British Summer Time 2018

[Uncle Liam]

It will sell out.

Not only will The Cure draw, but the 00's nostagia and the showgaze crowd will show up as well. 

They'll be shocked when Interpol play mostly new stuff instead of TOTBL!

[DDave]

20 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

That's still not gonna be enough to shift 65,000 tickets quickly 

It'll be a very quick sell out.

[the wonderwhy]

There's no chance this is selling out when none of the others have so far 

[beau1]

I reckon it will sell out eventually but not particularly quickly. The Cure are still a big draw, especially for their own shows/one day events.

 

I'll be waiting a little while before getting tickets. Already got Arcade Fire, Manic Street Preachers, The Killers organised for next year. Now do I see The Cure for the 7th Time, or The Levellers for the 3rd time or both?!

[home to you]

Outrageous. It was only last week that me and my mates were moaning about the decline in BST lineups (for our tastes) and then this arrives!

Going to start drafting my letter to Santa

[dentalplan]

Someone slap a map on here when it’s available or if you can find one please. Can’t find shit. Glad that there’s no ‘diamond circle’ or ‘gold circle’ advertised but there is a ‘premium view’ which sounds roughly the same - just gotta see how big it is.

[Guest]

Just now, dentalplan said:

Someone slap a map on here when it’s available or if you can find one please. Can’t find shit. Glad that there’s no ‘diamond circle’ or ‘gold circle’ advertised but there is a ‘premium view’ which sounds roughly the same - just gotta see how big it is.

 

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, James96 said:

 

Cheers.

This is definitely The Cure day tho? They have a walkway?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

Cheers.

This is definitely The Cure day tho? They have a walkway?

Should be - it's nabbed directly from the pre-sale. 

[dentalplan]

Just now, James96 said:

Should be - it's nabbed directly from the pre-sale. 

Ah, right. That’s brilliant, literally the only day where they’re not gouging fans for proximity. Worried about that walkway thing tho - if Bob tries to run down there were all gonna have to vacate for the ambulance anyway.

[dondo]

Tickets booked for the Cure- great supoort acts too

Also sorted for accommodation near Hyde Park- just need to wait for cheap train tickets and all good

[johnl]

If anyone has never been there before. If you want to get to the front for The Cure day you must get there early and go straight to the front section. They give out wristbands there. Once you have a wristband you can come and go as you please. You won’t get down the front later without a wristband. 

[eFestivals]

15 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

So first weekend is older acts and second weekend is newer acts. Is this a coincidence, or is it safe to assume that the final headliner to be announced will be a newer act?

If it works out like that it's probably coincidence. They'll have booked the most suitable acts for the venue, and on days they were available.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 hour ago, James96 said:

 

I know they do it every year but the idea of paying hundreds of £££ for a 'premium view' section at a right-angle to the stage always makes me laugh.

[judyblue110]

14 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Random question but do the headliners have like effects and lights and such, or is just the band playing on a stage? Because my friend saw Kendrick Lamar a few years ago and said it was pretty dull.

They have pretty much what they'd have playing any other show - lights, smoke, lasers, massive screens (so they tend to enhance any visuals they do use). I would have imagined Kendricks show would be minimal anyway, he's not Pink Floyd. 

[Gucci Piggy]

59 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Random question but do the headliners have like effects and lights and such, or is just the band playing on a stage? Because my friend saw Kendrick Lamar a few years ago and said it was pretty dull.

 

42 minutes ago, judyblue110 said:

They have pretty much what they'd have playing any other show - lights, smoke, lasers, massive screens (so they tend to enhance any visuals they do use). I would have imagined Kendricks show would be minimal anyway, he's not Pink Floyd. 

Kendrick Lamar also didn't headline, he supported Florence and the Machine.

[dentalplan]

13 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Oh, my friend said he went home after Kendrick  so I had assumed he was the headliner. So you're telling me he paid all that money and didn't even see the headliner? I'm gonna give him a serious talking to later...

Tbh only a year and a half on, £60-odd seems pretty cheap to see Kendrick now.

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah I saw Kendrick on that tour and his stage set up was basically non existent

[smallmaus]

Hi guys, does anyone know what is the capacity of the Premium view?

[RaphPH]

I think that Eagles / James Taylor is a possibility...

[Guest]

Looks like The Cure sold extremely well. I'm pretty sure it's sold out through AXS from what I can see, anyone still wanting tickets should get them through Amazon tickets ASAP.

Edited December 15, 2017 by James96

[cdm22]

So when am I allowed to go "I told you so" then?

[R Shah]

Last headliner is gonna be huge. Personally I'm hoping for red hot Chili peppers or radiohead as like a one off exclusive gig

Edited December 16, 2017 by R Shah

[R Shah]

On 13/12/2017 at 2:01 PM, Gilgamesh69 said:

How likely are Fleetwood Mac for this? They're touring in the summer and I'm trying to think of where they could potentially play. 

If they played they would only play here. I think it's either them or a more modern rock band . They have enough older acts now I think.

[cc1989]

On 16/12/2017 at 2:31 PM, R Shah said:

If they played they would only play here. I think it's either them or a more modern rock band . They have enough older acts now I think.

Ever since hearing they planed a tour before calling it a day I'd have said bst would be likely. They did say during their isle of Wight set that they weren't fond of big outdoor shows but kings of Leon and tom petty sold isle of Wight to them well. Last year at Hyde park Stevie nicks seemed to really enjoy herself during her set before tom petty so maybe there have been talks on going since then.