Glastonbury 2025

[thevorpalblade]

Yeah and that’s where Glastonbury is failing now and basically confirms Neil Youngs suspicions that its becoming a corporately run festival.

Now this I wholly agree with.
Glasto is too commercial and too corporate and too posh.
But that's not a broadcasters fault.

 

[ClausThomsen]

I watched Lewis Capaldi last night , never heard of him before to be honest— the crowd were in raptures over him, I read he’d had a hard time over the last couple of years mentally so I’m sorry about that but musically I found him very boring maybe the audience found him great because they were intoxicated one way or the other, or it is because I’m from a much older generation.

I find Lewis Capaldi's music pretty dull but there has never been some golden age where dull music never gained popularity.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

I watched Lewis Capaldi last night , never heard of him before to be honest— the crowd were in raptures over him, I read he’d had a hard time over the last couple of years mentally so I’m sorry about that but musically I found him very boring maybe the audience found him great because they were intoxicated one way or the other, or it is because I’m from a much older generation.

Probably the bolded mate if im honest ha

 

[Esgehtvoran]

Fogerty, Young and Kneecap are practically the only performers to catch at this Glastonbury...and the BBC scum are depriving anyone not there of seeing one of them live...and will proscribe what coverage - if any at all - they'll show of Kneecap.

The country's gone to hell in a handcart when censorship like this happens.

That coward Starmer and the BBC are scared about handing Reform something to rally around.

Catching Kneecap is like catching the clap.

If their music wasn’t ‘feck the Brits (but, please dear fellows, do give us arts funding) they would literally be ignored.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

The Searchers were on yesterday lads, ey! EY LADS?

 

[NorthernBlue]

I watched Lewis Capaldi last night , never heard of him before to be honest— the crowd were in raptures over him, I read he’d had a hard time over the last couple of years mentally so I’m sorry about that but musically I found him very boring maybe the audience found him great because they were intoxicated one way or the other, or it is because I’m from a much older generation.

It’s not about generations. I got into music in the 90’s but I went back and back and really only listen to music from 50’s and 60’s now because that’s where all the best music is for me. I’m not stuck in music of my time. I would find it astonishing if anyone is listening to Lewis Capaldi in 20 years time. Ten a penny artists like him. And people lap it up because the majority of people like crap music and I don’t think that’s ever changed. You just have to look at the best selling records of all time to see that.

 

[ClausThomsen]

For all the crying about Glastonbury being posh, mainstream and commercialised there are other events that you can go to and indulge your alternative musical purity and get away from the Henrys and Henriettas.

But then of course that'd involve a bit more than lying on the settee and pressing the red button.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

For all the crying about Glastonbury being posh, mainstream and commercialised there are other events that you can go to and indulge your alternative musical purity and get away from the Henrys and Henriettas.

But then of course that'd involve a bit more than lying on the settee and pressing the red button.

Spot on haha

Everyone sitting at home suddenly becomes some top music critic who's assessments on the artists involved are the absolute truth whenever Glasto rolls around and it honestly makes me laugh

 

[NorthernBlue]

Spot on haha

Everyone sitting at home suddenly becomes some top music critic who's assessments on the artists involved are absolute whenever Glasto rolls around and it honestly makes me laugh

Or get all upset

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Would agree on Kneecap censorship being wrong if not for the 'kill your local MP' stuff - personally think that warrants pulling and they are lucky to be getting a fee from what is now a very mainstream festival

That happened in 2023 and yet they played Gladtonbury last year without all this dredged up. Only now their platform is bigger is it an issue.

 

[ClausThomsen]

The other performers should have shown more solidarity with Kneecap and told the BBC they'll do a Neil Young and stop them broadcasting their performances, which is within their rights to do.

Some poxy letter of support wont cut it.

Bunch of careerist scabs who want to act 'edgy' but wont put themselves out there for other artists getting a punishment beating from the state.

Neil Young's set will now be broadcast live. Kneecap have agreed to allow BBC to stream their set afterwards on iPlayer.

Are they also now careerist scabs climbing down from their edgy performative anti-BBC stance?

 

[summerisle]

I find Lewis Capaldi's music pretty dull but there has never been some golden age where dull music never gained popularity.

Indeed, Ken Dodd's song Tears was the third highest selling single of the 1960s. Only bettered by She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand. He had 18 top 40 hits, four in the top ten. The sixties weren't swinging for the majority.

 

[cronullasharks]

Spot on haha

Everyone sitting at home suddenly becomes some top music critic who's assessments on the artists involved are the absolute truth whenever Glasto rolls around and it honestly makes me laugh

Mate, people are allowed an opinion

 

[NorthernBlue]

Indeed, Ken Dodd's song Tears was the third highest selling single of the 1960s. Only bettered by She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand. He had 18 top 40 hits, four in the top ten. The sixties weren't swinging for the majority.

Didnt know Ken Dodd played glasto

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Mate, people are allowed an opinion

Well of course they are..

..but you would agree that the statements 'I think that these are crap and I dont believe they're a headline act' and 'these are crap and shouldn't be headlining' are two different things, yes?