April 14, 2008

Noel Gallagher Dissing Jay-Z at Glastonbury

Umm.. I'm posting this but I'm not gonna pretend I care about it. Other than my hopes that the event will lead to a Jay-Z/Leonard Cohen collabo.

Some People Reportedly Still Listening When Noel Gallagher Talks
the independent

Noel Gallagher, the notoriously outspoken Oasis guitarist, criticised the organisers of the Glastonbury Festival yesterday for featuring the American rapper Jay-Z as a headlining act, declaring hip-hop "wrong" for the annual event.

Saying that the festival was "built on a tradition of guitar music", Gallagher said that the scheduled appearance of a rap star on the central Pyramid stage could be the reason why tickets for the summer festival had not yet sold out.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," he said. "If you start to break it then people aren't going to go. I'm sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance."

Gallagher added: "Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curveball in on a Sunday night you go 'Kylie Minogue?' I don't know about it. But I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong..."

This year, there were 100,000 tickets sold for Glastonbury on the first day but in past years all tickets have sold out in a matter of hours. Oasis appeared as the headline act on the Pyramid Stage in 1995 and 2004.
The Somerset festival, which prides itself on its "inclusiveness", has showcased a dizzying range of musical acts since its inception in 1970, ranging from Al Green to Fat Boy Slim.

Writing in today's Independent Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the festival, defended the choice of musical acts following "hysteria in sections of the press", saying that, "Glastonbury must continue to evolve and develop".

She says: "Maybe what the critics have really revealed is something about attitudes that are still all too prevalent in Britain: an instinct to go back to base and play safe. An innate conservatism, a stifling reluctance to try something different.

"In the end, the hot air surrounding Jay-Z's performance will blow away."

Organisers also pointed out that the festival's nine other stages would undoubtedly cater for those who were not fans of the rapper, including acts such as the Verve, Kings of Leon, Leonard Cohen, Panic at the Disco, Goldfrapp and Jimmy Cliff.

Posted by jsmooth995 at April 14, 2008 9:20 PM

Comments

this shit is embarrasing. why is jay taking his ass over there to humiliate himself? they'll probably throw bottles at him like they did 50 at another UK festival. shit will be a freak show lol.

Posted by: Eat My Shorts at April 15, 2008 3:42 AM

Sales speak for themselves - the glastonbury go-ers don't want hip-hop as headliners!

Posted by: DEE at April 15, 2008 10:20 PM

As much as I like hip hop music Noel just fukn own Jay Z period!

Oh and about 50cent he is aweful live dude is whack not that i would spend my cash to see him but just from the reviews I've read.

Jay is on another level so don't even compare him to 50..please.

I'm sure Jay Z would have mad concerts in the UK but mabe just not Glatsonbury.

Posted by: bbak at April 16, 2008 6:26 AM

As someone who is going to Glastonbury I cant wait to see Jay Z. I dont know what the beef is with him playing and in response to Eat My Shorts 50's show at Reading Fesival was crap (I know i was there). You dont play at a established festival in the UK and start dissing the audience - you are just asking for trouble.

Posted by: spik at April 16, 2008 6:54 AM

Posted by: spike at April 16, 2008 6:57 AM

As a Brit ex-pat, I can say with decent certainty, who the hell is Noel Gallagher? He's always had an overly inflated attitude of himself. It's not 1995 anymore Noel...you had maybe 25 minutes of fame....but Jay-Z has a lot more staying power than you. He's been relevant and will stay longer, a lot longer.

Posted by: TC at May 2, 2008 11:03 PM

jays worth how much? Prob. about five oasis's so approx. 10 fucking noels! please dont give Noels withering ass anymore att.

Posted by: jay fan at May 4, 2008 8:41 PM

most of the kids at glastonbury wont appreciate Jay-z.

They certainly wouldnt know his work inside out.

They'd prolly prefer eminem to be honest.

Posted by: LOL at May 13, 2008 10:57 AM

"Noel just fukn own Jay Z period!"

bbak what are you saying...

in this day in age people should be used to breaking tradition...when was oasis' last hit anyway....'98 or sum shit get the fuck off jay's nuts. so what if people may not go see Jay. Hov does not give a shit...

Noel Gallagher? SIT DOWN

Posted by: chigrl89 at May 13, 2008 11:04 AM

Hip Hop sucks.

Posted by: Ivan at June 17, 2008 2:01 PM

Im a Jay Z fan, but I his soul is cold to me. Kanye West would of had greater appeal.

Posted by: quince at June 25, 2008 11:33 PM

Noel is a pleb and Oasis have been and gone. Wankers. JAY Z was absolutely AWESOME.

Posted by: Bert Mood at June 29, 2008 8:58 AM

well well well has noel gallagher been silenced for once hahahahaha u should keep ur big mouth shut noel come on whats ur response gonna be ill tell u what u cant come back with nothing cause he covered all the corners that man sung one of ur songs in ur country and at glastonbury and after that he istened and they were shouting jay z not oasis after singing ur song noel come on the man needs credit for just doin that he also showed that all types of music can be put together and made oasis have had there day u made top music but u r now old school and i love jay z for his courage in sticking two fingers up at oasis on there turf u got balls jayz alot of respect to u x

Posted by: kelly at July 1, 2008 7:14 AM