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Glastonbury worst I've seen!

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Ontobetterthings · 28/06/2025 14:02

Anyone else? I tuned in last night and couldn't believe how bad it was! 1975 was headlining and it was so middle or the road.

Maybe I'm getting old but the music was awful!!! So bland. Im early 40s 🤣

What are your thoughts?

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Thegreyhound · 29/06/2025 00:03

Neil Young is just amazing, the way the set has built and built is just fantastic. I can’t believe he is in his eighties.

P00hsticks · 29/06/2025 00:03

Velvetiva · 28/06/2025 23:58

I'm not always sure watching old men crank out their classics is a good idea. I don't want Neil young in his 80s; I want Neil Young in his heyday, which is obviously never going to happen.

I'm one of those in their 40s who keep going to see the bands of my youth, but I'll stop if they turn shite with age and I'll live off the memories instead. The Neil young set sounded like a giant singalong. Can't see how seeing him croaking through the songs is really doing it, apart from people being able to say:'i saw Neil young'.

to be fair, apart from the fact that he's a lot greyer, Neil Young in his heyday sang, played and moved pretty much the same then as he has today

Hellohelga · 29/06/2025 00:01

I loved Neil Young. Ok the vocals aren’t what they were but the band was tight and Neil can still play. And those lyrics, how we need those lyrics today. I saw him headline Reading in 1995. I wasn’t young then and neither was he. Amazing.

Ursulla · 28/06/2025 23:59

Well I thought Charli was incredible and I'd have loved to be there. I had heard that she knows how to work a crowd but that was something else entirely. When they were all bouncing around to that icona pop number at the end I felt quite emotional, it's such a key track for that generation, all the wee misfits and covid kids.

ExtraOnions · 28/06/2025 23:59

Jake Shears isn’t leaving much to the imagination …

Coolasfeck · 28/06/2025 23:59

I’ve tried to ‘get’ Charlie XCX and thought maybe I’m missing something because although I’ve liked a couple of tunes I haven’t understood the whole ‘she’s a cultural icon!!!’ thing.

Based on this evening I think my initial belief was right, she’s pretty average.

Velvetiva · 28/06/2025 23:58

I'm not always sure watching old men crank out their classics is a good idea. I don't want Neil young in his 80s; I want Neil Young in his heyday, which is obviously never going to happen.

I'm one of those in their 40s who keep going to see the bands of my youth, but I'll stop if they turn shite with age and I'll live off the memories instead. The Neil young set sounded like a giant singalong. Can't see how seeing him croaking through the songs is really doing it, apart from people being able to say:'i saw Neil young'.

JaneJeffer · 28/06/2025 23:55

scoobysnaxx · 28/06/2025 23:51

Who’s looking forward to Nile Roger’s and Chic tomorrow?! 😃

Meeee!

JaneJeffer · 28/06/2025 23:55

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 28/06/2025 23:54

Neil Young is off the scale awesome. I’m 18 again .

He’s brilliant

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 28/06/2025 23:54

Neil Young is off the scale awesome. I’m 18 again .

ffsfindmeausername · 28/06/2025 23:53

Why can't I find pulp on iplayer?

scoobysnaxx · 28/06/2025 23:51

Who’s looking forward to Nile Roger’s and Chic tomorrow?! 😃

scoobysnaxx · 28/06/2025 23:50

This is absolutely shite.

Lalgarh · 28/06/2025 23:48

Bridport · 28/06/2025 15:07

85 helicopters a day last year.
Even bloody Holly Willoughby arrived by chopper this year as though she's dropping in to play a storming set on the Pyramid stage.

What??

JustSawJohnny · 28/06/2025 23:42

Traybake99 · 28/06/2025 22:28

I'm not sure what assumptions you are referring to?
I don't see them doing or saying out of the ordinary in order to court controversy. It appears to be more of a case of right wing press/English people being outraged by views that are in stark contrast to their own. The same people are equally outraged by Maggie/Lizzie in a box etc but it is clearly a widely held view in lots of areas of the UK.
In order to drag them to court they would need to be committing offences- pretty sure wearing a bally and not supporting the uk or isreali government aren't offences ( however they phrase it).

On a wider point Belfast is a very political place and a lot of people are increasingly able to respect views that significantly diverge from their own. It is something that England seems to be getting worse at.

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Your original comment to me stated What repeat offences do you see them commiting (other than expressing options that you don't agree with?)

Who said I agreed or didn't agree with them?

One side of my family are from NI. You don't need to teach me anything.

I'm not making up the court case, FFS. Mo was in court for 'terrorism related offences' last week!

And I'm sure I'm not wrong that they are enjoying the notoriety they're getting or that they're raking it in more as a result of the press's attentions.

I see nothing wrong with courting controversy as an artist.

Also, nice sweeping generalisation at 'the English' 😆

Crikeyalmighty · 28/06/2025 23:41

@TheHateIsNotGood for at least half the set the BBC sound mix was totally dreadful - I thought it was for Pulp too - however switched to live stream and it was much better -

crackofdoom · 28/06/2025 23:35

LlynTegid · 28/06/2025 14:18

It lost the original spirit and purpose a long time ago. Making some bands or solo artists pay to attend in all but name, and then tickets not allocated by ballot or some other reasonable way.

I doubt having someone who allegedly says that Nigel Farage should be given a chance would have been considered for the event even ten years ago.

I remember Rod Stewart playing at Glastonbury about 26 years ago. He had a choir of girls wearing school uniforms IIRC 🤢 Then boyfriend and I walked past on the way to the cinema field to see Lord of the Rings. We didn't stop....

The headline acts at Glastonbury tend to be a bit meh and bland. The second and third tier acts are usually more interesting. That said, I'm crying inside that Pulp played and I'm not there 😢

WoolwichWitch · 28/06/2025 23:34

Did Charlie just lick the stage?

edgy

hycordantonia · 28/06/2025 23:34

Charlie xcx is awful running around the stage like a crazy woman not even singing . Raye was brilliant and the best I’ve seen this year.

FLOWERYFROCKY · 28/06/2025 23:32

Doechii is fantastic!

WoolwichWitch · 28/06/2025 23:32

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 28/06/2025 23:30

Charlie is going to absolutely gutted when she gets off stage, logs into Mumsnet and reads your comment

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nah she’ll be too busy wiping down her knees from all that crawling around on the stage showing us her arse crack

WoolwichWitch · 28/06/2025 23:30

Charli is atrocious on every level.

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 28/06/2025 23:30

Pinktruffle · 28/06/2025 23:00

Charli XCX is shit. I know she uses autotune as a gimmick but it really looks like she's miming (I know she isn't) and she doesn't have enough stage presence

Charlie is going to absolutely gutted when she gets off stage, logs into Mumsnet and reads your comment

HooSaidThat · 28/06/2025 23:28

I think they know that it's rather sanitized now, safe for grandparents to take their grandchildren to now.

So we get people trying to be edgy like Jedwood going on about IRA or Gaza, Knob Dylan going on about Gaza and then female singer swearing a bit because that's "edgy".

whynotwhatknot · 28/06/2025 23:25

Pinktruffle · 28/06/2025 23:00

Charli XCX is shit. I know she uses autotune as a gimmick but it really looks like she's miming (I know she isn't) and she doesn't have enough stage presence

she is