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After smashing BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in May, the neo-punks returned to Glastonbury to cause a scene that simulated an early-1990s rave. Providing a big beat finale on the Other stage, they counter-balanced Blur's indie-rock antics on the Pyramid stage.
Set List
- 1.World's On Fire
- 2.Breathe
- 3.Omen
- 4.Their Law
- 5.Poison
- 6.Warrior's Dance *
- 7.Firestarter *
- 8.Run With The Wolves
- 9.Voodoo People
- 10.Comanche
- 11.Omen (reprise)
- 12.Invaders Must Die*
- 13.Diesel Power
- 14.Smack My...
- 15.Take Me To The Hospital
- 16.Out Of Space
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Regretfully we were unable to bring you more of the set due to excessive swearing on songs. If you feel strongly about this decision you are welcome to complain to the BBC. We do answer every correspondence.
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Having watched the majority of glastonbury over the weekend i was quite impressed until it came to the "coverage" of the prodigy HAHA what a joke 3 songs please... The prodigy are undoubtably one of the best gigs i've seen live this year and you play 3 songs. Come on BBC get your finger out!!!!
Very very disappointed,as was my 9 year old son who is the next generation of prodigy fan.
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"The thing is, blur were on at the same time, so all the coverage was on them. "
With three channels and at least one radio station covering it, the problem wasn't a lack of space. E.g., one channel each for Blur/The Prodigy, one channel for showing a mix of material and other things, and then Radio 6 doing a mix also. In fact, even Blur didn't get continual coverage (despite this being adverised), but only showed a selection. Instead, it seemed like they were spending time on things like "interviewing a professional astrologer"...
I also note that some Blur and Prodigy songs (and other bands too) were shown several times over. So clearly the problem wasn't a lack of time or channels.
If showing it live wasn't possible, it could have been shown later - or perhaps putting more of it online, like they've done with just about every other band (as in, it seems at least 30 minutes is the norm, if not 60).
"Stop compalining about the coverage and acutally buy yourself a ticket next year."
I didn't buy a ticket, instead I pay the BBC. The issue here is the BBC, not Glastonbury (unless Glastonbury themselves requested that material not be videoed, which would be fair enough - although still a bit odd that they pick on The Prodigy...)
Even if I did buy a ticket, I still might want to see videos on the bands I couldn't see...
Perhaps there is an explanation, but for the 2nd headliners, it does seem odd, when their coverage for most other bands was good (yes, just to make it clear that I'm not just moaning for the sake of it - I would congratulate their coverage and online availability of videos for most other bands).
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Actually, ladies and gentlemen, the issue here is probably the band themselves. They only allowed the BBC to broadcast about 20 minutes of their set at this years Big Weekend (out of about a 50 minute show), so I wouldn't be surprised to discover they vetoed broadcasting any more of their Glasto performance too. It would be nice to see confirmation here...
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After getting back for this glastonbury this morning i came to have a look at some of the acts that i missed over the wekend, while it was good to see all the other sets why has prodigy had so much cut out, i was there throughout the whole set and this coverage does not give them justice to how brilliant they were!! Or maybe i'm just too much of a fan but can you blame me after sunday!
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Yes we are unhappy that we cant watc the full set and that other bands and artists got more time. As big of a fan that i am of The Prodigy i think that it was them that stopped all the set being played on tv or online as they wil probably be releasing a live tour DVD. They have been on tour all year and dont finish untill November time after adding dates to the tour already! this is the only reason ican think of. And i hope tey DO release live tour DVD.
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Shame on those that sort out the line up for this festival?
Rewind......this is Glastonbury? More music than you could ever imagine, everywhere. Amazing parties of every kind everywhere you go for miles with every genre/need catered for beyond their wildest dreams.
It may not have the all star line up of your V and Reading, or Radio 1's big weekend, but then, it wouldn't be Glastonbury, the best festival in the world.
In reply to the comments about Prodigy being so much better than Blur, I am a huge Prodigy fan and have seen them countless times. I was lucky enough to catch the beginning of the Blur set and then went to the Prodigy, missing the first ten minutes or so.
Everyone I spoke to said Blur played one of the most jawdropping overwhelming feel good sets of years, and were touched and moved by Albarn's emotional break down half way through.
The Prodigy unfortunatley were a bit flat, it felt a bit regurgated, which is not surprising after how long they have been playing some of these songs, but still dissappointing. They played FAR to short a set for a headline act and were actually booed by the audience when they didn't come back for an encore, something I've never seen before from a crowd who mostly felt shortchanged.
Personally, I shoulda stayed at Blur.
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13 mins? I WAS THERE, they were just getting started!!
I was one of the lucky ones risking my life down at the front in the pit; the crowd were like a bunch of caged animals (throwing p***, having sex, lighting flares etc) it was awesome!
As soon as they started the crowd absolutely erupted, along with enough strobe lighting to give you an epileptic fit. After that it was just tune after tune.
