Glastonbury 2005

[temp]

It's looking more and more likely that 2005 will be a fallow year. There are due to be some major changes at the top of Mean Fiddler with Melvin Benn no longer being in charge of festivals. MB was the license holder for the 2004 festival.

MB is not able to work with any Mean Fiddler clients for a year after he quits, and Mean Fiddler have their present contract ending soon. It is possible that 2005 will be a year off and MB will join Glastonbury Festivals Ltd and Mean Fiddler will be cut out of the equation entirely for 2006.

However, that could all be bollocks...


BOLLOCKS...


sorry, I couldn't resist

 

[pinkmonkey]

I'm just going to the Glade Festival this time.

I reckon we might go to that, next year. I quote a tea stall holder at the Big Chill this year, who catered for that event - 'It was a bit full-on'

We are planning to be 'on tour' for as much as the summer as possible.

 

[William of Walworth]

It's looking more and more likely that 2005 will be a fallow year. There are due to be some major changes at the top of Mean Fiddler with Melvin Benn no longer being in charge of festivals. MB was the license holder for the 2004 festival.

MB is not able to work with any Mean Fiddler clients for a year after he quits, and Mean Fiddler have their present contract ending soon. It is possible that 2005 will be a year off and MB will join Glastonbury Festivals Ltd and Mean Fiddler will be cut out of the equation entirely for 2006.

However, that could all be bollocks...


BOLLOCKS...


sorry, I couldn't resist

That looks a bit speculative to be honest temp -- do you have any actual concrete sources to say that 2005 will be fallow, beyond theorising from the Mean Fiddler changes???

Remember that Vince Power had very little direct involvement in the running of Glastonbury Festivals -- he/MF had/has a financial stake of course, but the real organisational and (partly) booking power behind Michael Eavis's throne was and remains Melvin Benn. And it's Michael (plus the licencing authorities! see above) who will have the final say on whether it goes ahead or not, and we know he/GFL are actively courting acts for 2005 right now ... there's too many lineup rumours already starting to make me think they will all come to nothing.

There has been nothing generally on efestivals, or anywhere else I've seen, to say that 2005 will be fallow ...

Personally I think it will go ahead and that it will be 2006, or possibly 2007, that will be fallow.

 

[thelittlechef]

oops

 

[poului]

I reckon we might go to that, next year. I quote a tea stall holder at the Big Chill this year, who catered for that event - 'It was a bit full-on'

We are planning to be 'on tour' for as much as the summer as possible.

Well, for the record, its debut this year was awesome - definitely the most enjoyable experience of my summer.

 

[J77]

bbc say that U2 will not be headlining.

hoorah

 

[Riff]

bbc say that U2 will not be headlining.

hoorah

<cannot resist a peep into any thread with "Glastonbury" in the title >

YAHEY!

I reckon Brian Wilson would be cool for the Sunday Fogey Spot, especially as "Smile" has recently been released.

I will try my utmost to go, but it will depend on tickets (Aload.crap still haven't upgraded their hardware), money and leave from work as I have me wedding next year.

 

[the B]

What are the going rumours so far as acts go?

 

[Dubversion]

That looks a bit speculative to be honest temp -- do you have any actual concrete sources to say that 2005 will be fallow, beyond theorising from the Mean Fiddler changes???

Remember that Vince Power had very little direct involvement in the running of Glastonbury Festivals -- he/MF had/has a financial stake of course, but the real organisational and (partly) booking power behind Michael Eavis's throne was and remains Melvin Benn. And it's Michael (plus the licencing authorities! see above) who will have the final say on whether it goes ahead or not, and we know he/GFL are actively courting acts for 2005 right now ... there's too many lineup rumours already starting to make me think they will all come to nothing.

There has been nothing generally on efestivals, or anywhere else I've seen, to say that 2005 will be fallow ...

Personally I think it will go ahead and that it will be 2006, or possibly 2007, that will be fallow.

i think - judging by recent interviews i've read with Eavis and Power - that our festographer is bang on..

