This comes as a shock to me, but I feel I have to leap to M***'s defence here :) The point is that they've been invited, and given an opportunity to make themselves heard. It's a small step to M***'s redemption, but it's a step nonetheless ;) I don't know the economics of the festival in question, but I'd imagine it's in line with any other festival: the big money draws get the main stage. It's not M*** media tyranny, just sound financial and marketing sense. As I know next to nothing about this festival, so I could have got it massively wrong, but in a similar UK event I'd expect M*** would get the main and Kevin and Derrick to get the side stage. In an ideal world, of course, this'd all be different, and M*** would be a Glastonbury portaloo attendant. I'm going to quit while we're ahead on this thread, though.
Jonny. > hmm..well I also find it odd that at the press > conference for Area One he said he wouldn't be where > he was with out May, Saunderson etc. but then he puts > them on a "side stage".read: yeah I couldn't be doing > what I'm doing today with out these pioneers, so we'll > put em on the side stage while I'm on the main. > > perhaps I'm just a bit cynical sometimes for my own > good. On the flip side, it gives the all these people > great exposure-but seemingly at some sort of cost. He > seems charitable with his money, but not so much with > his spotlight?
