Brooklyn MC and Hip-Hop Mogul, Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter is set to headline yet another festival this summer. He will be the main act for the U.K.’s O2 Wireless Festival on Thursday 3rd July. Jay will still be performing at Glastonbury contrary to rumours. He’ll also be performing with Linkin Park at the Milton Keynes Bowl the day after and will also be heading to Canada for a festival there. This Read More ...
Posted by Sumit Apr - 7 - 2008 Comments Off
Rumours are circulating that Jay-Z may pull put of Glastonbury over poor ticket sales for the festival. At least 37,000 tickets are still yet to be sold. While festival organiser Michael Eavis saying ‘everything is fine’, Hova has been made a scapegoat over the lack of ticket sales for the summer event. “He hasn’t liked all this talk of how Glastonbury is more urban and hip because of his appearance. He feels Read More ...
Posted by Sumit Mar - 26 - 2008 Comments Off
Emily Eavis, the Glastonbury Festival organiser has claimed the slow tickets sales for the premiere UK Rock festival is down to weather, not Jay-Z. Eavis said she believes the figures for the last two Glastonbury’s were riddled by rain and mud. “I’m sure it’s because of the weather … People only remember the last festival, so if it was really muddy… I don’t blame them, to be honest. Everybody needs a rest.” Read More ...
Posted by Sumit Mar - 19 - 2008 Comments Off
The Rock band by the UK are uncertain on the choice for Jay-Z heading up Britain’s biggest rock festival. They said “Everyone complains that festival bills all look the same now but when Eavis put Jay-Z on, people were like: ‘What?’” “It’s probably the worst idea ever – but it could equally be genius, we love getting the chance to play in front of people who would never normally go Read More ...
Posted by Sumit Mar - 3 - 2008 Comments Off
As we all know by now, Jay-Z will be headlining the UK’s biggest rock festival, Glastonbury. Though it was reported that some rock fans didnt agree with the decision, one UK artist is backing Hova. Katie Melua said Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter) was her choice pick. The ‘Piece By Piece’ star went on to talk about on Jay-Z’s set. “I think it’s great. I’m really not genre biased at Read More ...