[We already covered this but slight twist, from official G'bury paper. -Ben]

I just got back from Glastonbury last night. Everyday there was a festival paper given out for free and on the Sunday edition there was a picture of Prince on the second page and it said:
EXCLUSIVE!
Prince: The Truth

Perhaps it was a loathing of latrine trauma, but after much summer speculation it was announced that Prince will definitely not be appearing at Glastonbury this year. Nevertheless, despite rumours of huge appearance fees and expensive entoureage costs, festival organizer Micahel Eavis has announced that the sexually-charged pop dwarf will be strutting his stuff at next year's event.
"Money didn't really feature with Prince," confirmed Eavis. "I offered him some fair old dosh but then he changed his booking agency, so the deal fell through."
"Galstonbury could have been a reason for him to come to Britain and do a lot of other shows, but he wasn't quite ready. But they did say he'll do next year."
"He's made for the Sunday night slot. He's a big name, a big performer, he's full-on and he won't let anybody down. He's a classy act, although I haven't got any of his records, to be honest with you." But of course.

wow. Sounds like the real deal since it came from the festival paper. Get your tents ready kids cuz 2004 is gonna be goood!

Prince at glastonbury 2004... yeah right...

Australia has more chance of getting a tour in 2004 than Prince doing Galstonbury festival.

Theres more chance of Wendy & Lisa will join Prince in 2004 for a Revolution reunion than Prince playing the Galstonbury festival.

(Sorry guys, I'd really like 2 be positive and see him tour there 4 u, but don't pin all your hopes on it. Being a Prince fan, u guys should know things fall through / change / rearrange at the last minute)

dnaplaya said:

well glastonbury was kicking this year but i,m sure if prince turns up next year he,ll burn the house down in fact i,m off 2 buy a tent and train ticket now 2 glastonbury so i can get 2 the front

As others have said before, it can all go pear shaped way before the big day, even hours before. But even if it is confirmed how many of you are gonna pay £100+ to stay two nights in a muddy field, just to watch P perform on the Sunday night in front of a majority crowd that will barrack, boo and whatever.

P isnt gonna respond to that at all well.

Give me one night alone, or any other concert, just P no other artists. goodnight and go home dreaming.

bear in mind that if it does happen (BIG "IF") then it'll be live on BBC TV anyway

Awsome!!!

can i ask if Prince has been flaky in recent years like maybe the past two years? i know he has a long history of flakiness but i think that he has been quite good with his flakiness in recent years and been a bit honourable. all this negativity i think is coming from the negative views of Prince in the Hahn book, the poor website and the less than desired NEWS.
i think he will play. if Eavis says he will than i think he will.
it's so boring to discuss this issue of flakiness.

" the sexually-charged pop dwarf"

I still say its a bad idea...nobody takes him seriously (outside his fanbase anymore)...he's just another Michael Jackson to most people.

He will sooo get the usual tretament mainstream pop artists do at Glastonbury...bottles of piss thrown at him on stage - Ive seen it happen before...not nice!!!

purpledoveuk said:

you know? i think you are wrong. yes there are loads of ppl who might think he is naff now but i also believe there are laods of ppl who will come to see him cuz they are curious and they have heard of his legend as a performer and musician. think about it: 130,000 people go to glastonbury. not everyone likes REM or radiohead or Moby but his year even if you didn't like them you still saw them cuz they headlined. i mean, MOBY! he's so limpy they should have pelted him with mud! but they didn't. the lamest of bands played glasto this year and it was great.
even tho Prince doesn't sell in huge amounts anymore and yes he is considered a weirdo recluse, ppl still go to his shows. look at Elton John...he couldn't give away his albums but he sells out his shows ALL THE TIME CUZ PPL KNOW HE ROCKS THE HOUSE ALL THE TIME. i know it's elton, it's true.
Prince is going make Glasto 2004 very special. even if going to bo just for his hardcore fans.
have some positivity.
jeez.

dnaplaya said:

Oh HOW I wish I could say...

I really hope Im wrong - it just Ive seen some of teh jerks who go (and Ive been with some) who think they are individual cuz they like Marilyn Manson and other rock bands and dismiss pop as if it was disease..just because its not cool.

They are the twats who make the 'statements' by throwing piss and being disrespectful...look at Daphnie and Cylest - they themselves thought they were just a colourful joke and they got bottles,cans,tampons and all sorts thrown at them.

I still think the general opinion of Prince is that he is gay, had a rib removed so he could suck himself and only sings about sex...I still ahev people say that to me now and ive 'educated' them hundreds of times...God knows I beleived it too many moons ago.

Shame aint it!!!

have some faith.

Gav said:

Thank goodness I read this - I was tempted for a moment to brave the porta-loos, stink from not washing, hate the crowds and be millions of miles back so I couldn't even see him.

Now I can watch at home

Its not about having faith...Prince doesnt fit in to that type of festival!!!

Could you imagine Megadeth playing at a Disney Club bash...its the same sort of deal.

