Glastonbury 2024
Discussion
k me, is he knobbing Emily Eavis or something?
We have Green Day on the Saturday at Wembley and Kings of Leon on the Sunday at Hyde Park, we were toying with trying for Glastonbury at the re-sale (no luck for us when they went on general sale last year) and if we were lucky, selling the Green Day and Kings of Leon tickets on, we aren't going to try for the re-sale!
Even the general line up so far is a bit meh.
Even the general line up so far is a bit meh.
Speed Badger said:
Headline in the Telegraph, can't read it as it's pay walled, but assuming it kind of mirrors the general reactions here.
Has Glasto ever been a "rock" festival?! The original festival was called the Pop, Blues & Folk Festival, and there has been a separate dance music stage since 1997 - over 25 years ago. Orbital played a big (if not headline) set in 1994, and the Chemical Brothers headlined in the year 2000. Other non-rocks acts to headline have been Moby (2003), Basement Jaxx (2005), Jay-Z (2008), Kanye West (2018). Stomrzy's headline set from 2019 was regarded as one of the most culturally significant sets of recent times, when he came on wearing the Union Jack body armour by Banksy.
It looks to me like a Telegraph headline designed nothing more to get readers a bit frothy while ignoring the evidence!
Adam. said:
Dua Lipa is a good perfomer (saw her in JP tent a few years ago) but not really my thing. Bored of Coldplay and don't know who SZA is.
That said I quite like a year with Pyramid headliners of no interest, plenty of bands i want to see on other stages or lower down the pecking order.
Yeah fair point, one of the few acts that still stick in my mind from last year (as a TV viewer) was Sparks with Cate Blanchett on stage. And that certainly wasn't a Pyramid stage act! That said I quite like a year with Pyramid headliners of no interest, plenty of bands i want to see on other stages or lower down the pecking order.
UTH said:
. Yeah fair point, one of the few acts that still stick in my mind from last year (as a TV viewer) was Sparks with Cate Blanchett on stage. And that certainly wasn't a Pyramid stage act!
It’s the clashes that frustrate especially when 2 or more are headliningHoping LCD Soundsystem don’t clash with anyone else as they will be the priority.
And it looks like I might have headline clashes between Jamie XX, The National, London Grammar and Jungle
I am er lucky enough to have tickets to go this year and tbf regardless of the lineup I will just be happy to be there.....however when you compare the lineup to other festivals in the UK this year the Glastonbury lineup has got a lot of depth to it compared to others.
Lots of people jumping onto the bandwagon of slagging off the lineup based on being too old to know SZA is (12th most streamed artist in th world) and because its "cool" to not like Coldplay,
My wife who isn't going and has completely different music taste to me as she is definitely in the Radio 2/Magic FM category of music fans said (the lineup was rubbish) and I said to her if I had announced to her that we were going to a festival where the following acts were playing she would have been all over it...
Dua Lipa
Coldplay
Cyndi Lauper
Paloma Faith
Beautful South
Keane
Anne-Marie
Dexys
Sugababes
Corine Bailey Rae
The above acts would all be headlining or thereabouts at most other UK festivals....
For me though I will probably see LCD Soundsystem, Justice and Fontaines and see where the rest of the weekend takes me
That's the thing with Glastonbury, all the unexpected bits. I wouldn't describe myself as a fan of Paul Carrack or Mike and the Mechanics other than a casual liking of 'The Living Years', but he played the Acoustic Stage last year (never on telly, and not always acoustic) and was absolutely outstanding, probably my favourite act of the festival. I am normally yer textbook '6 Music Dad' into anything indie rock, but he just blew me away as a massively talented musician and singer.
I mentioned to Mrs PT that I'm considering chucking my ticket in, but she doubts it! The interesting dynamic now is whether I take our son, who at 9yrs old goes free - he's a veteran of at least two festivals a year since he was 6 months old, so knows the proverbial drill. It's now a case of "well, the music might not be brilliant, but I could take him and he could enjoy all the Kidz Field stuff without me moaning that I'm missing The Beatles reforming over on the Pyramid etc etc etc" .
I don't do all the South East corner business as I like my kip, usually tucked up in my tent for 1am, so I could turn it into a fun father/son bonding trip. I'll have plenty of mates with me (that he knows, and are all themselves parents of older kids) so if I need to get an hour to myself to immerse in some noodling to someone I love up at The Park I can do.
