The Who to Headline Glastonbury

rpr

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32605208  

stickyfiddle

Slightly surprising as they did it not that long ago. That said, also awesome. I was front row for the first gig of this tour

dindude

stickyfiddle said:

I was front row for the first gig of this tour

Cool, seen them a few times - have they still got something or is it more of a "last chance to see the legends" type wheel-out?

 

GuyBoden

Who?

RocknRollDave

I see Prince is filling his usual "Not headlining Glastonbury" slot yet again. Getting boring now, Prince, change the record, eh?

GuyBoden

I think they should have given Gary Glitter the headline slot, it would help pay for his court fees. 
>:D<

stickyfiddle

dindude said:

stickyfiddle said:

I was front row for the first gig of this tour

Cool, seen them a few times - have they still got something or is it more of a "last chance to see the legends" type wheel-out?

 

They've definitely still got it. I'm certain it's not the same as it was in the 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's, but it was still spectacularly good.

boogieman

dindude;623627" said:

stickyfiddle said:

I was front row for the first gig of this tour





Cool, seen them a few times - have they still got something or is it more of a "last chance to see the legends" type wheel-out? 

Rog struggles with some of the songs and when I saw them at the O2 recently he came in at the wrong time a couple of times. They're still a good band though as they have a great back catalogue of simply brilliant songs. The weak spot for me were the bass and drums, both Zak Starkey and Pino Pallidino sound pretty puny compared to Moon and Entwhistle.

richardhomer

boogieman;624018" said:

The weak spot for me were the bass and drums, both Zak Starkey and Pino Pallidino sound pretty puny compared to Moon and Entwhistle.

So half The Who are headlining Glastonbury....

monquixote

There is no way I'd bother going to see them without Entwhistle on the Bass.

I've never been a fan of Keith Moon's random flailing so that wouldn't bother me. It can truly be said that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Who.

ICBM

Same for me, sorry. I've enjoyed seeing Townshend and Daltrey on various things on TV and I'm sure they'd be even better seen in person, but for *The Who* to play Glastonbury or anywhere else you'd need a time machine.

The band was so much the mix of the four original members that it just can't be the same without two of them.

In the same way as if Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr play together it isn't The Beatles, and Page and Plant by themselves are not Led Zeppelin…

robinbowes

I saw them in Washington DC on the Quadrophenia tour. One of my suppliers at the time kindly bought me a ticket. I originally wanted to attend to see the support band - Vintage Trouble, and was a bit wary of seeing The Who as I worried that they might be past it, tired, etc. But I was totally blown away - they were fantastic. They had both Entwhistle and Moon playing (via video clips projected onto large screens, which worked really well). All-in-all a fantastic experience. R.

imalone

richardhomer said:

boogieman;624018" said:

The weak spot for me were the bass and drums, both Zak Starkey and Pino Pallidino sound pretty puny compared to Moon and Entwhistle.

So half The Who are headlining Glastonbury....

"The Huh."

boogieman

monquixote;624202" said:

I've never been a fan of Keith Moon's random flailing so that wouldn't bother me. It can truly be said that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Who.

Funny, I think the opposite. Moon was the perfect drummer for a lot of their material. You only have to hear them now to realise that a massive part of their sound is missing.

richardhomer

imalone;625179" said:

"The Huh."

More like "The Why?"

matone

I`m definitely in the half ,who and why ? camp,hate this sort of band.

ennspek

A friend has seen them a few times and loves them but the time before last apparently the encore was him sitting on a sofa with a cup of tea reading poetry. Talk about an anti-climax.

capo4th

Who have they replaced someone has pulled out and the Who are last minute replacements someone was telling me last night

richardhomer

capo4th;628322" said:

Who have they replaced someone has pulled out and the Who are last minute replacements someone was telling me last night

Gary Glitter?

EricTheWeary

richardhomer;628399" said:

[quote="capo4th;628322"]Who have they replaced someone has pulled out and the Who are last minute replacements someone was telling me last night

Gary Glitter?[/quote]

I saw him live twice and he was great. Really.

Jez6345789

Well I never really got the Who ok rock band, leader prone to over intellectualising everything. These days just a bunch of grumpy old men and if they are a last minute replacement then Glastonbury has lost it attractions for artists. :-)