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Headliners 2015

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Oh I'm not doubting that it sometimes happens, but the majority of exclusive claims turn out to be true.

I don't remember people getting this upset over exclusive claims before the Metallica thing though.

Sometimes? It happens every festival season that some exclusive claims turn out to be untrue or misleading.

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Yeah the overwhelming majority of exclusives do hold out, especially with headliners.

Where is this Underworld exclusive claim anyway?

Press release reads...

Another firm Besti-crew favourite is Underworld, who, were extremely pleased to say, will headline the Big Top on Thursday night as part of a UK festival exclusive for us!

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Sometimes? It happens every festival season that some exclusive claims turn out to be untrue or misleading.

Of course every year there are a few exclusive claims that turn out to be false, but given the amount of acts being claimed as exclusives nowadays that's bound to happen. To say all exclusive claims are wrong or worthless is just nonsense though.

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Of course every year there are a few exclusive claims that turn out to be false, but given the amount of acts being claimed as exclusives nowadays that's bound to happen. To say all exclusive claims are wrong or worthless is just nonsense though.

That's why I said 'some'. It's still fairly early days with line ups and there is at least a few false claims of exclusive appearances already. If I could be bothered I'd probably find more

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Could the Underworld exclusive be because most of their gigs at the moment are "Underworld playing dubnobasswithmyheadman" but Bestival have them doing a full on greatest hits set?

From the press release it's not clear whether it's a greatest hits set or playing the album. It mentions their current tour in the release.

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Why won't they? They are touring. They have a free Sunday. They wanted to play.

John Giddings - "getting Fleetwood is great, but you can never one up glastonbury"

It's got nothing to,do with "exclusivity" and everything to do with both Eavis and Fleetwood saying they are not doing it.

Get a grip!

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Remember when this board bullied the work experience dork running the Sonisphere chat when we found out Metallica weren't exclusive? Oh how we laughed.

Ha ha Dork. Great word. That was so funny. I forgot about that.

Bloody exclusives. Underworld are one now. Getting ridiculous. I can't (won't) believe all of them.

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