BBC Coverage 2022

[DJL]

After a busy day… I’m in.
Billie does nothing for me but fuck it’s good to see a Pyramid headliner ‘live’. Moved swiftly on to Little Simz which is probably where I would be - West Holts looks great, even if not that busy. Though I’d probably equally enjoy Foals if my partner was as in to them - glad I don’t really have to worry about clashes and compromises!

Edited June 24, 2022 by DJL

[verrymerry]

2 minutes ago, DJL said:

After a busy day… I’m in.
Billie does nothing for me but fuck it’s good to see a Pyramid headliner ‘live’. Moved swiftly on to Little Simz which is probably where I would be - West Holts looks great, even if not that busy. Though I’d probably equally enjoy Foals if my partner was as in to them - glad I don’t really have to worry about clashes and compromises!

The joy of Glastonbury-on-sofa! 

[willgooneday]

I wonder how the BBC are going to try and big this up?

 

Mining half the songs.

Some of the cringiest crowd work I've seen. I know she's probably not done as much live work as she's wanted but crikey.

 

It also highlights a big issue with the streaming era pop she sort of belongs too. It's meant to background music, Glasto are going to have to put more effort into working out who'll be good live. Sam Fender was way better than this.

[Zoo Music Girl]

6 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Looking forward to catching her set later after Foals

Really enjoying it. Didn't get to see her at Primavera so was keen to see her and she does not disappoint.

[wghennessy]

10 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

She’s clearly very popular and good at what she does, but you can’t come to Glastonbury and mime your way through half a headline set on the pyramid stage. 
Think this one was maybe a year or two too soon. 
 

Foals already better. 

She isnt miming?

 

[Suprefan]

Foals goes to the walkway all the way around and to the food stalls on either side. Far side stage left is empty so its not overflowing

[rob.a]

Foals should be headlining the pyramid. 

[BobWillis2]

Foals are fantastic 

[wghennessy]

1 minute ago, willgooneday said:

I wonder how the BBC are going to try and big this up?

 

Mining half the songs.

Some of the cringiest crowd work I've seen. I know she's probably not done as much live work as she's wanted but crikey.

 

It also highlights a big issue with the streaming era pop she sort of belongs too. It's meant to background music, Glasto are going to have to put more effort into working out who'll be good live. Sam Fender was way better than this.

Sam Fender isnt anywhere near as big as Billie. He isnt int he same stratosphere...thats your problem there.

 

She isnt miming either. She's doing absolutely fine.

[lemons]

Falling a bit flat? Was phenomenal few weeks ago but something off. Backing track doing too much work? Oxytocin should go off. She'll still get to show her the vocals towards end of set

[NoBuses]

Billies good but would've been better after a third album imo, maybe a few years too early for her. Foals fantastic so far

[MrBarry465]

3 minutes ago, willgooneday said:

I wonder how the BBC are going to try and big this up?

 

Mining half the songs.

Some of the cringiest crowd work I've seen. I know she's probably not done as much live work as she's wanted but crikey.

 

It also highlights a big issue with the streaming era pop she sort of belongs too. It's meant to background music, Glasto are going to have to put more effort into working out who'll be good live. Sam Fender was way better than this.

 

You sound like a right myserbable bastsard.

[Punksnotdead]

4 minutes ago, verrymerry said:

Absolutely! Other half told me to turn it down, he can fuck right off 🤣

I've stuck the headphones on so it's a bit louder through them, even though I hate wearing them.

They sound great - shame my TV i-player isn't working - the walls of my flat would be shaking now if it was! 😄

[benali]

Eilish is a bit dull. Simz on the other hand has it all.

[verrymerry]

Oh god Foals! So so so good

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Think she’s doing fine so far. That’ll change if she keeps cutting songs short though. 

[willgooneday]

1 minute ago, wghennessy said:

Sam Fender isnt anywhere near as big as Billie. He isnt int he same stratosphere...thats your problem there.

 

She isnt miming either. She's doing absolutely fine.

But he's a better live act which kind of be the point of a live music festival. Glasto in the 90s and 00s often booked big UK acts who were better live over bigger American pop acts. 

 

Oh sorry not miming just  sticking her mic in the air while her vocals play. I could honestly fall asleep to this. 

[Punksnotdead]

4 minutes ago, rob.a said:

Foals should be headlining the pyramid. 

Spot on my friend. This is as good as I've ever seen them (& I've seen them quite a few times).

[panda97]

Was deciding between Billie and Little Simz, glad I chose Simz as she is absolutely smashing it, will still probably give Billie a listen later though

[willgooneday]

3 minutes ago, MrBarry465 said:

 

You sound like a right myserbable bastsard.

Having an opinion is miserable now?

 

Anyway When We All Fall Asleep where do we go? The answer is clearly a Billie Eilish gig 

[BobWillis2]

You cannot tell me Foals shouldn’t be headlining the pyramid stage tonight with this back catalogue, they’ve barely got started and it’s been massive. 

[Suprefan]

1 minute ago, willgooneday said:

I wonder how the BBC are going to try and big this up?

 

Mining half the songs.

Some of the cringiest crowd work I've seen. I know she's probably not done as much live work as she's wanted but crikey.

 

It also highlights a big issue with the streaming era pop she sort of belongs too. It's meant to background music, Glasto are going to have to put more effort into working out who'll be good live. Sam Fender was way better than this.

You realize Billie was touring 3 years straight before covid hit and had a whole u.s arena and europe tour ready to go that was sold out? She grinded  it out. She didnt have it as easy as Olivia did with barely getting one tour and then boom, big stages. She had done plenty of festivals but man for every old fucking sod that cant just let the kid do what she is doing and is fucking scared shitless about the future of music. Also, maybe thank Doja Cat for ruining her throat or else there would be endless posts about miming and such for the last 3 hours

[rob.a]

2 minutes ago, willgooneday said:

But he's a better live act which kind of be the point of a live music festival. Glasto in the 90s and 00s often booked big UK acts who were better live over bigger American pop acts. 

 

Oh sorry not miming just  sticking her mic in the air while her vocals play. I could honestly fall asleep to this. 

This, so much this! Without wanting to be "it was better back in the day", this was it. Were you actually any good? not how many record or singles you had. 

[Skelts]

3 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

You cannot tell me Foals shouldn’t be headlining the pyramid stage tonight with this back catalogue, they’ve barely got started and it’s been massive. 

But are Foals big enough to headline? Is the often asked question. 
Yes, is the answer!

[verrymerry]

2 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

You cannot tell me Foals shouldn’t be headlining the pyramid stage tonight with this back catalogue, they’ve barely got started and it’s been massive. 

I listened to them solidly on Thursday while working (apart from when Spotify went off on its Foals radio tangent!), they've got so much material now, absolutely deserve the Pyramid!