Rock / Metal, Does it have a place at Glasto ?

[Wooden]

Their seems to be pretty much every other genre of music at Glasto, has there ever been any heavy rock / metal bands on over the years ?

This was my 1st Glasto and thought it was awesome, been to Rock-am-Ring / Download / Leeds festival but Glasto in general is way better, i'd happily sack those off and just go to Glasto, but it would be nice to still get my rock / metal fix !!

Imagine Metallica / Bullet for my valentine / Rammstein / System of a Down ect ... ripping up the Pyramid stage !!

I live in hope !! ha

[APC]

Nine Inch Nails played about 8 years ago, in the afternoon. My mates proper enjoyed it. I just writhed around in my tent coming off an acid binge. Rock N' Roll.

[LostRiot]

Slash was on the pyramid this year.

I think they generally shy away from metal because of the crowd issues you get.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Yeah, main reason not much metal/rock is the Pearl Jam incident in '92? or whenever it was, and it scared M.E.

[fantomas]

Yes, I think it does, would like to see a little more.

Slash was great!

Yeah, main reason not much metal/rock is the Pearl Jam incident in '92? or whenever it was, and it scared M.E.

[Sparticus]

citing the pearl jam incident (whilst tragic) is borderline ridiculous though. Ten years on all festivals have improved on their health and safety (I can't comment on the start of the decade but i've noticed it in the five years i've been going to festivals), and above all else, the pearl jam incident happened because they're a band of massive stature (even moreso back then).

I enjoy michael eavis' outlook, and the money the festival raises for various charities rather than opting to rob every punter blind like every other major festival in the uk, but he needs to buy a ticket to download and get a more informed opinion next summer, since it had the best crowd i've seen at a uk festival. Booking metal/ hard rock bands doesn't cause accidents in crowds, if anything it's your more casual punter who goes to one gig a year that should be shown the door, as in the people previously found at oasis concerts who now get shirty with you at a kings of leon gig.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

this incident was in 2000 at Roskilde. think it's the reason for a lot of the 2nd barriers at Glasto, Reading, etc.

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

What was the 'Pearl Jam incident'?

[captain futility]

What was the 'Pearl Jam incident'?

[redmosquito]

I'd love to see more rock acts at Glastonbury and ignoring them is a bit of a one from Eavis, the festival is a performing arts festivals and all types of music should be considered when choosing the line-up. Rock and metal aren't to everyones tastes but then so is a lot of the music there. The Roskilde incident wasn't the fault of Pearl Jam, more an unfortunate set of indivual circumstances that all happened at the same time which led to a tragic outcome. In all probability it would have happened anyway, whichever band was playing. Festival organisers have learnt from it though and the chances of it happening again are incredably slim. Pearl Jam are an amazing live band but I get the feeling that Michael isn't a fan of many American rock acts from the 80's and 90's and the headline acts seem to reflect his tastes. For example he loved the Arctic Monkeys and despite them only having 2 albums out and a relatively small (but growing) fan base he booked them to headline a few years ago, a booking which surprised a lot of people. Acts mentioned above like Metallica and System of a Down are amazing live acts and Metallica and Pearl Jam are big enough to justify a high slot on the Pyramid and would be perfect Other Stage headliners.

[jameshunt]

The stone circle wouldn't be the same without the rocks.

[austrian_zeppelin]

i'd love to see more heavier rock at glasto and i am 100 % certain that a metallica headline slot for example would go down amazingly well. but while i do miss a bit of metal at glasto, if you go to the smaller stages you do always find some good headbanging tunes. last year's gig by f**ked up in the john peel tent was absolutely mental...

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

The trouble is, with hard rock comes hard rock fans. Don't want to make any sweeping generalisations, but they can be much bigger twats than most other music fans.

[redmosquito]

The trouble is, with hard rock comes hard rock fans. Don't want to make any sweeping generalisations, but they can be much bigger twats than most other music fans.

Edited July 7, 2010 by redmosquito

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

Really? What are you basing this on? By hard rock fans are you meaning fans of the music or regular visitors to the stupid chain of eateries? Oh and that IS a massive sweeping generalisation.

I've spent a fair bit of time in rock clubs and I've never once had a problem with anyone there, never seen a fight etc. In my experience rock and metal fans are some of the friendliest people out there. Besides from what I've read and heard from people that have been police and security have many more problems with the punters at Reading, Leeds, V, T in the Park et al than they do at Download. Sure hard rock fans might look a bit odd to you but that means f**k all in the real world. I'm not disputing the fact that some rock fans are cocks but you meet cocks in all walks of life, I'm sure if you actually looked into it there would be a bigger proportion of twats at other gigs than there would be at a rock gig. A recent study actually found that heavy metal fans have very similar personalities to classical music fans so are you saying that classical music fans are renowned twats? (Here's a link to the article if your interested http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2680987/Heavy-metal-and-classical-music-fans-share-personality-traits.html)

Oh and I don't really see the number of hard rock fans actually increasing significantly as only a small minority of tickets are actually sold after the line up has been announced.

