Park Special Guests

[george424]

thats a sensible and well researched call. rare in a thread like this! it all adds up and could easily be her. Dont think it fits the "we'd have to close the field" comments though, she isnt that big really.

[tylerdurden]

Easily headline material too.

[strummer77]

Hope you don't mean the Pyramid. Would scrape headlining West Holts at very very best.

[devonhammer]

Yeah that comment was bizarre. If Gorilaz didn't have enough mainstream hits to pull off a headline slot, she certainly doesn't.

[bamber]

Yeah that comment was bizarre. If Gorilaz didn't have enough mainstream hits to pull off a headline slot, she certainly doesn't.

[devonhammer]

From her site, they have this clip of her Coachella performance. Lover her or hate her, her voice is shot:

[Monkismo]

You do of course realise that "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" sold more than 18 million copies don't you? That is more than any Coldplay or Beyonce album and more than every U2 album bar Joshua Tree. So I don't think it is such a bizarre statement actually, just you lot have short memories.

[Bluearsedfly]

Not sure they have. But don't see any reason why not. It would be cool to have a genuine surprise on a big stage instead of a "special super surprise guest at the park", which is normally too small for top bands, and which is the worst held secret in the world by the time they arrive on stage...

[bamber]

I've got that album but couldn't name a single song off it except that Doo Wop tune. Be disappointed if it's true but it means I don't have to bother with the secret slots if they're not someone I'm arsed about. That leaves more time for other things!

[nikkic]

From her site, they have this clip of her Coachella performance. Lover her or hate her, her voice is shot:

[dip]

Would it be feasible for Arctic Monkeys or just Alex Turner to appear during the QOTSA set, what with their strong links?

Special guests slot on the Saturday then maybe play a song with QOTSA on the Sunday...

[eFestivals]

No idea on the Lauren Hill thing, but I've got a vague memory of her name being on officially published line-up or a leaked internal document one year, but she didn't end up playing.

Can anyone confirm I've not imagined that?

[bamber]

No idea on the Lauren Hill thing, but I've got a vague memory of her name being on officially published line-up or a leaked internal document one year, but she didn't end up playing.

Can anyone confirm I've not imagined that?

[Guest blackcockerel]

No idea on the Lauren Hill thing, but I've got a vague memory of her name being on officially published line-up or a leaked internal document one year, but she didn't end up playing.

Can anyone confirm I've not imagined that?

[devonhammer]

Not the voice that sold 18 million albums. Has a voice like a 40 year old builder from Basildon now.

[Guest blackcockerel]

The best possible news would be for it to be John Shuttleworth

[eFestivals]

have just pinned down one of the special guests ... but not for the Park.

[Guest blackcockerel]

have just pinned down one of the special guests ... but not for the Park.

[eFestivals]

Is it Pulp?

Nope.

Hopefully in a minute I'll be able to say who, but am just checking out how confidential w2hat I've been told is.

(In the meantime, I'm not going to get into answering any more guesses, because that's always a dangerous game that I'll lose eventually).

[Lynne Scratch Perry]

Bob who?

[Badlands]

Bob who?

fair enough..

I always hated their version of Killing Me Softly. It starts exactly the same as Ms Flack's divine version, then there's those annoying "uh-huh's" that tell you it's not Roberta

Edited May 24, 2011 by Badlands

[eFestivals]

right, the Saturday night special guests for the Left Field are very definitely Hard-Fi, as said by them at a recent gig.

[Guest blackcockerel]

Good, that rules them out for the Park then!

[Okky]

Worst live band I've ever seen.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

right, the Saturday night special guests for the Left Field are very definitely Hard-Fi, as said by them at a recent gig.