Summer 2008 festivals

[fatbloke]

Mr C......what about the Cambridge Folk Festival this year? Ages since The Pogues graced the stage there...

[firehazard]

Mr C......what about the Cambridge Folk Festival this year? Ages since The Pogues graced the stage there...

Now that would be a dream...

[TheKing]

We're looking at the V Festival (Chelmsford and Stafford) August 16/17

Eek. I do sort of hate the V Festival and its corporate ripoffness.

this seems to be a popular misconception of V as I find it to be no more of a 'corporate' festival than any other major uk festivals. as i live nearby I've been to every V since 2000 and if the pogues managed to get the slot of quite high up in the jjb arena where the beautiful south, jarvis cocker, ocean colour scene, iggy and the stooges, ian brown have played in recent years, this will be a great festival to play! however, it can be the case that top bands who are not currently gracing the uk charts are often given an early set on the main 'V stage' which means a very short set and large numbers of people who simply sit infront of the v stage all day watching.

[firehazard]

I do sort of hate the V Festival and its corporate ripoffness...

this seems to be a popular misconception of V as I find it to be no more of a 'corporate' festival than any other major uk festivals.... it can be the case that top bands who are not currently gracing the uk charts are often given an early set on the main 'V stage' which means a very short set and large numbers of people who simply sit infront of the v stage all day watching.

Fair enough, King, I maybe was being a tad harsh. But it was just reflecting my own experiences of going to V. I've been to it at Chelmsford a few times, and always found it pretty corporate in style/atmosphere. Ok, I haven't been to it since 2004, and perhaps things have changed since then. Or maybe many other current festivals are not much different now. And you're right about the "V stage" problems. Anyway, after 2004, we decided it would take something exceptional to get us to fork out the dosh again. The Pogues would be exceptional.

[Heather]

Mr C......what about the Cambridge Folk Festival this year? Ages since The Pogues graced the stage there...

Now that would be a dream...

I was thinking that myself, that is one festival I've always wanted to go and never got round to, if The Pogues were playing there I'd definitely go.

[rumsodomyandthelash]

I do sort of hate the V Festival and its corporate ripoffness...

this seems to be a popular misconception of V as I find it to be no more of a 'corporate' festival than any other major uk festivals.... it can be the case that top bands who are not currently gracing the uk charts are often given an early set on the main 'V stage' which means a very short set and large numbers of people who simply sit infront of the v stage all day watching.

Fair enough, King, I maybe was being a tad harsh. But it was just reflecting my own experiences of going to V. I've been to it at Chelmsford a few times, and always found it pretty corporate in style/atmosphere. Ok, I haven't been to it since 2004, and perhaps things have changed since then. Or maybe many other current festivals are not much different now. And you're right about the "V stage" problems. Anyway, after 2004, we decided it would take something exceptional to get us to fork out the dosh again. The Pogues would be exceptional.

Well its a time off work and financial thing for me, we kind of always to to Glastonbury in a group of 8 to 10 people and always have a great time, there is just so much going on there its hard to put a case for a different festival but I'm sure sooner or later our luck will run out and we wont get tickets so maybe V could be an alternative, ive always fancied doing that one in Devon, not sure what its called i think the Levellers are behind it

[Zuzana]

T in the Park, Oxegen and the V Festivals have been confirmed and added to the Medusa frontpage. Have fun, all of you who are going!

[TheKing]

Yes! This is gonna be a classic V

[mctoon]

Supurb News but not to put a damper on things, but @£70 a ticket for Scotland,

Mr C , How long will you fellows be on stage?, will you play a full set list?

Cheers Mal

[TheKing]

Mr C , How long will you fellows be on stage?

I was thinking about this earlier, any idea at this moment in time Mr C?

[philipchevron]

Supurb News but not to put a damper on things, but @£70 a ticket for Scotland,

Mr C , How long will you fellows be on stage?, will you play a full set list?

Cheers Mal

We haven't been advised of this yet.

[firehazard]

... the V Festivals have been confirmed and added to the Medusa frontpage.

Argh, no, it's the wrong way round. I was really hoping for The Pogues to be at Chelmsford on the Sunday. Now that makes life difficult. Arse.