They started to play Diesel Power and turned the music up EVEN more, the bass was like being involved in a car crash nonstop for the last few songs.
Spoke to a kid afterwards and he said it was 10 times worse than any slipknot gig hes ever been to; it was that out of control.
Sort it out BBC youve got the footage, why dont you let us see it?
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When will more coverage be available? Prodigy where one of Sunday nights two main headliners!!?
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well we have been given an answer. because of the swearing the bbc are not allowing us to see any more of it!!
how old do they think we are????
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Oh wow! That's the first time I've seen The Prodigy. Sooo impressed and I'm a hippy flower child and not really into this music. Lets see some more I agree. Unfortunately I'm a student paying her own tuition fees so could not afford £175.00 Glastonbury ticket this year. :(
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I just watched the coverage on catch up TV and I have to agree. Now I am sooo glad I went to watch the Prodigy as they were ten times as good as Blur. TV will always show the Pyramid stage. I also saw Franz Ferdinand and would say that was better the "Boss". Their ending was amazing and the encore went on for about 30 mins. All they showed on TV was a 3 minute clip and I think it was Ferne Cotton that had the nerve to say they were only good for short songs where Springsteen was good for hours..
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Firstly, the prodigy were absolutely fantastic, but that was expected to be honest. The line up was well good this year and who cares about the coverage, just go to Glasto and you can see as much coverage as you want throughout the acts' sets! By the way, Lily Allen did an awesome set, however i agree that lady Gaga's performance was the worst performance of the weekend! TOTAL RUBBISH!!!
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I was completely outraged after watching hours and hours flicking through bbc2 bbc3 and the red button channels to watch the prodigy to find out only 3 or 4 songs were played and they were being played on bbc2 and on bbc 3 at the same time so i ended up only watching really 2 full songs every other aritist or group got loads of time even pete doherty got longer 4 cryin out loud the same thing happened at radio 1 big weekend hours of watchin what i thought was rubbish to find the prodigy on for a few songs and they again were a headline act i just hope the next gig or festival on tv with the prodigy isn't televised by the bbc very disappointed
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right im as narked as the next person about the rubish coverage of prodigy but people slagging off blur just think that this is the first televised coverage in how many years and they healined and they are an equally big band in there own rights and yeah all the coverage of lady gaga is rather annoying and also people onabout the crowd here trust me at blur the crowd went ape s**t
just watch em on song 2 or girls and boys there reaction was as good as or better than the firestarter reaction to be fair
but yeah im still anoyed about the coverage and i will be filing a complain ;)
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I was at Glastonbury this year, and of course I was at the Other Stage to see Prodigy perform for the first time at Glasto since 1998...(disgusting)
Whilst there was a lot of swearing, there wasn't that much and if the BBC with it's years of experience can't duck a few swear words without having to cut the whole gig, then there is no hope for the rest of the industry.
This was such an epic gig and the small amount of coverage given to it does not do them justice in the slightest. Their 4 song encore was epic, yet non of it here... ??
Besides, is this not TV on demand??? No one is asking you to watch this, you have to click the link to see it. Surely anyone clicking on a link to see Prodigy highlights is expecting to see Prodigy, swearing and all. Nanny state culture at it's best.
Sorry BBC, very disappointed...
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(Copy of complaint sent to BBC)
I am writing with regard to the coverage of this year's Glastonbury on the BBC, and more especially on-line.
I was at the festival which was, as always, fantastic. On returning home, I have been watching your coverage and enjoying some of the magic again. The thing that takes the edge off it for me though is the BBC's constant removal of adult language. Lily Allen for example, as we all know, does write some fruity lyrics and I find it irritating the the BBC takes it upon itself to exert creative control over her and other artists work by effectively censoring them. I can understand this to a degree on Radio 1 at two in the afternoon, but surely if I listen to something on the internet I should be able to listen to music un-edited.
The Prodigy is an even more extreme example. It's shameful that fully grown adults can only see 13 minutes of their excellent set due to the BBC's censorship. There must be some way of filtering out the adults from the kids for this kind of material. It is, after all the adults that pay the license fee.
I know that over sensitive people often get swearing and other things they deem to be offensive removed from tv and radio with only a handful of complaints. Does anyone ever consider how many people get annoyed by being told what we can or can't see or see for fear of upsetting a small minority? Will these types of complaints succeed in getting such things reinstated? I doubt it sadly as I think in situations like this, the minority rules. If people don't want to listen to certain types of content, they should just turn it off and let the rest of us enjoy it instead of ruining it for us.
Regards,
Jimma.
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Due to excessive swearing??????? All those who pay the TV licensing fee are mature enough to listen to a few curse words!
Shame on you BBC, awful coverage, I want my money back.
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Rediculous, I want to see all of prodigy's set.
