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[strudders]

Charles Hazlewood is in negotiations and will probably play 2011. His twitter to me today.

If you have never seen the all stars they are great and Charles is a great orator in between songs.

However it's not for everybody, I have seen them twice in 08 and 10 and both times they did not disappoint.

[Ricochet]

Their performance of Terry Reilly's "In C" was brilliant.
Look forward to seeing them again.
I presume Ade Utley and Mr Squarepusher still for part of the group?

[sparkythetortoise]

strudders, on 19 November 2010 - 08:08 PM, said:

Charles Hazlewood is in negotiations and will probably play 2011. His twitter to me today.

If you have never seen the all stars they are great and Charles is a great orator in between songs.

However it's not for everybody, I have seen them twice in 08 and 10 and both times they did not disappoint.

I thought his performances were a game of two halves. The Terry Riley etc stuff in 08 was mesmerising and a real highlight for the weekend for me, but for me 2010 was a tad indulgent. In a way, good for him for giving it a go but I don't think it really held together in the same way. I tried so hard to like it, and the squeaky dinosaur nearly won me over, but not quite a result in my view.

Having said that, I still wandered off to the Avalon Cafe to see the lads play at around 3 in the morning. Unfortunately, I think the unprepared crowd in there honestly thought it was just some people setting up and completely ignored them while they beeped and squeaked into the small hours.

I shall be hoping for a return to form in 2011, but either way, it just goes to remind you how peerless Glastonbury, and indeed the Glade stage, is.