Lessons from Valleyfest

[Pinhead]

To be honest if i was booking id put them on Holts again, failing that maybe Avalon is more suitable these days considering their age.

[Pinhead]

I am old and well past it but trying to hang on

[Superscally]

4 hours ago, rawrsomesauce said:

Razorlight scream Avalon to me these days  

Size wise you're probably right, though if they played Other or Pyramid, I bet they'd pull a biggish crowd, who would be happy with the offering...

[Quark]

18 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

 

 

They played The Glade in 2010, same time as Stevie Wonder was on (or Ash in my case). A few of my mates went and said it was awful.

Really? I blew off Stevie to go watch them and they were fucking immense. But then they were playing quite a few tracks from Weapon and Levellers that I'd never heard live before. Either way, no regrets seeing them over Stevie

[fatyeti24]

19 minutes ago, Quark said:

Really? I blew off Stevie to go watch them and they were fucking immense. But then they were playing quite a few tracks from Weapon and Levellers that I'd never heard live before. Either way, no regrets seeing them over Stevie

You must really like The Levellers..

[Quark]

Just now, fatyeti24 said:

You must really like The Levellers..

Yep. Lots. Chance to see my favourite band in my favourite place was too good to pass up.

No regrets motherfuckers!!!!

[Neville Street]

I reckon they’ll be there for the 50th, long history with the festival, I’d be very surprised if they weren’t a part of it.

heading to BDs next weekend, can’t wait

[guypjfreak]

Levellers should come back to glasto imo.. 

Forget razorlight tho lol

[Crazyfool01]

2 hours ago, Skelts said:

You should get yourself to Beautiful Days mate, it’s not too far from you. They open it with an acoustic set and close it with a main stage gig. It’s a great festival ?

ive been tempted on several occasions ... its just getting friends to do it .... my best mate that I do festivals with uses his allowance from the wife on Glastonbury .... of course I could do it solo .. will mull it over  

[stuartbert two hats]

I'd rather watch Razorlight than The Levellers.

Oops, wrong thread?

[Quark]

16 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'd rather watch Razorlight than The Levellers.

Oops, wrong thread?

Now you're just trying to provoke me 

[Neville Street]

16 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'm getting old.

Me too, I remember hearing the Levs when we were stood at the back of Pyramid, couldn't remember who it was after, but would not have put it at 9 years ago. That is insane. At the time I was kicking myself for not making a move as soon as Stevie finished, or even before he finished, as I do love a Levellers live gig, and I bet The Glade would have been rocking.

I have seen Razorlight at least once (Eden Project), and the Levellers many many times, first back in the late 80s at G and then at a one day festival in Cornwall and at several BDs, Wychwood (1 or 2 times?), G 2008. Anyway, I would seek out a Levellers gig over a Razorlight gig any day of the week, even though I have seen them many times. Their shows are never disappointing.

Having typed all of that I am also thinking, hmm, Razorlight would actually be quite fun, so I am back with the OP, not a bad band for some greatest hits in a field.... Other Stage opener, Avalon at some point, as at least one other person has said above!!

[Crazyfool01]

Razorlight v Levellers .... only on this forum  

[DeanoL]

Went to Outcider festival at Fernhill farm, not far from Pilton this weekend. Lessons learned: Glastonbury really needs a good cider bar somewhere.

[Neville Street]

20 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Went to Outcider festival at Fernhill farm, not far from Pilton this weekend. Lessons learned: Glastonbury really needs a good cider bar somewhere.

They had one near Williams Green a few years ago (see "getting old" comment above, but I would say it was in the last 4 festivals). I can't do cider, it wrecks my guts. Occasional Cider Bus pint, didn't even have one of those this year. Did a Brothers Bar Thursday once but paid a heavy price!!!

[bennyhana22]

On 8/4/2019 at 11:23 PM, Superscally said:

For a start, Cast were decent,

That first Cast record was an absolute corker.

Ben

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

That first Cast record was an absolute corker.

Ben

Who are you and what have you done with Ben?

But yes is was, 2nd one wasn't too shabby either. I saw them last year and they were excellent, worth the entry fee just to watch Skin perform witchcraft on his guitar.

[bombfrog]

Festival near me had Pete Docherty playing. People were getting excited about it!

If people are still interested in hearing him then I have absolutely no doubt Razorlight still have an audience.

Only song I liked of theirs was "America", but probably only because it was on the soundtrack to a particularly awesome road trip round America, otherwise I'd probably hate that too.

[fatyeti24]

Glastonbury 1997, Cast are on the Pyramid, having mud hurled, as the way with many acts that weekend.  I was at our camp in Row Mead. 

John Power in light coloured clothing. 

"At least I can write songs, non of yous can throw mud" 

And on the word 'mud', he was hit, right in the swingers. 

As this is the only pleasurable memory I can associate with this abomination of a band, I am not prepared to check YouTube for its veracity. 

[bennyhana22]

15 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Who are you and what have you done with Ben?

But yes is was, 2nd one wasn't too shabby either. I saw them last year and they were excellent, worth the entry fee just to watch Skin perform witchcraft on his guitar.

I'm not allergic to the geeetar, y'know...

Saw them at Brixton Academy in 19whatever and they were ace. Songwriting was a real cut above a lot of the Britpop landfill doing the rounds, and to lump them in with the likes of the insipid Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Embrace identi-dull lot is not on!

Sandstorm, Fine Time, History - Indie bangers the lot of them! The opening riff to History, with its clever delay, brings back brilliant memories of my formative years...

Ben

[stuie]

15 hours ago, bombfrog said:

Festival near me had Pete Docherty playing. People were getting excited about it!

If people are still interested in hearing him then I have absolutely no doubt Razorlight still have an audience.

Only song I liked of theirs was "America", but probably only because it was on the soundtrack to a particularly awesome road trip round America, otherwise I'd probably hate that too.

Just Pete Doherty or the Libertines or what?

The Libertines definitely still have more of an audience than Razorlight.

Saw them last year at my local festival and they were pretty decent.

[stuartbert two hats]

This Cast discussion has just reminded me that I was lucky enough to see The La's play Glastonbury in 2005, in the middle of the day on the Other Stage no less! As much as I enjoyed it, I remember thinking I wouldn't mind a couple of Cast songs to be thrown in!

[Funkyfairy!]

16 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

That first Cast record was an absolute corker.

Ben

I am saving this post for ever more . Who has kidnapped the Ben we know and love. Who would have thought there was a Ben before technoBen

[Quark]

37 minutes ago, Funkyfairy! said:

I am saving this post for ever more . Who has kidnapped the Ben we know and love. Who would have thought there was a Ben before technoBen

 

[stuartbert two hats]

8 minutes ago, Quark said:

 

To be fair, that sounds a lot like the Ben we know and love (evil aside).