Headliners 2023

[clarkete]

11 minutes ago, Superscally said:

Didn't lose anyone near us. Complainers more likely to post.

Set list was bob on. You weren't at the Bootleg Beatles lad.

 

Aye, was one of the busiest crowds near us all weekend from start to finish. 

Entirely different proposition to when Gorillaz played - they hadn't at that point worked out the stagecraft with the animation, so there was no connection with the audience, so we left in droves. 

Entirely different to when Damon headlined with Blur, or even when he played the Park with The Good, The Bad and The Queen. 

Edited November 16, 2022 by clarkete

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Superscally said:

Unbridled joy where we were. 

Aye, you said.

[Alvoram]

12 hours ago, Festival Liam said:

All the arguments back and forth about Eminem, and nobody ever seems to counter the "he's shit live" point. Is that just universally agreed upon?

Yeh… No arguments here.

But then I’m used to that, lots of hiphop artists are poor live 🙈😂 I’d still love it. 

Having said that Jurassic 5 were decent, and I have high hopes for de la soul in feb… 🤞

[Hugh Jass II]

6 hours ago, Alvoram said:

Yeh… No arguments here.

But then I’m used to that, lots of hiphop artists are poor live 🙈😂 I’d still love it. 

Having said that Jurassic 5 were decent, and I have high hopes for de la soul in feb… 🤞

J5 and DLS are always great live, that sort of more chilled, beats heavy hip hop translates much better live than a guy with a hype man shouting over a backing track.

Not to say it can’t be done, Kendrick nailed it for example, but it was clear how much thought, effort and artistry went into that show. Is Eminem capable of performing to that standard? Not from my experience.

[Neil]

7 hours ago, Alvoram said:

Yeh… No arguments here.

But then I’m used to that, lots of hiphop artists are poor live 🙈😂

yeah, some geezer shouting at you is not fun. 😛 

[discgoesmic]

I'd actually counter this, he was fantastic at Reading 2013 - as you've said it's more of a hype man style (we had Mr Porter also on stage) but it went down very well. I've seen most of the greats and Eminem was probably one of the most intense, up there with Travis Scott.

For Glastonbury, I'm not sure if Eminem would use a hypeman as I'd class it as a more mainstream show, so I'm not sure the format would work. I'd love to see a revolving door of affiliated artists as he's done some great collaborations.

Kendrick was a rare one because it was artistically driven, I'd say to an extent maybe too much as there were some periods where you wondered what was going on - bit different in a festival setting. He's up there in my top 5 for hip hop performances though!

Edited November 17, 2022 by discgoesmic

[TheFieryFurnace18]

I really hope gorillaz get another chance to headline 

[discgoesmic]

Just now, TheFieryFurnace18 said:

I really hope gorillaz get another chance to headline 

I don't, they were bloody awful in 2011 and also terrible at Lollapalooza in Paris in 2018. In 2018 they were only interested in playing their new songs (from The Now Now), all of their classics just played on a screen behind them including a lot of the vocals. It's a shame because I saw them on the Plastic Beach tour in 2010 and it was great, but they seem to have gone downhill.

[TheFieryFurnace18]

Just now, discgoesmic said:

I don't, they were bloody awful in 2011 and also terrible at Lollapalooza in Paris in 2018. In 2018 they were only interested in playing their new songs (from The Now Now), all of their classics just played on a screen behind them including a lot of the vocals. It's a shame because I saw them on the Plastic Beach tour in 2010 and it was great, but they seem to have gone downhill.

That's interesting, I saw them at rock werchter 2018 and it was one of the funnest experiences I've had at a gig. They did play off the back of QOTSA though and I was wasted. 

[4AssedMonkey]

11 hours ago, GrumpyRaver said:

Is he back AGAIN??? Jesus, John… make up your fucking mind!

Fucks sake.  Isn't it every time he gets clean they take him back and then he starts on the drugs again?  Besides, you ever read or heard any interviews with him?  He's such an arrogant olympic standard bellend.

10 hours ago, Superscally said:

Unbridled joy where we were. 

Same.  Whereas when we tried to leave the field for Gorillaz after 30 mins or so, you couldn't get out of the pyramid field because it was log jammed.

[Hugh Jass II]

8 minutes ago, TheFieryFurnace18 said:

That's interesting, I saw them at rock werchter 2018 and it was one of the funnest experiences I've had at a gig. They did play off the back of QOTSA though and I was wasted. 

Last time I saw them was the £5 Brixton show, and they were great.

[strummer77]

They’d be great Other Stage headliners I think. 

[gfa]

7 minutes ago, strummer77 said:

They’d be great Other Stage headliners I think. 

Wonder if they could be convinced to do it? I'd see that as a bit of a hit to their stock honestly - globally they are pretty stable headliners.

