Glastonbury 2023

[Basil]

"Glasto"   

Anyway...Fat boy Slim was phenomenal

No he wasn't.  He's done nothing new for years.
Sorry.
Anyway, 78 year old Debbie Harrie surprisingly good. None of band will have been born when some of what they are playing was first released.

[Hot Flatus]

"Glasto"   

Anyway...Fat boy Slim was phenomenal

No he wasn't.  He's done nothing new for years.
Sorry.

His entire set was new.

But, yanno, I'll bow down to your superior knowledge of dance music 

[Basil]

OK, I'll retract. I used to enjoy FBS, but was bored by this offering.

[IanDG]

So far I've watched The Murder Capital, The Comet is Coming and Tinariwen.  from me.

Edit: Oh yeah - Foo Fighters too 

[IanDG]

Lana Del Rey goes on stage 1/2 hour late and then complains when she can't finish her set because her mic. is cut off at the midnight curfew 

[SpaceBadger]

Check out The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde looking and going well.  Plus guests Johnny Marr and a 1 number sesh from a Big Drummer. 

She sounds incredible for a 71-year-old. And the band are so tight. Such a contrast to Generation Sex and their crap pub rock band shtick.

Also: Rick Astley doing the Smiths was brilliant.

Picked up both of these just now. Chrissy Hynde was sublime - and yet more Dave Grohl!

Frankly, Morrisey ought to be out of a job. Rick Astley really does the Smiths' songs justice. it's great to hear them done by someone who a) can sing b) loves the songs and c) loves the audience.

Perhaps Glasto should be renamed the Rick and Dave show!

Great idea! At least give Rick a residency. He will never let us down.

[rogerzilla]

I have it on good authority that Cat Stevens has the eccentric habit of giving people literal bags of cash for birthdays, etc.

[Hot Flatus]

The Comet is Coming

 

[SpaceBadger]

Is it really eccentric? Sounds like the rock star equivalent of a book token.

And happy birthday, by the way 😉

[andyoxon]

Will probably watch a bit of old Elt - no doubt there will be surprise guests popping out.

[perpetual dan]

I thought Slowdive were worth a listen.

[SpaceBadger]

Will probably watch a bit of old Elt - no doubt there will be surprise guests popping out.

Dave and Rick are a given. Who else, I wonder?

[Hot Flatus]

The Comet is Coming

Just checked and they are at WOMAD this year
 

[Tim Hall]

Just been reading about Billy Nomates getting online abuse after the BBC shared a clip of her set on their socials.

FFS.

She’s a great singer with great songs. And even if she weren’t, that doesn’t give anyone the excuse to be an arsehole.

I despair of people.

She {Billy Nomates} added: "There will be no more shows after this summer. You wouldn’t stay in a workplace that did this to you. Why should I.”

That is (1) Understandable and (2) Very Sad. I like what little of hers I've heard.

[perpetual dan]

Currently watching Working Men’s Club. Foo Fighters Schmoo Fighters. You can keep your old rock duffers, this is where it’s at. Bloody brilliant. Wish I was there.

I know the guy that did the visuals for them, and the band were good too.

[Basil]

Nicked from elsewhere.

"This song is from my new album..."

Festival Audience: 😡

[rogerzilla]

The trouble with Elton John is that he's been singing in Vic Reeves' club style for years now.  At least he's not as bad as Paul McCartney, who should have retired 20 years ago.

[citoyen]

Currently watching Working Men’s Club. Foo Fighters Schmoo Fighters. You can keep your old rock duffers, this is where it’s at. Bloody brilliant. Wish I was there.

I know the guy that did the visuals for them, and the band were good too.

The visuals were good! 

I saw them doing an in-store at Rough Trade last year and they were brilliant then - the Glastonbury set brought back good memories, very similar kind of performance (no visuals on that occasion though). I had tickets to see their full gig at the Kentish Town Forum in December but couldn't go because of the train strike. Gutted.

[Jaded]

The trouble with Elton John is that he's been singing in Vic Reeves' club style for years now.  At least he's not as bad as Paul McCartney, who should have retired 20 years ago.

Festival sets aren't really about musical perfection though.

[TimC]

I really enjoyed Elton John’s set. Yes, his voice is far from what it was, but the music is great and the enthusiasm which he and his band (who were awesome) put into it was really infectious. Some great guests (no Dave Grohl! Had he snuck into the band somewhere?), mostly fairly new to the public. I’m not sure of the relevance of Brandon Flowers, but as a Killers fan and him being one of the few rock stars I’ve talked to at length, I wasn’t complaining!

And the crowd was just brilliant.

[TimC]

I was reminded today of this moment, when the Foo Fighters brought Rick on at the O2 back in 2017. So the Rick and Dave show really did happen!

https://youtu.be/IdkCEioCp24

[Jaded]

The Comet is Coming

Just checked and they are at WOMAD this year

 d&b stage Saturday 21:30 - 22:45