Headliners you wish you'd seen

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

my point was even when sometimes voice is less than perfect the gig can still be one of the greatest things ever

[ghandi]

If we are talking about missing a set whilst being at the fest then Blur in 2009 ( my first year) , had to leave early becuase of work on the Monday ( never to be repeated again! ).

If we are talking about not being at the fest but wishing they were, then of course it would be Bowie and Radiohead.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

and Radiohead.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I terribly regret missing Bowie play. My brain had imploded and I couldn't take much more. There endeth the lesson proferred by the defence your honour. However as me and my mate got back to mine after returning from Glastonbury he did bend quite double laughing. He'd picked up one of the magazines out of the Sunday papers and saw an advert for a pair of trousers. The features of these trousers were bullet pointed, and one of them read ' Parallel Legs included'. I mean that's the bare minimum you'd want in a set of trousers - well outside London of course. I believe that there you can wear a trousers with one drain pipe leg and the other a flare. Anyway, the fucking laugh we had over that advert did help someway to alleviating the pain of not seeing Bowie.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

This post cheered up my hangover immensely. Thanks Yog.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Happy to have been of service. I wish you well in your hangover recovery. I'd be inclined to not just go for the hair of the dog, but would be after it's full pelt. My brother has a hangover cure. He goes into a pub and asks for a certain well known european lager or two. He calls it his Kronenbourg Manouevre, and swears by it's almost medicinal qualities.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

and am wondering why it's so bright out here.

[Zoo Music Girl]

And seeing as yoghurt has mentioned it, now you know you're going zoo music why are you still absent from there.

[Andeeroo]

Whilst at the fest, Neil Young, although I had a grand old time at Q-Tip.

At previous fests, Bowie, The White Stripes, Macca, Pulp.

[stardustjunkie]

Whilst at the fest, Neil Young, although I had a grand old time at Q-Tip.

At previous fests, Bowie, The White Stripes, Macca, Pulp.

[Andeeroo]

Which year was Pulp's secret set? I remember the rumours but couldn't be arsed as I knew it would be packed and wasn't prepared to miss a chunk of the day waiting!

[CHRLY]

Which year was Pulp's secret set? I remember the rumours but couldn't be arsed as I knew it would be packed and wasn't prepared to miss a chunk of the day waiting!

[whisty]

Loved Macca. Loved it. I have a similar Macca moment but I don't want it to seem like gloating...saw him at the iTunes 'festival' in London (at the ICA? I'll go check...).

Only about 300 people in there (again i'll check in a minute).

However, i missed Bjork on the Other when she clashed with Arctic Monkeys first headline.

Daughter wanted to see Bjork.

Son wanted to see AM - his heroes at the time, being called Alex and learning guitar.

AM won out...on the condition i took daughterwoffy to see Bjork another time.

Did so at Hammersmith Apollo and she's was incredible...if that's your cup 'o tea.

No idea if she rocked the Other that year though. Anyone know?

At the Apollo it started mellow and the gig upped in pace until it ended as banging techno, pretty much.

Lots of theatrical gubbins too, which worked.

[Woffy]

Saw Bjork 2007 my 1st festival visit and loved it, great show, so much so that I also went to the Apollo. Don't think you missed much, both shows were great but maybe, just maybe the Apollo gets the slight edge. More comfortable than standing in a sea of wee smelling mud Oh and the left bank of speakers blew out at almost the end of the set, not that that marred the show too much.

[frostypaw]

I agree with you totally. Was just wondering aloud if the mass consensus would be the same.

[Wooderson]

I think it's also easily forgotten that when he did that Glasto performance he'd not done a public show in a long time - and all we'd had is Jet/solo stuff.

I, and I reckon many others, were genuinely worried we'd get a McCartney heavy set with a few Beatles tracks thrown in - what we got was THAT setlist. Since that gig he's been at virtually every national event and it's all been diluted down to "oh, Macca again" - at the time it left a 60,000+ crowd singing "na na na" for what felt like forever. Not sure I went an hour without hearing it for the rest of the festival, and at least once every year after. Even if folk now say the stones were better i'd put it down to bias

[WS_Jack_III]

Hey, no worries.

I'm here.

I've been here for a long time, just never chose to post until lately.

But i'm here.

And thanks for the effort.

The effort will be reciprocated.

If you (anyone) fancies trying some 90s style showgaze with a bit of a beachboys twist - all demos recorded, written and all instruments played by a friend of mine - a regional bbc introducing winner, let me know.

good stuff if you like MBV, slowdive, etc...

but yeah, thanks III x

[stardustjunkie]

Still need to watch Macca's set. It sounds like it was impressive.