Rank the legend slot performances from favourite to least favourite performance

[The Other Steve]

For the years I've been (didn't watch Barry Gibb in 2017) this is my list in order and I enjoyed them all:

1. Lionel Richie - 2015
2. Dolly Parton - 2014
3. Neil Diamond - 2008
4. Kenny Rogers - 2013
5. Kylie - 2019

Edited October 11, 2019 by lazzareo

[Gnomicide]

1. Ray Davies

2. ELO.

I've not watched any others.

[priest17]

Ray Davies
Dolly
Lionel
Tom Jones

I've been to those 4 in the 8 years I've been (all but '13 since '09)

I'm not a massive fan to be honest, the field gets so busy. 14 and 15 were pretty joke coz we just brought chairs and got wasted right at the very very back of the field but you can't go and buy beers or out. I haven't missed it.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I've loved them all. There's nothing better. Highlight of the weekend.

[The Clearest Blue]

Lionel - Dolly - Kylie - Barry Gibby - ELO

Loved them all though.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Highlight of 2017 and 2019 has been the Sunday Afternoon Double Bill.

RightBazza / Chic and Kylie / Miley have been two of the best afternoons I've ever had.  

[TheNewUnion]

1. Neil
2. Dolly
3. Ray (but maybe Lionel)
4. Lionel (but maybe Ray)
5. Tom
6. Kenny
7. Barry
8. Jeff
9. Paul

[maelzoid]

Tony '98

Lionel '15

Johnny '94

Gordon '97

Bazza '17

Jeff '16

Paul '11

Edited October 11, 2019 by maelzoid

[a6l6e6x]

Lionel 15 - also my all time favourite glastonbury performance

Kenny 13

ELO 16 - left this as found them very boring

[Yokel Again]

Brian Wilson 2005

Then the rest!

[Harry49]

Lionel

Kylie

ELO

 

didnt go to Barry. ELO just not the right fit for that slot. Jeff no charisma and then saddled with miserable weather and crowd.

Lionel was amazing!

[Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car]

Neil Diamond - forget legend "slot" just one of the best shows in general.

Johnny Cash would be up there - but aside from Levellers and Back to the Planet i have no real memory (or nothing that makes any sense) from '94.

really enjoyed Kylie this year, but hated being in the massive crowd.

tom jones - yeah ok enjoyed this one

all the other ones i've seen i've not enjoyed at all,

Lionel - thought it was a boring performance and kept losing the crowd, or at least i kept losing interest.

Dolly - made it through one song before i could no longer endure being crushed in the crowd.

Brian Wilson - just found it kinda sad.

 

[Woffy]

Leonard Cohen too legendary in 2008 to be the official legend. But man that was gooood.

[giantkatestacks]

1. Lionel

2. Tom 

3. Kenny

4. Dolly

5. Kylie (got heat exhaustion and a kind security guard hoiked me over the barrier like a sack of potatoes)

 

Didnt go to the others even though I was onsite for Johnny Cash which is my biggest regret. Ray I was lying under a fan and far too hot - also regret that. Saw some of Shirley on the way to LV to get married.

[Gnomicide]

2 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

1. Ray Davies

2. ELO.

I've not watched any others.

Hang on, I forgot I'd seen Paul Simon.

1. Ray Davies

2. ELO.

3. Paul Simon 

[Avalon_Fields]

Surprised how many I've seen:

1. Dolly Parton

2. Lionel Ritchie

3. Neil Diamond

4. Shirley Bassey

5. Tom Jones

6. Kylie

7. Barry Gibb

8. Jeff Lynne

9. Brian Wilson

10. Paul Simon (My biggest ever disappointment at Glastonbury)

 

[Watergirl]

I was going to say Leonard Cohen, but I guess he is not considered a ‘traditional  legend’, even though he was in that slot. Similarly Patti Smith and Robert Plant. All brilliant afternoon slots.

Of the tackier ones, for want of a better word, I really enjoyed Dolly Parton.  Have not seen most of the others.

Diana Ross seems a great choice. Now all I need is a ticket....

[MrZigster]

Does nobody rate Shirley Bassey?

Edited October 11, 2019 by MrZigster

[zero000]

Kylie

Lionel

Barry Gibb

Ray Davies

Tom Jones

Dolly (couldn't hack the crowd)

Paul Simon (ill and mediocre)

Edited October 11, 2019 by zero000

[dirtymookie]

Only seen the two:

1) Lionel 

2) Barry

Think Diana could top them both though!

[CJTM]

Kylie
Dolly
Lionel
Elo
 

Saw 1/2 songs of Kenny walking across so can't really list but didn't sound/look all that great

[Andeeroo]

Ray > Dolly > Tom >  Barry > Kenny

[jow95]

1) Rolf

[Yokel Again]

22 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

Does nobody rate Shirley Bassey?

She saved Glastonbury that year for me! Miserable weekend, it just about stopped raining that afternoon and she was bonkers. Didn't she do one song twice? 

[MrZigster]

3 minutes ago, Yokel Again said:

She saved Glastonbury that year for me! Miserable weekend, it just about stopped raining that afternoon and she was bonkers. Didn't she do one song twice?

Which year was it? '07? Deffo an Arctic Monkeys year.

What I do remember is having a Glasto moment when leaving Avalon early from the best Billy Bragg gig I've ever been to because I wanted to catch her set. Before I got in it was miserable. When I left the sun was out, the overflow crowd outside the tent all had contented grins, all of the stall holders had turned off their sound systems and were listening to Billy. Just seemed like such a quintissential British moment and I just welled up.