Here in the UK Glasto is considered to be the festival of festivals....but how is it perceived in the States and the rest of Europe, is it thought of as being that prestidgious?

Is there an Glastonbury equivalent in the States??

i think it's really nice , i was watching it on tv yesterday

they have a very diverse line up of artists

(for example Snoop Dogg and Norah Jones)

it's being aired on BBC 2 again tonight at 10 pm

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I saw this dude perform on tv

(he sounded even better on something that looked like a 4 string guitar and had a drummer backing him up)

Seasick Steve

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seasick steve is good. he rescued the guitar from a junkyard and it's only got 3 strings. his first tour was him on his own, but he had a band for his second tour. he's got a bit of a cult following after appearing on jools holland

just the fact that these things are a focus and shown on tv etc...shows how far ahead of the USA the UK is in its caring for music

Dewrede said:

i think it's really nice , i was watching it on tv yesterday

they have a very diverse line up of artists

(for example Snoop Dogg and Norah Jones)

it's being aired on BBC 2 again tonight at 10 pm

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Yeah norah and snoop are good!

Muse were phenomenal last night!

Without prince forums like this I probably would never have heard about that festival. Here in germany the biggest festival is Rock am Ring. And it's fantastic.

http://www.rock-am-ring.com/

lastdecember said:

just the fact that these things are a focus and shown on tv etc...shows how far ahead of the USA the UK is in its caring for music

That's probably because the BBC have a certain quota to provide for arts and culture etc.

Ellie said:

lastdecember said:

just the fact that these things are a focus and shown on tv etc...shows how far ahead of the USA the UK is in its caring for music

That's probably because the BBC have a certain quota to provide for arts and culture etc.

and the other 99% goes on shite, fatcats and idiots like adrain chiles, christine bleakely and jonathon tosser

unique said:

Ellie said:

That's probably because the BBC have a certain quota to provide for arts and culture etc.

and the other 99% goes on shite, fatcats and idiots like adrain chiles, christine bleakely and jonathon tosser

That's a bit harsh in fact it's not true, yes they do get things wrong but the BBC has great programming the best in the world by far.

Dreamer2 said:

unique said:

and the other 99% goes on shite, fatcats and idiots like adrain chiles, christine bleakely and jonathon tosser

That's a bit harsh in fact it's not true, yes they do get things wrong but the BBC has great programming the best in the world by far.

you obviously don't pay attention to all the great american shows on hbo and abc like lost, 24, mad men, true blood, etc. those guys put real money into writers, actors, directers etc. uk drama is pitiful by comparison, which is why we get all the reality shite. take glastonbury as an example, the bbc are just filming and broadcasting someone elses event, just like the sport

unique said:

Dreamer2 said:

That's a bit harsh in fact it's not true, yes they do get things wrong but the BBC has great programming the best in the world by far.

you obviously don't pay attention to all the great american shows on hbo and abc like lost, 24, mad men, true blood, etc. those guys put real money into writers, actors, directers etc. uk drama is pitiful by comparison, which is why we get all the reality shite. take glastonbury as an example, the bbc are just filming and broadcasting someone elses event, just like the sport

That's more to do with scale the US market is larger, they produce just as much crap as us. When you think of the US think of ITV on a larger scale, 95% rubbish 5% top quality stuff.

Dreamer2 said:

unique said:

you obviously don't pay attention to all the great american shows on hbo and abc like lost, 24, mad men, true blood, etc. those guys put real money into writers, actors, directers etc. uk drama is pitiful by comparison, which is why we get all the reality shite. take glastonbury as an example, the bbc are just filming and broadcasting someone elses event, just like the sport

That's more to do with scale the US market is larger, they produce just as much crap as us. When you think of the US think of ITV on a larger scale, 95% rubbish 5% top quality stuff.

itv is 99.999% crap. HBO is about 80% great stuff. they invest proper money for shows in the states, we don't, and it shows

There are a few multiple day festivles here....Lollapalooza, (Soundgarden's reuniting and doing it this year. yesss! ), Bonnaroo, but Coachella is probably the closest thing to Glastonbury. I don't think any of the current festivals here compare to Glastonbury as far as longevity. I'd love to go to the Glastonbury festival someday. Considering it's age, I see it as the mother of all festivals.

unique said:

Dreamer2 said:

That's a bit harsh in fact it's not true, yes they do get things wrong but the BBC has great programming the best in the world by far.

you obviously don't pay attention to all the great american shows on hbo and abc like lost, 24, mad men, true blood, etc. those guys put real money into writers, actors, directers etc. uk drama is pitiful by comparison, which is why we get all the reality shite. take glastonbury as an example, the bbc are just filming and broadcasting someone elses event, just like the sport

I True Blood.....but it's currently the only show on HBO that I enjoy. The bulk of our programming isn't too great either now. Now we have a bunch of reality shows involving spoiled rich people and people trying desperately too hard to get famous. I don't mind diversifying programming, but it's overkill.

rlittler81 said:

Muse were phenomenal last night!

I agree.

unique said:

seasick steve is good. he rescued the guitar from a junkyard and it's only got 3 strings. his first tour was him on his own, but he had a band for his second tour. he's got a bit of a cult following after appearing on jools holland

cool for him

he seems a real nice guy too

minneapolisgenius said:

rlittler81 said:

Muse were phenomenal last night!

I agree.

sorry but i hate them

bombastic overdramatic shite Radiohead rip off

Matt Bellamy totally ripped off Tom Yorke's singing style , it's just pathetic

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Stevie Wonder was great......now when is Prince going to do this? Hopefully next year....we can dream....

Dewrede said:

unique said:

seasick steve is good. he rescued the guitar from a junkyard and it's only got 3 strings. his first tour was him on his own, but he had a band for his second tour. he's got a bit of a cult following after appearing on jools holland

cool for him

he seems a real nice guy too

yeah, he's pretty down to earth from what i hear. i think he's just glad he has an audience at his age

^

yeah and he deserves it too

i saw this footage of him being interviewed at Glastonbury 2 years ago

I just got back. Fantastic weekend. Glastonbury rules because its so much more than a simple music festival.

But speaking of the music, the highlights for me were.....

Muse........ they totally delivered.

Plan B..... surprising good.

Stornaway.....great debuts.

Radiohead....nice surprise, and worth it for the version of Karma Police alone.

Marina & the Diamonds....girl is going places.

Pulled apart by horses......great newcomers.

Biffy Clyro.....Party time.

Seasick Steve....always delivers.

Stevie Wonder....spot on too.