Jay-Z at Glastonbury

[Agent]

Right or wrong?

Just been having a read of: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/mu...00/7466124.stm

I had a couple of friends that go to Glasto most years but have point blank refused this time around due to him headlining. I've not been myself, but its not the sort of music I would be expecting to hear if I did go.

So should Shawn Corey Carter...sorry, I meant "Jay-Z" be at Glastonbury?

[mycarsavw]

It's the wrong genre of music for the average Glasto attendee.

There's no getting round it, however he wants to take it, it's just not gonna work.

[grayg1]

I don't even like Jay-Z and my favourtie type of music is rap!

[unreal]

Jay-Z is a highly respectable and real hiphop artist as opposed to someone like 50 Cent, so I anticipate that it will probably go down better than him

However I'm not saying it will be a hit, as there's a lot of narrow minded people out there when it comes to anything associated with hiphop (and I'm not strictly talking about peoples taste in music, although it doesn't hurt to open your music tastebuds sometimes gents!)

[manwithnoname]

Originally Posted by Agent

Right or wrong?

Just been having a read of: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/mu...00/7466124.stm

I had a couple of friends that go to Glasto most years but have point blank refused this time around due to him headlining. I've not been myself, but its not the sort of music I would be expecting to hear if I did go.

So should Shawn Corey Carter...sorry, I meant "Jay-Z" be at Glastonbury?

I do find it strange that just because of one act your friends are not going. If they say said because of the chance of crap weather (and don't let any one spin that line about camaraderie at Glastonbury, it's so much better in blazing sunshine) or there are only a couple of bands they'd like to see or the cost then fair enough - but because of one act?

There is always a diverse range of music at Glastonbury, so why not have Jay-Z there. I'm going but won't be watching him, not my cup of tea.

[MadduckUK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnxi...st=40&p=217443

prepare the dogs of war!

[Agent]

Originally Posted by manwithnoname

I do find it strange that just because of one act your friends are not going. If they say said because of the chance of crap weather (and don't let any one spin that line about camaraderie at Glastonbury, it's so much better in blazing sunshine) or there are only a couple of bands they'd like to see or the cost then fair enough - but because of one act?

There is always a diverse range of music at Glastonbury, so why not have Jay-Z there. I'm going but won't be watching him, not my cup of tea.

Its probably a number of other reasons too, but as someone who's not been I don't really know where they are coming from.
I do remember one of them commenting about the type of people it may attract though - Perhaps thats a bigger worry for them? *shrug*

I think it would be like me going to Godskitchen, only to find out that they had replaced the DJ with an orchestra. It's not that I have anything against that kind of music, but its not what I have come to expect from the place.

[Clunk]

Rick Astley should be headlining at all the festivals by rights.

I'll bet he has had more plays than Jay-Z this year

[manwithnoname]

Originally Posted by MadduckUK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnxi...st=40&p=217443

prepare the dogs of war!

wow there is a large 'bottling' selection on YouTube

[manwithnoname]

Originally Posted by Agent

Its probably a number of other reasons too, but as someone who's not been I don't really know where they are coming from.
I do remember one of them commenting about the type of people it may attract though - Perhaps thats a bigger worry for them? *shrug*

remind them that it's all staged in big fields, your friends will have no chance of been in the cross fire of a drive by shooting

Originally Posted by Agent

I think it would be like me going to Godskitchen, only to find out that they had replaced the DJ with an orchestra. It's not that I have anything against that kind of music, but its not what I have come to expect from the place.

I not sure how Godskitchen is organised, is it one or two 'rooms of music'? Glastonbury's got loads of stages and other places where they put on 'other weird stuff'
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.u...e.aspx?id=2179
if you check out the link at the top it list 25+ places hosting performances - now if they all had rap music on all day then there'd be trouble.

I'll probably head to the 'other' stage to see Massive Attack while people are still muttering about mr J

[tiggerai]

It's the same as Kanye West headlining Global?!!

What were they thinking?

[Agent]

Originally Posted by tiggerai

It's the same as Kanye West headlining Global?!!

What were they thinking?

Actually, thats a far better example

I've no idea what they are playing at with that one

[tiggerai]

At leas there'll be Tiesto in the Global tent...

[pollaxe]

I cannot stand any of his music (he ruins Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' for me with his random, egotistical stuff, I'm not a fan of her's particularly either but I do like that song somewhat) but sod it why shouldn't he headline at Glastonbury?

The festival doesn't interest me (paying a lot of good money to rough it, share a toilet with a squillion other people and wade up to my armpits in mud, well for some reason I can't quite articulate, it just doesn't appeal to me.) However, though I'm no fan of his I'd say he has as much right to headline it as anyone else.

JMHO, anyway..

[dave87]

Originally Posted by Agent

I think it would be like me going to Godskitchen, only to find out that they had replaced the DJ with an orchestra.

Bring on Adagio for Strings...

[rastamanblues]

This sounds like when 50 Cent was headlining Reading a few years back, I wasnt there myself although IRC the amount of bottles that were hurled his way was ridiculous!