Gnomicide Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Following on from a discussion on the LAWF thread, Pyramid sub is said to be a difficult one to pull off (madam). Who managed it and who didn't? I've put some in where either I saw them or where I gather they made it or blew it based on what I've read on these boards. I'll update this post if I can as we go along. I need to point out that I've no doubt Faithless were bloody awful on both occasions but people seemed to like them for some unexplainable reason. I've gone back to 2000. 2000 Macy Gray - ? Pet Shop Boys - Yes (gah!) Embrace - ? 2002 Faithless - Yes The Charlatans - ? Roger Waters - ? 2003 David Gray - Yes The Flaming Lips - Yes Manic Street Preachers - No 2004 Kings of Leon - Yes Black Eyed Peas - Yes Morrisey - Yes 2005 The Killers - Yes New Order - No Primal Scream - ? 2007 - Year of the K Bands Kasabian - Yes The Kooks - ? Kaiser Chiefs - ? 2008 The Fratellis - ? Amy Winehouse - ? Leonard Cohen - Yes 2009 The Specials - Yes Kasabian - Yes Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Yes 2010 Dizzee Rascal - Yes Scissor Sisters - Yes Faithless - Yes 2011 Morrissey - No Elbow - Yes Pendulum - No 2013 Dizzee Rascal - ? Primal Scream - No Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Yes 2014 Elbow - Yes Jack White - No The Black Keys - No 2015 The Libertines - Yes Pharrell Williams - Yes Paul Weller - ? 2016 Foals - Yes Tame Impala - Yes Beck - Yes 2017 The XX - Yes The National - No Biffy Clyro - ? 2019 George Ezra - Yes Liam Gallagher - ? Vampire Weekend - Yes Edited April 7, 2021 by Gnomicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: 2008 Leonard Cohen - ? Arguably the most adored Pyramid Stage set of all time - and certainly as far as non-headline sets goes. There's no way this should be a question mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 My personal opinions on the ? sets: 2004 Black Eyed Peas - Yes Morrisey - Yes 2005 New Order - Hell no 2017 the xx - Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st dan Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Faithless’ 2010 sub will forever be one of my favourite Glastonbury performances. A combination of factors, my first Glastonbury, their last gig as a band, the weather at the festival, the setting sun, eagerly waiting for Stevie Wonder - for me it was one of life’s moments where you just stop and look around, and everything in that moment is just perfect. And I’m not even a huge fan of the band. I thought The xx and Foals both were great too. And despite being a huge National fan, their set just didn’t cut it for me in 2017. Edited April 6, 2021 by st dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 I don’t think The Black Keys did, they seemed miserable the full time, didn’t play their full set and then complained about the Glastonbury crowd at a festival in Poland the following week. Of the other sets I’ve seen, I’d say The xx were great and seemed to go down really well on the day. The National didn’t get it quite right though and I think the band have admitted that since. I’d say Foals probably pulled it off too. Obviously there were the sound issues at the end but on the whole I thought they were good, even if it’s not the best I’ve seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Tame Impala's set was well received, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, incident said: Arguably the most adored Pyramid Stage set of all time - and certainly as far as non-headline sets goes. There's no way this should be a question mark. Very good point, I've absolutely no idea why I didn't put him as a straight yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, kingcrawler said: I don’t think The Black Keys did, they seemed miserable the full time, didn’t play their full set and then complained about the Glastonbury crowd at a festival in Poland the following week. Of the other sets I’ve seen, I’d say The xx were great and seemed to go down really well on the day. The National didn’t get it quite right though and I think the band have admitted that since. I’d say Foals probably pulled it off too. Obviously there were the sound issues at the end but on the whole I thought they were good, even if it’s not the best I’ve seen them. The Glasto crowd isn't exactly boisterous though to be fair, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, kingcrawler said: I don’t think The Black Keys did, they seemed miserable the full time, didn’t play their full set and then complained about the Glastonbury crowd at a festival in Poland the following week. Of the other sets I’ve seen, I’d say The xx were great and seemed to go down really well on the day. The National didn’t get it quite right though and I think the band have admitted that since. I’d say Foals probably pulled it off too. Obviously there were the sound issues at the end but on the whole I thought they were good, even if it’s not the best I’ve seen them. Well there you go, I read someone on Twitter the other day saying it was amazing. I'll hang on for another nay sayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 I thought the Pet Shop Boys were really food in 2000; better than when they headlined the Other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSheriff Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Flaming Lips 2003 was perfect 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st dan Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: Well there you go, I read someone on Twitter the other day saying it was amazing. I'll hang on for another nay sayer. I’ll back this up as another ‘not for me’ despite being a fan of theirs. They just looked like they were going through the motions throughout. Although that’s probably because I wouldn’t have said they were ‘mainstream’ enough for a Pyramid sub slot and a casual music audience at the time - their chance at that really should have been 2011/2013 after the success of El Camino, if at all. Edited April 6, 2021 by st dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said: The Glasto crowd isn't exactly boisterous though to be fair, is it? Definitely not but there’s been plenty of decent sets at Glastonbury without a particularly wild crowd. They just seemed to be going through the motions though and I’m sure they finished around 10 minutes early. Not exactly the sign of a band nailing their set. Edited April 6, 2021 by kingcrawler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshed Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Morrissey in the rain in 2011 whilst everyone fucked off to the Park to try and see Radiohead was pretty grim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRadioactiveCake Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Always