Muse

[jonnytee1]

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[smogo]

Wonder what that was all about then.  Wonder if we'll ever find out.

[jonnytee1]

Wonder what that was all about then.  Wonder if we'll ever find out.

 

Very strange! I've followed Muse for years (since the showbiz days) and seen them live over 25 times. It's not like Matt to lie and he's hardly known for his sense of humour! 

 

Whatever, it initially made me buy a ticket but ill be going regardless as i love Bestival

[johnharding93]

Hoping they are doing 4 headliners like some Festivals are doing these days!

[smogo]

Maybe they're a secret surprise guest.  Playing the Bandstand.

[johnharding93]

They just made a comment on Facebook:

 

All headliners now announced but we still have a very special guest to announce plus a selection of other acts across the line-up smile emoticon

[jonnytee1]

Yeah I've just seen that comment on facebook too! Im hoping that its Michael Jackson to support the Jacksons though to be honest  

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• Carolyn Littleton Is this all the headliners or is there still one to be announced that will follow Duran Duran on Friday?

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• Bestival All headliners now announced but we still have a very special guest to announce plus a selection of other acts across the line-up smile emoticon

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• Carolyn Littleton Is there is a spot for Muse or is this ruled out now? smile emoticon

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• Callum Baker are muse there or not gawwwd

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• Bestival we still have a very special guest to announce!

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• Carolyn Littleton Eeek!!!! I can't stand the anticipation!!!! smile emoticon

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  • Carolyn Littleton So excited... love Bestival!! xxx

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• Con Mc Allister So muse are telling lies then.

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• Chris Eames Looks like it. Gutted AF.

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[smogo]

Okay, so are Muse playing Saturday night before Annie Mac and The Chemical Brothers...??!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Bernicer96]

I'm still very hopeful that Muse are playing! Muse are at Lollapalooza on Sun 13th so would have time to play Besti on Sat 12th - the night of the 'Very Special Guest'

 

Squeeeeeeeeee fingers crossed.

[Bisque]

Chems doing a very late set to close the main stage as RDB has got a special late noise licence from IoW council maybe?

[smogo]

Chems doing a very late set to close the main stage as RDB has got a special late noise licence from IoW council maybe?

 

Hmmm, wouldn't even need to be later than normal.  Sunset is around 7pm at that time of year, and Annie Mac can play while the stage is being changed over:

 

19:15-20:45 Muse

20:45-22:15 Annie Mac

22:15-23:45 The Chemical Brothers

[kaytee...]

Hmmm, wouldn't even need to be later than normal. Sunset is around 7pm at that time of year, and Annie Mac can play while the stage is being changed over:

19:15-20:45 Muse

20:45-22:15 Annie Mac

22:15-23:45 The Chemical Brothers

That would be a strong Saturday on the main stage. It must be Muse. If not I bet Matt wishes he kept his mouth shut.

[smogo]

The way that the Bestival Facebook has been replying to all the "Where's Muse?" queries suggests it is definitely Muse.

 

I wonder if it was supposed to be kept a secret right up until they appeared on stage.  (Which would've been a stupid idea because Muse shift tickets.)

[jonnytee1]

Muse Annie Mac and the Chemical Brothers is the kind of Line up i could only Dream of!! Looks like its a reality!! Superb

[smogo]

Rob da Bank retweeting @Bestival's reply to @Muse_News - "We still have a very special guest to announce!" - has to be the closest thing we've got to a confirmation.

[smogo]

I imagine what happened is that Muse were originally booked for Friday, but then decided they could only make the Saturday.  But the Chems had already been announced for Saturday, so this is how it's ended up.

 

We could even find out when the change happened if we looked back through Duran Duran's tweets for their announcement that they were now playing Friday instead of Saturday.

Edited June 24, 2015 by smogo

[Ed209]

So I just bumped into Matt Bellamy at Newton Abbot station (he was waiting outside for his mum to pick him up, bless), so I asked him if Muse were playing bestival and he said "no", I said I thought they were the special guests and he said "definitely not". Said about download and something about a UK tour coming up early next year. Nice guy. Very polite.

So there you have it folks. Straight from the horses mouth. Unless he wasn't prepared to say yes, he seemed pretty adamant though

[dentalplan]

Odd considering it came from the horse's mouth that they were playing Bestival. Maybe he thought you were a drone.

[Staff_Sav]

Think when he said it at the snooker he wasn't supposed to say anything, and one of two things has happened. Either he has ballsed up the secrecy contract where they werent to be announced and they now aren't playing. Or they've been told to say no to everyone if anyone asks. I like the think the latter

[the wonderwhy]

Bestival have been replying to tweets/facebook posts from Muse fan accounts and not denying it. 

 

Its definitely Muse. 

[dentalplan]

DRONES

[jonodillieono]

Bestival have been replying to tweets/facebook posts from Muse fan accounts and not denying it. 

 

Its definitely Muse. 

I can't see any recent ones, I remember them teasing it a while though. Maybe it's fell through

[Homer]

I did see some girl tweeted RDB and said 'Come on, I'm about to pay £300, is it them?" and he replied 'If you're disappointed, I'll give you the money myself'. It's Muse. And I don't even like Muse. (Though I'll probably go and watch them in this context.)

Edited August 11, 2015 by Homer

[FloorFiller]

it's weird that he'd say it so bluntly in a TV interview but wouldn't just tell a fan asking him on the street (although at the time of the interview maybe they were still lined up to headline and not just appear as special guests - the Duran Duran 'bump up' happened after the snooker interview right?)