EMINEM

[howard the oryx]

He was awful at Reading in 2001. I still have this memory of there being a bigger push to get out of the crowd than there was to get down the front. He's probably an alright bloke but he goes out of his way in his attempts to be controversial, which is unfortunate in some cases.

[rexclark]

I'd prefer Goldie Looking Chain. Much funnier.

[Laura_Babs]

He's more of a tit than a racist IMO.

[NeilVJ]

I remember seeing Eminem when he was on the marshall mathers tour way back ages ago. He was actually very good back then and i'm sure he would draw a huge crowd.

[whotookthegoodname]

hes really racist thats why he never works with black artists

[Kowalski]

hes really racist thats why he never works with black artists

[howard the oryx]

I actually really enjoyed him at Reading in 2001.

[In transit]

Not that I am getting into if his a racist or not...but surely you be racist against other races besides black people so this is a null argument?

What ever he is, most of us agree his just a tit

[Laura_Babs]

Really? I was never a fan but thought I'd check him out for a bit to see if he was any good live. Thought he was terrible and left with a lot of others. Perhaps he got better after I left, or he just really isn't my cup of tea. Caught the second half of Mercury Rev and was blown away, so quite glad I didn't enjoy Eminem.

As for the racist/homophobe thing - he's best mates with Dr Dre and someone said earlier about Elton John. It's blatantly just for effect.

[biscant]

Wigger please

[MEGABOWL]

I'd rather have Q-Tip, Lupe Fiasco, De La Soul or Cypress Hill please.

Not that anyone cares what I think, but its teh internetz and I'm saying it anyway

[TheBoyInTheBubble]

I say there's no chance of him being there as I can't see one of the corporate festivals signing up a major global player with a contract which allowed him to be lower down the bill at one of their rivals.

As for his viewpoints, bring him to Glastonbury. Let him play. Give him the chance to see more of life's rich pageant. It's not as if being shown on the BBC at Glastonbury will make him famous. Similarly it's not going to make Glasto folk go "I think tonight I'll try a bit of racism with a dash of spousal abuse". He's a guy with a lot of issues. Glastonbury is good for the soul.

Maybe he could duet with Stevie Wonder on "Ebony and Ivory"?

[howard the oryx]

I really enjoyed him but was 17 at the time and basically went for the very reason that Eminem was there and possibly wasn't looking at his performance very objectively - just in an over hyped teenagery way! No offence to any teenagers by the way!

I would like to see him again to see if I would enjoy it again or not though.

[sufcmatt]

Other Stage same time as Stevie Wonder would do me

[Langdale Wolf]

Racist? Sexist? Homophobic?

Excellent, hope he plays.

[bamber]

One of the best albums of 2009 and the best single (Beautiful). Would love him to play.

Has made homophobic remarks in songs but you could argue strongly that these are personas speaking. We need to be careful about stigmatising any individual who makes a a remark against a particular group without evaluating the full context. Remember the fuss about the film 'Bruno', there is still a lot of controversy about it now but god that was a funny film, and this made me laugh so much when I watched the video, I had to leave the office for about twenty minutes to calm down.

Anyone who promotes HATE towards a particular grouping deserves all they get, I don't think Eminem or Sasha Cohen fall into this category at all.

[CiderFiend]

Put him on before Muse.

[whotookthegoodname]

One of the best albums of 2009 and the best single (Beautiful). Would love him to play.

Has made homophobic remarks in songs but you could argue strongly that these are personas speaking. We need to be careful about stigmatising any individual who makes a a remark against a particular group without evaluating the full context. Remember the fuss about the film 'Bruno', there is still a lot of controversy about it now but god that was a funny film, and this made me laugh so much when I watched the video, I had to leave the office for about twenty minutes to calm down.

Anyone who promotes HATE towards a particular grouping deserves all they get, I don't think Eminem or Sasha Cohen fall into this category at all.

Edited February 24, 2010 by whotookthegoodname

[eFestivals]

Info I have is that he's not doing Glasto.

[whiteash]

Info I have is that he's not doing Glasto.

[DeclarationOfWar]

Info I have is that he's not doing Glasto.

[eFestivals]

And why the heck not?

Only guessing, but I would think there's a strong possibility that Glastonbury don't consider him to be a suitable act for their fest.

If memory serves me rightly, that was their opinion when he was at his peak.

[DeclarationOfWar]

Only guessing, but I would think there's a strong possibility that Glastonbury don't consider him to be a suitable act for their fest.

If memory serves me rightly, that was their opinion when he was at his peak.

[Langdale Wolf]

i honestly can't see why he wont come and play Glastonbury.

GET EMINEM BOOKED.

[eFestivals]

Do you think that Eminem's well-reported homophobia would sit well with Michael? I'd be very surprised if it did.

It's Michael's festival, and his choice over the acts.