BBC Glastonbury

[Northtim]

26 minutes ago, sime said:

This Cure set was majestic! One of my top five Glastonbury performances ever.

Absolutely - watched that open jawed. Their sound man got it spot on. Just sounded crystal clear and perfect.

Edited June 25, 2020 by Northtim

[annax]

4 hours ago, JoeyT said:

I've gone in with Hot Chip.

Definitely in my top 5 sets in the 12 years I've been.

Ahhh the Sarah Jones days ♥️

[DJL]

Stoked about Metallica, I was dragged away by my entire group after five songs. Was very excited to go to Despacio and had an amazing time but I've never left a set I was enjoying anywhere near that much. First time I will have seen the rest.

[Dukeicon]

34 minutes ago, chuckles07 said:

Yeah I have it....the older version said 8pm but more important can’t see it on my telly scheduler. 

Think your TV might be broken 😂 Online link below

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079290

 

[Ayrshire Chris]

26 minutes ago, lucyginger said:

I’m having a little cry 😢 

Reckon we all have had a bit of a cry and quivering lips  at sometime today., and it’s only Thursday! 

[chuckles07]

5 minutes ago, Dukeicon said:

Think your TV might be broken 😂 Online link below

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079290

 

Yeah just read an article on virgin media having big outages today. when it works it is great. 🙄

thanks for the link. 

[sime]

53 minutes ago, lucyginger said:

Mine too! Almost in tears again!!

I just shed a couple during In Between Days...!

[scaryclaireyfairy]

I've watched this Cure set more than a dozen times and it's entrancing every time. And the sound was possibly the best I've ever heard. My trousers were gently vibrating from the bass. Sublime.

[sime]

55 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Really sad I missed this one. The set list was perfect.

Wasn't it. They couldn't have chosen better.

[sime]

43 minutes ago, Fanbloodytastic said:

And mine! It was absolutely stunning from start to finish. So glad I was there.

Totally. The whole set was a real Glastonbury moment!

[lucyginger]

3 minutes ago, sime said:

I just shed a couple during In Between Days...!

I’ve cried twice now!

[sime]

34 minutes ago, Northtim said:

Absolutely - watched that open jawed. Their sound man got it spot on. Just sounded crystal clear and perfect.

Yeah the sound was incredible!

[gooner1990]

I regret watching The Prodigy over Blur in 2009 even more now  

[internetjef]

11 minutes ago, sime said:

Yeah the sound was incredible!

How was is it so good? Best I have ever heard on pyramid of any act comfortably in 10 Glastos 

wish every other act could get it spot on like that 

Edited June 25, 2020 by internetjef

[Avalon_Fields]

I'm enjoying The Cure, only caught about an hour of the gig live.

[BrokenDown]

I adore that LCD set, I was worried it wouldn’t be what i remembered it to be but it really really is, I ditched my group to be at this and that didn’t matter. 
 

It is hands down the best live music I have been at and amazingly, despite how weird this year has been so far, I actually feel in the same frame of mind I got into when I was there live, which is sort of sad and happy at the same time, but good!

 

 Ok enough tequila now.

[MrZigster]

4 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

I regret watching The Prodigy over Blur in 2009 even more now  

Could be worse. You could've picked Black Eyed Peas.

[gooner1990]

3 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

Could be worse. You could've picked Black Eyed Peas.

Who did that?! 😂

I saw them in a tent at Reading 2000 pre-Fergie...a lot different! 

[brettredmayne]

Decided to save blur for the weekend , arcade fire tonight 

[Copperface]

21 minutes ago, sime said:

Totally. The whole set was a real Glastonbury moment!

Fully expect that I'm gonna cop some flak for this but I was there, plus I've now watched The Cure back twice on screen and what I felt at the time still remains.

I like the Cure's big songs but not a diehard fan as such.

I watched the entire thing and I agree that the sound was pin sharp and best I've heard, and the light show and spectacle in the round was well produced.. The band were excellent musicians and clearly gave their all. They were far 'rockier/heavier' than I was expecting and was pleasurably surprised with that.

But.....

I nearly left halfway through the first section to go and see something else but was persuaded to stay. 

What was missing was the buzz, the people freaking out and going mad factor, the sense that I wanted to jump madly up and down and so on.

What there was in a crowd around me, left middle of the stage by the sound towers, was a crowd that actually thinned quite a bit during the first hour, everyone was just sort of jigging gently up and down, those that stayed were chatting away, and even those that were enjoying it were more just watching the performance than getting involved in it. Even the crowd reaction, cheers and applause was somewhat muted. Even now on iPlayer, shots of the crowd show them to pretty quiet and passive.

II had a sense that it was a technical tour de force and a spectacle but not a gut pulling 'moment' that others obviously felt.

Watched replays of it on screen and still find my attention wandering looking the lighting etc rather than getting an emotional reaction like LCD or some others. My group was split, some loved it, and some were ambivalent.

Having said that the encore was pretty good and went some way to negating what I thought was a turgid first section.

(mind you I felt the same about Radiohead's nurdling first bit when they headlined although that was better to watch on screen because at least you could see the band on the replays).

Bring on the outraged replies........

 

 

[MrZigster]

1 minute ago, Copperface said:

What was missing was the buzz, the people freaking out and going mad factor, the sense that I wanted to jump madly up and down and so on.

That's Goths for you .

[ghandi]

The Cure were fucking awesome, went with my mate who is Cure mad, best decision ever made, as said the sound was amazing,  videoed A Forest for prosperity 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm far from a  Cure diehard, but they fucking nailed it. The absolute fucking boys (who don't cry).

[Padgey]

The music has been great today, mostly listen to Radio 6. Seeing The Cure again tonight, a bit more sober, has topped off a fantastic day. 

[Leyrulion]

I didn't go see them and this is the first time I've watched the full set. Not doing it for me unfortunately, but then they're not usually my cup of tea anyway.