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On 3/16/2024 at 5:25 PM, northernangel said:
Haha yes.
To be honest, KOL, The Fratellis, Editors were quite big for me back then but The Fratellis should have never subbed.
It's still better than having SZA, Burna Boy and Paloma Faith all on one stage.
I didn't mind that line-up at the time, and quite frankly they could have had the Crusty Orchestra of Britain farting through kazoos all weekend and that Leonard Cohen performance would have still made it one of my favourite Glastonburys.
But it does bite hard knowing in retrospect that they turned Pink Floyd down wanting to play as Rick Wright's dying wish, because they couldn't move Kings of Leon 😞 -
On 3/17/2024 at 9:47 AM, Avalon_Fields said:
He made the Manchester Arena feel like an intimate place when he played there last, one of the very best arena gigs I’ve witnessed.
Was this the one around 2017?
Think it was the first one after it reopened. One of the best things I've ever seen, and I'm not even a Nick Cave superfan -
12 hours ago, charlierc said:
Certainly I know a few had suggested Green Day for Glastonbury as an idea and if they had done it this year, I think they'd have done a decent job, even if they'd probably have a few bewildered as to how their live show still hems very close to what they were doing in the American Idiot days 20ish years ago.
Muse, I'm not sure on. When they were last asked about it, they seemed happy to have done it 3 times and I'm aware they're not quite the draw they were in the Resistance/2nd Law era. Though I'm sure if they were offered they'd accept. I mean, Werchter keep asking them back.
I'm a big Muse fan generally, and I thought they were superb in 2004 and 2010, and pretty good in 2016 (I know most people don't agree) but the last couple of albums have been all over the place and despite them remaining big amongst a particular fanbase, I think booking them again for Glastonbury would be so tiresome and stale.
Tend to agree with the general thoughts on Pulp here. If there was a time for them to have done it, it would have been last year. And although I like somewhat in a bubble where they are massive/seminal/widely known/legendary, I do think their cross-over appeal with Gen Z is pretty tenuous. When I saw them at Manchester Castlefield and Finsbury Park last year they were both sell-out crowds and both shows were tremendous, but I didn't see many people under 30 there...
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9 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:
On another note, in an opinion piece carrying the air of "contrary opinion" and a few mistakes here and there, The I's Emily Baker reckons that SZA is the only exciting slam dunk of the three.
https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/pop-stars-dont-respect-glastonbury-2956345
Confusing Dave Grohl with Jon Bon Jovi is a quite spectacular error...
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1 hour ago, dirtysteve said:
Christ, it was horrible.
The first couple of days weren't too bad an experience, I was full of enough drugs that I didn't much care about the conditions, which were objectively horrific but I was still having lots of fun.
By the Saturday afternoon, though, it started to feel like it might never be dry and warm again. The weekend dragged on forever, brief bursts of fun followed by hours of slipping and sliding through ankle-deep liquid mud. Always cold. Every scrap of clothing I owned soaked through. Legs rubbed raw by wellies.
Monday morning waiting in the driving rain in the mud-logged coach field for an hours-delayed ride home was a hateful experience, especially as I had ill-advisedly finished off my supply of mushrooms while packing up in the forlorn hope a little trip might cheer me up. As I finally crammed myself into a coach seat, drenched, stone cold, and absolutely stinking, I told myself "Never again, never again will I go to Glastonbury Festival".
I've been every year since, obvs... 🙂
I felt the same thing after falling into a waist-deep puddle on my way out Monday morning by the John Peel tent. It was genuinely a carbon-copy of that Vicar of Dibley scene...
It was my first one so I got through it, but me and my girlfriend at the time were in Oxylers and because it got so muddy on the paths, people walked through the campsite after The Other finished or coming from Park/Shangri-La/Track. I had my head stood on twice and the place was a bog. They were even getting flatbed trucks to move tents on the Sunday morning, though they stopped at ours and said we were fine. Putting us right on the edge and making it worse!!!Good memories, in retrospect!
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1 minute ago, Simsy said:
The 1 benefit 2007 had over 2016 was the wed and thur were dry so you could sit & chill. 2016 even if there was less rain during the festival, the ground was already f**ked before we got there. Also I was younger in '07 so could probably cope better 😂
Good weather (not too hot or wet) is more important than lineup IMHO.
