Tranquility of Solitude Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 58 minutes ago, kalifire said: But not in this direction! I calculated the distance between the Pyramid stage and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where the AFL Grand Final took place is a total of 10,613 miles. Somewhere as far away from both points puts Robbie somewhere at the bottom of the South Pacific ocean off the coast of Chile, which seems a bit harsh, but would spare us Rock DJ. He can take his pal Celina with him, and entertain the penguins with My Way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Robbie Williams Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 42 minutes ago, castlecaryquery said: Saw Robbie at the O2 arena last night. Hadn't listened to him for a while but his music in 1998-2002 was a big part of my youth so thought I'd go along. After that experience, I couldn't imagine an artist better suited for the legend slot (or even somewhere on the bill on the pyramid in the afternoon). The crowd was surprisingly wild throughout the show (particularly opening with Let Me Entertain You which goes off). His crowd engagement is hard to beat. His band was great, his dancers were great. Very few lulls in the setlist, and if he cut out 30-45 mins for Glastonbury it would be rammed with singalongs. Plus it seems like he really wants to do Glastonbury, so would go all out/want to make it memorable. He even spoke about his first time at Glastonbury and did a cover of Don't Look Back in Anger as a tribute to the lads he hung out with there (not sure how they'd feel about that). Anyway, not sure why all the hate or why a legend still has to be in retirement age to be considered appropriate for the slot. THIS GUY GETS IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 9:21 AM, Padjeq said: Mark Owen was talking about Take That doing it in an interview last week. Robbie's got to beat Gary to it. word i've heard is that Barlow isn't interested, and that Barlow is the boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyT Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Without looking in to it, I had a thought about two I think could be a decent shout: Bon Jovi Bryan Adams I’ve not gone through the thread to see if they’ve been debunked etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 51 minutes ago, JoeyT said: Without looking in to it, I had a thought about two I think could be a decent shout: Bon Jovi Bryan Adams I’ve not gone through the thread to see if they’ve been debunked etc. Both would be excellent from a party vibe. Not sure the former would bother. A little surprised the latter hasn't been around already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip997 Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 What about Jimmy Somerville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 21 hours ago, JoeyT said: Without looking in to it, I had a thought about two I think could be a decent shout: Bon Jovi Bryan Adams I’ve not gone through the thread to see if they’ve been debunked etc. Could easily see one or both doing it over the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted October 12, 2022 Report Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 12:58 PM, castlecaryquery said: Anyway, not sure why all the hate or why a legend still has to be in retirement age to be considered appropriate for the slot. Whether there's a suggestion in this legend thread or the one for headliners there will always be an amount of robust debate. People are impassioned and they each have preferences of things they would like to see. Personally I saw him play when he was last there, it didn't really do it for me and that already included the tunes I wanted to see, so it's one I'd give a miss - plenty of other things for me to see if it came to pass though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 6:19 AM, JoeyT said: Without looking in to it, I had a thought about two I think could be a decent shout: Bon Jovi Bryan Adams I’ve not gone through the thread to see if they’ve been debunked etc. Either would be fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogster Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 That's it. I can officially come out as a Bon Jovi previously closeted fan. Bon Jovi For Legend 2023!!! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Apparently his voice is fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 12:58 PM, castlecaryquery said: Saw Robbie at the O2 arena last night. Hadn't listened to him for a while but his music in 1998-2002 was a big part of my youth so thought I'd go along. After that experience, I couldn't imagine an artist better suited for the legend slot (or even somewhere on the bill on the pyramid in the afternoon). The crowd was surprisingly wild throughout the show (particularly opening with Let Me Entertain You which goes off). His crowd engagement is hard to beat. His band was great, his dancers were great. Very few lulls in the setlist, and if he cut out 30-45 mins for Glastonbury it would be rammed with singalongs. Plus it seems like he really wants to do Glastonbury, so would go all out/want to make it memorable. He even spoke about his first time at Glastonbury and did a cover of Don't Look Back in Anger as a tribute to the lads he hung out with there (not sure how they'd feel about that). Anyway, not sure why all the hate or why a legend still has to be in retirement age to be considered appropriate for the slot. Because he's fucking shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogster Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 43 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Apparently his voice is fucked. It seems that's a requirement for legends these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Saw Roxy