http://disqus.com/people/salliboy/enThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:58:16 -0000http://noizemakesenemies.disqus.com/whats_your_fantasy_festival_line_up/#comment-345141The standard 3 day festival....10 bands per day....one stage (to avoid stroke). Headliners first...<br><br>Friday -- Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Mars Volta, Primus, Faust, Electric Prunes, Frank Zappa, Ween, The Rapture<br><br>Saturday -- Radiohead, REM, Flaming Lips, Moqwai, Interpol, Stereolab, Supergrass, Doves, Deerhoof, The Shins.<br><br>Sunday -- Jamiroquai, Justice, Chemical Bros., Kraftwerk, Ladytron, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Happy Mondays.<br><br>This was too hard. Think I'll just travel back to Glasto 2003.salliboyThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:58:16 -0000http://noizemakesenemies.disqus.com/has_glasto_lost_its_magic/#comment-345063I've made it a point to study, compare and contrast, each Glasto line-up after 2003 -- the year I so luckily attended. Radiohead and REM were both reason enough to max my credit cards and convert my then, weak Canadian dollars into real money. When the 2003 line-up was finally revealed - a whole month after the money was spent - I was shocked and amazed at how lucky I was that not only two of my top-shelf bands were headlining, but another ten or so were also set to appear. Included in that list were Supergrass, Flaming Lips, Interpol, Doves, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Delgados, and for Christ's sake, YES!!! I even had to miss Super Furry Animals and Yo La Tengo, not mention Grandaddy, because of other performances. <br><br>But, I digress. To answer your question, I think Hip-Hop headliners have gone the way of the novelty act. No Hip-hop fan adores the artist like a prog-rock fan adores, say, for example, Radiohead. And the nostalgia headliner, (i.e. Macca) would send a rabid music geek, like myself, to the "Other Stage" right after Pipes of Peace. <br><br>I've examined every Glasto line-up I could find, and excluding Jeff Buckley's appearance in 1995, I believe 2003 stands as the best line-up ever. My advice to Micheal Eavis: choose the 'best' act, not the biggest one conveniently found. Would he ever consider Rush? C'mon...I'm Canadian eh.salliboyThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:39:47 -0000