Legend Slot 2020

[nikkic]

On 9/14/2019 at 10:34 PM, Cooter said:

Yes Please Barry! Please Yes Barry! Barry Yes Please!

We'd be talking Lionel size crowds for Bazza.

Would we? 

For me we’ve had some Premier League legends over the last few years that have seen some of the biggest crowds The Pyramid has ever seen.

B-Man strikes me as a Championship booking that would mean fairly easy field access.

He’s got some cheesy sing-a-long tunes alright, but he ain’t Dolly or Kylie level.

[K2SO]

What exactly is the criteria for a 'legend'?

For me, it's somebody who was once a massive deal, but is no longer culturally relevant. However, they need to bring enough nostalgia to make it feel like they are performing at their peak.

I only ask, because I thought of Damon Albarn, as he has a new project on the way. The amount of hits he could pull out from his back catalogue is insane, but also maybe he is still too current.

My personal choice would be Elton, but think he is still too big and probably still too relevant, especially with the release of Rocketman this year bringing him back to the front of people's minds.

[vintagelaureate]

5 minutes ago, K2SO said:

What exactly is the criteria for a 'legend'?

For me, it's somebody who was once a massive deal, but is no longer culturally relevant. However, they need to bring enough nostalgia to make it feel like they are performing at their peak.

I only ask, because I thought of Damon Albarn, as he has a new project on the way. The amount of hits he could pull out from his back catalogue is insane, but also maybe he is still too current.

My personal choice would be Elton, but think he is still too big and probably still too relevant, especially with the release of Rocketman this year bringing him back to the front of people's minds.

This seems to be on a cycle regarding Elton. In my opinion, there is no way Elton John in the middle of his 'farewell' tour is playing a mid afternoon slot. If Reg is playing, he's headlining. 

Damon Albarn isn't playing that slot either.

Going off popular (arguably) consensus the current front runners are: Spice Girls, Pet Shop Boys and Barry Manilow. I think someone on here tried to suggest Tina Turner too but with no information to back it up.

[HeyPorter]

BarMan makes the most sense. Cheesy, irrelevant yet comes with a hefty back catalogue of fine crowd pleasers, camp party vibe and has a strange curiosity about him whether he can still cut it or not. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 hours ago, K2SO said:

What exactly is the criteria for a 'legend'?

Music that Jean Eavis would have preferred and would have listened to around 'teatime'.

[priest17]

Be good if it was Barry, think I'd get less shit from co-workers and the like for missing him than I have for previous legends.

[stuartbert two hats]

[TKOCF]

 

[Quark]

8 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Music that Jean Eavis would have preferred and would have listened to around 'teatime'.

That sounds like it should be true, but I've been caught out by your tongue in cheek shenanigans before....

Is that genuinely the case?

[tullux]

i believe its Cher

[nikkic]

3 minutes ago, tullux said:

i believe its Cher

But do you believe in life after love? 

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, nikkic said:

But do you believe in life after love? 

ha, thats a Cher lyric

[mcshed]

Celine Dion is in Paris with the Sunday free, so she'd be a possibility.

[thewayiam]

33 minutes ago, mcshed said:

Celine Dion is in Paris with the Sunday free, so she'd be a possibility.

She going to break away from Paris to go back?

[mcshed]

13 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

She going to break away from Paris to go back?

Probably not, she's currently got 2 nights in Paris a 2 day break then another 2 nights. She probably wants 2 days off, but it would certainly be possible to pop over for Sunday afternoon and still have a rest day on Monday. 

An outside possibility but I thought it worth mentioning, Greenday's dates pretty much rule them out and they've a whole thread dedicated to them.

[Sasperella]

Was Barry Manilow ever actually massive? Was that a thing?

Genuinely interested....

[maelzoid]

2 hours ago, Sasperella said:

Was Barry Manilow ever actually massive? Was that a thing?

Genuinely interested....

Hard to quantify, but songs like Could it be magic, Mandy, Copacobana and Bermuda Triangle were certainly massive. I think he was as big as Dolly tbh.

[northernringo]

4 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

Hard to quantify, but songs like Could it be magic, Mandy, Copacobana and Bermuda Triangle were certainly massive. I think he was as big as Dolly tbh.

Certainly not a definitive way to compare them based on a number of factors but Dolly's big songs massively outperform BM's on spotify.

[Chrisp1986]

What are the chances of Elton now? Not followed thread for a while!

[maelzoid]

2 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

What are the chances of Elton now? Not followed thread for a while!

Elton is a headliner. I can't say it often enough. He will not play the legend slot.

[Padjeq]

2 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

What are the chances of Elton now? Not followed thread for a while!

He's pure headliner material.

[Chrisp1986]

4 minutes ago, Padjeq said:

He's pure headliner material.

This year or next??

[Padjeq]

1 minute ago, Chrisp1986 said:

This year or next??

If it happens it's most likely 2021 after his tour is over.

[maelzoid]

1 minute ago, Cream Soda said:

How about ABBA, do we think they would be legends or bona fide headliners?

You can put them on William's Green if you like. As there is zero chance of them playing live again, the result would be the same.

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, maelzoid said:

Elton is a headliner. I can't say it often enough. He will not play the legend slot.

What about the Spice Girls? They get mentioned for the Legend slot, yet sell more tickets than Reg.