Think that's almost certainly the case. Those are the "standard" terms, and it'd be a surprise if there was no room whatsoever for negotiation on some of the specifics. The fact that this has become a deal breaker implies to me that the two sides are far enough apart that it's come down to a lot more than just that specific aspect.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the Oasis reunion tour has attracted a lot of new interest in Britpop. It would be a great booking as a headliner on the Pyramid Stage.
The way I was told last year (by the professional photographers working the festival) is the headliners now have the power to fully control the images produced, so much so that increasingly the acts stipulate who has access to the pit and exclusively okay only their own approved photographers, whereas in previous times the festival held the upper hand, so it seems the festival has lost control of both image rights to the big acts and film rights to the BBC, which seems inconsistent!
To me that’s what has happened, GFL to Young’s team booked him on the pretence they would remove that (or other specific factors), thinking they could negotiate with the BBC an exception.
But then down the road GFL tried and couldn’t negotiate that exception with the BBC.
GFL had to go back to Neil and advise they can’t proceed on the agreed terms, giving him a get out. He then feels annoyed because they agreed something in good faith, that the third party then enforced.
It’s the only thing that makes sense regarding the timing of everything, and Neil’s comments making him seem slighted.
If at that point you blame the BBC for not agreeing to the exception, or Glastonbury for perhaps overstating their hand when booking Neil, well that’s up for discussion.
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