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Ontobetterthings · 2025-06-28T13:02:00+00:00

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?

AKAanothername · 28/06/2025 16:06

Nobody's mentioned Myles Smith, his set was really good yesterday.

Gloriia · 28/06/2025 16:06

Bridport · 28/06/2025 15:03

In recent years I lived near Glastonbury and I can't tell you how sickening the number of helicopters are in an era where we're all trying to cut emissions.

The Somerset sky is like the Vietnam Helicopter Evacuation during Glastonbury weekend.

Yes it'd be really good if they practised what they preached but Glastonbury is a case of do as we say not as we do. The masses of rubbish left behind another example.

corlan · 28/06/2025 16:04

Just switched on to watch Kneecap but seems the BBC will not be showing them . What an absolute shower of craven fuckers the BBC are.

AmyDuPlantier · 28/06/2025 16:02

Gloriia · 28/06/2025 14:41

She is allegedly an acclaimed songwriter yet her songs consist of fuck fuck fuckity fuck.
Maybe a new style poet like The Matt Healy.

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Judging by your post you listened for about 24 seconds.

viques · 28/06/2025 16:01

DiamondThrone · 28/06/2025 15:13

Have you ever seen the pictures of all the tents left at festivals? By the younger generation who criticise older people for the state the world is in?

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Yes!

Trainstrike · 28/06/2025 16:00

Loved Alanis Morissette, En Vogue and Brandi Carlile but haven't been interested in anything else.

AgnesX · 28/06/2025 15:59

The titbit the Beeb showed of the Blossoms, Super grass and Franz Ferdinand was ok ..but that's kind of when I stopped listening to music generally.

Elderflower14 · 28/06/2025 15:58

Cat Stevens was brilliant two years ago..
Bruce Springsteen was fab last time he played... 💕

Miyagi99 · 28/06/2025 15:56

If I went I wouldn’t go for the bands anyway, I go to a lot of festivals and you don’t know the lineup when you purchase tickets, it’s more for the atmosphere, meeting people and watching random acts that you might not of heard before. That said I’d try and make it to Alanis Morrisette and Supergrass.

Claudette7934 · 28/06/2025 15:55

CMAT stole the show - she was awesome. Some of the other stuff - much less so.

REDB99 · 28/06/2025 15:55

DiamondThrone · 28/06/2025 14:23

All oldsters though. The youngsters I've seen, like CMAT and Self Esteem, have been great.

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I agree, I’ve been looking them up and am going to buy some of their music, I thought their sets were great.

agoodfriendofthethree · 28/06/2025 15:54

GanninHyem · 28/06/2025 15:26

Bob Vylan is excellent. Suspect MN is absolutely not his crowd though.

I was quite enjoying his set until he started chanting "death to the IDF" repeatedly and getting the crowd to join in... Not that I'm a fan of the IDF (at all!), but inciting violence live on the BBC isn't my cup of tea, so I guess you're right in your assessment!

RitaAndFrank · 28/06/2025 15:52

RampantIvy · 28/06/2025 14:57

Now when the Cure were on a few years ago, I was deeply envious of everyone that was there to experience them live.

That set was utterly brilliant wasn't it.
I thught the Pet Shop Boys were excellent as well.

I was going to mention the Pet Shop Boys too!

Whatafustercluck · 28/06/2025 15:51

kirinm · 28/06/2025 14:34

Last year was the first time I could watch it and my last one was 2010!

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Mine was 2010 also! I was pregnant with my eldest, so no booze for me but had an amazing time all the same.

Scout2016 · 28/06/2025 15:50

They should sell tickets via a ballot like they do for high interest football matches. You register that you want one by a deadline and then they do the rest at random on a set date. Maybe have a means of linking yourself to another person if you wouldn't go alone. Seems much fairer than who has the best Internet or knows ways round it tech wise.

DiamondThrone · 28/06/2025 15:49

RaininSummer · 28/06/2025 15:48

Loved Alanis. Can't find Blossoms to watch sadly and apparently no Neil Young to see so, other than the lovely Rod Stewart, there's nothing I actually want to see but I will give bands new to me a 10 mins try each. Watching 1975 now but they are kinda tedious.

Neil has back down from his hissy fit and has graciously allowed the BBC to transmit him live tonight.

RaininSummer · 28/06/2025 15:48

Loved Alanis. Can't find Blossoms to watch sadly and apparently no Neil Young to see so, other than the lovely Rod Stewart, there's nothing I actually want to see but I will give bands new to me a 10 mins try each. Watching 1975 now but they are kinda tedious.

Gloriia · 28/06/2025 15:48

DiamondThrone · 28/06/2025 14:58

It's lucky that singers in the punk era never swore, isn't it? 😉

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Oh swearing is fine i do it myself but her songs literally were all fuck fuck fucking fuck. I don't get the acclaimed songwriter bit.

Scout2016 · 28/06/2025 15:47

I don't think most of it works live on telly, it sounds awful. I have a theory that they tinker with the sound for the "watch again" viewings, because to me 2 weeks later it somehow sounds much better. Still not great, but better. I might be fooling myself though.

UsernameMcUsername · 28/06/2025 15:46

AlwaysBeingMe · 28/06/2025 15:35

Yes, all rather disappointing so far...
If only the artists were as good as the BBC technical coverage.

My DH (who's from from Ireland) opinion on Kneecrap 😭 - derivative hip hop by cosplay terrorist sympathisers capitalising on the green pound/euro/dollar exploiting Oirish 'yoof' ignorance and plastic Paddies who conveniently forget the maiming and mutilation their "heroes" inflicted on the community they claimed to represent.

I'm Irish, and yes, the whole IRA cosplay thing is pathetic and tasteless. But I'm old enough to remember the reality of the Troubles & the IRA (and the loyalist paramilitaries too). I don't know why British commentators keep giving them the attention they crave though.

RunningBlueFox · 28/06/2025 15:44

CMAT, and Buster Rhymes were both fab yesterday. 1975 are not my cup of tea as I think Matty Healy is a toss pot but I'm in my early 50s so not his target market. I love the randomness of Glastonbury. People saying music isn't as good as it used to be be aware that statement ages you far worse than wrinkles and grey hair ever will 🤣. Challenge yourself to find something new. It's like Botox for your ears.

MoominUnderWater · 28/06/2025 15:42

First time I’m glad I’m not there. 😁😁

80smonster · 28/06/2025 15:41

Erm, is this based on what you can see on telly? I think there’s way more to Glasto than the music.

Bbq1 · 28/06/2025 15:41

The mediocre music st Glastonbury doesn't interest me in the slightest. Since when are bland pop bands/singers like The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo headline acts? It's supposed to be a massive household name like Shirley Bassey, Elton John or GnR. Worse than usual

Traybake99 · 28/06/2025 15:39

AlwaysBeingMe · 28/06/2025 15:35

Yes, all rather disappointing so far...
If only the artists were as good as the BBC technical coverage.

My DH (who's from from Ireland) opinion on Kneecrap 😭 - derivative hip hop by cosplay terrorist sympathisers capitalising on the green pound/euro/dollar exploiting Oirish 'yoof' ignorance and plastic Paddies who conveniently forget the maiming and mutilation their "heroes" inflicted on the community they claimed to represent.

I guess being from Ireland doesn't make you an expert on Kneecap.