Mardy Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 I’m pretty confident that Kylie on a Sunday afternoon would fill that field. A sunny afternoon and it would be up there with Dolly and just below the Stones. A huge turnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattymooz Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Bit random as I have no idea if she could be considered old enough for the legends slot or even if she does fests but this came out today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Can't wait till bamber sees that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Can’t imagine Mariah comes cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Hugh Jass said: Although I'm already having nightmares at the thought of large men in gold hotpants... All welcome at the G. If a few of the bears in the vicinity want to get glammed up for Kylie then I've got their hairy backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Mardy said: I’m pretty confident that Kylie on a Sunday afternoon would fill that field. A sunny afternoon and it would be up there with Dolly and just below the Stones. A huge turnout. It would be heaving if she played Sunday afternoon. Less so as a headliner, I think she'd be daft not to choose an afternoon slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.M.V Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Kylie has got banger after banger and gold hot pants and duets with Nick Cave and dating Michael Hutchence and come on, she looks pure as the driven snow but hot pants. That would be a cracker with some sunshine. Blinded by sparkles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slash's hat Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I've seen Kylie so selfishly would rather have cher in that slot. Still have Kylie somewhere else on the bill though for sure, with Madonna headlining. That's a very strong female presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyT Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 14 hours ago, Mardy said: I’m pretty confident that Kylie on a Sunday afternoon would fill that field. A sunny afternoon and it would be up there with Dolly and just below the Stones. A huge turnout. On that note do you think the field was busier for Dolly or Lionel? I watched Sam Smith then tried getting in to the field for Dolly but was stuck by the food places bottom right of the pyramid in possibly the slowest moving foot traffic i've ever experienced at the festival. The missus was getting very worried by it and being a mild sufferer of claustrophobia myself I was panicking on the inside but somehow managed to keep a calm exterior! Conversely I was in the thick of the crowd for Lionel so didn't get to apprectiate how busy it really was on the periphery of the field. It looked equal if not busier on the bits I've seen on TV of his set though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 30 minutes ago, JoeyT said: On that note do you think the field was busier for Dolly or Lionel? I watched Sam Smith then tried getting in to the field for Dolly but was stuck by the food places bottom right of the pyramid in possibly the slowest moving foot traffic i've ever experienced at the festival. The missus was getting very worried by it and being a mild sufferer of claustrophobia myself I was panicking on the inside but somehow managed to keep a calm exterior! Conversely I was in the thick of the crowd for Lionel so didn't get to apprectiate how busy it really was on the periphery of the field. It looked equal if not busier on the bits I've seen on TV of his set though? Just from personal experience I'd say Dolly was busier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Leach Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) I thought Lionel seemed noticeably more packed, personally. Edited September 14, 2018 by Winslow Leach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'd always thought it was Dolly (just from the TV footage as I didn't go to either) but it was mentioned on Chris Evans show the other day. He'd been talking to some stage crew at Radio 2 Festival in a Day about how huge the crowd was. They said something like "Once you get to crowds this size they generally all look the same. Apart from Lionel Richie at Glastonbury. There's big crowds and then there's Lionel at Glastonbury crowds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Crowd size is a funny thing. They can be rammed at the back and still have empty spaces further forward. I dunno if you can ever do more than guesstimate. I dunno if there's much difference between Lionel or Dolly. I was in the pit for both and both were fairly chill compared to the squash for the Stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: I'd always thought it was Dolly (just from the TV footage as I didn't go to either) but it was mentioned on Chris Evans show the other day. He'd been talking to some stage crew at Radio 2 Festival in a Day about how huge the crowd was. They said something like "Once you get to crowds this size they generally all look the same. Apart from Lionel Richie at Glastonbury. There's big crowds and then there's Lionel at Glastonbury crowds" Must be a perspective thing, arrived at Dolly not long before she was due on and could only get a spot pretty far back and up the track near the Cider Bus. Lionel we arrived in plenty of time (might even have watched whoever was on before) and got a nice central spot with plenty of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Crowd size is a funny thing. They can be rammed at the back and still have empty spaces further forward. I dunno if you can ever do more than guesstimate. I dunno if there's much difference between Lionel or Dolly. I was in the pit for both and both were fairly chill compared to the squash for the Stones. We left the pit for the Stones after four or five songs - it just wasn't fun and I couldn't enjoy what I was watching. Watched the rest from outside Le Grande Bouffe and had a whale of a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Crowd size is a funny thing. They can be rammed at the back and still have empty spaces further forward. I dunno if you can ever do more than guesstimate. I dunno if there's much difference between Lionel or Dolly. I was in the pit for both and both were fairly chill compared to the squash for the Stones. And there was even lots of room behind the pit for the Stones after the chair brigade stood up. Literally 2 mins before they came on there was a woman sitting on her chair 30 feet behind the pit and tutting and moaning about how busy it was getting and really annoyed that she had to stand up! Top bantz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, The Nal said: And there was even lots of room behind the pit for the Stones after the chair brigade stood up. Literally 2 mins before they came on there was a woman sitting on her chair 30 feet behind the pit and tutting and moaning about how busy it was getting and really annoyed that she had to stand up! Top bantz. Strangest thing I saw that night was a woman pushing her way out of the pit with a FUCKING PUSHCHAIR!!! One of the stupiedest, most irresponsible things I've ever seen. I mean it worked well for us as we were able to follow her out, ambulance style, but that's not the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Crowd size is a funny thing. They can be rammed at the back and still have empty spaces further forward. I dunno if you can ever do more than guesstimate. I dunno if there's much difference between Lionel or Dolly. I was in the pit for both and both were fairly chill compared to the squash for the Stones. We were by the two trees diagonally to the right of the stage (as you look at it) for Lionel and it was busy but doable. Even had space for me to have a little lie down when I inexplicably started going pale and sweating for about 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesy10 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 20 hours 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. That's true that about the expectation. Off to see ELO in October, wasn't at GF the year they played, didn't seem the best. I'm sure they were playing slightly too slow on certain tracks an all, was strange listening back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesy10 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Quark said: We were by the two trees diagonally to the right of the stage (as you look at it) for Lionel and it was busy but doable. Even had space for me to have a little lie down when I inexplicably started going pale and sweating for about 10 minutes A funny turn? ? Never good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said: A funny turn? ? Never good. Yep, and not at all self-inflicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Stokesy10 said: That's true that about the expectation. Off to see ELO in October, wasn't at GF the year they played, didn't seem the best. I'm sure they were playing slightly too slow on certain tracks an all, was strange listening back. ELO are a fine band, and would have worked well anywhere else, but not in that slot. My theory is that the festival approached them about playing, they wanted to headline and the festival said "well you can't headline, but we have something just as prestigious...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 5:37 PM, Mardy said: I’m pretty confident that Kylie on a Sunday afternoon would fill that field. A sunny afternoon and it would be up there with Dolly and just below the Stones. A huge turnout. 'Cept Kylie can't sing for sixpence! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Dionne Warwick is about to tour the UK - I’m guessing she’s not the big draw she once would have been, and probably not for the Sunday slot, but it’d be nice to see her on the farm. Has she played at Glastonbury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, henry bear said: Dionne Warwick is about to tour the UK - I’m guessing she’s not the big draw she once would have been, and probably not for the Sunday slot, but it’d be nice to see her on the farm. Has she played at Glastonbury? It would not be in any way unpleasant to hear Dionne in the fields of Somerset .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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