BBC Coverage 2023

[Benjsh]

How big is the crowd for him? 

[Calluna]

8 minutes ago, Punksnotdead said:

Ugh! Morning has broken - I was enjoying him until that! We used to have to sing that in Sunday school & I hated Sunday school! Brings back bad memories!

Yeah bit religious for me. Loving these covers though.

[jannybruck]

Just now, Benjsh said:

How big is the crowd for him? 

Decent, plenty of people sitting down towards the back too. Nothing on Dolly/Kylie but it's fruitless trying to get legends acts who pull those sorts of crowd sizes every year. Blondie will fill it out a bit more.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

He’s an insufferable arse. 

[prestonmike]

Its not really for me Cat Stevens, but there isnt a big draw on any of the other stages so that'll help him bring in a bigger crowd, definitely seen smaller crowds in the past for legends slots though

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

23 minutes ago, trust1878 said:

I'm surprised Cat Stevens was booked considering his comments on Salman Rushdie but hey, I suppose most people care about the music only.

Yep, that & the fact that he openly supports the oppression of LGBT+ people too… But hey ho, he’s all about ‘peace’ - as long as it suits his agenda. 

[trust1878]

4 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Yep, that & the fact that he openly supports the oppression of LGBT+ people too… But hey ho, he’s all about ‘peace’ - as long as it suits his agenda. 

Not to mention the whole 'wishing Salman Rushdie to be burnt alive/executed' thing...

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

1 minute ago, trust1878 said:

Not to mention the whole 'wishing Salman Rushdie to be burnt alive/executed' thing...

But he’s all about ‘peace’, don’t forget! 
 

Shame on Glastonbury for booking him. I will concede that Wild World is a damn tune though. 

[trust1878]

Just now, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

But he’s all about ‘peace’, don’t forget! 
 

Shame on Glastonbury for booking him. I will concede that Wild World is a damn tune though. 

I was kind of hoping to see at least one Salmon Rushdie/rainbow flag right at the front of the stage but I bet he would have thrown a tantrum and refused to play until it was confiscated.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

He’s missed a trick here not bringing out Ronan Keating & the lads. 

Edited June 25, 2023 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Calluna]

Peace unless you happen to be a blasphemist or apostate. I wouldn't spend money on him, but finding this set surprisingly enjoyable.

[Serenefishy]

Viagra Boys are quite something.

[rob.a]

The Viagra boys are being brilliantly bonkers. Great start.

[Acid_Haze]

2 hours ago, ICESTONE said:

This, the flag waving pro-gun pro-republican is abhorrent if you listen or read some of the lyrics, the jingoistic stuff is cringe a best, which is a shame as some superb musicians get lost in the bullshit.

Wouldn't assume that cause the Chicks are country they're pro-gun/pro-republican, kinda the opposite - they were literally blacklisted from country radio stations in the early 00's for being too critical of George bush.

[Serenefishy]

Don’t see cigs on stage much anymore 

[Nicklord]

Seeing Viagra Boys in a bar a few years ago in front of like 200 people was one of the best gigs I saw in my life

[Calvin Klein]

Pyramid sound mix has been terrible throughout the weekend. 

[Punksnotdead]

Watching Slowdive at the moment - gorgeous stuff!

[scmusic]

2 hours ago, ICESTONE said:

This, the flag waving pro-gun pro-republican is abhorrent if you listen or read some of the lyrics, the jingoistic stuff is cringe a best, which is a shame as some superb musicians get lost in the bullshit.

This whole discourse is funny when referring to the Chicks because of course they stuck their neck out during the George W Bush presidency and attacked him about Iraq, leading them to be pilloried and excommunicated from the alt-country fold. They took a break from music for a while, and eventually changed their name from the Dixie Chicks partly because of this, but mostly due to the negative associations (Dixie = the Confederacy = racist heritage). So I am all here in agreement with wider country music rightwing issue, but the Chicks shouldn't be lumped in (if indeed this was the intent, I'm not sure it was). 

EDIT TO SAY: Acid_Haze just beat me to the same point. Chapeau!

Edited June 25, 2023 by scmusic
Another poster made the same point

[EssexIndie]

Viagra boys just played the set of the weekend!

[jonnyisRFC]

Viagra boys were absolutely sensational! 

[castlecaryquery]

Rick Astley playing drums while singing Highway to Hell wins the weekend for me

[GlastoEls]

One of my recent pleasures was Slowdive’s comeback and especially Star Roving from their 2017 album.  Enjoying their Woodsies set!

[DDave]

Debbie Harry much improved from the IoW performance. 

[prestonmike]

I accidently switched to the Pyramid sign language channel, if you ve not watched it i urge you to, the woman doing the Blondie sign language is having a great time!