Dreadful Headliners NOT Confirmed

[BonnetBird]

I just deleted my little rant over how great the headliners are.

I decided instead that the Pyramid line-up this year is so great it doesn't need defending in silly threads like this.

[sifi]

I've been completely bemused by the number of people both on here and elsewhere who don't seem that impressed by the Stevie Wonder announcement and can't work it out. I'm unhealthily excited about it and if it had been the Stones instead, I wouldn't have been arsed. Much, much prefer Stevie Wonder.

Anyway, in my puppy-like excitement I created an iPod playlist of all the Stevie tracks that have featured in his recent live shows, plus some of my personal favourites and it's just over 3 hours long. I was in the car with the missus for a longish drive recently and put it on, expecting some grief (she being one of the "Stevie Wonder? Uh?" nay-sayers in my life). To my surprise, she's singing along and having a wee boogie in the passenger seat. So I say, "Didn't think you liked Stevie Wonder?" and she says "I didn't realise all these songs were all him."

Think we may have stumbled on the root of the problem. Ignorance. Perhaps some people just remember the 80's pop stuff and think that's it. Perhaps many don't realise the massive Motown tracks are his and aren't aware of the highly prolific 70's period. Or pehaps they are just a bunch of cocks.

Edited February 12, 2010 by sifimaster

[BonnetBird]

I was in the car with the missus for a longish drive recently and put it on, expecting some grief (she being one of the "Stevie Wonder? Uh?" nay-sayers in my life). To my surprise, she's singing along and having a wee boogie in the passenger seat. So I say, "Didn't think you liked Stevie Wonder?" and she says "I didn't realise all these songs were all him."

[4AssedMonkey]

I saw The Doors and they were... <coughs>... boring

admittedly, they were past their best, but even the videos I've seen are patchy at best.

The Beatles... mmmm.... one of lifes unanswerables.. what would they be like with proper stages and sound?

Elvis?... only if it was pre-army

[MEGABOWL]

This post. Unhealthily excited. Those words. I don't get excited like this anymore. I'm thirty six for goodness sake. I'm getting the same palputations that I used to get as a child the night before Christmas just thinking about it.

[guyfawkes]

Twenty five grammy awards, including a lifetime achievement award, sold over 100 million albums, help to create two defining musical genres, fifteenth in the Rolling Stones list of greatest musical artists / acts - and of which only six are still going and ninth in the greatest voices in rock n' roll history, influential to this day across rock, blues, soul, rap, r n'b, his songs are some of the most recognisable on the planet, they'll have the whole place jumping and singing and dancing and you'd have him be the warm up for who exactly? Because unless you've got the second coming of Jesus Christ or the rebirth of f**king Elvis Presley on your hands, there ain't no-one going on after him.

Edited February 12, 2010 by guyfawkes

[sifi]

Maybe im just disappointed it isn't the stones i was really looking forward to that was it seemed possible.

[Wooderson]

U2 = Biggest band in the world. Bar none.

Muse = Infinitly better than Coldplay. Put on a genuinely huge live show.

SW = A rhythmic and musical talent to stand alongside any artist in history.

- - -

The Glasto before last we had KOL/Jayz/Verve. And yet people are moaning?

Nowt queer as folk. Im done with this thread.

[Al21]

Looking forward to Muse, not too bothered about U2 and Stevie but I can appreciate why people like them and they fully deserve the headliner slots.

[eFestivals]

only The Stones would be 'worthy' of headlining over Stevie.... but they wouldn't be a patch on him

whether he's a fill-in or not, doesn't really make any difference to how good he is. One of a handful of musicians deserving of being called a genius, and still capable of putting on spine-chilling, throat-lumping, hairs-on-the-back-the-neck, tear-inducing performances

The Stones??... not for along while

Oh, absolutely.

I'm really just pointing out how many would think RATM, KoL and Metallica a much much better set of headliners.

They'd probably also say:-

"stevie wonder is too old. I want acts of my era, like RATM, Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Love Twatface, age 17 1/2".

Edited February 12, 2010 by eFestivals

[Tugger2k]

U2 = Biggest band in the world. Bar none.

Muse = Infinitly better than Coldplay. Put on a genuinely huge live show.

SW = A rhythmic and musical talent to stand alongside any artist in history.

- - -

The Glasto before last we had KOL/Jayz/Verve. And yet people are moaning?

Nowt queer as folk. Im done with this thread.

[Tugger2k]

Oh, absolutely.

I really just pointing out how many would think RATM, KoL and Metallica a much much better set of headliners.

They'd probably also say "stevie wonder is too old. I want acts of my era, like RATM and Metallica. Love Twatface, age 17 1/2".

[The Nal]

Oh, absolutely.

I'm really just pointing out how many would think RATM, KoL and Metallica a much much better set of headliners.

They'd probably also say:-

"stevie wonder is too old. I want acts of my era, like RATM, Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Love Twatface, age 17 1/2".

[eFestivals]

In fairness to Twatface, he heard of the Arcade Fire before you did.....

yeah, he might have done.

Tho he also loves their second album, but thinks Bruce Springsteen is rubbish.

[GlastoEls]

I'm really just pointing out how many would think RATM, KoL and Metallica a much much better set of headliners.

[Langdale Wolf]

I'd take those three over the three we've got any day.

[gibble]

Does this make it official yet?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/1...vie-wonder-muse

[judyblue110]

Don't know what the whole "Stones is cancelled because Ronnie's a drunk" thing is about to be honest, seems a bit of an unfair presumption.

Last I heard, Ronnie was planning a solo album & tour.

[BlackHole2006]

I'd take those three over the three we've got any day.

[GlastoEls]

[4AssedMonkey]

I'd take those three over the three we've got any day.

[Tugger2k]

I'd take those three over the three we've got any day.

[elias]

I have to say that I preferred last year's headliners to this. It's just a personal thing - I'm a big Springsteen fan, Neil Young was great and Blur were fantastic too.

That said, I echo most of the other sentiments in this thread. U2 and Stevie Wonder are a fantastic coup for the festival and Muse are reputed to be really good live. I may well end up watching all three, depending on what's on other stages at the time.

It's so refreshing to see a festival that doesn't trot out the same headliners year after year.

Oh, and just because you don't like a particular band/artist does not make them 'dreadful' or unworthy of headlining.

Kev

[GlastoEls]

Clearly you are at the wrong festival then. Heard of Reading or Download? I'd Google them if I were you.

[Langdale Wolf]

And you're judging ME by linking a STAR TREK gif of all things!!?