Glastonbury 2017

WhiteMemento9

Schwiiing wrote: »

Glastonbury is mainly full of people who are just there so they can say they were there. In a months time ask 90% of the crowd who they saw, I bet they won't remember any act outside of the headliners.

Have you ever been? It is near impossible to get tickets unless you are lucky and very organised. The majority of people going from the times I have been there are music fans. There is a huge undercurrent of people who only go for the hardcore nightscene. A whole section in Glasto only gets going around 11.30 at night of which we see very little coverage but it is incredible.

adrian522

Schwiiing wrote: »

Glastonbury is mainly full of people who are just there so they can say they were there. In a months time ask 90% of the crowd who they saw, I bet they won't remember any act outside of the headliners.

Sorry, but that is nonsense, I first went in 2005 and can still remember most of who I saw and I'd imagine most people would be the same,

It's a great experience and in general its a much better experience than most music events I go to, complete opposite of the type of person you describe above.

Most unpretentious crowd going.

super_furry

Still think the best think I saw of the weekend was Lissie doing the acoustic set with the BBC this afternoon. Never heard of her before but about 20 seconds into her first song I was hooked.

Scorpion Sting

super_furry wrote: »

I'd be up for it, but we'll have to find out where he lives first.

*Applauds*

Birneybau

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

adox wrote: »

But we are watching Glastonbury the festival and commenting on it in a Glastonbury thread!

People moaned about the Foos last night and Radiohead th night before. It comes with the territory of discussion of the festival and the performers.

I'm watching cause I like to watch the headline acts even if they aren't to my taste. I've had plenty of occasions where I've seen acts at Glastonbury that I don't particularly like but have watched and enjoyed. It's just not happening tonight with Ed. Doesn't mean I shouldn't watch.

Fair enough so but if I didn't like an artist I'd instantly switch over to something else.

What, Poldark?

WhiteMemento9

I nearly wish the coverage wasn't so good. The depression of not being there having experienced it so knowing just how amazing it is and then watching it on TV is too great.

brevity

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

I nearly wish the coverage wasn't so good. The depression of not being there having experienced it so knowing just how amazing it is and then watching it on TV is too great.

I have to try and get there. Would love to experience it.

Scorpion Sting

Birneybau wrote: »

What, Poldark?

Nope, never heard of it. Probably something sports related though.

mrm

brevity wrote: »

Well, Justice were absolutely brilliant. A stonking set. The crowd loved every minute of it. Few sore jaws in the morning I'd say.

Are you at the gig or where on Tv did you see them?

Cazale

BBC presenters not exactly gushing in their praise. He did well on his own and my eight year old loved it.

4Ad

brevity wrote: »

Well, Justice were absolutely brilliant. A stonking set. The crowd loved every minute of it. Few sore jaws in the morning I'd say.

They were showing the crowd at a band last night and it honed in on some people but there was a lad behind them who could of won the Face Olympics..pulling some shapes..he'll get some slagging..

brevity

mrm wrote: »

Are you at the gig or where on Tv did you see them?

God I wish i was at it.

It was streaming on the BBC website. I posed a link a few pages back. It's region blocked but Hola gets around that.

adox

super_furry wrote: »

Still think the best think I saw of the weekend was Lissie doing the acoustic set with the BBC this afternoon. Never heard of her before but about 20 seconds into her first song I was hooked.

Didn't know she played, much check it out.

She has a lovely raspy voice but her output has been mediocre to be honest. Has the feel of a girl with that natural bluesy rasp that was gotten hold of by a major label and made "more palletable".

WhiteMemento9

brevity wrote: »

I have to try and get there. Would love to experience it.

I think it should be on everyones bucket list. I have been to numerous festivals and gigs but there is nothing quite like Glastonbury. If I knew it was my last weekend on earth I would want to spend it there.

Tinie

Wiley smashing it on the main channel. Crazy to see how grime has blown up again the last year.

adox

Anyway it's the most enjoyable Glastonbury I've watched in many a year e cracking performances from acts that I like and (shock horror) from acts I don't particularly like.

Also some of the up and coming acts were really interesting.

RocketRaccoon

Tinie wrote: »

Wiley smashing it on the main channel. Crazy to see how grime has blown up again the last year.

I can't understand how this is popular and accepted at Glastonbury yet the decision to allow genuine stars like Jay Z and Kanye to headline was ridiculed.

4Ad

adrian522 wrote: »

Schwiiing wrote: »

Glastonbury is mainly full of people who are just there so they can say they were there. In a months time ask 90% of the crowd who they saw, I bet they won't remember any act outside of the headliners.

Sorry, but that is nonsense, I first went in 2005 and can still remember most of who I saw and I'd imagine most people would be the same,

It's a great experience and in general its a much better experience than most music events I go to, complete opposite of the type of person you describe above.

Most unpretentious crowd going.

I was there in 07 and agree..everybody goes and does their own thing...def no bull****e or rowdy drunks either..

adox

Jaysus poor Slaves on the "introducing" stage. They've been "introducing" for the last 2-3 years.

Tinie

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I can't understand how this is popular and accepted at Glastonbury yet the decision to allow genuine stars like Jay Z and Kanye to headline was ridiculed.

Well Grime music is an english genre of Rap so that helps a bit.

Dr Crayfish

I'd love to go too, i believe it's a mare to get tickets for though. Plus it'd probably take a few years off my life given the partying i tend to do at these things. Went to a week long one in Portugal last year and it took about a month to get over it!

Scorpion Sting

Cazale wrote: »

BBC presenters not exactly gushing in their praise. He did well on his own and my eight year old loved it.

That's strange. Usually they're praising every headliner to the skies no matter how good or bad they were.

RocketRaccoon

Tinie wrote: »

Well Grime music is an english genre of Rap so that helps a bit.

But it just doesn't compare talentwise to the 2 rappers I mentioned.

Tinie

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

That's strange. Usually they're praising every headliner to the skies no matter how good or bad they were.

Possibly due to Ed holding the BBC up and being late to the stage.

mrm

brevity wrote: »

God I wish i was at it.

It was streaming on the BBC website. I posed a link a few pages back. It's region blocked but Hola gets around that.

Just found them on BBc red button, thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately BBC are having technical difficulties playing the gig:(

Scorpion Sting

Tinie wrote: »

Possibly due to Ed holding the BBC up and being late to the stage.

Yeah he was 5 minutes late wasn't he?

Mrs Shuttleworth

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

I nearly wish the coverage wasn't so good. The depression of not being there having experienced it so knowing just how amazing it is and then watching it on TV is too great.

Console yourself with being in a warm bed tonight, as opposed to a five hour exodus from the wee hours later like clamouring onto the last helicopter out of Saigon.

Dr Crayfish

did he not play an encore or are BBC just not showing it?

Samuri Suicide

4Ad wrote: »

I was there in 07 and agree..everybody goes and does their own thing...def no bull****e or rowdy drunks either..

Very true. It's not really about the headliners. Waking up on the Friday morning and hearing bands sound-checking is almost like a jolt... You realise that not only are you having a great time but now there's a huge variety of music to listen to for the next three days!! Greenfields is a world on its own. Most of the armchair boards commentators probably have never been to a gig let alone a festival...just worrying about negative equity and their next car colour.

TheRiverman

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Yeah he was 5 minutes late wasn't he?

Keeping his granny in Wexford up way past her bedtime.