Tuesday 6 May 2008

Variety line up at Glastonbury

Variety line up at Glastonbury





THE full line up for this year's Glastonbury festival has been revealed, with James Blunt, Crowded House, Scare! At the Disco music and The Gossip among those playacting at the three-day event.

British 80s pop whizz Shakin' Smitty Stevens - world Health Organization modelled himself on the late Dose Presley - has been revealed as a surprise untier on the arcsecond day of the case. The main stage headliners were confirmed months ago as Kings of Leon, Jay-Z and The Verve. The line up for the festival, which takes place over the weekend of June 27-29 at Worthy Farm in Somerset, has already come under flak because of organiser Michael Eavis' decision to playscript rapper Jay-Z for the traditionally stone festival. Jay-Z threatened to pull come out because of the unfavorable judgment, while Oasis star Yule Gallagher said he had "no place" at Glastonbury. Tickets ar still available for the event, in stark contrast to previous years when it has sold out inside hours of tickets sledding on sale. Glastonbury 2008 full agate line up: June 27 Pyramid Stage: Kings Of Leon The Fratellis Editors The Gossip The Flavour KT Tunstall Let Ness. Wear Mantle. Fell The Subways Kate Nash Other Stage: Terror At The Discotheque The Foeman We Ar Scientists Foals The Hoosiers Ben Folds Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Erica Jong Lamia Weekend Hilltop Hoods John Lackland Peel Stagecoach: Jamie T The Cribs Reverend And The Makers MGMT The Ting Tings Young Knives LIghtspeed Champion Glasvegas June 28 Pyramid Stage: Jay-Z Manu Chao The Raconteurs James Numb Crowded Mansion Seasick Steve The Hold Brace Shakin' S. Smith Stevens Other Microscope stage: Massive Onrush Hot Chip Elbow Duffy The Wombats Atomic number 10 Ne Joseph Black Kids The Golden Silvers The Travelling Band John Strip Stage: Biffy Clyro The Futureheads Ring Of Horses The Courteneers/The Black person Keys Lamia Weekend The Teenagers June 29 Pyramid Stage: The Vitality Elmore John Leonard Cohen Goldfrapp John Mayer Cass Gilbert O'Sullivan Other Leg: Groove Armada The Zutons The Pigeon Detectives Mark Ronson Scouting For Girls Jack Penate Sir Isaac Newton William Faulkner Joseph Black Mount Hoodoo Gurus Trick Skin Level: The Subject Spiritualized Watch glass Castles Brian Jonestown Mass murder The Stars The Courteneers/The Black Keys Rocket Summer