Glasto 2023

[davek]

It might be cos he's 76 and riddled with arthritis. Get stuck in though, as is your won't...

Ageist.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Ageist.

Disabled-hater!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Who do we reckon then for Elts?
Brian May? Axl for some November rain? Adele to belt out some George Michael? This guy for the Kiki Dee performance?
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A nice tribute. Clearly cared a lot for him.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Bit heavy like, but

 

[Eggs]

Bit heavy like, but

….saw Cat Stevens on Liverpool Empire in about 1975. Also saw Elton John on Liverpool Empire in 1973 and both show up some 50 years later at Glastonbury

 

[PhilM]

It might be cos he's 76 and riddled with arthritis. Get stuck in though, as is your won't...

He had a hip operation half way through the tour, so he struggles to get about these days.

 

[The binman chronicles]

It might be cos he's 76 and riddled with arthritis. Get stuck in though, as is your won't...

He's usually fine but David Furnish got a bit over zealous just before his set was about to start.

 

[YoboCopter]

Anyone else on a elton john comedown?

 

[Blue 1]

Bit heavy like, but

He still equivocates over it, too. Despicable.

 

[davek]

Bit heavy like, but

Musicians make appalling comments all the time. Bowie and Clapton both thought it'd be great to have a fascist dictatorship in Britain; Ferry said he was an admirer of the pageantry of Nazism and cited Leni Reifenstahl and Albert Speer as influences.

That's not to excuse them AT ALL. But it's funny the world moves on from that but not Cat Steven's comments after his. Some might think that's anti-Islamist.

 

[Blue 1]

Musicians make appalling comments all the time. Bowie and Clapton both thought it'd be great to have a fascist dictatorship in Britain; Ferry said he was an admirer of the pageantry of Nazism and cited Leni Reifenstahl and Albert Speer as influences.

That's not to excuse them AT ALL. But it's funny the world moves on from that but not Cat Steven's comments after his. Some might think that's anti-Islamist.

The difference is that Cat Stevens still equivocates over it.

Clapton is still an arsehole too, tbh.

Bowie did express regret for his flirtation with far right imagery and the stupid things he said during his most cocaine-addled phase.

 

[coollino]

Looking back on it, this years headliners was a massive step back. they pretty much had 3 acts where people wanted to hear songs they realised 20+ years ago, give or take

A massive popstar (Taylor Swift), a hiphop type person, and fleetwood mac would work next year

 

[davek]

The difference is that Cat Stevens still equivocates over it.

Clapton is still an arsehole too, tbh.

Bowie did express regret for his flirtation with far right imagery and the stupid things he said during his most cocaine-addled phase.

But he did apologise for his flippant remarks.

People just dont want to hear that. They've been potty-trained to react like a gammon at all mention of that religion.

 

[davek]

Looking back on it, this years headliners was a massive step back. they pretty much had 3 acts where people wanted to hear songs they realised 20+ years ago, give or take

A massive popstar (Taylor Swift), a hiphop type person, and fleetwood mac would work next year

Spot on. Same with McCartney last year.

They are legends but they cant hack it for anything like a full 90 minute set or whatever.

It's toe curling stuff.

One exception: I thought Chrissie Hynde rolled back the years with the Pretenders

 

[Papa Shango]

But he did apologise for his flippant remarks.

People just dont want to hear that. They've been potty-trained to react like a gammon at all mention of that religion.

There was an awful lot of made up stuff about him in the past too like him refusing to talk to unveilved women etc which is obviously not remotely true.