While the line-up for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (aka, Coachella) set for this April already confirmed, other big festivals, are still only the topic of rumors about which artists may or may not play. The famous Glastonbury Festival in Pliton, England has scheduled the dates for 2008's fest, set for June 27-29.
However, there only a handful of confirmed artists - among what is usually more than 100 performers - playing the festival for 2008. Come on, get going lads! People need to make plans. Here is a list of the confirmed artists to perform this year at Glastonbury, according to its official website, along with rumored artists that will take the stage this June:
- Unspecified Stage:
- Jimmy Cliff
- British Sea Power
- Joan Armatrading
- Solomon Burke
- Jay Z (Strong Rumour)
- Amy Winehouse (Strong Rumour)
- Duffy (Strong Rumour)
- Leonard Cohen (Strong Rumour)
- Neil Young (Strong Rumour)
- Neil Diamond (Strong Rumour)
- Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Strong Rumour)
- Blur (Rumour)
- The Verve (Rumour)
- My Bloody Valentine (Rumour)
- Kanye West (Rumour)
- Adele (Rumour)
- Left Field Stage
- Elle S'Appelle (Strong Rumour)
- The Rascals (Strong Rumour)
- Married To The Sea (Strong Rumour)
- The Daisy Riots (Strong Rumour)
- The Seal Cub Clubbing Club (Strong Rumour)
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Labels: 2008 Festivals, British Sea Power, Festival Lineup, Festivals, Glastonbury, U.K. Festivals 2008, U.K. Music Festivals
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced the line-up for this year's event in Indio, California on Monday to a less-than-enthused reaction from the online music community.Roger Waters, a rock icon and founding father of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd is great and all, but for many of the festival goers under 30, it's not quite the closing show they expected from what quickly became one of the most popular festivals in the states.
Since it's first festival right after the dotcom bubble busted in April 2000, the fest has established itself as an event at which to expect ground-breaking bands - like Radiohead, Bjork, etc.
But with a failing economy and the fact that Coachella 2008 doesn't really have any 'really awesome' headliners, it's very likely that many will skip it this year, especially when there are so many other festivals to choose from nowadays.
Additionally, Coachella has been widely criticized for it's ticket and camping prices in an area where hotel rooms go for an average of $250 a night if you can't get camping tickets. In addition, Coachella is one of the most costly festivals - $90 a day, or a whopping deal of $269 for a three-day pass.
Stay tune for more information and reaction from the other blogs, plus profiles of the artists, videos of Coachella highlights and links to other blog reports about Coachella.
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Labels: 2008 Festivals, Coachella, Festivals, Indio California, Music Festivals
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