Peter van der Velde, our ever charming production manager, told me just now that last night in Glastonbury we played in front of millions and millions of people. I had no idea! I thought our audience consisted “merely” of hundred or two hundred thousand people. But no, the TV was there and the show was webcast live.
Maybe it was good I didn’t know. I loved every minute of it! In fact, I loved it so much that typing on my computer now is a bit painful. My fingers are sore after playing Bachelorette somewhat forcefully - maybe I went slightly overboard there.
Anyway…
Last Wednesday Björk said she wanted to go to Glastonbury a day earlier than planned. As I have a soft spot for the Western Mystery Tradition and Glastonbury is strongly associated with the legend of the Holy Grail, I said I wanted to go with her.
So on Thursday I went with Björk and her little daughter, and our jolly tour manager, Shaun Martin (this time with the M included in his name). We stayed overnight in some castle (the name of which I have forgotten - maybe it will come later) in the vicinity of Bath, an absolutely wondrous place.
Unfortunately the opportunity to climb the Glastonbury Tor never presented itself - I’ll have to go later - but seeing the enormous crowd at the festival, plus the night at the castle, was a nice compensation. And all the mud was kind of fun!
After the show we had a little party in our new sleeping bus. The bus looks good and the last person to stay in it was… Snoop Dogg! I slept for a few hours in the bus, maybe in Snoop Dogg’s bed?
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June 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
It was also a webcast? I didn’t knew that… Probably for the UK people though. But who are sleeping in the sleeping bus?
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
it sounds like a lovely & marvelous time!
i’m excited to hear the audio!
June 23rd, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Oh…My…God..!!!
hope was beautiful, i think this is the best song on the tour, and it is now my favorite song, apart from mother heroic
June 24th, 2007 at 7:23 am
I think your performing is getting better & better. I liked how much more prominent your playing seemed at Glastonbury. …at least from the webcast I noticed it. I noticed the improvisations on Venus as a Boy were pretty charming. And I really liked the organ part in the Pleasure is All Mine. Maybe they microphoned you better for glastonbury than for shoreline because I don’t remember noticing your part so much before. bravo!
June 24th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Hmm Snoop Dog eh? Did you find any mystery presents on the bus
Or did it at least have an enjoyable smell? = )
it’s all gu.