Glastonbury via armchair 2023

mikeyrob73

Emp_Fab said:

I'm dreading Elton's performance...  I predict it will be him crucifying his discography, and straining terribly to reach the high notes.

I admire his energy and determination to keep performing but there comes a time in most vocalists lives where the pipes are just too worn out.  I truly hope he nails it, but I'm not confident he will.

I went to see him in Manchester couple weeks ago, and while it’s clear his voice isn’t there anymore, the band do enough to cover for him. It was a good show 

MagicPigDetective

LPManic said:

War on Drugs sound on the Other Stage is fantastic.

Bloody superb

rsvmark

Wondering if the curse of the shit live sound on the main stage will strike Sir Elton

EDIT: no

Danny1969

I wonder where the future headliners are gonna come from. This year all 3 headliners are a nostalgia fest .. the youngest being a band who released their first single nearly 20 years ago. 
Will there be another Oasis, another Artic Monkeys, Coldplay even ? 

Now it's all TikTok stings from bands like The Weekend and Wet Leg ... a 30 sec bit of music for the masses with no attention span.
I'm actually glad I'm not in a young originals band 

drofluf

Just been grazing via catchup. Yusuf was excellent as was the Blossoms/Rick Ashley collaboration. Wanted to like the Foo Fighters but it sounded like the speaker was at the back of my sock drawer. 

tone1

Elton is slaying it 

Emp_Fab

I take it back (mostly!) - Elton is banging it for a man of his years.

Emp_Fab

....but he ain't playing that piano (or if he is, he's way down in the mix).

Danny1969

He is. thats the easy bit for him. There are additional keys though

Vintage65

I skipped The War On Drugs who are one of my favourite bands to listen to Caroline Polachek. It was the correct choice, she has such a great voice. I'll watch the TWOD & QOTSA back-to-back on catch-up later with a bottle of JD 

west

" Dog"  benny and the jets intro makes the hair on my malenky plot stand all horror show ... every time .. !  me and elton with our blu blockers on lol

sounds sso much better through iplayer than tv ...

Devil#20

Danny1969 said:

He is. thats the easy bit for him. There are additional keys though

He's playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order. 

His syrup is looking good though. 

RocknRollDave

Serious suggestions for future headliners?

Liam Gallagher 
Taylor Swift
Take That

Aha - Legends slot

One band who’ll never do it, but who would absolutely smash the place apart:

ABBA

monquixote

RocknRollDave said:

Serious suggestions for future headliners?

Liam Gallagher 
Taylor Swift
Take That

Aha - Legends slot

One band who’ll never do it, but who would absolutely smash the place apart:

ABBA

Mel C has already said she's going to try and get Spice Girls for the legends slot next year.

And it's expected to be Taylor after she pulled out this year.

I also expect we will get Oasis in 2025

swiller

Is he going to sit on his commode all night? at least mcartney could stand up. 

S56035

Enunciate Elton, enunciate!

Fortheloveofguitar

Much like Axl last night, Elton is giving it his best tonight. Sounding really good 

EricTheWeary

swiller said:

Is he going to sit on his commode all night? 

He was struggling to walk so I guess yes. 

mikeyrob73

swiller said:

Is he going to sit on his commode all night? at least mcartney could stand up. 

Lad can hardly walk 

Roundwound

He recently had a hip replacement.

And those talking nonsense in advance about backing singers and fake piano playing simply don’t know enough about Elton John. He’s one of the most talented musicians of all
time. His voice is pretty remarkable for 76.