Glastonbury 2007

[airframe doctor]

I was watching the tailend of the highlights of Glastonbury on BBC 3 last night, when The Killers came on stage. Now I like The Killers, one of the bands I've been listening a lot to recently, but what I found strange was the reaction or should I say the lack of it from the crowd. It wasn't until about 5 or 6 songs into their set that there seemed to be any feedback from those who were watching.
Up until this time there had been a bit of singing but there was none of the usual crowd bounce & feedback you would of expected a band like that would normally receive apart from the odd sporadic outburst from various individual sections.
I have never been to Glastonbury or T in the Park but from watching TITP on TV over the past few years whatever the band, whatever the time of day the crowds always seem to get behind who's playing, seem to have a good time & there is definitely more of a crowd bounce happening.
This brings me to my question,
Is Glastonbury now more an event to be seen at or to say you have been to under the pretence that something spiritual is going to happen to you, rather than the real reason to attend.....having a good time & listen to some great bands all weekend?

From what I have seen (obviously only on TV) that between the 2, TITP is the one to go to for a good time & to see some decent bands, whereas Glastonbury appears somewhat false & a lot of people have jumped on the bandwagon with the stigma that attending is an experience that will somehow change your life spiritually & you will find inner peace, oh and there will be a bit of music too!!!

Good to see the RAF Ensign right in the thick of things throughout The Killers set though!!!DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Pan Warrior]

The Killers play tribute to Joy Division at Glastonbury

The Killers play tribute to Joy Division at Glastonbury

I 'd go just to see the killers, but £150 is a bit steep.
The Killers played:

'Sam's Town'
'Interlude'
'When You Were Young'
'Bones'
'Somebody Told Me'
'Smile Like You Mean It'
'Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine'
'Uncle Johnny'
'This River Is Wild'
'Read My Mind'
'On Top'
'Bling (Confessions Of A King)'
'Glamorous Indie Rock And Roll'
'Mr Brightside'
'My List'
'Too Good To Be True'
'Shadowplay'
'For Reasons Unknown'
'All These Things That I've Done'

Glastonbury - (Fragrant Press): Organisers of this year's Glastonbury Festival have said the relentless downpours have been a huge blessing in disguise and probably the closest that the majority of the 180,000 scrofulous long-haired hippies have been to an actual bath all year.

"We've been praying the sun would stay away," a PR source said to the press today.

"You can't imagine what it can be like: Amy Whinehouse blaring away like a demented banshee, daft Bjork wittering as if she'd never actually heard herself from an audience perspective.....

"All to a backdrop of nearly two hundred thousand unwashed armpits, scrotums, pubes and feet. Roasting away in the summer sunshine, the heady aroma carried on a gentle southern breeze.

"And from the Festival perimiter fences of the Worthy Farm site the toxic fumes of 100 chemical lavatories working flat-out, straining the capacities of the sewage piping system and testing the ingenuity of the Somerset County Sanitation Department.

"Then there's the nits, the crabs and the fleas. You wouldn't believe how quickly they breed at temperatures over 68F.

 

[MingMong]

Glastonbury has become too big by far, they seem to try to cover too diverse a spectrum of music.
My spiritual festival home as a rock fan is Donington Park, so i'm a Downloaf Festival regular.
Looking at the Glastonbury lineup there are only about 5 bands I would want to see, and then there is nothing that really excites me.

T in the park seems to have a much better lineup than Glastonbury and just a quick glance at the lineup there I can see over a dozen bands I would want to watch.
For the non rock/metal festival I have always been a big fan of Leeds/Reading who seem to get a good ballanced lineup every year, although whoever signed Razorlight up as headliners this year needs to have a word with themselves.

As for attending Glastonbury as being a status symbol for wannabe new age hippies, I think you are spot on.

 

[fod_plod]

I was a bit disapointed with both the Killers last night and the Arctic Monkeys on Friday. For headlining acts their sets were distinctly average, and thought that they could have at least tried o make it a bit different. They are headlining the world's largest music festival and the Killers basically just played their album. Perhaps their playing and singing was too good, as there was not a lot to differentiate the songs from their album tracks, but watching them live last ngiht I was not impressed with their perfromance. They certainly weren't the best entertainment, the BBC's highlights that they showed afterwards were much more entertaining.

As for the AMs on Friday, well they are way over rated and too many people have been taken in by the hype, they are a good band, but I wouldn't say that they are Glastonbury headliners good. I fail to see why people think that they are so special.

 

[Vagabond]

Did anyone see Iggy Pop's set?. Gave security a bit of a nightmare when he decided to invite the crowd onto the stage. Never seen so many freaks and misfits appear out of the darkness.

 

[Swingwinger]

T in the park is a far better gig. Amazing atmosphere. Glastonbury is full of soap dodgers!!

 

[mad_collie]

Where the feck is Galstonbury?

 

[airframe doctor]

How do I get out of this one? I know..........

How do I get out of this one? I know..........

Where the feck is Galstonbury?

It's a mini festival just down the road from the main festival site where Glastonbury is held I think.DT_Xtremez_21:

Nah I just lied to you.......I was a biff & spelt it wrong.DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[mad_collie]

It's a mini festival just down the road from the main festival site where Glastonbury is held I think.DT_Xtremez_21:

Nah I just lied to you.......I was a biff & spelt it wrong.DT_Xtremez_42:

All fixed biff boy.DT_Xtremez_15:

 

[airframe doctor]

Thankyou.

