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Radiohead touring in 2016

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1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

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Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

It's quite a common occurrence for big bands to do an intimate tour now and again. It's practically unheard of (secret sets aside) for big bands to play small festival venues, isn't it? 

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Just now, eFestivals said:

here's a thought.....

Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

If you mean a small festival, nothing; if you mean a small venue at G, horrendous overcrowding and possible deaths. Even the secretest of secret shows would get dangerous once they started playing.

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1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

here's a thought.....

 

Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

honestly, i would be a bit worried for my safety if they play anywhere but the pyramid or other stage.

my friends was there in 2011 at the park, almost fainted due to a lack of oxygen in a stampede. was just too crowded.

i'm pretty sure the festival is aware of what happened last time.

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They can fuck off with just three London shows. They either better announce some shows up north or play Glastonbury. Sick of your shit Radiohead. Stop makin it so hard to be a fan of yours!

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

here's a thought.....

 

Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

Because venues sell out and restrict the number of people allowed in - a small festival venue wouldn't be able to restrict people at first and it would be fucking mental, like the Park in 2011 (and that wasn't even a billed set)

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3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

here's a thought.....

 

Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

wasnt the health and safety issues at the park stage something which meant they stopped having secret sets like that?

 

i do think opening the second stage is most likely. can fit more people in that field

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3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

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Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

Depending who they are up against, it could prove an interesting excecise in crowd management.If they played against Adele (assuming she plays) that woudl split the crowd for sure, but what would the split be - that's the tricky part.

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Interesting dates. I may try to get tickets for the New York gig - not because I'm a crazy fan, but because my other half is moving to that area for a while and I could tie in a gig whilst I'm there. Why not Radiohead? I can't see me getting tickets for Roundhouse.

I can't see them playing a late set but what about multiple sets across the weekend? Some in smaller venues with a larger stage later on? Big gap in June though. 

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2 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

It could happen in the naughty corner in the wee hours.  There's already a traffic system in place to stop utter bedlam.

I do not want this though.

This would tie in with comments Emily made recently in an interview alluding to secret sets in the later hours and in the farther reaches of the site, or something along those lines

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5 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

They can fuck off with just three London shows. They either better announce some shows up north or play Glastonbury. Sick of your shit Radiohead. Stop makin it so hard to be a fan of yours!

Here here! 

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9 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

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Radiohead are performing UK gigs in a small venue. Any reasons why they couldn't also play a small festival venue? Discuss.

 

Could you imagine the crush in John peel if that happened, I would imagine the site would need to have security to block the area of if it got too full.

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1 minute ago, Time Being said:

This would tie in with comments Emily made recently in an interview alluding to secret sets in the later hours and in the farther reaches of the site, or something along those lines

Radiohead. Hell stage 1am-3am.

Even with the systems in place, that would be fucking horrific.

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14 minutes ago, brettredmayne said:

Could you imagine the crush in John peel if that happened, I would imagine the site would need to have security to block the area of if it got too full.

But in its new area...? Is it being moved for reasons other than just to shake things up - to provide a bigger capacity in the immediate area so they can put on bigger acts maybe?

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1 minute ago, Mandroman said:

But in its new area...? Is it being moved for reasons other than just to shake things up - to provide a bigger capacity in the immediate area so they can put on bigger acts maybe?

I just presumed that it would increase the capacity slightly 

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30 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

It could happen in the naughty corner in the wee hours.  There's already a traffic system in place to stop utter bedlam.

I do not want this though.

I think they could do a set on Shangri-Hell, and get away with it. But it would have to be as Special Guests at the same time as the main stage headliners are playing

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1 minute ago, Yokel Again said:

To me anyway, it is absurd to think they could do anything other than headline. 

Its dangerous! Remember the reason they stopped the secret gigs in the Park was because of Radiohead. People trampling all through the campsites to get in and out of there. 

So now they're going to put them in Shangri La? Which is already a fucking disaster logistically? Or in the Peel? So 50,000 people can charge like Wildebeest through Michaels Mead, Lower Mead and Oxylers?

:lol: This thread just keeps on giving. Love it.

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