Glastonbury 2008

[William of Walworth]

The position of the jet stream tends to be the most significant factor, when it is directly over Britain we tend to get all the heavy weather systems rolling right over us. That is what happened last summer. This years weather may be rather interersting we will see which way it goes.

Yeah, you're right, the Jet Stream gave us major problems right through from early May to end of July last year.

We're due for it to take an Icelandic**-bound holiday this time ...

**or at least Manchester or Scotland bound!

 

[Keniff]

What is Noel Gallagher's problem?
Boarder line racist, or just jealous that he's not headlining?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7345780.stm


ffs, there's more than one music stage!
Surely there's room for everyone?

 

[kyser_soze]

What is Noel Gallagher's problem?
Boarder line racist, or just jealous that he's not headlining?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7345780.stm


ffs, there's more than one music stage!
Surely there's room for everyone?

Noel Gallagher in 'I am a cunt still' shocker!

Clearly he hasn't quite understood that 'Performing Arts Festival' doesn't mean 'Tedious 4 chord guitar bands only'

Given the audience for Glasto, I think Jay-Z is probably the most daring Eavis has gotten since inviting the LSO/ENO to perform Das Ring Die Niebelung excerpts a few years back, which IIRC also caused much controversy...still wish Kylie would play tho...

 

[kyser_soze]

Good to see loads of people on the BBC comments demonstrating their amazing tolerance of different types of music too

 

[skyscraper101]

Whats the beef with hip hop at Glasto all of a sudden?

I remember Spearhead playing three stages in 1995 not to mention the whole day of hip hop on the Dance Stage in 1999.

Actually that was a classic moment at Sunday 10am in 1999 when the whole site was supposed to hold a minute's silence in respect of Jean Eavis who died beforehand. Cue all stages closing down and everybody being really quiet - all except for the hip hop stage who could clearly be heard from a distance testing the decks and the mics - 'SCRATCH SCRATCH WAAAH...'YO CHECK THE MIC Y'ALL..MIC CHECK ONE TWO AIGHT etc...'

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

Good to see loads of people on the BBC comments demonstrating their amazing tolerance of different types of music too

sarcasm


I like JZ. There, I've said it. I like other hip hop / rap more. I rekon it'll be fine at Glasto as long as the sound system is OK.

 

[Treacle Toes]

"I don't know about it. But I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong."

Prize prat award for today goes to Noel.

On the other hand, he should put his face where his mouth is and spell it out to JZ backstage.
I'd bet money he won't though.

 

[JTG]

You're not having hiphop at Glastonbury Noel? Since when did Noel fucking Gallagher become the sole arbiter of what we're allowed to have at Glastonbury?

Christ, I don't even like him but with every passing comment I feel more inclined to get down the front for him and enjoy every last second.

 

[madamv]

Innit!

I bet he will put on an amazing show, all baggy trousers and bling... coool.

Yer showing yer age Gallagher

 

[JTG]

tbf, Gallagher's always been a narrow minded arse when it comes to music. shows in the turgid dross his band produces

 

[paolo]

And, away from O-Arse-Iss* news, an interview with Emily where the 2008 criticisms are put to her. At the end, there is - in the context of it turning out to be a rainy one - an intimation of more shelter, and more places to sit. Both of those would have been a big help last year.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/audio/2008/apr/14/paul.lewis.emily.eavis.glastonbury

* Pronunciation used by my local kebab shop, in reference to the still fruit flavoured drink, Oasis.

 

[William of Walworth]

[re Jay-Z]
You're not having hiphop at Glastonbury Noel? Since when did Noel fucking Gallagher become the sole arbiter of what we're allowed to have at Glastonbury?

Christ, I don't even like him but with every passing comment I feel more inclined to get down the front for him and enjoy every last second.

Missing Massive Attack then?

 

[JTG]

Missing Massive Attack then?

I'm not having trip hop at Glastonbury

 

[William of Walworth]

Yer so intolerent ...

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

Anyone listen to colin murray today (on5live) where they discussed the festival season and had a girl on who took her mother to glasto. They spent 12 hours getting home 7 hours of which involved waiting for a cancelled bus and then her mum collapsed of hypothermia! And her friend got trenchfoot! Strange to hear people talking about Glasto in an other than fawning way on the Beeeb.

 

[bluestreak]

I know, I don't pay my licence fee for them to badmouth my festival. Cunts.

