This years gigs!!!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Here is the section where we tell all what gigs we attend this year - complete with photos please, then we'll have a good idea at just how gig-tastic we are. I have tickets for the following three (in 4 days)

 

Wednesday 5th Febuary - Cabon Hall - Canary Wharf London

The Wonder Stuff

 

Thursday 6th Febuary - Concord2, Brighton

The Streets

 

Saturday 8th Febuary - London Astoria

Idlewild

 

Also booked is the Inspiral Carpets in March/April but how many I'm going to has yet to be confirmed

[R Zimmerman]

I'm guessing the Idlewild gig is the NME Awards Shows?

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Sure is!

[SAINTS64MAD]

You are surely missing Leeds and Reading festival! With the biggest band headling it this year! METALLICA!!!!! I think Nickelback are playing as well!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

It's a bit early to worry about the Reading festival yet I think. Although if they are the only two bands playing then forget it!

[Chubbhead EFM]

Oh Jesus, I'm not going then! Any word on Glastonbury yet-is it gonna happen or not?

 

EFM and Zeal I know your into your music a lot so I just wanted to know what you think of The Libertines? I may be going to see them at the Astoria which will be cool. I have their album and it beats BLOODY SH*TELBACK by a country mile!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I quite like the Libertines.

 

I've got a feeling that we will see a mini-early 90's revival at the festivals this year. I think the Inspirals will play, I've also got a sneaky feelin that the Stone Roses will reform in thier orginal line up!

[Wobbly Wayne rides again]

Highlight of the year

Guana Batz - One and only UK gig this year - March 29th - Garage - Highbury Corner.

 

A must for any discerning gentleman who appreciates good music. No dwarves mind !

[CANV EFM]

yes.. er how very intetersting.. all i care about is if weller is playing the cliffs this year

[Ted Maul]

I've heard that Radiohead are headlining Glasto - if it goes ahead

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I heard:

Friday - REM

Saturday - Radiohead

Sunday - Prince

[Colin Zeal EFM]

I fancy Glasto this year (six years since my last one!!) but REM and Prince do not appeal at all.

 

Hopefully the headliners on the 2nd Stage will be more appealing.

 

 

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I'd like to see REM, not bothered about Prince, another rumour is Idlewild will headline Stage 2. Other bands tipped to play (as advised by NME) - David Gray (yawn!), Dolly Parton (tits), Jimmy Cliff, Coral, Libertines, Starsailor (god awful twatty [****!!****]stains), Craig David (unless it's Friday, then he's making love), Massive Attack, Streets (cool), White Stripes, Super Furry Animals, Elbow, Richard ashcroft, BRMC, Muse, Supergrass, Flaming Lips

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Yeah, there's a few there that would interest.

 

But hey, it's not about the music. It's about the vibe, maaaan.

 

 

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Do I take that as we're going then.

 

Mind you, i am getting on a bit <img src="/beta/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Colin Zeal EFM]

It's a possibility. Emma's quite up for it.

 

 

[SteveP]

I'll have to catch you guys at Glasto this time around, I guess I'll need to find a drunken crown in yellow and blue singing 'feed the world'.

 

I think REM, Radiohead and Prince would be fantastic, The furries must be due another album soon, Radiohead's is in June and that is supposed to sound a bit more like the stuff on the 'Bends' album, after listening to the new stuff in Spain it certainly sounds a bit more mainstream. New I am Kloot album out end of Jan start of Feb, keep an ear out for it.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Does anyone know when tickets go on sale??

 

 

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Licence Application Refused

 

Live report by Ben Evans, edited by John Scott.

 

The regulatory board of Mendip District Council met to debate the application by Glastonbury Festivals to run a festival in 2003 this evening - Thursday 12th December 2002.

 

We are applying to have a license to run a festival with 150,000 tickets including crew on 27th, 28th & 29 June 2003. No public opposition was received in writing. There was lots of heckling though and many local people were out in protest.

 

The festival had applied for 10,000 extra tickets for the public, with Mendip District Council recognising the success of the festival in keeping people without tickets out and that the facilities of the festival can support these extra numbers, and the money from these sales would defray the increasing cost of security.

 

Mark Cann made a presentation on the remarkable progress of the new management team. He also stated that improvements need to keep going. The Marketing Plan was a success, however, there were issues with people outside. The crime and disorder figures were dramatically reduced. The joint operational control was a big success with good multi-agency co-operation. Still it's "No Ticket No Festival" and adding "you helped save the festival now lets keep it for the future".

 

There will be a 35% increase in security for 2003 focused mainly outside the fence. New safety teams will be introduced for 2003 with increased carpark security, more watch towers and more cameras. New traffic exit plan, a new bridge, and a new person in charge. There will be a dedicated security firm in Pilton plus a new Pilton management position at bronze level.

 

Glastonbury Festivals had hoped to extend the hours by 30 minutes each night but this was rejected.

 

There were no real objections from any of the statuatory consultees but there are a number of recommendations when a license is granted. The last question is "10,000 more people - does this mean more or less crime?". Arguably its 10,000 less people causing trouble outside. Clearly now the challenge for the future is ridding the festival of these people who cause trouble outside.

 

The public has had an opportunity to speak from the floor and address the regulatory board. A strong message was that we are ALL responsible for cracking down on crime. Robin Clark, a pilton local, expressed that he is a bit fed up of the crime wave every year and general mayhem and fence attackers. CCTV might be some value, however, 1 sargeant of 6 promised on a 24 hour feels may not be enough even with the promised security force. Vernon Blythe spoke of public order concerns and satated he does not trust Glastonbury Festivals, and that "an extra 10,000 tickets is just rude". Mr Colin Frasure Mckenzie is concerned about the increasing costs and relationships with gfl.

 

The buzz word this evening is section 17 and Mr Cann summed up beautifully. It is only up to the council to give reasonable effort to make sure that crime is kept at a minimum. Funding of further staff in Pilton and of CCTV. All parties must work together. We must take all reasonable effort to work together to reduce crime and to put in place the same tight security inside the fence to that outside.

 

However the final vote has refused the license application. The festival will decide over the coming days wether to submit an alternative application or pursue other legal remedies, but for now it has to be believed that there will be no festival at Worthy Farm in 2003. We will bring you news on this site as soon as the festival makes an official statement.

 

[EFM's Librarian]

"We must take all reasonable effort to work together to reduce crime"

Perhaps if we tell them that EFMTFTV isn't going they might change their minds?

I reckon we should get as many people from here as possible to go, if it's on

The best festival I ever had was Reading '95 with loads of people and all their different groups of friends. Only downside was sharing a tent with the zealster and his then girlfriend - they had a double sleeping bag but still managed to take up more than half of a 4 man tent. Oh dear, that'll be twice i've upset him today.