Jess Glynne band for life from IOW festival

[whateverworksout]

She did the same thing at radio 1 big weekend,  cancelled an hour or so before she went on, due to illness/exhaustion, her band turned up then as well. 

Although tbf her not being there was more of a blessing for me

[Padjeq]

This is twice in a month. Jess Glynne pulled out of Big Weekend a few weeks back too. Same story, with the cancellation coming right down to the wire. Her band and everyone else were already at the festival site, having made it from Dublin the night before where they all supported the Spice Girls on the first night of their tour. The coach driver had done his mandated hours, so they were stuck there, so all went into Middlesborough town centre to watch Aladdin.

[arcade fireman]

There's no place she'd rather be

...except in the toilet vomiting her guts out due to all the tequila Mel c poured down her throat.

[Field Commander Jefferson]

42 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

She’s got the record for most no. 1 singles by a British solo female artist but this is what’s given her a breakthrough, yea.

Haha really? I'd never heard of her

[kemosabe]

41 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Lame-ass moral high ground on here like legendary rock bands have never missed a gig because they got too fucked up.

If a band of any kind entirely missed a gig because they were hungover I am sure the booker would be 1. incredibly angry and 2. be reluctant to ever book them again. 

It remains to be seen if Jess Glynn is actually really banned for life, I suspect she will be booked again in the future but not for awhile fwiw, but I am confident that if it was Liam Gallagher (for arguments sake) who completely missed his set last year, he also wouldn't be booked again for a long long time/ ever. 

It's one thing to turn up pissed/ drugged up and play awfully, but its another to miss it completely. 

Edited June 18, 2019 by kemosabe

[Woffy]

FWIW:

'Illness / Exhaustion' is often used as a euphemism by management of artists when really there's deeper, underlying, more serious issues, such as - for example - substance abuse / unhealthy behaviours. Not playing could - could - be the result of an intervention by family / friends / management in order to protect / help an artist.

If this has happened twice recently it could be a trend and someone decided to intervene on JG's behalf. 

If it's a choice between not playing and getting well, as opposed to playing, utterly bombing while in a bad state and being all over the media for that performance when you're already in a precarious state and exacerbating the issue, then the former is the best option.

[rubick]

You wouldn't have got this sort of behaviour from Cilla Black lads.

[dentalplan]

16 minutes ago, Superscally said:

You earn the right for epic fuckery - she most definitely hasn't. I still think they should be binned off if they pull that shit too - and sued heavily. If she hadn't been seen to be out till 7am, fair enough, people get sick, but if you can't do the time, don't commit the crime.

I’m not even really complaining about ‘the time’ dished out to her - I couldn’t give less of a shit about that but if that’s what they’d do to everyone then it’s fair enough. It’s just the reaction among people on here who normally wouldn’t give a fuck what Jess Glynne does or what happens at Isle of Wight but are outraged because a pop-singing woman doesn’t turn up to a gig for what would historically be called ‘rock and roll behaviour’.

8 minutes ago, Havors said:

That's what you took from that?? really? 

You haven’t even climbed down on that. Fascinating.

[Matt42]

Bet you it’s a substance abuse problem if this is happening continuously 

[Matt42]

8 minutes ago, Woffy said:

FWIW:

'Illness / Exhaustion' is often used as a euphemism by management of artists when really there's deeper, underlying, more serious issues, such as - for example - substance abuse / unhealthy behaviours. Not playing could - could - be the result of an intervention by family / friends / management in order to protect / help an artist.

If this has happened twice recently it could be a trend and someone decided to intervene on JG's behalf. 

If it's a choice between not playing and getting well, as opposed to playing, utterly bombing while in a bad state and being all over the media for that performance when you're already in a precarious state and exacerbating the issue, then the former is the best option.

Yup. JG makes all of her money off being a R1 act. If she messed that up it would be the end

[giantkatestacks]

10 minutes ago, Woffy said:

FWIW:

'Illness / Exhaustion' is often used as a euphemism by management of artists when really there's deeper, underlying, more serious issues, such as - for example - substance abuse / unhealthy behaviours. Not playing could - could - be the result of an intervention by family / friends / management in order to protect / help an artist.

