2023 legend slot

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, ticketboy69 said:

Am I wrong in thinking that Cat would be a better headliner for the acoustic tent rather than the legend slot?

I'd concur.

[The Nal]

23 minutes ago, Drinky said:

Paul Simon gets a pass because he was clearly sick

Not playing any S&G tunes but throwing in a few new ones instead was an own goal. 

[gigpusher]

40 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Let's face it, not quite the same vibe is it (which is also fine). Might go there for a rest and have a lovely little listen on my picnic blanket.

Maybe the field will be busy enough with people getting spots for Elton nice and early but the circus folk will be pretty redundant without a decent flash mob option poor people

TBF if the legend slot got back to the Kenny Rogers days occasionally that would be nice. Husband had a lovely nap during that one. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

7 minutes ago, ticketboy69 said:

Am I wrong in thinking that Cat would be a better headliner for the acoustic tent rather than the legend slot?

Yes it would be but it would be proper rammed. If not legend then some spot on on of the bigger stages. 

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, gigpusher said:

TBF if the legend slot got back to the Kenny Rogers days occasionally that would be nice. Husband had a lovely nap during that one. 

Music for Husbands to Nap To.

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

1 minute ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Music for Husbands to Nap To.

🤣🤣

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Yes it would be but it would be proper rammed. If not legend then some spot on on of the bigger stages. 

He's definitely a Pyramid level act, but for me more along the lines of Kris Kristofferson, BB King, Jackson Browne, CSN, Don McLean etc who rock up to El Pointo without all the legend slot hullabaloo.

 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

He's definitely a Pyramid level act, but for me more along the lines of Kris Kristofferson, BB King, Jackson Browne, CSN, Don McLean etc who rock up to El Pointo without all the legend slot hullabaloo.

The Kris spot is a terrific idea, actually. Fourth on Pyramid on a Friday, leading into something with a little more grunt.

[gigpusher]

8 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Music for Husbands to Nap To.

It's Sunday a lot of people need a bit of a refresh during the day but yep he had a nice relax and said he quite enjoyed him. He appreciated the encores of the only songs he knew as well. 

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, gigpusher said:

It's Sunday a lot of people need a bit of a refresh during the day but yep he had a nice relax and said he quite enjoyed him. He appreciated the encores of the only songs he knew as well. 

Absolutely the best way to do it! 

[coma girl]

12 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Not playing any S&G tunes but throwing in a few new ones instead was an own goal. 

This.

 

Paul Simon is one of the most disappointing gigs I have been to,I was expecting it to be like Ray Davies the year before with loads of good sing alongs but it was really poor. PS missed a chance to play one of those sets that would have had people talking about it for years.

 

I remember him saying he was unwell, if it was that serious he should have pulled out of the gig.

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Not sure how him being well or unwell impacted his setlist.

He wasn't ill ill. Just looked like he had a summer sniffle and a bit of a croaky throat.

[FrancisH]

 

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It'll be like Paul Simon. Largish crowd growing restless.

A bit different I think, It was a poor set from Simon and there was a lot of expectation from the crowd that he'd bust out S+G tunes - Seems like Yusuf / Stevens does generally play the hits, I don't think the crowd are going to be there expecting anything other than what they're going to get.

[The Nal]

17 minutes ago, coma girl said:

Paul Simon is one of the most disappointing gigs I have been to,I was expecting it to be like Ray Davies the year before with loads of good sing alongs but it was really poor. PS missed a chance to play one of those sets that would have had people talking about it for years.

I'd seen him a few years before and was expecting similar. 

A tighter version of this

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-simon/2006/point-theatre-dublin-ireland-7bf6beec.html

 

[Florian Saucer Attack]

5 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

 

A bit different I think, It was a poor set from Simon and there was a lot of expectation from the crowd that he'd bust out S+G tunes - Seems like Yusuf / Stevens does generally play the hits, I don't think the crowd are going to be there expecting anything other than what they're going to get.

I would have a lot of respect for Yusuf though if instead of playing all the hits he just did a rendition of one of his Islamic spoken word albums

[coma girl]

1 minute ago, The Nal said:

I'd seen him a few years before and was expecting similar. 

A tighter version of this

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-simon/2006/point-theatre-dublin-ireland-7bf6beec.html

 

I hadn't seen him before but I would have expected a streamlined version of that set list, which would have gone done really well with the majority of the crowd I reckon.

[CaledonianGonzo]

10 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

 

A bit different I think, It was a poor set from Simon and there was a lot of expectation from the crowd that he'd bust out S+G tunes - Seems like Yusuf / Stevens does generally play the hits, I don't think the crowd are going to be there expecting anything other than what they're going to get.

I dunno. Looking at the evidence of his most recent show he performed a few songs about Islam in front of a backdrop of the Al Aqsa Mosque.

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I dunno. Looking at the evidence of his most recent show he performed a few songs about Islam in front of a backdrop of the Al Aqsa Mosque.

Now that would be interesting just to see the reaction.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Skip997 said:

Now that would be interesting just to see the reaction.

 

 

On 2/18/2023 at 11:46 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Hes just posted this - recent footage from last year and he sounds great

But.....well.....there are some fucking caveats 

 

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

Does he play I Love My Dog?

[NorthernSoul52]

43 minutes ago, The Nal said:

I'd seen him a few years before and was expecting similar. 

A tighter version of this

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-simon/2006/point-theatre-dublin-ireland-7bf6beec.html

 

Ooof. 

Saw him with Sting in Manchester. That's an all-timer for me! 

[stuie]

3 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Do we only party between 16.00 and 17.15 on the Sunday now?

Yep... and only at the Pyramid apparently. 

The rest of the stages are basically just people crying.

[Hugh Jass II]

1 minute ago, stuie said:

Yep... and only at the Pyramid apparently. 

The rest of the stages are basically just people crying.

#sadgirlindiefest23

[GrumpyRaver]

42 minutes ago, stuie said:

Yep... and only at the Pyramid apparently. 

The rest of the stages are basically just people crying.

Sounds like you were one of the 20 people who saw Yoko during Dolly...

Edited February 21, 2023 by GrumpyRaver

[The Nal]

33 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

Sounds like you were one of the 20 people who saw Yoko during Dolly...

They were back to back. Enjoyed Yoko.