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Watching from the sofa again this year 😐 Started this thread last year so thought I'd do one again this year.
Drove down to Wells to do some work yesterday and passed quite a few happy looking people driving down in the sunshine with smiles on their faces when I was on the way back up to Brizzle. I was suffering a bit of Glastenvy for sure.
Who's looking forward to seeing who? Any STWers there and able to tell us what a brilliant time they're having? 😛
Already bored of it on 6Music. I think I zoned out when lala was blathering on from the pottery field or something
The Sycophantic coverage does my head in.
That was quick. 😀
I'd rather watch top gear than glasto. But it seems that lots of people enjoy it so they can see if they can find it tucked away in the BBC schedules while I avoid it
it does - generally - look shit on the telly, and I've been told that the enduring memory is mostly related to the stench of the bogs
but I'm old now, and there's no way it'll match up to hendrix at the isle of wight 🙁
Yeah, exactly what I was thinking. 🙄
I was actually rather enjoying LaLa's wandering around the remoter parts of the site, areas that generally don't get much attention. I even thought Keaveny's 'Portaloo Sunset' quite amusing this morning, which is very much a first!
portaloo sunset made me chuckle this morning
Oh bloody hell...don't tell Pook that something by Keaveny was funny. 😯 He'll explode!
cheer up cz - was a jokeYeah, exactly what I was thinking. 🙄
Line up looks pretty awesome, to be honest.
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Tbh Flashy, you'd be the last person I'd expect to "get" Glasto and the first I'd expect to sneer at it. Look at all those people having a good time FFS. Can't be having that...
A few posts in last year:
I'm looking forward to the outrage that "This Metallica band sound NOTHING like Mumford and Sons!".
At least that was an attempt at wit.
😉 etc
Hell, Motörhead are playing soon, so it can't all be bad! 🙂
Other than that, I'd go and see SFA again any time. Oh, and am looking forward to seeing if the Beeb cover the George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic/SATFS spot, too.
Get little time to listen to the radio these days and when I do i can't stand the blooming adverts.... I swear they are getting worst and it's not just me getting older... so I quiet like Glasto on the tele
You get to see loads of different new bands and music all from the comfort of your sofa and with the red button if you don't like one lot, just change to the next ones.
I wouldn't have found Royal Blood if it wasnt for the Glasto coverage last year.
Who should I bne looking out for this year ?
I like Courtney Barnett,.. that's all.
Most Who fans are dead now the band is so old .and Lionel Richtea never was any good
Just seen alabama shakes on beeb 2. I must buy their new album.
Looking forward to Jungle and Alt J, as I saw them live earlier this year.
Always watch Glasters, for reminiscing.
Armchair watcher this year, looking forward to seeing Jamie T, Chemical brothers on sunday, rudimental and also a bit of george ezra, hopefull get there in person one day
The bloated middle class corpse of what was a great counter cultural festival.
Not even with the passing of 30 years does my memory of Glastonbury get the slightest shade of pink. The mid-eighties were wet years and there was a lot of mud, wet clothing, sleeping bags and trenches with tarpaulins for the loo's.
And I obviously had yet to find the right drugs. Which would have no doubt made it way more fun, although I'd probably be dead now if I had.
The first spin-off Glade festival however, about 12 or so years ago was f****ing brilliant 8) 😀
"Dor-lly"
"Dor-lly"
"Dor-lly"
(She was pretty awesome last year from the armchair)
Shame about Foos; I am a river is really good IMO - coupled with some 'learn to fly' etc classics would have been awesome.
Mary J Blige has added a nice touch of authenticity to the proceedings
Quite enjoying Chet Faker on the red button now. Not a clue who he is though!
is he a chet baker impersonator ?
The first spin-off Glade festival however, about 12 or so years ago was f****ing brilliant
Isn't glade a drug festival with some music? Some of my mates used to go, I think it takes them a few weeks to recover.
Wolf Alice seem to be enjoy themselves!
Motorhead still rocking 🙂 Looking a bit aged though... it should be a day of national mourning when Lemmy goes
In that weather, anything would sound good, even Motörhead. 😀 Nah to be fair, they're doing alright.
IMHO you should only be qualified to comment on the quality of the line up if you are NOT going. If you're there you will find something most excellent to experience.
However us sofa viewers have got a big weekend of mediocrity this year.
My brother has gone this year. I am very jealous& bitter,particularly as my missus has just told me she could've gotten me a ticket.
I have just knocked Motörhead off.
Vaccines quite good!
Jamie XX is smashing it on the red button.
The libertines. What a total racket.
Lauren laverne 🙂
I'd like to have seen The Libertines.
Time to see if Flo can do it then. I'm sure she will. Not my thing but the festival crowds seem to love her.
Florence, meh. Waiting for Hot Chip.
Even by Lemmy's standards Lemmy looks ill.
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Shame about Foos; I am a river is really good IMO - coupled with some 'learn to fly' etc classics would have been awesome.
Saw the at Manchester before he broke his leg. They were great, apart from 20-odd minutes when they played a load of covers. Sorry, not a fan of covers bands, no matter who they are. You have what, eight or nine albums of your own material, that's what I'm here to see you play
Those bloody flags!
Pete Doc - still a knob.
Florence and Her F'king Machine - she probably has an amazingly technically brilliant voice...it makes me want to pour hot wax into my earlobes though.
