Your most controversial Glastonbury opinions

[Hugh Jass II]

1 hour ago, rgill3 said:

 

Why can't we all just be mates?!?!

Now there's the most controversial thing anyone has said on this thread.

[Quark]

6 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Now there's the most controversial thing anyone has said on this thread.

You shut up

[Florian Saucer Attack]

2 hours ago, squirrelarmy said:

Every generation pushes the extremes of normality further than the previous one. I’m dreading to think what is going to be deemed acceptable for future generations. 

Canibal corpse released 'fucked with a knife' in 1994. I don't know any hip hop that's been that extreme in all the time since

[vintagelaureate]

4 hours ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

So I trust them to have evolved something better and more impressive over the years with Pangea (like they have with everything they’ve done since they’ve been around). I get that planning issues may make it difficult, but placing that to one side I struggle with the attitude of wanting to stick with the same thing we’ve had for years, over something new that would change over time and potentially end up better given the chance. To me that’s stifling creativity.

 

4 hours ago, Dave_c said:

Couldn't agree more. The spider was amazing but things need to move on or they stagnate and lose their appeal. Lots of talk on here that the spider is 100% coming back, which would be a huge shame in my eyes. I'll be keeping an eye on the webcam as I suspect we'll get our first glimpse of what is happening with that area ahead of any area announcement (I guess if the map comes soon it will give us an idea).

I also don't understand the planning issue, the pyramid is a much bigger eyesore than what is left of pangea. They even painted it green to blend in!

Is it not cost more than anything else? Without the planning permission wasn't it setup costs of over £250,000 every year? For all we know, they could have looked at ways of developing the spider further now over the last couple of years. I would have loved to have seen where they took the crane, but I can't see it happening now. 

[Hugh Jass II]

4 minutes ago, Quark said:

You shut up

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

9 minutes ago, vintagelaureate said:

 

Is it not cost more than anything else? Without the planning permission wasn't it setup costs of over £250,000 every year? For all we know, they could have looked at ways of developing the spider further now over the last couple of years. I would have loved to have seen where they took the crane, but I can't see it happening now. 

Yes, ultimately it’s the cost due to failing to get PP to leave most of it up all year round, but there is a also a general attitude that people would rather have the spider back over something new that can evolve over time, irrespective of the PP issue, which is I think the point both of us were referring to.

This statement kind of says it all, Glastonbury is a good testing ground for them to develop new ideas:

“Glastonbury is our home, it’s where Arcadia was born and its where we developed our art.

It is unique, and it is one of the only environments in the world where new ideas can be nurtured and developed without having to have immediate commercial viability. Most of the incredible things you see on the festival circuit started life as a bonkers idea at Glastonbury, and Pangea is no exception.”

It is Pangea is no exception.

Edited April 14, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Homer]

I thought Gorillaz were quite good.

[al_coholic]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

I thought Gorillaz were quite good.

I have never ever given a downvote. But I am sorely tempted with that one. That is the most controversial thing I have read so far. 

[stuie]

4 minutes ago, Homer said:

I thought Gorillaz were quite good.

Ah man... I so wanted it to be.  After my first Glastonbury the year before where Damon Albarn made me cry, I so wanted Gorillaz to blow me away.  Alas it was not to be. 

1 minute ago, al_coholic said:

I have never ever given a downvote. But I am sorely tempted with that one. That is the most controversial thing I have read so far. 

LOL

[gigpusher]

6 minutes ago, Homer said:

I thought Gorillaz were quite good.

I agree! It was my very first Pyramid headliner and I loved it. 

[Beaver89]

15 minutes ago, Homer said:

I thought Gorillaz were quite good.

Controversial? Yep. But I agree. Worst part of that show was the stream of inconsiderate people who just wanted to see Snoop Dogg again leaving while shouting "THIS IS SHIT" in front of people who were clearly staying for the show (like me). Technical issues didn't help and Albarn trying to recreate what happened the previous year was tragic but the rest of the show was good!

That said, the show I saw at the O2 was incredible rather than good (Humanz tour, not last year)

[1986]

Including this year Foals will have been at 3 of the 4 last festivals in key slots (I'm calling a secret set a key slot). 

I quite like them but this is lazy booking in my opinion.

