Declan Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Hothouse Flowers in 1989. (plus Metallica at Reading and Joanna Newsome at End of the Road) Edited September 4, 2019 by Declan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Can I just take a minute to remind everyone how bad Oasis were in 2004? Liam Gallagher stood there like a giant angry polar bear clearly not wanting to be there and having a pop at all and sundry, singing terribly while Noel skulked around in the background looking bored. It was really, really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooter Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Yea Oasis were surprisingly bad. Also, unless someone's already mentioned it, how about the great exodus of the Gorrilaz crowd from the Pyramid. Not a particulary bad performance by any means but the speedy vanishing of a very bored 50k people was very funny to watch. Edited September 4, 2019 by Cooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelzoid Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Declan said: (plus Metallica at Reading and Joanna Newsome at End of the Road) Curious about these two... what went wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Metallica was probably ok if you like Metallica. But I was pissed off by their fans sitting at the front all day giving abuse to bands like Primal Scream then when they came on the band were surly and the music uneventful (which I get is what their fans like). Joanna Newsome - ordered that no other stage had acts on, or djs. The stalls had to turn off their soundsystems. We couldn't even go into the Big Top to wait for the next band. Then she sat on stage and shrieked for an hour and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 We stan a harp-plucking badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Cooter said: of my all time faves but so sad to see Lemmy quite literally on his way out. I've seen them many times before but this last time brought a tear to the eye. Rip Lem, you lived the life! I saw some photos of Lemmy backstage at Glastonbury 2015, taken by a friend of mine, he did look like death warmed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 I think he had quite advanced cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Ride in 1994 - my favourite band at the time. Album came out on the Friday, they played pretty much the whole thing on the Saturday, complete with change of direction. Lots of very bored/stoned looking people staring at their shoes (but not in a good way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Hugh Jass said: Can I just take a minute to remind everyone how bad Oasis were in 2004? Liam Gallagher stood there like a giant angry polar bear clearly not wanting to be there and having a pop at all and sundry, singing terribly while Noel skulked around in the background looking bored. It was really, really bad. How could you tell the difference from one of their 'good' gigs?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, Homer said: Ride in 1994 - my favourite band at the time. Album came out on the Friday, they played pretty much the whole thing on the Saturday, complete with change of direction. Lots of very bored/stoned looking people staring at their shoes (but not in a good way). Kind of hard to tell the difference between the crowd and the band by the sounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooter Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 7 hours ago, Madyaker said: I think he had quite advanced cancer. Yes it was and sadly it was the curable type had he bothered to get it properly checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matichin Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Think the worst act i've ever seen at a festival is probably BRMC. I quite liked their album at the time, but Reading 2002 is the only live performance where I've fallen asleep while watching a band. Standing up too. Very very very boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoz Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I haven't seen many stinkers but one that sticks in the memory is James opening the other stage in 2016. They came on late as the field was still half flooded, it was cold and pissing down plus everyone had just woken up to the referendum result so the atmosphere was not on their side. You could tell everyone was waiting for Sit Down and they didn't even play it! Actually I don't think I've seen a decent set in that slot full stop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matichin Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I'd say that the mood of the festival on waking up on the Friday after the referendum was the worst experience I've had there. It was cold, wet, partially flooded and utterly depressing. They played the video for the Portishead cover of SOS with the Jo Cox quote at the end and I cried a bit at the pointlessness of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, TheBoz said: I haven't seen many stinkers but one that sticks in the memory is James opening the other stage in 2016. They came on late as the field was still half flooded, it was cold and pissing down plus everyone had just woken up to the referendum result so the atmosphere was not on their side. You could tell everyone was waiting for Sit Down and they didn't even play it! Everything's subjective, everyone has their own opinion, and there are no rights or wrongs for what you enjoy or don't enjoy. But you're still wrong Loved that James set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Happy Mondays, early 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 minute ago, eFestivals said: Happy Mondays, early 90s. Is that just any gig they played then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Quark said: Loved that James set i DID really enjoy that James show - BUT it was a bit crap of them to do a Shaky on the setlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbarkanoodle Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Not at Glastonbury- Fergie, Global Gathering 2003. Glastonbury- I dislike many of the headliners on the big stages for the crowds they bring and the pop music they play. Worst has to be Lionel Ritchie I think, for all the hilarious flags and costumes Jennifer and her friends brought out for the performance. He was rubbish and mind numbingly boring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car said: i DID really enjoy that James show - BUT it was a bit crap of them to do a Shaky on the setlist. I'd disagree. 13 song setlist, did Come Home, Sometimes, Out to Get You, Getting Away With It, Tomorrow and Laid. The only "hits" they didn't play that your average radio James fan would know were She's a Star and Sit Down, and they really don't pay SD that much at all. It was wonderfully.....James They're always like that with their setlists Edited October 10, 2019 by Quark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahqman Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 12:16 PM, eFestivals said: Happy Mondays in the early 90s, when they cleared the pyramid field within a song or two. 13 minutes ago, eFestivals said: Happy Mondays, early 90s. Not a fan, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Would have been mean for James to do Sit Down in that mud. They were fucking great as well I thought, got me right back on track despite the result, mud and hangover. Horses4courses and all that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Quark said: They're always like that with their setlists i've seen 'em a bunch of times but only ever at festivals.. so i really dont know... like i say, i did enjoy it! its not like i dragged a big heavy painted door there specially or anything ? Edited October 10, 2019 by Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car unable to spell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Tonne Baby Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Not necessarily awful but disappointing/didnt live up to expectation/dull Kanye 2015 - Stayed for an hour. Was so bored. Stopped and started every other song, just him visible on stage, zzz. Florence 2015 - Not the worst set but all i could think was that they weren't the Foos and struggled to fill the time. Gorrilaz - 2010 - Last min replacement but still shouldn't have been headlining. Stayed for the first 5 songs and didnt know any of them. No stage presence. Although by leaving I caught the end of a fantastic Flaming Lips set. Morrisey - 2011 - Was on a right high that evening and went on my own because no one else wanted to. Just remember him moaning at everything between songs and bringing my mood down. Chase n Status in the pissing rain later that night saved the mood though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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