David Bowie RIP

[Wakey321]

Do we think the festival might honour him some way this year?

Rename an area / Stage?

Or maybe even get Tony Visconti / Woody Woodmansy / Marc Almond to play The Man Who Sold the World live as they did late last year?

[russycarps]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Would be the best I'm gonna get. And probably still be the best gig I saw the whole weekend. (everyone could leave after Let's Dance too, knowing he was gonna finish on afraid of Americans).

They don't normally let you in front of sound desk though Wed and Thurs so there might not be enough room for everyone who wanted to be there.

 

I'm a proud hater of let's dance, but the version he did that night is well ace

 

[5co77ie]

8 minutes ago, Ommadawn said:

Tribute on BBC1 at 7.30pm this evening. Only 30 minutes long unfortunately.

tribute not stopped on 6music since 7am

[T-Mouse]

Such a brilliant idea to have his 2000 gig played in full on the Wednesday. Could you imagine a better way of celebrating the mans life? Tens of thousands of peoples screaming Heroes at the top of their voices one last time. This has to be done!

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

tribute not stopped on 6music since 7am

It's like the Queen has died.  Remarkable and utterly appropriate response.

[SwedgeAntilles]

13 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Done

 

 

Liked a RT'd. Fingers crossed 

[5co77ie]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

It's like the Queen has died.  Remarkable and utterly appropriate response.

will there a be a state funeral?

[stuartbert two hats]

 

3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Liked a RT'd. Fingers crossed 

@onekrismurray or @jcatley?

Edited January 11, 2016 by stuartbert two hats

[The Nal]

3 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

will there a be a state funeral?

Not since he turned down the honours!

Speaking of coverage, in fairness to Sky News, its wall to wall Bowie.

[Jcatley]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

 

@onekrismurray or @jcatley?

@jcatley was me 

[Jcatley]

I've also sent a tweet out 

[SwedgeAntilles]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

 

@onekrismurray or @jcatley?

@onekrismurray 

[stuartbert two hats]

@Muppetmark Do you think it would be an abuse of our followers trust to get @Secretglasto to retweet?

[Muppetmark]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

@Muppetmark Do you think it would be an abuse of our followers trust to get @Secretglasto to retweet?

I'm happy for you to rt

[stuartbert two hats]

@FuzzyDunlop Do you want to tweet Emily directly, since it was your idea?  With SecretGlasto retweeting, it might get some momentum behind it.

 

[russycarps]

might there be some issue with the sound quality? ie an old recording might not be able to be played loud without sounding shit?

Or am I talking absolute bollocks? (I hope I am)

[Spindles]

I think it would be more likely to be a problem with amplified music being played outside of the permitted licensing agreement times.

Based on the soundboard gig recordings I've downloaded in the past though, I wouldn't think that audio quality would be any kind of problem.

[Ommadawn]

Short radio interview with Michael Eavis here

[Gnomicide]

12 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I think it would be more likely to be a problem with amplified music being played outside of the permitted licensing agreement times.

Based on the soundboard gig recordings I've downloaded in the past though, I wouldn't think that audio quality would be any kind of problem.

Probably loads of reasons why it can't happen, crowd control, noise etc. but it would be a wonderful thing if it did.

[stuartbert two hats]

13 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I think it would be more likely to be a problem with amplified music being played outside of the permitted licensing agreement times.

Based on the soundboard gig recordings I've downloaded in the past though, I wouldn't think that audio quality would be any kind of problem.

Yeah, realistically, it probably wouldn't happen for that reason.  We can dream though.

[Spindles]

Undoubtedly.  My glastonbury 2000 was the kind of catastrofuck that sometimes a festival can be and I ended up watching Bowie on the telly having been on site just a few hours earlier.  A great regret to this day.  I'd love to see that gig in full in such a setting.

[Woffy]

Still in shock.

Tweeted EE.

The only thing that left a slightly bad taste in my mouth when I started the thread early this morning (awake with crying baby) was that BBC Breakfast interrupted their schedule, went to breaking news, announced the awful, crushing news and went straight to the Radcliffe narrated obit. I know they prepare these things in advance, but it just didn't...sit right...feel respectful despite being totally admiring.

I probably don't know what I'm going on about. Can't articulate properly today. Awful news.

[russycarps]

16 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Probably loads of reasons why it can't happen, crowd control, noise etc. but it would be a wonderful thing if it did.

no different from the football though is it? And a football crowd would need far more control due to the threat of violence etc

Edited January 11, 2016 by russycarps

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, russycarps said:

no different from the football though is it? And a football crowd would need far more control due to the threat of violence etc

Not sure, since it's music it may well be licensed differently, even though what you say makes sense.  

Edited January 11, 2016 by stuartbert two hats

[FuzzyDunlop]

I'm glad people like the idea. I will tweet EE.

 

Let all the children boogie