Port Said Red Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Getting like spud now I'm enjoying bringing some "balance" Have you ever seen or heard the Tony Hancock version of 12 Angry Men? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted June 25, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Bernie Ecclestone on guitar….. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Mark Ashton involved in Elton's "recruitment" for this evening? Well Brandon Flowers was wearing one of Ashton's suits certainly....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Just now, Ronnie Sinclair said: Well Brandon Flowers was wearing one of Ashton's suits certainly....... I got carried away there, I thought he was bringing on more guests/help, but looked up to see he was introducing the band. Woops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Mark Ashton involved in Elton's "recruitment" for this evening? Do they all have the same agent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Well Brandon Flowers was wearing one of Ashton's suits certainly....... And his teeth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) The piano playing certainly hasn't diminished either. Edited June 25, 2023 by Port Said Red 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Well done Elton; a great send off (not as good as Macca last year though) Guests were disappointing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: The piano playing certainly hasn't diminished either. And what a sound from that Yamaha….beautiful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 That was amazing. What a show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Well done Elton; a great send off (not as good as Macca last year though) Guests were disappointing I thought it was better than Macca personally. Macca played a few lesser known songs, whereas Elton banged out non-stop hits pretty much 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Well done Elton; a great send off (not as good as Macca last year though) Guests were disappointing Not sure. I think Elton edged that, his voice was fantastic. And I saw the Macca set live! Agree on the guests though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Elton much better than Macca 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Given that you should never compare the sound of a studio album or video to a live performance, and given that he's now 76, that was a damn good gig. Only Bennie and the Jets and Sad Songs disappointed for me. Everything else was fully acceptable or significantly better, especially as he's had to adjust the songs to meet his ageing voice. It us clear from the atmosphere that the crowd were in no way disappointed. Those fortunate to be there have witnessed (probably) the last UK gig of a true global superstar. Not any star but a real superstar, selling over 300 million albums worldwide and having the most ever entries on the US Billboard 100 for a single artist. The fireworks were apt. Way to go out with a bang. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Not sure. I think Elton edged that, his voice was fantastic. And I saw the Macca set live! Agree on the guests though. Well Bristol Oil Services says you're wrong, and he knows better than the rest of us, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: Given that you should never compare the sound of a studio album or video to a live performance, and given that he's now 76, that was a damn good gig. Only Bennie and the Jets and Sad Songs disappointed for me. Everything else was fully acceptable or significantly better, especially as he's had to adjust the songs to meet his ageing voice. It us clear from the atmosphere that the crowd were in no way disappointed. Those fortunate to be there have witnessed (probably) the last UK gig of a true global superstar. Not any star but a real superstar, selling over 300 million albums worldwide and having the most ever entries on the US Billboard 100 for a single artist. The fireworks were apt. Way to go out with a bang. It's also worth mentioning that, apart from singing, he was playing incredible piano for over 90 minutes - and has been doing so for more than 300 shows in the past five years. A phenomenal achievement for a 76 year old! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Whether you like Reg's music or not, what a catalogue and what a showman - happy retirement Sir 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 His piano didn’t move around the stage? It did at AG. nice tribute to George 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: After he converted to Islam he left the music industry for all of the 80s and 90s Yes, i knew that much, but not about his prohibition of his music . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyseconds Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Anybodies elses Mrs liking Josh Hommes bum wiggle a bit too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 minute ago, TomF said: Someone send bacon Stuck in traffic yet?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 24/06/2023 at 20:15, italian dave said: I’m only watching from the comfort of my living room….but really enjoyed that set by the Ezra Collective. Glad you said this, they were a festival highlight for me. Them, Tinariwen and The Comet Is Coming. Oh, and The Hives of course, but I've seen them before. Right now, I'm struggling to get back into work mode after living in an alternative universe for three days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 The viewing figures for Elton John at Glastonbury are in, a staggering 7.3 million. To put this in context, last year Paul McCartney was watched by 2.5 million. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 21 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: The viewing figures for Elton John at Glastonbury are in, a staggering 7.3 million. To put this in context, last year Paul McCartney was watched by 2.5 million. Maybe because BBC1 showed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 12 hours ago, The Gasbuster said: Guests were disappointing Disagree. Elton has always championed new artists. Top man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, Super said: Maybe because BBC1 showed it? Sunday v Saturday will have had an impact too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 hour ago, And Its Smith said: The viewing figures for Elton John at Glastonbury are in, a staggering 7.3 million. To put this in context, last year Paul McCartney was watched by 2.5 million. I chose to watch Alt-J at The Park, but when I got home, I put Mr Dwight on iPlayer and wasn't disappointed. Friends at the Pyramid stage told me they were so far away due to the massive crowd that they couldn't the stage other than on the screens and the breeze made the audio hit-and-miss - but on TV, that came across as a great set. One of Pilton's top Festival closing performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: I chose to watch Alt-J at The Park, but when I got home, I put Mr Dwight on iPlayer and wasn't disappointed. Friends at the Pyramid stage told me they were so far away due to the massive crowd that they couldn't the stage other than on the screens and the breeze made the audio hit-and-miss - but on TV, that came across as a great set. One of Pilton's top Festival closing performances. I found that with Macca last year, if you're too far away it's just not a great experience in my opinnion. You're almost just there for the sake of saying you were. I saw some people say they'd been at the front since 9am to get their spot. That's some effort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, TomF said: We were very, very far back as we had a pregnant lass with us so chilled at back but audio was so good. I think it varies which side of the pyramid you are on.. They also opened RowMead fully for first time so the cacpacity must of been 120k+ Not seen a crowd that big since Stones in 2013 and before that probs way back to the legendary Levellers set of 94. Only 80K on site back then (OK, plus the ticketless) but probably fewer on the entire site in those days than in that one crowd. For me, the crowd for Oasis and also REM were perhaps the biggest I'd been in. Mrs Robbo reckons Kylie in 2019 was the biggest ever, but I wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, TomF said: I reckon there was 200k in that field that night, it was completely bedlam. Kylie was busy but nah not on par with last night or the Stones in 2013. I would say only stones came close and that didn't have the extra capacity of last night so probably the biggest since the super fence.. I think before that its guess work. Oasis reforming would probably challenge it thou.. Ner, don't think so Tom. I went to all the late 80s/90s Glastonbury's and although you can probably at least double official attendances I'd be stunned if 200,000 were in. I realise folk talk about 300,000 there, but it's really more into the late 90s you got crushes like that. You'd literally not fit 300K into the field as it was back then. You could walk round the festival, get places on benches, bump into friends and get beers without queues in the early 90s. There are patently many more on site these days, despite the perimeter expanding to take fields from two farms uninvolved pre-1997. 2000 was when it reached its zenith of over-crowding. The site was full of Scouse and Manc thieves, dealers and pissed up beer monsters wanting fights. Getting from point A to B was an absolute 'mare unless you had a backstage pass and I really welcomed the wall and the enhanced security. It was either that or putting up roadblocks on the M6 north of Birmingham. Not sure who I watched in 1994, but it wouldn't have been The Levellers. I have a hazy feeling Radiohead might've been on the NME stage (as then it was) at the same time. I'd have been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.