ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA

[jdizzle]

I seen that they are playing a number of times across the festival,  I just checked them out not knowing what to make of them and WOW ?  

 

[cidy]

Only ever heard good things about them ,hoping to see em in Williams green but expecting Smythe's style crowd

[deebeedoobee]

It's a great "novelty" act. Personally once, all be it fun,  was enough for me.

[dentalplan]

22 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

Personally once, all be it fun,  was enough for me.

I feel like once would be way too much for me. Yikes.

[keepad]

If I’m around I will take a look, something new to see, so why not.

[mashedonmud]

Ouch. I'm now gonna get more drunk and see if I can forget viewing that. ?

[Wanderlei]

I've seen adverts for them on Facebook. They look cool. But yeah, very much a novelty act.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Who would win in a fight between them and Dread Zeppelin?

[Zoo Music Girl]

Oh man so looking forward to these. But then I love me a novelty act (anyone else see Gabba, the Ramones/Abba tribute act back in the day?)

Where do people think will be the easiest place to see them? I agree that Williams Green is probably going to be the toughest on a Thursday. I also really want to watch Neneh Cherry so it's looking like Sunday on Truth stage might be my best option but that will be crazy too surely? Might try WG first and see how it goes.

[mario man]

I think it’s going to be tricky to get near them at WG unless you’re in the tent already, given there are the usual 2 TBAs beforehand, whoever they end up being.

Sat eve in Greenpeace is probably the best bet for seeing them given its up against some good acts elsewhere but clash central for me so no chance. 

[Notamurderer]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Who would win in a fight between them and Dread Zeppelin?

Tortelvis looked mean back in the day. 

[Mardy]

Fuck no. But still better than the corpse-fucking attrocity that is Bjorn Again. I’m livid that they’re on the bill. I suppose at least Elvana have some creativity and merit to them.

[FloorFiller]

Think I’m gonna be in Williams Green from Ultimate Power/Yacht Rock on the Thursday so depending on who the two bands are I’ll no doubt stick around for this as well. Should be a laugh. Fuck the haters.

[dentalplan]

15 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I suppose at least Elvana have some creativity and merit to them.

It's spent as soon as you read their name where they explain the joke though, isn't it? I could maybe be like "oh ok this is kind of inventive" if they weren't titled 'ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA', thus revealsing the entire gimmick as soon as you've read it.

[blutarsky]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

It's spent as soon as you read their name where they explain the joke though, isn't it? I could maybe be like "oh ok this is kind of inventive" if they weren't titled 'ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA', thus revealsing the entire gimmick as soon as you've read it.

Classic case of 'if you have to explain the joke it ain't funny' innit?

Still, I think they'd be fun to see once - who doesn't want to rock out to Lithium at Glastonbury, even if it is played by a novelty act in a jumpsuit. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

2 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

Think I’m gonna be in Williams Green from Ultimate Power/Yacht Rock on the Thursday so depending on who the two bands are I’ll no doubt stick around for this as well. Should be a laugh. Fuck the haters.

This 100%. Bunch of fun sponges in here. Love Nirvana, love Elvis, wall to wall classics. What's not to love?

I love Bjorn Again too, mind...

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm definitely a wee bit cynical about Bjorn Again as they're a franchise operation and there are several touring versions.

But you can't argue with the OG sadbangers they're gonna lay down on our hungover heids.

[Notamurderer]

2 hours ago, Mardy said:

 the corpse-fucking attrocity that is Bjorn Again.

??

[priest17]

17 hours ago, deebeedoobee said:

It's a great "novelty" act. Personally once, all be it fun,  was enough for me.

Yeah saw them earlier this year, great fun but I'm not gonna make any effort to catch them here.

[rottencrotch]

Went to see them in Belfast - it was brilliant. Loadsa fun, perfect for Glastonbury. Even without the Elvis schtick, they are a solid Nirvana tribute. 

[Homer]

My mates who've seen them swear by them. As a Nirvana/Elvis fan, the Greenpeace stage set will be my Chemical Brothers warm-up.

[pilton digger]

Saw them at Boomtown and it is a massive Nirvana singalong with added laughs. Great fun and not at all serious.  

[VeeDubs]

Saw them at Kendal Calling last year and loved them so much went to see them again at the O2 Academy Newcastle. Well worth seeing if you can. The band play well, great frontman and good tunes. Raucous singalong and they certainly don’t take themselves seriously.

Avoid the front though, if you don’t want to get moshed! Or perhaps, you do?

[BlackHole2006]

Saw them at boomtown and thought they were fucking dire. It’s a no from me, Jeff.

[kingbadger]

3 hours ago, BlackHole2006 said:

Saw them at boomtown and thought they were fucking dire. It’s a no from me, Jeff.

Saw them there too and was fun for 10 mins, then the novelty wears off and it's just pretty meh.

Bjorn Again though will bring an hour's worth of bangers to a field of thousands of people water to eat up as much entertainment as festival. You'll either love it or hate it, but if it's the former it's going to be amazing, there won't be any floating voters when it comes to Abba.