Headliners 2016

[shoptildrop]

1 minute ago, maelzoid said:

I did V97, safe to say the festival has changed much since then.

I've heard that you are very likely to get piss thrown at you - can anyone who's actually been qualify this?

In 97, some prick pissed on my tent while I was in it. When I got out to confront him, he just smirked at me as he was backed up by half a dozen mates and I was on my own.

I went to V stafford 2008 - 2012 and tbh piss throwing not any more than any other festival, Leeds is worse imo

They are definitely going for the poptastic market and it will probably work as it's like a starter intro for festival attending - some camping but only 2 days, music, sh*t beer etc. it gets a lot of flak from this forum but it isn't as bad as people make out...

Would I go near it these days heck no but that is due to lineup, but if they pulled a lineup I liked I would go again as easy to see shed loads of bands and jump between stages over the weekend, which if you are only going to see bands it works

 

[Little Andy]

I went about 4 times in the noughties. Piss throwing was all too common. It was so good to go to Glasto the last 2 years and not see it.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

I went to V stafford 2008 - 2012 and tbh piss throwing not any more than any other festival, Leeds is worse imo

They are definitely going for the poptastic market and it will probably work as it's like a starter intro for festival attending - some camping but only 2 days, music, sh*t beer etc. it gets a lot of flak from this forum but it isn't as bad as people make out...

Would I go near it these days heck no but that is due to lineup, but if they pulled a lineup I liked I would go again as easy to see shed loads of bands and jump between stages over the weekend, which if you are only going to see bands it works

 

How much is that?  I've never seen any in 11 Glastonburys and about 5 in one Stone Roses gig.  If there's any, then it's probably more than Glastonbury.

[shoptildrop]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

How much is that?  I've never seen any in 11 Glastonburys and about 5 in one Stone Roses gig.  If there's any, then it's probably more than Glastonbury.

well in 5 V festivals I've seen it twice, but at Leeds I see it several times every festival I went too... the question was if piss throwing was pretty much bang on occurrence at V and my reply is no I don't think it is based on my own visits there

I know Glastonbury is better but as I say people make V sound far worse than it actually is IMO

[Badlands]

How do people know whether it's pish or beer? Do you follow the trail and get the litmus paper out?

[Mash011]

10 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

well in 5 V festivals I've seen it twice, but at Leeds I see it several times every festival I went too... the question was if piss throwing was pretty much bang on occurrence at V and my reply is no I don't think it is based on my own visits there

I know Glastonbury is better but as I say people make V sound far worse than it actually is IMO

'There's not that much piss throwing, honestly' isn't the most compelling defence I've heard.

[brettredmayne]

Stone roses playing MSG on June 30th

Edited February 22, 2016 by brettredmayne

[Al2006]

v2006 was my first festival... 16 y/o... great memories. me and my friends have been pissing ourselves over the line-up this morning (as well as questioning how the festival will function without the killers headlining) 

[Badlands]

1 minute ago, brettredmayne said:

Stone roses playing MSG on June 30th

Well that's that then! 

[Spindles]

 

1 minute ago, Badlands said:

How do people know whether it's pish or beer? Do you follow the trail and get the litmus paper out?

Temperature.  I took a warm cup to the shoulder at Reading a few years back.  I just shrugged it off, to be honest, figured I probably already smelled pretty bad by that point in the weekend and the sun soon dried it out.

 

[mr flow]

2 minutes ago, Badlands said:

Well that's that then! 

That's the Thursday after the festival. So it doesn't rule them out.

 

Although I don't actually think they'll play

[Badlands]

2 minutes ago, Badlands said:

Well that's that then! 

Actually, ignore me, I'm getting my dates wrong. Still doubtful mind.

1 minute ago, Spindles said:

Temperature

Well, one may be more likely to throw a warm unused beer than a fresh cold one.

My pal got hit on the head with a pissy one at the Arctic Monkeys at Old Trafford, there was no doubting it by the smell...

[Stone_Love]

6 minutes ago, Badlands said:

Well that's that then! 

I'd be surprised if they weren't headlining Glastonbury if they are announcing gigs this size.

I bloody hope so anyway.

[jparx]

1 minute ago, Stone_Love said:

I'd be surprised if they weren't headlining Glastonbury if they are announcing gigs this size.

I bloody hope so anyway.

They aren't playing Glastonbury. 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[ClementsMike]

1 minute ago, Stone_Love said:

I'd be surprised if they weren't headlining Glastonbury if they are announcing gigs this size.

I bloody hope so anyway.

Its still their 'own' event though, so a full payday.

 

It could mean no low money festival shows, or it could mean they can afford to take a 'day off' at Glastonbury for the hell of it.

[Spindles]

I doubt it will be too long now before we hear about new music from the roses.  

[Hugh Jass]

9 minutes ago, mr flow said:

That's the Thursday after the festival. So it doesn't rule them out.

 

Although I don't actually think they'll play

Depends if they could get their crew and gear from GF to New York in time.

I've given up on them playing, instead I'm hoping they announce a small London gig or two in the build up to this Summer.

[mr gumby]

The glasto lineup page has just had a '2016' link added at the bottom. Could news be on the way?

[Spindles]

Brit awards in a couple of days, wouldn't be surprised if we get another headliner announcement around then.

[sloseph]

22 minutes ago, Badlands said:

How do people know whether it's pish or beer? Do you follow the trail and get the litmus paper out?

trust me, after 4 Leeds festivals you just know

[JoeyT]

7 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

The glasto lineup page has just had a '2016' link added at the bottom. Could news be on the way?

Hopefully not.

I enjoy all the speculation, no one has even had time to photoshop a betting slip yet!

 

[scaryclaireyfairy]

I've been hit by piss a couple of times.  You do just know (while outwardly assuring yourself and your mates it's just lager).  Never at Glastonbury though and I've never seen it happen.

[Field Commander Jefferson]

Surely not Adele as well, doesn't Coldplay already cater to that market?

Insipid dull snooze fest, surely there's some EU legislation kicking about which prohibits those two acts sharing a bill?

[Spindles]

2 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

I've been hit by piss a couple of times.  You do just know (while outwardly assuring yourself and your mates it's just lager).  Never at Glastonbury though and I've never seen it happen.

No, I've seen it at stadium gigs, Reading and Phoenix.  At Glastonbury people used to throw fruit though, both The pet shop boys in 2000 and Dogstar in 1999 had varying degrees of fruit throwing, Dogstar was particularly entertaining, with a magnificent shot to the fretboard with a well aimed peach being the highlight of the gig.

[MEGABOWL]

1 hour ago, russycarps said:

which one did you go to? I went to the northern one that year and thought it was pretty good all round (apart from the weather!)

Same here. I was surprised at how much fun it was actually. Line up helped of course but I reckon it gets a different crowd to the Southern one, not being near London and not on TV