Glastonbury worst I've seen!

Those “nasty little cunts” donated their entire fee from headlining Wide Awake festival to Doctors Without Borders…

Neil Young is off to a shite start

The headline for me is Neil Young, if he turns up.... that bloke can do what the fuck he wants in my book as he's already laid down some of the best songs in my living life.

I might indeed tune in for him.

In fairness, I’ve always felt like Glastonbury was only for the elite and celebs based on the cost, general attitude, and the impossibility of actually getting tickets.

I liked Bestival when in used to be on the IOW.

I know a fair bit. I still don’t like Kneecap and the stuff they spout. That doesn’t mean I’m pro Israel either.

The festival brought in £5.9m in pre-tax profits for the year to March 2024.
During the same period, the event also donated £5.2m to charitable organisations including Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid.

@ffsfindmeausername it isn’t that Raye can’t sing-she can - but we are definitely into Amy winehouse/Adele territory here and unmemorable songs ‘in my opinion’ but as I said at 63 - I don’t think it’s aimed at me

Glastonbury is basically a pop festival these days. That's fine but it's not for me anymore. Had some great times there in the 90s/00s though and I would still recommend anyone to go.

Or maybe, like most people, you don't actually know much about Irish history and can't understand why a people might have sympathy for the Palestinians having suffered from 800 years or brutal British occupation, almost having their culture and language destroyed and an attempted genocide that the population has never recovered from....

And I therefore relax in the knowledge someone here is older than me 😍
I find the majority of festivals now are positioning towards some cause or other. I choose to focus on the music.

Glastonbury has not ALWAYS been political - in the early days it was a place where hippie-type people could hang out without being harangued.

It might be political now but it really wasn't before. And nb: it does indeed seem that us so-called 'useless hippies' created some great shit for people to enjoy for many years to come.

How do you suppose they convinced the UK press to publish stories about things that happened at concerts over a year ago in the run up to their Glastonbury appearance?

What do you think any of them will get 'banged up' for? What repeat offences do you see them commiting (other than expressing options that you don't agree with?)

@Sidebeforeself

Very true!

I’m only an armchair commentator anyway. Haven’t been to Glastonbury in over 20 years and you couldn’t pay me to camp <shudder>.

Yes I was thinking the same that it is rubbish this year or i was wondering if it was just me cos im getting older. watched a bit of Alanis morrisette and En vogue as they're my era, at one point could clearly tell one of the En vogue girls was miming. 1975 were boring also currently watching Raye, also boring. 2023 was a good year they had Texas, the lightening seeds, Rick Astley and a few other good ones.

This thread confirms theres no accounting for taste! Some people’s idea of brilliance is my idea of hell and vice versa! I think thats the point of Glastonbury though

The citme board is that's way

Agree and with @AlwaysBeingMe

I REALLY hate that. They do it for months, the same as whenever they have sessions in their studios like the Piano Rooms or their 'In the Park' festival or whatever. If I wanted to listen to live music of bands I like then I know where I can go to do it, on my own time. Prime time radio absolutely is not the time to playing footage of live sessions. It usually sounds a bit chaotic or off-key and you've got to really like an artist to put up with that. It totally puts me off. I usually change over to Radio 4 or Absolute Radio.

Although I will say that today they played a song from the Self Esteem live set and she was superb as always. But that's an exception to the rule.

I gave up on Glastonbury once CND took it over, although my sentiments ally with them - it wasn't supposed to be about political causes and headlining Judy effing Tzuke was the turning point for me.

That's when I started describing Glastonbury as a "Worthy Cause" and left it to the day's 'movers and groovers'.

The odd occasion when I watch a bit - Christine and the Queens are the only stand out. Alanna will always be great with or without Glastonbury.

@AlwaysBeingMesmart man your H - shock factor , works on the all PR attracts attention mindset .

This - except without the pinch of salt. Kneecap are nasty little cunts and I don’t think they should be allowed to play, but I do think most of it is nasty posturing rather than genuine concern.

So if I draped myself in a Swastika and a KKK mask then leapt onto the stage screaming "bring back death camps! kill all black people!" you'd just figure I was doing it by design, "trying to be 'scandalous' for attention". And you'd "take it all with a skip load of salt". Interesting.

@TheHateIsNotGood will do - can’t beat a bit of Hillage!!

Agreed.

One vile act does not excuse another and Israel are indiscriminately hitting out at Palestinians, not just Hammas.

The hypocrisy and sheer lack of critical thinking is astounding, isn’t it?