It was also wet, loose and sloshy mud in 2007. The mud in 2016 was thick, claggy and bogged your feet down. I've never felt so exhausted in my life by the Monday morning...
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18 hours ago, Beerqueen said:
Tricky because I agree the lineup was brilliant in 2016 but bloody hell it was hard work. But actually, surprisingly there wasn't that much rain over the weekend, it was mostly beforehand. Agree with Northernangel that watching someone in the pissing rain is not fun. And then, last year, 2022, 2019 were if anything too bloody hot. I struggled. So could I go for midway for both please, early 20s, no rain, decent lineup but not stellar.
I also think that the weather dampened some of the performances. Beck was on top form, but I think everyone was just too tired/cold/wet to properly feel it - atmosphere was totally flat. The exception was LCD Soundsystem who played the gig of their lives...
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1 minute ago, The Red Telephone said:
Simz on LL now. Gonna be great on the Pyramid.
Best aspect of the poster for me. She'll smash that sub
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11 hours ago, Benjsh said:
LCD would be totally wasted on a pyramid crowd, now so more than ever.
2016 was magic up against Coldplay. Not only was it an absolutely unbelievable set but you could move about and dance even near the front where I was.
Lordy, it was absolutely perfect. The most perfect end to a challenging weekend. Genuinely welling up thinking about that version of All My Friends. May have to go check it out on YouTube now, though I will cry!
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23 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:
Progressive soul fan, eh?
Then have I got just the artist that might interest you!
I did enjoy that evening so much. That weekend too. Still recall the Saturday in the sun too, with Scissor Sisters and Shakira.
That was such a lovely festival 🙂-
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From my perspective, it isn't about Blur vs SZA, it's about the festival taking a punt on an artist on the rise. Blur would put on a great show but they've done it before, and given how much grief Damon got from the Gorillaz show in 2010, I reckon they'll be wary of tarnishing the legacy of 2009. But they are definitely not washed up - they seem to have a great knack of appearing and disappearing at the right time to keep things fresh.
It is more about seeing how the festival positions itself for the future. As I've said before, I don't really get SZA (she's fine) but I think it's exactly the booking the festival needs right now. She might crash and burn, but plenty of people said the same thing about Stormzy in 2019 and he absolutely smashed it out of the farm.
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17 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:
Completely agree. AM were already on a strong trajectory, but the first headline appearance absolutely cemented them. Muse too. Outside of already established legendary acts, I think there will be as many who hit their zenith on the Pyramid and never climbed higher as those who used it as a springboard. Florence and Mumford for sure, Stormzy - yes but he's morphed into more than just a musician. Arcade Fire and Kasabian - possibly. Billie Eilish remains to be seen.
They got the year wrong with Arcade Fire. If they'd booked them for 2011 it would have been monumental - their stock was riding high with The Suburbs and those 2010/2011 shows were absolutely astonishing. Reflektor was a good album still, but it did feel as if the buzz had died down by then. I though the 2014 show was great but it didn't create much buzz, whereas I think if they'd headlined 2-3 years earlier it would have taken them to another level.
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29 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:
Ditto. I don't really get the hate. Their first 3 albums were solid IMO. And in an ocean of po-faced indie guitar clones at the time, they stood out for writing good pop songs using melody and keyboards. Some great tunes in their back catalogue. If they play, I'll be there, (badly) singing at the top of my lungs.
I love that first album and I don't give a damn what anyone thinks of that. Saw them in the Acoustic back in 2019 and it was a bloody joy!
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55 minutes ago, Alan_C said:
Jade Bugg headlining the Other. That's my ticket in the bin.
Christ, that actually happened, didn't it!?!
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On 3/10/2024 at 7:21 AM, gherkin8r said:
For me Blur are on a list on their own. Coldplay 16 was most notable for the story I read on here of the wiped out guy at a camp fire communicating with Chris martin through his flashing wrist band.
That Blur gig remains the single greatest concert I've ever witnessed. There was magic in the air that night.
Am I the only one who didn't love that Beyonce gig? It was good, don't get me wrong. But I wouldn't have put it in the same league as the others -
1 hour ago, FloopFiller said:
Yeah Janelle did Holts last time so looks to be on Pyramid or Other if she’s there this year.
That 2011 Janelle Monae show was one of the best things I have ever seen on the farm...
