Glastonbury

napoleond

I love my music but never actually wanted to go. I always enjoy watching the coverage.
I've been a fan of Arcade Fire from the off and I'm currently watching them and really enjoying it!
I used to really like elbow but now find them a bit 'MOR' and in fact boring, didn't enjoy that.
I'm actually looking firward to Lana del Rey and hoping to see Pixies

Edit. First time since 1994 that I actually do wish I was there. Arcade fire have been amazing!

random man

Arcade Fire are a superb band, I saw them a few years ago, they were a force of nature, there's so many of them, running about, swapping instruments, very exciting.

arthur_scrimshaw

Agree Arcade Fire were good, never liked Elbow, depressing music. Heard them described as ' mirth Hoovers' by one wag.

napoleond

Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:

Agree Arcade Fire were good, never liked Elbow, depressing music. Heard them described as ' mirth Hoovers' by one wag.

crispybug2

Been a couple of times in my single days, last time was'97 and Radiohead's stunning show.

My overriding memory though was spending your time thinking that there is a better show going on at another stage!!

Do wish I'd been there when The White Stripes headlined, never saw them live and it looked a sensational show watching on tv.

sloppyschleckonds

I've been to Pilton Pop festival but never Glastonbury. Sounds awful.

frazered

I have been to 6 Glastonbury's over the last 2 decades. The best ones have been when the headlining acts are a bit rubbish and you get out to see/ join in with the other side of the festival chilling in naked Indian teepee saunas and wandering round lost vagueness, in the rabbit hole or seeing the performance art. Arcadia field with lightning brothers was very good when there in its first year.

My preferred way of doing Glastonbury is now in a motor home with shower, fridge and proper beds and cooking facilities in a decent sized pitch. Would never camp again, too old.

rick_chasey

random man wrote:

Arcade Fire are a superb band, I saw them a few years ago, they were a force of nature, there's so many of them, running about, swapping instruments, very exciting.

Cuts into your earning potential fairly significantly, having to share all the money around so many people! Fair portion of the stuff the ancillary guys add most bands just add in a studio or with a few paid extras.

Mikey23

Im an elbow junkie, seen them twice in the last two months and they are on down here next month at the eden project.. Didnt quite get arcade fire i must confess, not really heard of them up to now. I guess its whatever floats your boat. Would have loved to have gone but didnt get my head around applying in time...

tangled_metal

It sold out in hour or so. Ticket tout if you wanted to get in I reckon. You see more of the bands on TV but more of other things if you're there. Only been to reading and Leeds and only one day each. Thought I was missing stuff all the time. Was the band I'm watching better than the one in the other tent?
Metallica playing? Reading 97 was a bust. The time spent sorting out the pa and guitars when they went wrong lasted longer than the whole set. They were possibly the worst set I'd seen. Not normal for that band which is known for its live shows.

tangled_metal

BTW what's your fantasy lineup for Glasto? Dead or alive, who would you want to see? Who would get you there? You can pick a band at their best too, say the clash when Sandinista had just come out for example or the jam after Eton Rifles.

Bobbinogs

Tangled Metal wrote:

BTW what's your fantasy lineup for Glasto? Dead or alive, who would you want to see?

Definitely not Dead or Alive. Now, was "spin me right round" a hopeful instruction Pete?

verylonglegs

Rodrigo y Gabriela has been my favourite so far though I was already aware of them, I've yet to hear a band that I don't know who've made me want to find out more.

Interested to hear whether Metallica deliver later, Master of Puppets was the first CD I bought.

meagain

IoW '69 was great. I was told I had an interesting time. Kipping in bin liners was OK. 36 hours hitching back to Manchester a bit boring. Probably. Glastonbury never appealed - bit middle class.

I'd have liked to see Metallica tonight, but I can't stay awake that late any more.

arran77

frazered wrote:

My preferred way of doing Glastonbury is now in a motor home with shower, fridge and proper beds and cooking facilities in a decent sized pitch. Would never camp again, too old.

