Metallica 2014

[dentalplan]

It's a shame they wouldn't be touching Wuthering Heights, Hetfield would nail it

Florence Welch did a good rendition.

[grumpyhack]

Nice try Neil but the classics are the best. Are they going to bring them in by Monorail?

[benj847]

Heathcliff it's me, I AM THE TABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cheeseisamazing]

my dreams where realized in a flash... and then crushed.

that april fools cut me deep neil... it cut me deep

[Redwinevino]

I would love it if Neil had been playing a long con and there as never a chance of them playing! The dedication to do that would be shocking!

[galeforcerob]

So I'm assuming this rules out any chance of them actually being announced?

[matt2007]

I wouldn't put it past Lars to take up the challenge and do it.......

[FloorFiller]

So I'm assuming this rules out any chance of them actually being announced?

no i think they're very much still in the running

bit of a weird April Fools considering in a couple of weeks they may ACTUALLY get announced, but the Kate Bush stuff did make me chuckle

[A Guy Called Matt]

Neil, must try harder to fool a fool like me

[russycarps]

Great stuff, I reckon this means the chances are they arent playing then.

Sanity has prevailed.

[russycarps]

Thought you were up for watching them now?

I also think that article has no bearing on the chances of them playing either way.

I would watch them but them not playing frees up the saturday night, so we can wildly speculate it might be someone better.

And it means my stone roses vision may have actually happened.

[pentura]

I would watch them but them not playing frees up the saturday night, so we can wildly speculate it might be someone better.

And it means my stone roses vision may have actually happened.

I've also had a hunch about Stone Roses since last year!

Hope it happens.

[Gnomicide]

First I was all

Then I was all

No I'm going to spend th eday all

At least I would be if I could grow my hair.

[Trebor]

Watched Made Of Stone again the other day. Wish they were going to be there.

[dan05delaney]

I love it... very good effort but I don't think anything will top the monorail

[DomDom1984]

I don't see the point in putting up an April Fools that's so blatant. Try and actually fool folk.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Given some of the recent debates on here, one about the other two headliners not being named til the festival opens could have worked (and just about tied in with Emily's "lineup in April" tweet).

[DomDom1984]

Metallica might even have worked though. If the "Hounds of Love" nonsense wasn't thrown in.

[TheSeventhOne]

Who said anything about them not playing?

[Bluearsedfly]

Would Pharrell be an option to headline The Other stage if Metallica are confirmed maybe?

[Bluearsedfly]

I don't see the point in putting up an April Fools that's so blatant. Try and actually fool folk.

To be fair. Had me hook line and sinker until the last paragraph, then I did laugh out loud.

[kingcrawler]

Would Pharrell be an option to headline The Other stage if Metallica are confirmed maybe?

Don't think he'll play as I'm sure he's some sort of exclusive to Wireless, but surely he'd be a Pyramid act?

[mrtourette]

I don't see the point in putting up an April Fools that's so blatant. Try and actually fool folk.

I don't think the joke was who was being confimed, but that confirmation was actually here. I'm sure a number of people who have been desperate to see some news and who knew Metallica were in the running would have fallen for it.

[dentalplan]

Metallica might even have worked though. If the "Hounds of Love" nonsense wasn't thrown in.

Yeah but you had to click through the completely plausible "Exclusive: Metallica to headline... Playing classic album in full" to get to it. That's the prank.

[Bluearsedfly]

Don't think he'll play as I'm sure he's some sort of exclusive to Wireless, but surely he'd be a Pyramid act?

Oh right, Pet Shop Boys it is then....