Thankyou.

All fixed biff boy.DT_Xtremez_15:

Cheers Dad.DT_Xtremez_30:
Do you think anyone else noticed?DT_Xtremez_29:

 

[airframe doctor]

Festival leeches..............

Festival leeches..............

I have to admit I wasn't overly impressed by The Killers & the other bands I saw but they all seemed decent enough, still not worth £150 though. The Editors sounded good wouldn't mind seeing them at some point. What I can't stand at these events is all the peripheral ****e that gets tagged on to festivals nowadays, ****ing sculptures & faith healers etc.

If I had the time, money & inclination to organise a festival this is how I'd do it....

1.Get 2 fields. 1 for camping & the other for the gig.
2.Build a stage, with all the electrical equipment installed.
3.Invite some top notch bands that will really blow people away on stage.
4.Invite some up & coming bands as gap fillers between main acts, so their profile is heightened therefore keeping the festival going year after year.
5.Sort the security & medical aspects of the festival.
6.Let everyone have a blinding weekend just listening to music & partying.

I wouldn't invite all these taggers on who sell magic stones, fortune tellers, & wellie salesmen etc!!!

Just have a music festival FFS Mr Eavis, get it back to what it should be!!!

I can't begin to imagine all these conversations that will take place between these new age spiritual tree hugging politically correct hippie ******'s come Tues.

Yeah went to Glasto this weekend.

Do you mean Glastonbury?

Yeah well thats what us regulars call it.

What was it like see any good bands, what was the atmosphere like?

Don't know I went to find my inner spirit & cleanse my soul & aurora.

Did you find it?

No there was too much noise because there were rock bands playing all weekend, they disrupted my train of thought within my inner sanctum.

I seem to have gone off on one now.........I'll stop!!!

 

[mcdoodle]

i think part of the problem that the killers have is that brandon, the singer, doesnt really interact with the crowd, he never has! they headlined( or 2nd headlined) reading a couple of years ago and was the same there.
but having said that, i thought their set was excellent as was the arctic monkeys the night before!
some of the lesser bands were good too, maximo park, editors and pigeon detectives all stuck out for me!
by the way, go interactive on your telly, you get other bands and full sets, not just the hits!!!DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[3Chordwonder]

I'm definately a Reading man (10th year this year)
I wouldn't really like Glastonbury - basically because its way too big. Having 30 min walks between stages is not my idea of fun. At reading it's 5 mins between all the tents and thats great for quickly finding something new.

I watched most of the TV coverage and, for me, the outstanding bits were Arcade Fire, Editors, Jack Penate (top dancing bloke) and, when Terry Hall and Lynval Golding came on and played "Gangsters" with Lilly Allen. Pity she had to be on stage though...

....and Mingmong, you're right about Razorlight this year.....I think the main stage may have about 3 people watching.

 

[Man in Black]

Weller

Weller

I didn't see much of the TV highlights, but from what I did see Paul Weller was absolutely fantastic! Long live the Modfather!

 

[katinthehat]

I didn't see much of the TV highlights, but from what I did see Paul Weller was absolutely fantastic! Long live the Modfather!

Why wasnt he headlining?
He should have been - he is a far bigger name than either the Arctic Monkeys or the Killers!!
Glastonbury has gone downhill over the last 5 or 6 years.
It used to be a great festival - now it is, as has been said, just the hype and the "snobbery" of saying you have been.

 

[3Chordwonder]

I bet the majority of people there probably own about 20 cds.
The last record they bought was probably the Killers....and they bough it in Tesco.

Last year, Reading suffered from that a little with the Arctic Monkeys playing - lots of cnuts who obviously had no idea about how to conduct themselves at a gig.

I just went and watched Anti-Flag in the Lock-Up tent - problem solved.

 

[propersplitbrainme]

Last year, Reading suffered from that a little with the Arctic Monkeys playing - lots of cnuts who obviously had no idea about how to conduct themselves at a gig.

Hardly surprising that, the Arctic Monkeys are about 15 years old as are most of their fans DT_Xtremez_06:
I'm toying with the idea of grabbing a ticket for V this year, if only to catch the Manics, one of the few bands playing who I've never seen live. James Dean Bradfield played solo last year and was damned good, anyone seen the Manics live?

 

[3Chordwonder]

Yeah - I saw them on the first tour without Richie. Very good they were too.
I was a little dissapointed with yesterday's footage of them. The sound was poor though.

 

[firestorm]

Glastonbury is fantastic, usually criticised by people who haven't been there. How anyone can compare it to t in the park is beyond me.
Face value of the tickets may seem steep but its for 3 days. You could never see that many bands for that price at your local venue.
Simple choice, don't like it then don't go!
I'm looking forward to next years ticket lottery.

 

[NotAnIDOYet]

Hardly surprising that, the Arctic Monkeys are about 15 years old as are most of their fans DT_Xtremez_06:
I'm toying with the idea of grabbing a ticket for V this year, if only to catch the Manics, one of the few bands playing who I've never seen live. James Dean Bradfield played solo last year and was damned good, anyone seen the Manics live?

Saw them in Glasgow at the end of the Design for Life tour. Even they admitted in a Q interview it was one of their best ever gigs. I know they are getting older and mellower nowadays but they still sound bloody brilliant.