Rolf Harris

[scorp]

Rolf's first number:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=829z2NLV2uc

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[ianianian]

Do you know who it is yet? Class.

[fatyeti24]

I was fairly near the front too, Rolf was great!

I also wanted to go n see the Lancashire Hotpots after so started to leave just before Rolf ended - however caught his finale of tie me kangaroo down to the tune of land of hope and glory - that was class...

[bombfrog]

anyone else think he was utter shit?

[russycarps]

Nope, just you. I imagine that being a Nick Cave fan it absolutely pains you to see a crowd having fun.

Rolf was of course awesome but whoever decided not to put him on the Pyramid is a moron.

[liamgazza]

And I was down at the front, brilliant stuff.

[sammysundae]

i can't believe so many people enjoyed it. seriously. i thought it was embarassingly bad. and the crowd was awful. there must have been 50,000 people there and no one really seemed to be bothered as far as i could see.

[Sam Crawley]

Rolf was definitely a highlight of the fest. Lovely chap, funny, enjoying the show and the crowd loved it. We fortunately approached through the Circus fields and so got in just as the show started, sounds like we wouldn't have had a chance coming from the back of the Jazz field. Anyway, this and the Maximo Park Thursday fiasco were both completely predictable..

[Nickyboy]

I was near the front and thought he was amazing.....its just the warmth he gives off. I think the further back you were the less likely you are to see the point. Its that Tommy Cooper syndrome that he plays (an Australian version) - the jokes are so poor, they become hysterical. He had the front 50 rows eating out of the palm of his hand. And also for some of us older punters, he's a TV legend....he's been in my TV memories for as long as I care to remember. My best mate and I had a bit of 'wet eye' when he did Two Little Boys - its an age thing I guess.

[fatyeti24]

I was near the front and thought he was amazing.....its just the warmth he gives off. I think the further back you were the less likely you are to see the point. Its that Tommy Cooper syndrome that he plays (an Australian version) - the jokes are so poor, they become hysterical. He had the front 50 rows eating out of the palm of his hand. And also for some of us older punters, he's a TV legend....he's been in my TV memories for as long as I care to remember. My best mate and I had a bit of 'wet eye' when he did Two Little Boys - its an age thing I guess.

[russycarps]

maybe i was, shall we say, 'tired and emotional' from the night before, maybe it was the couple of pints of festie stregnth Brothers for breakie that day, but i'm pretty glad i had my shades on, cos i know how you felt!

just a question to those that didn't enjoy it: what were you expecting, or did you just go with no expectations at all? i mean, all he did is what he has always done. no big surprises, it was what i was expecting, and i loved it!

[fatyeti24]

I went with no expectations at all, apart from the chat on this messageboard that he was totally awesome!

I am of the right age - 33 and loved rolf's cartoon time more than anything on telly - but this performance left me totally cold. I just dont see his talent as a singer/comedian. Were the songs sung badly as part of the joke? Or does he think he is a talented singer? I really havent a clue.

PS I do love the guy for his art and animal hospital, honest.

[russycarps]

that's fair enough. it'd be a dull festival if we all thought the same.

[Sam Crawley]

My best mate and I had a bit of 'wet eye' when he did Two Little Boys - its an age thing I guess.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Sam Crawley

[Felna]

I have a friend with a bad back who cant stand up all day... Spare a thought for people who arent as young and fit..

[niceandfriendly]

i can't believe so many people enjoyed it. seriously. i thought it was embarassingly bad. and the crowd was awful. there must have been 50,000 people there and no one really seemed to be bothered as far as i could see.

[When Jokers Attack]

huge crowd, the rap was funny as f**k haha

[Andrew24620]

I managed to get a seat in the District 6 Bar with the missus & friends. Beer, sun and Tie Me Kanga - there's worse things to life!

Rolf doesn't take himself seriously at all - for me it's just light relief for sunny afternoons - nothing more, nothing less

[HurrahBrother]

totally agree. rolf was just so so disappointing. there were HUGE gaps inbetween each song, without anything being said. just total silence. the crowd was very subdued (obviously) and it was way too busy to enjoy anything. left before the end, he was shocking.

[Pauljoanss]

Hit a real low Friday night from complete exhaustion "never again".

But Sat morning with RH lifted me right up, really good, real affinity with the crowd. Somewhow he just seems at home with the G crowd. i supect that seeing him in a more conventional theatre he would not seem quite as good.

Should have been on larger stage though.

[coolethan]

I was disappointed. All twelve of us in our Rolf shirts were crammed at the back of the field struggling to hear him and ranting at the stupidity of putting him on a stage with poor sound and no screens.

It was obvious he would pull a ridiculous crowd! It's Rolf for Gods sake!!

Although the tee shirts did go down quite well - a guy came up to us during Dizzee and said "thanks to you guys I can say I saw Rolf at Glastonbury"

[VCK]

The crowd was ridiculous, the queues were going all the way back to near the Hare Krishna tent. He was a laugh though.

[marktea]

Grat performer, great fun, wrong stage. Shame as could have been a great moment if they could have squeezed him in on the pyramid again.

[IamChappu]

I love Rolf but gave up watching him on the Jazz stage - was too hot and crowded.

Think it was the wrong stage but then again last time I saw him there (in the 90s), he was in the Acoustic stage & there was no over-crowding probs there so I imagine they thought the Jazz field would be big enough.

[Andeeroo]

I didn't notice it being that packed. We got there about 10-15 minutes before and we got about 3 rows away down the front. Didn't even have to struggle to get down there.