Mardy Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/exclusive-skrillex-and-grateful-deads-mickey-hart-team-for-epic-bonnaroo-superjam-watch/ "Of all the experiences you can have at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, there’s one tradition that simply cannot be missed. Every year, the SuperJam brings together various artists from all walks of life and various genre onto one stage for a jam session chock-full of once-in-a-lifetime surprises. Last year, EDM heavyweight Skrillex led the collaborative extravaganza, bringing along acts like Big Gigantic, Thundercat, Warpaint, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and more to deliver a jaw-dropping performance that defied all expectations" Now, I know I get grief on here as a troll, but really, this or James or the Charlatans. Honestly? Can we not raise our game, eh? Dream a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (btw props to Wooderson for the heads up on this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Would be ace. Sadly, I can't see it happening. Think if it had started 10 - 15 years ago then maybe, but I think the time has passed. They wouldn't take the risk. Don't think anyone thinks you're a troll. A groomer, but not a troll between you and me, I've really had to bite my tongue (or whatever the keyboard/finger equivalent is), recently on here, was in danger of just ranting about how dreadful everything was. But am going through a 'fucking hell, there's a shedload of amazing music out there' phase. In fact, tempted to go and buy a new amplifier this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah, picked up some good stuff off here this week, Alvvays etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (btw props to Wooderson for the heads up on this) Last time Glasto did something like this was Africa Express and it was a big success. Don't think Glasters has the guts to do this. The film with Skrillex and Mickey Hart is great fun. Awful pity with the resources on Worthy Farm that these kinda unique punts aren't taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJL Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I'd be interested to see something like this and West holts or the park would seem good places to do it.. At JazzFest in the US they seem to often close the last day with a local musician, like trombone shorty, who is accompanied by various guests from the line up - that could work with a glasto legend doing something different from their more pyramid headliner type stuff... not a million miles from Africa express which, as was said, was successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJL Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The william onyeabor thing too... was fun at latitude even if it was a but weird watching some of the biggest names of the weekend doing electro in the lunch time sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thought the exact same thing when I read about this when the Bonnaroo lineup was announced, would be ace at G and given the amount of acts around, shouldn't be too hard to organise, you wouldn't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Last time Glasto did something like this was Africa Express and it was a big success. Don't think Glasters has the guts to do this. The film with Skrillex and Mickey Hart is great fun. Awful pity with the resources on Worthy Farm that these kinda unique punts aren't taken. Yeah, I'd really hoped that The Park Stage would be something a bit different, with the likes of Africa Express and the (actually secret) secret sets. They never did a stage takeover like Africa Express again and the word getting out about the big names put paid to the secret sets. Musically it's still a little bolder than the other stages, with the likes of Yoko Ono and the Barry Gray Orchestra, but that's not really anything that couldn't have been put on somewhere else. I still love the stage, but I wish it was a bit more unpredictable, like in 2007/2008 when it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Didn't Mumfords do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
found home in 2009 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 awesome suggestions. Would love it if this happened at Glastonbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 But am going through a 'fucking hell, there's a shedload of amazing music out there' phase. Join us in The Park thread. The rest of the forum is getting a bit funny with the lack of news. At least there's lots of new musicy stuff in there! Love the idea of a jam, at Deerhunter's ATP we saw an hour of Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt and half of Tom Tom Club jamming, just on the line up as "TBA". Amazing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 But how many of the artists/bands who play at Glasto hang around for the whole weekend? Surely a lot do a hit and run and off to their next moneymaking. I appreciate there are a few who stay around like Mr Bragg and Bill Bailey and enjoy the rest of the festival vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Id just love to see something high profile but unrehearsed. I wanna see performers tested - and their reaction when they *pass* that test. Albarn's reaction when Snoop freestyled his way through Clint Eastwood as an example. S'why I refer back to that Gorillaz show repeatedly on here. It was a one-off folks. Lou Reed? You kidding me??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil the shrew Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 While it doesn't involve headline acts, the Leftfield tent does that sort of collaboration set at the end of the festival - mixture of individual sets and group songs. Normally ending with a Clash song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantkatestacks Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Wooderson, its just you and me for that Gorillaz set, I was right near the front and loved it. When Lou Reed came out, the grin on my face... Marvellous. It was bloody loud though. Much louder than anything recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wooderson, its just you and me for that Gorillaz set, I was right near the front and loved it. When Lou Reed came out, the grin on my face... Marvellous. It was bloody loud though. Much louder than anything recently. And me and Fatyeti. We both enjoyed it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Didn't Mumfords do this? They did indeed. http://www.gentlemenoftheroad.com/lewes/post/gentlemen-of-the-road-at-glastonbury-2014-saturday-stage-announced/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 They did indeed. http://www.gentlemenoftheroad.com/lewes/post/gentlemen-of-the-road-at-glastonbury-2014-saturday-stage-announced/ Looks like they just curated a stage. Did they have a big jam session together too then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I believe there were jam session elements, yes, though no former members of the Grateful Dead are thought to have been involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I loved Gorillaz too. Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and Snoop? It was ace. So that's three of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I loved Gorillaz too. Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and Snoop? It was ace. So that's three of us... I'm counting five of us. Broken was sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 And me and Fatyeti. We both enjoyed it very much. yup. it had its faults but they tried to pull off something that most others do not or cannot. and with Reed and Womack on stage, it is now something that could never be repeated. more of this kind of thing, i say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Id just love to see something high profile but unrehearsed. I wanna see performers tested - and their reaction when they *pass* that test. Albarn's reaction when Snoop freestyled his way through Clint Eastwood as an example. S'why I refer back to that Gorillaz show repeatedly on here. It was a one-off folks. Lou Reed? You kidding me??? er, Snoop sang 2 verses of "Drop It Like It's Hot" with the odd word changed to "Glastonbury". there was nothing unrehearsed or freestyled about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyfaddle Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm counting five of us. Broken was sublime. + 2 = 7 We LOVED Gorillaz. Couldn't understand the haters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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