MEGABOWL Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I didn't say it wouldn't get publicity. Just said Blur don't need it. This is just getting odd now. There's no 'maximum level' of publicity. 'Lads, Glasto headliner, we're on. What do you think?' 'Would love to Damon but we don't want too much publicity. The Blur publicity-o-meter is pretty full. Let's not overdo it.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivefingerjohn Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 They are on graham norton any second now. Absolute idiots, they don't need the publicity, it won't get them anywhere, God, what a waste of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGABOWL Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Just had a thought. Kylie minogue. I'm not a fan but I'm sure she would be classed as a great penultimate by the eavis Could make sense actually. Would fit the 'can't be announced due to other shows' criteria too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelsBeard Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Could make sense actually. Would fit the 'can't be announced due to other shows' criteria too I don't think she'd headline though. Suppose Kylie subbing could fit with the 'big penultimate' thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Kylie subbing would be fantastic. Kylie headlining would be an awful booking. I'd still be there mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Macca just announced June 21 in Philadelphia, more US arena dates to follow so making him even less likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithy Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) This is just getting odd now. There's no 'maximum level' of publicity. 'Lads, Glasto headliner, we're on. What do you think?' 'Would love to Damon but we don't want too much publicity. The Blur publicity-o-meter is pretty full. Let's not overdo it.' *sigh* If Blur wanted some extra publicity then headlining Glastonbury off the back of a new album would achieve it. And I think they will headline. The idea that Noel will sub is ludicrous as is the idea that they'll do the Noel subbing for the extra publicity. So headlining glastonbury doesn't generate enough publicity? Edited April 24, 2015 by Keithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithy Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Macca just announced June 21 in Philadelphia, more US arena dates to follow so making him even less likely. You could have broke that more gently :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithy Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Really looking to see The Fall, for the first time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Macca just announced June 21 in Philadelphia, more US arena dates to follow so making him even less likely. The sooner he is completely wiped from the rumour mill the better, he can't be far off it, it's not going to be macca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivefingerjohn Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 The sooner he is completely wiped from the rumour mill the better, he can't be far off it, it's not going to be macca Agree. Headliners a band anyway. Hate to be boring but still can't see past blur or FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Agree. Headliners a band anyway. Hate to be boring but still can't see past blur or FM likewise. as much as i'd love to be blown away and surprised, those two just seem far too obvious. as for this mystery sub - christ knows, could be anybody really. Noel G keeps springing to my mind but i'm not sure how realistic that actually is (although they'd have to be a fairly big act to slot above Alt-J who are subbing at Reading). i suppose Blur subbed by Noel would have a nice feel to it for a lot of people, even if it would be a bit meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWillingham Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Blur subbed by Noel (joined by liam for some songs) seems most likely to me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivefingerjohn Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hate that advert with Chris Martin squirming like he's a little girl in need of a piss talking about his favourite programmes. Just putting it out there Anyway Ye sub seems to much wider open than the two front running headliners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 i haven't been keeping up with this thread so much but are we choosing to ignore Michael's 'Chris Martin is involved' comment? i could believe the two British acts thing, but that just seems too bizarre unless one of those acts is Coldplay (which it almost definitely isn't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivefingerjohn Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 i haven't been keeping up with this thread so much but are we choosing to ignore Michael's 'Chris Martin is involved' comment? i could believe the two British acts thing, but that just seems too bizarre unless one of those acts is Coldplay (which it almost definitely isn't) He is good friends with Noel. The supergroup/collaboration thing is one big misunderstanding I think. Can't think how else he'd be involved. I personally won't be dwelling on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc6090 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Yes they have. The best example is Stereophonics in 2000who were only confirmed when you got the programme as you walked thru the gates, and who were headlining V fest that year. The choice to hold back isn't Glastonbury's. They will have been told by Stereophonics that they'd have to accept them on those terms else they couldn't play. And Stereophonics would have been told by V Fest that that would be the terms they had to work to if they wished for an exception to the exclusivity clause they'd already signed. Whether or not an act has to be held back is dependent on any existing contracts, but it hasn't happened too much at Glastonbury because