Who has surprised you at Glasto

[grumpyhack]

I'd also add Alabama 3 to the list (had heard of them but never listened to them before Glastonbury, wow they are great live!!)

[bexj]

Edwyn Collins suprised me last year, I was moved to tears by his outstanding performance and I really enjoyed his music too.

And Love (with Arthur Lee) in 2003 on the Other Stage was just superb - I hadn't heard much Love before then, but couldn't believe how outstandingly brilliant they were

[Neville Street]

Leonard Cohen last year - only walked from Accoustic to Park through Pyramid so I could say "I saw a bit of laughing Lenny" to a friend who is a big fan. Never made it to the Park and was totally amazed by LC, and so glad I stopped as he didn't let the BBC broadcast it so I would only have been able to YouTube it otherwise. Probably saw over 90% of the set, and still raving about it (and YouTubeing the odd snippet )

[Harrow Strongbow Ciderman!]

Edwyn Collins suprised me last year, I was moved to tears by his outstanding performance and I really enjoyed his music too.

[biscant]

Black Kids in a bad way made me go from appreciating their first e.p to hating them. Think the hype was too soon unfortunately for them.

[stuartbert two hats]

Black Eyed Peas were surprisingly good. Been bimbling around the site with a couple of mates, one of which wanted to catch the end of Starsailor. We caught half a song and then felt too lazy to move on, we all laughed and decided to watch "a bit of" the Black Eyed Peas.

For the entire set, I was thoroughly entertained by some proper, professional, American entertainers. You know, not self indulgent "artists", but proper entertainers, like you see on the telly.

"I say Black Eyed, you say Peas. Black Eyed"

"PEAS!"

"Black Eyed"

"PEAS!!!"

Very entertaining. I waved my crutch in the air the whole time! :-)

Edited March 14, 2009 by stuartbert two hats

[jollynolly]

Eddie Grant last year, feel good and fabulous

[whatmidlifecrisis?]

Cohen - Coolest man on Earth and real Glasto moment for me.

Seasick Steve

and...

sorry about this but absolutley loved Scouting For Girls. Never liked them before but there was somehing infectious about their performance that was a real surprise....and you did ask for a 'surprise'.....

[TheNewUnion]

KT Tunstall, knew her stuff and had the album but was a bit meh about her, thought she was fantastic. Really entertaining and great live.

[grumpyhack]

A couple more - Bonnie Raitt and Glen Tilbrook and the Fluffers.