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Disclosure admit miming at Wembley – but say they didn't want to Disclosure admit miming at Wembley – but say they didn't want to
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Disclosure want you to know that they were miming their set at Capital FM's Summertime Ball last weekend. After fans complained that the dance duo didn't even plug in their mixers at Wembley stadium in London, Disclosure declared they wanted their audience to be in on the joke, saying they were ordered to fake it by the event's organisers.Disclosure want you to know that they were miming their set at Capital FM's Summertime Ball last weekend. After fans complained that the dance duo didn't even plug in their mixers at Wembley stadium in London, Disclosure declared they wanted their audience to be in on the joke, saying they were ordered to fake it by the event's organisers.
On Sunday, the Facebook group I Love Bass Music posted a photo from Disclosure's weekend set, showing the Lawrence brothers standing beside an impotent DJ setup, its electrical cord dangling. "Did Disclosure just pull a David Guetta?" the poster wrote. With a mixture of mockery and disappointment, hundreds of fans shared the image.On Sunday, the Facebook group I Love Bass Music posted a photo from Disclosure's weekend set, showing the Lawrence brothers standing beside an impotent DJ setup, its electrical cord dangling. "Did Disclosure just pull a David Guetta?" the poster wrote. With a mixture of mockery and disappointment, hundreds of fans shared the image.
Soon, Guy Lawrence penned a response. "Capital FM made us do this show with a backing track playing," he began. "We pleaded with them for weeks and weeks to let us play fully live or at least let us mix but they just weren't having it … It was incredibly frustrating and horrible for us to hear our music at Wembley and not actually be able to play it ourselves.Soon, Guy Lawrence penned a response. "Capital FM made us do this show with a backing track playing," he began. "We pleaded with them for weeks and weeks to let us play fully live or at least let us mix but they just weren't having it … It was incredibly frustrating and horrible for us to hear our music at Wembley and not actually be able to play it ourselves.
"We didn't try and hide it at all! We didn't try and make it look like we were mixing … We left the fucking plug on the floor on purpose, didn't even plug phono leads into the master out, turned all the EQs fully down and the master out AND DIDN'T EVEN TAKE HEADPHONES for God's sake! LOL. If at any point we touched the mixer it was, well, you try standing in front of 80,000 people and not touching the mixer … go on... it's really hard!""We didn't try and hide it at all! We didn't try and make it look like we were mixing … We left the fucking plug on the floor on purpose, didn't even plug phono leads into the master out, turned all the EQs fully down and the master out AND DIDN'T EVEN TAKE HEADPHONES for God's sake! LOL. If at any point we touched the mixer it was, well, you try standing in front of 80,000 people and not touching the mixer … go on... it's really hard!"
The only reason Disclosure played the Summertime Ball, Lawrence suggested, was to recognise Capital FM for its support. "They play our songs roughly 400 times a week across their various networks and we wanted to thank them for all the support," he wrote. "But yeah it was a very strange experience and one we will not be going through again."The only reason Disclosure played the Summertime Ball, Lawrence suggested, was to recognise Capital FM for its support. "They play our songs roughly 400 times a week across their various networks and we wanted to thank them for all the support," he wrote. "But yeah it was a very strange experience and one we will not be going through again."
If this week is any indication, Disclosure will soon be able to do shows however and wherever they want. The group's first LP, Settle, debuted at the very top of the UK album charts, outselling efforts by Daft Punk and Queens of the Stone Age. "We're absolutely delighted with the result," they told the Official Charts Company. "Proudest moment of our lives."If this week is any indication, Disclosure will soon be able to do shows however and wherever they want. The group's first LP, Settle, debuted at the very top of the UK album charts, outselling efforts by Daft Punk and Queens of the Stone Age. "We're absolutely delighted with the result," they told the Official Charts Company. "Proudest moment of our lives."
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