David Bowie RIP

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, FuzzyDunlop said:

I'm glad people like the idea. I will tweet EE.

 

Let all the children boogie

Ooops, too late, just did the retweet.

Might be worth putting his actual name in your tweet, for hashtags and the like.

[5co77ie]

if only....

 

 

 

[craigyb31]

I've been on night shifts this weekend and just woke to the news, this is so sad, I never got to see him live and the nearest it did happen was when he was supposed to be headlining T in the Park, 2004 I think, but pulled out due to his heart issue and never played again.  I was gutted then but no where near as much as now.

 

I've retreated the calls for the Pyramid show but if not that hopefully they will do something fitting

[JoeyT]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Ooops, too late, just did the retweet.

Might be worth putting his actual name in your tweet, for hashtags and the like.

I got a notification regarding it.

Nice to see that's still working ready for the festival!

[CaledonianGonzo]

What's with everyone referring to him as the 'Starman'?

That's Jeff Bridges..

[When Jokers Attack]

2 minutes ago, craigyb31 said:

I've been on night shifts this weekend and just woke to the news, this is so sad, I never got to see him live and the nearest it did happen was when he was supposed to be headlining T in the Park, 2004 I think, but pulled out due to his heart issue and never played again.  I was gutted then but no where near as much as now.

 

He was replaced by The Darkness!

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, JoeyT said:

I got a notification regarding it.

Nice to see that's still working ready for the festival!

Did you get one last night BTW?  I logged in for the first time in months, only to accidentally send a tweet for the first time.  Hope I didn't make everyones phones bleep! 

[stuartbert two hats]

For anyone who has watched the version of Heroes tweeted by Emily and the festival, this is much better - longer and all Bowie, less festival.  A very rare time I'm more interested in the stage than seeing random footage of the farm:

 

 

[phillyfaddle]

Just gutted :-( What an incredible legacy he's left us. Had no idea he was so ill. Enjoyed watching the clip that Glastonbury Festival shared on FB today of "Heroes" on the Pyramid in 2000. My friends were there but can't remember if they saw him. That's Glasto I suppose LOL....Bowie wouldn't have had it any different ;-)

[phillyfaddle]

13 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

if only....

 

 

 

If only, indeed.

I nearly vomited when they had DC on TV just now saying how much he loved Bowie. Lying git. The music is for everyone, except him (and his nasty little sidekicks).

[Gnomicide]

45 minutes ago, russycarps said:

no different from the football though is it? And a football crowd would need far more control due to the threat of violence etc

No different but I have it in my head that this would be after dark whereas the football has tended to either be in the day or in the days before the majority of people turned up on Wednesday.

Just thinking it would be a huge crowd with very little else on elsewhere by way of distraction.

Imagine the scenes though, Wednesday Efests meet followed by group hug and mass cry-along-a-Bowie at the Pyramid.

 

[mr gumby]

I suspect licensing would prevent it happening on the Wednesday, unless some quick negotiations could take place. 

Personally, I'd be happy for them to drop whoever they've got planned for Sunday headliners, and show his 2000 performance then, to close the pyramid. 

[The Nal]

30 minutes ago, phillyfaddle said:

If only, indeed.

I nearly vomited when they had DC on TV just now saying how much he loved Bowie. Lying git. The music is for everyone, except him (and his nasty little sidekicks).

Hey he likes Hunky Dory! Hes alright with me!

3 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

I suspect licensing would prevent it happening on the Wednesday, unless some quick negotiations could take place. 

Personally, I'd be happy for them to drop whoever they've got planned for Sunday headliners, and show his 2000 performance then, to close the pyramid. 

They don't have to have it gig loud though. They can just show it as reasonable TV volume.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Perhaps it would work better to have it showing in the cinema tent over various intervals. Wouldn't have the same impact, granted, but would probably be easier to set up. In fact they could do a lot in the cinema tent, showing some of his films and concerts and that.

I expect a lot of Bowie related things going on this year either way.

[russycarps]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

The old outdoor cinema would have been perfect. They'd have to do this Fri - Sun though otherwise it'd be too rammed. What's the setup like in their sound and vision (see what I did?) wise? Is it just a big TV really or is it decent. I've never been in.

I went in there once and the stench of BO was indescribable.

I was asked to leave.

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

2 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

The old outdoor cinema would have been perfect. They'd have to do this Fri - Sun though otherwise it'd be too rammed. What's the setup like in their sound and vision (see what I did?) wise? Is it just a big TV really or is it decent. I've never been in.

I've never been in either! When did they stop doing the outdoor cinema? Would have said that was before your time?

[Gnomicide]

A cross site, synchronised showing on all the major stages (and The Ridge & Furrow) on Wednesday night should cover it. 

 

[The Nal]

2 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

They'd have to do this Fri - Sun though otherwise it'd be too rammed. What's the setup like in their sound and vision (see what I did?) wise? Is it just a big TV really or is it decent. I've never been in.

Its ok yeah. Couple of speakers and a big screen. Quite dark. There could've been a couple of people cracking out a unit and I wouldn't have known.

2 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

The old outdoor cinema would have been perfect. 

To get pissed on?

[AdamWillingham]

I am absolutely shocked and saddened. I am not old enough to have grown up watching him change the face of music. My dad got me into Bowie from a very young age. Anyone who had the privilege of seeing him live really had a dream come true. 

A true legend never to be forgotten. 

[russycarps]

10 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I've never been in either! When did they stop doing the outdoor cinema? Would have said that was before your time?

2005 was the last year I think

(might be wrong like!)

[Spindles]

22 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Hey he likes Hunky Dory! Hes alright with me!

I'm sure the cue cards he read beforehand told him he liked Hunky Dory.

[Gnomicide]

It's a wonder he didn't say Blonde on Blonde was his favourite.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Just now, Scruffylovemonster said:

Oh it was. I jut meant in theory (or how it appears in my head). 

Ah right. Gotcha.

[The Nal]

7 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I'm sure the cue cards he read beforehand told him he liked Hunky Dory.

Its a trend then!

From 24 mins 50

 

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

The one before I turned up then,

Some would say a simpler, more innocent time...