FLEETWOOD MAC not doing Glastonbury 2015.

[Memory Man]

this is shapin up to be quite a story already and its only november.... i wish they would put us out of our misery and just announce a gig somewhere / anywhere on the glasto weekend that rules them out.

until they do that the speculation will continue to fly

the only thing i can think of is that its generally not the done thing to host a big arena show or anything like that over the glasto weekend in case some of your crowd are already going and means you'd miss out on sales?! not likely tho surely?

I can't believe they are doing BST now with 4 x O2 dates and 2 just days before... it just seems unlikely.

I think once the dates have all sold out then things could very well change with regards to the G.

Edited November 14, 2014 by Memory Man

[alframsey]

It's a conundrum and no mistake. It all seems perfectly tied in. But those weren't vague, wishy washy denials. They seemed pretty adamant.

Has nobody thought the denials could be related to the tour they are currently selling tickets for?

[alframsey]

Yes. Quite a lot of people.

I should probably read the thread...

[dentalplan]

this is shapin up to be quite a story already and its only november.... i wish they would put us out of our misery and just announce a gig somewhere / anywhere on the glasto weekend that rules them out.

until they do that the speculation will continue to fly

the only thing i can think of is that its generally not the done thing to host a big arena show or anything like that over the glasto weekend in case some of your crowd are already going and means you'd miss out on sales?! not likely tho surely?

I can't believe they are doing BST now with 4 x O2 dates and 2 just days before... it just seems unlikely.

I think once the dates have all sold out then things could very well change with regards to the G.

Yeah I don't think a Mac BST day is happening if they've already shifted over a hundred thousand tickets for their tour and especially not on Glastonbury weekend. Plenty of acts who don't play the festival create 'Glastonbury-sized holes' because 160,000 music fans aren't gonna be buying gig tickets.

Edited November 14, 2014 by dentalplan

[tweed1981]

I'm more and more convinced they are going to do Glastonbury now.

the fact that they ruled Glastonbury out led me to buy tickets for the O2, if they hadn't ruled Glastonbury out I would have assumed they were definitely doing it and wouldn't have bought tour tickets.

So Mick denying it so decisively the other day has directly led to me spending £180 on tickets, multiply this by however many other people there are like me and him denying it so vehemently makes perfect sense financially but also means the denial could well be absolute rubbish for that reason.

Couple that with a Glastonbury shaped hole on the tour dates and I smell a massive rat....

[Ted Dansons Wig]

I'm more and more convinced they are going to do Glastonbury now.

the fact that they ruled Glastonbury out led me to buy tickets for the O2, if they hadn't ruled Glastonbury out I would have assumed they were definitely doing it and wouldn't have bought tour tickets.

So Mick denying it so decisively the other day has directly led to me spending £180 on tickets, multiply this by however many other people there are like me and him denying it so vehemently makes perfect sense financially but also means the denial could well be absolute rubbish for that reason.

Couple that with a Glastonbury shaped hole on the tour dates and I smell a massive rat....

Sound of furious straw clutching

[the wonderwhy]

So Mick denying it so decisively the other day has directly led to me spending £180 on tickets, multiply this by however many other people there are like me and him denying it so vehemently makes perfect sense financially but also means the denial could well be absolute rubbish for that reason.

That's exactly why I don't think they'll do it. It would be a massive dick move to effectively tell people who got a Glasto ticket just for Fleetwood Mac to cancel it, and instead spend £150+ on tickets to one gig, only for the band to then actually turn up at Glasto.

As dental says, the reason for their 'Glasto shaped hole' is probably because a lot of the people they're targeting for tickets are currently booked to go to Glastonbury that weekend, so why put a gig on?

[Woffy]

To a thicko like me it doesn't seem to make good business sense to have the entire road / touring crew sat around getting paid for 6 days doing fuck all.

Or does it not work like that?

[Justiceforcedave]

Could be:

• Booked but keeping it quiet to sell tickets.
• Not booked but still in talks to do it.
• Not booked but were in discussions which fell through only recently (hence the gap in the tour)

I don't buy the "targeting Glasto goers" explanation for the gap. If one of those dates had fallen over Glasto weekend they still would have sold them out. I still think they could sell out BST if it was over that weekend, the only reason I doubt they're playing it is because of the sheer number of other dates falling so close to it. If you were promoting BST would you take the risk?

