Glastonbury worst I've seen!

It's been a very odd one this year. I haven't watched it but I live on what is usually a very busy helicopter fight path to, and from, Glastonbury during the festival weekend. On Thursday (so before the bands took to the stage on Friday), we had them going over every 15-20 minutes for most of the day/night. There were a few on Friday after the stages opened, but yesterday it was so quiet....we're talking just maybe 5 -6 helicopters all day. In all the previous years it would have been like a scene from Apocalypse Now there would be that many going overhead. If it hadn't been for the fact that we could hear the main stage (albeit a bit muffled), we wouldn't have known there was a festival going on. As I said, all very odd.

Is that to allow BV and co to go on about zionists?

Just heard a Jewish person speak on impact of whipping up antisemitism

…I remember 30 years ago, the papers going nuts about Pulp, and wanting them banned / censored for “E’s & Whizz” …

Yes the BV stuff was ridiculous and inciting hate.

Yep so bland that the most shit had to use shock tactics to make up for their shittty bland music.

Bruce Springsteen was like this for us. Several songs in, another "here's one from my new album" and we voted with our feet. He's earned the name Mr Self Indulgent in our house. We've never regretted it.

Our biggest mistake though was choosing the Levellers on a smaller stage over Stevie Wonder on the Pyramid. The Levellers are great, and they put on an amazing performance at the Brixton Academy many years ago which we loved. But the Glastonbury set was very dark, and so too was the audience. One and only time we felt slightly uncomfortable at Glastonbury.

I've often romanticised about going back, this time with the children. My 14yo would absolutely love it. But we just couldn't do it with our 8yo autistic dd. She loves the idea of it, but the reality would be miserable - for all of us. Which is a real shame. We'll leave it to the young uns I think.

Kneecap are very critical of the old IRA heads , calling them out for their hypocrisy in their film. From Kneecaps perspective the old generation of Republicans are holier than thou about drugs and many of them were / are informers for the Brits - or ' touts' in the local argot.

Of course not all Irish yoof agree with Mo Chara et al. Some of them are out burning down refugee hostels and other such wholesome activities which might find more favour with the Daily Mail readership.

I couldn’t believe how excited they were getting over Alanis Morrisette 😳

They were interviewing the festival goers and the average age appeared to be 65 and the NHS HR manager vibes were strong.

Isn’t that Centre Parcs ?

Thank you, this!! How these Hamas terrorist sympathizers were allowed to perform is beyond me. I would be so embarrassed to say I like them; someone should give them & their KKK fans the news that the group they idolize tosses gay people off roofs simply because they're gay. Looks like Kneecap supporters are OK with that. And brag about it. Interesting.

i didnt see neil young but am off to see him soon so cheered that he sounded good

As soon as they have got a couple of quid they will be in London, singing about 'the awld country' from Shoreditch.

Yes I'm absolutely disgusted. They knew something like this would happen.

I hope Bob Vylan is charged and heads roll at the BBC.

Steve Hillage is great, brilliant enjoyable musician!🫖x

Neil Young that is 🤩

He is great!

The pretentiousness of it all whilst the bogs are always disgusting by day 1 is enough to make me never want to go.

Aww that’s so cute 😻

I saw him live a few years ago and he was great!

I enjoyed Neil Young
So did my younger cat. He gazed in fascination and he had a little dance to "Rocking in the Free World". I've never seen anything hold his attention for so long.

Just watched the Neil Young set and really enjoyed it. Agree the acoustic songs could have had better sound but overall fantastic.

love iton here. Charli xcx is great but lewis capaldi is crap

think a hearing test is needed

I saw Diana Ross in concert a couple of days ago and her voice was absolutely fantastic for an 81 year old. Couldn't believe how good she was and sounded for her age, unless she fooled us all and was miming!

I’ve not watched the Self Esteem set from this year but the one two years ago was the first time I heard her - just caught the tail end of a song and sat utterly enthralled watching it on screen. Immediately watched it all over again and more than once since. Saw her live that year and seeing her again in the autumn though new album hasn’t grabbed me as much as Prioritise Pleasure did. Also saw her in Cabaret with Jake Shears! She’s really worth giving up a bit of your time for.

ian McKellen (and self esteem) joined scissor sisters on their recent tour so not surprised he turned up tonight.

one of my siblings is there for the first time so the family WhatsApp is getting lots of excited updates - the crowd for Pulp looked insane. It’s much more than just the main stages but have always felt it’s just too massive so never ventured there myself. The thought of all those steps in the heat (or the mud!) totally puts me off.

off to see Olivia Rodrigo this week so will probably avoid watching her tomorrow so as not to spoil any surprises (I’m hoping for a Noah Kahan special appearance).

incidentally, we watched the Kneecap film this evening and really enjoyed it - clearly started out as a pair of chancers but I think their impact on the Irish language among a younger generation is undeniable. More generally, I find there’s a much more pro-Palestine attitude among Irish people - certainly within my own family but also among many Irish musicians and comedians I follow online - there seems to be less hesitation than there is among British public figures to speak out. So there’s maybe less antipathy towards Kneecap on home soil as a consequence.

Also, how is R more relatable than some of the acts at Glastonbury, isn't she famous from Disney channel? PinkPantheress are at least British and their music more complex IMO amd DDs.