Glastonbury still to book one Special Guest
Emily Eavis talks about U2's show, new installations, more
Daniel Fahey - 06 May 2011
Speaking with Lauren Laverne on BBC 6Music this morning, the
co-organiser also said that’s she’s ‘really excited’ about the Saturday ‘special guests’
up at the same arena.
Emily Eavis said: “The Park Stage I’m really excited about, obviously because
that’s our little pet project and we get really really excited about booking that because it’s all the music that
isn’t really on elsewhere.
“There’s a slot on the Saturday which we have booked a set
for which is really really exciting, but the slot on the Friday is not booked yet,” she added. “So for
those of you thinking we might have Led Zepplin, you aren’t right. We haven’t actually got anyone yet. There is
a lot of talk about this slot but it’s not quite where you think it’s at, at the moment."
Pressed
about rumours
that R.E.M., The
Libertines, Arcade Fire and Pulp could take the slot by Laverne, Eavis said: “I can’t go there – it’s
too much of a health and safety issue.”
The pair also discussed U2’s
headline slot after the group promised
a “Glastonbury on steroids” performance come June.
“They are used to doing these
uber-huge, big stadium sets and they’re coming here and they’re paring it down a bit for them, but for us they’re
amping it up quite a lot. So we’re meeting somewhere in the middle,” said Eavis.
“I
think they’ve got some quite big plans for us, but for them it’s a bit smaller than what they’re used to,”
she added.
They also spoke about a new area called Campo Pequeno. “That’s
being built at the moment. It’s made of lock gates and it’s a huge amphitheatre and it’s basically a bull
made out of old car parts,” said Emily Eavis, “The Mutiod Waste guys have made this incredible bull and
there will be matadors walking away in flames and stuff like that – quite dramatic action down there.”
The Glastonbury 2011 line-up will feature headline performances from Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce as well as many more.
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Glastonbury 2011 tickets have
now sold out but organisers
have hinted at another ticket re-sale.
For those with tickets, National Express are
still selling coach travel packages to the event.
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More and more festival-goers are travelling
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It saves money on car parking and the coach drops ticket-holders
closer to the campsite than any other mode of transport.
National Express is the official coach partner of the Glastonbury Festival 2011.
This year, Glastonbury organisers are offering an extra
incentive to 'Green Travellers' other than the cleaner air and clear conscience.
Green Travellers will be rewarded
for their heroics with a lanyard entitling them to discount meal vouchers, solar showers, cut-price merchandise and access
to compost toilets.
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