Happy Glastonbury!

[Rowls]

"Happy Glastonbury" to all those who celebrate!

I personally don't celebrate but wish you all a wonderful time.

[ŽižkovClaret]

"Happy Glastonbury" to all those who celebrate!

I personally don't celebrate but wish you all a wonderful time.

IPlayer really comes into its own on Glastonbury weekend and the weeks afterwards where you can watch back scores of sets.

[helmclaret]

The BBC coverage is always absolutely brilliant.

[ŽižkovClaret]

The BBC coverage is always absolutely brilliant.

It really is, even if i'll be drunkenly shouting at them during some sections where they witter on rather than putting more bands on screen.

No-one watches it to see 2 random DJs prattling on

[Bordeauxclaret]

Always some good flags on show.

[KernowHouseClaret]

The BBC Coverage just shows how good they are, especially if you watched IOW Festival coverage on Sky Arts, I felt awfully sorry for Sean Keaveny and Edith Bowman, both deserved so much better from Sky.

[TheFamilyCat]

Probably an appropriate time to post my annual "bring back Carter USM and The Levellers as headliners" post.

[dougcollins]

Probably an appropriate time to post my annual "bring back Carter USM and The Levellers as headliners" post.

Might not leave enough room for Coldplay though.

[Rowls]

The BBC Coverage just shows how good they are, especially if you watched IOW Festival coverage on Sky Arts, I felt awfully sorry for Sean Keaveny and Edith Bowman, both deserved so much better from Sky.

Unless you're one those who don't celebrate Glastonbury.

In which case you might think the amount they spent on their annual pilgrimage for presenters and crew to the secular holy spot is a bit OTT. And perhaps influenced by the fact that seemingly everybody at the BBC does celebrate Glastonbury?

It's both these things. Fantastic and overdone.

[TheFamilyCat]

Might not leave enough room for Coldplay though.

That wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

[dougcollins]

That wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

I didn't want to upset anybody..

Though I agree.

[Winstonswhite]

Probably an appropriate time to post my annual "bring back Carter USM and The Levellers as headliners" post.

Out of interest, are you named in homage to the band The Family Cat, as I’m pretty sure they supported Carter USM when I saw them?!

[TheFamilyCat]

Out of interest, are you named in homage to the band The Family Cat, as I’m pretty sure they supported Carter USM when I saw them?!

I am indeed and I saw them support Carter too. An absolutely stonking live band.

[Tricky Trevor]

Via the BBC my annual glimpse into what is new and relevant. Sadly not a radio user.
Always pick up two or three acts I’ve never heard of before and they end up on my wish list for Xmas, wish solves problems.
Live or tv have a great weekend all.

[yTib]

i always knew he was CORGI registered.

[helmclaret]

Via the BBC my annual glimpse into what is new and relevant. Sadly not a radio user.
Always pick up two or three acts I’ve never heard of before and they end up on my wish list for Xmas, wish solves problems.
Live or tv have a great weekend all.

I think the music offering on the BBC on the whole is worth the licence fee.

I always see acts on Later… that I’ve never heard of or a genre I’m not really into and end up getting into them.

[bobinho]

Couldn’t think of ANYTHING worse than being there, (crazy statement from someone who LOVES live music) but I do like to catch up on the bands I like (and some I’ve never heard of) that play there.

Have a great time if it’s your thing.

[KernowHouseClaret]

Paul Heaton's set this afternoon goes to show, once again, that he is one of the greatest songwriters of our time, up there with McCartney in my eyes.
Sadly Jacqui Abbot is no longer singing with him, but Rianne Downey is pretty good in her place.

[helmclaret]

Heaton is a great talent. What a moment when Cook joined him on stage and played bass.

[KernowHouseClaret]

Heaton is a great talent. What a moment when Cook joined him on stage and played bass.

Would have loved him to have come on again for Caravan of Love as well

[Jamesy]

No shortage of Palestine flags.

[boatshed bill]

Couldn’t think of ANYTHING worse than being there, (crazy statement from someone who LOVES live music) but I do like to catch up on the bands I like (and some I’ve never heard of) that play there.

I totally agree.
i went to the fore-runners, Bath showground and Shepton. All really top acts at the time.
Can't see the point of it now.

[jdrobbo]

Keane back at Glasto

[bfcjg]

Paul Heaton's set this afternoon goes to show, once again, that he is one of the greatest songwriters of our time, up there with McCartney in my eyes.
Sadly Jacqui Abbot is no longer singing with him, but Rianne Downey is pretty good in her place.

