[Music] If you could select the headline act for Glastonbury, who would you choose ?

[Hometownglory]

Dire Straits
The Smiths

 

[maltaseagull]

Coldplay, of course.

ELO?

 

[jcdenton08]

One of the biggest stadium bands in the world - R-E… O Speedwagon

 

[GT49er]

If I wanted to spend a shedload of money - and probably have to buy a smart phone to get in - sleep in a tent, trudge for miles, possibly in the rain, with nowhere except the ground to sit on, hold my nose when I needed the loo and didn't mind having my tent ransacked, I think I'd want to see one of the few bands I would have liked to have seen at the time but never did.
Trouble is, mostly too many of the band members are dead now, like The Beatles, Small Faces and the Grateful Dead. Maybe Genesis (if they got Peter Gabriel back and tied Phil Collins to the drum kit), or The Hollies (I think there's enough of them still). Maybe Juicy Lucy, who I was looking forward to see headlining the Plumpton Festival in 1970 - but never got to see them because the band that was on before them set fire set fire to the stage so they never did get to play. Nasty f*ckers were Deep Purple!

For a more serious suggestion - assuming I had the slightest thought of going, which I don't! - in recognition of 60 years in the business (and still going) without any major commercial success, I'd go Geno Washington. Cracking live act, and if he's still got a band anything like as shit-hot as the one he brought to Gloucester in the naughties, I'd think he'd positively storm it.

 

[GT49er]

The WHO Friday, Zeppelin Saturday, Pink Floyd Sunday. Then I woke up.

Substitute Jefferson Airplane for The Who, and that's the gist of the Bath (the fore-runner to Glasto) Festival in 1970!

 

[birthofanorange]

This one at 8:03

I wonder why on earth Mr. Cave singled her out....

 

[Frankworthington]

Brotherhood of man

 

[Barnet Seagull]

So a band, after 40 years together, having just had a number one album, their 5th consecutive Top 6 album release and having played closing day on the Other Stage at Glastonbury last year, are just a bit Mickey Mouse?

They have been constantly touring pretty much continuously since COVID and do play "alternative" festivals, which fits in with Tim Booth and the band's general ethos.

Reviews, like this from last year's performance at Glastonbury say you might be wrong...

James At Glastonbury Review: Manchester veterans bring spiritual stadium rock vibes

After making time for CBeebies, Tim Booth and James bring communal ecstasy to the final day of Glastonbury 2024

www.mojo4music.com

I'm kinda with you. The catalogue is great, live they are good but Tim Booth has always been a bit of a knob hasn't he?

The Manics are a similar shout but a less knobby one.

 

[darkwolf666]

I'm kinda with you. The catalogue is great, live they are good but Tim Booth has always been a bit of a knob hasn't he?

The Manics are a similar shout but a less knobby one.

It’s funny, I’ve always quite liked Tim Booth, only met him a couple of times though!
They have some absolute belters which would be perfect for end of the night act!

 

[DJ NOBO]

MacCarroll-era Oasis