Next Announcement 2017 Thread

[DareToDibble]

May be missing something obvious with this question but is there any particular reason for them hardly ever announcing anything on Saturdays? It would certainly make my weekend infinitely better if I heard something on a Saturday.

[SwedgeAntilles]

58 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

May be missing something obvious with this question but is there any particular reason for them hardly ever announcing anything on Saturdays? It would certainly make my weekend infinitely better if I heard something on a Saturday.

Nobody likes working a Saturday. 

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

May be missing something obvious with this question but is there any particular reason for them hardly ever announcing anything on Saturdays? It would certainly make my weekend infinitely better if I heard something on a Saturday.

Much less press coverage and impact at the weekend. 

[oneeye]

20 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

It stands for If I Remember Correctly iirc.

Haha, I know that now thanks to google; also could be If I Recall Correctly apparently.

Too many abs on efests, that's the prob 

[morph100]

I think we are due the legend announcement any day now....

And Foos at NME awards

[oneeye]

35 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

I'm often complimented on my abs.

Terrible 

[Gnomicide]

On 03/02/2017 at 5:17 PM, Gnomicide said:

I need to get a life....

TheThingy updated to include the actual days announcements were made.

Seems I was wrong about Fridays.

Mon - 34
Tue - 47
Wed - 34
Thu - 40
Fri - 41
Sat - 6
Sun - 27 (Sundays are skewed because ticket sale dates are included)

So there you have it, who'd have thought it, #ThereIsNoPattern

So, taking out ticket sales, balance deadlines and releasing the cows, there have only been 5 announcements on Sundays, apart from Lionel they were all stage line-ups near to the festival:

The Snug  in 2009
Shangri-la in 2011
Arcadia 2013
Lionel Richie 2015

Poetry & Word in 2016

 

[morph100]

2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

So, taking out ticket sales, balance deadlines and releasing the cows, there have only been 5 announcements on Sundays, apart from Lionel they were all stage line-ups near to the festival:

The Snug  in 2009
Shangri-la in 2011
Arcadia 2013
Lionel Richie 2015

Poetry & Word in 2016

 

Sunday the day of rest for announcements, probably means they will announce everything on Sunday's this year just to please the omnipresent The Thingy.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

On 03/02/2017 at 7:29 PM, SwedgeAntilles said:

Nobody likes working a Saturday. 

Maybe Michael is a Seventh-Day Adventist?*

* Yes, I watched Hacksaw Ridge on Friday

[SwedgeAntilles]

35 minutes ago, SPTFRE said:

Maybe Michael is a Seventh-Day Adventist?*

* Yes, I watched Hacksaw Ridge on Friday

I've not seen it, do they wear denim shorts?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

37 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I've not seen it, do they wear denim shorts?

No, but they did say that the next war will be even better than the last one

[White Bear]

Might we get some sort of Gaga announcement this week if she's playing? 

There'll be a lot of hype surrounding her Super Bowl performance tonight, would seem as good a time as any.

[mjsell]

29 minutes ago, White Bear said:

Might we get some sort of Gaga announcement this week if she's playing? 

There'll be a lot of hype surrounding her Super Bowl performance tonight, would seem as good a time as any.

Would they give a separate announcement for someone that potentially isn't one of the headliners?

[nikkic]

Really hope there's an announcement this week. Nice D-Ro confirmation would be a great. 

[Gucci Piggy]

13 minutes ago, mjsell said:

Would they give a separate announcement for someone that potentially isn't one of the headliners?

PJ Harvey was like the second or third act announced last year. Wouldn't be shocked.

[FloorFiller]

Just now, Will-2609 said:

PJ Harvey was like the second or third act announced last year. Wouldn't be shocked.

I forgot about that. Announcing Gaga as not a headliner would be a huge move and a massive early indicator of just how strong the lineup could be. I hope they do it.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

I forgot about that. Announcing Gaga as not a headliner would be a huge move and a massive early indicator of just how strong the lineup could be. I hope they do it.

Yeah it isn't something I'd considered but unless she has standalone UK dates to sell tickets for then maybe it will be announced along with her other dates tomorrow(?).

[01seb]

I'm thinking they may announce Ed and Gaga this week. With Gaga as special guest to Ed (subbing him)

Something like they did with The Who and Paul Weller a couple years back. 

Makes sense with Gaga announcing her tour, and Ed having sold our his UK shows last week. And would be a massive announcment for Glasto, would get people talking. 

[brettredmayne]

Lady gaga announced a tour but no dates 

[Jakkkkobz]

Tour dates in October http://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-announces-joanne-world-tour-after-epic-super-bowl-performance-1968268?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[Acid_Haze]

Looks like i was wrong about Feb 6th. How about Feb 12th? This sunday?

[shuttlep]

15:45 today

 

 

you heard it here first

[JoeyT]

3 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

15:45 today

 

 

you heard it here first

Ballsy.

[big__phil]

If Gaga is going to be one of the first announcements it won't be before her tickets sell out, which I'm guessing will be on Friday? I doubt she'd be the next announcement though, that would surely be for a headliner and/or legend.

[across97]

31 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

15:45 today

 

 

you heard it here first

Is that a guess, calculated guess, or fact?

 

I do feel we are now overdue, had ELO confirmed by this time last year and Coldplay weren't far off either. Has to be imminent now