…reported to be headlining Glastonbury 2024.
Clue outrage.
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…reported to be headlining Glastonbury 2024.
Clue outrage.
*Warning: Link contains Daily Mail.
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*CUE* outrage, FFS!
Where’s Mike “Supersonic” Mansfield when we need him
He’s Britain’s leading human rights lawyer nowadays…š
2 out of 3’s not bad I guess. Sorry Chris.
I had Olivia Rodrigo pegged as a headliner. Last year’s bunch were so crusty that I’d thought they’d lean a lot more into youth this time, but maybe not.
Having went last year, after a near 3 decade rest, I couldnāt care less. BBC nonsense.
How refreshing to see plucky journeymen Coldplay being given a go on the big stage for once..
Glastonbury have now said The Fail is talking bollocks. No announcement until the New Year.
The Heil, talking bollocks? Perish the thought!
Emily Eavis is quoted elsewhere as saying they have a female artist lined up for the ālegendā slot on Sunday afternoon. While Iād be surprised if the This Used To Be My Playground Hitmaker would settle for the singalonga slot, I wonder who else it could be – Barbara Streisand? Grace Jones? Sonya? Huggy Bear?
I’ve crossed my fingers and am fervently wishing: “Please let it be Kate Bush, oh please let it be Kate Bush…”
Not. A. Chance.
Uncross those fingers, pronto.
Maybe Stevie Nicks or Shania Twain? That’s my best guesses for Sunday teatime.
Siouxsie? …with special guest Morrissey.
Genuine question: were Siouxsie and the Banshees ever so popular that they could be given a “legends” slot? I’m as goth as the next black-clad creature of the night, but they were a bit before my time, so maybe I can’t appreciate whether they were really that popular. I’ve got Juju and a couple of others, but sadly they don’t float my black boat. Would Siouxsie and co at Glasto (if such a thing happens) be worth watching?
My dream of a turn by Kate Bush was never going to happen, I know, but I’m open to an interesting alternative. If not Siouxsie, what about Toyah? Her recent reissued 80s albums, which I missed first time round, have been very interesting, and her kitchen gigs with Fripp have been, erm, eye-opening.
The Banshees had a decent string of top 20 hits when top 20 hits actually counted for something (theyād be in that category of act who, if plonked in front of general audience, would get a reaction of āI forgot they did so many songs I likeā). However Siouxsie, despite being very recognisable, never had a strong identity with the broader public (contrast with contemporaries Adam Ant or Boy George) and the band seem to be lost to the 80s in a way that others have not.
Toyah, who in the parlance of the Chart Music podcast, might be considered āShakinā Siouxsieā, had fewer hits but big āuns, and, because of acting and generally being a show off, would be more of a face to the wider public.
The bar for getting the legend slot has usually been pretty high. It was notable that this year they made sure to have Blondie on just after Cat Stevens in what was, perhaps, a sign they lacked confidence in his enduring appeal, so maybe – like these new-fangled multi-nation World Cups – the trend will be for sly double-bill legends as
the pot from which to choose nailed-on winners diminishes..
Iād put Siouxsie in the same category as Echo and the Bunnymen and OMD. Theyād attract a big crowd and lots of recognisable hits but not quite big enough to be a huge deal.
Toyah? Be careful what you wish for. I have seen her live a couple of times and it is not an edifying or even enjoyable spectacle.
That’s a shame. Watching her interviews on the reissued albums, it’s clear that maybe she takes her music (or perhaps, more fairly, just that era of her career) very seriously indeed – and I think I’d forgotten what a big, all-round star she was after the Punk Wars – but her turns with her other half showed an, erm, more exhibionist character. Perhaps it’s the former that you get at a gig.
Slade (not going to happen though)
Particularly since Noddy’s wife has recently revealed he’s very ill. But it’d be great if it was possible.
There is that … but we can hope
Id put money on it not being Chumbawamba.
Van Morrison in his recent skiffle incarnation would be a good shout for the legends spot
Too late, he’s now gone rock’n’roll…
Too late, he’s now gone rock’n’roll…
Slap-back echo there.