Glastonbury 2024

heslops barnet said:
Bland, uninspiring……
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Well they inspired 100,000 plus.

Listen, I get it. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but they absolutely put on a show.

To see Michael.J Fox there - who inspired them to create their band - was an absolute pleasure to see, and something people won’t forget.

Haters have their hate though.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
Well they inspired 100,000 plus.

Listen, I get it. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but they absolutely put on a show.

To see Michael.J Fox there - who inspired them to create their band - was an absolute pleasure to see, and something people won’t forget.

Haters have their hate though.
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The thing I don't mind about coldplay is they don't really pretend to be anything they're not.

They know they're not they're not some super cool hipsters favourites. They know their audience and they cater for that audience, basically mostly people who like fairly middle of the road pop-rock music with enough hooks for a big audience to sing along to with a big stage production. They're very good at what they do.

They've also been smart moving with the times and into different markets. They went to America, got styled a bit, some of their songs got a bit more of a pop production over the years that tied in with current trends of production in music, but with enough of their own sound in there. It's not as easy as it looks, otherwise many more would be in their position. They're pretty savvy at that kind of thing, if they weren't, they'd probably be on the same circuit as Travis today.


Personally I don't listen to them, it just doesn't do anything for me, but I fully understand they have the songs and business sense to be where they are.
 
Crooked_rain said:
The thing I don't mind about coldplay is they don't really pretend to be anything they're not.

They know they're not they're not some super cool hipsters favourites. They know their audience and they cater for that audience, basically mostly people who like fairly middle of the road pop-rock music with enough hooks for a big audience to sing along to with a big stage production. They're very good at what they do.

They've also been smart moving with the times and into different markets. They went to America, got styled a bit, some of their songs got a bit more of a pop production over the years that tied in with current trends of production in music, but with enough of their own sound in there. It's not as easy as it looks, otherwise many more would be in their position. They're pretty savvy at that kind of thing, if they weren't, they'd probably be on the same circuit as Travis today.


Personally I don't listen to them, it just doesn't do anything for me, but I fully understand they have the songs and business sense to be where they are.
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Emperors new clothes….
 
The glowing wristbands, confetti canons, lasers, large inflatable balls, etc, certainly add to the spectacle.

Some people might say it’s pure cheese, which it probably is, but it’s a very clever addition to what would be a normal concert, and people of all ages at Coldplay concerts love it.
 
Crooked_rain said:
The thing I don't mind about coldplay is they don't really pretend to be anything they're not.

They know they're not they're not some super cool hipsters favourites. They know their audience and they cater for that audience, basically mostly people who like fairly middle of the road pop-rock music with enough hooks for a big audience to sing along to with a big stage production. They're very good at what they do.

They've also been smart moving with the times and into different markets. They went to America, got styled a bit, some of their songs got a bit more of a pop production over the years that tied in with current trends of production in music, but with enough of their own sound in there. It's not as easy as it looks, otherwise many more would be in their position. They're pretty savvy at that kind of thing, if they weren't, they'd probably be on the same circuit as Travis today.


Personally I don't listen to them, it just doesn't do anything for me, but I fully understand they have the songs and business sense to be where they are.
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Completely agree, not my favourite band, but they do put on a good show and I can appreciate why they have so many fans.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
Well they inspired 100,000 plus.

Listen, I get it. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but they absolutely put on a show.

To see Michael.J Fox there - who inspired them to create their band - was an absolute pleasure to see, and something people won’t forget.

Haters have their hate though.
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I have a lot of albums but I’ve never bought a Coldplay album. However, I did make a point of going to see them in concert.

They do indeed put on a show and they have a set of songs that their audience sings the heck out of. The atmosphere at their gigs is superb.

I’m sure anyone wearing one of their wristbands last night had a very memorable time.

Seeing Michael J. Fox was emotional, both heart warming and heart breaking.
 
Sunday line up pre Football for me is ok if shown on iplayer
11:15 The Zutons
12:30 Jalen Ngonda
14:00 psychedelic porn crumpets
15:00 James
 
Not a listener to coldplay, not my thing but they are far from bland or generaic.

they are easily jumped on as it's become a social norm for people to dislike them automatically whithout ever owning or listening to their catalogie only knowing 3-4 singles Its a similar thing to our empty seats tag, many just say it.


They are hardly shite like the munford & sons, now that was bland music
 
I've only caught a little bit of Glastonbury but from what I've seen I've enjoyed mostly

The Breeders decent
Fontaines DC OK
Cyndi Lauper tragic
Idles up their own arse
LCD Soundsystem brilliant

I've not took the time to check out any of the headliners on the pyramid stage this year as none of them do anything for me.
 
jrb said:
Is there such a thing as a band that’s too big for Glastonbury?

If so, Coldplay might be it.

People are climbing up scaffolding, security guards are standing on emergency vehicles, actual Tom Cruise is watching from a viewing platform, accompanied by Gillian Anderson and Simon Pegg.

Michael J Fox even joins them to play guitar on Fix You.

At other stages around Worthy Farm, A-list artists floundered, with some fields barely at one-third capacity.

Everyone, it seems, is straining for a glimpse of rock’s most generous-spirited band.

And Coldplay don’t disappoint.

www.bbc.co.uk

Coldplay at Glastonbury: Actor Michael J Fox joins Chris Martin on stage

They duetted with Michael J Fox, and serenaded Michael Eavis, in an all-out assault on the senses.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg?
 
The problem is there’s not that many guitar bands coming through that have made it big enough in the last decade to headline the pyramid stage so they’re stuck with either the same legacy acts or going in a different direction like Dua Lipa.
 
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