Hayseed Dixie

[theboytaff]

They're playing Beverley Folk Festival the week before Glastonbury. Nice little afternoon slot on the Park would be awesome

[manxbuck]

I will second that tbt. if there is no AC/DC this year I would be head over heels if Hayseed played

[guypjfreak]

yepppp

[donthaveacoolname]

Yes Please

[TheNewUnion]

Sign me up, love them.

[grumpyhack]

If it came to a choice between AC/DC and Hayseed Dixie I'd probably opt for the Hayseed version. They are great entertainers as well as talented.

[Perks]

Yeah I'm in. Missed them at Bearded Theory last year, I had unfinished business with the stranglers when they were on. These look so much fun, be ace

[Gnomicide]

Love a bit of Hayseed Dixie so would love to see them again.

This also gives me another chance to regail you with my official Hayseed story.

I saw them years ago, bought a cd for £10 and got it signed by the band. So I stuck it on eBay and it went for £9 including postage.

Nice.

[michael eavis' beard]

Saw Hayseed Dixie at Grillstock in Bristol last summer. Had no idea what was about to happen. It was brilliant!

[thurlow84]

Hayseed dixie are brilliant

[stutheblue]

Saw them in Club Dada at my first Glastonbury in 2008 about 2.00 am . Saw the sun come up after, my one and only late night in 5 visits. They were great as always.

[Smash Williams]

I was there in 2008, it was a brilliant set. Spoke to John Wheeler (lead singer and founder) last summer about Glastonbury. Sadly unless something changes they won't be playing anytime soon.

[themuel]

I was there in 2008, it was a brilliant set. Spoke to John Wheeler (lead singer and founder) last summer about Glastonbury. Sadly unless something changes they won't be playing anytime soon.

How come?

[Smash Williams]

They have a set fee that they charge and feel that they would be letting down the smaller festivals that pay their fee if they played glastonbury for less money.

[Thearg]

That's such a cop out, everyone knows glastonbury is different and that it's not a massive money making venture and raises money for charity

[Smash Williams]

To an extent I agree with you, but these are jobbing musicians so possibly aren't in a financial position to make such concessions. To be slightly pedantic, not EVERYONE views Glastonbury like you and I as this amazing festival that does loads for charity. Some people view it as one mans vanity project, others as a massive money making machine lining the pockets of a tightarse farmer (NOT my views, just ones that I have heard expressed by various people). Also, last year Man Utd did more charity work than Glastonbury, should bands forego their fee if asked to play at the clubs xmas do?

[Thearg]

To an extent I agree with you, but these are jobbing musicians so possibly aren't in a financial position to make such concessions. To be slightly pedantic, not EVERYONE views Glastonbury like you and I as this amazing festival that does loads for charity. Some people view it as one mans vanity project, others as a massive money making machine lining the pockets of a tightarse farmer (NOT my views, just ones that I have heard expressed by various people). Also, last year Man Utd did more charity work than Glastonbury, should bands forego their fee if asked to play at the clubs xmas do?

I don't think you can compare Glastonbury to the biggest football team in the world,what glastonbury does offer is exposure which can only be good for any band.If everyone got paid the going rate tickets would cost a fortune thus making the festival non viable,probably in the region of £1000 a ticket for what's on offer imo.

[elias]

I don't think you can compare Glastonbury to the biggest football team in the world,what glastonbury does offer is exposure which can only be good for any band.If everyone got paid the going rate tickets would cost a fortune thus making the festival non viable,probably in the region of £1000 a ticket for what's on offer imo.

Bands only get massive exposure if they play one of the larger stages at a decent time. I know the 'red button' allows more acts to be seen, but playing late afternoon in Avalon (for example) is not likely to get any prime time TV coverage.

I'd really like Hayseed Dixie to play, but I don't think it would significantly affect their record sales given that they would be unlikely to be seen on TV.

[Smash Williams]

I don't think you can compare Glastonbury to the biggest football team in the world,what glastonbury does offer is exposure which can only be good for any band.If everyone got paid the going rate tickets would cost a fortune thus making the festival non viable,probably in the region of £1000 a ticket for what's on offer imo.

If your saying that a band should play an event for less because the company that runs the event does a lot of charity work, then i believe that you can compare Glastonbury to any other organisation that does charity work big or small. Secondly, as elias points out the sort of stage HD would probably play on wouldn't give them the exposure you talk about. I agree with your overall point but disagree that its as black and white as you make out.