looked like Kasabian nailed 09. The band have spoken about their fond memories of it too in interviews since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, mcshed said: Morrissey in the rain in 2011 whilst everyone fucked off to the Park to try and see Radiohead was pretty grim. I always thought so but didn't know what the general opinion was. Cracking view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagelaureate Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 The XX were brilliant, and I'm not really a fan of them. It was a brilliant set and a great atmosphere. Biffy were good too, but that set wasn't their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 I really enjoyed the Scissor Sisters in 2010 so that would be a yes from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 42 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: Following on from a discussion on the LAWF thread, Pyramid sub is said to be a difficult one to pull off (madam). Who managed it and who didn't? I've put some in where either I saw them or where I gather they made it or blew it based on what I've read on these boards. I'll update this post if I can as we go along. I need to point out that I've no doubt Faithless were bloody awful on both occasions but people seemed to like them for some unexplainable reason. I've gone back to 2000. 2000 Macy Gray - ? Pet Shop Boys - ? Embrace - ? 2002 Faithless - Yes The Charlatans - ? Roger Waters 2003 David Gray - ? The Flaming Lips - ? Manic Street Preachers - ? 2004 Kings of Leon - ? Black Eyed Peas - Yes Morrisey - Yes 2005 The Killers - ? New Order - No Primal Scream - ? 2007 - Year of the K Bands Kasabian - ? The Kooks - ? Kaiser Chiefs - ? 2008 The Fratellis - ? Amy Winehouse - ? Leonard Cohen - Yes 2009 The Specials - Yes Kasabian - Yes Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - ? 2010 Dizzee Rascal - ? Scissor Sisters - ? Faithless - Yes 2011 Morrissey - No Elbow - Yes Pendulum - ? 2013 Dizzee Rascal - ? Primal Scream - No Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - ? 2014 Elbow - Yes Jack White - No The Black Keys - ? 2015 The Libertines - Yes Pharrell Williams - Yes Paul Weller - No 2016 Foals - Yes Tame Impala - Yes Beck - No 2017 The XX - Yes The National - No Biffy Clyro - ? 2019 George Ezra - Yes Liam Gallagher - No Vampire Weekend - Yes From the ones I saw I agree with all of it - on the yes's kasabian 09 surprised me because i didn't like them before it, both Elbow ones were excellent but for me 2014 just beat 2011 because i was a big fan of the current album at the time. Libertines great from a surprise/redemption perspective but not sure id have loved it without that. I actually really enjoyed Paul weller- he basically played a greatest hits which is more than I hoped for. Morrissey was hilarious before U2. Sounded like a pub band doing the smiths songs and he did a lot of moaning. Johnny Marr's live versions are brilliant in comparison I wish I'd been at 2017 , would've loved all three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat2 Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Nick Cave subbing in 2013 was genius, probably the best pyramid sub I have ever seen. Intense, pure quality. The crowd who were there early to get a good spot for Mumford & Sons afterwards didn't know what hit them, still makes me smile now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, vintagelaureate said: The XX were brilliant, and I'm not really a fan of them. It was a brilliant set and a great atmosphere. Biffy were good too, but that set wasn't their best. Been skeptical of The XX since the first album, didn't think a sub slot they shouldn't have had (imo at the time) would be the thing to win me over. They were brilliant though, perfect set up for what followed (which I loved) Very curious on The Fratelli's verdict. for the rest of them listed what I've seen, underlined what I've changed so fight me there (I think I love pymild subs..?!) Saturday 2017 turned out to be incredibly underwhelming (endured a bit of Father John Misty between TN and The Jacksons (ergh)) so they ended up the best thing I saw. Hadn't seen them before or since. It was okay but I don't remember it as a sub slot. Watched Pendulum from my tent annoyed I'd let myself get so sunburnt not convinced I could be arsed with Sunday night. Gave Biffy the benefit of the doubt coz I was so apprehensive but had a delicious sandwich and lots of wine and had a laugh at the back. 2009 The Specials - Yes 2010 Dizzee Rascal - Yes Faithless - Yes 2011 Morrissey - Yes Elbow - Yes Pendulum - No 2014 Jack White - Yes 2015 The Libertines - Yes 2016 Foals - Yes Tame Impala - Yes 2017 The XX - Yes The National - Kinda? Biffy Clyro - Yes 2019 Liam Gallagher - Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthazarstarbuck Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 2014 The Black Keys - Nope 2015 The Libertines - Yes Pharrell Williams - Yes 2017 The XX - Yes The National - No 2019 Vampire Weekend - Yes Ranking them I’d say XX, Libs, Vampire Weekend, Pharrell, National, Black Keys. Might be the hardest slot to get right, especially when there’s a crowd there for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hilariously, The National went down really well with non-fans. The people who went in knowing that they didn't know any songs were like "ha, that was fun!". Fans who went expecting their favourite songs and got a bunch of songs we'd never heard were crying our eyes out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Sunday of 2003, my ex-wife went berzerk after Feeder (in that way that people can go berzerk on a Sunday at Glastonbury). Had a massive shout at me and her friend then stormed off back to her tent. Left on my own in the Pyramid field, then I couldn't get out as so many people were coming in. I was then forced to watched the whole of the Manic Street Preachers. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it started raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelzoid Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Homer said: Sunday of 2003, my ex-wife went berzerk after Feeder (in that way that people can go berzerk on a Sunday at Glastonbury). Had a massive shout at me and her friend then stormed off back to her tent. Left on my own in the Pyramid field, then I couldn't get out as so many people were coming in. I was then forced to watched the whole of the Manic Street Preachers. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it started raining. Christ! How bad were Feeder? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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