Pumpkins for EP

hallelujah · 25-04-2006 02:08PM #1

According to my music lecturer's brother who works for Electric Picnic, they're scheduled for the Sunday night! yea!

castagnoli · 25-04-2006 02:14PM

Youre music lecturers brother better be right!

uncle ernie · 25-04-2006 02:19PM

wish i hadnt read that...there goes the grant cheque

Bluetonic · 25-04-2006 02:22PM

Smashing.

ArcadeFred · 25-04-2006 02:24PM

I wouldn't splash out just yet if I were you.

(Well actually I would, and have, since I'm already going but not on the basis of that information!)

Toast · 25-04-2006 02:35PM

My second removed cousin on the side of my mothers piano teacher says your source is not inspiring confidence.

Band has only been back together 4 days.

uncle ernie · 25-04-2006 02:35PM

well now u mention it i was gonna get one anyway...dont think the headliners r up to much so far...beastie boys rumoured as well

phantom_lord · 25-04-2006 03:59PM

Hmm, I wonder how reliable a source like that could be.

NIBBS · 25-04-2006 04:07PM

I don't know.......all I've seen is they have no news up on their site apart from saying they are back together and in the process of writing an album to be recorded during the summer - so I'd say it's unlikely they'll tour Europe till after the summer......

Mushy · 25-04-2006 04:17PM

I hope they dont play EP(i dont have a ticket) but the happiness of it all is that they are back!

hallelujah · 25-04-2006 04:31PM

its an semi-acoustic set, corgan with that female bassist, whats her name.. darcy r summit. my source works in printing the programmes and it says Smashing Pumkins acoustic on it.

Toast · 25-04-2006 05:01PM

Its April.. theyd be printing the programmes now why?

hallelujah · 25-04-2006 05:14PM

at a guess i'd say its cos all bands are booked

Mushy · 25-04-2006 05:17PM

Darcy Wretzky and Billy Corgan doin accoustic...pfft, nothin without Jimmy Chamberlin! I doubt the ywould be printi nprogrammes now. maybe designing them without puttin in bands on it

honru · 25-04-2006 05:40PM

I wouldn't believe it until I see it. Very unlikely to my mind though. I doubt the Smashing Pumpkins, in whatever shape or form it returns to, would play such a festival. Electric Picnic doesn't exactly cater for alternative rock bands.

eth0_ · 25-04-2006 06:10PM

Sounds like another myth to me.

You're trying to tell us the EP managed to book a band who only confirmed they had re-formed FOUR DAYS AGO?

Please :-)

John · 25-04-2006 08:19PM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Electric Picnic doesn't exactly cater for alternative rock bands.

Erm, that's based on what? I remember seeing The Flaming Lips, Nick Cave, LCD Soundsystem, Bob Mould and Arcade Fire last year. Pumpkins are a lot more electric than many of the acts already listed to play. Except if they're doing an acoustic set.

vibrant · 25-04-2006 08:20PM

hallelujah wrote:

my source works in printing the programmes and it says Smashing Pumkins acoustic on it.

Anyone else of interest on it? I mean other acts that have not been officially announced...

honru · 25-04-2006 09:14PM

John2 wrote:

Erm, that's based on what? I remember seeing The Flaming Lips, Nick Cave, LCD Soundsystem, Bob Mould and Arcade Fire last year.

Alternative rock was too general a term, I admit. I'll just leave it at that.

I don't know anything about the economics of these things, but I reckon booking a newly-reformed Pumpkins, even in acoustic form, would cost a helluva lot of money. The Pumpkins are still massive, and Electric Picnic is still quite a small festival for those kind of heavyweights to consider.

