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On 8/1/2024 at 6:30 AM, CanWeRest said:

ELO were amazing imo, and the crowd seemed to be really into it where we were stood 🤷🏻

 

But I think maybe a shared legends slot is the way forward, with two shorter sets.

I'm a huge ELO fan, and seeing them at the 02 a year or two before Glasto was a dream come true. Jeff's backing band (also Take That's backing band for many years) are an outstanding set of musicians, and you couldn't fault the musicianship at all. But, the conditions that year had drained the crowds energy by the Sunday afternoon and Jeff just didn't have the stage presence required to lift people out of that slumber. Maybe it was just where I was. We were fairly close on the right hand side, people were enjoying it, but fairly lethargic. 

 

However, their Wembley Stadium show recorded a week or two later was absolutely outstanding! Crowd going mental, incredible carefree, Dad dancing in the crowd the entire gig (in fact the gig is worth watching for that alone!) The banging atmosphere is palpable and very similar to a Legend Slot slot at Glasto (The 30 degree heat and an audience who have clearly been on the sauce all day also helped with that I'm sure!) I know it's different as it was 80k ELO fans rather than casual festival fans, but that was what I was hoping for at Glasto. 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Superscally said:

Wouldn't have been Aerosmith ever.

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I was about to suggest Robert Palmer and googled his hits but he's dead 😭 so probably a no. Don't remember ever hearing about his death 🤷🏻‍♂️

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2 hours ago, gazzared said:

I was about to suggest Robert Palmer and googled his hits but he's dead 😭 so probably a no. Don't remember ever hearing about his death 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

You see the signs, but you can't read

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So..

 

I've been trying to compile a pseudo definitive list of Legends Slot contenders and I've reached a point where I'm prepared to share it.

 

This list contains everyone I've seen seriously suggested on this and several other previous threads, or in the wider world, that meet the following criteria:

- Aged 50+ (record lowest to date is Kylie at 51)
- Minimum 30 year career (record lowest to date is Al Green, at 33)
- Solo, or solo-led acts only (as per precedent)
- Hasn't done The Legends Slot before
- If they have previously played the festival, it was a while ago (only exception to date being Ray Davies in 2010)

 

So my questions - from this list, what names have I missed? Are there any retirements or deaths I've missed? Or any other notes that should be added as to why someone is more or less likely than others?

 

I shouldn't need to clarify this, but obviously inclusion here is in no way an endorsement on my part, so I'm not interested in arguing the case over acts being too small or not suitable.

 

Artist DOB Age Started Notes
Alanis Morissette 01/06/1974 50 1987  
Annie Lennox 25/12/1954 69 1976  
Art Garfunkel 05/11/1941 82 1956 Presumed Retired
Barbara Streisand 24/04/1942 82 1959 Officially Retired
Barry Manilow 17/06/1943 81 1964 In the process of retiring - played "final UK show" in June 2024
Belinda Carlisle 17/08/1958 65 1977  
Billy Idol 30/11/1955 68 1976  
Billy Joel 09/05/1949 75 1964 Probably too big to accept
Billy Ocean 21/01/1950 74 1969  
Bob Dylan 24/05/1941 83 1957 Wildly unsuitable
Bob Seger 06/05/1945 79 1961 Officially Retired
Bryan Adams 05/11/1959 64 1975  
Carly Simon 25/06/1943 81 1963 Presumed retired
Carole King 09/02/1942 82 1958 Very rarely plays live
Celine Dion 30/03/1968 56 1980  
Chaka Khan 23/03/1953 71 1970  
Cher 20/05/1946 78 1963  
Cliff Richard 14/10/1940 83 1958 Likely BBC "issues"
Daryl Hall 11/10/1946 77 1965  
David Gilmour 06/03/1946 78 1963  
Dionne Warwick 12/12/1940 83 1955  
Don Henley 22/07/1947 77 1964  
Eric Clapton 30/04/1945 79 1962 Problematic
Garth Brooks 07/02/1962 62 1985 Probably too big to accept
Gary Barlow 20/01/1971 53 1986  
Gladys Knight 28/05/1944 80 1948  
Gloria Estefan 01/09/1957 66 1975  
Gloria Gaynor 07/09/1943 80 1965  
Grace Jones 19/05/1948 76 1973  
Huey Lewis 05/07/1950 74 1971  
Jennifer Lopez 24/07/1969 55 1989  
Joan Armatrading 09/12/1950 73 1972  
Joan Jett 22/09/1958 65 1975  
John Fogerty 28/05/1945 79 1959  
Jon Bon Jovi 02/03/1962 62 1975  
Joni Mitchell 07/11/1943 80 1964 Very rarely plays live, doesn't leave North America
Kate Bush 30/07/1958 66 1975 Presumed retired, probably too big to accept
Kenny Loggins 07/01/1948 76 1968 CalGo wouldn't recognise him
Mariah Carey 27/03/1969 55 1988  
Missy Elliott 01/07/1971 53 1988  
Nile Rodgers & Chic 19/09/1952 71 1972  
Ozzy Osbourne 03/12/1948 75 1967  
Patti Smith 30/12/1946 77 1967  
Peter Gabriel 13/02/1950 74 1965  
Phil Collins 30/01/1951 73 1963  
Robbie Williams 13/01/1974 50 1990  
Rod Stewart 10/01/1945 79 1961  
Roger Waters 06/09/1943 80 1964  
Smokey Robinson 19/02/1940 84 1955  
Snoop Dogg 20/10/1971 52 1991  
Stevie Nicks 26/05/1948 76 1966  
Sting 02/12/1951 72 1969  
Tom Waits 07/12/1949 74 1969 Very rarely plays live, doesn't leave North America
Tracy Chapman 30/03/1964 60 1986 Presumed retired
Van Morrison 31/08/1945 78 1958  
Will Smith 25/09/1968 55 1985  

