I think the whole of Glasto went to see him. The last time I saw a crowd like that was Rolfie back in 2002 (I was there – the less said about that the better I guess 🙁 )
Am i the only person that didnt like Lionel Richie? He came across as friendly enough and seemed eager to put on a good show but i had to switch over after a few songs as the 80s cheesy pop shite gives me a headache.
Bloody hell, the Who were good. Townsend is just brilliant. I just watched a whole Glasto set!
They are the only band that worked on the tellly for me.
The Who were cringeworthy. Some artists manage to age and grow and remain relevant long after their creative peak, others just continue flogging the same old same old and become a decrepit pastiche of themselves from 30 or 40 years ago.
Thought the Chemical Brothers looked good, probably the pick of the acts ive watched today. Franz Ferdinand and Sparks works surprisingly well too.
Chemical Brothers looked good….they are always amazing live. Apart from that Wolf Alice and Caribou stood out for me. Sleaford Mods and Kate Tempest looked interesting/scary. I missed Hot Chip and Run the Jewels so will have to check them out on iPlayer.
The Who were cringeworthy. Some artists manage to age and grow and remain relevant long after their creative peak
No, they don’t. I hate old bands, and expected to say something similar after The Who. It came on and I thought “This will be bad” – 2 of the Who and a bunch of session musos… but I was mesmerised by it. Townsend’s playing is so powerful. Daltry has always been embarrassing, so I ignore him. It was great. 🙂
Enjoyed the coverage again this year,line-up will always be a curate’s egg for some music lovers. You can’t please all the people all the time it seems. Didn’t Curate’s Egg play the Acoustic stage this year…….?. 🙂
Ooh, it were all floppy hair and guitars in my day
Tangerine Dream were the loudest stage act “back in the day” no guitars so no feedback to worry about, just synths and massive stacks of amps behind a curtain…
…nothing new under the sun…