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Back from Hard Rock Hell Sleaze. We didn't watch much to be honest, spending more time in various pubs but saw a couple of great sets from The Spangles and The Quireboys (unexpectedly got rather emotional during the big singalong ballad), it was just fantastic to be back. Also managed to see the worst set I've ever seen at a festival. Thankfully they were only on for 30 minutes but we saw it out to the end as it was incredible just how shit it was. Back home, ears ringing, knackered, waiting for the Covid symptoms to kick in, very happy.

JPT: The Go! Team 55 Bright Eyes 80 Hot Chip 116 Doves 134 Jarvis Cocker 100 Echo & the Bunnymen 64 Groove Armada 50 (-10) Jamie T 40 The Streets 105 Phoenix 100 MGMT 60 London Grammar 147 Sigur Ros 90 Interpol 70 Jazzworld/West Holts: Roy Ayers 55 Baaba Maal 50 Femi Kuti 49 Rodrigo y Gabriela 85 Jimmy Cliff 61 Manu Chao 49 Big Boi 55 Kool and the Gang 125 Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 135 Public Enemy 49 Bobby Womack 40 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 102 Underworld 103 Earth, Wind and Fire 125 Justice 420 Janelle Monáe 190 The Park: CSS 55 Animal Collective 55 Bon Iver 145 The Horrors 55 Metronomy 70 Mogwai 43 James Blake 45 Super Furry Animals 50 Richard Hawley 60 Grimes 110 The Flaming Lips 55 Kano 50

I hated Spectre when I first saw it but watched it again fairly recently when it was on TV and it wasn't as bad as I'd remembered. Maybe it's all about expectations.

JPT: The Go! Team 55 Bright Eyes 80 Hot Chip 116 Doves 124 Jarvis Cocker 84 Echo & the Bunnymen 64 Groove Armada 60 (-10) Jamie T 60 The Streets 95 Phoenix 97 MGMT 60 London Grammar 143 Sigur Ros 90 Interpol 70 Jazzworld/West Holts: Roy Ayers 55 Baaba Maal 50 Femi Kuti 49 Rodrigo y Gabriela 80 Jimmy Cliff 61 Manu Chao 49 George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic 40 Big Boi 55 Kool and the Gang 120 Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 135 Public Enemy 49 Bobby Womack 45 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 100 Underworld 103 Earth, Wind and Fire 120 Justice 410 Janelle Monáe 190 The Park: CSS 55 Animal Collective 55 Bon Iver 145 Seun Kuti 30 The Horrors 55 Metronomy 70 Mogwai 43 James Blake 60 Super Furry Animals 50 Richard Hawley 60 Grimes 110 The Flaming Lips 55 Kano 70

I don't want to appear harsh, but that’s one ugly fucking baby. Enjoy your weekend.

A fair point. Especially since I changes jobs back in November 2019 and I can't access the Thingy via my new work's lap top. I have to fire up an old one that belonged to one of my kids to make updates. The Weebly phone app is almost unusable.

I think I quite fancy the idea of this, makes for loads of speculation before the announcements and then seeing how right or wrong the eFests hive mind has been with its guesses. Dare I say it, whacking out announcements early isn't as much fun.

I've got in in my head they were going to play The Other but I don't know where that came from and I can't find anything on it. Also no idea why it didn't happen. This is the eFests article: Undertones & Outkast for Glastonbury 2005 - DEFINITELY! - eFestivals.co.uk

*clears throat* Official announcements made before Christmas (each one for the following year's festival. Obvs): 10 October 2019: Diana Ross 20 October 2016: Radiohead 24 October 2002: Michael Eavis announces REM to headline on Radio 1 1 November 2004: Michael Eavis announces The Undertones & Outkast will play in Bristol Evening Post 15 November 2018: Stormzy 18 November 2019: Paul McCartney 23 November 2009: U2 30 November 2014: Lionel Richie 15 December 2019: Taylor Swift 19 December 2013: Arcade Fire 19 December 2018: Kylie

JPT: The Go! Team 55 Bright Eyes 80 Hot Chip 116 Doves 114 Jarvis Cocker 84 Echo & the Bunnymen 64 Groove Armada 66 (-10) Jamie T 61 Glasvegas 45 The Streets 95 Phoenix 95 MGMT 60 London Grammar 145 Sigur Ros 90 Interpol 70 Jazzworld/West Holts: Roy Ayers 55 Baaba Maal 50 Femi Kuti 49 Damien Marley 40 Rodrigo y Gabriela 80 Jimmy Cliff 61 Manu Chao 49 Q-Tip 27 George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic 40 Big Boi 55 Kool and the Gang 120 Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 125 Public Enemy 49 Bobby Womack 49 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 100 Underworld 103 Earth, Wind and Fire 120 Justice 390 Janelle Monáe 181 The Park: CSS 55 Animal Collective 55 Bon Iver 145 Seun Kuti 46 The Horrors 55 Metronomy 70 Mogwai 40 James Blake 60 Super Furry Animals 50 Richard Hawley 60 Grimes 111 The Flaming Lips 55 Kano 70

I try not to look that close.

