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Glastonbury 2019
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Not a Cure fan but thought they were pretty good, agree re Robert Smith...sounded really good....even if he didn't look so good.Carter said:Whilst Robert Smith looks revolting he sounds perfect as do the band full stop. They aren't everyones cup of tea but I like them and they are delivering a very professional show. I'm also happy people expecting some radio friendly pop act are having a bit of an education (or are turning the tv off and giving it a kick for good measure!)
My missus just said it was better with Ed Sheeran headlining so I have just stared at her with disgust for 5 minutes0 -
Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...14
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Paul Weller can be a fucker for that, I've seen him live a lot and what songs you get depend greatly on what side of the bed he got out of that morning.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...
You always play the hits, in The Cures case a lot of their music was fairly niche when it was released and I don't know many people who could list more than say 3 Cure songs. That then gives them a problem as they do have some really good tracks but those tracks havent necessarily had a lot of joy on the radio, certainly for the last 20 years.
I make you right though, they should or could have spread the biggies out and still finished with Friday I'm in Love or Boys don't cry. Like I said last night, I thought musically and vocally they were perfect but they shouldn't have started with a slow one.
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She's doing Brighton Pride, so had to give us a miss.SoundAsa£ said:
More to the point, there’s no way she’d give Hastings 5 seconds let alone 5 minutes!SuedeAdidas said:
There’s no way you’d give her 5 minutes mate.Hastingsaddick said:
LOL...Gave her 5 mins and now I'm back listening to the cricket.Nug said:Kylie smashing it. Same age as me total teenage crush.0 -
Indeed that's why as a fan of a band I'd rather see them in their own show rather than at a festival, as at the festival they will usually play the hits you've heard 1000 times already rather than the more interesting album tracks etc that would be more enjoyable for me.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...5 -
Absolutely K&F.killerandflash said:
Indeed that's why as a fan of a band I'd rather see them in their own show rather than at a festival, as at the festival they will usually play the hits you've heard 1000 times already rather than the more interesting album tracks etc that would be more enjoyable for me.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...
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What a cracking lineup that is. What really stands out are the number of "current" acts playing rather than people past their peak. That NME stage alone would be worth the admission priceSELR_addicks said:
Last time The Cure headlined4 -
The Cure are a brilliant reminder of what Glastonbury used. Proper musicians playing their songs with no gimmicks. They have earned the right to play what they play in whatever order they want. I turned on the tv earlier in the day to see Kylie ‘doing’ the fucking locomotion for god sakes !!Carter said:
Paul Weller can be a fucker for that, I've seen him live a lot and what songs you get depend greatly on what side of the bed he got out of that morning.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...
You always play the hits, in The Cures case a lot of their music was fairly niche when it was released and I don't know many people who could list more than say 3 Cure songs. That then gives them a problem as they do have some really good tracks but those tracks havent necessarily had a lot of joy on the radio, certainly for the last 20 years.
I make you right though, they should or could have spread the biggies out and still finished with Friday I'm in Love or Boys don't cry. Like I said last night, I thought musically and vocally they were perfect but they shouldn't have started with a slow one.8 -
Thankfully he didn't sound like one.PopIcon said:Robert Smith has the physique of a 65 year old lady who has drowned in the bath.0 -
Yeah you are correct, they have done enough in their career to do whatever they like, like Weller to be honest. I enjoyed them hugely last night doing their thing however if I had a pound for every time Weller would finish one of his more experimental records then if he was deciding to talk to the audience this is, he would announce he was going to do a another b-side from one of his latest singles you can hear an audible groan from those around apart from the real Weller nutters who would love him singing the theme tune from the muppets and care not for him doing a town called malice or beat surrender.Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
The Cure are a brilliant reminder of what Glastonbury used. Proper musicians playing their songs with no gimmicks. They have earned the right to play what they play in whatever order they want. I turned on the tv earlier in the day to see Kylie ‘doing’ the fucking locomotion for god sakes !!Carter said:
Paul Weller can be a fucker for that, I've seen him live a lot and what songs you get depend greatly on what side of the bed he got out of that morning.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...
You always play the hits, in The Cures case a lot of their music was fairly niche when it was released and I don't know many people who could list more than say 3 Cure songs. That then gives them a problem as they do have some really good tracks but those tracks havent necessarily had a lot of joy on the radio, certainly for the last 20 years.
I make you right though, they should or could have spread the biggies out and still finished with Friday I'm in Love or Boys don't cry. Like I said last night, I thought musically and vocally they were perfect but they shouldn't have started with a slow one.