If this has happened twice recently it could be a trend and someone decided to intervene on JG's behalf. 

If it's a choice between not playing and getting well, as opposed to playing, utterly bombing while in a bad state and being all over the media for that performance when you're already in a precarious state and exacerbating the issue, then the former is the best option.

yes it is an Amy Winehouse on WH situation isnt it...

[Havors]

7 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I’m not even really complaining about ‘the time’ dished out to her - I couldn’t give less of a shit about that but if that’s what they’d do to everyone then it’s fair enough. It’s just the reaction among people on here who normally wouldn’t give a fuck what Jess Glynne does or what happens at Isle of Wight but are outraged because a pop-singing woman doesn’t turn up to a gig for what would historically be called ‘rock and roll behaviour’.

You haven’t even climbed down on that. Fascinating.

Climbed down on what? what the fuck are you going on about?? ?

[Tranquility of Solitude]

Was more annoyed at her Pyramid behaviour in 2016 when she told me the sun was coming out (it didn’t) and asked me to jump (I couldn’t get out the mud). She gets pished and/or stoned and misses a gig? Not bothered. 

[dentalplan]

10 minutes ago, Havors said:

Climbed down on what? what the fuck are you going on about?? ?

You’re acting like commenting on how much a singer moves their hips isn’t strange.

[Woffy]

9 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Yup. JG makes all of her money off being a R1 act. If she messed that up it would be the end

 

7 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

yes it is an Amy Winehouse on WH situation isnt it...

It may very well not be the case, and just dickish behaviour.

But I bet if you google 'Amy W...', 'Demi L...' or 'Pete D...' coupled with 'exhaustion' you'll get a load of hits as 'reasons' for not attending gigs, poor behaviour. Addiction / mental health, etc, doesn't discriminate. It doesn't give a flying fuck if you're a Radio1 act or not.

[Havors]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

You’re acting like commenting on how much a singer moves their hips isn’t strange.

I made a joke about her doing fuck all on stage so she couldn't be exhausted she must have been hungover.... and that's what you took from it? sigh.... 

[Penrhos]

Just remember guys don't mess with anything "Spice" it'll fuck you up... 

I can't get the image of Sporty Spice pouring Vodka down JG's throat while shouting "take this this Ginger" out of my head....

Bad form cancelling at such short notice but she's not the first and won't be the last. Hopefully not something more sinister like with Amy.W.

[fatyeti24]

She should have got her mum Cher to stand in for her.

[Digi]

2 hours ago, kalifire said:

It was a complete mess. I passed by the second set at William’s Green which sounded slightly better but still all over the place. 

Went with a mate to see her at Williams Green to see what all the fuss is about as he's a huge fan. Gave it 15 minutes too long and went for coffee, cake and custard from the great coffee place opposite instead. She was dire and eating cake was a much better way to spend a Sunday (?) afternoon

Edited June 18, 2019 by Digi

[TheGoodWillOut]

I once missed my Christmas dinner due to being absolutely hungover to fuck from the night before so I have every sympathy. ?

[dentalplan]

41 minutes ago, Havors said:

I made a joke about her doing fuck all on stage so she couldn't be exhausted she must have been hungover.... and that's what you took from it? sigh.... 

I didn’t get that there was a joke there. You could have said that in your first reply.

[kaytee...]

Nothing worse than flying with a certain airling only to hear Jess Glynne on landing

 

Except flying with Ryanair. Or missing the runway on landing and not getting to hear those opening lines....

[Rubber Soldier]

*Insert Partridge shrug gif here*

[found home in 2009]

10 minutes notice is an absolute piss take. Don't blame the promoter. 

As others have said, sounds like theirs maybe other issues there. If she does have some kind of addiction hope she gets the help she needs.

[Havors]

23 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I didn’t get that there was a joke there. You could have said that in your first reply.

If I had to tell you it was a joke then it would ruin it haha! Maybe my typo ruined it... i was meant to say "moves" not "moved" past tense