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mmm is pretty bad that they only show this much of them on the bbc they were amazing to watch and im glad i chose to see them over blur.
i can see why alot of people are angry to be honest was a great set and a shame to see it cut short on here.
i mean you can be like go buy a ticket and you can see as much as you like and yea they could do that but its still a bit of a let down for people who were unable to go or get a ticket i mean they do go pretty fast
gonna keep it short so all thats left for me to say is being in that crowd while they played was an experience and a half an i will defo be going again if i can get a ticket hah
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Perhaps Glastonburys Festivals should consider using Channel Four to do the coverage like they did in the mid nineties.
I know the adverts would be annoying but at least they treated their viewers like adults and didn't do a Mary Whitehouse on the footage.
I couldn't believe it when I briefly watched the coverage of Dizzee Rascal on BBC 4 after midnight last night. Even at that time of the day, it was still peppered with spots of silence where words that the BBC don't want us to hear were removed.
Very irritating!!!
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I've just received this reply to a complaint I emailed to the Beeb regarding the lack of coverage. Despite the Beeb saying there was excessive language used by the band they are putting the blame for the lack of coverage solely on The Prodigy!
Reponse from BBC as follows:
"Thanks for your e-mail regarding our Glastonbury coverage 2009.
We understand you felt that there was insufficient coverage of The Prodigy and your concerns were raised with Mark Cooper, Creative Head of Music Entertainment.
The BBC's coverage of artists at Glastonbury is a collaboration with the artists themselves, their representatives and the festival.
What we are able to show of each act depends upon our broadcast slots and local agreement with the artist. In the vast majority of cases, artists are happy to be filmed and broadcast either live or over the weekend on all our channels, on red button and online.
However the headliners, particularly veteran acts, are perhaps wary of how they are represented on TV at festivals across the world and more reluctant to 'give away' their performance.
The BBC does its very best to reassure these artists and to get permission to film and broadcast their performance.
The Prodigy limited the BBC in terms of which songs they were happy for us to broadcast. On Sunday night on BBC Two and Three we showed around 5/6 songs between the two channels either time shifted or live between 23.00 and 24.30."
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Regarding the set here being limited due to swearing:
* Much of the TV material is available online via iPlayer anyway, complete with swearing. The BBC3 programme marked "Black Eyed Peas and The Prodigy" ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lh1h8 ) has "Smack My ..." and Take Me To The Hospital (as well as Invaders Must Die). On BBC2 ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lpvt2 ) was Firestarter and Breathe. These programmes have warnings, and the parental guidance lock - can that not be used here?
* This set *does* feature swearing, but it's been "bleeped" out. Or rather, edited in such a way that it's hard to notice. I appreciate that this is perhaps to make it less jarring, but it's also worse I feel, in that material is being edited without the viewer being aware of it, or it sounds like there's something wrong with the recording or the music. If material must be censored, then at least the traditional "bleep" makes it clear. Another point is, since they are capable and willing to edit the material, why not do that with the other songs? Consider Lily Allen's set, which also contains swearing - again it was edited out, but there they did not decide to shorten the set. All I can think of is time constraints due to there being more swearing in The Prodigy's set, but then that should be all the more reason to instead just give warnings and not bother with the editing.
I am also not sure they are worried about giving the name of "Smack My ...", when it's previously been referred to in the BBC News ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1697525.stm ). Not to mention that both presenters were happy to say the name on one of programmes available on iPlayer that I link above.
I imagine the BBC feel they have to do this because of complaints about swearing, so I guess it's fair game to counter that with complaints about cutting material...
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I have got a reply to my complaint, a copy of which is further up this page.
Unfortunately I got exactly the same response as forallandnone received which you can also read further up this page.
Not very satisfactory considering that, as you can see my complaint was not specifically about the Prodigy but about censorship of Glastonbury footage in general.
I wonder if anyone actually took the time to read it properly and if so why were my points not answered as the complaints section promises they will be.
It would also be helpful if the BBC could get their story straight as the response from the complaints department blames the Prodigy themselves for not allowing more coverage, whereas at the top of this thread the BBC clearly state that it is due to excessive swearing.
Which is it?
Come on beeb. You can do better than that...can't you?
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The Prodigy's set was a disappointment, I have to say. If I was choosing coverage for the Beeb, I wouldn't have chosen much of it. They kept slowing down/stopping songs in the middle and messing about, getting people to crouch down for some bizarre reason that didn't work, and chatting like they were god's own band and we should be grateful for hearing them. The songs were rocking (although too quiet) when they were up and going, but it was too stop start and too much attitude.
I probably wouldn't have noticed so much if Pendulum's set hadn't been everything Prodigy probably wish they could be now the day before. Prodigy were poor here in '98, too. Their day is over (even if Omen and Warrior's Dance are top tunes) - Pendulum have taken their crown...
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How do I actually SEE the three highlighted Prodigy songs?! All I can seem to see is the 34-second clip of Invaders Must Die.
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