BBC Coverage 2023

[Meerkat]

Plan was to watch Lana but am actually really enjoying this.

Would have done Rina > Lana if I was there

[Suprefan]

3 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Looks like he’s lost a fair bit of weight so hopefully that goes in his favour. Looks like he’s enjoying himself too which is nice to see and a far cry from when he was constantly getting pissed off in the Frankenstein version of the band.

The setlist is gonna be the same one theyve been doing so i wouldnt expect too many changes. So have a look and youll know when it gets to the not so popular section before itll get exciting again.

 

after welcome to the jungle itll dip before they get to Live and Let Die with macca hopefully. 

Edited June 24, 2023 by Suprefan

[nban2010]

5 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

Rina is killing it already, she's someone  I'm very excited to see at Reading this year. She was at Latitude last year but hadn't released Hold the Girl so we missed out on so many of these great tracks live 

I've seen her live and thought she was a SUPERSTAR. But I think this is a bit all over the place vocally, and a bit....flat? Maybe she is warming up.

Also makes me cringe a bit when artists do a copy and paste of their tour and it takes them about 5 songs to address a festival crowd...

Edited June 24, 2023 by nban2010

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Heard they put his voice very low in the mix compared to others. 

Started off a little low and I was afraid they were trying to bury his voice, but sounds fine now.

 

Also, Slither! Yes!

[Benjsh]

Great start so far. A few absolute bangers. 

Looks like he's lost a fair bit of weight too. I'm very jealous not to be in that field tonight.

[FloorFiller]

Dodgy voice coming back when he hits some of the high notes here for sure…

[al_coholic]

5 minutes ago, Meerkat said:

Plan was to watch Lana but am actually really enjoying this.

Would have done Rina > Lana if I was there

Wishful thinking

[jannybruck]

Think this is great compared to what a lot of people were expecting. Would be excellent fun in the field.

[Semprini]

Pretty shocked they made it on stage on time!

Heard a story last summer, from a very reputable source, about the time in the '90's when GnR were booked to headline Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. The rest of the band got there during the day no problem but as early evening arrived there was still no sign of Axl. He was obviously well known at this point for leaving it late so although the organisers were starting to get anxious, it wasn't time to press the panic button.

However, with less than an hour before showtime he was nowhere to be found and no one could get in touch with him. Someone eventually managed to track him down and lo and behold, he was still in London in a hotel and hadn't even started to travel over! One of the top dogs from their record label was able to scramble a private jet and they raced him on to it. When it landed in Belgium, the police were waiting and gave him a blue lights escort right up to the main stage. He was still a couple of hours late but went straight on and by all accounts smashed it!

[northernringo]

Sound mixing seems a bit all over the place - can barely hear him at times.

[FloorFiller]

Just now, jannybruck said:

Think this is great compared to what a lot of people were expecting. Would be excellent fun in the field.

Yup, it may not be note perfect, and his voice does seem to be giving out at times, but looks like an absolute blast and the crowd seem to be eating it up. Great to see after the months of bemoaning the booking (and the festival because of it). 

[devli]

Rina puts on a hell of a show.

[Spindles]

Voice definitely low in the mix, completely lost at times.

[brandycoke]

Don't know what it's like in the field, but Axl's vocal is quiet in the BBC coverage.

[FloorFiller]

Just now, northernringo said:

Sound mixing seems a bit all over the place - can barely hear him at times.

Don’t think that’s the mix - think it’s just his voice giving in tbh. Only happens when he’s doing the high notes. 

[roughbloke]

Just now, FloorFiller said:

Yup, it may not be note perfect, and his voice does seem to be giving out at times, but looks like an absolute blast and the crowd seem to be eating it up. Great to see after the months of bemoaning the booking (and the festival because of it). 

 Yeah, I’m sold. GnR will never win an Ivor Novello award but this looks like great fun for a Saturday night headline. Would be enjoying this in the field’

[MrBarry465]

Flicking back and forth between this and leftfield. Slash and the band sound f**king excellent - Axl definetly struggling at points.

[verrymerry]

Just now, MrBarry465 said:

Flicking back and forth between this and leftfield. Slash and the band sound f**king excellent - Axl definetly struggling at points.

Same, leftfield are winning 

[al_coholic]

Enjoying this far more than AM. But not as much as Hot Chip

[Lubic]

Just switched to Rina and she's doing a cover of Break Stuff?! Love it.

[MrBarry465]

1 minute ago, verrymerry said:

Same, leftfield are winning 

Hard to top leftfield as a live act if we are being honest.

 

[John the Moth]

4 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

Think this is great compared to what a lot of people were expecting. Would be excellent fun in the field.

Just said this to the wife as we sit here at 9am on a Sunday morning (we’re a bit south 🙂 ) watching it on telly.

Gain so much by being there in person. I’d be in full party mode in that crowd.

[matrainertje]

GnR are unlistenable... 

[Suprefan]

5 minutes ago, MrBarry465 said:

Flicking back and forth between this and leftfield. Slash and the band sound f**king excellent - Axl definetly struggling at points.

Stay on Leftfield til it ends. You wont get back to the good gnr stuff til after.

[Suprefan]

Just now, matrainertje said:

GnR are unlistenable... 

not if youre 7 pints in.