eFestival Music Awards 2017

[Harry49]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9.5

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The Killers 

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Wheel of 4 tunes. couldnt hear a thing due to sound too quiet

5. Best album of the year A Deeper Understanding/The War on Drugs

6. Best song of the year Green Light/Lorde

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 The National(Manchester)

8. Best Other Festival 2017 N/A

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 The War on Drugs

10. Best New Act Josh Barry

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!)  Curtis Mayfield

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Chuck Berry

[Avalon_Fields]

Better do mine:

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2008

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The Killers (Admittedly driven by the huge efforts to get close to the front and stay for hours beforehand)

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Kris Kristofferson (Past his best would be the kindest comment)

5. Best album of the year Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life (Great discovery)

6. Best song of the year Holly McVae - Golden Eagle

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Manchester Arena

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Bearded Theory (Already booked 2018)

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Pink Floyd (As the most realistic of all the unrealistic options)

10. Best New Act Holly McVae

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Bowie

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Tom Petty

[hfuhruhurr]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2011

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Royal Blood

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Kaiser Chiefs

5. Best album of the year Gargoyle - Mark Lanegan

6. Best song of the year Plastic Fox - Mik Artistik (ok, so it was last year!)

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Metallica - O2 Arena

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Download

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Rammstein

10. Best New Act Therapy?

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Fats Domino

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 J Geils

[mr gumby]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2010

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Future Islands

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Sadly, Kris Kristofferson

5. Best album of the year Every Valley - Public Service Broadcasting

6. Best song of the year too many to choose from

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Gaz Brookfield

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Beautiful Days

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Depeche Mode or Pearl Jam

10. Best New Act Warsaw Radio

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Leonard Cohen

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Tom Petty

[mr gumby]

Just realised I put Future Islands down for best Glasto performance this year, when I meant to put Flaming Lips. It's been a long week! (Future Islands were bloody good, though!)

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

On 01/11/2017 at 10:50 AM, Avalon_Fields said:

Please complete the following, a bit of fun coming up to the end of the year. I'll collate the results if there's plenty of responses by December. One nomination per category please!

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 - 8

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) - 2013

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Radiohead/Justice

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - none that I recall

5. Best album of the year - TBC (LCD, SZA, Alessandro Cortini, Mount Kimbie all in the running) 

6. Best song of the year - LCD Soundsystem - Call the Police

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - TBC

8. Best Other Festival 2017 - Dekmantel

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - Bjork

10. Best New Act - SZA

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) - Mickey Eavis 

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - Chris Cornell

 

[reflekting]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) - Eight

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) - 2011

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - The XX

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Ed Sheeran (only saw on tv later)

5. Best album of the year - American Dream by LCD Soundsystem

6. Best song of the year - Everything Now by Arcade Fire

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - Arcade Fire at York Hall

8. Best Other Festival 2017 - I didn't go to another this year. 

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - Pulp

10. Best New Act - Idles

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) - Springsteen

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - The Maccabees

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

Oh shit, The Maccabees was my best gig of 2017, a joyous, cathartic experience from start to finish.

[GMF]

 

 

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 KT Tunstall

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 kris Kristofferson

5. Best album of the year Sleep Well Beast/ The National

6. Best song of the year Poem/She Drew The Gun

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Sparks

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Victorious Festival

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Talking Heads

10. Best New Act Kyle Craft

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Leonard Cohen

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Walter Becker

Edited November 3, 2017 by GMF

[OG]

Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9
2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2010
3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The XX
4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Glass animals
5. Best album of the year I See You - The xx
6. Best song of the year Arcade Fire - Everything Now
7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Frank Carter - Stylus Leeds
8. Best Other Festival 2017 Bearded Theory 
9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 The Streets ( he’s still going to be touring when he gets a taste for the coke again)
10. Best New Act Onyda
11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Roy Orbison
12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Fats Domino
 

[deepkittycaz]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9 

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017 - it's my only one, but it was a cracker

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Justice

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Radiohead. Sorry

5. Best album of the year - Choir of the Mind - Emily Haines

6. Best song of the year - People Will Always Need Coal - Public Service Broadcasting

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - Broken Social Scene, Manchester Albert Hall. Those who were there know why.

8. Best Other Festival 2017 N/A

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - The Blue Aeroplanes!

10. Best New Act - Confidence Man

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Freddie Mercury

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 *edited* Dudley Simpson's just passed away

Edited November 5, 2017 by deepkittycaz

[JacquelineS]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9.5 -one must leave room to raise the score in the future

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017 - My only one so the best ever. 