In my opinion its the Simply Red fans you need to look out for.

[essex_jim]

This was my first Glastonbury after years of doing Reading and Leeds (first festival was 1998, can't believe it's taken me this long!) and I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of rock/metal acts. I missed Slash due to the England game but I was expecting far more anyway. Sometimes you just want a goold old fashioned, friendly natured mosh and Glastonbury really lacked that. The crowds are static most of the time, maybe this was down to the heat, I'm not sure. But whilst I loved it and am coming next year without fail, the crowd whilst watching bands disappointed me compared to Reading of which the crowd is constantly buzzing.

[Bobs]

Well to be fair, I feel it's a pretty even mix, I feel that there should be a little bit more, or just a smaller stage, with a more rock twist to it, with small rock bands playing etc..

Slash was absolutely amazing and i was able to listen to Coheed & Cambria from where i was camped, So i got my fix, but maybe a little bit more, not even alot, just a couple more to take it to 4 distinctively recognisable bands.. I'd be happy then.

[radish]

Let's see, rock(ish) bands I've seen at Glastonbury. Reef, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Foo Fighters, Less Than Jake, Rocket From the Crypt, Queens of the Stone Age, Hundred Reasons (I think, hazy memories of New Bands Tent?), Terrorvision, I want to say Henry Rollins but think that may really be a mis-memory, Bloodhound Gang (not sure they're rock/metal but they fit more with the Reading line-ups than Glasto I think), possibly a few more but having trouble remembering. Prodigy? They've headlined Download after all.

Edited to say Black Crowes. I didn't see them but they headlined the Pyramid '90something. Same year as Page/Plant I think, who of course used to be in the biggest rock/metal act of all time who many would say would be the perfect Pyramid headliner.

Edited again to say pretty sure the Damned have headlined one of the smaller stages.

I won't include Manics '99 headlining set, although that was a pretty decent mosh/bounce they're not quite rock/metal, more rock/pop. I guess there are a few bands who hover around the rock/pop line and can induce a mass bounce, Supergrass being another of course.

I definitely think there's space for more rock/metal acts, some of the bigger bands are among the biggest crowd-pullers on the planet. I could easily see any of Metallica, Aerosmith, Kiss (not my thing but they always put on a show, would pull out something special for Glasto no doubt), Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Green Day, Pixies, RHCP on the Pyramid. Not sure about the current line-up, but a reformed G'n'R would go down well also. And I reckon a few bands like Korn, Linkin Park, MBV, (none of whom I like) maybe even Marilyn Manson could play the other stage comfortably.

I think there's definitely a gap that's being overlooked. Having said that, it's not like there's nothing else on offer and not like Glastonbury needs rock/metal, it is fine as it is. I'd just like it even more if there was something rockier to find (like Ginger in the acoustic tent, or the Wildhearts on the other stage).

Edited July 7, 2010 by radish

[Bobs]

To be fair, if you gave KISS a headline slot on the other stage, You'd pull a massive audience and have a fantastic audience, I don't think they could play anywhere else, the Light Show and Tricks need to be done in the night, but they aren't really scary horror rock, it wouldn't cause a massive crush and would interest most rock fans..

I realise that my opinion is slightly bias, but they play catchy tunes everyone would enjoy and would be quality.

[radish]

To be fair, if you gave KISS a headline slot on the other stage, You'd pull a massive audience and have a fantastic audience, I don't think they could play anywhere else, the Light Show and Tricks need to be done in the night, but they aren't really scary horror rock, it wouldn't cause a massive crush and would interest most rock fans..

I realise that my opinion is slightly bias, but they play catchy tunes everyone would enjoy and would be quality.

Edited July 7, 2010 by radish

[Bobs]

I generally think your looking at people who i'd class like 'kiss-style', Not totally heavy, but still rock and still good..

Kiss couldn't sell their own tour out, and whilst they are HUGE in america, they aren't here, thats why they'd only get an other stage slot, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper would all fit the bill in my opinion

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

It would be great to see Smashing Pumpkins, either on the pyramid or headlining the other.

[The Nal]

Glasto dont have the balls. That Roskilde/Pearl Jam or whatever is total cobblers.

It is "The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts" after all. Id love to see some metal/rock at it.

If Vanilla Ice is considered performing art, so are Metallica.

Lars Ulrich: "Having Jay-Z headline this year, it might open doors for other people and genres - maybe us."

[Cooter]

Yes to some metal/real rock, no to Metallica and their fake shite metal, no to Kiss and their tongues, no to Sabbath cos sadly Ozzy is well and truly fukked nowadays.

Yes to the mighty Iron Maiden and would easily fill a Pyramid headline slot, yes to Motorhead perhaps a support headline slot on other stage, yes to RATM easily a pyramid headliner and have played before.

Yes to a better and improved buzz down in amongst the crowds, lets get some atmosphere back.

eta: and I'm quite sure the Pearl Jam incident had nothing whatsoever to do with the type of music, what a crazy idea.

Edited July 7, 2010 by Cooter

[The Nal]

no to Metallica and their fake shite metal