First acts 'confirmed' for Glastonbury

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 15 comments 11:49 January 31st, 2008

We’re not sure whether to believe this or not, but Q are reporting that Neil Diamond and Hot Chip are the first odd couple to be confirmed for this year’s Glastonbury festival.

The event, set to run from Friday the 27th ‘til Sunday the 29th of June at Worthy Farm in Somerset, will apparently see Diamond playing the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday while the magazine’s website is claiming that Hot Chip will appear at some indeterminate stage.

The laborious ticket registration process will commence tomorrow, Friday the 1st of February, and the image of festival organisers throwing out these two acts as a lure gives more credence to the reports we suppose.

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FAIL.

Alex-in-Ciderland | 31 Jan '08, 12:04 | X | Reply

hit

thebigmusic @Alex-in-Ciderland | 31 Jan '08, 12:10 | X | Reply

*s

Alex-in-Ciderland @thebigmusic | 31 Jan '08, 12:13 | X | Reply

There has been a Leftfield event organised in Liverpool featuring a few bands that will be playing

the Leftfield tent at the festival. The money from the gig is going to some anti-slavery charity I think.

The lineup is The Seal Cub Clubbing Club, Elle S'Appelle, The Rascals, Married To The Sea and Daisy Riots so I'd guess that they are the first definate definate acts for this year.

ponytail | 31 Jan '08, 12:20 | X | Reply

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british sea power are a definite.

allwaystired @ponytail | 31 Jan '08, 12:30 | X | Reply

it wouldn't take a genius to predict a band like hot chip

big popular semi-mainstream UK band in glastonbury shocker...

83746725 | 31 Jan '08, 13:07 | X | Reply

Oh dear,

anyone up for V instead then?

begreen | 31 Jan '08, 13:46 | X | Reply

Neil

Diamond....my oh my.

LeBenji @begreen | 31 Jan '08, 13:57 | X | Reply

uuuuuhh

I'm not so sure I can endure another Glastonbury ordeal, it feels like each year it's getting harder to justify...

offset | 31 Jan '08, 13:59 | X | Reply

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I'd like to know whose playing BEFORE I buy a ticket. Quite fancy going at some point, but if I bought a ticket and the line up was as pathetic as last year I'd be furious.

As for Neil Diamnd, his last album was really good. honestly. Rick Rubin produced it.

allwaystired @offset | 31 Jan '08, 14:07 | X | Reply

Marvellous if true...

Everyone should be refreshed enough by Sunday eve to enjoy bellowing along to Sweet Caroline, shurely... Hot Chip are a shoo-in, but reassuring to know they will (probably) be there, unlike the unforgivable absence of LCD last year. I ended up dancing to Steve (bless him) Hillage on Saturday night, ferchrissakes...

Friendly_Henry | 31 Jan '08, 14:23 | X | Reply