16-17/08/2014 V Festival

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by nozzer

According to BA, the flight was due to depart this morning, but was cancelled due to technical reasons.

Hummingbird, you actually talk good sense my friend. An aircraft has very strict slots for transit through European Airspace due to the volume of air traffic, as well as slots for arrival and departure. So in essence, you are correct, if an aircraft is delayed and misses its slot (wherever it is to/from), it has to wait for the next available slot, although it is not the reason for cancellation in this case

thank you I do worry people think i'm an idiot

[hummingbird]

After 18hrs of travelling+waiting we arrive in birmingham hotel-worst travel day in 22yrs of the band-deepest apologies we tried everything

Aww

[Takk]

Originally Posted by nozzer

According to BA, the flight was due to depart this morning, but was cancelled due to technical reasons.

Hummingbird, you actually talk good sense my friend. An aircraft has very strict slots for transit through European Airspace due to the volume of air traffic, as well as slots for arrival and departure. So in essence, you are correct, if an aircraft is delayed and misses its slot (wherever it is to/from), it has to wait for the next available slot, although it is not the reason for cancellation in this case

But not 5 hours, I would imagine. Otherwise planes would just get later and later and later.

[Europa Gluten Free]

IS this on TV today in the UK?

[Takk]

No, don't think so.

[nozzer]

Angus Jenner tweeted at BA saying that not only they missed V Festival, but also a TV performance... any idea what this was meant to be? Or does it just mean that their V set was to be televised?

[hummingbird]

maybe an interview ?

[Takk]

James was meant to be doing an acoustic set in the lounge, could be that, but not 100%.

[cdrw1992]

MTV have the rights but are only broadcasting on August 30th and 31st - weird. Might be they were recording the Manics' slot then but like Takk said there was definitely a mention of an acoustic set anyway.

[Takk]

MTV are usless. They have channels, why can't they show it live!

[hummingbird]

MTV. The music channel that doesnt show any music

[hummingbird]

manics street mania tweeted that there was a massive cheer from the crowd when Nicky's amp was put on stage aww. They're on at 8

[cdrw1992]

Yeah pretty crappy for a so-called Music channel. Didn't C4 used to show it years ago?

Will be interested to see who wins in the battle of Ed Sheeran and MSP. Hopefully a bit like the Killers at Reading when there was a mass exodus towards the Manics!

[hummingbird]

fingers crossed!

[cdrw1992]

Nearly time... (anyone mind if I volunteer for setlist duty tonight? - big thanks to ManicStreetMaina)

Intro - Dreaming A City - so we were right!

Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Walk Me To The Bridge
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Everything Must Go

Interested which THB track will come next...