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Mr Majestik
04-03-2008, 10:42
The most corporate and mainstream festival of the summer as announced Jo Whiley friendly bill...
Muse
The Verve
Kings Of Leon
Stereophonics
Kaiser Chiefs
The Prodigy
Amy Winehouse
The Kooks
The Zutons
The Pigeon Detectives
Lenny Kravitz
Maximo Park
Ian Brown
The Chemical Brothers
The View
Newton Faulkner
The Pogues
The Charlatans
The Hoosiers
Reverend And The Makers
The Feeling
Alanis Morissette
Scouting For Girls
Duffy
Jamie T
Hot Chip
Girls Aloud
The Futureheads
Squeeze
The Twang
Sugababes
Travis
Amy MacDonald
The Courteeners
Shed Seven
The Rifles
Robyn
David Jordan
One Republic
Can a festival bill be any whiter?
20 minutes of hitting refresh and we've finally got our tickets for Weston. Prices seem to have gone up a fair bit!!
douglasb
04-03-2008, 11:38
Shed 7!
mikegray
04-03-2008, 12:06
I think I'll go the northern one on Sunday to see Muse and Alanis. I'm not sure how well Squeeze will go down!
TigaSefi
04-03-2008, 13:09
There a fair few artists I would see actually.
Myself & a load of mates used to go for one of the days each year. We went for around 8/9 years running but the 2006 year was SOOO busy we stopped. Will have to be a hell of a line-up to persuade us to go back. Not sure this will do the trick but cheers for the heads up anyway :thumbs:
Not for me this year......can't believe the price either!!
Plus they are try and cram too many people in these days.
20 minutes of hitting refresh and we've finally got our tickets for Weston. Prices seem to have gone up a fair bit!!
dont they go on sale friday ?
Virgin customers get in early.
Virgin customers get in early.
good as i am with they anyone know the place to get them ?
any Virgin Media or Virgin Mobile customers can buy V festival Tickets TODAY on Pre-Sale
you will need your mobile number or account number postcode
Tickets are on-sale to Virgin Mobile customers from 10am on Tuesday 4 March until 12 Midnight on Wednesday 5 March thats three days before everyone else can get their hands on them!
Call 0871 230 5579 or go to seetickets.com/vmobile and give your Virgin Mobile phone number
thanks there all gone via see tickets anyone know anywere else ?
Just heard on R1 there's rumours Coldplay could be joining the headliners too
finaly got tickets through a pre sale link at see if its ok with mods i will post on here if were quick ?
finaly got tickets through a pre sale link at see if its ok with mods i will post on here if were quick ?
Was that through the Muse presale link?:)
yer i am so happy i got 2, went last year for first time and was blown away and also made me do glasto for the first time if i can get ticket.
livingmydream
14-08-2008, 08:17
Anyone going?
Mr Majestik
14-08-2008, 08:37
Well The Verve might not be.
AKPiggott
14-08-2008, 08:49
I've had a camping ticket for months but (for reasons I can't be arsed to go into) am having to sell it. I'm hoping I can get lucky with the touts and pick up a normal weekend ticket tomorrow night. I don't need to camp anyway, as I'm from Chelmsford and my parents still live there.
Well The Verve might not be.
Really? Why not?
Mr Majestik
14-08-2008, 08:54
Really? Why not?
From Holymoly (and it's been reported elsewhere.)
The Verve's future is yet again thrown into turmoil after a huge bust up on stage at Osakas' Summer Sonic festival which resulted in guitarist Nick McCabe allegedly being sectioned and admitted to hospital. Sources close to band think there is as much chance of them playing this weekend's V Festival as Isaac Hayes.
Audience members told us that Richard Ashcroft smashed his guitar at the end of 'Lucky Man' in frustration at a bad gig. During 'Bittersweet Symphony', McCabe decided to respond by playing a right old racket all the way through causing Ashcroft to leave the stage kicking a guitar stand over on his way (Woooo!).
More guitar throwing ensued and the Japanese fans were subjected to five minutes of McCabe trying to plug his guitar back in before trying to speak Japanese and slumping off stage.
He didn't join the rest of the band on the flight home due to, well, being in hospital suffering from a bad case of 'exhaustion' which medical scientists have translated as "beinginverveitis" throwing this weekend's headline slot at V Festival into serious doubt.
EDGE OF YOUR SEAT UDATE ALERT!
The people with the toughest job in the worl, The Verve's PR company have issued the following statement:
"Contrary to rumours circulating Nick McCabe cut his finger on piece of glass in the dressing room after the gig in Japan," they told NME.COM. "He was treated by medics at the scene and then flew home. He's fine except for sore finger and that won't effect their appearance at V at the weekend."
