last years with Blur looked better IMO.
Glastonbury 2010.
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I never quite recovered from how amazing Friday was. Mariachi El Bronx ruled, Snoop Dogg was amazing, I still can't believe Thom and Johnny played - I don't really know what made me turn up for the Special Guest slot, someone had suggested that it might be Supergrass so I went along out of interest. They were incredible. Then Flaming Lips were unbelievable too, just the most joyful, vibrant, lovely show ever.
There were lots of good shows on the other days - The Beat, The Cribs, LCD Soundsystem, Muse and Stevie, Phenomenal Handclap Band, all great.
Biggest disappointment was Gang of Four. They are one of my favourite bands and I couldn't wait to see them, and it was an absolute shambles.
There were lots of good shows on the other days - The Beat, The Cribs, LCD Soundsystem, Muse and Stevie, Phenomenal Handclap Band, all great.
Biggest disappointment was Gang of Four. They are one of my favourite bands and I couldn't wait to see them, and it was an absolute shambles.
Mumford and Sons stole the show from what I saw..........
I'm gonna say it again cause I'm so proud... I caught the tambourine!!!!
I had a great weekend.
Got there on Thursday evening. Went down to the Signstar bar, Cocktails & Dreams (where the Guardian lounge used to be) and saw Vanilla Ice. What a brilliant addition to Glasto - its looks and feels like an Ibiza club but with cheesey music.
On Friday i saw Rolf, Miike Snow (who i really liked yet had never listened to them before), Snooooooppp (amazing), Vampire Weekend, Dizzee and Gorillaz.
I thought Gorillaz started off ok, but i got a bit bored with them. They just didnt have enough decent material for the headline slot at Glasto. You cant headline Glasto with only 2 albums - unless they are 2 albums of well known hits like the Arctics in 2008. U2 would have been amazing.
Went down towards Shangri La for some late night action, but it was just so busy and seemed to be full of scrotes. Its not as good as Lost Vagnuess used to be.
Saturday was chilling in the circus tent, Delphic, Seasick Steve, half of The Cribs, half of Shakira (wow), a bit of the Scissor Sisters with Kylie and Foals.
I saw the first 4 or 5 Muse songs and they were brilliant. I then made my biggest mistake of the weekend - left Muse to go and see Pet Shop Boys. I think i may have caught them at a bad time - Neil Tennant had just come out in a dinner suit and did 3 crap slow songs. I hot footed it back the Pyramid to catch the rest of Muse. Saw the last half an hour where they did some of the best songs including Hysteria, Starlight, Streets have no Name and Knights of Cydonia. They were amazing.
Sunday was all about the England game - less said about the better. Then went to see Staff Benda Bilili at the Jazz Word (now West Holts) - they were great. They are a bunch of disabled guys from the Congo - i think they would have beaten England.
Then went to see We are scientists, MGMT (not very good live), LCD then Stevie Wonder who finished off a great weekend.
I didnt go in 2009, but have been to every other Glastonbury since 2002. Music wise, i didnt think this years was the best, but for me, it was one of the most enjoyable and easy going - the weather really helps things, though it was a bit too hot at times.
I camped in Michaels Mead. Its a really good spot - miles better than Pennards Hill where i normally camp.
One thing i did notice is there was loads more scrotes and scousers about than in previous years. I think its probably because tickets are easy to get these days.
Got there on Thursday evening. Went down to the Signstar bar, Cocktails & Dreams (where the Guardian lounge used to be) and saw Vanilla Ice. What a brilliant addition to Glasto - its looks and feels like an Ibiza club but with cheesey music.
On Friday i saw Rolf, Miike Snow (who i really liked yet had never listened to them before), Snooooooppp (amazing), Vampire Weekend, Dizzee and Gorillaz.
I thought Gorillaz started off ok, but i got a bit bored with them. They just didnt have enough decent material for the headline slot at Glasto. You cant headline Glasto with only 2 albums - unless they are 2 albums of well known hits like the Arctics in 2008. U2 would have been amazing.
