1 song per artist/band
2 songs by The Script
No footage of headliner Beyonce as she/her management refused clearance
Of the main songs featured 2 from what i can recall were old songs that had been played before last time around when they did the festivals - Katy B's Turn Lights On and The Scripts Man Who Can't Be Moved.
If you're going to show songs at LEAST show us songs that are new and which haven't already been performed 100 times already! They do have NEW material to promote so show that!
The only highlight for me was an interview with the legend that is Idris Elba, although no footage was shown of him DJ'ing.
Very disappointed in the streams/highlights this year.
Firstly, no Beyoncé? That was from what I can make out why most people tuned in. Secondly, on channel 4/4music it just seemed to be filled with highlights with very few performances. I'm not understanding why Paloma Faith (As much as I love her) got pretty much her full set shown when others didn't?
Hopefully todays might be better, but I'm not holding my breath. Hopefully some KOL gets shown though?
V coverage is absolutely dire so far, but then it always is... why on earth did they show 2 songs of DJ Fresh who was pretty low down on the bill, yet just 1 of nearly everyone else? The highlights with 30 second clips was annoying as well - with better planned coverage, those acts could have been shown properly! I'd have loved to see Of Monsters & Men particularly, but it seems that C4 aren't interested in broadcasting good music by bands who haven't played the festival before.
Paloma was very good IMO, but her coverage was excessive. Showing most coverage before the main acts perform is just stupid!
Very disappointed in the streams/highlights this year.
Firstly, no Beyoncé? That was from what I can make out why most people tuned in. Secondly, on channel 4/4music it just seemed to be filled with highlights with very few performances. I'm not understanding why Paloma Faith (As much as I love her) got pretty much her full set shown when others didn't?
Hopefully todays might be better, but I'm not holding my breath. Hopefully some KOL gets shown though?
In their defence, if Beyone won't allow filming there's not much they can do about it. Just about everything else was awful on C4's part though!
Surely they would have gotten proper clearance beforehand? It all seemed so last minute...
Also what has annoyed me is when they have "Jessie J - Live" for an example, half hour show and then only show a couple of her performances sandwiched with other random artists?!
V coverage is absolutely dire so far, but then it always is... why on earth did they show 2 songs of DJ Fresh who was pretty low down on the bill, yet just 1 of nearly everyone else? The highlights with 30 second clips was annoying as well - with better planned coverage, those acts could have been shown properly!
Yes, i forgot about him last night. They also showed 2 songs by him. Why?! That was shite. He isn't even that good or even all that well known. Complete waste of 10mins when they could have shown somebody else. The 1min highlights package was the only chance you got to see who else was performing that weekend but would never get shown by Ch4.
Surely they would have gotten proper clearance beforehand? It all seemed so last minute...
Also what has annoyed me is when they have "Jessie J - Live" for an example, half hour show and then only show a couple of her performances sandwiched with other random artists?!
Its common for artists and/or their management to be funny about coverage right up until they go on stage. That said I suspect C4 had a good idea they wouldn't be showing Beyoncé as they never mentioned her once in the afternoon highlights show.
1.WHy would Beyonce let her full set be broadcast.
2.People have paid to see her,would be an insult to them.
I don't see why it would be insulting, the BBC often show full length sets of headline acts at festivals. I suspect this was more a case of Queen Bey not wanting us mortals to see her performance so she can release a DVD of her tour and make money out of it later on! It will almost certainly have been a commercial decision and will have little to do with the fans.
The Saturdays, John Newman, Tom Odell, Laura Mvula, Olly Murs.
Ok, but not my cup of tea so wasn't impressed.
If tonight we only get 2 songs from KOL then i'll be raging. I'lll be even more cross if it's the tired Sex On Fire/Use Somebody! Need more diversity tonight.
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Edit - no Beyonce at all. Wonderful.
It's only just started. She'll probably be on last, although I'd say only 3 songs.
Edith said at the start they hadn't been able to get clearance from Beyonce.
We'll have to make do with tihs
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a507663/beyonce-wows-crowds-with-headline-set-at-virgin-media-v-festival-2013.html
Better luck next weekend with Beeb3's coverage of Reading - c. 3.5hrs each evening.
http://www.4music.com/watch-now
There's other acts on the red button and RB HD; haven't seen anything about streams yet.
Same here. UGHHHH!!!
1 song per artist/band
2 songs by The Script
No footage of headliner Beyonce as she/her management refused clearance
Of the main songs featured 2 from what i can recall were old songs that had been played before last time around when they did the festivals - Katy B's Turn Lights On and The Scripts Man Who Can't Be Moved.
If you're going to show songs at LEAST show us songs that are new and which haven't already been performed 100 times already! They do have NEW material to promote so show that!
The only highlight for me was an interview with the legend that is Idris Elba, although no footage was shown of him DJ'ing.
All in all, pretty shit coverage.
Oh and Steve Jones is f*cking useless!
Why did they show pretty much the entire Paloma Faith set too with just one song from everybody else? :S
Firstly, no Beyoncé? That was from what I can make out why most people tuned in. Secondly, on channel 4/4music it just seemed to be filled with highlights with very few performances. I'm not understanding why Paloma Faith (As much as I love her) got pretty much her full set shown when others didn't?
Hopefully todays might be better, but I'm not holding my breath. Hopefully some KOL gets shown though?
Paloma was very good IMO, but her coverage was excessive. Showing most coverage before the main acts perform is just stupid!
In their defence, if Beyone won't allow filming there's not much they can do about it. Just about everything else was awful on C4's part though!
That is true.
but I'm still disappointed about the rest of it though and to me, the line up was quite good so wanted to see a little bit more.
1.WHy would Beyonce let her full set be broadcast.
2.People have paid to see her,would be an insult to them.
Also what has annoyed me is when they have "Jessie J - Live" for an example, half hour show and then only show a couple of her performances sandwiched with other random artists?!
Yes, i forgot about him last night. They also showed 2 songs by him. Why?! That was shite. He isn't even that good or even all that well known. Complete waste of 10mins when they could have shown somebody else. The 1min highlights package was the only chance you got to see who else was performing that weekend but would never get shown by Ch4.
Its common for artists and/or their management to be funny about coverage right up until they go on stage. That said I suspect C4 had a good idea they wouldn't be showing Beyoncé as they never mentioned her once in the afternoon highlights show.
I don't see why it would be insulting, the BBC often show full length sets of headline acts at festivals. I suspect this was more a case of Queen Bey not wanting us mortals to see her performance so she can release a DVD of her tour and make money out of it later on! It will almost certainly have been a commercial decision and will have little to do with the fans.
http://www.4music.com/watch-now
The Saturdays, John Newman, Tom Odell, Laura Mvula, Olly Murs.
Ok, but not my cup of tea so wasn't impressed.
If tonight we only get 2 songs from KOL then i'll be raging. I'lll be even more cross if it's the tired Sex On Fire/Use Somebody! Need more diversity tonight.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/v-festival/4od#3563085
Assorted V Festival clips
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=v+festival&filters=week&lclk=week
HQ stills of Beyonce yesterday
http://thebeyonceworld.com/2013/08/beyonce-performs-at-v-festival/#disqus_thread
Amateur video of Beyonce in action
http://www.mobo.com/news-blogs/beyonce-gives-show-stopping-performance-v-festival-rocking-her-brand-new-bob-cut-video