2016 Highlights

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, Smeble said:

paul carrack

 

Heh.  We got a wee Carrack brucey bonus when we showed up early for G-Funk just as he was bringing out the big guns.....

Say it loud, say it clear, taps aff, job done

 

[Respectfatfrog]

Adele, Coldplay, beans on toast all amazing 

[Dave_c]

M83 were amazing!

Coldplay set was epic, I don't even like coldplay that much but nobody can say they didn't like their headline slot, such a good atmosphere and stood next to lots of cool people.

[beatboy1]

No love for Grimes and/or Tame Impala? There were my top two highlights of the weekend. Closely followed by Christine and the Queens and Travis 

[rzwodezwo]

Adele, Ezra Furman, Unknown Mortal Orchestra concert-wise! Also the large tipi café at the tipi field. Fire pit, folk music, cozy blankets and great chai. Spent half my Sunday there. 

[ciderbus]

Another shout for St Paul and the Broken Bones.

Hinds on Park stage were excellent.

Meilyr Jones in Williams Green. Outstanding tunes.

 

[Bristol Boy]

In no particular order

New Order (was worried having seem them live (not Glasto) in 86 and 07 and not enjoyed either much but they were immense)

John Grant (his voice going made it all the more memorable)

She Drew The Gun (entranced by them)

Cyndi Lauper (Christ she has got a set of lungs on her)

Aidan Knight (walked into William's Green as he arrived on stage, we were the 8th and 9th people there, it grew to about 30 but felt so sad for him, his parting words were to wish us all a nice life if our paths never crossed again.....)

Honourable mentions for James, Lumineers, ZZ Top, Feeling, Squeeze, Will Young, Caravan Palace, Saint Etienne and a clearly very merry Guy Garvey.

[Ashl]

4 minutes ago, ciderbus said:

Another shout for St Paul and the Broken Bones.

Hinds on Park stage were excellent.

Meilyr Jones in Williams Green. Outstanding tunes.

 

Is there any footage of St Paul and the Broken Bones around, definitely my favourite!

[Huckleberry Finn]

Coldplay, Band of Horses, Foals, Savages and Tame Impala.

[Keithy]

Mine was Fri night in Crows Nest. Awesome Jagwar Ma set and meeting Hinds. I may have gone full fanboy on the girls 

Lady Sanity in Rabbit Hole was another great moment.

[Little Andy]

1. Coldplay

2. Seafret

3. Adele

4. Blackalicious

5. Muse

 

Runners up include Nothing But Thieves, Tired Lion and The I Hate Children Children's Show.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Poorest Glastonbury musically for me. Still had a phenomenal weekend, gutted beyond belief it is over.

Best Set - Underworld. Incredible energy, tripped my tits off through it, but it was mega.

Best surprise - Dhaka brahka. Popped across to see them out of curiosity. Fantastic fun. The crowd grew and by the end it was a massive party. They obviously enjoyed it.

Special mentions - Madness, ZZ Top, Beck, Cyndi Lauper, Touretteshero, ELO and Biggles Wartime Band.

DJ Wise - Carl Cox at Arcadia was great and every time I went in the Spaceport on thursday for Back to Basics , it was great. 

(spent about 4 hours in there throughout the day at different points)

Worst - Ellie Goulding. Watched from the side after going to the toilet and food after ELO and before beck. She was shite.

Edited June 27, 2016 by FuzzyDunlop

[eastynh]

The Glade, what a place. Spent most of the weekend there.

New Order. Told everyone they would be fantastic and so they were. A 75 minute set for them was frankly ridiculous.

[CaledonianGonzo]

10 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Best surprise - Dhaka brahka. Popped across to see them out of curiosity. Fantastic fun. The crowd grew and by the end it was a massive party. They obviously enjoyed it.

These guys were fucking wondrous. A genuine joy.

[General Lee]

Ezra Furman, Beck, ELO, LCD, M83. 

Special mention for Savages - a hard band to love but brilliant at what they do. Very intense set 

Feel bad saying it Kurt Vile is great, but I wasn't really feeling it. 

 

Edited June 27, 2016 by General Lee

[greenArmy12]

Travis on Croissant Neuf were excellent was packed but great to see them in a small intimate venue and they seemed to really enjoy it too

Sigur Ros what an awesome all round show, couldn't take my eyes off the them and the staging, absolutely magical

Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs were great fun in the Avalon

knew id be pissed and missing Ronnie Spector

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 hour ago, beatboy1 said:

No love for Grimes and/or Tame Impala? There were my top two highlights of the weekend. Closely followed by Christine and the Queens and Travis 

Tame Impala were my personal highlight, always been aware of them and know a fair few of their songs, but never been that interested in them and didn't actually see them as sub headliner material. They knocked my socks off.

[Wooderson]

Really surprised by Gregory Porter. In the past thought he was a bit lightweight but on the Pyramid he made me wish he headlined.

[rpfranks]

Thought the lineup was generally poor overall but saw some really great stuff this year, a proper eclectic mix. Highlights for me, in no particular order:

LCD Soundsystem - no explanation needed, band of the weekend for me. Perfect set list

Tame Impala - great to see them in such a high slot and be well received (was worried about the Adele crowd not getting it)

New Order - legends. Blue Monday is a cracker live 

Skepta - love his new album, Pyramid seemed perfect and it was. That rain afterwards wasn't though ...!

Stormzy - great to see in such a small tent

Caravan Palace - incredible energy

Craig David - hit after hit after hit 

[danceonfire]

Ohhh. I forgot Dakabraka and Beak. Both fantastic!

[MadScientist]

Not an act but I have got to say working on the pedestrian gates you see some cracking sneak in attempts. My favourites were the guy who tried to get in on a woman's ticket and the two young lads that dressed up as security to try and sneak in 

[CaledonianGonzo]

And let the record show that Adele absolutely fucking slayed it.

[CatBallou]

King Eider in Avalon were amazing.  St Paul and the Broken Bones fantastic

[The Red Telephone]

Underworld were fucking magnificent. Great crowd and sunset. Definitely the highlight for me. Watched the footage this afternoon and got goosebumps

Honourable mentions:

Beans on Toast

The Mighty Peas (only time I managed to sit and watch a band)

Cassetteboy v Dj Rubbish

Roisin Murphy

Skepta

ZZ Top

LCD

The Smyths (great Thursday sing along)

Paul Heaton/ Jacqui Abbott

 

[a6l6e6x]

BMTH - great fun, bruised to hell from the pits

Coldplay - incredible live show, could have done with more old stuff

Chvrches - loved every single second, my set of the weekend

Muse - as usual very impressive

Wheel of four tunes - always a highlight