[Justiceforcedave]

[dentalplan]

Take That have dates either side of Glastonbury but not during Glastonbury for the same reason - it's just unwise to book for then with such a high volume of tickets to sell.

Also BST isn't necessarily Glastonbury weekend; the Swift day is but that's the only one to fall on Glastonbury weekend in three years. I still don't think it's happening with so many tickets being sold. They've sold more than the BST capacity in London already.

[Justiceforcedave]

Take That have dates either side of Glastonbury but not during Glastonbury for the same reason - it's just unwise to book for then with such a high volume of tickets to sell.

Also BST isn't necessarily Glastonbury weekend; the Swift day is but that's the only one to fall on Glastonbury weekend in three years. I still don't think it's happening with so many tickets being sold. They've sold more than the BST capacity in London already.

*Imagines lineup day*

And the headliners are.......Foo Fighters, Fleetwood Mac & Take That.

[Thearg]

Well it's obvious now why Mick so adamantly ruled out Glastonbury,to sell the tickets for the tour as most people would just watch them on the telly but now with that blatant gap and lets face it they would be fools not to do it for exposure.

They're nailed on folks.

[ghostdancer1]

That's exactly why I don't think they'll do it. It would be a massive dick move to effectively tell people who got a Glasto ticket just for Fleetwood Mac to cancel it, and instead spend £150+ on tickets to one gig, only for the band to then actually turn up at Glasto.

As dental says, the reason for their 'Glasto shaped hole' is probably because a lot of the people they're targeting for tickets are currently booked to go to Glastonbury that weekend, so why put a gig on?

i don't think they're too concerned about being dicks, considering they're selling standing tickets for 90qid and almost all seating tickets for 120+, not to mention loads of VIP packages and Meet and Greet nonsense for hundreds of pounds.

[the wonderwhy]

i don't think they're too concerned about being dicks, considering they're selling standing tickets for 90qid and almost all seating tickets for 120+, not to mention loads of VIP packages and Meet and Greet nonsense for hundreds of pounds.

They're in it for the money, obviously. But I don't think they're in the business of pissing off a load of fans like that.

[Wooderson]

I leapt the other way - but it also works as an Xmas present for Mrs CG.

I dropped for a deuce this morning. Sat night in Dublin pretty sweet irrespective/regardless of my suspicion they're playing the G the next week.

[swede]

Exactly. It might seem strange at first but the closer the festival got the less people can deny the man's sheer level of hits.

Tiny dancer , rocket man and goodbye yellow brick road would be an absolute joy on the pyramid

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Take That have dates either side of Glastonbury but not during Glastonbury

Is this confirmed??

[the wonderwhy]

Is this confirmed??

Yeah, Manchester 29th June & Newcastle 2nd July

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Yeah, Manchester 29th June & Newcastle 2nd July

I meant the second half of his statement

EDIT: SORRY read it as "not doing Glastonbury" rather than "during", ignore me

Edited November 14, 2014 by Zac Quinn

[The 38 year old virgin]

You're forgetting Neil Young and the London philharmonic.

Don't give up yet!!!

why are you saying this? Is there any substance?

Im readying my salt for the #ballbagquich as we speak.

Please make it happen

[guypjfreak]

they will play theres a gap in there dates they WILL play they just cant say it yet .............£170 a ticket tho thats not right old sons even if PJ were playing i wouldnt pay that ....

[Woffy]

Has anyone started a Take That headliner thread yet?

They - Gary - write their own songs, etc...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Edited November 14, 2014 by Woffy

[guypjfreak]

dont knock gary old son hes gonna be doing a secret gig at the bread and roses

[Leggins]

Mick Fleetwood's Facebook page has a glaring typo on the tour dates for the 22nd and 24th June. It says Bristol but the dates are for London. Someone has the itinerary wrong maybe they are staying in Bristol a little later than that.......

https://m.facebook.com/realmickfleetwood?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F&_rdr