From the official site: If you would like to cancel your official accommodation or campervan ticket booking, you will be able to request a full refund, without incurring any cancellation fees, until 31st December 2021 by contacting See Tickets Customer Services at glastonbury@seetickets.com with the order reference number for your accommodation booking. Any refunds will be issued to the original payment card. If you choose to cancel after 31st December 2021, the usual admin fees will apply. Please note that the 2022 Terms and Conditions, which have been updated to reflect the extension to the free cancellation deadline to the 31st December 2021, apply to all bookings, including those rolled over. A statement from Glastonbury Festival | Glastonbury Festival (glastonburyfestivals.co.uk)

No-one wants to see Macca's stool.

JPT: The Go! Team 55 Bright Eyes 80 Hot Chip 116 Doves 114 Jarvis Cocker 64 Echo & the Bunnymen 64 Groove Armada 75 Jamie T 61 Glasvegas 40 The Streets 91 Phoenix 95 MGMT 60 London Grammar 140 Sigur Ros 90 Interpol 70 Jazzworld/West Holts: Roy Ayers 55 Baaba Maal 50 Femi Kuti 49 Damien Marley 40 Rodrigo y Gabriela 80 Jimmy Cliff 61 Manu Chao 49 Q-Tip 50 George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic 47 Big Boi 55 Kool and the Gang 115 Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 125 Public Enemy 49 Bobby Womack 49 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 95 Underworld 103 Earth, Wind and Fire 115 Justice 369 Janelle Monae 171 The Park: CSS 55 Animal Collective 55 Bon Iver 145 Seun Kuti 55 The XX 11 (-10) The Horrors 55 Metronomy 70 Mogwai 50 James Blake 80 Super Furry Animals 50 Richard Hawley 60 Grimes 102 The Flaming Lips 55 Kano 70

Their Glastonbury set is my favourite gig ever. The atmosphere had been building all day, I think I saw three acts do a Stones cover. Including Urban Voodoo Machine who were playing Avalon while Primal Scream were on The Pyramid. As I was making my way from Avalon, Seasick Steve came out of West Holts backstage area and started hot footing it towards the Pyramid. The speed he was going should have been a giveaway he was lying about his age. Getting into the front circle after Primal Scream finished was like being in crowds years ago, you could almost lift your feet up and just go with it. What a night. I was a little trepidatious as the previous time I'd seen them was a little flat. I think it was more to do with the audience around me to be honest, Manc Arena in 2004 but I needn't have worried. Chatting to the people around me for the very lengthy change over, I made the greatest of friends only to never have seen them since we parted with a handshake at the end of the set. A near perfect set list, Mick Taylor getting a guest spot (Midnight Rambler being my personal highlight), the crowd, fucking hell, the crowd were so up for it... just perfect from start to finish. So RIP Charlie. Always came across as an absolute gentleman, what a legacy to leave behind. The bedrock of many of the greatest songs ever recorded. tldr: "Charlie's good tonight, in'ee?"

I might be taking my youngest next year, if we can get him a ticket. He'll be the perfect age to start, having taken his A Levels a month earlier. The rule was always "you can come when you're old enough to carry and drink your own beer".

Joe.

While we're at it... 😬

Hello Adam What publication is it for? I might not have any funny stories but I do have standards. Thanks

JPT: The Go! Team 53 Bright Eyes 80 Hot Chip 116 The Gossip 50 Doves 114 Jarvis Cocker 54 Echo & the Bunnymen 64 Groove Armada 75 Jamie T 61 Glasvegas 50 The Streets 91 Phoenix 94 MGMT 60 London Grammar 130 Sigur Ros 90 Interpol 70 Jazzworld/West Holts: Roy Ayers 55 Baaba Maal 50 Femi Kuti 49 Damien Marley 49 Rodrigo y Gabriela 77 Jimmy Cliff 61 Manu Chao 49 Q-Tip 49 George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic 50 Big Boi 55 Kool and the Gang 110 Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 125 Public Enemy 49 Bobby Womack 50 MIA 31 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 92 Underworld 103 Earth, Wind and Fire 110 Justice 349 Janelle Monae 165 The Park: CSS 53 My Morning Jacket 30 Animal Collective 55 Bon Iver 155 Seun Kuti 55 The XX 32 (-10) The Horrors 55 Metronomy 70 Mogwai 50 James Blake 81 Super Furry Animals 50 Richard Hawley 60 Grimes 101 The Flaming Lips 55 Warpaint 45 Kano 70

There's video evidence that I was at Green Man and I definitely wasn't there so I don't know what to believe anymore.

You'll be pleased to know that LA Guns have a Ratt like scenario whereby there are 2 versions of the band, one of which is led by a drummer who wasn't even part of the original band. At least people have heard of Blotzer I say people....

You know it. Those Love/Hate bangers just keep coming an coming.

Undercover cop. Yer Ma. Holidaying Dutch lad having a lovely time.

This Saturday I'm off to my first non socially distanced gig, Hard Rock Hell Sleaze, a 2 dayer in Sheffield. All the 'big' overseas names have dropped out due to Covid and have been replaced by UK acts no-one has heard of. Luckily we only paid £12.50 a ticket, otherwise I wouldn't be happy. I know this means very little to almost everyone here (other than an opportunity to take the piss) but it's gone from this... To this... Fucking Tigertailz 😬😁 Not a Blotzer in sight. I have though discovered The Spangles who I'm very much looking forward to seeing.