Stage and ego reasons.

I hope this is true because it would ruin him.

GoldiesParade said:

It is VERY true, although I don't see how it would ruin him if he played. On the contrary, he would probably win some brand new fans if he played like he's capable of. Another clever commercial calculation by the world's dumbest genius.

bet you he does...

letsgocrazy said:

i second that.

and how the hell would it ruin him? it would elevate him to lengendary heights. many sceptics would be blown away by his live skills! i took a friend who hates prince to the ONA show and he came out a fan.

to quote The Guardian newspaper last year "Prince at Glastonbury? Nothing would make us more happy... NOTHING!"

Shapeshifter said:

Where did u hear this?

Glasto is now Europes biggest festival and is probably the next best thing to Woodstock, to play there would give him massive street cred, maybe he should do the dance tent and remix some of his stuff with the likes of Fat boy slim, tricky, the chemical brothers or...lol

butter said:

yeah prince has been at glastonbury in spirit for years! i've been 6 0r 7 times and i've heard prince music bomming out of the dance tent from all kinds of DJs and bands many times! always brings a smug smile 2 my face.

nuthinbuttamuffin said:

Yep I know I'm a glasto oldie too, he could take over the place, would fit in anywhere...pyramid, left field, jazz, dance, he could even take over the krishna tent, nah then again gotta keep the krishnas lol

no no wait a minute.

Prince should not do any damn dance tent. he should go onto the main stage like the legend that he is and just lay it down like he does.

Glasto would be a great thing for him. it would shut up all the haters.
plus, everybody knows the legendary shows that Prince is capable of giving. even the haters know it.

Prince should definitely play Glastonbury. It would probably be the best thing he could do at this stage of his career and while he is in England he should also go on the Later show with Jools Holland.

Prince would get his ass booed off stage within minutes - he's not as popular as some peopel think and hes NEVER been as popular as he thinks. Sure he makes greta music within his own arena but take him out of that safe zone and hes fucked.

Sending him to a field in my soggy home village woudl be suicide...especially with all his diva demands.

Shapeshifter said:

What if he was never meant to play there... You fans always seem to know more than the artists themselves...

Everlasting Now would go down a treat at Glastonbury - I think not.

Glastonbury is not the forum for Prince. If he plays his hits he would look like a has been who needs to let go, if he plays his new stuff he would weird everyone out.

GoldiesParade said:

u reckon it would wierd everyone out? are we talking about the same glastonbury?

He's a loser for not doin' Glastonblubber 2004.
He promised after the 2003 debacle...

Little mofo should play EVERY godamned stage. He could do the hits on the Pyramid stage, the B-sides on NME stage, dance classics in the dance tent, NEWS on the jazz stage, an acoustic set on the acoustic stage and the Rainbow Children in the christian marquee.

daned said:

The controversial scientific process of cloning the human DNA genome would make this seemingly impossible feat possible.

butter said:

Glastonbury is more mainstream than you think, just think of all the other headline acts they have ever had, could hardly be considered a non-mainstream event. Its commercial as any other festival, which is my point exactly, he would werid them out simply because his new music is not commerical.

GoldiesParade said:

I have to disagree, its not 'that' commercial...yet, its only been 'commercialised' since mean fiddler took over which is only the last couple of years...it's still not exactly a top of the pops line up, the commercial side is obvious in the market traders, the ticket prices, the hype, the over strict security but thankfully not yet the performers.

The first time I was at glasto was in the early 90s, yep things have changed but you will still find a 50yr old white man, a 30 something rasta and a 16 yr old dancing together to the same music, which is why it would be so good for prince to play there, not only would he reach people that remember his old stuff but also reach a new crowd who have barely heard of Prince...if Jimmy Cliff can do it so can prince, and bare in mind that the whole ethos for Glastonbury is about bringing together a mixture of contemporary performing arts.

butter said:

Here - fucking - here!

I've seen Tony Bennet charming mud-splattered crusties, Rolf Harris warming up for The Black Crowes (and going down a fucking storm, he described the gig later as the best day of his life) and Ned's Atomic Dustbin fans singing along to a Right Said Fred song that was played over the PA shortly before the band arrived.

Glastonbury is off the wall. It's where I first shook my ass to dance music 11 years ago as punky little 17-year old.

He could play any kind of set and it would go down a treat.

Of course, if he does play Glastonbury, I'm sure it would be a 'Greatest Hits' show like the Austalian tour and maybe a 'secret' on one of the smaller stages playing obscure stuff. Even the small tents have proper security and crowd barriers.

Keep your fingers crossed!
[This message was edited Sun Dec 14 14:06:04 PST 2003 by daned]

WHAT A STUPID TOPIC. He SHOULD PLAY. It would benefit him greatly. He's been out of the public eye so long.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Yes, he most definitely should, but he isn't playing it this year. I think Frankjotzo posted information on the confirmed (but not yet announced) headliners:

Friday - Outkast
Saturday - Oasis
Sunday - Paul McFartney

Absolutely NO Prince.

He didn't want any acts to play on the stage for at least two hours before him, plus the dimensions of the main stage weren't right for him.

Shapeshifter said:

Shapeshifter said:

Outkast? I'm having it. Shame about Saturday. They were once a great band (I remember seeing them play that stage in '94) but these days they are just dogshit. Macca? Nah. Beatles were great but old fools trying to revive lost glories - fuck that. I'll be face down in a field somewhere at that point then. I was gonna stay sober for Prince but if he doesn't play then I shall absue myself even harder to make up for it.











HOWEVER. It's worth rememebering that there are always loads of stories that go around about who's playing Glastonbuty and they tend to have a 60% accuracy rate.

purpledoveuk said:

I agree. The ONLY way he could do it is 2 play a pure, balls-2-the-wall show, with no preaching or sermonising and just lay it down, tear it up and split...

bananacologne said:

All true, but he's not playing.

purpledoveuk said:

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purpledoveuk said:

Let him go to Holland instead where peop still have taste. U guys are still into Status Quo

butter said:

Prince is already one of the most widely respected artists in the biz today. At least by those who don't have their heads up their asses

Shapeshifter said:

Well, according to NME, all headliners for this year are said to be confirmed but there's not going to be an announcement for a long while (probably not until after it's sold out). Macca is supposed to be headlining Saturday.

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