Keva Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 What do we reckon? 2019 or 2020? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 He has retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Question answered, someone close this thread now before it turns into another politics argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshed Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 5 hours ago, dentalplan said: He has retired. I thought that was bullshit I can't imagine him ever retiring certainly not doing anything for years but not retiring. He'll still never play Glastonbury and if he did I'm not sure where he'd fit in. Anything but the Pyramid would feel like an insult but I fear it'd be spoiled by those not familiar with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Dansons Wig Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Like Tommy boy is almost always honest with interviewers. He hasnt produced a album since 2011. If he has retired - how would we know the difference? But on the OP question - cant be many artists not suited to a festival format - but he might be one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 He wouldn't play in a million years. Hes not retired either. Last sighting of Tom, other than in the Netflix Keef documentary was on Letterman 2 years ago. Being hilarious and playing a beauty of a new tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Apropos of not very much, I recently found myself re-reading this old review from when he played Edinburgh a few years back. http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/written-for-money/tom-waits-live/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoils Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 7 hours ago, mcshed said: He'll still never play Glastonbury and if he did I'm not sure where he'd fit in. Anything but the Pyramid would feel like an insult but I fear it'd be spoiled by those not familiar with him. I guess if he played (which he never will, let's face reality) he'd headline West Holts? He'd probably be better suited to Acoustic but it'd likely be Portishead 95 all over again. I'd be happy if he ever plays any UK gigs again, let alone Glasto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamium Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 genuinely way more chance of the oft touted populist improbabilities like zep or floyd. tom waits does not give a shit about music festivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 9 hours ago, mcshed said: I thought that was bullshit I can't imagine him ever retiring certainly not doing anything for years but not retiring. He'll still never play Glastonbury and if he did I'm not sure where he'd fit in. Anything but the Pyramid would feel like an insult but I fear it'd be spoiled by those not familiar with him. Retired from touring I shoulda said, as he's clearly not whiling away his days in FL. I thought I'd read it somewhere but I've had a scout about and there's no verified word on live retirement. Still tho, nine years without a proper show, him being late 60's and looking unlike there's a cause to get back on the road; I'd be surprised to see further shows. Emily has spoken of intent to get him on the farm plenty so I'd think it'd be Pyramid or nowt in the crazy scenario he ends up playing. She called him a "potential to headline" but I would think a few notches down in a Stoff/Burt type slot and it'd probably do him a disservice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshed Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Anyone else been listening to http://www.songbysongpodcast.com a track by track analysis of Tom Waits entire discography in chronological order they've just got to Swordfishtrombones so getting to the start of a more interesting period in his writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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