Bowie for Glastonbury.

[Boopickledaddy]

Loving that Friday line up.

I think the issue with Bowie's gigs in the 90's wasn't the set lists, but how he chose to sing those songs. I saw him play Wembley arena in 1995 and the famous songs were unrecognisable/ terrible. I think the NME described him as 'a mad old badger' in the review of that particular gig. The next year I went to Phoenix 96 and didn't watch Bowie because of his performance the year before. Bjork and the Prodigy were amazing at that festival though and the toliets were the worst I have ever seen.

In 2000 at Glastonbury me and my wife decided to give Bowie another go and that night he was brilliant. Great set list and the songs played like they were on record.

[russycarps]

I didn't like Heathen or Reality much. So, for me, it was a brief respite

That's not what you were saying though.

You said his performances werent good in the 90s, but he was good at glastonbury, then you are suggesting the performances went to be being bad again. Which simply isnt the case.

Whether you liked heathen or reality or not, the performances on the reality tour were fantastic.

[The Nal]

the performances on the reality tour were fantastic.

Indeed.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8npfr_david-bowie-gail-ann-dorsey-under-p_music

Edited January 6, 2015 by The Nal

[The 38 year old virgin]

If you mean The Phoenix festival when Bowie sang on Thursday 18th of July 1996 then I am not surprised as very few people were able to see it - I worked at them all so I was already onsite so I saw the whole concert - was a bit puzzled why it was so quiet { many wandered off after The Prodigy } - I was told later there was some screw up over people arriving but what the specific reason was I don't have a clue as I was miles away from the entrance - between 96 and 97 I must have seen him a good five or six times { all mean fiddler events } so they all merge into one.

There is a few youtube clips although I suspect the ones claiming to be from 1996 is 1997 as the claimed 1996 clips look a lot more crowded than what I remember.

its a shame Vince pulled the plug as I did like working there.

there is a old posting that shows the line up for 1996 so these are not my images

Fucking hell, i was at this event and have never seen a full line up before.

Thanks for posting

[Zoo Music Girl]

I remember listening to that Phoenix festival on the radio and dreaming of one day going to a festival... when did I get old? And why does this thread keep cruelly getting my hopes up?

[Wooderson]

[Moon Monkey]

Always look back at that one with fondness and wish could have the line up now. Weather was mentally good too

[glasto-worker]

Fucking hell, i was at this event and have never seen a full line up before.

Thanks for posting

if you recall it was dead Hot that weekend - I know everyone was asking at the bar ' do you have any Ice ? ' - the WBC missed a trick that weekend as they could have made a bomb by selling it in a bag - I used to cool off by lying under the fridge truck when I was not on shift.

when it started in 1993 the plan was to shut down the Arena right after the last band and that caused a lot of problems for security but in later years they kept it open far later.

have a read at http://corben-dallas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/blast-from-past-phoenix-festival-1996.html

[The 38 year old virgin]

if you recall it was dead Hot that weekend - I know everyone was asking at the bar ' do you have any Ice ? ' - the WBC missed a trick that weekend as they could have made a bomb by selling it in a bag - I used to cool off by lying under the fridge truck when I was not on shift.

when it started in 1993 the plan was to shut down the Arena right after the last band and that caused a lot of problems for security but in later years they kept it open far later.

have a read at http://corben-dallas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/blast-from-past-phoenix-festival-1996.html

I got in the crowd to watch the cardigans, and I began to feel a bit funny, just made it to my mates when I passed out completely for an age, waking up to coolio being very loud and bassy. Very hot indeed

[stuartbert two hats]

I got in the crowd to watch the cardigans, and I began to feel a bit funny, just made it to my mates when I passed out completely for an age, waking up to coolio being very loud and bassy. Very hot indeed

That's the most nineties thing I've read in years!

[5co77ie]

Thursday Bowie started at 9.30! Wow the queue to get in went on for ever. The screw up was them not letting anyone in just making people queue outside for eternity.

[Guest]

A festival where David Bowie, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Bjork, Bis, Kenickie, The Flaming Lips, Frank Black and The Fall were all on the line-up, fucking hell. I clearly wasted my summer of '96, spent all my time finger painting, drinking Sunny D and getting my head stuck in the fence between ours and the neighbours' gardens (trying to stroke their dog).

[russycarps]

A festival where David Bowie, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Bjork, Bis, Kenickie, The Flaming Lips, Frank Black and The Fall were all on the line-up, fucking hell. I clearly wasted my summer of '96, spent all my time finger painting, drinking Sunny D and getting my head stuck in the fence between ours and the neighbours' gardens (trying to stroke their dog).

flaming lips set was short but sweet by the looks of it!

1. She Don't Use Jelly
2. Put the Waterbug in the Policeman's Ear
3. Lightning Strikes the Postman
4. Bad Days
5. Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles

[matt2007]

I loved Phoenix, went twice. Shame glasto doesn't have main stage music for four nights......

[fatyeti24]

i was at that Phoenix 96. i remember the heat, my car overheated in the queue to get in resulting in us having to push it into the car park. i hadn't seen the line up in ages until it was posted above. we must have got in ok as we saw the prodigy do that set on the mainstage. i didn't watch Bowie.

[The Nal]

A festival where David Bowie, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Bjork, Bis, Kenickie, The Flaming Lips, Frank Black and The Fall were all on the line-up, fucking hell. I clearly wasted my summer of '96, spent all my time finger painting, drinking Sunny D and getting my head stuck in the fence between ours and the neighbours' gardens (trying to stroke their dog).

Nothings changed so.

flaming lips set was short but sweet by the looks of it!

1. She Don't Use Jelly
2. Put the Waterbug in the Policeman's Ear
3. Lightning Strikes the Postman
4. Bad Days
5. Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles

Nah a lot of the setlists from way back when are incomplete. A lot of the setlists online are based off what a lot of radio stations broadcast at the time which was usually only part of the set. Or off what MTV or Channel 4 broadcast etc. Pre internet w*nkers. How did we survive?

[coma girl]

I loved Phoenix, went twice. Shame glasto doesn't have main stage music for four nights......

I'm quite glad it doesn't, pottering around the site and seeing what's on the small stages and just hanging about with my friends on the Wed & Thurs is my my favourite bit of the fest.

[fred quimby]

Pheonix 96 - Massive Attack with Orchestra was Brilliant and still look back with fond memories The sunset during the set as well. Oh for a time machine

[Rose-Colored Boy]

http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bowie-wife-lets-slip-rocker-planning-tour-article-1.1288314

????

[Winslow Leach]

It's an old story Zac, I got suckered in too.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

It's an old story Zac, I got suckered in too.

Yeah just went to the desktop version and it displayed the full date including the year. Oh well.

[efcfanwirral]

Edit others have said its old

Edited March 12, 2015 by efcfanwirral

[CaledonianGonzo]

http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bowie-wife-lets-slip-rocker-planning-tour-article-1.1288314

????

It's now 2015

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Nothing to do with Glastonbury, but thought I'd post this news anyway;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32167285