M.I.A?

[FirsG]

What's the likelihood of her playing?

Her album last year didn't storm the charts but was highly acclaimed. I'd love her to play in a later set, The Park or John Peel possibly?

She pulled out last time but I think she would make a LOVELY addition to the line up.

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

I think she would be perfect as a John Peel headliner , saw her for the first time at Bestival last year and as I'm a massive fan I thought it was brilliant, a lot of her quite scattered approach to music comes across far better live than on record.

Having said all of that it left a lot of my friends who are either casual fans or just know the one track a little bemused,

Horses for courses I suppose.

[CHRLY]

west holts

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hasn't she been ruled out already for some reason or other? Rings a bell..

[FirsG]

Hasn't she been ruled out already for some reason or other? Rings a bell..

[Winslow Leach]

Great shout, would love to see her. Does anyone know if she's already been ruled out?

[Festival Liam]

I absolutely love her. Didn't she pull out last minute last year? I suspect doing that puts you in the festival black book.

No idea why the latest album didn't do well. It's pretty uncompromising and not as good as her best work but it was a real flop by the looks of it.

[mazola]

i would love this, Matangi was my favourite album of last year

[FirsG]

I'm getting too excited at the prospect of a Matangi-orientated slot. I wonder what the festivals stance is because of her pulling out...

[Yesiamaduck]

I absolutely love her. Didn't she pull out last minute last year? I suspect doing that puts you in the festival black book.

No idea why the latest album didn't do well. It's pretty uncompromising and not as good as her best work but it was a real flop by the looks of it.

Edited February 7, 2014 by Yesiamaduck

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I think she sabotaged her image quite a lot around /\/\/\Y/\ when she was acting like a 6th form college activist... I think that put a lot of people off of her, I know it did for me I just couldn't take her seriously anymore, but still really enjoy the first the 2 albums. Also her recent albums (MAYA in a particular) just aren't as well written.

[Yesiamaduck]

Why shouldn't she talk about the things she has done? It's arguably exposed her to a lot more people than she could have ever hoped for.

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

I've revisited the last two albums recently and I think they definitely stand up to the first two musically, she was always quite a political person and I don't see any reason why she shouldn't be encouraged to speak out on things that genuinely matter to her - not that I'm suggesting you said she wasn't allowed to speak out of course

[LondonTom]

Is it a case of her record company wanting to drop her? I didn't even realize she had another album out! One of those odd quiet releases that unless your a massive fan and on their facebook pages /mailing list you hear nothing about it.

Maybe it's just the UK it's gone quiet, she got a number 1 in the US dance charts with it. I shall have to give it a listen tonight!

[FirsG]

Happy about her having a place on the line up!!

[CHRLY]

Where do we reckon she will place then? I'd go west holts sub

[LondonTom]

Where do we reckon she will place then? I'd go west holts sub

[Mouseboy11]

I didn't even realise she was that popular to begin with outside of "Paper Planes" or the Superbowl incident. Her last album really did bomb though.

[Yesiamaduck]

What's the likelihood of her playing?

Her album last year didn't storm the charts but was highly acclaimed. I'd love her to play in a later set, The Park or John Peel possibly?

She pulled out last time but I think she would make a LOVELY addition to the line up.

[FirsG]

Her newest album is very, very good. Would love to see her headline JP but sadly her lack of commercial success in recent years probably makes that a no go.

[mazola]

My favourite album of last year. i reckon high up or possibly headling the park