Not Welcome ...

[st dan]

Which acts do you believe aren't welcome at Glastonbury. Or is everybody given a chance ?

I mean this in terms of bands/performers who are not welcome in the first place, or have performed before, and wont be asked back.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but i did a search and didnt find anything.

[Station]

Which acts do you believe aren't welcome at Glastonbury. Or is everybody given a chance ?

I mean this in terms of bands/performers who are not welcome in the first place, or have performed before, and wont be asked back.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but i did a search and didnt find anything.

[strudders]

Garry Glitter

[gizmoman]

The Fall, sadly, particularly annoying as the new album is fantastic, Mr Smith has made his presence felt in the past and it was not appreciated!

[grumpyhack]

Garry Glitter

[Station]

Garry Glitter

[russycarps]

Nick Cave played last year and ME had previously said he wouldn't be welcome back unless he apologised (what for i'm not quite sure)

[Station]

are you sure about this?

[laid back in the sun]

bruce springsteen.... ME is reported to have said 'what the f**k was i thinking!!????'

[gizmoman]

lol yea I think it would be safe to assume that GG would not be welcome

I think as long as you're not spouting racist/homophobic/peodaphile etc views then I think ALL genres of music should be welcomed at Glasto

[Station]

While I think ALL views should be welcolmed and I'll make my own mind up what I like and dislike. maybe you'd like to give a full list of what the 'etc' is?

[Alcatraz]

Primal Scream after 05? Or have they played since?

[gizmoman]

Would you really want bands/artists giving these kind of negative views/opinions/statements from any of the stages in Glasto? (or any other fests for that matter) I wouldn't, it would spoil my weekend. I'm not saying people aren't entitled to their own views/opinions (that would be fascist in itself) I'm just saying it would go against the whole vibe and ethos of Glasto

[BlackHole2006]

I think that even though I slag off bands all of them are still welcome at Glastonbury, apart from the ones that are banned.

[MEGABOWL]

are you sure about this?

[Station]

Well I wouldn't want to spoil your weekend, as I say we need a full list of things you don't like so we can ensure you only hear nice positive lyrics/ statements while you're on site. Seriously, it's time you accepted that other people have differing views to yourself (sometimes outrageously different) and accept you have to hear different opinions in order to come to an opinion of your own. Censorship is not good even if you think you are 'protecting' people. (This attitude implies people are not capable of reaching a sensible conclusion by themselves). And this attitude banned the common ground cafe from the festival.

[mandypants]

I'm sure that bands who peddle particularly extreme racist views, eg National Front/BNP/Combat 18 types wouldn't be welcome, don't know about anything else. Michael Eavis isn't keen on heavy metal, so while they're not exactly banned, they're probably on an 'unlikely to play' list somewhere.

[gizmoman]

Don't treat me like a f88king simpleton - i'm not! I completly understand the logic behind your argument/viewpoint and if you look at one of my earlier statements I said that people are entiltled to their viewpoints - whether I agree with them or not but I don't need to hear the opinions of say a Racist in order to not be Racist myself, i'm just naturally not that way inclined but I come across people in everyday life who in my opinion (is that word ok for you?) are narrow minded negative pricks and I go to Glasto and other fests to (I would hope) get away from them and be with like minded more accepting people for a few days

[fowls]

Probably not gangster rappers. Can't imagine someone rapping about capping pigs and keeping their bitches in line at Glasto...

[pehaw]

Have Eavis and Jason Pierce made up? I hope so would love to see 'em there this year.

[Station]

OK well, I'll be there this year (again) so hopefully I'm sufficiently like minded and we'll have a good festival, don't think you're a simpleton, think your initial statement (althought lighthearted) was justifying censorship, and personally think thats bad (and that's MY opinion)

[strudders]

OK well, I'll be there this year (again) so hopefully I'm sufficiently like minded and we'll have a good festival, don't think you're a simpleton, think your initial statement (althought lighthearted) was justifying censorship, and personally think thats bad (and that's MY opinion)

[gizmoman]

Ok hopefully we're cool? not on here to rant and rave at everyone I don't think my initial statement was justifying censorship in the broader sense cos I kinda see where you're coming from on that that score, as I said earlier I just think it would spoil/go against the vibe/ethos of Glasto but like I said rant and rave over

Peace

[TheSeventhOne]

Burzum

[gizmoman]

To be fair I did not think his statement was wrong..

There are some subjects that are off limits... those mooted by our poster as well as other ones..

If a band came out in support of whaling I would be f**king livid, or if they spouted crap about how the west bank should be built on...

Glasto is very tolerant of opinion, however there are limits...

Whilst I respect your freedom of opinion and would not stop you exercising it, I would challenge you on subjects that are seen as minority based and not for the common good.....

It would be interesting to see what would happen if a band came on and spouted crap in support the BNP...

I am not sure if you remember the bad old days of Reading with bottle fights, but that could be repeated with the crowd at Glasto if extreme views are aired...

However to date I have not witnessed anything like that... except at Reading when Meatloaf started going on about beating up boyfriends if they through bottles at him...

Cue life of Brian stoning sketch and replace with meatloaf....

Edited April 2, 2010 by gizmoman