Legends Slot

[CaledonianGonzo]

6 minutes ago, The Nal said:

She'll have to do 3 in a row then. Playing Portsmouth on the Friday with Mary Wilson and Sunday Night at the Palladium too. 

Actually shes doing a Henry Kelly in August so 3 is no bother to her. At aged 75. What a road warrior!

 

M-Wizzle is also at the Palladium so my guess is we get either both of them or neither of them.

Fairly sure Matha was doing two gigs a day at the Fringe a couple of years back.  She'd be nuff warble-some by the end of the second set.

 

[The Nal]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

M-Wizzle is also at the Palladium so my guess is we get either both of them or neither of them.

Fairly sure Matha was doing two gigs a day at the Fringe a couple of years back.  She'd be nuff warble-some by the end of the second set.

 

Actually scrap the Henry Kelly 4 in a row shes doing 5 in a row, Liverpool date added today. Its on!

https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/martha-reeves-and-the-vandellas

[mjsell]

Arsht shit!

Really wanted Ross over the other options

[CaledonianGonzo]

Martha's UK based, I think.  She's always on the road here.

It's a fun show, provided you dial back expectations on her pipes still being in full effect.

[Nobody Interesting]

Maybe it always was going to be D Ross and for whatever reason that has fallen through............ D Ross ending with Chain Reaction featuring Barry Gibb as per the original. Just adding 2 and 2 up without the ability to count.

[henry bear]

Pixies, Kraftwerk, Ross, my house of cards is falling down. Hope Bazza's voice is better live than his recent material suggests! 

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

Barry Gibb must be the legends slot then. It's really not that bad in my book. Lionel Ritchie isn't exactly a quality booking, or Dolly, but he'll have the crowd moving like there's no tomorrow!

[CaledonianGonzo]

If anything he's got his work cut out for him delivering slam dunks like Dolly and Lionel did.

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

A slam dunk would count for anyone performing after those two. His set list is pretty solid without a medly in sight

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, simian_mobile_mushrooms said:

A slam dunk would count for anyone performing after those two.

Except for Jeff Lynne.

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Except for Jeff Lynne.

 

I don't gerrit. Wasn't he there last year? A disaster or knocked it out of the park?

[CaledonianGonzo]

He was pretty good and the band sounded A1, but he failed to galvanise the entire field into one big party like Lionel and Dolly did.

[The Placid Casual]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

He was pretty good and the band sounded A1, but he failed to galvanise the entire field into one big party like Lionel and Dolly did.

All the cool kids were at Alvvays & Django Django when Lionel was on.

[CaledonianGonzo]

[eFestivals]

2 hours ago, jparx said:

Bazza feels like the obvious one all along though really. It all fits together too well.

yup, my thinking now.

2 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Pretty sure I remember Neil saying (when we thought BriWi would be there too) that the Gibbo info could mean that DiRo was a noshow. 

and pretty much my thinking back then, too.

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

26 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

He was pretty good and the band sounded A1, but he failed to galvanise the entire field into one big party like Lionel and Dolly did.

Fair enough, w'ell see I guess but I'm pretty happy with some disco. Maybe Chic and Gibbo will do a mixed set together and have a solid 2 hour disco set

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm happy about it too - I've been banging on about them booking him for years now.  Just that Dolly and Lionel are tough acts to follow, as we saw last year. 

But I'm optimistic that Bazzle will Dazzle.

[shuttlep]

Oasis to reform and fill the slot

 

 

a man  can dream,.,... maybe in 20 years when they are all old and desperate

[BlackHole2006]

39 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

All the cool kids were at Fat White Family & The Fall when Lionel was on.

FTFY 

[brandycoke]

56 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

He was pretty good and the band sounded A1, but he failed to galvanise the entire field into one big party like Lionel and Dolly did.

Tbf, the weather didn't help either, pretty much pissed it down during his set, and the "Mr Blue Sky" moment was never going to happen.

[FuzzyDunlop]

I didn't mind ELO. Thought they were pretty good. With the exception of Livin Thing (which I really like), the tunes are just alright, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it cos I did.

I didn't see Lionel. I went back to my tent for supplies, then got some food. By that point I could get nowhere near and decided to walk to the Glade, then wait for Future Islands to start.

[BlackHole2006]

Jeff Lynne's ELO was the lowest point of my entire Glasto career. The first time I genuinely considered leaving early.

[jparx]

I enjoyed ELO. I was with the right people, in the right state of mind, with the right alcohol and we all had a good time. I completely get the complaints, but it was fun where I was stood.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The Jeffster was a tad too unassuming for a slot that requires a bit of the old razzmatazz.

[FloorFiller]

I was in the warmth of the John Peel having a little cry to Bat for Lashes playing 'Laura'. I regret nothing.