Went down towards Shangri La for some late night action, but it was just so busy and seemed to be full of scrotes. Its not as good as Lost Vagnuess used to be.
Saturday was chilling in the circus tent, Delphic, Seasick Steve, half of The Cribs, half of Shakira (wow), a bit of the Scissor Sisters with Kylie and Foals.
I saw the first 4 or 5 Muse songs and they were brilliant. I then made my biggest mistake of the weekend - left Muse to go and see Pet Shop Boys. I think i may have caught them at a bad time - Neil Tennant had just come out in a dinner suit and did 3 crap slow songs. I hot footed it back the Pyramid to catch the rest of Muse. Saw the last half an hour where they did some of the best songs including Hysteria, Starlight, Streets have no Name and Knights of Cydonia. They were amazing.
Sunday was all about the England game - less said about the better. Then went to see Staff Benda Bilili at the Jazz Word (now West Holts) - they were great. They are a bunch of disabled guys from the Congo - i think they would have beaten England.
Then went to see We are scientists, MGMT (not very good live), LCD then Stevie Wonder who finished off a great weekend.
I didnt go in 2009, but have been to every other Glastonbury since 2002. Music wise, i didnt think this years was the best, but for me, it was one of the most enjoyable and easy going - the weather really helps things, though it was a bit too hot at times.
I camped in Michaels Mead. Its a really good spot - miles better than Pennards Hill where i normally camp.
One thing i did notice is there was loads more scrotes and scousers about than in previous years. I think its probably because tickets are easy to get these days.
Travelled on Tuesday night, arrived at 5ish, eventually got in through Gate D (such a masive queue!) at 12ish and got all setup by about 12.30.
Went down to the Pyramid and watched the England game at 15:00 then went for a wander around the site before hving a bit of a smoke at the stone circle before going to bed at 22:00 which seems a bit tame but we'd all been awake for about 36 hours at this point....
Thursday.... woke up at about 8ish and went for a mean veggie (
) breakfast, then spent the day wandering around, drank a few ciders during the day then had another smoke in the evening and got completely baked, ended up going for a walk around and found Local Natives playing at the Queens Head before going back to the tent around 1ish and getting another reasonable sleep in....
Friday... we saw Mike Snow followed by Tegan and Sara and some of Bombay Bicycle Club at the John Peel Stage before going back to the tent, topping the bottles up with alcohol and headed on down to the pyramid to see Vampire Weekend (who were amazing, danced our asses off) then we took a trip over to see Florance and the Machine who blew us away, back over to the Pyramid to catch the end of Dizzee Rascal who was joined by Florance for Dirtee Love which was epic, then Snoooop who was just immense, then Gorrilaz who seem to have taken alot of stick but I really "got" their set.
The rest of Friday night is a bit of a drunken blur but I think we went down to Avalon and the Shangri-La which was too busy to get into.
Saturday was an amazing day: Started with Two Door Cinema, Reef, Coheed and Cambria and Imogen Heap on the Other Stage, went back to the tents for an hour or so to get ourselves set up for the evening and ended up missing The Dead Weather (my only regret for the whole weekend), watched Shakira who really impressed me for obvious reasons but also the fact she was really laid back and had a good time on stage and sounded top notch vocally. We then went over to the John Peel Stage to catch the end of the Foals who sounded great and watched most of The xx who definately lived up to the reputation they are making for themselves, for such a new band they had a really big atmospheric sound and I can see them on The Other Stage within the next couple of years. After that we headed back over to the Pyramid to catch Muse. fecking hell. Blew us to peices. Matt Bellamy is just a rock god, unbelieveable.
After this we took a trip down to the Shangri-La again and although pretty much sober had a really trippy night (if anyone else went there they will understand) afterwards we went back to the park and went "down the rabbit hole" which was great fun and caught most of Dreadzone's set.
Walked about for a while before deciding to call it a night/day/morning/evening at about 7ish.
