Red Hot Chilli Peppers

[Frankee]

So I know there's alot of people that don't like them but I love them! And there still on my list of bands to see who thinks they might play? They seem to be playing quite a few festivals 

[tigger123]

22 minutes ago, Frankee said:

So I know there's alot of people that don't like them but I love them! And there still on my list of bands to see who thinks they might play? They seem to be playing quite a few festivals 

I say there's pretty much no chance they're gonna play I'm afraid. They would do nothing but headline and Emily has already said that all 3 headliners are British, which therefore rules them out. Plus I think they command quite a big fee, which I don't think Glastonbury would be willing to pay

[DJ Cull]

1 hour ago, Frankee said:

So I know there's alot of people that don't like them but I love them! And there still on my list of bands to see who thinks they might play? They seem to be playing quite a few festivals 

Pretty much 100% definitely not

[hoils]

They were due to play in 93 but pulled out, for some glorious reason that's been lost to the vagaries of time. Limp funk metal played by puerile macho idiots with their tops off, with a side helping of slap bass? Think I'll pass. 

[Inconspicuous]

My friend asked Michael directly about the chillies one year at Pilton Party and he said they would never play because they demand too much money.

[PastRecedes]

14 minutes ago, hoils said:

They were due to play in 93 but pulled out, for some glorious reason that's been lost to the vagaries of time. Limp funk metal played by puerile macho idiots with their tops off, with a side helping of slap bass? Think I'll pass. 

They pulled out in 93 because they were still looking for a permanent replacement for Frusciante. Their last show with Arik Marshall was in Feb 93, and he was fired from the band soon after. They didn't have a solid guitarist for their Glasto show.

[Lithoniel]

Fairly sure they're exclusive to Reading and Leeds this year as well. Plus they're shit.

[SwedgeAntilles]

I thought Flea was good in Back To The Future II

[jackarmy]

I think Michael once described them as "music for children" or words to that effect...

[dooke10]

They were absolute toss when I saw them at Leeds 2007. I was looking forward to it as well. Easily one of the worst performances I've ever seen and probably worst headliner ever.

[GlastoLuvvinJock]

Loved them when I saw them perform the first time, saw them again a few years back and it was a shadow of my first experience. The chemistry without Frusciante was just missing, as well as the newer music being a bit meh.

[yeomanator]

I'd love to see them play Glasto, loved them at Reading in 94.

However, they ain't a Glasto type band and they're too big not to headline.

In fact, I'm sure Michael Eavis once said that he'd never book them as they'd be too attractive to younger people... The following year he booked Jay Z and said that they need to appeal to younger people!!!

[Stokesy10]

11 hours ago, hoils said:

They were due to play in 93 but pulled out, for some glorious reason that's been lost to the vagaries of time. Limp funk metal played by puerile macho idiots with their tops off, with a side helping of slap bass? Think I'll pass. 

Haha! Clearly listened to very, very little of their music then? 25 plus years they've written a massive range of music. Go and listen to Venice Queen, Don't Forget Me, Strip My Mind (I could go on) and see how 'limp funk metal' that is. 

They're very much past their best now obviously (live) and have been since their main guitarist left.

Chillis are one of the greatest bands in history in my opinion. They've reinvented themselves and written some breathtaking music. 

[jonodillieono]

23 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Haha! Clearly listened to very, very little of their music then? 25 plus years they've written a massive range of music. Go and listen to Venice Queen, Don't Forget Me, Strip My Mind (I could go on) and see how 'limp funk metal' that is. 

They're very much past their best now obviously (live) and have been since their main guitarist left.

Chillis are one of the greatest bands in history in my opinion. They've reinvented themselves and written some breathtaking music. 

They're good but they're no Travis

[Hugh Jass]

11 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I thought Flea was good in Back To The Future II

And The Big Lebowski. He should have stuck to acting.

That said, if they do play I'm coming dressed as a marmot.

[theDandy]

13 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I thought Flea was good in Back To The Future II

 

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

And The Big Lebowski. He should have stuck to acting.

That said, if they do play I'm coming dressed as a marmot.

 

and fear & loathing in las vegas and the wild thornberrys

[russycarps]

8 hours ago, Stokesy10 said:

Haha! Clearly listened to very, very little of their music then? 25 plus years they've written a massive range of music. Go and listen to Venice Queen, Don't Forget Me, Strip My Mind (I could go on) and see how 'limp funk metal' that is. 

They're very much past their best now obviously (live) and have been since their main guitarist left.

Chillis are one of the greatest bands in history in my opinion. They've reinvented themselves and written some breathtaking music. 

That all saints cover they did is alright

 

[Hugh Jass]

Could we just sod the music and get Flea to act out a few scenes instead? It would be much more enjoyable.

[Wow-wys-buzzing]

yeh very doubtful, looking forward to seeing them at reading though whoop whoop 

[kingbadger]

2 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Could we just sod the music and get Flea to act out a few scenes instead? It would be much more enjoyable.

Here's hoping for Flea doing charades as a secret set in the Bread and Roses

[1986]

I'd take a greatest hits set from the Chillis over any of the current predicted headliners.

[Dr Green Thumb]

I'd love to see the chilis at pilton, although I could never see it happen. There a great band although they where pretty piss-pore at reading in 07, but I think that was due to reading and Leeds being the last leg of there world tour and the last shows john did with the band, him and Anthony where at each other's throats the whole time.  But like some one else said, I'd rather the chilies headlined all 3 nights rather than what the headliners are looking like this year. 

[tjamest]

20 hours ago, dooke10 said:

They were absolute toss when I saw them at Leeds 2007. I was looking forward to it as well. Easily one of the worst performances I've ever seen and probably worst headliner ever.

!00% agree with this. Lots of meandering jams and no tunes as far as I can remember. To be fair it was their last date of 18 months touring their album, so no wonder they sounded bored.

[Hugh Jass]

It won't happen.

Partly because they're headlining Reading, but mainly because they're shit.

[SirDaniel]

Didn't they offer to headline to headline for free a few years back? No idea what they have to offer recently, I lost any semblance of an active interest after Frusciante left.