※ 引述《PatsyGallagh (eXistenZe)》之銘言：
這篇文章實在太吸引我了,就翻譯了一下:
Oasis將以 250萬英磅(1億2500萬台幣)的酬勞在今年夏天的Reading和Leeds 音樂
節中領銜演出，Noel確認了這個消息﹕樂團將在英國每年八月的最後一個週末的
bank holiday時舉行的音樂節中表演。主辦單位Mean Fiddler在這場OASIS爭奪戰中
贏了主要的競爭對手V2000音樂節。而這份龐大的酬勞也使得BLUR去年在Reading
演出的費用50萬英磅(2500萬台幣)顯得相形失色很多。Noel說﹕英國的兩大音樂節
中，他們已在Glastonbury表演過兩次，而且Reading鎮離我的家比較近，因此這是個
容易的決定。上個禮拜，Noel暗示﹕他不太想在今年的音樂節中表演了，除非，有
很多錢。他又說﹕我們也不想做個一切只為錢表演的渾球，但每個人看到我們在舞
台上時，應該也都知道我們只是為了錢。如果有人想請我們表演，奉上250萬英磅
將是讓我們答應的最好理由。有人說，Oasis是全英國最大卡的樂團，他們能達到任何
事，他們有強大的吸引力，沒有別的樂團能拿到如此可觀的酬勞。主辦單位同時表
示期餘的演出名單將會在短期內公布。Oasis將以創紀錄的250萬英磅在今年的Reading
中演出，這是英國史上最大的一筆演出費用。五名團員將接受這比豐厚的酬勞，但
他們只需工作四個小時。他們將會在Reading，Leeds中各表演大約2個小時左右。
去年Oasis的最大競爭對手Blur在Reading的出場費是50萬英磅,而Manic Street Preacher
在Glastonbury的出場費是10萬英磅。Robbie Williams也將會接受100萬英磅
的酬勞在今年的V2000中演出。Reading的門票將在3/6開始發售。不包括手續費或郵
寄費的票價是﹕80英磅(4000台幣)可以參加所有3天的音樂節活動，同時還包括了
露營的場地費(但需自備帳蓬，睡袋......其實現場也有賣)，以及停車費(我們應該用不
到....)，同時可以提早一天來搭營，延後一天走，也就是一共5天4夜。而單天的票
則是33.3英磅(台幣一千元)，但看完演出就必須離開，早上才能再回來。Reading，
V2000的完整演出陣容都將在近期公布。Noel最後說﹕當人們看到我在舞臺上表演
時，他們應該知道我之所以會站在那只是為了錢。
: OASIS are to be paid an estimated ￡2.5m to headline this year's Reading and
: Leeds Festivals. Noel Gallagher confirmed last night the band would be
: playing the gigs over the August bank holiday. The Mean Fiddler Organisation
: who stage the threeday two site festival won the bidding war to sign up the
: rock superstars ahead of arch rivals V2000. The massive payout dwarfs the
: ￡500,000 Blur picked up when they headlined the event last year. Noel told
: AAA: "As far as I am concerned there are two main British music festivals,
: Glastonbury and Reading - we've played Glastonbury twice and Reading is
: nearer my house, so it was an easy choice to make." Last week, Noel hinted
: he wanted to do a festival but admitted the final decision would come down to
: money. He said: "We'll be doing one tour and the last thing we'll want to
: be doing is playing a gig unless there's s***loads of money." He went on:
: "Not to be a total mercenary bastard but everybody should know that when they
: see me on stage I'm doing it strictly for the money. "If people want us to
: play they're going to have to come up with about two and half million good
: reasons why - it's what we want that matters. A music source said: "Oasis
: are the biggest band in Britain and they can call the shots. "They have
: pulling power. No other band would get such a massive payout." Organisers
: say the rest of the line-up will be announced shortly.
: OASIS will be paid a record ￡2.5MILLION to headline this year's Reading
: festival. It is the biggest fee ever paid to a band for a gig in this country.
: Noel and Liam Gallagher and fellow band members Andy Bell, Gem and Alan
: White, will receive their bumper pay-day for just four hours' work.
: They will play for around two hours at each of the Festival's venues - at
: Reading on August 25 and Leeds on the Bank Holiday Monday on August 28.
: Noel said: "As far as I'm concerned there are two main British music
: festivals, Glastonbury and Reading.
: "As we've already played Glastonbury twice and Reading is nearer to my house,
: it was an easy choice to make."
: Last year Oasis' arch-rivals Blur were paid ￡500,000 to play the Reading
: Festival. And the Manic Street Preachers received ￡100,000 for their
: appearance at Glastonbury. Robbie Williams is also a top earner in the
: festival stakes and has been offered ￡1million to appear at V2000.
: Tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival go on sale on March 6.
: They are priced at ￡80 for a three-day festival weekend including camping at
: either venue. Day tickets will cost ￡33.
: The rest of the line-up for both venues will be announced shortly.
: Noel made his attitude clear last week when he said: "I'll need two and half
: million good reasons to play a festival."
: He added last night: "Without being mercenary, by August the last thing I
: will want to be doing is playing all these songs again.
: "So when people see me on stage they should know I will only be up there for
: the money."
: Oasis' latest single Go Let It Out has just entered the charts at No1.
: THE SUN'S BIZARRE
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