Not that I'm a big Foos fan or anything but Florence headlining with a Libertines support does not make up for Foos headlining with Flo second fiddle - IMHO of course 😉
Even by Lemmy's standards Lemmy looks ill.
Yeah but he's ancient, what do you expect?
They were great, apart from 20-odd minutes when they played a load of covers. Sorry, not a fan of covers bands, no matter who they are. You have what, eight or nine albums of your own material, that's what I'm here to see you play
Saw them at Sunderland, glad I'm not the only person that thought that. They were awesome apart from that bit though.
Some excellent breakdancing from the little kid dancing with Jungle.
I'm with northern matt re hot chip.
Not much on the main stage floats my boat these days.
Is it just me ,but mark ronson was having a laugh doing a karaoke version of Valerie ?
Caribou red button.....****ing awesome.
Must say I'm impressed. All stages live streaming on BBC website. Enter Shikari soon on John Peel.
Got bored of Hot Chip so had a butchers at Rudimental which was immediately boring so now switched to Enter Shikari who I haven't listened to for years. I find it amazing that people know the words to what is essentially just screaming.
Wolf Alice....mmmmmm.
Still on Rudimental.
Beeb streaming is flipping awesome.
Has florence turned into miranda with all that galloping around?
I'm off to bed
Wolf Alice....sound absolutely amazing live.
QFT.Beeb streaming is flipping awesome.
Lemmy looks bloody awful. Sounds great though.
Well it's only 2 songs in and I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about.
Headline material? No...quite awful actually. Bad dancing in a bad suit (and she's forgotten her shoes) 😉
And that bloody voice (TBF - I don't like her/them so I'm a bit biased).
tenfoot
Has florence turned into miranda with all that galloping around?
I'm off to bed
Exactly this
Super Furries are on the Park Stage 🙂
[i]Hello Sunshine ...[/i]
Super furries happy days I'm seeing them in September 😀
Never got the obsession for huge stages and lead singers feeling the need to dash around to all corners, messes with the singing too much. Bands work better closer together, stick with that and use the big screens to make any extra visuals for a big crowd. I'm a Flo fan so happy to see this. Only Catfish and the Bottlemen have grabbed my attention so far though, everything else apart from Motorhead has been shambolic.
Run the Jewels were great.
Surprisingly few comments about F&TM.
You're either engrossed by her amazing performance, not bothering or most likely sleeping as a result.
I don't think this will be one of those seminal headline performances that will be fondly remembered.
As Mr Bannatyne said 'Arm ooot!'. Bloody terrible. Goodnight.
She's definitely got those 80's dance moves down
Gawd, trust me to switch on when this crap is on. All people in the crowd can hear are the other punters bellowing along. Can't stand that sort of thing!
Argh, red button is Mark Karaoke Ronson. The Robbie Williams of funk.
Only Catfish and the Bottlemen have grabbed my attention so far though
The Gaslamp Killer certainly caught my attention. But that's neither a vote for or against.....
I haven't yet stumbled across the coverage.
Generally the BBC's Glastonbury coverage exemplifies BBC TV's continuing inability to deliver music on the TV (the other part of this is the eternally execrable Jools Holland show). Rather than broadening our exposure to music, instead we just get delivered Radios 1, 2 and 6's playlists in visual form.
Tedious and uninspiring. And worsened by the BBC Radio coverage becoming a feedback loop for their TV coverage - I can hear the screech of the howell round in my ears right now.
A weekend of Radio 3 and seeking out the sort of new music the BBC ought to be covering this weekend (but, in their pseudo-corporate giddiness, aren't) is in order.
I haven't yet stumbled across the coverage.
Yet you know so much about it already. Awesome.
I was a bit meh re Florence and the machine but after watching that performance, wow absolutely brilliant, she's great!
Much as I like Florence (in the right setting) that performance was [i]mleh[/i], hot chip are ace though
I'm watching those nerds now, they is well good!
Lauren Laverne's good as well until words come out of her mouth 😆
Fell in love a bit with Hot Chips drummer (not the guys doing the bongos the proper drummer!)
LaLa, harrumph..
Saw Hot Chip in Southampton a few years back quite possibly the worst gig I've ever been to.
Highlight of the Friday coverage for me was Jungle.
deadlydarcy - Member
Oh bloody hell...don't tell Pook that something by Keaveny was funny. He'll explode!
I've been on the Keaveny breakfast show
Had to laugh at the iPlayer panning shot of some home-counties looking lads enjoying some ridiculous baggy joint.
HELLO MUM!
Libertines just made me feel sad . They were of their time.
I recorded last night's bbc 2 coverage. Can't believe they had florence on for an hour and a half. The joys of sky + meant I didn't have to sit through that.
Currently watching Hot Chip performing
Over and Over. Doing a great job
Edit: Dancing in the Dark. Didn't expect that
Highlight of the Friday coverage for me was Jungle.
+1
Saw jungle at the roundhouse in March. They were good, and much more suited to a smaller, clublike venue.
mitsumonkey - Member
Lauren Laverne's good as well until words come out of her mouth
I do love to hear the viewpoint of an enlightened 21st century fellow.
Crikey, I'd be staying as far as possible from the Pyramid stage today...might go and watch Courtney Barnett and The Waterboys in the sun, but that'd be it. Park Stage looks good for a while. Probably finish the night off seeing Suede at the John Peel.
Todd Terje on the west holts stage is pretty decent at the moment
Purple Haze & Paloma Faith do not belong together.