LondonTom Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/rock-in-rio-usa-reveals-inaugural-lineup-and-its-as-massive-as-youd-expect/ Taylor Swift to headline Rock in Rio festival "The festival will take place at the newly constructed City of Rock, and it will feature all the state-of-the-art flash and pop you’d expect from Sin City. To be constructed near Circus Circus, the City will be a 33-acre, 80,000-person capacity open-air venue with five stages, including specific EDM and “indie” stages. As attendees traverse the grounds they’ll walk through “streetscapes” designed to feel like the UK, Brazil, and the USA, complete with geographically-appropriate food, shopping, and street art. There are also plans for amusement rides like a giant roulette table ferris wheel and a 400-foot zip-line which, if the mockups become reality, will take fans right in front of the main stage." Its what BST is trying to do but on a massive budget ..so I'd say Ginger Ed could still be right. Still think Sunday night on the Pyramid will be: Lionel Pharrell Taylor Elton A surname-free zone, and all the better for it. Members of The National have surnames. The Pyramid field would actually open up to allow the earth to implode on itself if this happened. I don't think even V has been that terrible for an evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Your dreaming. No crowd churn at all there so no way that'll be a running order. Lionel Richie fans like Pharrell? Pharrell fans like Elton John? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I wouldn't class myself as a "fan" of any of them, but I'd still probably have sufficient curiosity to hang around. Each has had - at minimum -a worthwhile moment or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 they're all fairly easy listening acts that i imagine a lot of people (the usual Pyramid dwellers) would just stick around for (although no different than previous years i guess - Nick Cave aside), although they definitely fall a little too far on the 'pop' side of things. there usually seems to be some kind of guitar/rock act in the mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Swap out Taylor for Nick Cave, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Swap out Taylor for Nick Cave, then. or everybody BUT Taylor for Nick Cave Nick Cave Nick Cave Taylor Swift Nick Cave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 The "Treble Cave" as it's known, has only ever happened once before. That's how he lost his hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 headlining one big weekend:http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/15/150123c.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russycarps Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Incredibly, the biggest act in the world STILL hasnt sold out even general admission for the hyde park gig. Now officially the slowest selling gig of all time. Still, I suppose that's what happens when your musical output is pure turd. Edited January 23, 2015 by russycarps 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 News just breaking that she's also displaced Pol Pot as the worst person ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russycarps Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 She's despicable. The way she treated harry styles was just VILE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Your gossip game is a bit topsy turvy, brah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Incredibly, the biggest act in the world STILL hasnt sold out even general admission for the hyde park gig. Now officially the slowest selling gig of all time.a bit like last year when Arcade Fire, Black Sabbath, McBusted, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Libertines, and Tom Jones didn't sell out last year - only Tim Minchin tickets went like hot cakes - make of that what you will! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memory Man Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 headlining one big weekend:http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/15/150123c.shtml Probably reading too much into it but her quote of "Everyone talks about the festivals in England being the best ones you can go to. I feel like I've been missing out - I'm really excited." seems to possibly imply she is doing more UK festivals than just R1 Big Weekend... Whether those other one(s) would be Glasto would obviously be pure speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I heard she's doing the Bang Face Weekender. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I don't think this has changed much. She's still in England on Glastonbury weekend with Friday and Sunday free - the only bonus for us is the line mentioned above. Granted, Radio 1's Big Weekend is probably the loosest description of "festival", so maybe that does bode well. Or badly. I don't know. Edited January 23, 2015 by Tuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 She could be talking about hyde, reckon she'd consider that a festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russycarps Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 a bit like last year when Arcade Fire, Black Sabbath, McBusted, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Libertines, and Tom Jones didn't sell out last year - only Tim Minchin tickets went like hot cakes - make of that what you will! none of those are The Biggest Act In The World though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 none of those are The Biggest Act In The World though! just because she's the biggest act in the world doesn't mean she's the biggest act in the UK. still doesn't mean she's not a headliner over here, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Her comments re: British festivals have re-ignited my hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Her comments re: British festivals have re-ignited my hope!if only it had been her words rather than her management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) a bit like last year when Arcade Fire, Black Sabbath, McBusted, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Libertines, and Tom Jones didn't sell out last year - only Tim Minchin tickets went like hot cakes - make of that what you will! Most of them were announced fairly late last year and other London dates compared to Ms. Swift mind. I don't remember anyone mentioning Tom Jones as a headliner Probably reading too much into it but her quote of "Everyone talks about the festivals in England being the best ones you can go to. I feel like I've been missing out - I'm really excited." seems to possibly imply she is doing more UK festivals than just R1 Big Weekend... Whether those other one(s) would be Glasto would obviously be pure speculation. Hyde Park... Edited January 23, 2015 by LondonTom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETOFFAMYLAWN Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Today I purchased 1989 on vinyl, I know I've parted money for essentially a big CD, this will be an identical mix just plonked on wax to get money out of suckers. But I am one of those suckers, and I do not care, it feels right for me to own this record in the largest physical format available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been told to presume that Taylor Swift is playing on the Sunday, so that's what I'm gonna do unless something tells me different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been told to presume that Taylor Swift is playing on the Sunday, so that's what I'm gonna do unless something tells me different. Have you been told what slot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals mugs £5.99 inc P&P
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