Topic: Glastonbury 2023

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Jamie T just did a bit on BBC2, they'd better play some of his set now.

[damomad]

Definitely Los Bitchos, otherwise enjoyed Louis Cole, The Comet is Coming and Viagra Boys live the past couple of years.

You were on the money with Los Bitchos, act of the day for me. Going to see Cara Dillon tomorrow after recommendations here.

Arctic Monkeys set was so strange. So many of their old classics were butchered IMO, either the timing was off or the singing was weird. I actually like the new songs but they fell a bit flat. They seem to be a band stuck between their old, much loved selves and trying to break into something new. Only 2 songs from their debut album says it all.

[BarryCrocker]

I'd have been front and centre for this set:

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[Buck Pete]

Looking forward to Elton, he should have been Saturday.

Nah.  He would have been fighting.

[BarryCrocker]

Nah.  He would have been fighting.

Perfect fullstop on his touring career. Can't really go out bigger than the final set on the biggest of festivals. He'll have people singing his tunes on their way home and for days after.

[jackh]

Sad to read that the brilliant Billy Nomates took so much (social media) abuse following her set this evening that she's asked for BBC Six Music to take social links to her performance down. Wankers.

[LanceLink!!!!!]

Nah.  He would have been fighting.

 

[BobPaisley3]

Nah.  He would have been fighting.

Yes Pete, like it

[Draex]

Reminds me of when me and my mates finally got to see Fat boy slim live at the warehouse project in our 30s..

He started with a drop in of praise you and a 5 minute brilliantly mix of some of his earlier stuff it went off, no need for disco biscuits.. then he turned around, played backwards, had no shoes on, we were surrounded by kids in caps and bumbags, the music went so dirty and electro we left and went to a bar. We’d got old, so very old.

[Fordy]

Thought it was a perfectly good set by them, they're a good band with a great collection of songs. I do prefer their earlier stuff but their debut came out when I was 18 so was all "formative years" stuff and most of the music I hold a nostalgic candle to is from that era. Totally understand why they've gone in a different direction and some of their newer material (Bodypaint in particular) is brilliant.

It wasn't a performance that will go down in history - nothing remarkable or innovative. But he's recovering from laryngitis so probably deserves a fair bit of credit/leeway.

Nah went to see them last week and they were just dull as then.

Crowd silent most of the time.

[Nick110581]

I remember seeing Jarvis Cocker when he released one of his solo records and some lad was shouting for Common People. He obviously never played it.

The love / hate thing with the AMs is like that. You essentially have around 70% of the crowd who just want to hear the debut.

[JamesG L4]

Rock and Roll should never be dead behind the eyes. Hiding behind predictions of what you think the “other people” want is a dull facade.

If a band don’t put an exciting headline show on after 20 years, it’s fine to say it.

[courty61]

Will have to watch it back but thought it was good.

However.

Just wish they didn't start with Sculptures of... as its too slow.

In their recent gigs they threw in a new one to start with. Going back to that was going back to the standard set list really.

Also to compare previous glastonbury sets

07 it was When the sun goes down

13 was Do I Wanna Know

Will listen back but could be better than 07 but not as good as 13

[Crosby Nick]

Hot Chip always put on a show. I like the singer - he might look and dress like Timmy Mallett, but he doesn't let that hold him back. A lesson for Mr Turner there.

JK I saw a bit of them in iPlayer last night. Ready for the Floor and Over and Over so about two thirds of the songs of theirs that’s I know. Crowd was loving it!

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Anyway, what time do the polarising opinions on GnR kick off tomorrow?

Maybe it was just a rough set but I saw them a few years ago, but when I did Axel couldn't fucking sing, and he spent more time getting changed or pissing about with the piano than actually singing

[KillieRed]

Sad to read that the brilliant Billy Nomates took so much (social media) abuse following her set this evening that she's asked for BBC Six Music to take social links to her performance down. Wankers.

What was the abuse about?

[Red_Mist]

Haven’t seen everything from Friday but of the acts I saw, Chvrches and Young Fathers were my faves. Both absolutely brilliant and YF in particular blew me away. Both from Scotland aren’t they?

[NightDancer]

What was the abuse about?

Everything and anything.  She just got waves and waves of online abuse about her set and had comments being made about her sexuality, her looks, and pretty much anything bar her music.

Just tons and tons of sexist and misogynistic rubbish  from knuckledraggers.


Do not get how the midset of those arsehole work. If you do not like the music someone makes, then just listen to something else.

If you think a show was great, say it was great. If you think a set was iffy then say you thought the set was iffy, but a mass online pile on full of non stop personal abusive from cowards no doubt hiding behind VPNs and what not is wrong on so many levels.

Hope she gets tons of support fropm the people that matter to her and she is back on a stage soon giving a big two fingers to all the idiots whilst soaking up the love from the crowd.

[Tombellylfc]

Got up this morning and watched the Arctic monkeys set from 2007. Its just so so much better. I enjoyed the odd song from last night but my god that 2007 set is just considerably better. Crowd way more engaged and involved and the energy on stage miles better.

[Crosby Nick]

Got up this morning and watched the Arctic monkeys set from 2007. Its just so so much better. I enjoyed the odd song from last night but my god that 2007 set is just considerably better. Crowd way more engaged and involved and the energy on stage miles better.