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Flaming Lips with out a doubt! So uplifting strangers were hugging each other afterwards

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Unimpressed with Elbow but would not say they are worst

5. Best album of the year - Fleet Foxes - Crack Up 

6. Best song of the year - The National - The System Only Dreams

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - I enjoyed Imagine Dragons but it was likely Arcade Fire's Infinite Content Tour which I sadly could not attend

8. Best Other Festival-  Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg which headlined Beck, Father John Misty and Broken Social Scene

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - Car Seat Headrest - actually they could wait for 2020 which I really want to aim for

10. Best New Act - I am not that cool

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) -Talking Heads, David Bowie

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - For Canadians anyway - Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip

 

Edited November 6, 2017 by JacquelineS

[Guy Incognito]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017 - 2017

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Solange

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - can't think of any

5. Best album of the year - Fleet Foxes - Crack Up 

6. Best song of the year - Protomartyr - My Children

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at The O2

8. Best Other Festival- End of The Road

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - Kendrick

10. Best New Act - IDLES

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) -Neil Young

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - Chris Cornell

Edited November 6, 2017 by rhg_99

[SwedgeAntilles]

List eh? Gonna have to do shortlists of three for a few, will finalise later in the year;

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 - 8

2. Best Glastonbury ever - 2017

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - First Aid Kit

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Liam Gallagher (the stage did him no favours)

5. Best album of the year - LCD - American Dream, Laura Marling - Semper Femina, The National - Sleep Well Beast

6. Best song of the year - Empire Line (The National), How Do You Sleep (LCD), Only God Knows (Young Fathers)

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 - LCD Soundsystem @ The Barrowlands, Radiohead @ TRSMT, Arcade Fire @ The Corn Exchange 

8. Best Other Festival 2017 - TRSMT (by default)

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - Arctic Monkeys

10. Best New Act - The Big Moon, Soccer Mommy, Gurr

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) - David Bowie - rationale being that I feel his influence helped create two of the records of the year, American Dream and Villians

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - Tom Petty

[JacquelineS]

I hope this thread has not died out in favour of the top ten albums. I find this one fascinating as well.

[DareToDibble]

On 11/1/2017 at 10:50 AM, Avalon_Fields said:

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2014 (my first - don't think you ever fully get that full sheer amazement again)

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The Killers

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 None that I can think off - maybe  Biffy

5. Best album of the year Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer (I await my roasting)

6. Best song of the year Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran (For personal reasons, please don't ban me)

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Coldplay @ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Never went to any others

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Oasis

10. Best New Act Confidence Man (gutted I never saw them at Glasto!)

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) R.E.M

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Chester Bennington

 

Edited December 4, 2017 by DareToDibble
I can't spell Sheeran

[jackarmy]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 9

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2013 (close competition from 2009)

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Chic

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 Didn't really see any bad ones, the sound was crap for Liam Gallagher though

5. Best album of the year Formation - Look At The Powerful People

6. Best song of the year Arcade Fire - Everything Now

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 TBC

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Primavera Sound

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Realistically, Arctic Monkeys

10. Best New Act Loyle Carner

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Bowie

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 I hope it's not Mark E. Smith 

[edwardjc14]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score) 8.5 

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2017 

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The Killers 

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 The Jacksons (mainly due to poor sound)

5. Best album of the year Oh Sees- Orc 

6. Best song of the year- too much choice..

7. Best gig/tour of 2017 Oh Sees or Qotsa both in Manchester 

8. Best Other Festival 2017 Great Escape 

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 Oh Sees/Qotsa/Nick Cave 

10. Best New Act Goat Girl 

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) Iggy Pop 

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 Tom Petty 

[fernandomassuy]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score)

9.5

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year)

2017

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017

Lorde

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017

Dunno. Glass Animals?

5. Best album of the year

Melodrama

6. Best song of the year

Dunno

7. Best gig/tour of 2017

The Stone Roses @ First Direct Arena Leeds

8. Best Other Festival 2017

Hm went to Lollapalooza here in south america

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019

Led Zeppelin

10. Best New Act 

Slaves

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!)

Bowie

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017

Malcolm Young 

[sedra]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score)  8

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year) 2003

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Radiohead 

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017 - Kris Kristofferson 

5. Best album of the year- haven’t bought much this year

6. Best song of the year - ???

7. Best gig/tour of 2017- Nick Cave

8. Best Other Festival 2017- only went to Victorious- it was hot and sunny! 

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019 - teenage fan club or Gomez 

10. Best New Act - Slow Readers Club ( new to me!) 

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!) David Bowie 

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017 - Walter Becker 

 

[Odessa]

1. Rate Glastonbury Festival 2017 (0 - 10 score): 10

2. Best Glastonbury ever (Year): 2017 

3. Best Performance at Glastonbury 2017: The Killers 

4. Worst Performance at Glastonbury 2017: Liam Gallagher by miles of what I saw 

5. Best album of the year: The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful

6. Best song of the year: The Killers - The Man

7. Best gig/tour of 2017: Arcade Fire at Castlefield Bowl 

8. Best Other Festival 2017: One that I didn't go to

9. Most Wanted Band for Glastonbury 2019: Kendrick Lamar

10. Best New Act: Pretty poor showing from me this year wrt listening to new acts, idk 

11. Legend Award (Dead or Alive!): Tom Petty

12. Biggest Loss To Music in 2017: Tom Petty