Friday other stage opener

[Rose-Colored Boy]

yeah you may be right - if i remember correctly it did wonders for Beady Eye last year (well, for like a week, until everybody remembered they were shit again). and what with Florence already having at least one date booked it wouldn't be like an act coming out of retirement / shocking people with their live return - she's already about. why not?

'Why not' indeed. And if, as some on here suspect, they're being lined up for one of the three headline slots for Glasto '15 then what better way to test the waters.

still reckon Coldplay are the most likely, myself. how their ever reliant on light shows live show would work at 11am i'm not sure, but their new album is rather stripped back and they're playing smaller than usual venues at the moment, gathered with being huge friends of the festival

[rexclark]

Klaxons?

[FloorFiller]

yeah Florence, Foos or Coldplay are where my imaginary money's at. if it's one of the former two then i'd be surprised to not see them return in 2015 to headline off the back of their new album (although what with Fleetwood Mac already seemingly lined up, having Florence - Stevie Nicks Jr - headline would seem a bit odd to me)

[Gnomicide]

Klaxons?

[Mardy]

hehe rexclark absolutely bossing this thread

[Gnomicide]

yeah you may be right - if i remember correctly it did wonders for Beady Eye last year (well, for like a week, until everybody remembered they were shit again). and what with Florence already having at least one date booked it wouldn't be like an act coming out of retirement / shocking people with their live return - she's already about. why not?

Edited June 3, 2014 by Gnomicide

[Rose-Colored Boy]

which is a representation of most of the responses here.

[Gnomicide]

It's got to be someone that would get people excited, something surprising, otherwise why bother with the surprise guest slot and not just add another name to the poster.

Yes Beady Eye were poor but their appearance did generate a certain amount of buzz about the place, it was unexpected (at least until 3 hours before) and managed to gain a large crowd.

If it was someone like The Klaxons, whod be arsed? Travis? I like them but they could open that stage on any day and no-one would be surprised.

Much as I personally dislike them, Pet Shop Boys are probably at about the right level to make people prick up there ears, wether it be to leg it down there or proclaim "Fook that for a game of soldiers". Coldplay are too big, Damon Aldarn is elsewhere, The Pogues would be great but very unlikely, sadly Flo probably fits in at the same level as PSB.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Because listening to that screaming banshee at 11 am is enough to give you the sort of headache REDACTED.

Edited June 3, 2014 by CaledonianGonzo

[Gnomicide]

Spoilers, bud!

[Gnomicide]

Now I have spoiler guilt. I've edited mine, Gonzo & Zac, can you edit your quotage?

Ta.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Edited mine. It probably doesn't matter, mind.

I'm going to be unable to watch next week's episode so need to insulate myself from any possible spoilerage

[strangetown]

Has anyone mentioned Daft Punk. just saying!

[Bradders]

I looked up Florence's dates and her site listed none, that's why I said she was unlikely. If she does have plans then it's more likely.

[Daisygrubber]

Could it be Erasure, a warm up for their forth coming tour in the autumn perhaps.

[mattgimmeshelter]

If it's the foos/Florence maybe it's eavis's way of testing the hype and possibility of a headline slot next year.

Say if foos go down a storm, I can see it being an indication they would work at glasto

Edited June 3, 2014 by mattgimmeshelter

[FloorFiller]

I looked up Florence's dates and her site listed none, that's why I said she was unlikely. If she does have plans then it's more likely.

[math125]

According to The Wurzels website:

Fri 27 Jun Private Show

[rjb94]

If it's the foos/Florence maybe it's eavis's way of testing the hype and possibility of a headline slot next year.

Say if foos go down a storm, I can see it being an indication they would work at glasto

[Tuna]

caribou

[math125]

caribou

[jeffie]

honestly it's a shame that Travis haven't been booked (as an early Pyramid act or something) as you're dead right - if they did a 'greatest hits' type set (which they did at TITP) it'd go down a storm

[davefrompompey]

Greatest hits?

[jeffie]

Haha! it'd get them ten minutes at least

[GlastoSimon]

Greatest hits?