The big doubt at the back of my mind is that I might not get tickets the next few years, then all of a sudden he's 13, I'd be less keen on bunking him off school, and he'll cost me an additional 400 quid to get in by then. Decision, decisions!
I mentioned to Mrs PT that I'm considering chucking my ticket in, but she doubts it! The interesting dynamic now is whether I take our son, who at 9yrs old goes free - he's a veteran of at least two festivals a year since he was 6 months old, so knows the proverbial drill. It's now a case of "well, the music might not be brilliant, but I could take him and he could enjoy all the Kidz Field stuff without me moaning that I'm missing The Beatles reforming over on the Pyramid etc etc etc" .
I don't do all the South East corner business as I like my kip, usually tucked up in my tent for 1am, so I could turn it into a fun father/son bonding trip. I'll have plenty of mates with me (that he knows, and are all themselves parents of older kids) so if I need to get an hour to myself to immerse in some noodling to someone I love up at The Park I can do.
The big doubt at the back of my mind is that I might not get tickets the next few years, then all of a sudden he's 13, I'd be less keen on bunking him off school, and he'll cost me an additional 400 quid to get in by then. Decision, decisions!
PurpleTurtle said:
That's the thing with Glastonbury, all the unexpected bits. I wouldn't describe myself as a fan of Paul Carrack or Mike and the Mechanics other than a casual liking of 'The Living Years', but he played the Acoustic Stage last year (never on telly, and not always acoustic) and was absolutely outstanding, probably my favourite act of the festival. I am normally yer textbook '6 Music Dad' into anything indie rock, but he just blew me away as a massively talented musician and singer.
I mentioned to Mrs PT that I'm considering chucking my ticket in, but she doubts it! The interesting dynamic now is whether I take our son, who at 9yrs old goes free - he's a veteran of at least two festivals a year since he was 6 months old, so knows the proverbial drill. It's now a case of "well, the music might not be brilliant, but I could take him and he could enjoy all the Kidz Field stuff without me moaning that I'm missing The Beatles reforming over on the Pyramid etc etc etc" .
I don't do all the South East corner business as I like my kip, usually tucked up in my tent for 1am, so I could turn it into a fun father/son bonding trip. I'll have plenty of mates with me (that he knows, and are all themselves parents of older kids) so if I need to get an hour to myself to immerse in some noodling to someone I love up at The Park I can do.
The big doubt at the back of my mind is that I might not get tickets the next few years, then all of a sudden he's 13, I'd be less keen on bunking him off school, and he'll cost me an additional 400 quid to get in by then. Decision, decisions!
its totally about the unexpected bits would just be nice to have a couple of decent names considering the price. I'm the opposite im old but this is my escape from the family and want to have beer and wander around aimelessly without a care in the world. my daughter would love it but it wouldnt be glasto for me. Think id rather take her to a smaller and cheaper festival. this is purely me time!I mentioned to Mrs PT that I'm considering chucking my ticket in, but she doubts it! The interesting dynamic now is whether I take our son, who at 9yrs old goes free - he's a veteran of at least two festivals a year since he was 6 months old, so knows the proverbial drill. It's now a case of "well, the music might not be brilliant, but I could take him and he could enjoy all the Kidz Field stuff without me moaning that I'm missing The Beatles reforming over on the Pyramid etc etc etc" .
I don't do all the South East corner business as I like my kip, usually tucked up in my tent for 1am, so I could turn it into a fun father/son bonding trip. I'll have plenty of mates with me (that he knows, and are all themselves parents of older kids) so if I need to get an hour to myself to immerse in some noodling to someone I love up at The Park I can do.
The big doubt at the back of my mind is that I might not get tickets the next few years, then all of a sudden he's 13, I'd be less keen on bunking him off school, and he'll cost me an additional 400 quid to get in by then. Decision, decisions!
Condi said:
Has Glasto ever been a "rock" festival?!
Eavis started it after seeing Led Zep live at the Bath Festival. Later it was called a pop, blues and rock festival. IIRC Worthy Farm started as early as 1971/2.Telegraph article is about right IMO. Glasto was based on the UK free festival ideal, but that and any accompanying edginess was lost years ago.
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