Secret Gigs at Glasto?

[tommyds]

Mixed bag with secret acts:

Pulp/Radiohead were phenomenal in 2011 (particularly Pulp), but as many have said I doubt you'll see anyone of that calibre again. Certainly not on a stage as small as the Park.

Horrified to hear Liam Gallagher's whining on the Other all the way from the dairy ground last year. Caught the end of their set in preparation for the Hives who were (roughly) 1,000,000x better.

[Staff_Sav]

Damon is in Holland on 27th and Poland on the 29th. Can't see him returning here for Glastonbury on the 28th to be honest. He was fairly amazing at Queen Mary Uni the other day so I would be there if he did show up.

[JBarbour]

How do found out about the secret gigs?

[Staff_Sav]

Here

Follow bands on twitter

word of mouth (don't believe everything you hear)

tbc slots on clashfinder

large gaps between bands when official times get released

[SonOfTroyMcClure]

Gimme a fuckin ladder!

[StoneCircle]

I got alerted by a friend not at the festival that Fat Boy Slim was doing a secret show in a staff bar near Block 9 on the Friday, luckily we were in the right area and we managed to get in. First time I have seen him in the daytime, was really great as only a small venue!

[G1T]

I'm more interested in who some of the announced acts might bring on stage with them, in the way Muse brought The Edge on a few years back.

[rmcoboy]

Pulp were fantastic on the Park but unlikely to happen again. We were always going to see the Hives anyway and it was just a pleasant bonus when they blew Liam Gallagher into the weeds. 'Don't think you can come here and not jump around. That shit don't fly at Hives gigs!'. Superrrb.

Kasabian opened the Other in 2004. They were unknown and the attendance was mediocre. My daughter fell asleep. Wonder whatever happ...

[mario man]

Libertines....?

Or maybe just Carl

[rexclark]

Still amazed Suede haven't appeared at the festival since they reformed. Would love it if they popped up somewhere.

[Perks]

Still amazed Suede haven't appeared at the festival since they reformed. Would love it if they popped up somewhere.

[DJL]

Was hoping for Ben Folds but probably not famous enough for a guest spot. Sort of a shame as he's over in Europe touring and playing with local orchestras, and the London Sinfonietta are already at the festival...

[Slugworth]

Friendly Fires?

[Divein]

The Thom Yorke/Johnny Greenwood gig in 2010 still remains one of the greatest things I have ever bore witness to.

[Sawdusty surfer]

Madness in a small venue in Lost Vagueness a few years ago was outstanding. that was before Twitter, FB etc so was a fairly well kept secret. Social media now means that there won't be any well kept secrets like there used to be. .... (Cue "Queue here to complain.........etc" )

(Did you like the double Q there? )

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

So..... over the years there have been many secret gigs......last years skrillex looked amazing!

Who do we think will be the possible contenders, at what locations and times.......obvious educated guesses there wont be any cold hard facts out there !

Where is the best place to hear about these? twitter maybe a hour or so before?

[rawrsomesauce]

I'd love Suede to pop up somewhere playing Dog Man Star. Or the Manics doing a secret Holy Bible set.

[PaulieV]

Would love James to show up - really thought they'd be on the line up this year. So yeah, I'd buzz of a secret James set...I can hope

[PaulieV]

Thats the one thing ive never been able to get my head around in the music industry....coldplays success....I mean its so tedious! its like the kind of music you hear in supermarkets or lifts, nothing even remotly interesting what so ever no hooks no energy no edge. and yet theyre one of the worlds most succesful bands its baffling!

[jonny2mad]

The better people are at picking up on secret gigs the less likely they are to happen, if by magic you could get rid of social media and mobile phones there would have been major secret gigs that happened, that never happened because of over crowding concerns major artists.

kinda a catch 22 thing .

Edited May 13, 2014 by jonny2mad

[Narnia]

I'm unlikely to be able to go but if I did i'd like to see Suede as they were fab in Bristol when they went on tour Definately not want to see James again... saw them years ago at Birmingham and London and thought it was a very poor show with bad attitude from the members at both gigs... I would not like that at Glastonbury which has such a happy vibe. I'm one of those Daft Punk hopefuls I was on crutches last year but still hopping about trying to find them after those god damn rumours!

[Stu H]

The Thom Yorke/Johnny Greenwood gig in 2010 still remains one of the greatest things I have ever bore witness to.

[GrowlerPhil]

I remember the excitement waiting for the secret act at the other stage on the Friday morning. I also remember the collective groan when everyone realised it was Beady Eye. Well worth being there though as The Hives were one of the Highlights of the whole festival for me.

I've got a sneaky feeling it might be The Charlatans in that role this year. Based on nothing more than hope I guess.

[marigold83]

i would like to see The Stone Roses,, please!!!!

[Narnia]

i would like to see The Stone Roses,, please!!!!