Music in Manchester last night - Bryan Ferry’s voice isn’t what it was either (whose is at that age?), but the band and backing singers make up for it. The band itself was on fine form - the first half of the set was mainly album tracks and fan favourites before a string of hits. They would have to drop some of the former for a legends slot to work (but keep in the likes of Ladytron and In Every Dream Home a Heartache. Thankfully Virginia Plain was present and correct, having been missing from the US setlists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCK Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Robbie Williams for the legend slot. Spice Girls for the 3rd down female pop act slot that's become a thing in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, henry bear said: Saw Roxy Music in Manchester last night - Bryan Ferry’s voice isn’t what it was either (whose is at that age?), but the band and backing singers make up for it. The band itself was on fine form - the first half of the set was mainly album tracks and fan favourites before a string of hits. They would have to drop some of the former for a legends slot to work (but keep in the likes of Ladytron and In Every Dream Home a Heartache. Thankfully Virginia Plain was present and correct, having been missing from the US setlists. Yes, I was there too. Spent half the time trying to work out if they'd be a good legend slot. To be honest I'm not so sure. I really like the band, the gig was as good as I could have expected, but they'd be a different proposition to what we've been accustomed to in recent years. bit more audience communication needed for one thing, and certainly the (brilliant) album cuts wouldn't work as you rightly say. I did several video clips but I won't share as the sound seems really poor to my surprise, and the singing variable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said: Yes, I was there too. Spent half the time trying to work out if they'd be a good legend slot. To be honest I'm not so sure. I really like the band, the gig was as good as I could have expected, but they'd be a different proposition to what we've been accustomed to in recent years. bit more audience communication needed for one thing, and certainly the (brilliant) album cuts wouldn't work as you rightly say. I did several video clips but I won't share as the sound seems really poor to my surprise, and the singing variable. I said to Mrs b on the way out that they’d be better off headlining the Other Stage or WH rather than be exposed to the expectation of a late afternoon legends crowd. I think they can pull it off though, but they’d have to come up with a festival setlist, maybe bring back in the likes of Street Life and Angel Eyes and sack off The Bogus Man etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 The Bogus Man will be a guaranteed buzzkill on El Pointo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Ferry would do well to look at his 2014 West Holts setlist for inspiration. Roxy hits AOTS... https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bryan-ferry/2014/worthy-farm-pilton-england-73c1aa85.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guypjfreak Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Fuck it Radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km9 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Not talking about 2023 here, just in general, but does anyone think that Garth Brooks could do the legend slot one year? I'm not saying I'd want to be there, and I'm not saying it would be to everyone's taste, but with the pool of potential legends naturally getting smaller, and with names like Robbie Williams now being touted on here, I'm just trying to think about people with a genuinely huge fan base who aren't typical headline material, but who could draw a huge crowd. Just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, km9 said: Not talking about 2023 here, just in general, but does anyone think that Garth Brooks could do the legend slot one year? I'm not saying I'd want to be there, and I'm not saying it would be to everyone's taste, but with the pool of potential legends naturally getting smaller, and with names like Robbie Williams now being touted on here, I'm just trying to think about people with a genuinely huge fan base who aren't typical headline material, but who could draw a huge crowd. Just a thought... No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip997 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MaxPower said: No Is the correct answer. Sometimes I wonder if there's a competition on here to see who can suggest the most boring/annoying/ridiculous bands/artists. I'd rather listen to Garth Crooks Edited October 21, 2022 by Skip997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 I actually think Robbie William would be a very good booking in the Legends slot. I wouldn’t be there, but it would go down well and people would enjoy it. Just meant to be a big singalong, think people on here take it too seriously. I didn’t even realise Diana was bad until I watched it back the following day, had a great time signing along to bangers with pals. Slander of that Kylie set by someone above tho, it and she was great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km9 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Skip997 said: Is the correct answer. Sometimes I wonder if there's a competition on here to see who can suggest the most boring/annoying/ridiculous bands/artists. I'd rather listen to Garth Crooks Ha ha, I didn't say I thought he should, but with the way that spot seems to shift around it wouldn't surprise me if they brought in another country singer, and among country fans he's huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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