BBC Glastonbury

[gigpusher]

11 minutes ago, nikkic said:

I absolutely love Lauren Laverne. 

 

I would love her to be my celebrity best mate. I think she's a genuinely lovely lady. 

[fatyeti24]

Big Mike!

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, sedra said:

“Her only official appearance at the festival so far - who knows what the future holds”

Eh seems too vague to be a real hint imo - more ‘she’s an obvious contender for a future headliner’ than ‘she’s doing it next year’.

[Matt42]

I love Michael so much. Can’t believe how star struck I was when I met him.

[Hugh Jass]

Get that man a fucking knighthood!

[tumbles]

Such a lovely humble man. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah, I'll not be betting my life savings on the basis of that Gaga hint.

[august1]

has he not had a conversation since lockdown?

[sedra]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

Get that man a fucking knighthood!

I think he has already turned one down - it’s not something he believes in

[Hugh Jass]

11 minutes ago, Beaver89 said:

Is Amy Winehouse the only act to play under their own steam on the Pyramid two years running?

(i.e. discounting things like guest slots appearances and different entities eg Damon Albarn)

Dizzee played the Pyramid 09 and 10.

[gigpusher]

Just now, Matt42 said:

I love Michael so much. Can’t believe how star struck I was when I met him.

He's just the best. I really wish more people could be like him just think how many acts that he doesn't give a shit about that he lets perform on his farm. I aim to be as kind and tolerant as him but constantly fail. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Just now, sedra said:

I think he has already turned one down - it’s not something he believes in

Makes me love him more

[Beaver89]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

Get that man a fucking knighthood!

He's got a CBE. He's doing OK.

[funkychick2007]

3 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Love how he’s driven down in his landie and just parked it behind 

It’s a steep walk from the farmyard!!! I noticed it to made me chuckle! You can never take the farmer out the man! 

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

Dizzee played the Pyramid 09 and 10.

And again in 13.

He played the Pyramid three out of four festivals.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, sedra said:

I think he has already turned one down - it’s not something he believes in

 

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Makes me love him more

He's got a CBE......

[The Red Telephone]

Not an obvious REM banger to play

[efcfanwirral]

Just saw my friend on shoulders during Poker Face - forgot we stood right in front of the sound desk. I wasn't on that shot as obscured by a tall person but will definitely be watching the set to spot me. Never to my knowledge been on the tele before! 

[gigpusher]

15 minutes ago, priest17 said:

Sad for him, good for me.

Yep true I had plenty of dancing space but as crowd size these days seems to be a barometer of how popular/good someone was he deserved better. 

I mean Dolly had a huge crowd of which a fairly large percentage just wanted to take a selfie and leave but that crowd size will still always be quoted. 

[sedra]

2 minutes ago, august1 said:

has he not had a conversation since lockdown?

He is 84yrs now - hopefully he will still be with us for a few years yet but obvious why Emily now in charge. 

[The Red Telephone]

This one is

[Hugh Jass]

Always love that thing Stipe does with his hand on the “yeah yeah yeah yeah...”

[Suprefan]

4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

And again in 13.

He played the Pyramid three out of four festivals.

Probably wouldve been 4 if he didnt have to headline West Holts in 17.

[fatyeti24]

Fires in the field!

In spaces occupied by picnic blankets now. 

[MrZigster]

23 minutes ago, sedra said:

Shirley B we missed- watched home on tv with a cuppa- left the site before lunch to go home- the rain and mud had done us in and my cousin couldn’t hack it any more and was feeling ill. 

I remember leaving Billy Bragg at Avalon as he was singing Waterloo Sunset to go and catch SB. (May have been Croissant Neuf).

BB had asked the crowd, "You can have an Elvis song" (Big cheer) "or you can have a Kinks song" (even bigger cheer).

As I left the tent I realised that the rain had stopped, the sun had come out, that the crowd behind me had overspilled the tent and that all of the stalls that had previously been blasting out music had all stopped to listen to Billy.

I'm not really one for patriotism or the like, but I had a proper wobble/Glastonbury moment where I was just lost in a kind of "just how wonderfully British is this", type of way (and The Kinks are better than Elvis). I swear half of the people outside of the tent spotted the look on my face and recognised what was happening with me. Which of course made it even more emotionally intense .

19 minutes ago, zeppelin said:

I still absolutely love Muse so no complaints here 😁

Yep. Don't get the hate for Muse 'round these parts. Matt Bellamy is some kind of musical savant afaic. Great keyboard player. Woefully underrated guitarist and what a voice in terms of range and expression (if you can ignore the "intake of breath" noise that, once heard, can never be unheard).

Plus there's not enough sci-fi space rock around. Hawkwind, Rush and Muse.

10 minutes ago, Andeeroo said:

Ray Davies still my favourite of these slots. Days always reduces me to a blubbering mess.

That choir (Crouch End I think). They were also great with NGHFB when they were touring their first album.