Legends Slot 2024

[Colorblindjames]

B52s playing Vegas next Spring. 

[The Nal]

Rumours of Ollie from Ollie & Jerry doing a tour.

100k at this, Glasto security doing the dance, Beeb highlights, people pissing into Lenor bottles in the pit.

 

[Mark H]

5 hours ago, Colorblindjames said:

B52s playing Vegas next Spring. 

This could be a good shout. Would seem well suited to that spot to me. Total scenes during Love Shack.

[Neil]

6 hours ago, Colorblindjames said:

B52s playing Vegas next Spring. 

thought i'd read somewhen that they'd quit?

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 8/21/2023 at 12:41 PM, gigpusher said:

That's sad to see. Last time I saw them (admittedly nearly a decade ago now) they were brilliant.

Saw them last year and they were good. Bell sounded fine. Don't think they're quite at Legend Slot level anyway, though.

[gigpusher]

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Saw them last year and they were good. Bell sounded fine. Don't think they're quite at Legend Slot level anyway, though.

No but always top of my list of acts I would like to see on the farm. 

[t0paz]

Bob Dylan has announced the North American autumn dates of his world tour, which runs into 2024. Too big for the legends slot? He’ll be 83 next year so time has to be running out for him to come back to the farm. There are claims online this is his last tour, which started in 2021!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Square peg in a round hole.

[maelzoid]

On 8/21/2023 at 3:18 PM, Colorblindjames said:

B52s playing Vegas next Spring. 

Acoustic stage sub, at best.

I loathe Rock Lobster... still seems to get a lot of radio play.

[The Nal]

2 hours ago, t0paz said:

Bob Dylan has announced the North American autumn dates of his world tour, which runs into 2024. Too big for the legends slot? He’ll be 83 next year so time has to be running out for him to come back to the farm. There are claims online this is his last tour, which started in 2021!

It started in 1988!

And yes, get him in. 

[incident]

3 hours ago, t0paz said:

Bob Dylan has announced the North American autumn dates of his world tour, which runs into 2024. Too big for the legends slot? He’ll be 83 next year so time has to be running out for him to come back to the farm. There are claims online this is his last tour, which started in 2021!

Too big? Not even close. But would be a remarkably poor choice - and I say that as someone who is delighted that they've pulled back from the recent trend of booking kitsch singalong pop. His tendency to make his songs unrecognisable and tuneless would just bore the hell out of anyone who's not a dedicated fan (and from what I've heard, even the most dedicated fans lose patience with him at times).

He has played the Festival before, 3rd from top in 1998, so I doubt either side see it as a massive unfilled hole.

[maelzoid]

1 hour ago, incident said:

He has played the Festival before, 3rd from top in 1998, so I doubt either side see it as a massive unfilled hole.

I saw that set and count it as one of the most disappointing things I've seen at the festival. At this point, I cannot see him performing being a win for anyone. The casuals will feel let down by his dour stage persona, song choices and re-tuning of originals. The hardcore fans will want a longer set, and be frustrated at the drab atmosphere brought on by the disappointed casuals.

[sedra]

So Cher was on the morning show looking no where near 77 - still think she would be an awesome Sunday legend act- massive back catalogue, sing along and appeal across the board. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

The ideal candidate. Perfectly embodies what the slot is about.

[efcfanwirral]

Whether Legends Slot or not I'm not sure, but Simple Minds perhaps?

[MK1]

13 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

Whether Legends Slot or not I'm not sure, but Simple Minds perhaps?

New tour announced today

Edited September 4, 2023 by MK1

[CaledonianGonzo]

Could play a slot similar to the one Texas did this year.  And in fact have done previously.

[maelzoid]

1 hour ago, sedra said:

So Cher was on the morning show looking no where near 77 - still think she would be an awesome Sunday legend act- massive back catalogue, sing along and appeal across the board. 

Was performing live right up until lockdown 3 years ago, so no real reason she couldn't resume. Amongst all the wild suggestions we've had in this thread, this is spot on.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/cher/2020/centurylink-center-bossier-city-la-1399d561.html

I wonder how her voice is, though to be fair, not really relevant where 'believe' is concerned.

[sedra]

9 minutes ago, maelzoid said:I wonder how her voice is, though to be fair, not really relevant where 'believe' is concerned.

Can’t be any worse than Diana Ross 😂

[Avalon_Fields]

2 hours ago, sedra said:

So Cher was on the morning show looking no where near 77 . 

Even I would look good with all her plastic surgery!

[Skip997]

12 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Even I would look good with all her plastic surgery!

This

Although she doesn't look good at all

 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Alicia Keys and Annie Lennox in a collaboration. Maybe Alicia is too big for that slot. AL would be great though. Think she's given up touring, but could do a one off maybe.

 

[Monty Pythagoras]

What happened with Roxy Music doing the legend slot last year?

[Ryan1984]

On 8/23/2023 at 11:55 AM, maelzoid said:

I saw that set and count it as one of the most disappointing things I've seen at the festival. At this point, I cannot see him performing being a win for anyone. The casuals will feel let down by his dour stage persona, song choices and re-tuning of originals. The hardcore fans will want a longer set, and be frustrated at the drab atmosphere brought on by the disappointed casuals.

Feels similar to Lou Reed at Isle of Wight years ago. The islanders expecting Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side… He didn’t play anything like that and gave up one song for a guy on the side of the stage to do a Martial Arts demonstration.

[angelin]

I wonder why Alicia Keys has never played the farm? Same with Erykah Badu.