This, or in the £9000 'pop up' hotel if I had the money, its probably not the done thing though

eric_draven

verylonglegs wrote:

Rodrigo y Gabriela has been my favourite so far though I was already aware of them, I've yet to hear a band that I don't know who've made me want to find out more.

Interested to hear whether Metallica deliver later, Master of Puppets was the first CD I bought.

Rodrigo y Gabriela doing a version Orion off Master Of Puppets is simply amazing,quite intriguied about metallica,and how the bbc deal with them,and alot of people complaining about them headlining,cannot be any worse than Leeds/reading festival when Nine Inch Nails were completely ignored by the BBC

verylonglegs

I wonder if they'll do a rendition of So What, the complaints would be off the scale I would post a youtube link but it would almost certainly get me banned!

rick_chasey

Tangled Metal wrote:

BTW what's your fantasy lineup for Glasto? Dead or alive, who would you want to see? Who would get you there? You can pick a band at their best too, say the clash when Sandinista had just come out for example or the jam after Eton Rifles.

RATM
Nirvana
QOTSA
Massive attack (playing on Sunday!)
Leftfield
Aphex Twin
Radiohead

eric_draven

verylonglegs wrote:

I wonder if they'll do a rendition of So What, the complaints would be off the scale I would post a youtube link but it would almost certainly get me banned!

LMAO here

rick_chasey

verylonglegs wrote:

I wonder if they'll do a rendition of So What, the complaints would be off the scale I would post a youtube link but it would almost certainly get me banned!

Doubt it would.


Was a cover though.

frazered

Rick Chasey wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

BTW what's your fantasy lineup for Glasto? Dead or alive, who would you want to see? Who would get you there? You can pick a band at their best too, say the clash when Sandinista had just come out for example or the jam after Eton Rifles.

RATM
Nirvana
QOTSA
Massive attack (playing on Sunday!)
Leftfield
Aphex Twin
Radiohead

That would be pretty good.

I would add squarepusher and way out west

frazered

arran77 wrote:

frazered wrote:

My preferred way of doing Glastonbury is now in a motor home with shower, fridge and proper beds and cooking facilities in a decent sized pitch. Would never camp again, too old.

This, or in the £9000 'pop up' hotel if I had the money, its probably not the done thing though

We hire a motorhome. 700 quid for a 4 berth for Glastonbury period. Pick up in Hampshire, fill with booze and food. Drive in, set up and enjoy. Equivalent of a holiday really when you tot it all up.

rick_chasey

frazered wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

BTW what's your fantasy lineup for Glasto? Dead or alive, who would you want to see? Who would get you there? You can pick a band at their best too, say the clash when Sandinista had just come out for example or the jam after Eton Rifles.

RATM
Nirvana
QOTSA
Massive attack (playing on Sunday!)
Leftfield
Aphex Twin
Radiohead

That would be pretty good.

I would add squarepusher and way out west

Ha! Can't stand squarepusher.

luv2ride

So. What are we making of Metallica then? I reckon they're "owning it" as I believe the saying goes. I'm not an avid fan but they're doing a cracking job. Jack White was brilliant before that, and I caught Jurassic 5 on the iplayer earlier - just great.

verylonglegs

I don't have the benefits of pictures as I'm listening to it streamed through 6music but to me they sound way more connected with the live audience than U2 and the Stones in previous years, it sounds very good indeed. I am a fan however so I may be bias.

nicklouse

Enjoying Pixes, replacement for Kim is OK as well.

bikes`n`guns

Metallica were awsome

fast as fupp

metallica?

were they the bunch of balding older chaps?

i thought it was a status quo tribute band when i flicked over from the football, so i quickly switched back.

horrid!

Mikey23

English national ballet performing dust... Epic

Silly Old Hector

Still smiling @ Robert Plant set and his guitarist's son dancing on stage

joelsim

Been twice but not since 1994. It's too big, too crowded and full of thieves. And mud.

Happily go to smaller festivals, not into watching headline acts, just like a chilled atmos, good friends, and some enhancement.