KASABIAN AND THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS TO HEADLINE ROCKNESS 2011!

[MARCNESS]

Kasabian have got some decent tunes though, and with a festival the size of Rockness, it should be a pretty bouncing friday night.

And, if its not your cup of tea, you can always go watch someone else!!

Still though, chems will be beeeeeassssting!

Another announcement tomorrow

Tickets on sale TOMORROW at 9am also...

available from http://aeglive-rockness.ticketsolve.com/shows/25499468/events

Use the student ambassador code MARCNESS too to receive nice discounts!

[Kris Reid]

I like Kasabian so very happy with this announcement, but Rockness will always have a very good alternative to them.

[Gothenburg83]

Not sure what this has to do with the topic, but yeah festivals became fashionable midway through the 00's. Annoys me too when you see girls (and guys!) cleaning their wellies at the taps, especially when its still muddy

But it's definately not always just about the music, certainly not these days. That's why festivals (or some anyway) try and be a bit different and put on other things for people to do away from the acts.

It's a competitive business, plenty festivals fail (ie Connect, Indian Summer etc) and if they don't book big name acts, it can prove costly for ticket sales and ultimately their business.

AEG are a huge corporate company, they are in it to make money. Jim and his team need to balance the books by keeping the festival popular and making money.

If this means they book acts like Kasabian then that's the way it needs to be. Plenty other similar size festivals would be envious of the line up Rockness seems to pull together and although I am critical of some of the acts, I will reserve judgement till the whole line up is out.

That kinda turned into a little off-topic rant but hey-ho.. am bored

[wee-lassie]

Not sure what this has to do with the topic, but yeah festivals became fashionable midway through the 00's. Annoys me too when you see girls (and guys!) cleaning their wellies at the taps, especially when its still muddy

But it's definately not always just about the music, certainly not these days. That's why festivals (or some anyway) try and be a bit different and put on other things for people to do away from the acts.

It's a competitive business, plenty festivals fail (ie Connect, Indian Summer etc) and if they don't book big name acts, it can prove costly for ticket sales and ultimately their business.

AEG are a huge corporate company, they are in it to make money. Jim and his team need to balance the books by keeping the festival popular and making money.

If this means they book acts like Kasabian then that's the way it needs to be. Plenty other similar size festivals would be envious of the line up Rockness seems to pull together and although I am critical of some of the acts, I will reserve judgement till the whole line up is out.

That kinda turned into a little off-topic rant but hey-ho.. am bored