For everyone that thinks Glasto should be 'younger'

[Un Adepte Des Raconteurs]

Is that what the people who complain about the 'oldies' want??? A festival of younger bands for younger people?

OK, I'm sure the Prodigy and Radiohead would be welcomed by most (including myself), and I'm sure that a lot of the bands from R/L will make an appearance at Glasto.

But seriously, are those the kind of names that people want at the very top of a Glasto bill? Particularly given that most of them have played both Glasto and R/L in the last few years.

Young Springsteen and Blur is looking like an absolutely stonking bunch of headliners, even if we don't have the Mac or a '4th headliner' to look forward to now.

[bombfrog]

Personally, I'd love to have Kings of Leon, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Prodigy and Ian Brown playing at Glastonbury. I think the top acts at Reading are much better than the (rumoured) top acts at Glastonbury, most of which I'm very disappointed with (except Blur).

Having said that, you still couldn't pay me enough to go to Reading instead. It's just not Glastonbury.

Edited March 30, 2009 by bombfrog

[WS_Jack_III]

leeds is shite.

shite people there

nothing to do on the Heavy day

boring gaps in the day

riots on sunday

Wow what a great festival

[vicky=)]

I think it's funny, Everyone slated glasto for having artics in 07 and KOL in 08

and now everyone LOVES the reading line up.

[mouth]

It's just not Glastonbury.

[vicky=)]

TBF THe reading lineup isn't exactly readingy is it

[hombrederayo]

TBF THe reading lineup isn't exactly readingy is it

[Paul ™]

what happened to sunday being metal day?

[vicky=)]

lol obviusly Radiohead are Heavy metal

[Dog Burger]

I love Glastonbury because it's by far the most diverse of the major festivals in this country. I don't particularly care if it doesn't have more of the mainstream, successful current-day indie bands than any other festival because I go there for a wide array of different reasons - things I wouldn't be able to get at any one other festival. Indie, classic rock, hip-hop, soul, reggae, dub, dance, world music, food, comedy, theatre, late-night entertainment, cabaret, cinema. It gets pretty bloody tiresome having to wade through 50-100 more or less identical threads on this board every sodding year from disgruntled of Milton Keynes, moaning that X band or Y band aren't playing, or there are more bands from the NME or Q playing at Reading/V/T in the Park. It's like going to a lavish medieval banquet and asking where the KFC Bucket is. If you've bought a ticket for Glastonbury and you're upset that there's lots of older acts, world music, hip-hop or whatever else rather than a line-up filled with high-profile, currently succesful indie bands, and that's the sole reason you wanted to go, then I'm sorry but you didn't do your research and you've probably bought a ticket to the wrong festival. But please, stop venting your fury at people who are really excited about an event which is a major part of our lives, in many cases has been for some decades. We just want to look forward to wandering happily in the sunshine with open eyes and minds and take in the spectacular, nearly uniquely diverse cultural attack on the senses that is Glastonbury. Our Glastonbury.

Edited March 30, 2009 by Dog Burger

[sjhande]

I think it's funny, Everyone slated glasto for having artics in 07 and KOL in 08

and now everyone LOVES the reading line up.

[xxtinkerbellxx]

the headliners for glasto this year definatley arent my cup of tea but half of the people reading have announced i know i could easily buy tickets for from my local carling academy, dont think u can say the same for bruce springsteen

[VCK]

I've got my weekend ticket for Leeds sorted and there's a few acts I'm pretty stoked about seeing but I'm more up for Glasto this year - The Leeds headliners all pale in comparison to Blur.

[Bort]

Terrible lineup, except for Radiohead and YYYs.

[harper11]

its not selling that fast

especially leeds where all ticket types are still available

reading has all day tickets available and coack packages galore

bit slower than last year anyway

[cole4ord]

I love Glastonbury because it's by far the most diverse of the major festivals in this country. I don't particularly care if it doesn't have more of the mainstream, successful current-day indie bands than any other festival because I go there for a wide array of different reasons - things I wouldn't be able to get at any one other festival. Indie, classic rock, hip-hop, soul, reggae, dub, dance, world music, food, comedy, theatre, late-night entertainment, cabaret, cinema. It gets pretty bloody tiresome having to wade through 50-100 more or less identical threads on this board every sodding year from disgruntled of Milton Keynes, moaning that X band or Y band aren't playing, or there are more bands from the NME or Q playing at Reading/V/T in the Park. It's like going to a lavish medieval banquet and asking where the KFC Bucket is. If you've bought a ticket for Glastonbury and you're upset that there's lots of older acts, world music, hip-hop or whatever else rather than a line-up filled with high-profile, currently succesful indie bands, and that's the sole reason you wanted to go, then I'm sorry but you didn't do your research and you've probably bought a ticket to the wrong festival. But please, stop venting your fury at people who are really excited about an event which is a major part of our lives, in many cases has been for some decades. We just want to look forward to wandering happily in the sunshine with open eyes and minds and take in the spectacular, nearly uniquely diverse cultural attack on the senses that is Glastonbury. Our Glastonbury.

[Matt 100]

I think it's funny, Everyone slated glasto for having artics in 07 and KOL in 08

and now everyone LOVES the reading line up.

[ampersand]

its not selling that fast

especially leeds where all ticket types are still available

[hombrederayo]

are they bollocks. tried 3 different sites and theyre all sold out.

[Messy]

I'm 17, and I've not read the thread. My two cents:

There are very few bands that I'm genuinly excited about seeing at Glasto this year. There are very few bands that I'd not be excited about at Reading this year.

I'm just hoping the whole "it's not about the music" thing is true.

[Sam Crawley]

I'm 17, and I've not read the thread. My two cents:

There are very few bands that I'm genuinly excited about seeing at Glasto this year. There are very few bands that I'd not be excited about at Reading this year.

I'm just hoping the whole "it's not about the music" thing is true.

[sdaveak47]

The most annoying thing is glastonbury will have a line up that appeals to younger people, just not pyramid stage headliners, theres been plenty of acts already annouced Klaxons , Fleet Foxes etc which do appeal to a younger demographic and theres a hell of alot more to still to be announced, and glastonbury would be a lot weaker without these acts

If they had announced the headliners were Kanye West , Franz Ferdinand & Blur would people have been happier ?

[Sam Crawley]

If they had announced the headliners were Kanye West , Franz Ferdinand & Blur would people have been happier ?

[Kyelo]

The most annoying thing is glastonbury will have a line up that appeals to younger people, just not pyramid stage headliners, theres been plenty of acts already annouced Klaxons , Fleet Foxes etc which do appeal to a younger demographic and theres a hell of alot more to still to be announced, and glastonbury would be a lot weaker without these acts

If they had announced the headliners were Kanye West , Franz Ferdinand & Blur would people have been happier ?

[queenelly]

If they had announced something like 1.Muse, Coldplay, Artic Monkeys, Kasabian etc 2.Young OR Springsteen 3.Blur, Morrissey etc people would be far happier as it would be balanced.

The Pyramid Stage is the flagship for the festival and should represent what the festival has, ie young and old of all genres.