Glastonbury 2023 anyone plan to watch?

Cat Stevens was great.

Cate Blanchett's stage appearance was for what, exactly? apart from jiggling about.

Maybe she couldn't get a ticket.

We will watch Elton John tonight. His songs bring back many memories as he is “of our era” and he may not be performing any more live concerts in this country.

We went to lots of Elton John concerts in the late 60s and early 70s. He even turned up himself to some of them.

Lewis Capaldi is hilarious on Tiktok.

The reactions to his beautiful but terribly sad song/ video, Wish You the Best have made me decide I'm not watching the video.

An old postman and an old dog will only lead to heartbreak

Watch at your peril

Deedaa

I wonder if a crowd of grannies with lap tops is the target audience for any of these artists

We seem to be enjoying though!

merlotgran

^perhaps it is his management company or agent who are to blame for pushing him into committing himself to such a schedule when he was clearly not fit.^

I think that’s a strong possibility.

Pushing him into all these gigs when he clearly is not up to it at the moment will only make things worse because he'll feel guilt now, too, merlotgran.

Cat Stevens 🙂

Deedaa

I wonder if a crowd of grannies with lap tops is the target audience for any of these artists

Definitely. Many of the headlining acts are from the 80s and 90s. Elton John has been knocking around since the 70s. We have grown older to their music!

Glastonbury is not just for youngsters. In fact most of the youngsters I know aren't particularly interested in it!

What is RIAT Norah please?

Yup.

As I said, he should not have been there or booked n for any gigs if he is not well.
Unfair on him, unfaircon his fans.

Callistemon21
Do you have any understanding/experience of mental illness? From reading your previous comments on this thread, I’m guessing not.
It was heart warming to watch the crowd step in to help Lewis Capaldi through his set but heartbreaking to see such a genuinely talented young man struggling but doing his best not to let down his fans. LC’s performance will, I hope, have given encouragement to millions of young people battling mental illness.

perhaps it is his management company or agent who are to blame for pushing him into committing himself to such a schedule when he was clearly not fit.

I think that’s a strong possibility.

We'd much prefer RIAT at our advanced age.

money saved now lost
Money hard saved, spent on tickets, train/bus fares, accommodation now lost.

I think it's unfair to criticise Lewis Capaldi

I did criticise him because he has been letting his fans down and will let down more, money saved now lost; perhaps it is his management company or agent who are to blame for pushing him into committing himself to such a schedule when he was clearly not fit.

No, I didn't watch the documentary, to be honest I'd scarcely heard of him until I knew young relatives were talking about going to one of his concerts.

I've heard of Peter Capaldi!

I wonder if a crowd of grannies with lap tops is the target audience for any of these artists

Looking forward to Elton tonight, hope we get to hear all the old songs though!

I'd have loved to see GnR at their peak. Slash still has what it takes, but I think Axl should have bowed out gracefully some time ago.
I think it's unfair to criticise Lewis Capaldi. Anyone who saw the recent documentary about him would realise just how much he is struggling with various issues, from his mental health to his Tourettes. He's very likeable and down-to-earth and you could clearly see how much love and support he was getting from the crowd. I don't think he'd want to let anyone down if he could help it.
And I thought Lizzo was amazing - her music isn't normally my cup of tea, but god can she entertain a crowd. She was phenomenal.

Let's not forget Hendrix!!

DH is a huge Jacob Collier fan - I must remind him.

We watched Jacob Collier last night, I think on BBC4. He was wonderful. A 28 year old from Finchley who was at Royal College of music and signed by Quincy Jones while he was there. Can play many instruments and writes songs, often jazz based, with complex harmonies and key changes. Really good pianist. His backing group, particularly the 3 lady singers sang difficult harmonies beautifully. Had never heard of him before!

TiggyW

Don’t forget that Axl Rose is 61! He’s doing ok. He’ll be getting his bus pass soon.
Slash has to be one of the best guitarists ever - along with Richie Sambora! 👍😎
Trivia fact - apparently Slash’s mother had an affair with David Bowie.

Don’t forget Tony Iommi!

Christine and the Queens brilliant, I enjoyed the energy Guns and Roses brought to to the stage, Slash magic as ever, Axl not so good.
I'm not a Rick Astley fan but his set with the blossoms was very good.

We've had it on the tv. Guns n Roses were good but some of the other artists not to my taste. Bit odd the girl with the nipple plasters...what's that all about. Looking forward to Elton John tomorrow.