Earth_pig Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, jparx said: So hang on, we are saying that Emily posted a picture referencing a Macca tune last night? Seems like they maybe pulled the official announcement but Emily dropped that in as Easter egg of sorts. They maybe felt it odd to release it when this horrible war broke out, but that isn't going to be a good time atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDayman Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 My guess is that it that Macca was due to be officically confirmed yesterday evening (maybe mini poster) but as I mentioned before, I think the situation in Ukraine has thrown things. If I was them, and was planning for an announcement to coincide with the Maccas clue, the situation in Europe would have pushed me hold off for 2-3 days. The weekend can be dodgy for media impressions but Saturday is better than Sunday. That said, I think Monday is probably the most realistic. Monday may seem too close to balance payment but I think it's also worth considering you have a full week to pay. It's not like it's a 24 hour decision and given the 2 years we've had, I would doubt very much that they're concerned about ticket sales - I dont think anyone in their right mind believes anything other than it being a sellout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Think it’s more likely now we just get a poster next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseboy11 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Matt42 said: Think it’s more likely now we just get a poster next week. Yeah same here, seems weird to have two announcements so close together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrulion Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Matt42 said: Think it’s more likely now we just get a poster next week. I think we might end up with a weird sort of half poster with only the first 10-15 names revealed rather than the full 60+ list you usually get. Then we can argue about when is a poster not a poster.🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 I fully get that the festival decided not to announce Macca yesterday due to the ongoing crisis in Russia, and also that Macca's Tweet was probably scheduled - someone said he's over in California at the moment so would have been in the middle of night. Any "no we're not doing it today" message from the fest may not have been picked up until a few hours later. But I don't get Emily's Mull of Kintyre post, don't "not announce" but then post a massive hint instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said: I fully get that the festival decided not to announce Macca yesterday due to the ongoing crisis in Russia, and also that Macca's Tweet was probably scheduled - someone said he's over in California at the moment so would have been in the middle of night. Any "no we're not doing it today" message from the fest may not have been picked up until a few hours later. But I don't get Emily's Mull of Kintyre post, don't "not announce" but then post a massive hint instead... Who knows Macca could have gone off schedule but it doesn’t explain why the festival didn’t follow. Its a big unknown but my guess is they feel ready to drop the poster very soon so they are waiting until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Would it be fair to rule out till Monday for an announcement or do glastonbury announce at weekends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, gfa said: Would it be fair to rule out till Monday for an announcement or do glastonbury announce at weekends? I think later in the week. Wireless announcing their full lineup on Monday I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisp1986 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Matt42 said: I think later in the week. Wireless announcing their full lineup on Monday I think? Didn't wireless announce today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, Chrisp1986 said: Didn't wireless announce today? Yes and they are announcing again 😂 which is bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, gfa said: Would it be fair to rule out till Monday for an announcement or do glastonbury announce at weekends? glastonbury still do stuff at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, gfa said: Would it be fair to rule out till Monday for an announcement or do glastonbury announce at weekends? They do but not as often. Mon - 34 Tue - 50 Wed - 39 Thu - 34 Fri - 48 Sat - 4 Sun - 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Matt42 said: Who knows Macca could have gone off schedule but it doesn’t explain why the festival didn’t follow. Its a big unknown but my guess is they feel ready to drop the poster very soon so they are waiting until then. But why the MOK post? With Macca's tweet you either announce or stay quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Gnomicide said: They do but not as often. Mon - 34 Tue - 50 Wed - 39 Thu - 34 Fri - 48 Sat - 4 Sun - 8 Yeah I think we're stood down till Monday now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 I’m sticking their Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd March. A significant amount of balances would be paid by then - is there likely a condition that they have to have a certain amount of tickets fully paid up before they can announce some acts? Perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said: I fully get that the festival decided not to announce Macca yesterday due to the ongoing crisis in Russia, and also that Macca's Tweet was probably scheduled - someone said he's over in California at the moment so would have been in the middle of night. Any "no we're not doing it today" message from the fest may not have been picked up until a few hours later. But I don't get Emily's Mull of Kintyre post, don't "not announce" but then post a massive hint instead... Yeah, can’t figure that post out. Maybe it was done exclusively for our benefit to nod at efests and say “yep it’s him” knowing we’d pick up on it but the wider public would be clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I’m sticking their Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd March. A significant amount of balances would be paid by then - is there likely a condition that they have to have a certain amount of tickets fully paid up before they can announce some acts? Perhaps? That feels a bit bizarre. I really don't think the festival are waiting for a tickets purchased threshold.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I’m sticking their Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd March. A significant amount of balances would be paid by then - is there likely a condition that they have to have a certain amount of tickets fully paid up before they can announce some acts? Perhaps? I doubt there's any condition like that at all. It's more likely it works in reverse, if balance uptake is looking slow they drop the poster to gee people along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said: I fully get that the festival decided not to announce Macca yesterday due to the ongoing crisis in Russia, and also that Macca's Tweet was probably scheduled - someone said he's over in California at the moment so would have been in the middle of night. Any "no we're not doing it today" message from the fest may not have been picked up until a few hours later. But I don't get Emily's Mull of Kintyre post, don't "not announce" but then post a massive hint instead... Maybe Macca wasn't comfortable with the timing of a full announcement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said: Maybe Macca wasn't comfortable with the timing of a full announcement? Yeah I get that. Just seems odd that she'd think "I'm not comfortable with a full announcement, but I will drop a hint that people will pick up on..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said: But why the MOK post? With Macca's tweet you either announce or stay quiet. Is it actually 100% certain that's what it even is? I mean, it wouldn't be the first time people have taken an instagram photo and assumed it to be something it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, incident said: Is it actually 100% certain that's what it even is? I mean, it wouldn't be the first time people have taken an instagram photo and assumed it to be something it isn't. Think people have said it is the actual MOK. Would be a hell of a weird coincidence if it had nothing to do with Macca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerin_lfc Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, incident said: Is it actually 100% certain that's what it even is? I mean, it wouldn't be the first time people have taken an instagram photo and assumed it to be something it isn't. It's actually the Mull of Compton, title of Kendrick's new album. Nailed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, Hugh Jass II said: Yeah I get that. Just seems odd that she'd think "I'm not comfortable with a full announcement, but I will drop a hint that people will pick up on..." There's enough subtlety in the hint to prevent it from being a potential PR disaster. Rather than Macca himself, it could have been a decision made by his own PR team. Let's be honest, I know we're all keen for the announcement, but in hindsight it was probably the right decision, the most sensitive one, at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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