Glastonbury has hardly ever shared a headliner with another English festival - because those other festivals don't want to share them. (Muse were announced as sub-headliner for V fest the year they first headlined Glasto, before someone brings that up.) How far down the bill any exclusivity clauses might go will depend on what the promoter wants to do - but real world says you won't want to ask for it too much cos if everyone did that they'd be far fewer bands available to put on festival line-ups. If he's playing more than one he's not exclusive, is he? So he couldn't be billed as that. But nothing about that stops restrictive clauses being written. He might have signed up to play Calling first and without any restrictions, and then signed for Latitude where they said he couldn't add any further shows. It can work any which way you can think of, if a promoter wants to ensure their investment in that act is protected as best it can be. If it is a late booking, that would make it more likely of some sort of restrictive clause being in the way. But anyway, given that I've been told the headliner can't be announced because of "other shows" (note the plural), the late announcement is definitely due to something contractual. I'm certainly speculating about Noel, true. But everything fits about Noel, so he can't be ruled out. Everything I know about Melvin says he signs his headliners on restrictive contracts. And then take the time to look at his line-ups (R/L, and Latitude) over the years and see that there's almost no instances of his headliners playing other English shows (they normally share one or more acts with T in the Park). There have been a few exceptions; Pulp one year were billed as a "northern England exclusive" (for Leeds) or something similarly silly. Noel doing Calling when he's playing Latitude is another exception. That annoyed me as the Charaltans were booked as headliners and then moved to sub. It's the only time I remember watching them not end on Sproston Green as well which double annoyed me Edited April 24, 2015 by pc6090 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Maybe Blur are the sub because even they're prepared to let Paul, Ringo, Noel & Liam playing the White Album go last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 An article a year ago when Damon was solo and before Blur got back together and started recording. It's just off the cuff chatting for the NME. It's well documented by tabloids and the NME. Y'know, media with papers to sell. Just like the 'Oasis reunion' stories. "it would be fair to say, we have discussed it at least once". At least once! I take it all back, Noel is defo subbing Blur now. So you're dismissing a year old quote because it doesn't support you view, but earlier cited a twenty year old quote because it does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 A roadsode DJ in Khao San Road last night played a NGHFB tune & I was suprised at how many people ended up singing along to it! The DJ was shite though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) i haven't been keeping up with this thread so much but are we choosing to ignore Michael's 'Chris Martin is involved' comment? i could believe the two British acts thing, but that just seems too bizarre unless one of those acts is Coldplay (which it almost definitely isn't) given that there's no official record of Michael's comments, and we're just going off someone's recollection of a conversation they overheard, it wouldn't surprise me if Chris Martin being involved was a separate point to the comment about 2 "headliner" acts. maybe Chris Martin is coming on to play piano and sing "Homecoming" with Kanye? Edited April 24, 2015 by ghostdancer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGABOWL Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 *sigh* If Blur wanted some extra publicity then headlining Glastonbury off the back of a new album would achieve it. And I think they will headline. The idea that Noel will sub is ludicrous as is the idea that they'll do the Noel subbing for the extra publicity. So headlining glastonbury doesn't generate enough publicity? No I can't see Blur subbing Noel, but vice versa no problem. As I say, it isn't 1995. I don't think she'd headline though. Suppose Kylie subbing could fit with the 'big penultimate' thing. Well no because Emily said the headliner is a band. She'd be a good sub shout though. *sigh* If Blur wanted some extra publicity then headlining Glastonbury off the back of a new album would achieve it. And I think they will headline. The idea that Noel will sub is ludicrous as is the idea that they'll do the Noel subbing for the extra publicity. So headlining glastonbury doesn't generate enough publicity? It's good publicity for all of them. It's business, not sulking about a spat from 1995 which appears to be well and truly buried to everyone except yourself and possibly Liam Gallagher i haven't been keeping up with this thread so much but are we choosing to ignore Michael's 'Chris Martin is involved' comment? i could believe the two British acts thing, but that just seems too bizarre unless one of those acts is Coldplay (which it almost definitely isn't) I think I and a few others have just taken it as he was involved somewhere in getting people to play, not necessarily playing himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneJr10 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Prince with NGHFB subbing. I can dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briddj Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Noel is currently "subbing" Mumford & Sons as the top act on Later.... Who'd have thought he'd accept that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommadawn Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Please can anyone explain to me why Noel Gallagher plus Blur (or anyone else apart from maybe a re-united Oasis) can be classified as special in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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