The 2009 Glastonbury TV Guide: Definites
This is part 2 of The 2009 Glastonbury TV Guide. Yesterday I focused on the acts that may or may not get coverage, depending on how kind the BBC is. Today, I focus on the acts almost certain to get TV attention and nearly mostly headliners.
Bloc Party – Friday – Other Stage - Kele Okereke and his merry men will headline the Other Stage on Friday night as they battle for attention with Neil Young. This is a set that could well be one of the best of the band’s career and could be a make or break performance. If it’s a well received set then it could catapult them to more headlining appearances in the future, maybe even on the main stages. Get it wrong and the doubters who have plagued them throughout their entire career will be chomping at the bits to put more dents in the band’s lofty ambitions.
Blur – Sunday – Pyramid Stage – It feels very odd and very strange to class this as a warm up for two massive shows in Hyde Park a few days after but this will be a set that will touch the hearts of a lot of Glastonbury attendees. Most of the crowd will have probably grown up in the midst of the Britpop war between Blur and Oasis and most of them probably had the sense to realise that Blur were a better band and some may have even had posters when they were younger. A set that shouldn’t be missed.
Bruce Springsteen – Saturday – Pyramid Stage - Even if you are, like me, not massively into the legend that is Bruce Springsteen, you can’t help but feel massively excited for this. The man has a live show that sounds like the most gloriously euphoric event in the world and one that will have people in singing in unison – in a way, despite what you may initially think Bruce Springsteen is an ideal candidate to headline Glastonbury. This is one of the most anticipated sets and will most likely gather one of the biggest crowds, which in turn might provide a mighty singalong to some of the classics, of the weekend.
Doves – Friday – John Peel Stage - Doves have always been a very Glastonbury kind of band. Whenever the rain has fallen hard, like it did when the band last played the festival in 2005, their brand of melancholic, atmospheric, and at many times uplifting indie rock the mood has turned from downbeat into upbeat and then all of a sudden there is a whole sea of people singing There Goes The Fear and the world is alright again. The Manchester three-piece will headline the John Peel Stage mixing new material from Kingdom Of Rust with the golden oldies.
The Prodigy – Sunday – Other Stage – This band have already caused riots at other festivals so far this summer and they come fresh off their blitzing of Isle Of Wight, Download and Rockness in the same weekend to headline the Other Stage on Sunday night. New tracks will be aired but they won’t stand up against the older classics like Firestarter, Breathe and Out Of Space. That said, this band are still a force to be reckoned with in a live arena.
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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by Max
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