Metallica 2014

[ThomThomDrum]

i just don't think people, outside of metallica fans, will particularly want to see them..............

You are very much wrong there. There would be tonnes interested to see what the fuss is about.

Who would not want to see that Ennio Morricone intro?

[eFestivals]

He's not said he won't do it though either has he, Sir? Or has he? Enlighten me

I believe he's not said no either, true.

But saying nothing is what a 'no' often sounds like from a booking point of view, and it's only a 'yes' that counts for anything.

[sweaver]

I am still holding out hope for prince - mainly cos I got a letter from dvla yesterday addressed to Mrs Prince at my address - must be true (my name is not Mrs Prince!)

[CHRLY]

If it's:

Arcade fire Metallica Kasabian

Elbow Jack White The Black Keys

It's pretty R+L but overall it's pretty fucking good!

[Bignews]

You are very much wrong there. There would be tonnes interested to see what the fuss is about.

Who would not want to see that Ennio Morricone intro?

intrigue, but realising heavy metal is not for them and drifting off after the intro... "i only stayed because i love jack white and thought i'd check them out after" is not how you want the saturday night headliner to be remembered is it?

[CHRLY]

They are going to fucking destroy it, in a good way

[jeffie]

presumably they have a plan to make it all fit.

They should bring Halvin in!

[eFestivals]

intrigue, but realising heavy metal is not for them and drifting off after the intro... "i only stayed because i love jack white and thought i'd check them out after" is not how you want the saturday night headliner to be remembered is it?

ahh, but any act has the chance to nail it, and if they do then they'll succeed in a way you might not expect.

I believe that a large number (not me) of people stayed for all of JayZ, and I reckon a large part of those were hooked in by how he started. For them, by the time it'd turned to gash it probably wasn't worth going anywhere else so they stayed to the end.

Edited April 4, 2014 by eFestivals

[GlastoSimon]

intrigue, but realising heavy metal is not for them and drifting off after the intro... "i only stayed because i love jack white and thought i'd check them out after" is not how you want the saturday night headliner to be remembered is it?

As Russy said (and fair play to him, thought he'd avoid Metallica with a barge pole), it's about experiencing new stuff, which is the epitome of Glastonbury.

Yes there will be some - me included - who aren't into heavy metal (although Metallica aren't really that) at all, who go along to 'check them out' and may well leave after a few songs to do something else. That's the magic of the place. But there will also be a huge number who want to see Metallica, will stay for the set and love it.

Metallica aren't - in my eyes anyway - a niche act by any stretch of the imagination. Huge act that has played loads of stadiums, major festivals etc. in the past and I'm sure they'll put on an excellent show.

Edited April 4, 2014 by GlastoSimon

[jeffie]

ahh, but any act has the chance to nail it, and if they do then they'll succeed in a way you might not expect.

I believe that a large number (not me) of people stayed for all of JayZ, and I reckon a large part of those were hooked in by how he started. For them, by the time it'd turned to gash it probably wasn't worth going anywhere else so they stayed to the end.

The big intro thing didn't even happen with Bruce and I still ended up glued to the spot!!

[Bignews]

but nailing heavy metal is still playing heavy metal... which i don't think your average glasto goer will be particularly excited about?

[ThomThomDrum]

intrigue, but realising heavy metal is not for them and drifting off after the intro... "i only stayed because i love jack white and thought i'd check them out after" is not how you want the saturday night headliner to be remembered is it?

They may last longer than just the inrto considering the heavy metal part that will make their ears bleed and run away will not have started.

I reckon Metallica would have the ability and talent to keep a lot more people interested in their set then you think they would, from those who are simply there out of intrigue. You will have walkers, but you get that at all headliners. I even saw walkers at the Rolling Stones and Neil Young. Metallica wont see hordes leave unless its U2 style weather..........

Edited April 4, 2014 by ThomThomDrum

[CHRLY]

I'd Imagine they will defo get a larger crowd, to start at least, than Arcade Fire

[eFestivals]

The big intro thing didn't even happen with Bruce and I still ended up glued to the spot!!

I suggest a hearing test.

[jeffie]

I suggest a hearing test.

It's been said before

Possibly the intro happened, but it didn't happen for me, but then neither did Bruce and I had high expectations of The Boss!

[RichieSpenno]

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/76522

Caught my eye on twitter.

[When Jokers Attack]

I still think Springsteen nailed it.

[eFestivals]

Whats the feeling on lumping on at 1/2 its a cert isnt it?

I wouldn't bet on it, as I don't have that level of certainty in it.

[Tr234]

I wouldn't bet on it, as I don't have that level of certainty in it.

How come they are TBC on the rumours page then?

[eFestivals]

How come they are TBC on the rumours page then?

I believe they're playing. I believe a little less that they're definitely the Pyramid headliner.

My belief does not stretch as far as a near-certainty. It is a weaker belief than I had in Kasabian.

Having said all that, I'll be surprised if they're not the headliner. But I still wouldn't put money on, particularly not at those poor odds.

[eFestivals]

do bear in mind that even with absolutely perfect info in my hands, I have no way of knowing that it's perfect info until a festival makes it's announcement.

My info comes from a variety of sources both good and bad, and I have to weigh it all up and make an unformed decision over it. No matter how hard I try, there's always the possibility for error in the process.

[Tr234]

I believe they're playing. I believe a little less that they're definitely the Pyramid headliner.

My belief does not stretch as far as a near-certainty. It is a weaker belief than I had in Kasabian.

Having said all that, I'll be surprised if they're not the headliner. But I still wouldn't put money on, particularly not at those poor odds.

What made you so sure Kasabian were headlining?

[eFestivals]

What made you so sure Kasabian were headlining?

some info I get I have greater reason to trust than others, and some is told to me with more certainty than others.

For example, one thing might come from a band member emailing me all the documents for their booking (which hasn't actually ever happened), and someone else might have overheard something in the bog (which has happened, and turned out to be 100% kosher).

I have to weigh up what I'm told, and who has told it to me.

Edited April 4, 2014 by eFestivals

[eFestivals]

PS: and sometimes I have to weigh up a series of snippets and make it into a coherent whole - which is pretty much what the score is with Metallica.

There's plenty of room for me to make a wrong assumption from that, but my record is excellent (as history shows), and in this particular case there's been so much come at me from all sorts of different angles and sources (both very trusted and completely unknown) that it seems impossible for it not to be true.

But it might not be true. I don't know for sure. The sources I have the most trust in have not been able to go as far as saying they are absolutely certain that it's happening, but what they've said joins up perfectly with other less-trusted stuff.

Edited April 4, 2014 by eFestivals

[Swieve]

I'm going to miss Anthrax playing in Belfast just after Glasto as I'll still be away so Metallica is going to make up for it. Really looking like the best Glastonbury line-up yet IMO. For various reasons I have never watched them live before and they are one of my favourite bands