2013 Headliners

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Politics affects the headliners, internal and external politics, its very hard to seperate, and that's what makes Glastonbury different because of the ethos (I'm not talking about Mumford in particular). When you take the politics out of Glastonbury, its headliners and history, its fuck all.

I know Emily Eavis recently made a comment about not wanting to get involved in politics but I believe she later clarified and refuted that.

[mrtourette]

It's an undeniable, proven fact.

[Jackson1990]

Politics affects the headliners, internal and external politics, its very hard to seperate, and that's what makes Glastonbury different because of the ethos (I'm not talking about Mumford in particular). When you take the politics out of Glastonbury, its headliners and history, its fuck all.

I know Emily Eavis recently made a comment about not wanting to get involved in politics but I believe she later clarified and refuted that.

[mrtourette]

As a mere consumer i feel i can simply watch the bands i like and not care about all that

[Englishdragon]

Haha! I don't mind not discussing headliners specifically but the last, what feels like 40 pages, have been about education. Which lets be honest, really doesn't matter in the world of moosak

Edited February 13, 2013 by Englishdragon

[Jackson1990]

Then you don't deserve to go to Glastonbury, it's people like you who mean it isn't as good as it used to be, etc.

[The Nal]

Dave Lee Roth is the best front man I've ever seen live, just a shame he can't sing.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

As a mere consumer i feel i can simply watch the bands i like and not care about all that

[Mardy]

Yeah. Can't really think of a bigger band with a worse singer?

[Matt87]

Mmmm could it also not be a case that back in the 60s, 70s and 80s the thought of a privately educated well to do individual going into, god forbid, a rock band would have had mummy and daddy cutting the money supply off and that they hadvto get themselves a proper job in finance, law, medicine etc? However over the last 20 years or so parents allow their children to grow and express themselves a lot more freely now hence a sudden influx of privately educated individuals entering the music industry? Not saying thats the case but more of a question

[Jackson1990]

That's fine, but whether you want to care about it or not, the fest have been shown to use it in booking acts (u2, Springsteen, Coldplay, Jay-Z) being recent major examples.

It plays a role and is why I'd imagine acts like Eminem would never be booked. People can give the Snoop example to counter that, but its a long time since Snoop has talked about his earlier themes, and now seems more concerned with smoking green, something which isn't exactly counter Glastonbury.

[mrtourette]

You're hilarious

[Jackson1990]

The only reason you'd think that is if you didn't understand it, which I'll assume is the case.

[russycarps]

Haha! I don't mind not discussing headliners specifically but the last, what feels like 40 pages, have been about education. Which lets be honest, really doesn't matter in the world of moosak

[Jackson1990]

1990 is your year of birth I'm guessing?

by the age of 22/23 surely you shouldnt be as ignorant as you appear to be.

Embarrassing stuff

[Wooderson]

Yeah. Can't really think of a bigger band with a worse singer?

[russycarps]

I will openly admit that i am ignorant when it comes to education and politics in music. It's my choice, i've never been interested in that side of it. Doesn't mean i can't listen to or play music.

and no, i'm not embarrassed by this

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I'm not saying it isn't affecting who plays, i don't know enough about it to comment on that. I'm just saying that when all is said and done and we're stood in front of whatever stage, is anyone really thinking about politics or anything else other than the performance?

Or a man dressed as a fisherman slagging off the stewards (which i saw last year at 6am Monday morning)

[Ed209]

[Jackson1990]

That's fine. So why butt in like you did?

You admit you are utterly ignorant and clueless about such matters, so why get involved and prove it to the world?

[festiking]

Silly me i thought this was a thread discussing potential headliners, or at least in general music, but apparently I've accidently stumbled into a pollitics forum. I'll log into direct.gov.uk and talk to them about festivals

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Its a scientific fact that pedophile DNA has more in common with crabs than they do human beings. There's no evidence for that but its a scientific fact.

Edited February 13, 2013 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[The Nal]

Stone Roses?

(I love 'em but still)

[Jackson1990]

The point you originally made was that politics should be kept out of the headliners discussion, but as I said, this is impossible as they are massively linked.

And Tourette was joking.

[sisco]

Thewayiam - realy?? If Dizzee could headline so could Tinie Tempah? Really??

I actually think your turning into the biggest troll on this site.