Hyde Park 2012

[PastCaring]

I give up ...... had hoped that maybe someone would be going to some of the other events ...... never mind aye ....blurblurblur .....hope you all enjoy - just make sure you stand at a reasonable distance to the speakers and, no, i don't think u need wellies - honestly!

[guitarbhoy1888]

weather looking good so far for sunday !!

high 20's so far !!

[Spud001]

weather looking good so far for sunday !!

high 20's so far !!

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Would be a killer if we had to watch the ceremony for three hours, the bars would be rammed for the whole time. What even happens at the closing ceremony?

[manda]

Similar to opening- less bells and whistles and will handover to Rio. Won't be as spectacular - not sure how they're going to do the gig - hopefully running times will pop up on net shortly as opening ceremony gig times were. Should be good anyway!

[guitarbhoy1888]

i know the kaiser chiefs, the who, 'some of pink floyd and ed sheeran', take that, beady eye and george michael are all supposedly playing it

so i reckon it will be about 2-2.5 hours.

remember theres no shite with athletes walking round a track for 2 hours.

this seems like it could work :/

How long does the first act usually take to come on at Hyde Park?

I was thinking this for the running order:

14:30- Doors

15:30-16:30- Bombay Bicycle Club

17:00-18:00- The Specials

18:30-19:30- New Order

19:30-22:30- Closing Ceremony

22:45-00:55- Blur

I don't fancy sitting through 3 hours of ceremony but if all acts get an hour and Blur get 2hrs 10 then I'll be happy!

Edited August 6, 2012 by guitarbhoy1888

[manda]

Can't see take that performing - Barlow lost his baby at weekend sadly. I'd have thought they'd have muse play it actually. I don't mind the waiting for blur if the ceremony has some good acts- I just wish I'd known when I booked as it'll be a late night now which I hadn't expected and we're driving

[Spud001]

Muse have said countless times that they're performing at the closing ceremony

Also 'The Bots' have been added to the bill now too for Hyde Park- don't fit the best of British tag but a great addition, they rocked supporting Blur the other day!

That will hopefully push some of the band times into the Closing Ceremony meaning we aren't standing there for 3 hours

[chriseede]

There appears to be some kind of 2012 version of Running Up That Hill being released on the day of the Closing Ceremony, so there's also a bit of speculation that Kate Bush could be playing.

[chel]

will there be a schedule released before Sunday does anyone know?

[Gucci Piggy]

i know the kaiser chiefs, the who, 'some of pink floyd and ed sheeran', take that, beady eye and george michael are all supposedly playing it

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

If this is taken from the same place I've read then it's fake (I say this because it's the only place I've seen Kaiser Chiefs mentioned).

Muse are definitely performing Survival. Not sure on others.

[guitarbhoy1888]

http://music.uk.msn.com/features/olympics-closing-ceremony-whos-playing

[eFestivals]

http://music.uk.msn....ny-whos-playing

I thought the Geneva Declaration of Human Rights has declared torture illegal?

[mrtourette]

There are all kinds of loopholes and exceptions for the Olympics.

[eFestivals]

there's rumours flying round that Kate Bush will perform 'Running Up That Hill' live at the closing ceremony (in the stadium, not at Hyde Park).

[addsend]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2v19evc.jpg

Spoiler: may cause suicide

Edited August 7, 2012 by addsend

[fairy_]

there's rumours flying round that Kate Bush will perform 'Running Up That Hill' live at the closing ceremony (in the stadium, not at Hyde Park).

[jump]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2v19evc.jpg

Spoiler: may cause suicide

[eFestivals]

amazing.

it's only as amazing as it is true - and I've no idea if it is.

But it's going around music media gossip circles as maybe happening, so who knows.

[edfirth]

Any idea on the set times for the concert? Same as the opening one?

[guitarbhoy1888]

The Clash are playing?!?!??!?!

[Gucci Piggy]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2v19evc.jpg

Spoiler: may cause suicide

[guitarbhoy1888]

Yeah I'm sure that's fake.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Yeah I'm sure that's fake.