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2008 Glastonbury lineup leaked
April 29th, 2008
The lineup for Glastonbury 2008 has been leaked by NME, ahead of the official announcement.
NME reports that playing the Pyramid Stage are Kings of Leon, Editors, Goldfrapp and a strange choice of Shakin Stevens.
Speaking to the BBC, Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis, said she suspected a mole at a printing firm had leaked the details and “was not really angry about it - it is normal for bits and bobs to come out”.
Here’s the lineup for Glastonbury:
Friday June 27th
Pyramid Stage
Kings Of Leon
The Fratellis
Editors
The Gossip
The Feeling
KT Tunstall
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
The Subways
Kate Nash
Other Stage
Panic At The Disco
The Enemy
We Are Scientists
Foals
The Hoosiers
Ben Folds
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
Vampire Weekend
Hilltop Hoods
John Peel Stage
Jamie T
The Cribs
Reverend And The Makers
MGMT
The Ting Tings
Young Knives
LIghtspeed Champion
Glasvegas
Saturday June 28th
Pyramid Stage
Jay-Z
Very Special Guest TBC
Manu Chao
The Raconteurs
James Blunt
Crowded House
Seasick Steve
The Hold Steady
Shakin’ Stevens
Other Stage
Massive Attack
Hot Chip
Elbow
Duffy
The Wombats
Neon Neon
Black Kids
The Golden Silvers
The Travelling Band
John Peel Stage
Biffy Clyro
The Futureheads
Band Of Horses
The Courteneers/The Black Keys
Vampire Weekend
The Teenagers
Sunday June 29th
Pyramid Stage
The Verve
Leonard Cohen
Goldfrapp
Very Special Guest TBC
John Mayer
Gilbert O’ Sullivan
TBC
Other Stage
Groove Armada
The Zutons
The Pigeon Detectives
Mark Ronson
Scouting For Girls
Jack Penate
Newton Faulkner
Black Mountain
Hoodoo Gurus
John Peel Stage
The National
Spiritualized
Crystal Castles
Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Stars
The Courteneers/The Black Keys
Rocket Summer
What do you think of the lineup?
Jay Z to cancel Glastonbury?
April 8th, 2008
Rumours are rife that Jay Z is expected to pull out of this years Glastonbury Festival.
Glastonbury was billed as Jay Z’s only UK festival performance, but he’s now headlining the O2 Wireless Festival in London on July 3rd.
The lineup for Glastonbury is to be announced on the 1st of May. Already confirmed are Kings of Leon headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night, with Jay-Z earmarked for the Saturday and The Verve closing the festival on the Sunday.
Glastonbury Festival takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset from Friday June 27th - Sunday June 29th 2008.
If Jay Z cancels - who do you think should take his place? Kylie? Muse? Radiohead?
Jay Z to headline Wireless Festival
April 8th, 2008
US rapper Jay-Z has been confirmed as a headline act at this year’s Wireless Festival in London’s Hyde Park, the BBC reports.
Speaking to the BBC, festival organisers said the performer, who will play the first night of the four day event in July, was a “thrilling live performer” and a “true living legend”.
Mark Ronson, Hot Chip and Roisin Murphy will appear on the same night as the Grammy award-winning rapper.
Morrissey, Fatboy Slim and Counting Crows are the event’s other headliners. Full O2 Wireless lineup.
O2 Wireless Festival takes place in London’s Hyde Park from the 3rd to 6th July.
Tickets for Wireless Festival are now available to buy here. Tickets are priced at £45 for the standard day ticket - more info.
Glastonbury ticket registration is to reopen
April 8th, 2008
Glastonbury is to re-open the ticket registration, due to slow ticket sales. 100,000 of the 137,000 tickets have been sold in the last two days.
Organiser Emily Eavis says they are giving people who wanted to go another chance to register.
She said: “We’re having a massive influx of people saying they didn’t register.
“So what we’re going to reopen registration and allow the extra people who want to come to do so.”
Ticket registration reopens today at 16:00.
The lineup for Glastonbury is to be announced on the 1st of May. Already confirmed are Kings of Leon headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night, with Jay-Z performing on the Saturday and The Verve closing the festival on the Sunday.
Glastonbury Festival takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset from Friday June 27th - Sunday June 29th 2008.
Glastonbury 2008 tickets go on sale
April 6th, 2008
Tickets for Glastonbury 2008, for those who have pre-registered, are now on sale and are available from Seetickets.com - hurry though as they won’t last long!
They’re priced at £155 for the whole weekend, plus a booking fee of £5 per ticket and £4 for postage.
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