I couldn’t do the legends slot because I don’t have the tunes. I’ve got a new suit, say no more, and I’m just going to enjoy it for what it is. “You just have to go and try enjoy it, otherwise it’s the road to ruin. “You can’t even dream of that,” he replied. Rick Astley (Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage)Īnd when it comes to opening the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, does he expect it being one of those classic ‘Glasto moments’ in the vein of Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie? You see someone with a catalogue of songs like that and you think, ‘How did he do that?’” “I saw Elton’s last London show a few weeks ago and he’s singing better than he’s sung in years. Certainly for me because I cry at cat videos now. Elton is Sir Elton John for God’s sake, but for all his players, the people around him, it’ll be super emotional and there will be tears. We’ve known his guitar player for 30 odd years and our kids have known each other since they were born. Like with The Smiths, there’s a true Britishness to what they do.”Īstley continued: “I’m going to see Elton, for sure. The fact that he sings like he’s from Yorkshire is really important. I remember that song coming out and thinking, ‘This is a moment, something has just changed’. For my sins, I’ve got a midlife crisis rock band with two fellows who are my age and ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ is one of the songs that we used to absolutely murder. “Not to take away from what they’ve been doing with stadiums because they’re amazing. “I’d really like to see Arctic Monkeys, but I’d rather have seen them in a club 12 years ago,” he said. If he has any time to see other acts across the weekend, Astley said that he was excited about two headliners in particular. “I would never profess to being mates with Foo Fighters, but they’re always really lovely when we bump into each other. If they did turn up at Glastonbury and there was a roof, then I’m sure they’d take the roof off. In a lot of people’s minds, it was unknown if they would. I went to the Taylor Hawkins tribute gig at Wembley and I’m just really happy for them that they can go out and play live again. I haven’t had a text from Dave if that’s what you’re asking,” he replied. “I think everyone has heard those rumours. Having previous joined Dave Grohl on stage at Club NME – before a duet with Foo Fighters at Reading Festival – does Astley know if there’s any truth to the Glasto rumours? The rumour mill then seemed to spin in favour of Foos, after Dave Grohl teased fans with a message that mentioned “churning up” emotions. The most common theories are that it will be Foo Fighters, or returning Britpop veterans Pulp. When the full line-up with stage times were revealed last month, much speculation arose around an unknown band called The Churnups appearing on the bill at 6.15pm on the Friday of the festival, playing on the Pyramid Stage before Royal Blood. While he’s not expecting any guests on stage during his own set, there are some rumours of Foo Fighters appearing. Rick Astley and Dave Grohl performing together at Club NME in August 2019. I don’t want it to overcome me, but Glastonbury feels so big that no matter what you play, you could get it wrong.” I used to play drums back then and I still love that as well. It reminds me of being 15, getting into a band at school, and doing covers of The Police. “You obviously can’t do a covers set on the Pyramid Stage of Glastonbury, but I just really like doing it. We’d had a couple of beers so we said, ‘Let’s just ease into the weekend’. ![]() We just wondered around and ended up doing an hour-long set of covers in a little forest stage that they let us know. ![]() “We played Latitude a few years back, we were on the big stage, and the night before when our bus rolled in we couldn’t get to sleep because Chemical Brothers had just started. ![]() As well as some new material from his recently-announced album ‘Are We There Yet?’, Astley also promised a surprise cover as part of his set.
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