Glastonbury 2017

Tinie wrote: »

Surely longer going by the way they were talking on the lead up like "WHERE IS ED?!"

Wasn't he due on at 9:45? He came onstage at 9:50.

TheRiverman wrote: »

Keeping his granny in Wexford up way past her bedtime.

He was probably trying to calm those nerves. He must have been bricking it before he went on stage as he looked proper nervy for Castle on the Hill.

Dr Crayfish

I love this song by Metronomy, good band actually

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Yeah he was 5 minutes late wasn't he?

Surely longer going by the way they were talking on the lead up like "WHERE IS ED?!"

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

did he not play an encore or are BBC just not showing it?

Don't think he did.

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

did he not play an encore or are BBC just not showing it?

Don't think he did an encore. He said before the second last song that he was doing just 2 more so he just played straight through.

TheRiverman

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Yeah he was 5 minutes late wasn't he?

Keeping his granny in Wexford up way past her bedtime.

Samuri Suicide

4Ad wrote: »

I was there in 07 and agree..everybody goes and does their own thing...def no bull****e or rowdy drunks either..

Very true. It's not really about the headliners. Waking up on the Friday morning and hearing bands sound-checking is almost like a jolt... You realise that not only are you having a great time but now there's a huge variety of music to listen to for the next three days!! Greenfields is a world on its own. Most of the armchair boards commentators probably have never been to a gig let alone a festival...just worrying about negative equity and their next car colour.

Dr Crayfish

did he not play an encore or are BBC just not showing it?

Mrs Shuttleworth

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

I nearly wish the coverage wasn't so good. The depression of not being there having experienced it so knowing just how amazing it is and then watching it on TV is too great.

Console yourself with being in a warm bed tonight, as opposed to a five hour exodus from the wee hours later like clamouring onto the last helicopter out of Saigon.

Tinie wrote: »

Possibly due to Ed holding the BBC up and being late to the stage.

Yeah he was 5 minutes late wasn't he?

mrm

brevity wrote: »

God I wish i was at it.

It was streaming on the BBC website. I posed a link a few pages back. It's region blocked but Hola gets around that.

Just found them on BBc red button, thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately BBC are having technical difficulties playing the gig:(

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

That's strange. Usually they're praising every headliner to the skies no matter how good or bad they were.

Possibly due to Ed holding the BBC up and being late to the stage.

RocketRaccoon

Tinie wrote: »

Well Grime music is an english genre of Rap so that helps a bit.

But it just doesn't compare talentwise to the 2 rappers I mentioned.

Cazale wrote: »

BBC presenters not exactly gushing in their praise. He did well on his own and my eight year old loved it.

That's strange. Usually they're praising every headliner to the skies no matter how good or bad they were.

Dr Crayfish

I'd love to go too, i believe it's a mare to get tickets for though. Plus it'd probably take a few years off my life given the partying i tend to do at these things. Went to a week long one in Portugal last year and it took about a month to get over it!

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I can't understand how this is popular and accepted at Glastonbury yet the decision to allow genuine stars like Jay Z and Kanye to headline was ridiculed.

Well Grime music is an english genre of Rap so that helps a bit.

Jaysus poor Slaves on the "introducing" stage. They've been "introducing" for the last 2-3 years.

4Ad

adrian522 wrote: »

Schwiiing wrote: »

Glastonbury is mainly full of people who are just there so they can say they were there. In a months time ask 90% of the crowd who they saw, I bet they won't remember any act outside of the headliners.

Sorry, but that is nonsense, I first went in 2005 and can still remember most of who I saw and I'd imagine most people would be the same,

It's a great experience and in general its a much better experience than most music events I go to, complete opposite of the type of person you describe above.

Most unpretentious crowd going.

I was there in 07 and agree..everybody goes and does their own thing...def no bull****e or rowdy drunks either..

RocketRaccoon

Tinie wrote: »

Wiley smashing it on the main channel. Crazy to see how grime has blown up again the last year.

I can't understand how this is popular and accepted at Glastonbury yet the decision to allow genuine stars like Jay Z and Kanye to headline was ridiculed.

Anyway it's the most enjoyable Glastonbury I've watched in many a year e cracking performances from acts that I like and (shock horror) from acts I don't particularly like.

Also some of the up and coming acts were really interesting.

Wiley smashing it on the main channel. Crazy to see how grime has blown up again the last year.

WhiteMemento9

brevity wrote: »

I have to try and get there. Would love to experience it.

I think it should be on everyones bucket list. I have been to numerous festivals and gigs but there is nothing quite like Glastonbury. If I knew it was my last weekend on earth I would want to spend it there.

super_furry wrote: »

Still think the best think I saw of the weekend was Lissie doing the acoustic set with the BBC this afternoon. Never heard of her before but about 20 seconds into her first song I was hooked.

Didn't know she played, much check it out.

She has a lovely raspy voice but her output has been mediocre to be honest. Has the feel of a girl with that natural bluesy rasp that was gotten hold of by a major label and made "more palletable".

brevity

mrm wrote: »

Are you at the gig or where on Tv did you see them?

God I wish i was at it.

It was streaming on the BBC website. I posed a link a few pages back. It's region blocked but Hola gets around that.

4Ad

brevity wrote: »

Well, Justice were absolutely brilliant. A stonking set. The crowd loved every minute of it. Few sore jaws in the morning I'd say.

They were showing the crowd at a band last night and it honed in on some people but there was a lad behind them who could of won the Face Olympics..pulling some shapes..he'll get some slagging..

Cazale

BBC presenters not exactly gushing in their praise. He did well on his own and my eight year old loved it.

mrm

brevity wrote: »

Well, Justice were absolutely brilliant. A stonking set. The crowd loved every minute of it. Few sore jaws in the morning I'd say.

Are you at the gig or where on Tv did you see them?