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Battles not getting Wild: New Yorkers WON'T play festival this weekend

And on it goes... After this article reported that apparently Soulwax and Battles were pulling out of this weekend's Wild in the Country festival (July 5, Knebworth Park), DiS got all sorts of calls.

First of all nobody knew if either were playing or not.

Then we were told that, as far as one person knew, both were, but he couldn't be 100 per cent.

Then we got wind of the fact that Soulwax were curating a tent, so surely they'd not pull out of the event...!?

And that's true: Soulwax will play at Wild in the Country this weekend. (Unlike Björk, as reported here.)

What's not true: that Battles will play. As they won't. Although the festival's PR called DiS up earlier to assure us that the New York foursome were playing, their label has confirmed that they won't. So there, don't go if you're going just to see Battles.

Because they won't be there.

Who will be: Foals, The Field, Hercules & Love Affair, The Presets, Pendulum, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Sasha, Carl Craig, XX Teens, Metronomy, Norman Jay, DJ Yoda and many more. Find information and tickets HERE.

Phew... caught up? Soulwax yes, Battles no. Now we can all get on with the rest of our days knowing that Wild in the Country has had more press over the last few hours on DiS than it had over the last few months.

this gets

worse every hour... :'(

this is all

Jay-Z's fault.

For

Fuck's
Sake

Is this the festival

where they're all having to play on the grass/mud as there is no stage?

STOP

PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS

gosh.

this isnt fun. :(

This is almost laughable

I'd be curious to find out why Battles pulled out. Perhaps they have a reason similar to Bjork's?

No refunds....

I smell me some legal action.

What absolute bollocks

Both reasons for me going not playing...cheers

it's this weekend

and they left it so late to announce they're not playing?
and the festival PR thought they were when the label said they weren't?
madness. i smell a rat. or something. whatever, i'm not going...

Latest news now

is that Battles ARE playing this weekend. The warp records website has removed the "battles no longer playing" tagline that was next to that date, and apparently an official statement from the organisers about it all is due soon. Madness!!

I just read that too

I'm starting to feel quite disorientated.

Jokes

Very nearly brought tickets for this. Glad i didnt. I think its crinminal the ammount of small print on festival tickets which get the promoter out of any tight spot.

As far as im aware they could cancel all the acts and still not have to give a refund.
x

Everything's

fucked.

I hope renaissance burn.

hmmm...

Something fishy afoot

apparently

there's an official press release scheduled for 5pm.

Battles have

taken it off their myspace dates now, so i'm guessing they really aren't playing? I too almost bought a ticket for this, but now i'm glad i didn't.

ay ay ay

hooray! you can get

refunds if you post your tickets with a letter to the point of purchase.

Battles ARE playing now too.

All the details are on their website, linked above.

crikey

what a saga. eh?! eh?! saga? vikings? iceland?

anyways, sent my tickets off witha covering letter, hopefully get the money through in the next 14 days or so

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