Janes Addiction

[joethehose]

Heard fom a friend, who works in the music buisness, that they are playing!!, anyone else heard anything??

[darrenbha]

Not heard a thing but would be great if they did

[DaftCat]

hope they are. seen them 3 times over the years and they have been great every time.

[howard the oryx]

That would be awesome... one band I'd pretty much given up hope of ever getting to see...

Thought I read somewhere that Eavis wasn't into booking heavy acts due to the Pearl Jam/Roskilde incident.

They'd go down great headlining the other stage, as long as they don't clash with Bruce or Neil!

[.jay.]

Thought I read somewhere that Eavis wasn't into booking heavy acts due to the Pearl Jam/Roskilde incident

Edited January 25, 2009 by .jay.

[howard the oryx]

yeah i know the reason why he doesn't like to book them but that could happen with any act to be fair pearl jam are hardly a heavy act and it happened with them.

[.jay.]

I suppose with the Mean Fiddler lot, who are used to handling corwds at acts far more heavy than Pearl Jam or Jane's Addiction at R*ading (Slipknot etc.), Eavis may relax a little. It'll be great if we got a few more acts in that vein.

[strudders]

I suppose with the Mean Fiddler lot, who are used to handling corwds at acts far more heavy than Pearl Jam or Jane's Addiction at R*ading (Slipknot etc.), Eavis may relax a little. It'll be great if we got a few more acts in that vein.

[.jay.]

I think they could play without incident simply because the majority of the tickets have been sold.

Its all well to put on a festival aimed at heaver acts,(Reading eg) but a different scenario to place a heavy act on a virtually sold out festival with the mix and types of people here.

However saying that ME does have is legitimate reasons for the lack of heavy bands.

[.jay.]

and why are we discussing this innhere and not the thread i made about this very subject?

sorry to the person who made this thread for bogging it down with all this

[The Nal]

and why are we discussing this innhere and not the thread i made about this very subject?

sorry to the person who made this thread for bogging it down with all this

[strudders]

yeah that's a good point about the tickets, but what are these legitimate reasons exactly as they seem to be based on a negative stereotypical view of a certain group of people and genre of music to be honest.

who is it that gets to decide acts like Pendulum are ok but acts such as Queens of the Stone Age are not when Pendulum are far more likely to attract a more aggressive (for want of a better word) form of fan.

[.jay.]

Its nothing to do with stereo typing more to do with crowd control and the fear of a Roskilde accident.

At that time before the Super fence the crowds were huge due to fence jumpers.

ME did not want the type of accident experienced in Roskilde and so reduced the amount of heavy bands at Glastonbury.

If we did then it would have to be a Reading scenario. And non of us want that.

However saying that Its fair to say that there are no true heavy bands in the last few years. Last time I saw a mad pit was for RATM in 94. and It was mental.

Edited January 25, 2009 by .jay.

[timespeedsup]

Are Jane's Addiction reforming again again?

Good news if so, even better if they play G, but I'd not heard they were back togther.

[.jay.]

Are Jane's Addiction reforming again again?

Good news if so, even better if they play G, but I'd not heard they were back togther.

Edited January 25, 2009 by .jay.

[darrenbha]

Apparently they are reforming. Would love to see them at Glasto. One on my would love to see but thought i never would list

[timespeedsup]

they reformed for a gig last year in LA, but a proper reformation this time with Eric Avery so it was the original line up involved they then played again in a couple of months ago and there is talk of them reforming recording and touring this year

[.jay.]

i'm hoping to tick off so many of my love to see list at glasto this year and hopefully Jane's will be one of them.

i really do hope the brian jonestown massacre and black rebel motorcycle club play

[strudders]

i'm hoping to tick off so many of my love to see list at glasto this year and hopefully Jane's will be one of them.

i really do hope the brian jonestown massacre and black rebel motorcycle club play

[.jay.]

They were awful last year. I made a point of seeing them because I have an album and it was dire. In fact it was the worst performance I have ever witnessed at Glastonbury.

IMHO

[DaftCat]

I keep hearing that Jane's are realeasing a box set of all their previous/rare material in 2009 (called 'A Cabinet of Curiosities') so maybe they'll play a few live shows to promote that. Including Glasto hopefully.

[LRW]

they are. See here.

[G1T]

Even the thought of Janes Addiction playing Glastonbury has made me just do a little bit of wee.

[Ed209]

New album this summer apparently

Just can't imagine them doing glasto though

[Buglet]

JP headliner on Saturday would certainly do the trick, especially since I've already decided having read the other thread that The Fall are doing Sunday. Mint! Roll on June!