Michael gets a music award

[Spindles]

Bamber

The vision of Lars sat there listening to Jessie J is now firmly fixed in my head.

[kalifire]

Fantastic speech, if only because Lars has absolutely fallen for this festival, hasn't he. I love that it's had such an obviously huge impact on him.

[Guest]

nice speech. Bit cringey and OTT but he is american (is he?) so I suppose we can make allowances.

You really are the personification of cynicism, russy.

And no, he's Danish.

[austrian_zeppelin]

Yep! Great speech (particularly from a man who it seems has only been once, and and isn't exactly known for his hippie ideals!)

probably not your Haight Ashbury kind of hippie, but certainly coming from that corner, even if his music suggests otherwise.

great speech,

[eFestivals]

probably not your Haight Ashbury kind of hippie, but certainly coming from that corner

as I've been to the corner that is Haight/Ashbury, i can tell you that it's not very hippie at all. It was one of the bigger disappointments of my life.

The nearest it got to hippie was a Ben & Jerrys.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The video before their set remains the single most appalling thing I've ever witnessed on the pyramid stage though

Though the fact that they got Julien Temple in to direct it also suggests a bit of fest-related forethought.

[whisty]

I wish that Lars bloke would keep quiet, even more people will want to go.

Edited November 4, 2014 by whisty

[The Nal]

Though the fact that they got Julien Temple in to direct it also suggests a bit of fest-related forethought.

I thought it was fabulous. Brought a lot of people onside who normally wouldn't have been and took the piss out of the mock online outrage that preceded them playing.

Maybe someone will do a native American headdress video next year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

There was plenty of booing before the 'punchline', so even though it all came good at the end I can understand people not really enjoying the journey, so to speak.

[russycarps]

Though the fact that they got Julien Temple in to direct it also suggests a bit of fest-related forethought.

Aye true that.

The band have come across well before and after in fairness. Just that video went on way too long. Needed to be shorter and punchier, like Jay-z's one.

[eFestivals]

There was plenty of booing before the 'punchline', so even though it all came good at the end I can understand people not really enjoying the journey, so to speak.

There was a 'punchline'?

It was crass and ignorant as far as i'm concerned.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The reveal of Metallica in bear costumes and that it was the hunters who were going to come to a sticky end was a punchline - or a twist, a reveal, a rug-pull or a switcheroo, if you'd prefer.

Though I'm not saying it redeemed the whole thing for those who found it objectionable.

[kalifire]

The reveal of Metallica in bear costumes and that it was the hunters who were going to come to a sticky end was a punchline - or a twist, a reveal, a rug-pull or a switcheroo, if you'd prefer.

Except it didn't make any sense. It was a nice twist for the video, but the fact remains that at least one of them hunts bears. I didn't get it at all, personally, and thought it was a very odd way to begin their set. Thankfully the rest of it made up for it.

[CaledonianGonzo]

It was certainly a having your cake and eating it moment. I'm not defending it by any means.

[russycarps]

I'm all for bands personalising their sets for Glastonbury though. This was shit, but it showed they saw the festival as something different from the norm. I give them credit for that, if nothing else.

(Presumably they don't make these sorts of videos for all their festival shows)

[WS_Jack_III]

Lovely speech!

[midnight]

No fan of Metallica, but quite like Lars Ulrich's speech here:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/04/read-lars-ulrich-metallica-tribute-eavis-glastonbury

So where do we think Lars will be hanging out at the festival this year?

There some amusing bits in the comments section below this article.

[stuartbert two hats]

There some amusing bits in the comments section below this article.

Is tonesbigtrip on here?

[The Nal]

Except it didn't make any sense. It was a nice twist for the video, but the fact remains that at least one of them hunts bears. I didn't get it at all, personally, and thought it was a very odd way to begin their set. Thankfully the rest of it made up for it.

They were just acknowledging the publicity around Hetfields bear hunting while having a cheap dig at fox hunting too. All a bit of fun.

[5co77ie]

Is tonesbigtrip on here?

I'm tonesbigtrip and so is my wife.

[eFestivals]

They were just acknowledging the publicity around Hetfields bear hunting while having a cheap dig at fox hunting too. All a bit of fun.

hmmm, it was a bit more than that. It was "we hunt bears, you hunt foxes, so what?"

[neil999]

hmmm, it was a bit more than that. It was "we hunt bears, you hunt foxes, so what?"

yeah looked like they were having a go at hypocrisy..

[eFestivals]

yeah looked like they were having a go at hypocrisy..

and by doing so, missed the point entirely. They think all Brits put on red jackets and hunt foxes. They seem to think that applies to Glasto goers too.

Crass, and ignorant.

Edited November 5, 2014 by eFestivals

[The Nal]

hmmm, it was a bit more than that. It was "we hunt bears, you hunt foxes, so what?"

"We used to hunt bears..... Brits used to accept foxhunting.... now lets play some music".

[Guest]

I don't see how suggesting some people enjoy fox hunting, equates to thinking all Brits do.