Dave Grohl broken leg

[Franky]

To close Pinkpop, not Glasto

Ahhhhhhhhh phew. Well actually I couldn't care less lol I ain't watching The Who anyway lol

[the wonderwhy]

So we should be hearing about Pinkpop but will have no news whatsoever about Glasto and Wembley? This is excruciating!

Pinkpop are (supposedly) doing their own announcement. I imagine a Foo Fighters announcement will follow (probably tonight?) detailing other gigs.

[Waapster]

Why?

Roger Taylor is one of the most accomplished vocalists alive today, one of only a tiny handful of 4 octave singers, he is no showman so Queen without Freddie would been lacking a bit of extra spark, but Taylor could have more than filled in if Freddie had broken his leg

He is a pretty limited vocalist actually. Outside the theatrical screams his voice has a decidedly average timbre. Would he have filled in from behind the drum kit? And you've missed the point of Freddie completely. No showman, no show.

You made the same mistake with Foo Fighters too. But given your comments about tree huggers and many others I suspect a dull, lifeless energy free set would suit you well. I'd like to hope Glastonbury will open your mind a little.

Edit: I've just seen you used the word spastic as an insult. That's below even your low standards. See ya...

Edited June 13, 2015 by Waapster

[Woffy]

course i have

at present my plans are

Wilko Johnson

Motorhead

Florence

Proclaimers

The Who

Bootleg Beatles

Tom Robinson

Courtney Barrett

Patti Smith

Paul Weller

Frank Turner

Wolf Alice

I dont know timings so there may be clashes, but they are my priority

I have no interest in circuses, tree hugger rubbish, dj sets etc, but will see some bands/artists

Bon, you are without doubt the single most baffling Glasto goer I have ever met either in person or in a virtual sense.

A question, if you don't mind:

When was the last time a piece of music / artist / art (in any form I 'spose) utterly sent you into a spin and totally blew your mind?

And what / who was it?

And in what way did it have an affect on you?

By all means tell me to fuck right off, obviously.

[Bradders]

What's baffling? He seems like your typical Tory nobhead to me, from the posts I've seen his opinions, language and behaviour are exactly what I would expect from someone like him.

[dentalplan]

They're not doing Pinkpop according to (I think) a stage manager the station manager of the official radio partner. No more revealed.

http://festileaks.com/2015/06/foo-fighters-niet-op-pinkpop-2015/

edit: job title.

Edited June 13, 2015 by dentalplan

[brettredmayne]

Few places on twitter reporting it now

[Matt42]

So they've pulled out of Pink Pop...

right...

shit..

[mandolin]

spastics

Unacceptable on every single level.

[Franky]

It's hardly surprising poor chap. I'm sure he's hard as nails and wants to do the show for the fans. Why risk further injury though when he can just come back another time when he's 100%

That's kinda what I hope for Glasto really.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Doesn't really bring us any closer to knowing about Glastonbury. Hopefully either the band or festival say something soon.

[DL50]

Doesn't really bring us any closer to knowing about Glastonbury. Hopefully either the band or festival say something soon.

Surely either of them have to make an announcement in the next 24 hours?

[dentalplan]

Doesn't really bring us any closer to knowing about Glastonbury. Hopefully either the band or festival say something soon.

Yeah it's not that much of a game changer other than if they were doing Pinkpop, then they'd be doing the following gigs too. What Glasto said about it "taking more than that to stop him" seems premature now though if their next gig didn't even know until under an hour ago or something.

[brettredmayne]

With Wembley next week I presume we should expect a statement in 24 hours

[zero000]

Has anyone tweeted Emily/The festival?

[kalifire]

As witnessed by tens of thousands in attendance at Foo Fighters’ June 12 show at Ullevi Stadium, Dave Grohl took a nasty spill during the second song of the set. With the help of on-site medical staff who patched him up temporarily, Dave was able to rejoin the band to complete that performance.

While the full extent of Dave’s injuries are still being determined, it was confirmed at a post-show hospital visit that he sustained at least one fracture.

As a result Foo Fighters have been forced to cancel their June 14 appearance at the Pinkpop Festival as well as their June 16 show at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

[Woffy]

What's baffling? He seems like your typical Tory nobhead to me, from the posts I've seen his opinions, language and behaviour are exactly what I would expect from someone like him.

Granted. Duly noted. Fully understood, etc.

I'm just interested in hearing Bon's response.

[dentalplan]

As witnessed by tens of thousands in attendance at Foo Fighters’ June 12 show at Ullevi Stadium, Dave Grohl took a nasty spill during the second song of the set. With the help of on-site medical staff who patched him up temporarily, Dave was able to rejoin the band to complete that performance.

While the full extent of Dave’s injuries are still being determined, it was confirmed at a post-show hospital visit that he sustained at least one fracture.

As a result Foo Fighters have been forced to cancel their June 14 appearance at the Pinkpop Festival as well as their June 16 show at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Sounds pretty much as expected then. An element of seeing how it goes with eyes set on Wembley and beyond.

[Matt42]

I really wonder if they are just gonna fly Dave back to the UK and only do the wembley and Glasto shows...

[Mr November]

I really wonder if they are just gonna fly Dave back to the UK and only do the wembley and Glasto shows...

You mean you really HOPE....

[BonScott]

He is a pretty limited vocalist actually. Outside the theatrical screams his voice has a decidedly average timbre. Would he have filled in from behind the drum kit? And you've missed the point of Freddie completely. No showman, no show.

You made the same mistake with Foo Fighters too. But given your comments about tree huggers and many others I suspect a dull, lifeless energy free set would suit you well. I'd like to hope Glastonbury will open your mind a little.

Edit: I've just seen you used the word spastic as an insult. That's below even your low standards. See ya...

The 'spastics' comment was uncalled for, i was annoyed at what i thought at the time was racial abuse, as i thought i had mentioned before on here i am mixed race

Plenty of drummers have been able to do lead vocals, Don Henley, Phil Collins etc

Of course a Queen concert without Freddie would have been a complete shadow of its true self but people go to a gig for the music by and large not the lead singer so am sure Roger/Brian stepping up in that situation would have worked, although neither could have put on a show like Freddie

[6H4r3g8]

You mean you really HOPE....

[Matt42]

You mean you really HOPE....

yeah

more like pray

[6H4r3g8]

Fingers crossed eek

[dentalplan]

I really wonder if they are just gonna fly Dave back to the UK and only do the wembley and Glasto shows...

You're probably right that they're hoping to do that as Wembley shows are the next ones but I reckon if they do those then they'll do Hampden and Werchter in between them and Glastonbury too.

Edited June 13, 2015 by dentalplan