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You wouldn't want to be exposed to Robert Smith.MrOneLung said:
Just looked at their Greatest Hits album and also no Boys Don’t Cry and Friday I’m in Love.MrOneLung said:
Apart from Love Cats I am struggling to recall any of their hitsDucktapeshoerepairs said:
Apart from the love cats, I’m struggling to recall which ‘hits’ they didn’t play ?Covered End said:I agree they are probably not a headline act for Glasto and they've never been a band to get the crowd excited as such.
A bit like Kings of Leon, they just play and the fans tend to stand, listen & sing along, rather than going crazy.
I have to say they made a strange selection of not well known songs tonight, unlike when I've seen them & they've played 3 hours of non stop hits.
They must be the headliner of the last 20 years I have had the least exposure to.0 -
I have no knowledge of her or her music but thought that Miley Cyrus did an entertaining set.
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That song Billy Cyrus did about a horse was the best song i heard of all of the coverage i saw.1
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she absolutely slaughtered the Amy Winehouse track she did1
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We shall have to agree to disagree.Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
The Cure are a brilliant reminder of what Glastonbury used. Proper musicians playing their songs with no gimmicks. They have earned the right to play what they play in whatever order they want. I turned on the tv earlier in the day to see Kylie ‘doing’ the fucking locomotion for god sakes !!Carter said:
Paul Weller can be a fucker for that, I've seen him live a lot and what songs you get depend greatly on what side of the bed he got out of that morning.Algarveaddick said:Looks like The Cure saved all the ones you have heard of for the encore. I am of the opinion that if you are a band that has had a number of hits and you are asked to play at a festival, you should play all those hits, and spread them around your set. The audience are always an eclectic mix and are mostly not interested in the "one from our new album". By all means play the entire new album if you are at a gig where the crowd are specifically there to see you, otherwise do what you have been paid to do, and entertain the plebs...
You always play the hits, in The Cures case a lot of their music was fairly niche when it was released and I don't know many people who could list more than say 3 Cure songs. That then gives them a problem as they do have some really good tracks but those tracks havent necessarily had a lot of joy on the radio, certainly for the last 20 years.
I make you right though, they should or could have spread the biggies out and still finished with Friday I'm in Love or Boys don't cry. Like I said last night, I thought musically and vocally they were perfect but they shouldn't have started with a slow one.
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Killing an Arab, Let's go to Bed, Charlotte Sometimes, Love Cats, (A Letter to Elise, The 13th, Mint Car, The End of The World)Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
Apart from the love cats, I’m struggling to recall which ‘hits’ they didn’t play ?Covered End said:I agree they are probably not a headline act for Glasto and they've never been a band to get the crowd excited as such.
A bit like Kings of Leon, they just play and the fans tend to stand, listen & sing along, rather than going crazy.
I have to say they made a strange selection of not well known songs tonight, unlike when I've seen them & they've played 3 hours of non stop hits.3 -
I thought Cure were OK, if you're really into them, that was an amazing set, if you're neutral, a bit meh2
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Sorry,Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
They did both of those !!MrOneLung said:
Just looked at their Greatest Hits album and also no Boys Don’t Cry and Friday I’m in Love.MrOneLung said:
Apart from Love Cats I am struggling to recall any of their hitsDucktapeshoerepairs said:
Apart from the love cats, I’m struggling to recall which ‘hits’ they didn’t play ?Covered End said:I agree they are probably not a headline act for Glasto and they've never been a band to get the crowd excited as such.
A bit like Kings of Leon, they just play and the fans tend to stand, listen & sing along, rather than going crazy.
I have to say they made a strange selection of not well known songs tonight, unlike when I've seen them & they've played 3 hours of non stop hits.
They must be the headliner of the last 20 years I have had the least exposure to.
was on iphone.
was trying to say I also KNOW Boys dont Cry and Friday I'm in love.0 -
I can't decide if Kylie was overwhelmed with the event, size of the crowd, memories of 14 years ago; or whether she couldn't quite believe she was getting that reception while suffering awful sound and "tuning" issues.
That performance looked tremendous but sounded dreadful, even with all the production and sync'ed BV's, shame.1 - Sponsored links:
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Was a Nickelback track wasn’t it?SamB09 said:That song Billy Cyrus did about a horse was the best song i heard of all of the coverage i saw.
I was worried that achey brakey shit was coming so made a pleasant surprise lol0 -
How was it ? He pulls someone out of the crowd at all his gigs.buckshee said:
Shame he was a plantMrOneLung said:
Love that.guinnessaddick said:A day that Alex will always remember, if he can remember.0 -
Robert Smith reminded me of the guy in Death in Venice (Mahler) after his make up. Quite surreal at times but RS is a brilliant front man. I think if I knew the lyrics and was amongst it Immersed in the sound at Glastonbury then it would have been excellent. But at times I was wishing the song would change to the more familiar ones.