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30 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:
Yeah I was at Art. Loved him!
Oh, it was lovely. Some of the spoken-word stuff was a little fluffy at times, but to hear those songs, in such an intimate environment, probably for the final time was just spine-tingling
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20 hours ago, Chip Batch said:
If they play then hopefully they still do plenty of 'older' stuff. I saw them at Glastonbury last time and the High Violet tour but not since. Trouble Will Find Me was great but I lost interest in them with nearly all that's followed.
I love 'Not in Kansas' but I can't imagine that gets played live much.
Yeah, I'm similar. For me, it's been diminishing returns since High Violet, even though I do think Trouble Will Find Me has some astonishing songs on it and I do listen to it frequently. But with the new ones hitting (and the entirely understandable fact that they take up a big portion of their current setlist) I just can't find the time or money to be interested in seeing them on their recent tours. And given that I was so obsessed with them between 2005-2013 that does make me a little sad 😥
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9 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:
The couple next to us for Elton last year refused to put their chairs away even after endless announcements on the tannoy and on the screen.....eventually got to a point that they both stood up one went in front of the chairs and one behind and then put their bags/beers on the chairs to keep the space.....then would periodically sit down to roll a joint or snort another line of coke.
I think they should say for big acts that there is space in the field and if you're stood on the edge please let people through that want to go in the middle. Glastonbury crowds are generally older than other big festivals so more people want to stand/sit further back which is fine but they do need to sort it out a bit for the big headline acts when the crust/barrier starts becoming a problem.
Sunday at the Pyramid is always horrible for that. Remember getting yelled at by someone sat down at Paul Simon in 2011 because I was "blocking her view"
She was sitting down, with basically a full picnic hamper 😁
Was absolutely shocked at how much space opened up towards the front at Elton when they finally made the announcement over the PA. With that crowd! I know people's feet are sore at that point but I really could not fathom that attitude... -
5 minutes ago, mouserat said:
It's a smaller scale but I find the Park stage always suffers from this because of the hill. People get densely packed further back because they assume it's the same all the way down but actually there's loads of space if you can force yourself through to nearer the front.
I wonder if for big Pyramid crowds it's worth them getting the drone up and broadcasting an aerial view of the crowd on the screens before an act comes on - might help give people a sense of how packed the crowd is and make people realise they need to pack up their blankets and chairs. (Then again, maybe not - the people with their chairs near us for Elton seemed to not care at all about anyone other than themselves)
Absolutely. The best trick I've ever learned at Glastonbury is to go to the side of the stage as far as you can get, and then work your way in from the side. Not meaning to push in, or barge, or anything, but it surprises me how close you can get as opposed to heading in from the back. Even for Wet Leg on The Park in 2022 (which I genuinely didn't realise at the time was so rammed) I got there about 20 minutes before and was comfortably by the right side speaker. Has worked many, many times including getting into Pyramid front paddock. Just got to plan, though admittedly it works less well with a group!
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9 hours ago, MEGABOWL said:
One of mine definitely. At the end of such a grim day (relatively speaking) it was a real soul burner. Incredible atmosphere.
It was such a tough weekend with the weather, the referendum and the physical exertion of the mud. I didn't think I could get through it but bloody hell, it was spectacular. So wonderfully emotional. They got every single element completely right. Definitely in my top five Glastonbury sets of all time
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26 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:
Possibly my favourite Glastonbury set ever
It was absolutely miraculous. Still get chills down my spine thinking about All My Friends that night
We could even steal Coldplay's fireworks!
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16 minutes ago, MMMarc1720 said:
Just gave SZA a spin after seeing she is rumored and hadn't heard a song. Sounds a bit like music that would be on in the background in Topshop. Im sure there will be a decent alternative if she is indeed headlining.
I have tried and tried with both CTRL And SOS and I really can't get into her which is a shame, as it's the sort of thing that's normally right up my street but I'm absolutely with you about the "background thing".
That said, she's really on fire at the moment and has a big fanbase: whether that crosses over with the Glastonbury demographic is another thing but it would be a bold and forward-looking booking for sure. And the last time they took a punt like this (Stormzy) it was an absolute blinder.
So she's not for me, but I thoroughly approve - absolutely what the festival needs!
Would Pulp headline Glastonbury in this era?
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That Finsbury Park day out was so much fun!