So a 'cut finger' that was "treated at the scene by medics" forces you to miss the flight that the rest of the band were on does it?
Nick McCabe only arrived back in London tonight and according to souces close to the band, Ashcroft is up for doing V Festival, but "It's down to Nick".
Mind you i'll flip out if i hear the awful single again.
AKPiggott
14-08-2008, 09:07
Not a massive fan anyway. Had heard there was still a little tension between the members, but didn't realise the V performance was at stake.
Remarkably, it looks like Winehouse is attending this year.
mikegray
14-08-2008, 11:31
Just going on Sunday to Staffs.
NicolaUK
14-08-2008, 11:56
:lol:@ "beinginverveitis"
Of course they'll turn up...there's too much money at stake (and Ashcroft has a reputation for being a bit of a tight-arse ;) )
livingmydream I've merged your thread with this one.
radio 1 news saying they will be there :thumbs:
I might go depending on weather, I only live 35 mins away and my mates girl friend works there which makes things easy.
AKPiggott
17-08-2008, 22:09
I ended up just going on the Saturday and spent most of the day wandering around alone because I couldn't find my mates and my mobile signal was pretty much dead. Only managed to see a rather pathetic four acts. It was all rather disappointing but Muse's fantastic performance helped to make up for it largely. Will be more organised next year.
My first V Festival, and I really enjoyed it. Wanted to see Leon Jean-Marie, but he got replaced by someone else, dunno who, but they were good anyway.
Saw Will Young and Duffy on the first day, then spent the rest of the day making a nuisance of myself in the VIP area called the Louder Lounge. Colleen Rooney - she's a lovely girl with some really classy mates. :| Heaps of other celebs (and has-been celebs too!)
Bryn Christopher played a set in the lounge - really enjoyed that.
Second day saw The Feeling, Girls Aloud, Lenny Kravitz (who rocked!), and then Amy Winehouse, who I thought was just awful.
AKPiggott
18-08-2008, 12:51
Yeah I watched Winehouse on the telly (didn't go on the Sunday), what a state. They kept censoring her as well. I spoke to my brother who saw the performance live and apparently she was swearing and spitting all over the place, I wish Channel 4 broadcasted it untampered. Sounded hilarious. The black guys who were backing her were far better performers! They probably had a routine worked out in case she suddenly collapsed dead on stage.
Yeah I watched Winehouse on the telly (didn't go on the Sunday), what a state. They kept censoring her as well. I spoke to my brother who saw the performance live and apparently she was swearing and spitting all over the place, I wish Channel 4 broadcasted it untampered. Sounded hilarious. The black guys who were backing her were far better performers! They probably had a routine worked out in case she suddenly collapsed dead on stage.
That's right - she did. She had a little coughing fit, then spat a lovely chunk of phelgm on the stage. Classy. Real classy.
AKPiggott
18-08-2008, 15:51
Disgusting, but I bet it was quite amusing.
Apparently my brother's mate was relentlessly ripping the **** out of her, so much so that a nearby Winehouse fan took major offense and poured a drink over his head. :lol:
I got splashed in the face by an airboune pint during Maximo Park. All part of the fun though.
what was in the pint though
AKPiggott
18-08-2008, 16:10
what was in the pint though
I didn't dare lick to taste. I like to tell myself it was either Strongbow or Carling.
was it warm !
did anyone see the 2 bo selecta craig david and mel b in weston park
I got splashed in the face by an airboune pint during Maximo Park. All part of the fun though.
People don't waste good beer, especially when it's such an effort to get it.
Mr Majestik
18-08-2008, 17:09
People don't waste good beer, especially when it's such an effort to get it.
He did say it was Carling.
AKPiggott
18-08-2008, 19:01
did anyone see the 2 bo selecta craig david and mel b in weston park
My mates bumped into Avid Merrion/Leigh Francis, had a piccie taken with him and he did some proper bo impressions.
MaxNutter
20-08-2008, 11:58
here's a question, i had to miss out this year, but what movies did they show on friday and saturday nights?
craig@rewind
20-08-2008, 19:49
here's a question, i had to miss out this year, but what movies did they show on friday and saturday nights?
According to the programme:
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
Gladiator
Shine A Light
Stardust
The Bourne Identity
MaxNutter
21-08-2008, 12:00
According to the programme:
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
Gladiator
Shine A Light
Stardust
The Bourne Identity
cheers,
not sure that's as good a line up as the last couple of years, but an 80s-tastic friday night!!
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