Its not that I dont think he should...just everyone else will - U have to remember how he's seen by non-fans - a gay man who wears high-heels,lace,talks crap about non important issues, wont interview properly and changed his name to a sqiggle

He doesnt really have a lot of respect outside his fan base anymore

purpledoveuk said:

bullshit! there are loads of ppl out there who like his music but don't buy his albums and have always wanted to see him live but they don't cuz they have other interests. glasto is the perfect oppurtunity to see him. not everyone likes REM or Moby or Radiohead but they went to glasto anyway. AND there wasn't any piss thrown about the place.

purpledoveuk said:

bullshit! there are loads of ppl out there who like his music but don't buy his albums and have always wanted to see him live but they don't cuz they have other interests. glasto is the perfect oppurtunity to see him. not everyone likes REM or Moby or Radiohead but they went to glasto anyway. AND there wasn't any piss thrown about the place.

We both know that prince and REM are very different - REM are still putting out trax trhat people love...Prince has don nothing, in the publics eyes, since the whole SLAVE period when he was a laughing stock.

People will love it if he does the stuff they know him for...which is of course sex-songs, trax like sexy mf.

There is no way he will do those...or if he does he'll change the words...Glastonbury isnt a big hand-clapping,praise the lord, Christian festival

fine. i think he will go down great. ONA live wasn't too heavy with the religious talk anyway so i think even if he does mention God or Jesus or whatever, i'm pretty sure he won't be bombarded with pee. Jimmy Cliff talked about God this year. nobody minded.
that's the thing about Glasto - it's all 'whatever'.

You know what Milty...Im taking it you are from England too.

If you went to the Wembly Stadium gig back in 93-ish...thats the type of gig I think he should do - that would go down a treat at Glasto, I hope he hasnt turned his back on that style completely.

If he can rekindle that type of show...raw and powerful,it would be wonderfully received.

purpledoveuk said:

well i'm not from England but i do live in London. i see your point on the type of show that you would prefer. that is what i said in my original post. if he does a set that is not too heavy on JW theology than cool. if not, then maybe he won't be received that well. either way, his musicianship and the party vibe that was present during ONA will win them over.

I think Prince doesn't have the balls to play at Glastonbury.

huggy said:

oh you just watch. he's gonna prove he's the daddy .

I know it is a general trait on this website but the amount of negativity coming through this thread is really quite sad. Come on people (not all of you!!) but loosen up a bit.

What is wrong with getting a little excited about Prince playing Glastonbury?? Yeah we know it might not happen (ie he was supposed to play this yeah) but then again it might happen!!

Lets try and be "The glass is half full" rather than "The glass is half empty".

Why wouldn't Prince play Glastonbury?? It is one of the two most famous festivals in the world - along with Woodstock. I think he would love it!

Glastonbury is an anything goes type festival - he can spout off about JW if he wanted and the crowd wouldn't mind. Then he could play similar to ONA and people would love it! The varied music - mixing in a few classics with the new stuff. Glastonbury isn't about bands that everyone loves! As people have mentioned - Moby to Radiohead play over the three days using 13 different stages/tents. Its a music festival and people go who appreciate music!!

Check out the listing for the main stage: http://www.glastonburyfes.../listings/

Big smile everyone!!

Hello folks. I'm a Glastonbury veteran, having been to eight of 'em - and I feel I'm qualified to offer the following advice to the honourable Mr. Nelson:

1. The Glastonbury crowd is a community. Everyone's looking out for everyone else like at no other festival and there's an overwhelming feeling of cameraderie. It's your job to tap into this.

2. Today, Prince, you were voted "No. 1 artist who has disappeared up their own behind" on Channel 4's 'Planet Sound' here in the UK. This, then is the public image you have to contend with.

3. At the festival which has just been, Radiohead were headliners. Everyone knows how much they hate playing their old hits, but they did it, because it was the only way the crowd would let 'em play the newer, freakier tunes (which I prefer). And they did it all smiling. So if you go 'off on one' and play interminable funk jams or noodly guitar for an hour, you'll effectively be written off in the UK as finished and hopelessly out-of-touch.

4. I might add that if you do that you will also have cider bottles full of warm urine lobbed at your head.

5. If, on the other hand, you play 'Purple Rain' and tunes which have actually reached the British charts, you'll be justly celebrated as a master of the arts and an all-round fine geezer and give all present a wondrous warm glow. You must also remember that substances abound. There is hash flapjack and morning glory seeds and crazy cubensis sold and bartered up by the stone circle which lies on ley-lines direct from Glastonbury Tor... so the more cosmic, the better. People want to get stratospheric - take them there!

6. Sermons on Jehovah? You might as well tell everyone to far cough. We came to party.

7. Finally, you have a LOT to prove in the UK due to a run of albums which have been, frankly, pants. I love you man, but musically you seem to having a bad hair decade. This show will be going out on TV the same night (if you don't whinge about rights, etc.) and in all seriousness it's going to be make or break for you. Don't blow it.

(Tough) love,
Dom