2023 legend slot

[ProperTea]

Robbie Williams has just been interviewed on BBC Breakfast: he said he would "love" to play the legends slot.

"It is the epicentre of the music world for that weekend. Everybody's watching and everyone has their eyes on it, and that kind of thing doesn't happen anymore as music on TV has died a death. So yeah, it would be a big deal."

He was asked specifically about the legends slot, not one of the three headliners.

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by ProperTea

[Ayrshire Chris]

19 hours ago, Neil said:

plus there's mel c's intragram the other day which basically said "nothing happening here".

Robbie Williams mentioned them this morning on the bbc as being possibles for Glastonbury. As well as hinting he’d like to be back as it’s been 25 years since he was there. 

[Neil]

17 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Robbie Williams mentioned them this morning on the bbc as being possibles for Glastonbury. As well as hinting he’d like to be back as it’s been 25 years since he was there. 

robbie wiilliams reads the daily mail and hates where his career has gone.

Edited September 20, 2022 by Neil

[sadimmock]

16 hours ago, danmarks said:

Didnt they bomb on their last reunion?

Yes, or maybe the one before. I seem to recall that a tour got scrubbed due to poor ticket sales. There are only a finite number of people who were the right age in the very brief time that they were famous. 

[gooner1990]

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by gooner1990

[Neil]

met a couple of guys today who said their band "the federation" played the first glastonbury festival.don't think i've ever heard of them.

[maelzoid]

1 hour ago, gooner1990 said:

 

What an awkward interview.

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

met a couple of guys today who said their band "the federation" played the first glastonbury festival.don't think i've ever heard of them.

There's a band called The Federation that played Jazz World in 1995 according to this https://www.vam.ac.uk/performing-glastonbury/1995/friday/

Long way off the first one.

[gigpusher]

14 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

What an awkward interview.

I'm up for that. Spice Girls first, then Robbie Williams enables me to stick to my don't go to the legend slot without even the tiniest sliver of regret. 

[moogster]

1 minute ago, gigpusher said:

I'm up for that. Spice Girls first, then Robbie Williams enables me to stick to my don't go to the legend slot without even the tiniest sliver of regret. 

Was exactly my thought until I realized that Other Half would probably want to see Robbie Williams 😒

[gigpusher]

1 minute ago, moogster said:

Was exactly my thought until I realized that Other Half would probably want to see Robbie Williams 😒

I'm so sorry for you!! Luckily my other half would also be happy to miss both of those. 

[Joshuwarr]

I think Robbie Williams would be great fun. 

[gazzared]

4 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:

I think Robbie Williams would be great fun. 

he would deffo get a big crowd and plenty would enjoy him but for me he's terrible, karaoke singer at best but hes done really well for himself so fair doos . My new rule since last glastonbury for "should I watch an act is if a song comes on the radio and i instantly turn it off then i will never go to watch them" - robbies in that catergory haha

[mttJ]

11 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:

I think Robbie Williams would be great fun. 

Yeah, completely agree! 

It's pretty much what I think I'd want from that slot. A nice afternoon sing along where you couldn't give a shite that he can't sing.

[gigpusher]

1 minute ago, gazzared said:

he would deffo get a big crowd and plenty would enjoy him but for me he's terrible, karaoke singer at best but hes done really well for himself so fair doos . My new rule since last glastonbury for "should I watch an act is if a song comes on the radio and i instantly turn it off then i will never go to watch them" - robbies in that catergory haha

My new legend rule is only go if I really genuinely love them. It's just not worth the crowds for me otherwise but yep if you hate some of their songs turning up to see them would be a miserable experience. 

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

My new legend rule is only go if I really genuinely love them. It's just not worth the crowds for me otherwise but yep if you hate some of their songs turning up to see them would be a miserable experience. 

This begs a question I've probably asked before.

Do people go to the legends slot and/or headliners just because they think they should whether or not they like them?

[gazzared]

1 minute ago, gigpusher said:

My new legend rule is only go if I really genuinely love them. It's just not worth the crowds for me otherwise but yep if you hate some of their songs turning up to see them would be a miserable experience. 

yeah that angels song makes me wanna vom was really hard escaping it these past few days so had to use spotify alot at home

[gazzared]

1 minute ago, Skip997 said:

This begs a question I've probably asked before.

Do people go to the legends slot and/or headliners just because they think they should whether or not they like them?

I would never pay to see Diana Ross but I do like some of the old stuff so thought she would be ok but she wasnt....we left early.

I made the same mistake at Kylie and lasted 2 songs ....also very sick inducing so iam very stupid for getting caught up with the legend hype and wont be mking that mistake ever again 🤞

[Skip997]

Just now, gazzared said:

I would never pay to see Diana Ross but I do like some of the old stuff so thought she would be ok but she wasnt....we left early.

I made the same mistake at Kylie and lasted 2 songs ....also very sick inducing so iam very stupid for getting caught up with the legend hype and wont be mking that mistake ever again 🤞

At least you had the sense/guts to leave.

I went to the Rolling Stones, whatever year that was, they were IMO dreadful, I lasted about 15 minutes and legged to Public Enemy on west Holts.

Was one of the best decisions I've made, Public Enemy were superb.

[ProperTea]

On 9/20/2022 at 3:10 PM, Skip997 said:

This begs a question I've probably asked before.

Do people go to the legends slot and/or headliners just because they think they should whether or not they like them?

I think 100000% there are absolutely people that do this. I've had friends who have come to headliners with me that they aren't particularly arsed about solely because they are headlining and they think they should be there (I was basically the only person in my group actually interested in Paul McCartney this year, but two or three people came with me because "when else am I going to get the chance to see Paul McCartney headline Glastonbury")

 

 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

On 9/20/2022 at 9:54 AM, Ayrshire Chris said:

Robbie Williams mentioned them this morning on the bbc as being possibles for Glastonbury. As well as hinting he’d like to be back as it’s been 25 years since he was there. 

That interview was so cringey. Mostly the interviewer tbh.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

On 9/20/2022 at 4:14 PM, gazzared said:

I would never pay to see Diana Ross but I do like some of the old stuff so thought she would be ok but she wasnt....we left early.

I made the same mistake at Kylie and lasted 2 songs ....also very sick inducing so iam very stupid for getting caught up with the legend hype and wont be mking that mistake ever again 🤞

I wasn't there for Kylie, altho I read the Guardian's 5 star review. Was she that bad or was it the horrible choreography with the security etc that made you leave?

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

For me, I go and see the Legend slot for a singalong and a chilled pint. If it's rammed and I don't like the artist, I'd never go. Case in point, Craig David. I took one look at the field and headed to the bar, waited for him to stop singing the same song for the next thirty mins, had a rum n coke, then made my way in for RTJ.

Why anyone would go to someone they don't like is beyond me, although I can assume ppl go because they don't know someone but feel the pressure of the title 'the Legends Slot', ergo they must be good because otherwise would GF book them.

[clarkete]

11 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

For me, I go and see the Legend slot for a singalong and a chilled pint. If it's rammed and I don't like the artist, I'd never go. Case in point, Craig David. I took one look at the field and headed to the bar, waited for him to stop singing the same song for the next thirty mins, had a rum n coke, then made my way in for RTJ.

He didn't play the legend slot did he? 

[Punksnotdead]

On 9/20/2022 at 2:38 PM, gigpusher said:

I'm up for that. Spice Girls first, then Robbie Williams enables me to stick to my don't go to the legend slot without even the tiniest sliver of regret. 

I'd rather spend the whole of the 5 days with explosive diarrhoea than spend 5 minutes watching Robbie Williams!