 

So.. What do I need to change / update?

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For context, here's the previous inhabitants ie the precedent:

 

Artist DOB Age Played Started Played
Tony Bennett 03/08/1926 71 1949 1998
Al Green 13/04/1946 53 1966 1999
Willie Nelson 29/04/1933 67 1956 2000
Isaac Hayes 20/08/1942 59 1950 2002
James Brown 03/05/1933 71 1954 2004
Brian Wilson 20/06/1942 63 1961 2005
Shirley Bassey 08/01/1937 70 1953 2007
Neil Diamond 24/01/1942 66 1962 2008
Tom Jones 07/06/1940 69 1963 2009
Ray Davies 21/06/1944 66 1960 2010
Paul Simon 13/10/1941 69 1956 2011
Kenny Rogers 21/08/1938 74 1956 2013
Dolly Parton 19/01/1946 68 1955 2014
Lionel Richie 20/06/1949 66 1968 2015
Jeff Lynne & ELO 30/12/1947 68 1963 2016
Barry Gibb 01/09/1946 70 1955 2017
Kylie Minogue 28/05/1968 51 1985 2019
Diana Ross 26/03/1944 78 1959 2022
Yusef / Cat Stevens 21/07/1948 74 1965 2023
Shania Twain 28/08/1965 58 1983 2024

 

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Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

And yet, still way more likely than Kenny Loggins.

 

Not suggesting he's likely, just that he was suggested previously and fits the criteria. Beyond that I'm not curating.

 

If there was precedent for bands, I'd add bands.

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3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I think to qualify for the Legend Slot it would have to be someone you'd recognise if you walked by them in the street.

 

I'd argue there's plenty have done it that don't meet that criteria. Including a couple in the last 10 years.

 

Hell, I doubt many would recognise Shania if she was wearing street clothes.

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3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Horses for courses, of course, but even of the non celeb A list ones (Cat Stevens, maybe. Isaac Hayes?)  I can still conjure up a visual of what they look like.

 

For Loggins I got nothing.

 

Again:

 

"I shouldn't need to clarify this, but obviously inclusion here is in no way an endorsement on my part, so I'm not interested in arguing the case over acts being too small or not suitable."

 

I don't think he's likely. I don't think he's going to be considered. But in an effort to avoid letting my personal preferences sway things, he gets included because I saw his name suggested somewhere.

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Nice list. I think James Taylor could be on it, though not exactly party vibes. Don McLean too, maybe - with the added benefit that his most famous song would also take him most of his hour to perform. Roger Waters should have "problematic" in his notes, probably in bold and capital letters.

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Just now, Looother said:

Nice list. I think James Taylor could be on it, though not exactly party vibes. Don McLean too, maybe - with the added benefit that his most famous song would also take him most of his hour to perform. Roger Waters should have "problematic" in his notes, probably in bold and capital letters.

 

Cheers for that - will add both of those on the next version. And fair point about RW, that alone is probably enough to ensure he doesn't play especially at the moment.

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