No, but really, that'll teach her.

 

[JTG]

Anyone listen to colin murray today (on5live) where they discussed the festival season and had a girl on who took her mother to glasto. They spent 12 hours getting home 7 hours of which involved waiting for a cancelled bus and then her mum collapsed of hypothermia! And her friend got trenchfoot! Strange to hear people talking about Glasto in an other than fawning way on the Beeeb.

lol

 

[William of Walworth]

Anyone listen to colin murray today (on5live) where they discussed the festival season and had a girl on who took her mother to glasto. They spent 12 hours getting home 7 hours of which involved waiting for a cancelled bus and then her mum collapsed of hypothermia! And her friend got trenchfoot! Strange to hear people talking about Glasto in an other than fawning way on the Beeeb.

Get with the programme, more than one BBC discussion on their website following a Glastonbury focussed piece has had levels of anti-Glastonbury/anti-Eavis abuse of which you'd feel proud. And equally one sided ....

The bus thing was a total shambles last time, I can't in any way disagree there. But that story sounds slightly -- only slightly OK? -- exaggerated.

Seriously, just for once seriously bouncer : don't you think your criticisms would carry more credibility (and not all of them are without a point by any means) if you weren't so entirely consumed with bitterness and hate and negativity and onesidedness?

 

[William of Walworth]

Not much known about yet I think

Manu Chao website lists two appearances for him at Glastonbury, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June

 

[pk]

Manu Chao website lists two appearances for him at Glastonbury, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June

At last - an act I could give a fuck about!

 

[Superape]

Also in yesterday's news, Emily Eavis is quoted as saying that they absolutely weren't using Jay-Z to try and capture a younger market.

That's dad told then...

 

[William of Walworth]

Someone correctly said they need a good PR-person and spindoctor ....

<applies for job!>

only joking honest, po-facers!

 

[Socket]

Manu Chao is GOOD NEWS! He brings with him a guarantee of sunshine. It really wouldn't dare rain on Manu Chao.

 

[Tort]

Manu Chao is GOOD NEWS! He brings with him a guarantee of sunshine. It really wouldn't dare rain on Manu Chao.

Probably the one act that would have convinced me to buy a ticket if it weren't for the fact that I saw him last year & was slightly underwhelmed.

 

[bluestreak]

Manu Chao is GOOD NEWS! He brings with him a guarantee of sunshine. It really wouldn't dare rain on Manu Chao.

I cannae really see the attraction of Manu Chao. It sounds like music for gap year types.

 

[Thora]

I cannae really see the attraction of Manu Chao. It sounds like music for gap year types.

I met a Manu Chao fan at uni. He took a lot of acid and carried a bongo drum with him everywhere.

 

[bluestreak]

I met a Manu Chao fan at uni. He took a lot of acid and carried a bongo drum with him everywhere.

I am proved correct.

 

[El Jefe]

I cannae really see the attraction of Manu Chao. It sounds like music for gap year types.

Hugely over-rated IMO. All his recorded stuff sounds the same, and when he plays live it's just pisspoor skapunk.

Feckin' eurohippies.

 

[William of Walworth]

Well I'm giving him a chance, I've never seen him and I like a lot of his recorded stuff!

 

[exleper]

a decent article in yesterdays indie by emily eavis doing a sterling job of justifying jay-zizzle:

Maybe what the critics have really revealed is something about attitudes that are still all too prevalent in Britain: an instinct to go back to base and play safe. An innate conservatism, a stifling reluctance to try something different.

This is not something that Glastonbury has ever embraced. And there is also an interesting undercurrent in the suggestion that a black, US hip-hop artist shouldn't be playing in front of what many perceive to be a white, middle-class audience. I'm not sure what to call it, at least not in public, but this is something that causes me some disquiet.

In the end, this is nothing Glastonbury has not faced before. It is just another chapter in Glastonbury's colourful history. Back in 1984, there were similar criticisms made when The Smiths were named as the headline act. Hippies just wanted acts that had played before. A disgruntled stage hand even deliberately mis-spelt The Smiths' name on the stage. The reason we had the Smiths perform then is the same reason Jay-Z will play this year – Glastonbury must continue to evolve and develop. With so many smaller music events cropping up, it needs to keep moving and trying new things, whether hip-hop, African music or just an amazing new indie group. That is what has made it so popular for so long.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinio...on-we-invited-jayz-to-glastonbury-808985.html