Headliners 2023

[topmarksbri]

Also realistically WH is 3rd biggest stage but if they're putting on "world music" they will not attract the 3rd biggest crowd. Think if festival wants to continue to let in the amount of people they did last year they need to be pragmatic about stage allocation. 

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, topmarksbri said:

Also realistically WH is 3rd biggest stage but if they're putting on "world music" they will not attract the 3rd biggest crowd. Think if festival wants to continue to let in the amount of people they did last year they need to be pragmatic about stage allocation. 

Totally agree. The best thing WH ever did was moving away from "world music", which can go to Acoustic/Avalon/maybe Park mid afternoon or even the Pyramid late morning/early afternoon, after all the picnic blanket posse don't seem to care what's on.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, topmarksbri said:

Also realistically WH is 3rd biggest stage but if they're putting on "world music" they will not attract the 3rd biggest crowd. Think if festival wants to continue to let in the amount of people they did last year they need to be pragmatic about stage allocation. 

It never was and never has been just world music. It's on there but alongside reggae, jazz, funk and other general psychedelic weirdness.  In the Jazzworld days it was still hosting acts like Amy Winehouse.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, Skip997 said:

Totally agree. The best thing WH ever did was moving away from "world music", which can go to Acoustic/Avalon/maybe Park mid afternoon or even the Pyramid late morning/early afternoon, after all the picnic blanket posse don't seem to care what's on.

Why not both?

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Why not both?

As long as the "world music" acts are on WH early, no later than about 5pm.

WH has got it more or less spot on with their headliners in recent years.

[donshakey]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It never was and never has been just world music. It's on there but alongside reggae, jazz, funk and other general psychedelic weirdness.  In the Jazzworld days it was still hosting acts like Amy Winehouse.

I remember Roni Size headlining when it was Jazzworld stage.  

[Florian Saucer Attack]

world music is such a cringe phrase. It sounds like the music comes from a different world than this one

[topmarksbri]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It never was and never has been just world music. It's on there but alongside reggae, jazz, funk and other general psychedelic weirdness.  In the Jazzworld days it was still hosting acts like Amy Winehouse.

It's fine to do both provided that it doesn't cause bigger acts to move to smaller stages and cause overcrowding. 

[Neil]

4 hours ago, chazwwe said:

No one's asked you too. Yet everyday you do.

if i stop moaning it doesn't magically become a decent booking.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Skip997 said:

As long as the "world music" acts are on WH early, no later than about 5pm.

WH has got it more or less spot on with their headliners in recent years.

Angelique Kidjo subbed last year and Seun Kuti was also early evening. Seemed to work out OK.

2 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

world music is such a cringe phrase. It sounds like the music comes from a different world than this one

While I dont disagree, I think most people understand that and just use it as convenient shorthand.

[Billy Corgan's Ego]

2 minutes ago, Neil said:

if i stop moaning it doesn't magically become a decent booking.

True, but this thread magically becomes a decent read again!

[gigpusher]

Just now, topmarksbri said:

It's fine to do both provided that it doesn't cause bigger acts to move to smaller stages and cause overcrowding. 

TBF the Pyramid has put on acts that firmly fall in the world music category as well. As long as at any given time the crowds are distributed then it's usually ok. 

[Florian Saucer Attack]

Instead of world music you could say non Western music, if you really need to lump all the vast arrays of genres and cultures into one.

I know world music includes some European music too but it can't be too inconvenient to leave those acts out when saying 'non Western music'

[CaledonianGonzo]

But Latin American music is western?

[Quark]

45 minutes ago, Hutchmaster said:

Here you are Nelson!

 

We've just managed to stop everyone arguing for 5 minutes and you post this.

[Quark]

35 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

world music is such a cringe phrase. It sounds like the music comes from a different world than this one

It's not my favourite phrase but it's the quickest way to type it with everyone roughly knowing what you're talking about.

[Florian Saucer Attack]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

But Latin American music is western?

depends how you define it. Some would say Latin and South America are not included some do. What is considered world music is way more debatable though

[The Nal]

51 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

In the Jazzworld days it was still hosting acts like Amy Winehouse.

And John Fogerty

[Ayrshire Chris]

Judging by this thread recently I reckon Cineramageddon and Pilton Palais should show round the clock episodes of the Simpsons. 😉😊. Though even that would start a which episode is best fierce debate! 

[Hugh Jass II]

15 minutes ago, The Nal said:

And John Fogerty

And Rolf...

[Neil]

18 minutes ago, The Nal said:

And John Fogerty

fogerty was Michael's booking if i remember rightly.

 

[Hugh Jass II]

10 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Judging by this thread recently I reckon Cineramageddon and Pilton Palais should show round the clock episodes of the Simpsons. 😉😊. Though even that would start a which episode is best fierce debate! 

I like this idea.

They could put S1 Episode 1 (Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire) on at precisely 08.00 on Wednesday morning when the gates open and end five days later at 08.00 on Monday morning.

Allowing 23 minutes per episode (they're all 22 but give a minute leeway to allow for any technical glitches) you could show 313 episodes. Meaning that the festival would end very cleanly at the end of Series 14.

Make it happen Eavis!!

[rgill3]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

I like this idea.

They could put S1 Episode 1 (Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire) on at precisely 08.00 on Wednesday morning when the gates open and end five days later at 08.00 on Monday morning.

Allowing 23 minutes per episode (they're all 22 but give a minute leeway to allow for any technical glitches) you could show 313 episodes. Meaning that the festival would end very cleanly at the end of Series 14.

Make it happen Eavis!!

I am completely for this

[Neil]

this morning  I mentioned gnr to a couple of geezers i know who played at first pilton festival ( they've recently retired after a 50 year career in music), and they weren't impressed.

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, Neil said:

this morning  I mentioned gnr to a couple of geezers i know who played at first pilton festival ( they've recently retired after a 50 year career in music), and they weren't impressed.

That's nice.