2023 legend slot

[henry bear]

18 minutes ago, a6l6e6x said:

Field would be very empty for Roxy 

Not a chance. The festival isn't just full of Gen Z with no interest in music that isn't current. You underestimate the number of older people that attend, the number that'll be there because it's 'the legend slot', and the people that'll be there anyway because it's the Pyramid, and that's where they plonk their chairs for the weekend. And, hopefully, some of the younger people will want to check out genuine art-rock legends.

[CaledonianGonzo]

How big a crowd did Fezza on his own draw to WH?

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 hour ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

Off the top of my head, songs I know/like/could probably sing along to most of the words:

Virginia Plain

In Every Dream Home....

Love is the Drug

Both Ends Burning

More Than This

Jealous Guy

Avalon

Do The Strand

Oh Yeah!

Was too young at the time to know this (I'm mid-40's) but I suspect these were all hits if I know them.  So there's probably over an hours' worth of top tunage.

Avalon is more effective than a big plate of oysters😉

[wc23]

5 hours ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

ABBA holograms 

This is a shout. would certainly piss off the old guard. No idea if thats logistically and technically possible tho.

[stuie]

19 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Not a chance. The festival isn't just full of Gen Z with no interest in music that isn't current. You underestimate the number of older people that attend, the number that'll be there because it's 'the legend slot', and the people that'll be there anyway because it's the Pyramid, and that's where they plonk their chairs for the weekend. And, hopefully, some of the younger people will want to check out genuine art-rock legends.

Kind of missing the point that in recent years, the acts in this slot have had massive cross generational appeal. Oh and they’ve been fun.

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, wc23 said:

This is a shout. would certainly piss off the old guard. No idea if thats logistically and technically possible tho.

holograms !

not on my watch, but seriously, apparently it's a great show, but likely to take far too long to set up and prob cost too much

[henry bear]

Just now, stuie said:

Kind of missing the point that in recent years, the acts in this slot have had massive cross generational appeal. Oh and they’ve been fun.

I saw Roxy a few weeks ago. It was very entertaining. People may have to do a little more homework than for some of other recent Legends, but then how many Dolly songs are genuinely known by many? I can't imagine Kenny Rogers had big cross-generational appeal either, and he seemed to do ok.

[Gnomicide]

3 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Must..not...bite 

But it says so in Wikipedia!

40 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

Just spotted Soul II Soul are doing the rounds next summer.....

They could fill a solid 8 minutes with their hits.

[CaledonianGonzo]

12 minutes ago, wc23 said:

This is a shout. would certainly piss off the old guard. No idea if thats logistically and technically possible tho.

It's not.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

But it says so in Wikipedia!

They could fill a solid 8 minutes with their hits.

[leath02]

https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/09/glastonbury-2023-bon-jovi-star-richie-sambora-in-talks-to-headline-17725982/

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by leath02

[GeezLouise]

I’m 35 and (like everyone on this forum I imagine!) like to think I’m pretty well versed in music. I’ve been listening to Roxy music the last few days and only knew 2 songs. I think I only knew one of them because a pop band covered in it my 90s youth. 
 

They do seem like a strange choice to me but I assume theyre massive the generation above me. 

[Andy0808 v5]

16 minutes ago, wc23 said:

This is a shout. would certainly piss off the old guard. No idea if thats logistically and technically possible tho.

Yeh. Considering the farm is gonna be record high temperatures with sun every day, might be a bit weird when a ray of light disintegrates Bjorn and Agneta.

[dotdash79]

1 minute ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

Yeh. Considering the farm is gonna be record high temperatures with sun every day, might be a bit weird when a ray of light disintegrates Bjorn and Agneta.

Front of the stage is a shadow in the afternoon.

[Justcalledtosay]

 

12 minutes ago, leath02 said:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/09/glastonbury-2023-bon-jovi-star-richie-sambora-in-talks-to-headline-17725982/

 I'm living on a prayer 🙏

Big IN for me on the legends slot.

Edited November 9, 2022 by Justcalledtosay

[gfa]

28 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

holograms !

not on my watch, but seriously, apparently it's a great show, but likely to take far too long to set up and prob cost too much

To be fair it would be a prime time 1 hour long BBC advert for their arena in London - they could probably do it at a loss and just make it up in people going to the arena.

[Skip997]

8 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

 

 I'm living on a prayer 🙏

Big IN for me on the legends slot.

Legends slot no problem, it's a bit of a joke slot anyway.

Headliners - no way

[FrancisH]

30 minutes ago, GeezLouise said:

I’m 35 and (like everyone on this forum I imagine!) like to think I’m pretty well versed in music. I’ve been listening to Roxy music the last few days and only knew 2 songs. I think I only knew one of them because a pop band covered in it my 90s youth. 
 

They do seem like a strange choice to me but I assume theyre massive the generation above me. 

To be fair this is how I felt about ELO but appreciate I am probably in the minority there.

Edited November 9, 2022 by FrancisH

[Simsy]

40 minutes ago, GeezLouise said:

I’m 35 and (like everyone on this forum I imagine!) like to think I’m pretty well versed in music. I’ve been listening to Roxy music the last few days and only knew 2 songs. I think I only knew one of them because a pop band covered in it my 90s youth. 
 

They do seem like a strange choice to me but I assume theyre massive the generation above me. 

I think I know as many Roxy songs as I do Dolly songs (Virginia plain, do the strand and jealous guy - I know it's a cover, vs Jolene, 9 to 5 and that Whitney one). At least Roxy shouldn't be miming!

[Brunty9]

 

37 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

 

 I'm living on a prayer 🙏

Big IN for me on the legends slot.

Yes please!

[4AssedMonkey]

I still reckon it's Steps.  Wonder what odds I can get?

[CaledonianGonzo]

The Steps - Roxy Music continuum, from Too Unserious to Too Serious, is now the system for gauging the wisdom of Legend Slot bookings.

[kingbadger]

Bon Jovi would be an epic legend slot booking. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Gnomicide is - of course - correct that when R. Sambora says they've been talking, he means with JBJ rather than with Emily Eavis.

[lucozoid]

1 hour ago, GeezLouise said:

I’m 35 and (like everyone on this forum I imagine!) like to think I’m pretty well versed in music. I’ve been listening to Roxy music the last few days and only knew 2 songs. I think I only knew one of them because a pop band covered in it my 90s youth. 
 

They do seem like a strange choice to me but I assume theyre massive the generation above me. 

I just turned 31. Me and my friends (all 29-31) LOVE Roxy Music