Sunday 29 June 2008

Glastonbury 2008


I'm not really big on Glastonbury I've never been or paid much attention to it before but I tuned in to some of this years coverage for two reasons 1. Amy Winehouse and 2. Jay-Z.
Now we've been quiet about Amy over here at NEVERXMIND! because we wanted to focus on her music and not her 'troubled' personal life. She performed an hour long set including 'rehab' 'tears dry on their own' etc and started off confidently but as the set progressed and she drank more she got more erratic. She seemed to ramble between songs and at one point lashed out at a fan while she was singing in the crowd. The fan apparently tried to touch her boobs so a word of warning don't mess with Amy. She also performed at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party and seemed ok. I mean she wasn't spectaular or anything but it was good to see her out and about looking healthier than she has in a long while despite being diagnosed with emphysema. Though I don't think Amy is back to her best just yet it seems she is on her way. Jay-z was a contoversial choice of headliner this year with many including Noel Gallagher saying Hip-Hop doesn't belong at Glastonbury. Jay-Z gave all the haters the middle finger by coming on stage performing Oasis' wonderwall. He proved he is quite the showman performing '99 problems' 'Show me what you got' and the crowd pleaser Big Pimpin' plus many others. He also recieved a fantastic response from the crowd silencing his critics-and was that Sasha I saw dancing around in the background?

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