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Tried watching it a bit, those bloody flags in the crowd get on my nerves.

 

Should be banned imo. ****ing attention seekers.

was just about to add that to my original post....

 

Kasabian are on now and the amount of flags on big sticks is winding me up watching it on telly......what would top it off if I was there would be if some bloke had his missus sat on his shoulders in front of me....

 

I would have to push her off...

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Anyone see the skate flag near the front during Kasabian? Would have had to throw one of the girls on the shoulders at whoever was holding it.

 

On the subect of music, big fan of Kasabian. Never put on the tightest set but always put on a good show and get the crowd up for it. I can definitely see how much they are influenced by the Stone Roses.

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was just about to add that to my original post....

 

Kasabian are on now and the amount of flags on big sticks is winding me up watching it on telly......what would top it off if I was there would be if some bloke had his missus sat on his shoulders in front of me....

 

I would have to push her off...

 

I was at a Genesis concert at Wembley years ago, some lass got on her fellas shoulders and within seconds the air was full of bottles and cans all heading in their direction. 2 hours later the girl in front of us excitedly climbed aboard her chaps shoulders, all of us around them backed away as after 3hrs+ standing on the pitch the bottles with her name on were going to be the human Tizer and Iron Bru variety.

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Needs more metal and less sh*t bands.

 

Rap should be declared illegal. People don't really like rap do they? I'd rather pour hydrochloric acid in my ears than listen to that sh*te. Complete turd.

 

I'm saving myself for Bucks Fizz.

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Needs more metal and less sh*t bands.

 

Rap should be declared illegal. People don't really like rap do they? I'd rather pour hydrochloric acid in my ears than listen to that sh*te. Complete turd.

 

More metal and less sh*t? Isnt that contradicting yourself?

 

For the record, I hate rap music too but metal music is just angry, loud noise which is far more suited to Download, Reading and Leeds. Leave Glasto well alone.

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Franz Ferdinand as the 'headline' act....hmmmm

 

watch a bit of Bruce Springstein...hmm, felt awkward for him. the crowd just did not really warm completely to his act....not really out thing

 

 

I was saying the same thing about Franz to my girlfriend. Decent enough but nowhere near established enough to take on the prime time slot. That slot should be reserved for bands like Oasis, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili's, Foo Fighters, Muse, Radiohead, Paul Weller etc... Possibly even the Arctics, although they only have 2 or 3 albums behind them, each and every song they do is an anthem which the whole crowd knows.

 

The trouble is, the organisers are always very keen on giving other bands a push which has explained the Killers and Franz headlining in recent years. Otherwise it would be alternating between the same 7 or 8 bands every year for the headline slot.

 

I must admit, I've never really 'got' Bruce Springsteen, evidentally I think the same can be said of most of the crowd there as well.

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Guest Dark Sotonic Mills

I watched both FF and Springeteen from the comfort of my sofa and whereas I thought that Springsteen's performance displayed a lot of self-indulgent head-up-the-arseness, Franz Ferdinand were just awful. Out of tune being the least of their problems.

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I reckon you need to check your sound settings on your TV ;)

 

Madness were great...also enjoying Bat for Lashes

 

Agreed, I thought Madness were superb. I saw them at the MEN Arena in Manchester a couple of years ago and their songs just get everybody bouncing.

 

Thought Bat for Lashes were really good too.

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Is Neil Young still alive cos judging by his appearance at Glasto, he looks to have been dug up and put on stage.

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am i the only one who thought glasonbury was mediocre at best? all the "professional" journos are say ing stuff like wow best ever etc...what an uninspired line up...Franz, Springsteen, Cosby Stills Nash, Quo, Neil Young. Thought Blur were ordinary, but again thats been contradicted by the radio reports.

 

5/10

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was just about to add that to my original post....

 

Kasabian are on now and the amount of flags on big sticks is winding me up watching it on telly......what would top it off if I was there would be if some bloke had his missus sat on his shoulders in front of me....

 

I would have to push her off...

 

I had a bird on my shoulders at the Killers on Friday at Hyde Park ... what's wrong with that?

 

Don't think I'd be too chuffed if you pushed her off ...

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am i the only one who thought glasonbury was mediocre at best? all the "professional" journos are say ing stuff like wow best ever etc...what an uninspired line up...Franz, Springsteen, Cosby Stills Nash, Quo, Neil Young. Thought Blur were ordinary, but again thats been contradicted by the radio reports.

 

5/10

 

Did you go? Armchair pundits shouldn't make judgments like how 'good' the festival was.

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Did you go? Armchair pundits shouldn't make judgments like how 'good' the festival was.

 

Exactly my thoughts. I can just imagine this lot above sat on their sofa with carling in hand saying "this festival lark is ****, why are they headlining?"

 

a few points:

 

Franz Ferdinand were not headliners because of size or importance, they played a secret gig at The Park stage last year, and as such this a nod, a thanks, to them for doing that. As it happened, the field at Other Stage was heaving so you would have to say the organisers were correct in their choice.

 

Secondly, the funds are limited for signing the acts you "expect" to appear. They have approximately £2m to spread across ALL the acts for Glasto, it simply isnt feasible to expect all these great acts to turn up and play for peanuts.

 

Lastly, Glasto is not, and has never been a pure music festival. If you want something like that then get off you ****ing sofa and go to Reading or V, glasto is about much more than the music, probably something that doesnt come across on your flatscreen.

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Lastly, Glasto is not, and has never been a pure music festival. If you want something like that then get off you ****ing sofa and go to Reading or V, glasto is about much more than the music, probably something that doesnt come across on your flatscreen.

 

Swine Flu, dysentery, trench foot, sunburn and brown trousers yeah?

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well, thats me told then isnt it? wowsers, the only internet forum i know where you cant have an opinion!

 

no, i didnt go, but i would like to think i see a decent amount of live music in a year, so would also like to think i know what a good gig is when i see and hear one. my views were the line up wasnt inspiring, and was it just the usual spiel by the usual people saying it was the best ever?

 

i'll shut up shall i?

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The fact that you're basing the quality of the festival on the musical line-up kinda says it all.

 

well in that case i truly do not understand festivals at all then. i thought a musical festival was about the music. i stand corrected.

 

i shant comment further

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well in that case i truly do not understand festivals at all then. i thought a musical festival was about the music. i stand corrected.

 

i shant comment further

 

It's an art festival, not a music festival, the clue is in the name.

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