Well, it's hardly going to be pitched as being crap, is it?
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis, pictured, has told music magazine Uncut that next year's event - it took a break this year, of course - will be the "greatest show on Earth".
He told the magazine:
"What I can announce now is that I'm adding an extra 100 acres next year so it will be the biggest festival ever. I'm renting the additional land from a neighbour so there's more space and major improvements to the campsite. So it's not just going to be bigger, but better.
"We're going to be presenting the best line-up anywhere in the world. Glastonbury 2007 will be, literally, the greatest show on Earth."
The three-day festival's headliners are rumoured to be The Killers, Kylie Minogue and Bruce Springsteen. As is traditional, though, no acts will be confirmed until much nearer the time. The time being June next year.
That said, Eavis added: "All I can tell you at this stage is whatever rumours you've heard, they're probably all true."
well
what an exciting last line!
its indie rock and roll for me!!!!
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That said, Eavis added: "All I can tell you at this stage is whatever rumours you've heard, they're probably all true."
Cue lots of rumors.
there's this
rumour that he's a baldy twat with shit taste in music. apparently.
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TRUT' SO FKIN PURE!
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Shit taste in music? Regardless of his choices on the main stage, he has always catered for others on the other tents/stages.
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If you're a hippy or some west London media prick, I'm sure you've felt very well catered for.
I on the other hand wouldn't feel too much heartache if the site were paved over and a shopping centre built on top.
trying too hard
Stealthy, that's a poor effort even compared to that guy who died at the Korn gig
c'mon, prove yourself bitch
Most crass...
pointless, ill-informed, small-minded, embittered post ever made?
Tickets
will cost one hundred and eighty quid and sell out in seven minutes.
i heard they'll cost 7 quid and sell out in 180 minutes
He's hired another 100 acres of land?
There's a rumour that this won't be used for another stage.
There's a rumour that this won't be used to increase the size of an existing stage, or to increase the camping area or facilites.
There's a rumour that the extra space will instead go on yet more stalls selling overpriced junk to drugged-up middle-class middle-aged city workers.
There's a rumour that the cost for this wonderful expansion will be passed on to the ticketbuyer with about 300% interest on top.
Nice one Mikey, you've outdone yourself yet again.
There's a rumour
that Glastonbury's too annoyingly big as it is. Oh and that Truck and ATP are better.
erm
you can hardly compare them. ATP is IN CHALETS. It is not exactly a "festival" it's just a lot of bands on in one place. If the bands weren't all "obscure" it would get ridiculously slagged for being so middle class or whatever. Though I wanna go to the SY one and I'm not slagging it myself.
Truck is probably a lot like what Glastonbury was when it started out (and probably too small for me though I'm sure very enjoyable)
It's only annoyingly big if you go there with a mad schedule to see everything on the bill. I'd rather go there saying "ok I definately wanna see these 8 bands over the weekend and not run about like a nutter an I'll just do what I feel like at the time."
never go to glastonbury for the bands
its an age old fact - I love it there, but as for the bands and the line-up - go to Reading instead then!
exactly
I understand why people might not like it but I turn into one of those annoying wankers raving about the magical nature (well, not ley-lines and all that shite) of the place every year I go.
oh yeah..
reading.
mmm.
nice one.
true true
The musical line up at Glastonbury is now traditionally pretty yawnsome. Glasto 2003 was the exception.
Everyone must attend this festival at least once in their lifetime though. It is something a bit out of the ordinary.
I don't think it ever has a "bad" line up
if you ignore the big stages there's always great unexpected stuff on at the Acoustic tent or in Lost Vagueness at 3am or the World Music stage. The main ones are getting a bit to "V" for my liking though.
That's fine
...if you've got the money. I'm sure that even I would enjoy it if someone paid for me to go. But if I'm gonna fork out that much for a weekend, I'd rather go to one where I get my moneys worth and actually see some bands I like.
