2023 legend slot

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, Skip997 said:

Looking at some of the names mentioned and considering the efests opinion that the quality of vocals is irrelevant as the crowd sing-a-long will mask any poor performances, it seems that the "legend" slot is effectively a karaoke set.

Why not do away with booking anyone and just do a karaoke event, lyrics on the big screens, get some security dancing on the stage, job done!

Don't we need to save that for Wednesday and Thursday to avoid overcrowding up at the Park for Baggy Mondays etc? 

[Guest]

Doesn't Rod Stewart appear in most people's list of the worst headliners ever?

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 hour ago, churlie100 said:

Rod Stewart, Elton John and Guns 'n Roses? 20+ year career Arctic Monkeys as the hot young up-and-comers of the top line? Fucking hell, that's an embarrassment.

That’s what we get for moaning about Coldplay Muse and Mumfords in the past 😊

[churlie100]

2 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

That’s what we get for moaning about Coldplay Muse and Mumfords in the past 😊

Are boring old white men the exact opposite of boring middle-aged white men?

[CaledonianGonzo]

6 minutes ago, Ommadawn said:

Doesn't Rod Stewart appear in most people's list of the worst headliners ever?

Different horses for different courses. He's way more suitable for the Legends Slot.

[4AssedMonkey]

Looking at his current setlist, Rod's basically doing heritage karaoke.  For someone with a hefty back catalogue there's a shiteload of covers in there.

[CaledonianGonzo]

18 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

Looking at his current setlist, Rod's basically doing heritage karaoke.  For someone with a hefty back catalogue there's a shiteload of covers in there.

He's never really been much of a songwriter.  Songs like Sailing and I Don't Want To Talk About It may be covers, but his are still the versions that most people know.

[Glasto96]

Could easily get inbetween them 2 dates. All other dates are close together to so the fact there’s a good week gap could be an indicator.

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Glasto96 said:

Could easily get inbetween them 2 dates. All other dates are close together to so the fact there’s a good week gap could be an indicator.

Is a strange gap, but I don’t see why he’d arrange a U.S. tour and decide to do Glastonbury slap bang in the middle of it - just doesn’t make any sense. 

[BenG92]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Is a strange gap, but I don’t see why he’d arrange a U.S. tour and decide to do Glastonbury slap bang in the middle of it - just doesn’t make any sense. 

If he'd been invited to the best festival in the world as the "legend" I could see it. Don't believe it's happening though as much as I'd love to belt Summer of 69 out on Sunday. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

It might be something, but it might just be a week off that breaks a longish tour in two.

[Skip997]

57 minutes ago, churlie100 said:

Are boring old white men the exact opposite of boring middle-aged white men?

Out of upvotes for today, but have one anyway

[FloorFiller]

Wouldn’t rule him totally out as I suppose smaller acts have made weirder detours to play the festival so it’d be no problem for somebody like him, but think Rod is looking more likely at the moment. Hopefully we won’t have much longer to find out. 

[incident]

30 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Is a strange gap, but I don’t see why he’d arrange a U.S. tour and decide to do Glastonbury slap bang in the middle of it - just doesn’t make any sense. 

Definitely strange - but it wouldn't be unique, U2 booked their tour exactly that way. Twice actually, and with a shorter gap either side.

[Mich1268]

Rod Stewart. I remember my Dad listening to him all the time (Elvis and Stones too) he would allow me age 8ish to stand up in the Ford Granada sunroof thing that you wound back. I loved it. Rod was before I thought about what and wasn't teenage "cool". Maggie May.... I would  go to see him for my 89 year old dad and for me too. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 hour ago, Mich1268 said:

Rod Stewart. I remember my Dad listening to him all the time (Elvis and Stones too) he would allow me age 8ish to stand up in the Ford Granada sunroof thing that you wound back. I loved it. Rod was before I thought about what and wasn't teenage "cool". Maggie May.... I would  go to see him for my 89 year old dad and for me too. 

When I was at school in the 70s the girls were in three distinct groups, teenyboppers into the osmonds, David Cassidy etc, that group was to be avoided at all costs, the ones who worshiped Rod Stewart and Elton, acceptable , and the few who joined us cool RAF coat wearing lads going to heavy and prog rock gigs.  I married one of them!❤️.  
We’d love to see Rod doing the legend. , my musical tastes have evolved!

Edited February 2, 2023 by Ayrshire Chris

[Florian Saucer Attack]

9 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

When I was at school the girls were in three distinct groups, teenyboppers into the osmonds, David Cassidy etc, that group was to be avoided at all costs, the ones who worshiped Rod Stewart and Elton, acceptable , and the few who joined us RAF coat wearing lads going to heavy and prog rock gigs.  I married one of them!❤️.  
We’d love to see Rod doing the legend. , my musical tastes have evolved!

Going to school in the mid 2000's sure was a crazy time

Edited February 2, 2023 by Florian Saucer Attack

[snoochie1981]

2 hours ago, Glasto96 said:

Could easily get inbetween them 2 dates. All other dates are close together to so the fact there’s a good week gap could be an indicator.

Jets over for the remaining BST date on the 23rd and then the legends slot on 25th? 
 

The only doubt about the BST date is that someone mentioned it was Justin Bieber on the 23rd but they may have got their Canadian acts mixed up…

[CaledonianGonzo]

Apparently Simon Le Bon was on the One Show.  Did he drop any hints?

[Crazyfool01]

12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Apparently Simon Le Bon was on the One Show.  Did he drop any hints?

Nope touring in may 

[Neil]

On 1/31/2023 at 1:40 PM, Jose Pose said:

Spice girls would’ve made zero sense at the height of their fame, they simply would never have been booked. Spice girls make more sense the more time elapses.

yep, same as duran duran never got booked at the height of their fame.

[Mich1268]

1 hour ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

Going to school in the mid 2000's sure was a crazy time

I am 54. Was the 70's

[Florian Saucer Attack]

14 minutes ago, Mich1268 said:

I am 54. Was the 70's

I suspected my joke wouldn't land but decided to go for it anyway

[Beerqueen]

16 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

I suspected my joke wouldn't land but decided to go for it anyway

I got what you meant!

[Bradboss]

I might be missing something here but Rod Stewart feels very underwhelming (I couldn’t list 5 tracks off top of my head) - but maybe I’m young and ungrateful 

Legend slot is always a bit uncomfortably busy anyway but still feels a massive missed opportunity especially when Elton Johns is there too