Manics to play Hyde Park Live in September

[AK47]

Please return to Cardiff!!!!

[wireobsessed]

Oh the madness is about to start, interviews, photo-shoots, new press shots, gig dates and frantically trying to get tickets and organise things. Got to love the Manics and the build up to a new album (or Two; thank you, thank you, thank you!!)

[Marwood]

Woo! Sort of. Bloody awful line-up. But I do love the build up to a new album.

Wonder how long it'll be before they announce a full Autumn/Winter tour?

[franny]

Yay Simple Minds. Hyde Park is a bad venue but it looks like a nice day out, and the Manics will be ace as ever.

[Takk]

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[Takk]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

But them doing something like this does at least point to the album being out by then. When they said 'September/October', my money was on November, natch.

Radio 2 and Hyde Park are made for a heavily acoustic set.

I'm not sure that's necessarily true. It could be pre-album promo.

[tzb]

Indeed, they often play festival gigs pre-album. See Empty Souls at IOW 4 months prior to Lifeblood, they had plenty of time to fuck that up prior to the record coming out.

[sofarsideways]

Eeeeh, don't think I'm going to bother trying for tickets for this. Yawnsome line-up and, as others have said, the whole 'festival exclusive' surely ties this to not being a 'proper' appearance? Hope those who do go enjoy it, an acoustic set would be interesting (especially if a new song gets thrown in), but not worth the cost/trek to London for me.

[Abstract Unknown Girl]

Think I'll sit this one out, due to the expense of ANOTHER trip to London, I'm seeing them in Wales the following weekend anyway, a tour is bound to be announced soon-ish and I have zero interest in seeing the other acts, especially Jamie Cullum (I'm sure it was someone on FD who once referred to him as a 'Jazz Hobbit' and that's what I now refer to him as) But to those who do go, enjoy!

[nozzer]

Wow, this is pretty out of the blue... I'd be amazed if the Manics didn't headline this, Radio 2 love them! And they love ADFL, so a finale with A Design For Life and fireworks would be perfect!! Plus the Manics are the biggest band there, and will have the most to promote with the new album soon

[mar]

Yes, if I had to choose between flying to Cardiff or London I'd go to Cardiff to see them. Saw them in both places before and Cardiff gigs are always much more special.

[MSPKYE]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b020t2xy

Nicky's about 1hr 48 in, just before he was about to do the school run

Talks a bit about the new album, looks like it's definitely called Rewind The Film, out in September, next one out April/May, looking to play 1 or 2 new tracks at this gig.

[bachelorette]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b020t2xy

Nicky's about 1hr 48 in, just before he was about to do the school run

Talks a bit about the new album, looks like it's definitely called Rewind The Film, out in September, next one out April/May, looking to play 1 or 2 new tracks at this gig.

Concrete plans then for releasing both albums! Excited fangirl is muchly excited!
I'll wait for a proper tour to be announced, though, the line-up is so not my ballgame that it doesn't lure me out of the West Country, not even for two new songs (possibly).
Also, is it just me who thinks it's a bit of a dishonest decision to promote Festival 6 as an exclusive and the perfect comeback location, then decide to play a festival in London a week before?

[MSPKYE]

It's live on he red button so nobody will miss anything anyway. Hopefully the tour will be announced soon

[UEF]

Excellent news. Couldn't make the gig in Wales and we're getting something in London finally!