11 oddest glasto bookings

[waynewdk]

http://www.gigwise.com/photos/84850/11/11-oddest-glastonbury-bookings-of-all-time

[dan05delaney]

Pppft Rolf wasn't an odd booking, was awesome, so was Kenny Rodgers

[pie_and_a_pint]

They're not 'odd', They're 'diverse'.

OK, so the Wombles were a bit odd...

[pjadnoo]

To be honest, looking through that list made me nostalgic & excited for the diversity of music that makes Glasto stand out from most festivals, rather than puzzled.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Whilst he wasnt odd, Jack Johnson following Slash, Ray davies and before Faithless / Stevie Wonder was a very odd line up position.

[Yesiamaduck]

That Bjorn Again set was fantastic!

[pie_and_a_pint]

That Bjorn Again set was fantastic!

[rischbrit]

Can't seem to read the link but Sir Bruce Forsyth. Did anyone see him last year? I wasn't there but surely a strange booking?

[slamdunkdafunk]

Can't seem to read the link but Sir Bruce Forsyth. Did anyone see him last year? I wasn't there but surely a strange booking?

[airwaves]

1999 - Pyramid headliner - Sunday night - Skunk Anansie ???

[jimmyt]

So long as a crowd of people enjoyed it, it's not an odd booking at Glastonbury. I haven't read the article so don't know what they included but assume they mentioned ENO opening the pyramid a few years ago with a bit of Wagner's Ring Cycle - that was absolutely brilliant, that was.

[rexclark]

Not one particularly odd booking in there. I take it the author has no clue about Glastonbury?

[mrtourette]

Glastonbury trades on it's diversity so none of those are that odd, the repeat bookings show that.

[Trotter Fist]

Rod Stewart in 2002 was pretty odd (terrible). I have a vague recollection of seeing East 17 in 2009 - though drink had been taken. But The Shibusashirazu Ochestra are the most brilliantly bizarre thing I've seen there. Hundreds of mad Japanese acrobats, dancing schoolgirls, brass sections, people doing yoga. Unbelievable sight.

[Phil-itfc]

I'll never forgive Bjorn Again from waking me from my alcohol coma.

Edited October 9, 2013 by Phil-itfc

[Guest]

this kind of highlights for the people who go to Glastonbury and still love it (hi russy), why they still love it.

It's hard to thing of anyone.. a n y o n e, who would be out of place on the line-up

[Guest]

Gigwise are squares, piss off, Gigwise

[dan05delaney]

Gigwise are squares, piss off, Gigwise

[tevaburger]

1999 - Pyramid headliner - Sunday night - Skunk Anansie ???

[Nickyboy]

Panic At The Disco always struck me as a very odd choice of Other Stage Headliner.

[jeffie]

you beat me to it. most unbelievable headlining decision ever. and it's not as if she/they were a late replacement, either. REM, Manics (off their commercial breakthrough), and them...even Fun Lovin Criminals in the penultimate slot was a surprise, even tho they seemed to play a stormer.

[Spindles]

It could have been worse, I chose not to watch Skunk Anansie (on account of them being shit) and went to see the Sneaker pimps at the new bands tent, only to discover that the female vocalist had left and the keyboard player (or guitarist, not sure which, but he looked like a lanky Brian Molko) had taken over. By the 3rd song there must have been about 200 people remaining and it was possibly the most disappointing end to a festival you could have, saved only by the fact that it kept me a safe distance from Skunk Anansie.

[Ed209]

I always thought Skunk Anansie were a decent rock band with some excellent musicians and some good riffs and tunes.

Saying that, I haven't listened to them in almost 10 years.

[guypjfreak]

the darkness ...........................................horrible stuff

[evilduck]

It could have been worse, I chose not to watch Skunk Anansie (on account of them being shit) and went to see the Sneaker pimps at the new bands tent, only to discover that the female vocalist had left and the keyboard player (or guitarist, not sure which, but he looked like a lanky Brian Molko) had taken over. By the 3rd song there must have been about 200 people remaining and it was possibly the most disappointing end to a festival you could have, saved only by the fact that it kept me a safe distance from Skunk Anansie.

Edited November 11, 2013 by evilduck