Would agree with that. And it did seem odd to avoid some of the older classics given they’ve been playing them on the current tour. Anyway, on we go.

Anyone here been to any of Elton’s farewell shows? What’s his voice like these days? Vaguely remember him doing some televised thing during the early Covid days where he’d gone full Fozzy Bear.

[Nick110581]

Would agree with that. And it did seem odd to avoid some of the older classics given they’ve been playing them on the current tour. Anyway, on we go.

Anyone here been to any of Elton’s farewell shows? What’s his voice like these days? Vaguely remember him doing some televised thing during the early Covid days where he’d gone full Fozzy Bear.

What classics did AM miss ?

[Rob Dylan]

Rick Astley on the Pyramid Stage!

[Crosby Nick]

What classics did AM miss ?

Dunno, Mardy Bum, A Certain Romance and anything else from the first album I guess. Seeing some of the recent Pulp shows, they seem to have embraced playing their well known stuff a lot more. All subjective I know, and I’m contributing to the circular debates.

[Tombellylfc]

What classics did AM miss ?

Dancing shoes, A certain romance and when the sun goes down are ones that jump to mind for me. I think they only played 5 songs from the first 2 albums combined

[Tombellylfc]

Dunno, Mardy Bum, A Certain Romance and anything else from the first album I guess. Seeing some of the recent Pulp shows, they seem to have embraced playing their well known stuff a lot more. All subjective I know, and I’m contributing to the circular debates.

They did play mardy bum mate

[Nick110581]

They did play mardy bum mate

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/arctic-monkeys/2023/worthy-farm-pilton-england-4ba66f2e.html

Set there

Looks like they missed A View From The Afternoon but apart from that, it was same as Emirates.

Apart from slowing all the tunes down 

[Crosby Nick]

They did play mardy bum mate

Ah fair enough! The peril of watching via iPlayer and trying to skip though bits.

[Nick110581]

Ah fair enough! The peril of watching via iPlayer and trying to skip though bits.

Mardy Bum (the Lounge version)*

[John C]

Was Rick Astley supposed to be a really nervous performer back in the day?
It's great to see him having a lovely time and enjoying himself.

[Rob Dylan]

Was Rick Astley supposed to be a really nervous performer back in the day?
It's great to see him having a lovely time and enjoying himself.

Never thought I'd see Rick Astley playing drums on 'Highway to Hell' at Glastonbury...

[Pistolero]

Sun's out....eating a sausage sarnie....a watching Rick Astley doing Highway To Hell on the Pyramid Stage.....life's good 

[KillieRed]

Everything and anything.  She just got waves and waves of online abuse about her set and had comments being made about her sexuality, her looks, and pretty much anything bar her music.

Just tons and tons of sexist and misogynistic rubbish  from knuckledraggers.


Do not get how the midset of those arsehole work. If you do not like the music someone makes, then just listen to something else.

If you think a show was great, say it was great. If you think a set was iffy then say you thought the set was iffy, but a mass online pile on full of non stop personal abusive from cowards no doubt hiding behind VPNs and what not is wrong on so many levels.

Hope she gets tons of support fropm the people that matter to her and she is back on a stage soon giving a big two fingers to all the idiots whilst soaking up the love from the crowd.

Bizarre. People are weird.

Just watching her on red button. She’s got something of St.Vincent about her. Not for everyone, but the performance is compelling.

[KillieRed]

They did play mardy bum mate

It was a bit weird. I’m really not a fan of the lounge singer persona.

[John C]

Never thought I'd see Rick Astley playing drums on 'Highway to Hell' at Glastonbury...

Sun's out....eating a sausage sarnie....a watching Rick Astley doing Highway To Hell on the Pyramid Stage.....life's good 

superb.

[Nick110581]

I saw Springsteen last month in Paris and you had people criticising the setlists and the actual gig who watched on a stream.

Some really weird obsession nowadays with this stuff.

[KillieRed]

Thought Springsteen actually pared it down this year (keeping it to 3 hours!), but mostly played the hits, gave all his performers solos and threw a few in to keep things fresh for the band. Enjoyed it immensely. People will complain about anything.

[Roady]

I'm not sure if there's something wrong with the pyramid stage set up but every band so far (only watching on the tv mind) the sound has been a bit weird.could just be my telly like.i hope not as it is new.😂

[Crosby Nick]

superb.

Just watched it. Absolutely living the dream! Good luck to him, he seems a sound bloke.

[JerseyKloppite]

JK I saw a bit of them in iPlayer last night. Ready for the Floor and Over and Over so about two thirds of the songs of theirs that’s I know. Crowd was loving it!

They are probably their best songs Love Motion Sickness too. Still not up, the Beeb seem to take their time uploading sets despite having already broadcast them.

Would agree with that. And it did seem odd to avoid some of the older classics given they’ve been playing them on the current tour. Anyway, on we go.

Alex Turner made a telling comment after Mardy Bum, something like "now let's move on and stop living in the past" or similar. I get the strong impression that they don't really like playing their older material which is a shame as there are some absolute belters.

[Pistolero]

The Lathums....an unexpected treat....marvelous indy pop, loving the set