 

[William of Walworth]

Cheers

Just a footnote on the MF/Power/Glastonbuty thing ... one outcome of the recent back and forth shenanigans at MF is that Melvin Benn has been restored to his old post as Festivals Director with particular responsibility for the the Festival's side of the Glastonbury licensing process ...

 

[Dubversion]

this all arises from some non-GLastonbury related boardroom shenanigans anyway, if i recall correctly. Power tried to step down, his replacement tried to oust Benn and fucked off all the shareholders so Power came back and kicked out his replacement and reinstated Benn...

that ski-loft would have been his, if it wasn't for those meddling kids

 

[Lord Camomile]

Might show up, dunno, not really my kinda thing, never really get much out of it, not worth all the effort...

I'll probably wait to see what the line-up's like...

Lot cheaper just to sit in a field with a discman.




mumble... grumble... shouldn't be a Glasto thread this early... mumble.... grumble....

 

[pennimania]

Oh god - every year now I say I won't go - too old etc etc.

BUT .....I just booked my annual trip to Greece to 'allow' for Glasto.

Better had happen in 2005 because I REALLY will be too old in '06/07.








Or will I?

 

[William of Walworth]

Might show up, dunno, not really my kinda thing, never really get much out of it, not worth all the effort...

I'll probably wait to see what the line-up's like...

Lot cheaper just to sit in a field with a discman.




mumble... grumble... shouldn't be a Glasto thread this early... mumble.... grumble....

Oh god - every year now I say I won't go - too old etc etc.

BUT .....I just booked my annual trip to Greece to 'allow' for Glasto.

Better had happen in 2005 because I REALLY will be too old in '06/07.








Or will I

<yawns> ... so I'll be seeing some of the usual suspects back again then!!

 

[Voley]

I'll have to see nearer the time but it's almost certainly gonna be too expensive for me this year, I think.

 

[moose]

You could get a job in the circus field, perhaps, looking after the performers?

 

[Dubversion]

You could get a job in the circus field, perhaps, looking after the performers?

..

 

[DrRingDing]

Anybody got a weather prediction?

will it be -->

or --> ?

 

[Voley]

You could get a job in the circus field, perhaps, looking after the performers?

Good Idea !!!

 

[Dubversion]

ok, folks:

it's DEFINITELY ON.. (Licence permitting, of course).

and there could be great news a) for reggae fans and b) for the People's Republic Of Disco

 

[the B]

PRoD at Glasto...nice one Dub You probably feel chuffed and quite right

 

[bluestreak]

heh, well i'm there thoroughly regardless innit.

 

[thelittlechef]

After the news of John Peel's death today, there is talk of renaming the new bands tent in his honour... I can't think of a more fitting tribute.

 

[William of Walworth]

and there could be great news a) for reggae fans and b) for [fans of] the People's Republic Of Disco

ie me ...

Lets hope that John Peel Tent idea happens too ... I might even go there if it does !!

He really knew properly what Glastonbury was about, he was around the first person I ever saw say in print, years ago, that you could spend all Glasto not seeing any bands, and still love it, and explaining why ...

 

[William of Walworth]

Peel at Glastonbury, 1971 ...

What a great pic ...

 

[William of Walworth]

Confirmation that the New Bands Stage at Glasto will be renamed the John Peel Stage can be found here on efestivals and here on the BBC

 

[J77]

There will be so many dedications to the great man this year

Wouldn't it be cool if Eavis booked loads of Peely's favourties.

There again, saw The Fall once - MES stood on his mike lead, pulling it out, and was too pissed to even realise

 

[William of Walworth]

Though I say it myself, some interesting stuff about the history of Travellers at Glastonbury can be found in the New Age Travellers thread , Tash says his stuff and so do I .... different perspectives, he'll probably put in more there later ...

 

[Lord Camomile]

Confirmation that the New Bands Stage at Glasto will be renamed the John Peel Stage can be found here on efestivals and here on the BBC

Good news Had hoped (and expected) they'd do something, and that's a very fitting tribute.

 

[Dubversion]

so The Undertones are to headline one night on the John Peel Stage next year. appropriate, but i bet they're rubbish