On BBC Ceefax page 541 it says Eavis has confirmed they have prince lined up for Glasto 2004. I know rumours have been around ages but its on the BBC so its that bit more official!

[Also, org member 'Igo2DaMax' sent in...]
Michael Eavis reckons that Prince has promised to attend Glastonbury next year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...029330.stm

It's the first time I've seen the name 'Prince' scroll along the headlines banner on the BBC website where it didn't concern Charles or William!

We'll have to wait and see, as usual.
Maxine

Can't wait 2 C him among the younger rockstars and all the hype they bring with them.
They R just waitin' 4 some1 who could show how 2 kick an ass.

Go Prince Go!!!

YES!! I just LOVE it when Prince is lined up 2 perform at something when people dont expect it...KILL 'EM Prince baby!! Sending u much luv from NY!!
yaaay!!

Sit tight 'till 2004, this has been so called "confirmed" before remember.

softandwet said:

Purlease! The festival doesn't even have a license for next year yet.

And relying on a promise from Prince from months ago when they were trying to secure him for this year -- some people are waaay too naive. Prince has cancelled concerts mere hours before they were supposed to happen.

This site says the same

http://www.dotmusic.com/n...s29946.asp

Hmmm

i never wanted to go to glastonbury, but i guess now i'll have to!

BartVanHemelen said:

Thats what I love about U Bart, yr always so positive about things.

Not sure how Prince would go down with the mainly 'indy' crowd at Glastonbury, but there again, they had Rod Stewart last year and that went okay, so who knows?

How's Prince gonna stop everyone bringing cameras to the gig?!

If BBC2 cover it like they did this year, then we should get quite a bit of footage of Prince performing, which will be good.

I'm always amazed at how well everyone performs at this big event, even new young bands with one album and no track record seem to come on and kick ass these days...

metalorange said:

The both can't be compared. Rod used to be in the Small Faces.

SexLovely said:

Instead of making your text bold and blue in a desperate effort to stand out, you'd better be REALISTIC instead of pretending that this is gonna happen. They couldn't secure him for this year, and we're supposed to believe they've got him for next year?
[This message was edited Mon Jun 30 6:14:24 PDT 2003 by BartVanHemelen]

Celebration 2003 at Paisley Park was also marked on his calendar.Need I say more?

Prince has been "confirmed" to play Glasonbury the last 5 years or so...every year it's a "sure thing," and every year it doesn't happen. It's just wishful thinking.

MinneapolisFunk said:

good point

Prince was confirmed to release Roadhouse Garden

Prince was confirmed to play London in both '83 & '87

Prince was confirm to play Blenheim Palace years back

Prince confirmed that we'd receive the whole subsription to
NPG Magazine

...shall I continue ?

BartVanHemelen said:

Rod may have been in the Small Faces, but he's a jazz-loving crooner who hasn't had a chart hit in ages, now. Sound like anyone we know?!

i hope he doesn't do it. it will be a relief if he doens't. i don't want to go. i hate glastonbury.

however a night alone in london again would be good

girlontheseesaw said:

if Prince is the only reason you'd go to Glastonbury...please stay away!

Now, I know we just can't count on Prince to keep his word. But, I also know that Michael Eavis doesn't spout of rumors that aren't legit. If he's saying that Prince is playing, then I believe as of this moment Prince has commited to it.

I think he'd go down brilliantly there!

i definately think he's playing , and i think he will go down a storm but only if he plays a greatest hits type set , and if he does this i do hope he plays full versions of the hits and not one line of one song and then a line of another , can you just imagine the glastonbury crowd all waving to a complete version of purple rain , the thought just brings goose pimples . Its about time the world witnessed the ultimate prince show , a good prince glastonbury show would eventually return him to the public light to a brand new audience , and anyway prince has always had an indie type following , doing glastonbury could well be the best decision prince has made in over a decade.

Somebody needs to tell him that he's gonna get bottles of piss thrown at him!!!

MinneapolisFunk said:

I don't think it was ever confirmed that those "marked" dates on the calendar were for a Celebration at all. I think everyone was just getting their hopes up in anticipation. Turns out it was the dates of the N.E.W.S. online "celebration". . .

Did anyone read the link to this story? - Prince "promised" to perform in 2004. "Promised" - not signed a contract - not confirmed by Prince's reps.

And who remembers Rod Stewart's days with Small Faces? No one under 50 thats for sure.

Awsome!!!

i think the word "confirmed" has been banned from the Park...

i mean that in a good way

i spoke to a uk music agent on monday who told me that prince was due to play this year but sacked his agent recently and couldn't orginise all the details in time. he was however, going to play a greatest hits show and has apparently agreed to do this show next year. i was also told he will headline the saturday (the main night).

personally, i think prince would blow glastonbury away if he played stuff that the audience recongnised.

sk1 said:

not sure that's correct. he was lined up to play the Sunday as that's known as legends day. previously done by Rod S, David Bowie, The Kinks...

they wouldn't put him on Saturday as that is the indie / rock scrowd.

i just pray IF it happens it's a greatest hits. it would go down brilliantly!!

Whats Glasto?

Glastonbury is a music festival taht takes place on a farm in...Glastonbury (a very rural place where people marry into there only family)...I live near there.

Unfortunately for Prince I really dont think he is going to go down well at all...there are some serious rockers and Indie-kids that go there and I dont think tehy will tolerate Prince in his spangly pants and high heels.

Many musicians have failed to win over the crowd and it is a custom that they get bottles of piss thrown at them.

It always rains, the fields are full of cow shit, everyone is dirty and tired...the last thing they are going to want is an 80's musician (thats what people will see him as) talking about loving god, loving cows and how we all need to live for the Truth!!!

Can you imagine the outrage if somebody said Michael Jackson was going to headline a rock festival...people see Prince as the same.

Bad Move!!! Bring on the piss

Erendira said:

CONfirmed