Rock legend Neil Younger has headlined Glastonbury once more on Saturday evening, however his set has left music followers divided, with some hailing it as a gorgeous masterpiece and others a dreary snoozefest
Veteran rocker Neil Younger’s headline Glastonbury set has been branded “dreadful” because the Canadian star appeared to carry out to a sparse crowd on the Pyramid stage. The Coronary heart of Gold singer, 79, gave the impression to be besieged by sound points throughout his set as social media customers slammed the selection of Saturday evening headline act.
In the meantime, entry to the Woodsies stage — the place US pop group Scissor Sisters have been taking part in — was restricted resulting from large crowds, organisers stated. And British singer Charli XCX was additionally acting on the Different Stage, attracting an lively crowd.
However pictures from Younger’s set present large open areas within the crowd in entrance of the Pyramid stage, a far cry from common bustling crowds for the spot.
One social media consumer stated: “Watched 5 minutes of Neil Younger and he doesn’t precisely scream Saturday evening headliner. Extra leisure at a pub karaoke evening.”
One other stated: “Really feel dangerous for Neil Younger man absolutely everybody picked Charli XCX,” to which somebody replied: “Even Scissor Sisters by the seems, Woodsies is full.”
One Twitter consumer identified: “Don’t bear in mind them turning the Pyramid lights off on the group like this at Glastonbury earlier than, crowd in darkness, is it as a result of it’s fairly sparse for Neil Younger?”
One other stated: “I am fairly fascinated by what dimension crowd Neil Younger has attracted at Glastonbury however the aerial pictures are so darkish, you possibly can’t get any perspective.”
Elsewhere, one fan criticised his setlist, tweeting: “*Watches first Neil Younger track* yeah we all know what kinda set he’s gonna play, and it ain’t a crowd pleaser.”
Others stated they struggled to listen to the rocker, with one wag quipping: “Neil Younger has 60+ years in showbusiness however hasn’t mastered singing right into a microphone.”
Nonetheless, people who have been in attendance appeared to benefit from the present and one social media consumer famous: “Listening to the group singing to Harvest Moon completely proves Neil Younger was the suitable alternative… lovely. Thanks for the music Neil!”
Jake Shears, lead singer of fellow headliners Scissor Scisters, informed the BBC he was “unhappy” as he would “love to take a seat down and watch a Neil Younger present”. His band members agreed however with their set ending similtaneously the 79-year outdated’s, they would not have an opportunity.
Younger final headlined the pageant in 2009, when his administration wished to limit the variety of songs proven on tv and on-line to protect the “thriller” of the occasion. In the long run, 5 songs have been aired.
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