Dolly Confirmed?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Arcade Fire remain the only confirmed act, but it does seem like Dolly is pretty much bolted on. The only question is whether she's headlining or the Sunday afternoon legend, and in all seriousness I can't see her in any slot other than the latter.

[evilging]

i think legend slot is most likely, but she could possibly headline west holts or the acoustic stage maybe?

[sifi]

If you look at her tour, they are big venues. Two nights at the O2. Hardly a more selective audience stuff is it?

[CHRLY]

I couldn't see her headlining, take that sell out stadiums but you couldn't imagine them headlining, she seems right for Sunday legend

[JoBalls]

I can't imagine they would have Dolly headline... Whilst she is a household name, I don't necessarily think that her music is played widely enough these days to warrant top slot at the festival... Unlike Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Springsteen etc who have wide back catalogues still being played in bars and clubs in the UK, the only exposure most people get to Dolly these days is "9 to 5" being played in Yates or some other terrible shithole...

A headliner at Glasto needs to do a 2ish hour long set which the majority of the audience knows the majority of... Dolly simply wouldn't meet that criteria and if the festival put her on the top slot at the Pyramid they would face serious overcrowding at the other stages.

[TheNewUnion]

Whilst this is no help, there was an interview with Emily in the paper (can't remember which on I'm afraid) where she mentioned booking someone she'd been trying to book for ages and the words "Sunday Tea Time" were used, so I'd put 2 and 2 together and ended up with Dolly in the legends slot. Will try and find article now.

Can't seem to find the interview, don't think I imagined it, read it out to our lass. Strange.

Edited December 30, 2013 by TheNewUnion

[Osama Jim Laden]

Like most of you no doubt, can't find anything reliable online to say Dolly confirmed as headliner...

As as large % of us agree we couldn't see her headline, fairly sure that's how the Eavis' will also see it.. And if Emily has booked her, she WILL be doing the legends slot as Michael books headliners right?

[FloorFiller]

i think the fact that Kenny was the legends slot this year is a good sign that Dolly will be in the same position. i can't see Dolly thinking 'heard good things from Kenny about the festival, but fuck him, i'm bigger and i want a headline slot'

[Monkismo]

While we're on the subject just what is everyone's obsession with this woman on this forum?

I've been on here for years and every year people bleat on about Dolly as if her playing would be akin to Christ returning and turning two paltry bread rolls into 175,000 growlers in order to feed the masses. Truth is, she's shit. A pensioner with comedy breasts with a line in novelty country songs who wrote one of the most overplayed and sentimental-bollocks-of-a-songs of the 90's.

I assume the love is ironic, much in the same way that the love for Rolf was (look how that turned out!).

Edited December 30, 2013 by Monkismo

[Guest]

While we're on the subject just what is everyone's obsession with this woman on this forum?

I've been on here for years and every year people bleat on about Dolly as if her playing would be akin to Christ returning and turning two paltry bread rolls into 175,000 growlers in order to feed the masses. Truth is, she's shit. A pensioner with comedy breasts with a line in novelty country songs who wrote one of the most overplayed and sentimental-bollocks-of-a-songs of the 90's.

I assume the love is ironic, much in the same way that the love for Rolf was (look how that turned out!).

[UEF]

I'd take the bread roll over one of those cheap growlers any day...

[kalifire]

Truth is, she's shit.

Ah, you see you're getting confused between 'what I think' and 'what's true'.

I don't think she's "shit" at all, and neither would the tens of thousands who'd enjoy her set, headlining or not. She's not to everyone's taste, just like plenty of what you enjoy won't be to everyone's taste either, but diversity makes for a great festival. Just go and watch somebody else.

[Osama Jim Laden]

While we're on the subject just what is everyone's obsession with this woman on this forum?

I've been on here for years and every year people bleat on about Dolly as if her playing would be akin to Christ returning and turning two paltry bread rolls into 175,000 growlers in order to feed the masses. Truth is, she's shit. A pensioner with comedy breasts with a line in novelty country songs who wrote one of the most overplayed and sentimental-bollocks-of-a-songs of the 90's.

I assume the love is ironic, much in the same way that the love for Rolf was (look how that turned out!).

[THEBOILERMAN]

She is no more than a competent country singer who has found her way to fame as a novelty act due to her breasts.

Does she deserve a spot on the pyramid stage...... well there are enough people who think she does..... so the answer is Yes...... but not a headliner spot surely?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Cobblers. I'm more of a Bobby Gentry man myself, but it wasn't her tits that wrote this:

[THEBOILERMAN]

Cobblers. I'm more of a Bobby Gentry man myself, but it wasn't her tits that wrote this:

[CaledonianGonzo]

That, given the quality of (some) of her early songwriting, I disagree with your description of her as a novelty act.

Some other gems that she penned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yONHOQxsO1Y

[LondonTom]

That, given the quality of (some) of her early songwriting, I disagree with your description of her as a novelty act.

[Mardy]

She's done a lot of songs that people know. She's incredibly important and influentioal in the history of country/pop. Putting her in the 'novelty' bracket is fucking extraordinary.

and yeah, Like CG, I'm a big Bobby Gentry fan, but dismiss Dolly at your peril. Superb singer songwriter.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The thing is, do you reckon most of the people who would go see her at Glasto are are there for her retrospective or are they there to sing along to 9-5 and just to say they have seen Dolly.

If she's been booked its a novelty act and not much more for most people.

[zico martin]

jolene

i will always love you

love is like a butterfly (with wendy craig)

here you come again

all quality songs and more than just novelty, saying that though how good her performance will be is not down to how good he songs are, more the banter and crowd participation.

[kalifire]

Dolly won't be a novelty for the people who enjoy listening to her, but she would be by people who won't bother to do that. I don't see the problem.

[Guest]

The thing is, do you reckon most of the people who would go see her at Glasto are are there for her retrospective or are they there to sing along to 9-5 and just to say they have seen Dolly.

If she's been booked its a novelty act and not much more for most people.

[Nickyboy]

There seems to be a lot of love on here for Dolly, and fair play, I watched Kenny last year and really enjoyed it, despite it not being my cup of tea. I'll still be astonished if she's any higher up the bill on Sunday than Kenny......seems a shoe in for the same slot.

[LondonTom]

ooh look mum... another one of those odd people who can't imagine anything outside of their own existence. How quaint

Edited December 31, 2013 by LondonTom