Glastonbury 2014

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...nbury-is-middle-class-now-thank-goodness.html

Some pretty vile vomit-making quotes in there

- 'I’ll be sitting on a fold-up seat on a Somerset hillside among fellow music-lovers, perhaps munching on a gourmet wrap and sipping a chilled sauvignon blanc whilst experiencing a soothing foot massage and hopefully enjoying the performance of some world-class musicians who don’t equate their art with physical suffering'

'This is about supply and demand. There are all kinds of festivals tempting different audiences but if you are trying to run the greatest show on earth, it is probably wise to cater to the requirements of the kind of people who will pay a premium to attend it.'

Not just the Telegraph, Evening Standard was at it as well last night.

Corporates killed the vibe stone dead, same as they do to anything they deem worthy of 'paying a premium' to price ordinary people out of. Same as the DFL's are doing their best to do to Brighton.


As always, these creeps know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

 

[Brighton Mackem]

Metallica, tomorrow night.

 

[Skaville]

Bbc coverage has been dire so far. So it's the storms is it?

 

[Willy Dangle]

Love it on the tele coverage is brilliant

 

[somerset]

Love it on the tele coverage is brilliant

Indeed it is.....

 

[Skaville]

Arcade fire are just amazing. Totally deserving and fitting of that Friday headliner slot

 

[tinycowboy]

Arcade fire are just amazing. Totally deserving and fitting of that Friday headliner slot

Yep - they are indeed. Loved The Suburbs and Neighbourhood #1 especially. Think that half a bottle of fizzy wine is enhancing my viewing pleasure too. God I love music! Hic.

 

[big nuts]

Parquet courts followed by Interpol on the red button superb.

God I miss going to Glastonbury. Next year definitely.

 

[tinycowboy]

Man, this No Cars Go is ROCKING.....

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Jurassic 5 = excellent. Lead singer of Chvrches =

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I knew Editors and Interpol were similar, but I didn't realise their sound/vocal was that similar!

Shout out to Jungle as well - great stuff.

 

[big nuts]

I knew Editors and Interpol were similar, but I didn't realise their sound/vocal was that similar!

Shout out to Jungle as well - great stuff.

Similar sound, just that Interpol do it far, far better.

 

[Mellotron]

I knew Editors and Interpol were similar, but I didn't realise their sound/vocal was that similar!

Shout out to Jungle as well - great stuff.

They're similar in the same way as Coldplay and Radiohead are similar (ie only at first glance, and one (Interpol) has tonnes more depth and nuance than the other...

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Arcade Fire are really nailing this set. Hope the BBC show 'Wake Up' as it will blow your nuts off.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Arcade Fire are really nailing this set. Hope the BBC show 'Wake Up' as it will blow your nuts off.

And they duly did

 

[Surf's Up]

I'm now a nut-free zone.

 

[Wozza]

Corporates killed the vibe stone dead, same as they do to anything they deem worthy of 'paying a premium' to price ordinary people out of.

What have "corporates" got to do with Glastonbury?

 

[albionite]

I knew Editors and Interpol were similar, but I didn't realise their sound/vocal was that similar!

Shout out to Jungle as well - great stuff.

Same as The National. Them and Interpol came first and the editors copied their sound. As much as I like editors the other 2 do it better but not as well known over here.

 

[Arthur]

Bbc coverage has been dire so far. So it's the storms is it?

Cobblers. I can't stand the BBC, they just about manage to **** up everything they do but every year their coverage of Glastonbury is superb and this year is no different so far. It was on BBC2, 3 and 4 plus the red button last night. That is before you look online or on the wireless.

Arcade Fire do nothing for me but they must have showed their set from pretty much start to finish. Hopefully they'll do the same with Metallica tonight and Kasabian tomorrow.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Cobblers. I can't stand the BBC, they just about manage to **** up everything they do but every year their coverage of Glastonbury is superb and this year is no different so far. It was on BBC2, 3 and 4 plus the red button last night. That is before you look online or on the wireless.

Arcade Fire do nothing for me but they must have showed their set from pretty much start to finish. Hopefully they'll do the same with Metallica tonight and Kasabian tomorrow.

Agreed on both the coverage and Arcade Fire. Elbow and Blondie for me last night and caught up with Parquet Courts and Four Tet this morning. I've now tried Arcade Fire three times and every time I think "just a fat Duran Duran". What am I missing?