Manics to play Hyde Park Live in September

[MSPKYE]

@BBCRadio2: It's confirmed! MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ManicsPostcards are playing #HydeParkLive in September! Thanks for being on the phone Nicky Wire!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b020...et-information

[Takk]

Gahhhhhhh

[mar]

Will try to be there!

[tzb]

Horrible venue, but good for them if they're headlining there.

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by tzb

Horrible venue, but good for them if they're headlining there.

It was my understanding that concerts/festivals were being relocated away from there because of all the complaints about sound issues.

"Ok, we'll let you play in the evening but you've got to be really quiet to the point that even those who've paid to turn up can't hear you."

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.

[GeorgeDawes]

Found more out about who else is playing;

"Zoe Ball, who is covering breakfast this week for Chris Evans, has so far announced Simple Minds, Jack Johnso, Texas and Jamie Cullum."

*Pukes at mediocrity*

[GeorgeDawes]

Also, not entirely convinced that they will be headlining...

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Also, not entirely convinced that they will be headlining...

Besides, have they not signed an exclusivity deal with Festival No6 and is this not technically a festival? Short acoustic set would make sense.

[mar]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Found more out about who else is playing;

"Zoe Ball, who is covering breakfast this week for Chris Evans, has so far announced Simple Minds, Jack Johnso, Texas and Jamie Cullum."

*Pukes at mediocrity*

Crossing fingers for better names...

[allisvanity]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Found more out about who else is playing;

"Zoe Ball, who is covering breakfast this week for Chris Evans, has so far announced Simple Minds, Jack Johnso, Texas and Jamie Cullum."

*Pukes at mediocrity*

God that is fucking depressing.

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Found more out about who else is playing;

"Zoe Ball, who is covering breakfast this week for Chris Evans, has so far announced Simple Minds, Jack Johnso, Texas and Jamie Cullum."

*Pukes at mediocrity*

Originally Posted by GeorgeDawes

Also, not entirely convinced that they will be headlining...

Originally Posted by allisvanity

God that is fucking depressing.

with that lot i hope they ARE headlining. Looks like a day out for the middle aged Might go now

edit: I've just read the link. Never heard of a radio 2 gig at hyde park. Might take my mum with me. She'll like jamie cullum and texas..sit at the back and then watch from the hill near the entrance. You get a decent view of the light show , sound's not bad. Cons - portaloos and potential rain. HMMM.

[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.

[Bathtub]

You can preorder a "luxury hamper" by all accounts. #morfest

[rpmacmurphy]

Will try all i can to attend-hope the support bill is decent.

[Scarecrow]

Just heard about this. Will see if I can make it.