Neil Young

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Absolute mad man. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

 

Edited Friday at 11:52 AM by CaledonianGonzo

[Jamm]

My heart can’t take this whirlwind.

[jonnytee1]

Yo-yo Young 

[jonnytee1]

Great opportunity for some amazing flags in preparation for his performance 🙃

[sime]

Hahaha! Been loving all this. What a palaver! Really glad that he is back to playing again. Looking forward to his set even more now! 

[Talcroft]

Dear oh dear. 

Really interested in twenty years' time to see what went on here. Poor Glasto office trying to have a lil Christmas break till 6th.

[Spindles]

In, Out, Shake it all about..

[Gnomicide]

Incredible scenes.

[Acid_Haze]

Haha! This is panning out to be one of the messiest headliner announcements in Glasto history. I guess the festival's got to go ahead and do an official announcement now 😂

[Karlos12345]

This is so funny.

[cheesey_toastie]

Well we got there. Glad he's onboard again. 

That 2009 set was epic - went expecting a two hour jam and set list full of b-sides and came away a fan. 

[Lycra]

27 minutes ago, Lemon T-wig said:

I'm not missing any point. I think you are. Neil Young fans buy his music and go to his gigs. Glastonbury on TV is not for his fans, it's an entertianment show for people who (mostly) aren't even that interested in the festival. What's shown does nothing to convey what the festival experience is. Neil Young owes them nothing.

in my opinion

I'm a long standing NY fan, buy his music but have never managed to catch a him at a gig. Don't patronise!

[Acid_Haze]

He's got a habit of doing this sort of thing after what happened with Spotify

[Lemon T-wig]

Just now, Lycra said:

I'm a long standing NY fan, buy his music but have never managed to catch a him at a gig. Don't patronise!

What's patronising about what I said?
Neil has played in the UK fairly often. There's lots of his live music available. I don't understand what your problem is.

[-TLR-]

Just now, Lycra said:

I'm a long standing NY fan, buy his music but have never managed to catch a him at a gig. Don't patronise!

 

with all due respect - just because you have never seen him live, why does that mean that he owes you a live broadcast?

 

there's a few acts i would say i am a long standing fan of that i have never seen live - i don't believe they owe me anything.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Lemon T-wig said:

What's patronising about what I said?
Neil has played in the UK fairly often. There's lots of his live music available. I don't understand what your problem is.

 

Been a while to be fair

[judyblue110]

My read on this - NY's team posted this as a strong negotiation tactic,someone on the Glastonbury / BBC side has backed down and NY's team has agreed to call it his mistake as an olive branch.

 

Neither side is stupid. The lack of official response yesterday spoke volumes.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Rockin' In The Freeview

[judyblue110]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Been a while to be fair

 

Due to COVID. Before that it was 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, then 2019 his last UK date.

[Lemon T-wig]

Looking at this, I wonder if Neil wants to have his set performed in near darkness...??  

 

 

[judyblue110]

6 minutes ago, Acid_Haze said:

He's got a habit of doing this sort of thing after what happened with Spotify

 

It's not a "habit", and it started decades before Spotify. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, judyblue110 said:

 

Due to COVID. Before that it was 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, then 2019 his last UK date.

 

Ah - fair. The 2019 date passed me by.  Usually go see him when he comes north of the border, and the last PotR show was a fair while back.

[judyblue110]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Ah - fair. The 2019 date passed me by.  Usually go see him when he comes north of the border, and the last PotR show was a fair while back.

 

Indeed, 2016, what a show.

 

Think a Scottish date this year may be unlikely - very few options for outdoor, non-sponsored events of a suitable size. 

 

Edinburgh Castle maybe? Or Bellahouston? 

 

Kelvingrove Bandstand might be nice but it seems like the "summer nights" series isn't happening, and it's probably too small anyway.

[Lemon T-wig]

9 minutes ago, judyblue110 said:

 

Due to COVID. Before that it was 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, then 2019 his last UK date.

That's what I thought. I seem to remember him playing fairly regularly. 
I went to see him in Hyde Park with Crazy Horse with a couple of not big fans. I thought it was a great set, but one of my friends was dissapointed saying "I hoped he'd play his hits". I said, "what, like Heart Of Gold" (his only hit really) , which he did play. I think that's what many non fans are like. They think they know a lot of his material, but they don't. Which is what his last time at Glastonbury was like. Lots of die hard fans, but many left slightly bewildered. And it was a fantastic set in my opinion. I remember the stonking version of Rockin' In The Free World, where it kept on ending, then he'd start it up again. Someone I was with just kept rolling her eyes saying "not again!" 😄

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