Glastonbury 2015 thread

[Adam B]

RichB said:

pitboard said:

I think the best decision I made all weekend was to abandon ship with the Who after 20 minutes to watch the Chemical Brothers. They were incandescent

I'm sure they were furious.

and well played pitboard

[Adam B]

MarshPhantom said:

Nothing to do with nostalgia, I didn't see any of the bands I've listed above when I was there.

It just seems that the artists they book has gone from alternative/well respected bands and musicians to Radio 2/Heart/Magic FM friendly artists.

You seem to be judging Glastonbury by Lionel, who played the traditional 4pm Sunday slot reserved for old crooners who, given their experience and showmanship, tend to be a surprise hit. It is a welcome tradition after 3 days of hitting it hard for 3 days and nights and a bit of fun, but never my highlight.

That said its the way of modern music/X factor generation, that it is getting harder to find enough headliners of suitable stature (a brief conversation I had a booker this year). That said Glasto remains THE festival for weird and wonderful bands that covers every possible taste

[Adam B]

Er Kasabian headlined last year, Muse did in 2010

People need to just accept the music industry does not produce U2s / Princes / Madonnas and artists of that stature any more, rock offers more longevity with the Foos and Muse type bands

AC/DC would be big enough (though not my taste), Prince would be incredible but always resists due to objections to BBC coverage, personally I would love Daft Punk after their last album, Farrell tocome as guest and kiss their feet

[Adam B]

pincher said:

What's the score there? Has he got a gripe with the BBC?

No, but if you headline you have to agree to BBC airing the performance in full, and some artists have attitudes about image rights etc and want to control output. Imagine if Prince did a Madonna, got a tugged cape and fell flat on his arse - he would have no rights to edit it out. All a bit silly IMHO

See the mighty Future Islands on iplayer (and I recommend you do), first song lead singer trips arse over tit over a floor speaker, laughs it off and cracks on, but you don't get to edit that stuff out

Edited by Adam B on Sunday 12th July 02:41

[Adam B]

kev1974 said:

??? The Who did not get aired in full this year!

I heard it was the reason The Who brought their set forward 30 mins very late in the day, I am not sure what happened to the set or the BBC coverage, as I couldn't give two hoots for the band in question.

[Adam B]

only sticker I had was a green villagers pass - took it off immediately as I left as they are sticky b******s.

This is deliberate so you cannot peel off and lend to a friend.

2 mins of razor blade and white spirit - mess is gone