Glastonbury

[brockers]

More of a comment on U2 really, but watching it on BBC2 and so far all they've played is stuff from Achtung Baby. Not that I really mind, as it's the only CD of their's I have and it's a guilty pleasure of mine in that I'm quite fond of it.

Anyway, let's hear your Glastonbury tales!

Latest news: they've gone off the Achtung Baby script and are now onto 'The Streets of No Name'

Crikey. I'm getting old.



Edit: Whoops. It's called 'Where the Streets Have No Name.' Shows what I know.

 

[Archie_tect]

Bono's being branded as a hypocrite for tax avoidance on a massive scale when Eire needs every euro it can get and he's always branded himself as a figurehead against poverty.

 

[Baggy]

U2 are on to Unforgettable Fire stuff now - Bad - fabulous! Makes me feel a bit long in the tooth though...

 

[TVC]

BBC4 coverage of BB King and Morrisey was awful, the sound was so dull and flat.

 

[Baggy]

BBC4 coverage of BB King and Morrisey was awful, the sound was so dull and flat.

Didn't see BB King, but cheery Mozza didn't sound too good (someone will be along soon to say he always sounds like that... ). Sound quality for U2 and Primal Scream was much better.

 

[brockers]

Last time I went to Glastonbury in the mid nineties, I rode down on an Addison Lee company motorbike, parked up somewhere, miraculously managed to meet up with my friends 'behind the mixing desk', as we, and seemingly everyone else had arranged, and then proceeded to ingest a whole range of intoxicants and watch bands and stuff. Then I realised that I had no idea where I'd parked said motorbike and getting rather paranoid about losing it, set off on an on-and-off three day mission to find it, thus missing out on pretty much most of the jollities. Mind you, that was back when one didn't have to fork out 200 sovs to get into the bloody place, so not all bad..

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I sincerely cannot imagine anything worse than spending a weekend in a muddy field with a load of middle class pretend hippies and people doing holistic healing in yurts. Apart, possibly, from doing so with U2 and f**king Coldplay dribbling away at high volume in the background. I'd rather spend the weekend picking contaminated hypodermic needles out of a blocked hospital sink with my teeth.

 

[Shaun]

I'd rather spend the weekend picking contaminated hypodermic needles out of a blocked hospital sink with my teeth.

Not keen on Glastonbury then ...

 

[danphoto]

Crikey. I'm getting old.

Me too, sunshine. Where you at the second one too then?

 

[asterix]

I sincerely cannot imagine anything worse than spending a weekend in a muddy field with a load of middle class pretend hippies and people doing holistic healing in yurts. Apart, possibly, from doing so with U2 and f**king Coldplay dribbling away at high volume in the background. I'd rather spend the weekend picking contaminated hypodermic needles out of a blocked hospital sink with my teeth.

Absolutely. More of a Glyndebourne chap meself.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I got roped into going about 20 years ago, hot and sunny IIRC. Lenny Kravitz, Back Crowes, Kinks and some others. Quite good fun, wouldn't fancy it now though, tends to be full of boring old 40 somethings like me!

 

[smokeysmoo]

I'd rather spend the weekend picking contaminated hypodermic needles out of a blocked hospital sink with my teeth.

Ditto Glastonbury, and also apply to anything Bono/U2 related, just never saw the attraction, each to their own

 

[smokeysmoo]

Well at least the Wombles are playing this year!

That should save Michael Eavis having to clear up afterwards

 

[Ludwig]

If you want a good civilized festival then The International Eisteddfod at Langollen is superb. I saw the Russian Red Army Choir there and they were superb. As for Glastonbury Iggy Pop a few years ago was brilliant when the fans invaded the stage and you can see it on youtobe.
Probably the best festival in Britain is The Dorset Steam Fair and there is loads of music there as well as all the engines.
Download is very good and remeber Soulfly, Lacuna Coil, Soil and The Deftones there a few years ago and were superb. For Glasto ther there is too much indie landfill and populist mainstream acts.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

been twice with two different experiences.

went in '94 with girlfriend (as then she was) and some friends. saw many bands including rage against the machine, björkl levellers and chumbawumba. lots of drink consumed and it really was a case of who was on when and who you'd miss as a consequence (gutted to miss the pretenders, blur and oasis).

went in 2004 with wife (as she had since become) and 6 year old daughter. we saw relatively few bands (saw oasis this time, but they were a bit crap) but experienced more of the festival as a whole, including the kids' field where, as we found, the toilets are emptied daily (top glastonbury tip there). as we sat watching bodger and badger live, my daughter lifted her top and announced that she had chicken pox, which resulted in her visiting the festival pharmacy and us coming home without seeing muse.

shame we're probably priced out of the place now though…