Roxy Music

[Matt42]

Do Roxy Music think they are going to get the same reception as Diana/Kylie though? That’s the question.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Do Roxy Music think they are going to get the same reception as Diana/Kylie though? That’s the question.

No.

But why does it matter? Like people have said on here, we're running out of acts of that popularity/singalong appeal that could do the slot.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I think it's probably a good thing to have a smaller legend for a bit. There aren't that many in the mega star arena as people have said.

Roxy Music are far from a favourite band of mine and I'm not 100% on watching them, but they have loads of great tunes: 

Love is the Drug

Street Life

2HB

In Every Dream Home a Heartache 

More Than This 

Virginia Plain

Do the Strand

Dunno if Ferry does any solo stuff with Roxy?

[Hugh Jass II]

11 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I think it's probably a good thing to have a smaller legend for a bit. There aren't that many in the mega star arena as people have said.

Roxy Music are far from a favourite band of mine and I'm not 100% on watching them, but they have loads of great tunes: 

Love is the Drug

Street Life

2HB

In Every Dream Home a Heartache 

More Than This 

Virginia Plain

Do the Strand

Dunno if Ferry does any solo stuff with Roxy?

Next person who doesn’t mention Both Ends Burning is in big trouble!

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Next person who doesn’t mention Both Ends Burning is in big trouble!

I don't think I know that one, soz!

[Hugh Jass II]

2 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I don't think I know that one, soz!

 

[Dark Star]

14 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I think it's probably a good thing to have a smaller legend for a bit. There aren't that many in the mega star arena as people have said.

Roxy Music are far from a favourite band of mine and I'm not 100% on watching them, but they have loads of great tunes: 

Love is the Drug

Street Life

2HB

In Every Dream Home a Heartache 

More Than This 

Virginia Plain

Do the Strand

Dunno if Ferry does any solo stuff with Roxy?

Hasn't done so far on their current tour, albeit only 2 dates in. Saw them in Manchester 10 years or so ago, they were really good. Would definitely be in the crowd for them.

[ClementsMike]

I’m not feeling it. That’s fine of course, but Ferry gives me the ick. Always has. 

[henry bear]

Not a fan of the current setlist - no Street Life or Virginia Plain, WTF!?

[bobsacamano]

4 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Not a fan of the current setlist - no Street Life or Virginia Plain, WTF!?

They'll do a festival setlist with them on I presume. He's not daft and they will be doing it to boost their pension pots so expect more of the well known ones.

Kinda like they are moving this slot away from kitch pop to a more normal slot for an oldie act, opens up so many more possibilities.

Viva Roxy Music is one of the best live albums I've ever heard so will defo be along to see this.

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 hours ago, bobsacamano said:

Kinda like they are moving this slot away from kitch pop to a more normal slot for an oldie act, opens up so many more possibilities.

Plenty of more straightforward rock acts have played it before - Paul Simon, Ray Davies, ELO. But if they can book the Spice Girls or Cher for 2024 they absolutely will.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Yeah, it's obv dependent on who's available. There's been some megastars and some niche acts, but you can't please everyone. Dolly was hugely popular, likewise Barry Gibb, yet I'm sure for both most people only turned up for the singalong-songs that everyone's heard a zillion times and the gimmick factor. For Paul Simon, think 95% of the crowd were there for Call Me Al.

They're going to book any well-known act really over a certain age (of years active) if they're free and available.

If it spreads people out a bit too as well, there should be less worrisome movements of people too.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

15 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Do Roxy Music think they are going to get the same reception as Diana/Kylie though? That’s the question.

I highly doubt it, but why would they?

 

[kingbadger]

Given them a listen, pretty pedestrian stuff, I'm with @stuartbert two hats on this one. Not dangerous enough for me.

[jannybruck]

If we're doing "step down" legend slot moving forward – which is probably sensible for the festival to not paint itself into a corner – then Duran Duran would absolutely murder that slot. Saw them this summer and they were fantastic. Hit after hit.

[FloorFiller]

29 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

If we're doing "step down" legend slot moving forward – which is probably sensible for the festival to not paint itself into a corner – then Duran Duran would absolutely murder that slot. Saw them this summer and they were fantastic. Hit after hit.

Duran Duran would in no way be a step down, and in fact I’m pretty sure they’d see themselves as above the slot given they still pickup headline gigs at the likes of IOW and BST. They’d be a perfect Sunday legend though if they were willing to accept it, so fingers crossed.

[Zoo Music Girl]

31 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

If we're doing "step down" legend slot moving forward – which is probably sensible for the festival to not paint itself into a corner – then Duran Duran would absolutely murder that slot. Saw them this summer and they were fantastic. Hit after hit.

I'd love this.

[stuartbert two hats]

For Your Pleasure is alright, obviously not as good* as Bowie around the same time.

That 80s stuff though, it's the sound of those records that I can't get over, maybe if I can get past the production, there's some decent songs in there.  I suspect I'm not going to like anything post Eno, but there's a long time until June, we'll see.

* To be fair, I'm only halfway through the album.

[Hugh Jass II]

3 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

. For Paul Simon, think 95% of the crowd were there for Call Me Al.

 

Pretty sure the bloke on stage was too.

[Hugh Jass II]

33 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Duran Duran would in no way be a step down, and in fact I’m pretty sure they’d see themselves as above the slot given they still pickup headline gigs at the likes of IOW and BST. They’d be a perfect Sunday legend though if they were willing to accept it, so fingers crossed.

I've been banging the Le Bon drum for years on here!

[stuartbert two hats]

5 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Pretty sure the bloke on stage was too.

I wasn't in the field that day, but some of that performance came over differently on the telly.  This is a fantastic performance:

 

[Hugh Jass II]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I wasn't in the field that day, but some of that performance came over differently on the telly.  This is a fantastic performance:

 

I may have had a little nap while he was on, which isn't a glowing review.

[stuartbert two hats]

Oh, just started listening to the eponymous debut, I like it.

[Avalon_Fields]

4 hours ago, jannybruck said:

If we're doing "step down" legend slot moving forward – which is probably sensible for the festival to not paint itself into a corner – then Duran Duran would absolutely murder that slot. Saw them this summer and they were fantastic. Hit after hit.

That would be fun, double header legend slots, Roxy Music AND Duran Duran. Why not??

[Ayrshire Chris]

10 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

That would be fun, double header legend slots, Roxy Music AND Duran Duran. Why not??

Or Erasure!