Sunday... We spent most of the day at the Other Stage watching... The Temper Trap (then I went off on my own in search of a screen for the football but they were all full) we then got right to the very front on the railings for We Are Scientists who were really good and had great banter with the crowd and between themselves, then MGMT which was my highlight of the weekend. I'd go completely gay for Andrew Vanwyngarden and he came out and was pretty much right in front of us.... and we're on the BBC video . We then headed over to the East Dance Tent for Crystal Castles who were insane but we had to cut it short to go and get a spot for Stevie Wonder who was pretty much the perfect gig to finish the festival.
Best week of my life? I'd say so.
Went down to the Pyramid and watched the England game at 15:00 then went for a wander around the site before hving a bit of a smoke at the stone circle before going to bed at 22:00 which seems a bit tame but we'd all been awake for about 36 hours at this point....
Thursday.... woke up at about 8ish and went for a mean veggie (
) breakfast, then spent the day wandering around, drank a few ciders during the day then had another smoke in the evening and got completely baked, ended up going for a walk around and found Local Natives playing at the Queens Head before going back to the tent around 1ish and getting another reasonable sleep in....Friday... we saw Mike Snow followed by Tegan and Sara and some of Bombay Bicycle Club at the John Peel Stage before going back to the tent, topping the bottles up with alcohol and headed on down to the pyramid to see Vampire Weekend (who were amazing, danced our asses off) then we took a trip over to see Florance and the Machine who blew us away, back over to the Pyramid to catch the end of Dizzee Rascal who was joined by Florance for Dirtee Love which was epic, then Snoooop who was just immense, then Gorrilaz who seem to have taken alot of stick but I really "got" their set.
The rest of Friday night is a bit of a drunken blur but I think we went down to Avalon and the Shangri-La which was too busy to get into.
Saturday was an amazing day: Started with Two Door Cinema, Reef, Coheed and Cambria and Imogen Heap on the Other Stage, went back to the tents for an hour or so to get ourselves set up for the evening and ended up missing The Dead Weather
(my only regret for the whole weekend), watched Shakira who really impressed me for obvious reasons but also the fact she was really laid back and had a good time on stage and sounded top notch vocally. We then went over to the John Peel Stage to catch the end of the Foals who sounded great and watched most of The xx who definately lived up to the reputation they are making for themselves, for such a new band they had a really big atmospheric sound and I can see them on The Other Stage within the next couple of years. After that we headed back over to the Pyramid to catch Muse. fecking hell. Blew us to peices. Matt Bellamy is just a rock god, unbelieveable. After this we took a trip down to the Shangri-La again and although pretty much sober had a really trippy night (if anyone else went there they will understand) afterwards we went back to the park and went "down the rabbit hole" which was great fun and caught most of Dreadzone's set.
Walked about for a while before deciding to call it a night/day/morning/evening at about 7ish.
Sunday... We spent most of the day at the Other Stage watching... The Temper Trap (then I went off on my own in search of a screen for the football but they were all full
) we then got right to the very front on the railings for We Are Scientists who were really good and had great banter with the crowd and between themselves, then MGMT which was my highlight of the weekend. I'd go completely gay for Andrew Vanwyngarden and he came out and was pretty much right in front of us.... and we're on the BBC video . We then headed over to the East Dance Tent for Crystal Castles who were insane but we had to cut it short to go and get a spot for Stevie Wonder who was pretty much the perfect gig to finish the festival.Best week of my life? I'd say so.
Decent weekend. Managed to catch Bootleg Beatles, Gorillaz, Breakage, Thom Yorke, Dubfire and Orbital - who played the best set of the festival by a long stretch.
For me it was all about getting twatted at midnight and beyond then getting down to Arcadia and Shangri-La for some pounding beats. Black Sun Empire tore it up in Arcadia in the early hours of Monday morning with some disgusting Drum & Bass.
I'd probs go again but I think I prefer a smaller, more specialist festival
For me it was all about getting twatted at midnight and beyond then getting down to Arcadia and Shangri-La for some pounding beats. Black Sun Empire tore it up in Arcadia in the early hours of Monday morning with some disgusting Drum & Bass.