Totally agree, very underrated, a very very talented musician.

[roperclaret]

No shortage of Palestine flags.

You’re observant

[Tricky Trevor]

My ears hurt. Kevin Rowlands completely taking the melody out of Geno. Sad as I love Dexys. I’ll stick to the albums.

[claret2018]

No shortage of Palestine flags.

There was an extremely offensive flag on display earlier, a BRFC one.

[jos]

My ears hurt. Kevin Rowlands completely taking the melody out of Geno. Sad as I love Dexys. I’ll stick to the albums.

I’m no fan of Dexys but can only assume his ‘in ears’ (monitor system) can’t be working, because I can’t understand how a band would allow a front man so out of tune to continue.

[Burnley1989]

Unless you're one those who don't celebrate Glastonbury.

In which case you might think the amount they spent on their annual pilgrimage for presenters and crew to the secular holy spot is a bit OTT. And perhaps influenced by the fact that seemingly everybody at the BBC does celebrate Glastonbury?

It's both these things. Fantastic and overdone.

You craic me up, you're that desperate for attention that you start threads, pretending to have a slight interest but desperate to tell the world how much you don't

[Clovius Boofus]

Don't feed him. It only ends up like a war of attrition and ruins threads.

[Burnley1989]

Paul Heaton's set this afternoon goes to show, once again, that he is one of the greatest songwriters of our time, up there with McCartney in my eyes.
Sadly Jacqui Abbot is no longer singing with him, but Rianne Downey is pretty good in her place.

Strangely, I once was a huge fan but I found myself thinking he's a terrible song writer over the last few years, not sure why I've changed my taste so much. Watched him live a few times and I'm really not keen on his new stuff

[Tufty]

PJ Harvey...enigmatic, mesmerising, commanding? ....and absolutely dire. Jeez. Emperors new clothes syndrome.

[Jamesy]

Totally agree, very underrated, a very very talented musician.

Paul Heaton is a superbly talented musician and as you say, underrated. Been doing what he does for years. Top bloke.

[jos]

Pickled eggs - just plain miming, get off

[Vegas Claret]

my ears are bleeding and my eyes even more so

[yTib]

has polly had a facelift?

[jos]

Ah Rap, …. Turn the ‘Auto Tune’ to max

[Vegas Claret]

Ah Rap, …. Turn the ‘Auto Tune’ to max

I used to love hip hop, i've not been able to listen to it for what feels like a decade now

[boatshed bill]

Just HasBeens really.
Best of luck to them still getting a gig.

[bfcjg]

I used to love hip hop, i've not been able to listen to it for what feels like a decade now

If you're a similar age to me it's more hip op these days

[NorthIsCool]

Just watching Dua Lipa right now on BBC1.
Knocks that Taylor Swift into a cocked hat.

[claret2018]

Just watching Dua Lipa right now on BBC1.
Knocks that Taylor Swift into a cocked hat.

I don’t know. I like her albums and she can clearly sing, but there’s something lacking about this as a headline performance.

[Jamesy]

I don’t know. I like her albums and she can clearly sing, but there’s something lacking about this as a headline performance.

She is fit though.

[boatshed bill]

@@@kin LuLu!!

She looks different

[NewClaret]

I don’t know. I like her albums and she can clearly sing, but there’s something lacking about this as a headline performance.

Her clothes?

[Somethingfishy]

She is fit though.

She's rare in that she is naturally attractive and doesn't obviously need a load of makeup. It's also rare in this day and age for a woman to have eyebrows natural like she has. Many shave them off and tattoo them back on these days..madness.

[jos]

Tame Impala ….. So I heard your playing the pyramid stage on Friday, One of the biggest gigs of the year, what do you plan to wear?


……. TI, “huh”

[Vegas Claret]

I don’t know. I like her albums and she can clearly sing, but there’s something lacking about this as a headline performance.

I think it's aimed at the younger section of the crowd but I get what you are talking about, considering some of the tracks are quite disco oriented it's coming across a bit flat even though I do think she is singing very well considering all the dancing. Good luck to her though, non offensive and does actually have a very good voice for the style of music

[Vegas Claret]

I'll add, I'm finding it a bit disjointed which hasn't helped the energy

[boatshed bill]

She's rare in that she is naturally attractive and doesn't obviously need a load of makeup. It's also rare in this day and age for a woman to have eyebrows natural like she has. Many shave them off and tattoo them back on these days..madness.

She's OK, at least it's lively.
Check out her work with St. Vincent.