iTunes Festival 2014

[A13]

How did you win seven times when it's restricted to five wins per email?

Also, shame you didn't win tickets for anything good

Guessing the 5 per email address only applies to applications to iTunes direct.

Most of it is crap, but its free. Only good stuff ive seen in my opinion was The Killers, Jack Johnson and Tinie Tempah. JT was good to see for free as I wouldn't pay to see him.

[foolee]

When competitions of how you've won in previous years come out you don't mind putting them on here do you? I just wouldn't mind going to some iTunes festival gigs and I'd rather people on here get them than some idiots on social media that apply for things they can't go too or don't even like.

[ollyh]

Anyone else having trouble applying for tickets? Every link I click for the tickets, whether its the link at the top of the iTunes homepage, or a link elsewhere online just takes me to a blank page in iTunes with no 'win tickets' button or anything, really annoying and I can't seem to find anything about it online either, any ideas? Was really hoping to get tickets this year as I've not won a single ticket to this before despite applying every year for the last few years.

[dentalplan]

Do you have iTunes installed? It usually does that then your iTunes opens and takes you to the store page. You're pretty much forced into using the app or iTunes. If you do have it and it's not opening for you just go to the Store part and the link should be right there.

[the wonderwhy]

I believe the second draw is today?

[Muppetmark]

I believe the second draw is today?

it said at a minimum the next draw is on the 19th.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

they have to at least announce the rest of the first week before any more announcements, surely.

[the wonderwhy]

Ah alright, could've sworn it said the 5th

[Babyquack]

A friend who won Beck tickets in the draw last week just gave me her +1 spot! Unbelievably excited!

Fingers crossed for all of you guys in the next draw! Got to be soon surely!

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Foos have an announcement Monday, and early next week (ie Monday) is surely the latest they can get away with announcing the rest of the first week..

[Babyquack]

Foos have an announcement Monday, and early next week (ie Monday) is surely the latest they can get away with announcing the rest of the first week..

I believe they've already said that the Invictus event thing is their only UK date this year I'm afraid.

[mattgimmeshelter]

How come alt-J haven't been confirmed for this yet?

album in september and they are touring the UK in september. Should be a shoe in.

[LondonTom]

How come alt-J haven't been confirmed for this yet?

album in september and they are touring the UK in september. Should be a shoe in.

Maybe they are not doing it?

Maybe itunes are as bored with them as most other people?

Also if they have a tour, they might be wanting to sell out their London date first (I have no idea if they have or not but its the usual reason, events/festivals have to hold back.)

Edited August 11, 2014 by LondonTom

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Maybe they are not doing it?

Maybe itunes are as bored with them as most other people?

was expecting an announcement today, tomorrow now?

[dentalplan]

Maybe they're waiting for Foos.

Nah, but I expect it by Wednesday. Though I'm anticipating no acts I like and I'll just be crossing fingers for Beck again.

[the wonderwhy]

Foals early on would be cool to round off the Holy Fire tour seeing as they're doing Pilton now as well as Bestival. Probably unlikely though.

[dentalplan]

Kasabian have a link to a separate draw on their Twitter and Sam Smith has one on his website for those who've applied for thems.

[rawaudioinput]

I heard that a new batch of artists were meant to be announced yesterday, not sure what's going on

[dentalplan]

Did the Kasabian one... Any idea when it closes?

Just checked and it says 9am next Friday and then 75 winners are announced following that.

Edited August 14, 2014 by dentalplan

[kingcrawler]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/rnc5d4/by/date/2014/9

I'd imagine quite a lot of these acts will play.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

The hell is going on? Are they just not having anyone on the 1st or only having a single ballot for that show next Monday?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/rnc5d4/by/date/2014/9

I'd imagine quite a lot of these acts will play.

The Script, Paolo, Ed, Lana and Ben Howard are the only unnanounced ones who'd headline a night though, even if all those five show up they still have 15 other nights to fill

Edited August 18, 2014 by Zac Quinn

[dentalplan]

And Ellie Goulding. Apart from Lana they're all British and probably London-based anyway so it won't really matter.

And yeah I was kinda hoping they announced within a short period before the next ballot so there'd be less entries but that went by.

Good luck for the draw tomorrow though everyone.

EDIT: also extra draws for Robert Plant on his site and for Beck on XFM (I imagine they'll work through the month chronologically afterwards though).

Edited August 18, 2014 by dentalplan

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Ellie Goulding's played both of the last two years, surely not again

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Ben Howard's new album drops October 20th, would be stunned if he was omitted now.