The Glastonbury festival quiz

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Anyone any best guesses where we are now ? I’m confused 🤷🏻‍♀️.... 

I'd say @grumpyhack's go. 

[stuartbert two hats]

Either that, or I'm going to ask another question about speakers.

[Crazyfool01]

Will go with @grumpyhack that will do me  

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Will go with @grumpyhack that will do me  

I didn't think anyone would want another question about speakers!

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I didn't think anyone would want another question about speakers!

erm ...  

[MrZigster]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I didn't think anyone would want another question about speakers!

Is the answer Tony Benn?

[grumpyhack]

In the 80s a short-lived Classical Stage was introduced.  What year, who programmed it and name one other performer on the stage - plenty to choose from.

[ian the worm]

1980s?  I’m guess it’s gotta be Nigel Kennedy or Julian Lloyd Webber or James Galway. 

[ian the worm]

Pavarotti?  

[grumpyhack]

First of all you've got to name the year the stage was introduced (I think it only ran for that year).  As for performers, sorry no to all the above.  As a hint, it was programmed by a guitarist - look Skywards.

[ian the worm]

One of these?  As a kid I was fascinated by this cover.  I thought it was double necked. 

My sister played classical guitar so we had a load of it on vinyl.

[grumpyhack]

Getting there.  Yes John Williams, classical guitarist, who also formed Sky with several other notables, was the programmer and also one of the performers.  So still need the year and a couple of others who played the stage.

 

[parsonjack]

1986....John Martyn?

[ian the worm]

Kiri Te Kanawa?

Jools Holland?

Andrei Previn

Perez Prado 

James Last

Roy Castle?

Edited May 28, 2020 by ian the worm

[grumpyhack]

Crawling there slowly. It was 1986 but none of the above performers.

[ian the worm]

Nik Turner?

[ian the worm]

Nik Turner?

[ian the worm]

Liberace?

[ian the worm]

Les Dawson?

[MrZigster]

I've just looked at the '86 poster.

But that's cheating isn't it @grumpyhack. (Plus I'm too lame to set a question).

You're spot on about a couple of notable names there.

Whether they're the same people who first spring to mind when you hear said names is another matter though right?

[grumpyhack]

Go on Mr Zigster, put us out of our misery and I'm sure you'll think of a question.

[danbailey80]

On 5/28/2020 at 4:23 AM, bamber said:

And the fifth one was Smile -Lilly Allen.

In order of greatness G2014 seen live by Bamber:-

Kelis "Milkshake"

Kiesza "Hideaway"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen"

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott " Caravan of Love"

Lilly Allen "Smile"

I guess you are all suitably underwhelmed. Do better if you can, that's 5 No. 1s all witnessed in on a Glastonbury weekend. Can't be more than one tune by same (mega-star), though even that is very unlikely.

Bamber X

 

 

I'd be more surprised to find a year in the last 10 that didn't have 5 number 1s such is the hugeness of the festival these days. 

Just looking back one year to 2019 and one stage (Pyramid) there's 4 there..Kylie, years and years, George Ezra, Miley Cyrus. Add Other Stage and Chemical Bros or Lewis Capaldi.

Fun question though. X

Edited May 29, 2020 by danbailey80

[MrZigster]

10 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

Go on Mr Zigster, put us out of our misery and I'm sure you'll think of a question.

Nope. Can't think of anything that isn't boringly obvious, although having liked @bamber's question I'd feel like asking "Which year were the most UK No 1 singles performed (by the original artists)?", which is at the other extreme and there's no way I know the answer or am doing the research.

I'll give a cryptic quarter answer.

It's Gerald, not Jerry (I did have to check. I was right. It wasn't).

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, danbailey80 said:

I'd be more surprised to find a year in the last 10 that didn't have 5 number 1s...

Just looking back one year to 2019 and one stage (Pyramid) there's 4 there..Kylie, years and years, George Ezra, Miley Cyrus. Add Other Stage and Chemical Bros or Lewis Capaldi.

Fun question though. X

I just checked to see if any megastar played more than number...Kylie played six. 

[MrZigster]

16 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I just checked to see if any megastar played more than number...Kylie played six. 

Blondie had six and played 'em all.