John · 25-04-2006 10:20PM

I don't know, I can't imagine Kraftwerk, Fatboy Slim, Nick Cave, Basement Jaxx or whatever come cheap either. Pumpkins played the Olympia and it only cost thirty bills if I remember correctly so I can easily see their fee being assimilated into a festival that has lots of advertising and merchandise money flowing through it.

ghostdancer · 25-04-2006 10:43PM

hallelujah wrote:

its an semi-acoustic set, corgan with that female bassist, whats her name.. darcy r summit. my source works in printing the programmes and it says Smashing Pumkins acoustic on it.

a) d'arcy isn't involved with the new pumpkins lineup. so that's complete bull**** for a start.

b) the smashing pumpkins haven't been confirmed for any gigs yet, and haven't even stated that they would be doing any gigs.

c) EP wouldn't book smashing pumpkins. and i seriously doubt SP if they start gigging again, would be doing festivals as part of their first few concerts.

d) 2 of them doing an acoustic gig as part of their first few gigs back, at a festival in Ireland, isn't going to happen.

e) they're recording the new album during the summer.

anyone who actually thinks this is remotely possible is living in a dreamland.

Toast · 25-04-2006 11:15PM

hallelujah wrote:

at a guess i'd say its cos all bands are booked

They wouldnt print programmes this far from the actual festival. Too many details could change. Also they wouldnt want the lineup to leak... in such a manner as your claim is based on for example.

You either got wound up or you are trying (unsuccesfully I hope) to wind us up.

honru · 25-04-2006 11:15PM

John2 wrote:

I don't know, I can't imagine Kraftwerk, Fatboy Slim, Nick Cave, Basement Jaxx or whatever come cheap either. Pumpkins played the Olympia and it only cost thirty bills if I remember correctly so I can easily see their fee being assimilated into a festival that has lots of advertising and merchandise money flowing through it.

Times have changed since 2000. When they do return to touring they will be in high demand for heading the big festivals.

I read somewhere on this board that POD had to turn down Daft Punk because they wanted loads of money, so there must be a limit.

conky_05 · 26-04-2006 04:00AM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Times have changed since 2000. When they do return to touring they will be in high demand for heading the big festivals.

I read somewhere on this board that POD had to turn down Daft Punk because they wanted loads of money, so there must be a limit.

drooool.....daft punk would have been sweet !

well i got my tix the other day, and i saw someone post that fat boy slim's playing. is this confirmed ?

John · 27-04-2006 12:07AM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

I read somewhere on this board that POD had to turn down Daft Punk because they wanted loads of money, so there must be a limit.

As far as I know Daft Punk were looking for something really ridiculous, something in the range of millions. Most big bands get paid in tens or hundreds of thousands.

Evil Sausage · 27-04-2006 08:23AM

John2 wrote:

Pumpkins played the Olympia and it only cost thirty bills if I remember correctly so I can easily see their fee being assimilated into a festival that has lots of advertising and merchandise money flowing through it.

I dont agree. That price was based when they finished up back in late 2000. Sure Billy Corgan, by himself in the Ambassador, cost something like 50 euro last year did he not? I would have gone, if it wasnt such a rip off!!

And my 2 cents, this EP acoustic set aint gonna happen.

comet · 27-04-2006 10:20AM

Any idea how EP tickets are selling, i'm sure they are delighted that these kind of rumours are circulating, i wouldn't buy a ticket on the strength of this rumour anyway. The Pumpkins for EP rumour had been around for months, this just sounds like a slightly evolved one. Certainly would be nice if it was true but I agree with a lot of the arguments made against it.

ChuckProphet · 27-04-2006 10:46AM

comet wrote:

Any idea how EP tickets are selling, i'm sure they are delighted that these kind of rumours are circulating, i wouldn't buy a ticket on the strength of this rumour anyway. The Pumpkins for EP rumour had been around for months, this just sounds like a slightly evolved one. Certainly would be nice if it was true but I agree with a lot of the arguments made against it.

I heard they're not selling too well. Not surprised seeing there's no day tickets and no complete line-up announced. It's probably the organisers spreading these rumours to boost sales.

Toast · 27-04-2006 12:24PM

Id say the sales will go up alot after the hope of more Oxegen tickets being released dies in people. Theres far too many festivals at the moment and a lot of people are broke. It will sell out.. though probably a lot slower than it should have (Id thought it would be gone by now but that was under the assumption prince would be announced).

eth0_ · 27-04-2006 12:41PM

Where's The Damn Line-up, Ep!!!! :-(

Toast · 27-04-2006 01:17PM

Its on the laminated card we all got it in the champagne baskets they sent around this morning to everyone who bought their tickets back in Novemeber... you mean you didnt get yours?

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