Selling Laws - Do They Apply To Festivals?

[paulhayhurst]

So thank God the Great Neil Young has been confirmed as a Glasto headliner, but how is it that Hard Rock calling are allowed to get away with calling Springsteen's appearance and exclusive and Isle of Wight have done the same with Neil Young?

Surely this is misselling? Why are they allowed to get away with it??

[dunc55]

if you dont like it get a refund!

[incident]

if you dont like it get a refund!

Edited March 9, 2009 by incident

[paulhayhurst]

if you dont like it get a refund!

[dacbo]

I was wondering this as well.

I think, as with the media, the word "exclusive" doesn't really mean anything these days.

[paulhayhurst]

I was wondering this as well.

I think, as with the media, the word "exclusive" doesn't really mean anything these days.

[dacbo]

If you tried to buy an exclusive last remaining Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for example and it could be proved the seller knew there was another one then the seller could get charged. Its very odd that its allowed in the festival world.

that's why I'm so glad Glasto confirmed him. Its the only festival I do though I would have seriously considered IoW if it had truly been an exclusive gig!

[Sweep]

Fingers crossed for a hat-trick of exclusivity violations with Radiohead as the secret fourth headliner!

Hail to the festival thief and all that.

Edited March 9, 2009 by Sweep

[The Nal]

Fingers crossed for a hat-trick of exclusivity violations with Radiohead as the secret fourth headliner!

Hail to the festival thief and all that.

[Sweep]

Fleetwood Mac are playing and are the 4th headliner. End of.

[Kyelo]

1) Most people here seem pretty unanimous that Fleetwood Mac aren't big enough to be the fourth headliner

2) Surely, the fourth headliner is likely to be a modern band, to balance off Young & Springsteen

[ralph250]

if exclusives meant diddly squat, efestivals could probably sue the nme weekly for their "exclusive scoops", often lifted from this site.

[Roonwilldo]

Fleetwood Mac are playing and are the 4th headliner. End of.

[ralph250]

1) Most people here seem pretty unanimous that Fleetwood Mac aren't big enough to be the fourth headliner

[Kowalski]

The other headliner has to be American. How about Arcade Fire?

[paulhayhurst]

The other headliner has to be American. How about Arcade Fire?

[pineapple-tea]

The other headliner has to be American. How about Arcade Fire?

[Sweep]

they're big enough for sure.

[ralph250]

to be fair with the talk of fleetwood mac, they're current line up is just as american as it is english.

mick fleetwood & john mcvie - english

lindsey buckingham and stevie nicks - american

...tho I always wondered if the talk of 2+2 was a play on words hinting at them as one of the headliners.

[Kowalski]

Two English, Two American he said - Springsteen and Young (yes I know he's canadian) are the US acts which leaves an English Act.................

[paulhayhurst]

American? Surely they'll be English?

If not, then any hope I had of Prodigy playing will be gone .

[ralph250]

I just don't see how they are. Springsteen and Young may be oldies but their music is being picked up by young kids obsessed with music, as they are generally considered staples of classic music. Fleetwood Mac certainly lay a claim to being a great, very successful band, but the kids that idolise Springsteen and Young have often not even heard a single album of Fleetwood Mac's. It's just not the same kind of fame - even if, in their day, they outsold all and sundry in terms of records.

And, don't forget, the Sunday legends slot is still empty.

Edited March 9, 2009 by ralph250

[Kyelo]

I'd see prodigy as more likely to headline the other stage - I know they're headlining IoW but I wouldn't see them as still big enough to headline Glasto though

[ralph250]

Daft Punk?

[Kowalski]