2019 Headliners

[bennyhana22]

2 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Well yeah ,it stands to reason that events specialising in a certain genre will be more in-depth than an event which provides a variety. 

True of course, yet if you delve deeply enough into the depths off the undercard, Glastonbury does throw up some nicely mental leftfield experimental stuff...

Weeks of dissecting the line up as if I were a member of a CSI team does help, of course.

Ben

[CaledonianGonzo]

28 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

I think the bandwidth has remained narrow at Glastonbury for whatever reason - this is really very obvious if you spend time at Womad or the Proms which often I find much more experimental and challenging than anything I have seen at Glastonbury. Should that be the case? I dunno.

Womad type acts often get a good showing at Glastonbury. There's quite a crossover.

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Womad type acts often get a good showing at Glastonbury. There's quite a crossover.

less and less as the years go by.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Even with the addition of The Gully? When the world and his dog were at Rag'n'Bone Man we were down watching some Taiwanese guy playing reggae.

And I'd seen Orchestra Baobab on the Pyramid already that day.

[eFestivals]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Even with the addition of The Gully? When the world and his dog were at Rag'n'Bone Man we were down watching some Taiwanese guy playing reggae.

And I'd seen Orchestra Baobab on the Pyramid already that day.

yeah. Used to get a good chunk on Jazzworld. Less nowadays.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Maybe not at headline level, but it's still there I'd say: Oumou Sangare, Toots, Afriquoi, Pat Thomas, Ata Kak.

There's reverse creep at Womad too, no?  Didn't Leftfield headline this year?

[Twlib]

1 hour ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Yet here you are

Yet I’m not making fake line up posters

[Gnomicide]

2 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

The fact that you don't even know it's called The Meat Rack is a perfect example of why you have no business making comments such as this, Gnomy.

Ben

I must admit I'm not fully au fait with all the finer details of Block 9. I bow to your greater knowledge. Do they play deep pan Chicago house in there? 

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, Twlib said:

Crikey, have people got nothing better to do ?

Most of us do have better things to do, work for instance, but the two can co-exist if you’re careful enough.

[Keithy]

The Gully is an example of Glastonburys shift. West Holts is a pale imitation of Jazzworld and The Gully feels like a token nod to Jazzworld but even then it's something of an afterthought, stuck out in Silver Hayes on a bit of a limb and half-heartedly done

[giantkatestacks]

8 minutes ago, Keithy said:

The Gully is an example of Glastonburys shift. West Holts is a pale imitation of Jazzworld and The Gully feels like a token nod to Jazzworld but even then it's something of an afterthought, stuck out in Silver Hayes on a bit of a limb and half-heartedly done

Yes, I would spend a lot of time there were it not in Silver Hayes. I like the way they have built the equivalent stage at Shambala which predates The Gully. 

[westholtschic]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Maybe not at headline level, but it's still there I'd say: Oumou Sangare, Toots, Afriquoi, Pat Thomas, Ata Kak.

There's reverse creep at Womad too, no?  Didn't Leftfield headline this year?

Yes Leftfield did and they where excellent 

[CaledonianGonzo]

22 minutes ago, Keithy said:

West Holts is a pale imitation of Jazzworld

I genuinely don't see this.  The mix of bands is still broadly similar:  bit of reggae, bit of hip hop, bit of world, bit of jazz, bit of funk.  The last year it was named Jazzworld it featured Jamie Cullum, the Black Eyed Peas and Rolf Harris.

[Amy Lawn]

27 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The last year it was named Jazzworld it featured Jamie Cullum, the Black Eyed Peas and Rolf Harris.

Fucking hell man, that is dire ?

[Mr.Tease]

29 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I genuinely don't see this.  The mix of bands is still broadly similar:  bit of reggae, bit of hip hop, bit of world, bit of jazz, bit of funk.  The last year it was named Jazzworld it featured Jamie Cullum, the Black Eyed Peas and Rolf Harris.

Jazz world used to be my favourite stage (probably still is, but it really does shift its identity form year to year, though it seems to have stabilised a bit more the last few). I get why they had to change it- last few years before west holts, some of the turnout for its headliners were horrific

[henry bear]

3 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Jazz world used to be my favourite stage (probably still is, but it really does shift its identity form year to year, though it seems to have stabilised a bit more the last few). I get why they had to change it- last few years before west holts, some of the turnout for its headliners were horrific

Wish they would have a similar re-think about the OS.

[Sawdusty surfer]

1 hour ago, giantkatestacks said:

Yes, I would spend a lot of time there were it not in Silver Hayes. I like the way they have built the equivalent stage at Shambala which predates The Gully. 

Is that the Barrio Africa venue?

 

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I genuinely don't see this.  The mix of bands is still broadly similar:  bit of reggae, bit of hip hop, bit of world, bit of jazz, bit of funk.  The last year it was named Jazzworld it featured Jamie Cullum, the Black Eyed Peas and Rolf Harris.

I loved Rolf that year, felt like the whole of Glasto packed into that field to see him. Too bad it’s forever tainted by the revelations that followed.

[rinzeanne]

On the 6:00 news in the Netherlands was just confirmed that Fleetwood Mac will be the first headliner at the 50th anniversary of the worlds oldest festival, Pinkpop, to be held on June 8-10 2019.

They got them...

Edited November 6, 2018 by rinzeanne

[eFestivals]

12 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Maybe not at headline level, but it's still there I'd say: Oumou Sangare, Toots, Afriquoi, Pat Thomas, Ata Kak.

There's reverse creep at Womad too, no?  Didn't Leftfield headline this year?

oh, womad has gone seriously down since they sacked thomas brooman.

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, rinzeanne said:

On the 6:00 news in the Netherlands was just confirmed that Fleetwood Mac will be the first headliner at the 50th anniversary of the worlds oldest festival, Pinkpop, to be held on June 8-10 2019.

They got them...

that's a lie.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, rinzeanne said:

On the 6:00 news in the Netherlands was just confirmed that Fleetwood Mac will be the first headliner at the 50th anniversary of the worlds oldest festival, Pinkpop, to be held on June 8-10 2019.

They got them...

Probably paid a shitload too.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, rinzeanne said:

On the 6:00 news in the Netherlands was just confirmed that Fleetwood Mac will be the first headliner at the 50th anniversary of the worlds oldest festival, Pinkpop, to be held on June 8-10 2019.

They got them...

That's pretty huge for them if they them. I know they FF and Bruno Mars but I can see a weaker headliner in the mix if this is correct. It's quite right for then too if they have Dublin, Wembley and Pinkpop between 13th and 17th June, they would have to be doing Pinkpop with Wembley back to back I believe 

[Voszy]

58 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

that's a lie.

I think they promote it as the oldest festival still existing which has been held every year.

[rinzeanne]

4 minutes ago, Voszy said:

I think they promote it as the oldest festival still existing which has been held every year.

It's in the Guinness Book for oldest festival with continuous existence...

At least they're 1 year older then Glastonbury...