'Female, not British' artist for Sunday legend slot

[Hugh Jass]

8 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Robert Plant and Elvis Costello have both played the Pyramid in the last few years...

I dare say Kylie would be more entertaining than they were.

[Vanderlyle]

Robert Plant was ace. Even through thunder.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah, I enjoyed Rab. He didn't skimp on the Zepbangers.

 

Edit: But crucially he also played the same year as Dolly Parton.  Nothing to say you can't have Cher *and* A Real Musician Who Wrotes His Own Songs on.

Edited September 12, 2018 by CaledonianGonzo

[Gucci Piggy]

11 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I dare say Kylie would be more entertaining than they were.

Wasn't there for the Elvis Costello year but I enjoyed Planty Boy. Have to admit I didn't pay too much attention as we were trying to find the rest of our group so I spent half the set trudging around in the rain but yeah, thought he was decent.

Edit: He was much more exciting than Lana Del Rey was before him, who literally put me to sleep whilst I was using a coke bottle wedged into the ground as a pillow. You have to be boring to do that.

Edited September 12, 2018 by Gucci Piggy

[Stokesy10]

10 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I dare say Kylie would be more entertaining than they were.

I'd sooner watch Plant over Kylie and I reckon that'd be a major consensus. Having said that I think Kylie wouldgo down well. Not spectacular. Not Lionel levels. That was immense.

[Hugh Jass]

I found Plant a little dull if truth be told. Costello was a complete snoozefest, literally, I had a nap half way through.

[CaledonianGonzo]

8 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

I'd sooner watch Plant over Kylie and I reckon that'd be a major consensus. Having said that I think Kylie wouldgo down well. Not spectacular. Not Lionel levels. That was immense.

I think you'd be surprised.  She'd be a pretty substantial draw wherever she shows up.

[Hugh Jass]

55 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I think you'd be surprised.  She'd be a pretty substantial draw wherever she shows up.

Aye, I could see her being huge in the Sunday afternoon slot, up there with Lionel if not quite Dolly.

[henry bear]

2 hours ago, tevaburger said:

watched the first minute of this and it made me think of the 94 and 95 lineups, an era where Kylie was getting into her prime. Could you imagine finding her a place on the bill back then? and nowadays some on here are clamoring for her, more Katy Perry-like slots 3rd down on pyramid...while some (dinosaurs like me) are hopeful the likes of The Cure, Simple Minds, Robert Plant, Elvis Costello make returns to the Pyramid next year...

I had a random original first-time thought (that no one on here has ever had) that the festival isn't what it used to be. 

See you at the Acoustic Stage 2019....

I’ve been going since 1983 and you’re right, it isn’t what it used to be. It’s much, much better now.

I saw Elvis Costello headline a few times, including in 1989 when it was just him and an acoustic guitar. I didn’t stay at the Pyramid long, it’s not exactly the most rip-roaring way to finish the day. 

What I most love about Glastonbury is it’s inclusiveness, there’s something for (nearly) everyone. And as proved by the gargantuan crowd there for Craig David last year, people like to be entertained (not that it did much for me). 

[brettredmayne]

17 hours ago, Stokesy10 said:

I'd sooner watch Plant over Kylie and I reckon that'd be a major consensus. Having said that I think Kylie wouldgo down well. Not spectacular. Not Lionel levels. That was immense.

Doesn't she have a number one for 4 consecutive decades?  Think she would get a massive crowd just based on how long she has been going so different age groups will have been around through her career

[Quark]

As a fan of both Kylie and Cher, I just want to be absolutely clear that if D-Roz reads this forum and pulls out as it looks like she's not wanted at the farm then I will make full use of my very particular set of skills. #TeamRoss

[CaledonianGonzo]

Ideal scenario would be to have all 3 of them on the Pyramid at various points over the weekend.  Shoot for the moon.

[Gucci Piggy]

Kylie would get a monster crowd in the Sunday teatime slot, obviously.

[cdm22]

Just throwing this in here...

 

Gladys Knight playing the Albert Hall on the 26th and 27th June 2019 recently announced https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2019/gladys-knight/

 

Although just found the rest of the dates and doens't give much chance after all

Manchester O2 Apollo, 22 June
Leeds First Direct Arena, 23
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 24
London Royal Albert Hall, 26-27
Bournemouth International Centre, 29
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, 30
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 01 July

Edited September 13, 2018 by cdm22

[Stokesy10]

3 hours ago, brettredmayne said:

Doesn't she have a number one for 4 consecutive decades?  Think she would get a massive crowd just based on how long she has been going so different age groups will have been around through her career

I said she'd go down well. It's Kylie, course she'll draw a crowd. 

I was responding that I'd have preferred Plant. And that Lionel was very well received - more so than I think Kylie would be (I'm not talking about just crowd size).

[Hugh Jass]

3 hours ago, Stokesy10 said:

I said she'd go down well. It's Kylie, course she'll draw a crowd. 

I was responding that I'd have preferred Plant. And that Lionel was very well received - more so than I think Kylie would be (I'm not talking about just crowd size).

Apples and oranges though, you can pop Plant anywhere on the Pyramid and he'd go down well... except for that slot. I think there's an expectation nowadays that it'll be a classic pop act, something everyone can have a drink, a dance and a big singalong to.

That's why ELO died on their arses, they didn't fit it.

Edited September 13, 2018 by Hugh Jass

[Fishman]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Apples and oranges though, you can pop Plant anywhere on the Pyramid and he'd go down well... except for that slot. I think there's an expectation nowadays that it'll be a classic pop act, something everyone can have a drink, a dance and a big singalong to.

That's why ELO died on their arses, they didn't fit it.

Sunshine versus cold, damp 'n' muddy has something to do with it as well. Mr Blue Sky would've been a big singalong if there was the weather to match. It's basically the Radio 2 live in Hyde Park slot.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Part of the slot is about personality, charisma and crowd engagement. Poor old Jeff was too shy and quiet.

[Amy Lawn]

On 9/12/2018 at 4:04 PM, Gucci Piggy said:

Edit: He was much more exciting than Lana Del Rey was before him, who literally put me to sleep whilst I was using a coke bottle wedged into the ground as a pillow. You have to be boring to do that.

Coke bottle for a pillow, plate for a toilet, what is it with you?

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Fishman said:

Sunshine versus cold, damp 'n' muddy has something to do with it as well. Mr Blue Sky would've been a big singalong if there was the weather to match. It's basically the Radio 2 live in Hyde Park slot.

Yeah but you'd have had to stand through an hour of not much to get to that point though, sunshine or not. To make that slot work you need big singalong hits, and lots of them. Dolly had them, Lionel had them, Kylie does have them.

[Hugh Jass]

And as Calgon says, you've got to enjoy it (or at least look like you are).

[Fishman]

Agree, Kylie would be a classic (providing it's sunny not wet and muddy).

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Fishman said:

Agree, Kylie would be a classic (providing it's sunny not wet and muddy).

Although I'm already having nightmares at the thought of large men in gold hotpants...

[Gucci Piggy]

9 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Coke bottle for a pillow, plate for a toilet, what is it with you?

Have to make do with what you've got. I'm just being resourceful.

[Crazyfool01]

I have no doubt kylie would smash it on the pyramid , loads of cheesy numbers just right for a sunday afternoon ... I doubt I would pay to go and see her on her own but that arena would be packed to Dolly levels , It just seems right to me and with madonna aswell the festival would have some strong publicity for female performers ... and yes I realise  pyramid is a small part of the festival ... but headline and sunday legend maybe both on the sunday to please the locals