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2004 Glastonbury Archive

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Glastonbury 2004

Up Goes The Tower

Improved drainage and organisation made for the safest ever festival and a 'Greener Glastonbury' saw 32% of waste recycled. 150,000 people spent £112 to watch Sir Paul McCartney, Muse, James Brown and Scissor Sisters, while an estimated 65,000 people saw England's European Championship game on the big screen. A 70 foot tall structure called the 'Leftfield Tower' was unveiled and the Unsigned Performers Competition enabled new acts to compete for a place on the Other Stage line up.

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  1. Morrissey - Archive session (2004)Morrissey - Archive session (2004)
  2. Glastonbury 2004 - Radio highlightsGlastonbury 2004 - Radio highlights
  3. Glastonbury 2004 - Performance highlightsGlastonbury 2004 - Performance highlights

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    • 1. At 07:52am on 08 Jun 2010, Roberto1985 wrote:

      Is the poll a joke? Morrissey put on one of the worst performances I have ever seen at a festival in 2004, looking completely disinterested, coming on late and finishing his set early. Yet Muse came on afterwards and gave the performance of their lives which rocketed them up to being considered the UK's greatest live band.

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    • 2. At 11:36am on 08 Jun 2010, Hielanjam wrote:

      Joke poll indeed, McCartney played a blinder and has been ignored. Even NME hailed his performance.

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/glastonbury2004/performers/mccartney.shtml

      http://www.nme.com/reviews/glastonbury/7445

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    • 3. At 11:41am on 08 Jun 2010, boffista wrote:

      Matter of opinion all of it. Morrissey was fun..we danced. Macca was..we went somewhere else. James Brown was the best.

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    • 4. At 12:38pm on 08 Jun 2010, titus_pullo wrote:

      I went determined not to enjoy Macca but hands up I agree with Heilanjam that he played a blinder.
      This was my first Glasto, thanks to my daughter's influence. I found it life enhancing, and have been going ever since.

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    • 5. At 10:41pm on 08 Jun 2010, Tom Kershaw wrote:

      Supergrass were awesome, they played Sun Hits The Sky just as the rain stopped... Orbital's gig that night was also cool, although they did say it was their last gig ever which doesn't appear to be true looking at this years line up.

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    • 6. At 9:13pm on 10 Jun 2010, doyle wrote:

      Paul McCartney was truly excellent and should be in the top 10 ever. Oasis and Kings of Leon were disappointing on Friday night

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    • 7. At 5:51pm on 11 Jun 2010, Tim Clarke wrote:

      Arthur Lee from Love in the Acoustic tent was my highlight. He kept on complaining that he wasn't on the Pyramid Stage, as he was in 2003, in between melodic psychedelica.

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    • 8. At 12:56pm on 13 Jun 2010, pyrmontgirl wrote:

      I loved Moz in 2004, thought it couldn't get any better and then Muse came on. The hairs on the back of my neck are standing up now just thinking about it. That was some show.

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    • 9. At 01:21am on 26 Jun 2010, displaced wrote:

      My first festival of any kind. It was magic!

      Muse were mind-blowing. Morrissey seemed a bit unhappy to be there, truth be told. Damien Rice was also very good (with the segue into Radiohead's 'Creep' at the end of 'Blower's Daughter').

      Thursday and Friday were blazing sunshine. Saturday brought the rain (and plenty of naked mud-covered people).

      Drank the greatest smoothie I've ever had sometime on Sunday... sweet relief after days of beer and burgers.

      I remember being woken up by the sound of James Brown on-stage. Bless him. Sheer genius, but most lyrics were substituted for him yelling his own name. Still legendary!

      Watching it on telly tonight makes me wish I was there again right now. Next year, next year...

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      Line Up 2004

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      • James Brown
      • The Killers
      • Kings Of Leon
      • Muse
      • Franz Ferdinand
      • Oasis
      • Snow Patrol
      • Amy Winehouse
      • Belle and Sebastian
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