Sunday Legend 2016

[slash's hat]

Only thing worse than Barry manilow has to be Leo sayer.

[The Nal]

Only thing worse than Barry manilow has to be Leo sayer.

 

No, that would be Bryan Ferry.

[slash's hat]

We should have David twinkly eyes Essex. Featuring the hits of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[Wanderlei]

We should have David twinkly eyes Essex. Featuring the hits of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

 

Or Andrew Lloyd Webber? He could do something similar to what Burt B did.

[Hugh Jass]

No, that would be Bryan Ferry.

 

You leave Ferry out of this.

[The Placid Casual]

No, that would be Bryan Ferry.

Get tae fuck son.

[Josnton]

Couple of years down the line when they run out of huge names I could see Tom Jones doing it.

[The Placid Casual]

He's already done it.

 

Name me someone new pussycat.

[Purple aki squat]

Barry Manilow is bottom shelf "own brand" cheese. Only if you're really stuck.

He's got Edam sight more tunes than Lionel

[The Placid Casual]

When did it start. My first was 07 which was Shirley.

Was she the first or did it start before?

2004 James Brown

2005 Brian Wilson

[Purple aki squat]

2004 James Brown

2005 Brian Wilson

Tony Bennett 98

[The Placid Casual]

Tony Bennett 98

Nah

 

They didn't have legends in that slot the following few years. I'm sure he means when the trend started.

[The Placid Casual]

Also, Bob Dylan played 4th up. Tony Bennett was below him.

[Purple aki squat]

Nah

They didn't have legends in that slot the following few years. I'm sure he means when the trend started.

Al green 99

Willie Nelson 2000

[Winslow Leach]

Al green 99

 

Is he like Mike99?

[majormajormajor]

Would David Byrne doing a Talking Heads set constitute a legends slot? For me that's a headliner, but I would take the Sunday afternoon slot.

 

Not that it'd ever happen, mind.

[The Placid Casual]

Al green 99

Willie Nelson 2000

I'm talking the Sunday 4pm slot here. Not the legends who have played the festival in those years.

 

Willie Nelson played that slot in 2000 but in 2002 and 2003, they didn't have a legend there so there wasn't a trend.

 

It began in 2004.

[incident]

I'm talking the Sunday 4pm slot here. Not the legends who have played the festival in those years.

 

Willie Nelson played that slot in 2000 but in 2002 and 2003, they didn't have a legend there so there wasn't a trend.

 

It began in 2004.

Nah, definitely not. It skipped 2003 and maybe one or two other years (Isaac Hayes was 2002), and might have been a shade later in the day in some years before settling into the current time slot, but by most accounts the legends slot was invented when Johnny Cash played in 1994.

[The Placid Casual]

Nah, definitely not. It skipped 2003 and maybe one or two other years (Isaac Hayes was 2002), and might have been a shade later in the day in some years before settling into the current time slot, but by most accounts the legends slot was invented when Johnny Cash played in 1994.

The Sunday legend 4th up on the Pyramid slot started in 2004. Satisfied?

 

Always around to niggle at what I put on here aren't you?

[eldest300]

Liam Gallagher performing whats the story morning glory  

[eFestivals]

Would David Byrne doing a Talking Heads set constitute a legends slot? For me that's a headliner, but I would take the Sunday afternoon slot.

 

Not that it'd ever happen, mind.

 

I don't reckon he's ready to be put out to grass just yet. He's still producing well-received new music.

 

I'm not sure he'd be much interested in doing a TH-songs-only set either. He's happy enough to play old songs but he's also interested in what he's doing now, too.

 

And anyway, some of the best songs he's done have been with his solo stuff (tho there's plenty I'm less keen on too).

 

I'd say you're likely to see him booked again for a 'proper' slot on one of the stages sometime soonish, as it's a long while since he has ('97, I think it was), and I know that Michael is a fan.

[jackarmy]

I don't reckon he's ready to be put out to grass just yet. He's still producing well-received new music.

 

I'm not sure he'd be much interested in doing a TH-songs-only set either. He's happy enough to play old songs but he's also interested in what he's doing now, too.

 

And anyway, some of the best songs he's done have been with his solo stuff (tho there's plenty I'm less keen on too).

 

I'd say you're likely to see him booked again for a 'proper' slot on one of the stages sometime soonish, as it's a long while since he has ('97, I think it was), and I know that Michael is a fan.

 

What was the last festival he did? The Big Chill?

[FloorFiller]

What was the last festival he did? The Big Chill?

Headlined End Of The Road(?) with St Vincent not so long ago. Not sure if he's done anywhere since

[eFestivals]

What was the last festival he did? The Big Chill?

 

Yeah, that was superb (can you tell I'm a fan? ). Tho he's also done at least one Byrne & St Vincent uk festie show since then.

 

He's curating Meltdown in London next month, and playing there.

 

There's an 'Atomic Bomb: The Music of William Onyeabor' show as the headliner at WOMAD in a couple of weeks - that's part of Meltdown too, and Byrne is playing the only other announced show in Paris in September - so me and Scottie were just discussing whether he's likely to show up at WOMAD too ... and I think the chances are pretty good.

 

His latest blog is from a few days ago and is talking about Greece. which tends to suggest he's currently in Europe. Plus, he collaborated with Peter Gabriel a couple of years ago, Gabriel is a big fan, and I know Byrne has been on WOMAD's most-wanted list for a number of years now (it's while since he last played) ... so I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed as i'll be there anyway.

 

With a bit of luck he might be touring again next summer.

[Jakkkkobz]

Saw Chaka Khan last night at Ronnies, she's still got it but don't think she has enough Energy or presence for Legend slot. Would be good West Holts early evening tho