They were great at Boardmasters in 2021 and their APE show had good reviews too - i think they would smash either slot

[BenG92]

1 minute ago, gfa said:

Wonder if they could be convinced to do it? I'd see that as a bit of a hit to their stock honestly - globally they are pretty stable headliners.

They were great at Boardmasters in 2021 and their APE show had good reviews too - i think they would smash either slot

They were only ever stand-ins for U2 on the pyramid anyway. Should never have been there. Other is the ideal slot. Saw them at Primavera this year and they were excellent, tons of amazing guests. 

[p.pete]

11 hours ago, Superscally said:

Unbridled joy where we were. 

Somewhere towards the front by any chance?  I would have loved to have been there, but not at the festival at all sadly, so can't say how I'd have managed with the setlist.  I loved Radiohead last time they played, I was fairly central and forward so everyone around me was staying put and loving it, but I fully accept that further back I think the general reception was 'meh'.

[clarkete]

48 minutes ago, p.pete said:

Somewhere towards the front by any chance?  I would have loved to have been there, but not at the festival at all sadly, so can't say how I'd have managed with the setlist.  I loved Radiohead last time they played, I was fairly central and forward so everyone around me was staying put and loving it, but I fully accept that further back I think the general reception was 'meh'.

You shouldn't accept it, I'm an old git so pretty much always at the back and the reception was great. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

Fucks sake.  Isn't it every time he gets clean they take him back and then he starts on the drugs again?  Besides, you ever read or heard any interviews with him?  He's such an arrogant olympic standard bellend.

No? He’s been clean since the late 90s. His departure from the band over the last decade was due to him perusing a career in electronic music.

Dunno what interviews you’re talking about either.

[p.pete]

12 minutes ago, clarkete said:

You shouldn't accept it, I'm an old git so pretty much always at the back and the reception was great. 

This changes everything!  Haha - I probably would have loved that one from the back too 🙂  I think there are some acts that will entertain the majority of the crowd, I know a few who weren't bothered with Radiohead, and there are plenty of people whose preferred spot to watch from is at the back.  Acts that lose the crowd though, I assume it's the fringes where the movement is greatest.

[4AssedMonkey]

8 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

No? He’s been clean since the late 90s. His departure from the band over the last decade was due to him perusing a career in electronic music.

Dunno what interviews you’re talking about either.

When he left around 2009 he was talking about his drive and creativity being from another plain and his music being inspired by guiding spirits as a gift to the world or some bullshit.  Then when asked about his beliefs or spirituality he said he couldn't talk about it.  Either as high as a motherfucker or a complete pretentious w*nker.

[VCK]

Eminem is well past his best, but he is arguably the greatest hip hop artist of all time so I'd imagine he could be one for the Eavii to tick off the list.

Oh, and while we're on the subject of RHCP, they absolutely suck live.

Edited November 17, 2022 by VCK

[p.pete]

2 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

When he left around 2009 he was talking about his drive and creativity being from another plain and his music being inspired by guiding spirits as a gift to the world or some bullshit.  Then when asked about his beliefs or spirituality he said he couldn't talk about it.  Either as high as a motherfucker or a complete pretentious w*nker.

Flea & AK aren't short on spiritual bullshit at the best of times.  I'm sure they've indulged him lots over the years and presumably a bigger impact on who he is than any impact he's ever had on them.  Difference is Flea & AK sort of pull it off / get away with it, whereas I can imagine someone a bit younger growing up around them is only ever going to end up as you've described.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

When he left around 2009 he was talking about his drive and creativity being from another plain and his music being inspired by guiding spirits as a gift to the world or some bullshit.  Then when asked about his beliefs or spirituality he said he couldn't talk about it.  Either as high as a motherfucker or a complete pretentious w*nker.

Never read that interview, do you have a link?

[Florian Saucer Attack]

43 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

When he left around 2009 he was talking about his drive and creativity being from another plain and his music being inspired by guiding spirits as a gift to the world or some bullshit.  Then when asked about his beliefs or spirituality he said he couldn't talk about it.  Either as high as a motherfucker or a complete pretentious w*nker.

Is every musician required to explain in detail their religious beliefs when asked in an interview?

Edited November 17, 2022 by Florian Saucer Attack

[4AssedMonkey]

30 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

Is every musician required to explain in detail their religious beliefs when asked in an interview?

No.  But all the interviewer did was react to the direction Frusciante took the conversation.  If asked about his new material/album and he starts spouting about being inspired by guiding spirits, of course the interviewer is going to go with it.  Then to shut it down just makes him look like a prick tease or a c**t.  Or both.

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Never read that interview, do you have a link?

Can't recall.  It was a guitar magazine I bought for a flight or for long train journey but don't remember which one.  Just after his solo release following leaving RHCP.