Why so many Special Guests?

[godders1966]

Looking through Halvin’s superb clash finder I’ve noticed loads of ‘Special Guests’ listed.

1 at Pyramid Stage on Friday

2 at The Park on Friday

1 at Club Dada on Friday

1 at The Park on Saturday

2 at Queens Head on Saturday

I realise there have been threads on this forum talking about ONE special guest on the Park on Friday but why so many secret guests? Is this normal?

Are they all different acts that will be kept secret till the festival or will some have their identities released before the date?

Will they all be ‘top’ names or are some just being kept secret for some sort of contractual reasons.

Does anyone know which slot on the Friday at the Park will be the one that The Libertines are hotly rumoured to be playing? The 5.30pm or 8.00pm slot?

Sorry for so many questions but I want to try and get my head round it before the festival. I don’t want to spend the entire time running between the secret gigs making sure I don’t miss anything special if they aren’t going to be that special.

Hope that makes some sort of sense.

Thanks.

[stuartbert two hats]

I wouldn't run between the stages on the off chance they are special. I might catch the Saturday guest at the Park since I'm planning to see Schmolo, but there are plenty of decent acts to catch that aren't secret!

Klaxons are sure to be one of them, after the 6 Music hints the other day.

Edited June 1, 2009 by stuartbert two hats

[Sweep]

The Pyramid Stage guest is N*E*R*D

[mini-macc]

I'm sure the rumoured Libs slot would be the saturday, as it ties is nicely an hour or so after Pete's performance on the Other Stage

[Finnmayer]

Pete Is playing a swedish festival on friday. So it would be on saturday

[Dukeicon]

I think they are quite often bands that have not been confirmed yet. They need to get programs, guides etc printed at some point, so if they band hasn't confirmed "Special Guest" looks better than TBC.

But as it has been well known some are actually secret ones, like Franz last year.

[Runner]

I had some glastonbury thing set up on my phone last year, so when the special guests were announced I received a text telling me who and where, well I think thats how it worked, was a long time ago now

[HurrahBrother]

It maybe the acts are tied by contract elsewhere but just wanna do Glastonbury!

[Beaver89]

One of these years they aren't going to tell us at all who is playing - you have to guess who is playing where and when!!!

quite like the idea of special guests to be honest but it is a bit frustrating if you are not sure whether to seek them out or not because the could be... well... not that special.

(think the idea of publishing guides its about right)

[chuckley]

its annoyin coz u dont know the times!

[abu hamster]

Coz its the year of THE SPECIALS

[Miss-T]

The Pyramid Stage guest is N*E*R*D

Edited June 1, 2009 by Miss-T

[kloot]

So what are we reckoning the odds are of this being true????

[anx]

Coz its the year of THE SPECIALS

[fatyeti24]

i think it's worth pointing out that when FF played the Park on Friday last year, the time was different from that in the Guardian Guide or the official programme.

they said 19.45 in the guide, it was actually about 22.00 when they came on.

unless you're certain who and when, why would you waste precious moments of the best party on Earth waiting around for someone who may not be there!

[mouth]

like the secret slots, adds a bit more excitement to wandering round

[Curtains1]

Thats all the Libertines sets.

[Bluearsedfly]

I think they are quite often bands that have not been confirmed yet. They need to get programs, guides etc printed at some point, so if they band hasn't confirmed "Special Guest" looks better than TBC.

But as it has been well known some are actually secret ones, like Franz last year.

[fullfathom5]

Yeah, they were all watching Edwyn Collins and telling people in The Park they were playing later.

[Dukeicon]

Secret like Franz last Year? You obviously didn't see the flyers posted around or members of the band walking around handing them out?

Secret my arse.

[ukdannyb]

Secret like Franz last Year? You obviously didn't see the flyers posted around or members of the band walking around handing them out?

Secret my arse.

[crashnburn]

Only a very small percentage of people at the festival would see them handing out flyers. I don't remember seeing anything about it in the Q paper or on here before the festival. So if you compare the level of secrecy between that and this year's NERD set (assuming the rumours are true) then it was quite secret.

[vinylvictim]

all of the secret gigs were in the daily Q paper they did seem to run out of them quick ly -theres also an information stand in the park which had info

[Miss-T]

I believe that's nailed on - think Emily said so herself somewhere. I think. That one'll definitely be in the Glasto paper as it's Pyramid.

[marktea]

Last year the FF 'secret' slot was announced by text to all those who had the Orange Glastonav thingy on their mobile phones. Expect they'll do the same this year.