Cyrus was good and so was Mavis. I enjoyed Kylie with nick cave then switched over.0 -
KBslittlesis said:
Was a Nickelback track wasn’t it?SamB09 said:That song Billy Cyrus did about a horse was the best song i heard of all of the coverage i saw.
I was worried that achey brakey shit was coming so made a pleasant surprise lol
Nope but i suppose it sounded similar-ish.0 -
The Streets were a highlight for me. Loved his crowd surfing and the womans face in the crowd when Mike said he recognised her from Instagram.Carter said:Mike Skinner is a performer, if I'm not mistaken that is Rob Harvey from The Music playing guitar for him too. They were an incredible band, I saw them a few times and came out absolutely exhausted every time and buzzing
The Music is a blast from the past. I loved them. That 1st album i still listen too. And you are correct it was Harvey on stage i believe2 -
I would have thought all Cure fans know the first 4. The 4 in brackets 'charted' I think, but aren't well known.JessieAddick said:I think ultimately The Cure isn't the type of band that cheers you up. There are a few great singles before the encore such as Lovesong, Fascination Street, Pictures of You but most of the songs aren't the sort you can dance to. I'm not a fan of Robert Smith's makeup (never have been) and can see why some of you think he looks ridiculous.
Covered End said:
Are you being serious or just joking?😂 Judging from the responses to The Cure on here I doubt many are familiar with those "hits".
Killing an Arab, Let's go to Bed, Charlotte Sometimes, Love Cats, (A Letter to Elise, The 13th, Mint Car, The End of The World)Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
Apart from the love cats, I’m struggling to recall which ‘hits’ they didn’t play ?Covered End said:I agree they are probably not a headline act for Glasto and they've never been a band to get the crowd excited as such.
A bit like Kings of Leon, they just play and the fans tend to stand, listen & sing along, rather than going crazy.
I have to say they made a strange selection of not well known songs tonight, unlike when I've seen them & they've played 3 hours of non stop hits.0 -
Well that’s a worry.SamB09 said:KBslittlesis said:
Was a Nickelback track wasn’t it?SamB09 said:That song Billy Cyrus did about a horse was the best song i heard of all of the coverage i saw.
I was worried that achey brakey shit was coming so made a pleasant surprise lol
Nope but i suppose it sounded similar-ish.
I knew the words & just assumed it was a cover.
I’m not owning up to Hubby, I’ll never live it down :-:neutral:0 -
Late to the party (as always) but I bloody loved The Cure...the set was faultless and sounded bloody excellent...despite how he's looking (remember, drinking to excess regularly through your 'youth' is not good for your health kids) his voice was superb... I've quite literally flown around the world to see The Cure, so yes, I am biased and I'm off to see them again in Helsinki next month and I CAN'T BLOODY WAIT on the evidence of last night... Could not believe it when Shake Dog Shake came on...one of my all time favourite tracks...all that was missing for me were Primary and 100 Years....6
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His dancing was awesome, they had some very dirty guitar riffs that worked really well. I don't remember dancing as much at any other shows than The Music. The first album was a peach, as was the second. Think it got a bit too much for him after that.orpingtonRED said:
The Streets were a highlight for me. Loved his crowd surfing and the womans face in the crowd when Mike said he recognised her from Instagram.Carter said:Mike Skinner is a performer, if I'm not mistaken that is Rob Harvey from The Music playing guitar for him too. They were an incredible band, I saw them a few times and came out absolutely exhausted every time and buzzing
The Music is a blast from the past. I loved them. That 1st album i still listen too. And you are correct it was Harvey on stage i believe
I can't think of many frontmen, who had as much about them as Rob Harvey yet got as little recognition0 -
I never got to see them live. Had a ticket to see them at Brixton but due to family emergency had to give it up. Would of really enjoyed jumping about to "The People" live.Carter said:
His dancing was awesome, they had some very dirty guitar riffs that worked really well. I don't remember dancing as much at any other shows than The Music. The first album was a peach, as was the second. Think it got a bit too much for him after that.orpingtonRED said:
The Streets were a highlight for me. Loved his crowd surfing and the womans face in the crowd when Mike said he recognised her from Instagram.Carter said:Mike Skinner is a performer, if I'm not mistaken that is Rob Harvey from The Music playing guitar for him too. They were an incredible band, I saw them a few times and came out absolutely exhausted every time and buzzing
The Music is a blast from the past. I loved them. That 1st album i still listen too. And you are correct it was Harvey on stage i believe
I can't think of many frontmen, who had as much about them as Rob Harvey yet got as little recognition0