I'd probs go again but I think I prefer a smaller, more specialist festival
3 albums gaffs, and their material is more than decent, great would be my choice of word, just on the whole not anthemic enough for a Friday night Glasto headline set is all. I personally loved the set from the comfort of my armchair.
I'm sure you'd have enjoyed U2 much more
Kind of feel a little sorry for all the criticism some people/places are giving the Gorillaz - they would never have headlined in normal circumstances and it was probably the only people they could get on such short notice.
I think people are forgetting what Glastonbury is actually about when they are giving Gorillaz a hard time.
Glastonbury is not a music festival, its offical name is "Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts".
Gorrilaz embodied that probably more than any act has in many many years. They put on a show that was not just about music but about the whole performance which included many videos done by the other half of Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett.
People seem to forget that Daman Albarn is only half of Gorillaz. If you look at the actual show they put on it was incredible. I for one was blown away by it.
Glastonbury is not a music festival, its offical name is "Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts".
Gorrilaz embodied that probably more than any act has in many many years. They put on a show that was not just about music but about the whole performance which included many videos done by the other half of Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett.
People seem to forget that Daman Albarn is only half of Gorillaz. If you look at the actual show they put on it was incredible. I for one was blown away by it.
Good post.
3 albums gaffs, and their material is more than decent, great would be my choice of word, just on the whole not anthemic enough for a Friday night Glasto headline set is all. I personally loved the set from the comfort of my armchair.
I'm sure you'd have enjoyed U2 much more
Maybe thats the key. It really didnt come across that well to an audience of about 70,000 - which vastly reduced during the set.
The crowd seemed to enjoy the singles, but the album tracks, especially the long slow ones, which there were a fair few off, were poorly received. They just didnt really make the connection.
This review is spot on for me....
Gorillaz at Glastonbury 2010 | Review | Music | guardian.co.uk
Especially....
As is this one....
Glastonbury 2010: Gorillazzz – Telegraph Blogs
BTW - im not really a U2 fan, i just know what works at Glastonbury having seen nearly about 20 headline sets. U2 would have gone down really well, like Muse and Stevie Wonder did. But Gorillazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz didnt.
I agree with that. But the set just didnt seem to connect with most people.
They went down like a shit sandwich.
Well yeah, as I said they aren't a 'headline Friday night at Glasto' band, that and the fact that probably 90+ of the crowd wouldn't of even heard those songs before. You know as well as I do, no matter how good the song is, if you haven't heard it before the crowd response and atmosphere will be severely lacking.
The quality of the performance and the set wasn't the problem, the problem was wrong band for the wrong slot. They'd of been perfect for the other stage imo.
Yep. Your probably right there.
I really enjoyed every moment of it and wasn't even aware of the dwindling crowd, the part of the quote I have left is the key bit for me... what you must remember though is that they stepped in when U2 pulled out just weeks before. They deserve alot of credit for the show they put on IMO.
Gorillaz were shite. But what a festival. Best one yet for me, it was just class.
Anyone see these shennigans down at arcadia. Jaw dropping madness. Bez's acid house was very naughty too!
YouTube - Glastonbury 2010 - Amazing Arcadia show (Light Up)
Anyone see these shennigans down at arcadia. Jaw dropping madness. Bez's acid house was very naughty too!
YouTube - Glastonbury 2010 - Amazing Arcadia show (Light Up)
Green & Gold at glasto
LUHG makes it to shangri-la
LUHG makes it to shangri-la
I managed to watch 30 mins of Mumford and Sons on the website. Looked amazing, the crowd were "in the zone" such a fantastic atmosphere.
My Girlfriend's sister managed to get through on the resales about an hour ago and get four of us our tickets, I tried from 9 and it was impossible! She then tried to get another 4 tickets for the rest of the group and it said they were sold out so we must have literally got the last tickets!
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING.
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING.