Beyonce headlining Glastonbury

[tonymgc]

I'd rather shove rusty nails down my japs eye than voluntarily listen to Beyonces music.
But i will add Jayson Z is one lucky bastard

 

[Marty McFly]

Glad I missed out now tbh. Outlook and Creamfields to look forward to!

 

[Marshy]

Its a music festival i thought ?
And isnt she probably the top female performer of the last 5 years ?

whats the problem ?

she will be amazing

 

[Gerbil]

Shocking

 

[Marc]

face it, they could sell out Glastonbury without announcing ANY acts!

 

[SeagullSed]

For those of ya on this thread n reggae brittania one, check out Boomtown Fair this year!

 

[Sheebo]

I agree with the comments that this simply isn't the sort of music that should be at Glasto but people simplay can't deny how talented Beyonce is. Her LIVE performance with Alexandra Burke on last years X Factor as sensational... Not that I'm a fan of hers or that music BTW but I know a good voice when I hear one

 

[sydney]

a massive turd dropped on the musical credibility of the once great glastonbury festival.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

My main aim for the week will be probably be getting smashed

By Jamie Redknapp?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

When you consider the fact that a couple of years ago the headliners were Neil Young, Springsteen and Blur, this years trio of U2, Coldplay and Beyonce is a joke.

Sorry but Blur are just a joke/novelty band. How anyone can hold them up as some amazing headline act utterly bemuses me.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I agree with the comments that this simply isn't the sort of music that should be at Glasto but people simplay can't deny how talented Beyonce is. Her LIVE performance with Alexandra Burke on last years X Factor as sensational... Not that I'm a fan of hers or that music BTW but I know a good voice when I hear one

Not a fan either, but I have been told by a singer friend of mine that Beyonce is the only one of the top female live performers who can actually sing live properly without any enhancement. Not that she should be at Glastonbury mind.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

However, everyone places far too much weight on the headliners.

This. Last year I printed off the list of bands performing...all 64 pages. If you cannot find anything to occupy yourself at Glasto I'd say you're not really into music. And even if you are not into music there is a heap of other stuff like Shangri-la, Block 9, Arcadia, theatre, comedy, cabaret, circus, spoken word. This is what makes it a festival as opposed to a huge gig in a field like Reading, Sonisphere and worst of all V.

As for the comment about it being too busy and big. There's less people since the fence went up...and you can always choose to avoid the busy areas as I often do.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I agree with the comments that this simply isn't the sort of music that should be at Glasto but people simplay can't deny how talented Beyonce is. Her LIVE performance with Alexandra Burke on last years X Factor as sensational... Not that I'm a fan of hers or that music BTW but I know a good voice when I hear one

I remember people saying similar things about her hubby....and who had the last laugh then?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Not a fan either, but I have been told by a singer friend of mine that Beyonce is the only one of the top female live performers who can actually sing live properly without any enhancement. Not that she should be at Glastonbury mind.

I find this very hard to believe.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I find this very hard to believe.

Maybe, but artists these days use software in the studio that adjusts pitch when they are singing slightly out of tune, so why would they suddenly be able to sing perfectly when on stage? Plus, it must be extremely difficult to sing perfectly whilst gyrating about like they do.

 

[WATFORD zero]

It's been going downhill since they got rid of the house band The Worthy Farm Windfuckers

FACT

 

[public school boy]

Beyonce is the type of act one expects to mime infront of a bunch of screaming prepubescent girlies at a Radio one kiddies party not in the middle of a muddy field. Plenty of other decent acts to watch though.

 

[Icy Gull]

Hardly rock and roll is it and it's certainly not R 'n B whatever you kids may say.

Lacklustre and uninspiring headlining imo, lucky I have no intention of going I guess.

 

[Jonno]

she might have a decent voice (whatever that means, I still don't enjoy listening to it) but her songs are f***ing shite

 

[Beach Hut]

Terrible choice, the Sunday night broadcast can safely be forgotten.