Acoustic Stage

[coma girl]

26 minutes ago, CR77 said:

 I'm not a Beautiful South fan at all, and love Primal Scream... and yet I chose Heaton + Abbot over Primal Scream at John Peel last year just because it seemed like it might actually be more fun - which it was! 

It was a difficult clash for me as PS are one of my favourites but I had tickets to see them in the Glasgow the following weekend so I picked H&A, so glad I did as they were one of my highlights last year. Primal Scream smashed it the next week so I am glad I got to see both.

[CR77]

20 minutes ago, -TLR- said:

i fully intended to go see Marti Pellow but didn't for some reason, cant for the life of me remember what i did instead.

wasn't there some delay and he came on really late for some reason?

Yes!  The Dire Straits thing before him overran by 15 minutes, then they took forever to set up the drums for Marti's set, putting it all back another 15 minutes.  I think originally there was very little overlap between him and Liam, so was hoping to largely do both, but in the end got to Liam for just the last song.  Still made the right choice though!

For me, it's as much about choosing the stage as choosing the act sometimes.  I often prefer the tents as it's more intimate and there's more camaraderie etc!  If Liam/Pellow had been the other way around, I'd have chosen to see Liam in the Acoustic Tent over Marti Pellow on the Pyramid.  Also... Kylie in 2019 was obviously sensational, but I had way more fun watching Bananarama later that day on the Avalon Stage - and that's purely down to the stage.  Pyramid works best for me at night - Macca was perfect there with all the amazing lighting and of course the pyrotechnics for Live and Let Die!

[Dark Star]

Seen some amazing sets over the years... The Waterboys, Los Lobos, Heaton & Abbot, Richard Thompson, Steve Harley, Quo, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Imelda May, The Men They Couldn't Hang...

My first ever gig by The Frames was at that stage, definitely not acoustic, and the all round best was the great Christy Moore in 2010 when we got a genuine, non setlisted, encore. 

[Olshansky]

cyndi lauper in 2016 was the best act I ever saw in there.  absolutely no power has diminished from her voice after all these years 

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 minutes ago, Olshansky said:

cyndi lauper in 2016 was the best act I ever saw in there.  absolutely no power has diminished from her voice after all these years 

She was brilliant

[DJL]

Probably average one act in there per festival, can’t remember being disappointed and agree Art Garfunkel and Bootleg Beatles have been highlights.

Music aside I just think it is a boring stage (despite the good food and drink options) - the Pyramid, Park, West Holts and the SE Corner all add to whatever artist is playing. I wish they’d give it a bit of a Juke Joint vibe not unlike what Bourbon Street had.

[fat_man_joe]

4 hours ago, DJL said:

Probably average one act in there per festival, can’t remember being disappointed and agree Art Garfunkel and Bootleg Beatles have been highlights.

Music aside I just think it is a boring stage (despite the good food and drink options) - the Pyramid, Park, West Holts and the SE Corner all add to whatever artist is playing. I wish they’d give it a bit of a Juke Joint vibe not unlike what Bourbon Street had.

Even the name's boring. Not to mention, completely incorrect.

Nothing against the line-ups in there. But, considering the thought/creativity the rest of the festival has, it feels like a bit of a blank page.

[Little Andy]

25 minutes ago, fat_man_joe said:

Even the name's boring. Not to mention, completely incorrect.

Nothing against the line-ups in there. But, considering the thought/creativity the rest of the festival has, it feels like a bit of a blank page.

Yeah, why is it called the Acoustic stage?

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

On 5/19/2023 at 8:59 AM, -TLR- said:

i fully intended to go see Marti Pellow but didn't for some reason, cant for the life of me remember what i did instead.

wasn't there some delay and he came on really late for some reason?

(what was really weird about that was i heard Wet Wet Wet on the radio in the evening and i thought to myself how good Marti Pellow's voice was and how it would be cool to see them on the farm - the next day the stage poster was released and there was Marti Pellow's name on it!)

Yes his set was running really late. Can’t remember why but when we turned up for Keane who were on after, we accidentally caught Marti Pellow. And my husband still laughs about the fact that I knew all the words to every song. Not even ever a fan but stored away in my brain there somewhere! Had to leave Keane before the end to get to The Killers though, which was a pain 

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

Last year we caught 49th & Main there early on the Sat and was one of the best sets of the festival for me. We usually catch one or two on the Acoustic, but not somewhere to spend the whole festival. Will probably do the same this year. 

[Watergirl]

Announcement really should come any day now.....??

Thought a bit more about this. Last year my number one set of the entire festival was Roseanne Reid at the Acoustic. Small crowd, but everyone there was super appreciative.  She'll be on tour supporting Steve Earle soon.

And this was amazing: Justin Townes Earle at the Acoustic in 2017.  Last time I saw him before he died.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Ray Davies 09 Acoustic > Ray Davies 10 Pyramid 

[incident]

1 hour ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Ray Davies 09 Acoustic > Ray Davies 10 Pyramid 

Yep, and it's not even close.

[Blisterpack]

Jake Bugg did a couple of cracking sets there a few years ago. And Chris Difford was really good last year, telling a really good anecdote about how he worked with Yungblud at a youth songwriting workshop, before bringing him on to do Up the Junction. 

[Greenelk]

I've seen some great acts in there over the years, it's also one of our recovery places when the night before has become a little too much.  A chilled opening act, in a half empty tent, and a little snooze just outside in the shade works wonders.  Follow that up with some Mac and Cheese and one of the real ales, and I'm ready to face the world again

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I'll take an Acoustic poster today with a John Fogerty Saturday night headline set. Cheers. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Isn't the Fog already ruled out?

[ameski18]

Always at least a couple if acts per year I want to see, in there! 
Not to mention the Ale bar next door (which was a little bit lacking in '22 💁🏻‍♀️)

I'm definitely one of those wander in/wander out kind though. I go for the one act then move on.

[buddiepaul]

I'm another that will see at least a few in the acoustic every year.  Waiting for a few gems when the poster comes out.

[bennyhana22]

I just really hope that rumours of Lisa O'Neill pulling out turn out not to be true...

Ben

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hoping Maren Morris is on there.

 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

At the moment, J-Fog's last European date on this tour is June 9. Back in the US for June 30. Had that last euro date been June 19, I'd be more confident. Probably unlikely. 

[cheesey_toastie]

Albert Hammond was criminally empty but he did a brilliant set. 

It's always worth a good look at the lineup even if the names don't immediately jump out at you. They know what they are doing booking on that stage IMHO. 

[buddiepaul]

I remember watching Mike Scott followed by Sharron Shannon in the Acoustic in 1995.  It seemed everyone else was watching Oasis on the Pyramid, but I don't regret it at all, as they were both great.

[Seuras Og]

14 minutes ago, buddiepaul said:

I remember watching Mike Scott followed by Sharron Shannon in the Acoustic in 1995.  It seemed everyone else was watching Oasis on the Pyramid, but I don't regret it at all, as they were both great.

The year or so  before Sharon Shannon also played in there. Mike Scott wasn’t booked or billed, despite Glastonbury song being in the charts, but bounded up on stage to guest with her and play it. He did the same for Ian McNabb at his set at a very early afternoon outdoor set at, I think, the Pyramid.