David Bowie

[danegg]

So I was chatting to a friend about the Glastonbury sale/the festival in general, when he just casually dropped into the conversation that a friend of his apparently knows the Eavi. 
He then claimed that David Bowie was apparently all signed up and confirmed to play the Legends slot last year before he died.

Now, I know it's not really important any more.. and I rarely believe these friend-of-a-friend stories anyway, but it intrigued me somewhat. So, I was just wondering if anyone else heard anything similar at all? Obviously i'm taking it with a huge pinch of salt but i'd be interested to know if there's any truth at all in it... 


 

[fatyeti24]

i believe it

[arcade fireman]

I don't believe it at all. Bowie had been ill for 18 months with cancer and had signed off playing live a long time before that. There's no way he would have signed up to play a slot which had been occupied by Lionel Ritchie (with all due respect) the previous year. Especially when his own life expectancy was so limited. 

[parsonjack]

9 minutes ago, arcade fireman said:

I don't believe it at all. Bowie had been ill for 18 months with cancer and had signed off playing live a long time before that. There's no way he would have signed up to play a slot which had been occupied by Lionel Ritchie (with all due respect) the previous year. Especially when his own life expectancy was so limited. 

Sadly....I'm in this camp.

[balti-pie]

He hadn't played live since 2004. I think it's people getting a bit enthusiastic. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

13 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

ELO were booked and announced long before Bowie died.

The announcement was afterwards....but the booking was probably before, aye.

[dentalplan]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

The announcement was afterwards....but the booking was probably before, aye.

Not Jeremy Clarkson blurted it out on telly before though.

[danegg]

Yeah you all make good points.
I guess we can all agree it would have been great though!

3 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Not Jeremy Clarkson blurted it out on telly before though.

Great name!
Lisa needs braces.

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Not Jeremy Clarkson blurted it out on telly before though.

He's not a real Clarkson.

[The Nal]

Not a hope. 5 heart attacks in 10 years. 

Your friends friend is a fucking liar I'm afraid. 

[russycarps]

Quite possibly the biggest lie ever posted on these forums. Congratulations

[pjadnoo]

1 minute ago, russycarps said:

Quite possibly the biggest lie ever posted on these forums. Congratulations

not only that, but also the most useless.

The posts that say things like "Oasis is headlining this year. My friend knows." at least would have some impact on the real world in the unlikely event that they turned out to be true.