[downsman]

Mmm - I'd love to go. But I wonder if there are any tickets left and even if there were - wha outrageous 'transaction fee', 'administration charge' and 'booking fee' would the bastard ticket sellers be charging? They're ruining it for everyone.

[firehazard]

Mmm - I'd love to go. But I wonder if there are any tickets left and even if there were - wha outrageous 'transaction fee', 'administration charge' and 'booking fee' would the bastard ticket sellers be charging? They're ruining it for everyone.

V Festival tickets go on sale on 7th March. They will not be cheap. They will sell out very quickly, though it will be possible to bid for them on ebay immediately thereafter.

http://www.vfestival.com/

[rumsodomyandthelash]

So where are the Pogues gonna fit in to this ?
This is off the v festival website, i can't find any mention of the Pogues and they say Muse are playing but they don't seem to be in this schedule either ?
V Stage
JUST JACK 12.30 - 1.00pm
THE PROCLAIMERS 1.25 - 2.05pm
EDITORS 2.30 - 3.10pm
PAOLO NUTINI 3.35 - 4.20pm
KANYE WEST 4.50 - 5.40pm
PINK 6.10 - 7.10pm
SNOW PATROL 7.40 - 8.40pm
FOO FIGHTERS 9.20 - 10.50pm

Channel 4 Stage
ROSALITA 12.25 - 12.45opm
606 1.05 - 1.50pm
JULIETTE & THE LICKS 2.10 - 2.40pm
THE THRILLS 3.00 - 3.30pm
THE FRAY 3.55 - 4.30pm
JET 4.55 - 5.35pm
BABY SHAMBLES 6.00 - 6.40pm
THE CORAL 7.05 - 7.50pm
HAPPY MONDAYS 8.15 - 9.05pm
THE KOOKS 9.35 - 10.50pm

JJB Arena
CHUNGKING 12.30 - 12.50pm
TERRA NAOMI 1.15 - 1.40pm
GLENN TILBROOK AND THE FLUFFERS 2.05 - 2.35pm
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT 3.00 - 3.30pm
BEVERLEY KNIGHT 3.55 - 4.25pm
SINEAD O'CONNOR 4.50 - 5.25pm
DIZZEE RASCAL 5.50pm - 6.25pm
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE 6.50 - 7.35pm
JARVIS COCKER 8.05 - 8.55pm
PRIMAL SCREAM 9.35 - 10.50pm

Virgin Mobile Union
REBBECA 12.30 - 12.55pm
POP LEVI 1.15 - 1.40pm
THE HOOSIERS 2.00 - 2.25pm
GHOSTS 2.45 - 3.10pm
THE WOMBATS 3.30 - 3.55pm
SWITCHES 4.15 - 4.40pm
MUMM-RA 5.05 - 5.30pm
MR HUDSON AND THE LIBRARY 5.55 - 6.25pm
THE HOLLOWAYS 6.50 - 7.20pm
PLAN B 7.45 - 8.25pm
BOY KILL BOY 8.50 - 9.30pm
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA 10.00 - 10.50pm

Session Stage
SAM BEETON 12.30 - 12.55pm
ALBERTA CROSS 1.20 - 1.45pm
JOE LEAN AND THE JING JANG JONG 2.10 - 2.35pm
SCRIPT 3.00 - 3.25pm
BRINKMAN 3.50 - 4.15pm
NEW YORK FUND 4.40 - 5.05pm
NEWTON FAULKNER 5.30 - 5.55pm
TING TINGS 6.20 - 6.45pm
EMMA POLLOCK 7.10 - 7.35pm
AMY MACDONALD 8.00 - 8.30pm
TOM BAXTER 8.55 - 9.35pm

Strongbow Cider House
FILTHY DUKES 12.00 - 1.45pm
PULL TIGER TAIL (Live) 13.45 - 2.30PM
DJ MEHDI 2.30 - 4.30PM
BEZ (DJ Set) 4.30 - 6.00pm
BONDE DO ROLE (Live) 6.00 - 7.00pm
ROB DA BANK 7.00 - 9.00pm
KRAFTY KUTS (Live)