[ThePope]

i really enjoyed Kanye

[stuie]

39 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Yes, ultimately it’s the cost due to failing to get PP to leave most of it up all year round, but there is a also a general attitude that people would rather have the spider back over something new that can evolve over time, irrespective of the PP issue, which is I think the point both of us were referring to.

I'd rather they came back with something better than the crane that didn't work, didn't get planning permission and cost too much money.  As I said in the other thread, the spider was better than the afterburner from the very beginning. 

 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

7 minutes ago, stuie said:

I'd rather they came back with something better than the crane that didn't work, didn't get planning permission and cost too much money.  As I said in the other thread, the spider was better than the afterburner from the very beginning. 

 

The crane is still better than the afterburner though, who said progress had to be linear?

[stuie]

6 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

The crane is still better than the afterburner though, who said progress had to be linear?

Sorry, but I don't even agree with that.  The position of the DJ on the crane is too high, far removed from the crowd. 

The atmosphere is lost on the crane.  The Afterburner will still be in use this season and it's a very immersive experience. 

[incident]

8 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

The crane is still better than the afterburner though, who said progress had to be linear?

Personally as someone more excited by bands than DJs, I'd say that the Afterburner is by some distance the best of the 3 - the Afterburner with a live band on it is a fantastic sight.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

7 minutes ago, stuie said:

Sorry, but I don't even agree with that.  The position of the DJ on the crane is too high, far removed from the crowd. 

The atmosphere is lost on the crane.  The Afterburner will still be in use this season and it's a very immersive experience. 

Eh? Don’t you mean too low? You can just about touch the bottom of where the DJ is in the crane. I mean how much lower could they be?

Edited April 14, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Clarence Clemons]

28 minutes ago, stuie said:

Sorry, but I don't even agree with that.  The position of the DJ on the crane is too high, far removed from the crowd. 

The atmosphere is lost on the crane.  The Afterburner will still be in use this season and it's a very immersive experience. 

I agree with the bit about the crane.

previous years I remember catching craig charles under the structure, probably the spider, during a day time slot and the atmosphere was chaotic and bonkers even when not rammed. felt like you were in the booth with him!

[gooner1990]

2 minutes ago, Clarence Clemons said:

I agree with the bit about the crane.

previous years I remember catching craig charles under the structure, probably the spider, during a day time slot and the atmosphere was chaotic and bonkers even when not rammed. felt like you were in the booth with him!

Think that was the time I saw him too...2016?  Was early evening on the Sunday IIRC.

[Lithoniel]

52 minutes ago, ThePope said:

i really enjoyed Kanye

The only two Pyramid Headliners I've seen were Kanye and Stormzy

(Technically caught the end of The Cure was we walked around to SEC after The Streets)

[Obiginnaw]

57 minutes ago, 1986 said:

Including this year Foals will have been at 3 of the 4 last festivals in key slots (I'm calling a secret set a key slot). 

I quite like them but this is lazy booking in my opinion.

I think they’re just expert and bobbing up and down with album releases that sustains them there or thereabouts

but you’re right I’ve never come across die-hard fans people just seem to be in the area to watch them 

[FatAmmy]

10 minutes ago, Obiginnaw said:

I think they’re just expert and bobbing up and down with album releases that sustains them there or thereabouts

but you’re right I’ve never come across die-hard fans people just seem to be in the area to watch them 

I'm a big fan and will have attended all 3 of those sets. I'll admit I wish QOTSA got that slot this time around

[Obiginnaw]

3 minutes ago, FatAmmy said:

I'm a big fan and will have attended all 3 of those sets. I'll admit I wish QOTSA got that slot this time around

Ah fair play, all power to ya! I caught them headlining Reading 2017(?) and they were ‘solid’ but didn’t blow me away- ‘knife in the ocean’ live had something about it though 

yeah I would love to see QOTSA at Glastonbury, though they do also love a secret set so unless it’s ruled out on feasibility I live in hope 

[Clarence Clemons]

24 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Think that was the time I saw him too...2016?  Was early evening on the Sunday IIRC.

yeh I wanna say it was earlier in the weekend but can't remember exactly 🤣 think I saw him 2014 do that as as well, so could be getting confused!