Worryingly, I can't quite tell whether you're joking about Reading or not... :-s
well
it's the only festival I know of where they won't take cans or anything off you, so I guess you save money on that. And there's theatre, blah, all kinds of stuff going on so you do get your moneys worth without seeing bands.
Truck's an alcohol free-for-all as well.
And speaking of which, it's about time Truck went to three days. I've barely warmed up and it's 7pm Sunday and time to think about packing up the tent.
Everybody's spot on with the criticisms of the Glastonbury music. It really is dire compared to what's offered at, say, the Carling Tent at Reading. No shortage of 50 quid man music.
And the fucking Killers a-fucking-gain? That has to be a wayward rumour.
I've never had any alcohol confiscated going into any festival
so there :-p
Although, I could buy tickets to glasto, hawk 'em on ebay, and then probably be able to afford to do Truck, Bestival, Electric Picnic, Latitude, Green Man AND Dour next year. Now that'd be getting my moneys worth :-)
Going into the festivals alright
its going into the arena where they usually get you. none of that crap at glasto
Electric Picnic is alco-friendy
You can bring alcohol with you anywhere around the EP site (arena's included), though just not in cans. I had the 'misfortune' of being caught with a can in an arena on a number of occasions but security were nice enough to offer me a plastic cup to pour it into! One of the best festivals around and no mistake.
ha
good one.
Chalets
Fucking rule. I went ATP for for first time this year and loved the fact everyone around me didn't smell like shit.
well i heard
that you actually have to be a small pixie type creature to find the hidden 100 acres, which can only be spotted between 7:23 and 7:35 on the saturday when the sun catches the mists and reveals the annual gateway to avalon. You can't get in of course because of the extra tight sniper security.
"probably all true?"
in this months Q he says that no headliners have been decided yet
well
that must be true then, if all rumours are to be believed ;->
... i'll get my coat!
Springsteen
don't think it will be Springsteen. He usually plays for 3+ hours so can't see that happening. Don't think he'd trim his set either.
who cares anyway? Eavis is a bald man.
ooooh that photo...
he has one of those heads which you can turn upside down and it still looks like a person.
And as for the rumoured line-up?
I'd prefer Danni Minogue, Bruce Forsyth and some real killers, on day release from Broadmoor.
Now THAT would be worth the £3000 ticket fee...
BRUUUUUUCCCCCEEEEEE
I love the boss.
to all you moaning twats
if you hate glastonbury / michael eavis / the food stalls / the ticket prices / the class of the attendees / the line up etc etc so much, then promise me you won't clog up the phone lines and website when tickets go on sale, as you all have somewhere better to be no doubt. probably wanking in a darkened room over your own sense of musical self importance.
god there are some cunts on this website.
prize for
stating the bleeding obvious. it's like pitchfork uk over here sometimes
Glasters
isn't just about the bands, if it was it'd be no different to the other big festivals. Each time I go I can count on one hand the number of times I watch a band at one of the main stages. I go for the great atmosphere and small stages up in the Greenfields and Lost Vagueness.
Glasters?
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There's another rumour that
far too many DiS readers enjoy slagging off things they can never get tickets for.
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haha "pitchfork uk" mint.
bruce!!!!
http://users1.ee.net/lstone/born.mid
Bruce Springsteen and The Killers?
Fuck that - let's have Billy Joel and Shed 7! You KNOW that they're more of the same but WAY BETTER deep down inside.
Is there a point
to that rather silly link.
I will assume that that is a heartfelt tribute to the boss rather than a piss-take, so I won't have to inject anyone with liquid rabies, today.
wow
I can't believe all that hate for glastonbury!
I had a great time at glastonbury in 2005, the line-up was excellent (mostly kept away from the main stage)
I've never been
but really wanna go next year as have heard so much about the 'experience'.
Would like to see for myself what all the fuss is about.
Can't see why everyone’s moaning about it all?? So if you work in the city and you're middle class then obviously you not entitled to enjoy a festival?!
Prick !
there will
always be hate for any festival. my personal one is Reading...but then I've never done a Glasto. hmm.