's seemingly asked to play, but they've chose not to have him there.

Shame.

[DomDom1984]

Is there a grudge there? It feels like he's never there but always everywhere else.

[davefrompompey]

They (Bright Eyes) played in 2011. Was perfect, really intense, very small crowd though. Hope Conor is back.

[eFestivals]

Is there a grudge there? It feels like he's never there but always everywhere else.

I very much doubt it's the reason, but.....

Frank and Billy Bragg have fallen out big time on a political level (if not personally; i've no idea on that), to the extent of having their spat in the pages of newspapers.

From what I've read of it and can remember, Billy is rather pissed off that someone he has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with in the past has changed their views quite radically.

Me, I'm on Team Billy*. It seems like Frank's Eton days have now come to the fore.

(* did I really just use that awful expression? Shoot me now, someone!)

[DomDom1984]

Never realised Bragg had such a major say at Glasto.