http://m.insidehalton.com/whatson-st...ith-diana-ross
It seems a rumour starts every year about Diana performing Glastonbury - I've given up hoping.
Lionel sounds desperate for some publicity.
I have to agree Marybrewster.
Maybe. But I think that Lionel is one of the most successful of the big Motown stars today. If you peek at the Itunes, Billboard, Amazon Charts ~ his hits packages still are on those charts from time to time ~ more so than the Temptations, Wonder, Ross, Supremes, Gaye even.
That being said, the overall sales aren't what they used to be and the money that comes out of digital isn't alot.
So maybe he, too, is looking at the concert market and trying to hit while he still has the draw.
Diana doesn't seem to want to do a lot of overseas at this stage of her life; but she did seem to go to India when they offered the big bucks.
Lionel is looking for a way, any way to be perceived as relevant. Why doesn't just reunite with the Commodores? He must be desperate.
One of my favorite things to do lately on Facebook and on this board is to see who will write the first "Debbie Downer" comment as a response to a post that's intending to be positive.
Hold your entries. We have a winner[[s).
It is a good way for Lionel to promote his UK tour next year. Diana has been asked to do Glastonbury at least 8 times and she has turned it down the same amount of times. It almost happened 5 or 6 years ago but it looks increasingly unlikely now for several reasons which we shall not go into here. Lets move on.
Look, Lionel, if Diana says she's not doing it, guess what, buddy, SHE'S NOT DOING IT.
You better call on Walter and 'em...
It's strange. Lionel Richie was wildly successful back in the 80s, but that's nearly 30 years ago. I don't know anyone that's looking for him today. He never made it over with a lot of people like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Bob Marley or original members of the Temptations for some reason. You know how an artist can be revered, I never got that from Lionel Richie LOL!
Diana Ross will NEVER EVER appear at Glastonbury until hell freezes over! It's a bit like saying that ABBA are going to reform!
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
Biggest music festival in the UK. Been running since 1970
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival
Maybe they are paying Lionel something to try and get Diana! Everybody seems to want Diana - Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels, Taranji Henson, and Lionel.
Copley, why would Diana not appear at Glastonbury?
Maybe saying Diana will appear at Glastonbury is like saying there will be a Supremes Reunion! Oh, right, Mary wants her too!
Wrong venue, wrong audience, just wrong. Dolly did it, Shirley did it in wellingtons but Diana - nope just can't see it.
That's because he was [[and is) such a corny artist lol
Phil Collins had more brawn than he did lmao [[and I love Phil Collins lol)
Time hasn't helped his reputation either... they say he's the reason [[or one of them) that the '80s was considered pop drivel by critics nowadays lol
Lol you got it! And how many years have people been trying to get ABBA back together for one more show? LOL ;)
Diana never really did festivals, I don't think... that's the ONE thing she hasn't done and I don't honestly expect her to do it. I don't think she ever did the festival thing. Lionel joked that he brought her there to do "Endless Love" but made some lame joke lol:
http://www.nola.com/essencefest/inde...to_an_eve.html
She did do the Big Fair in Fresno CA. But it was not the normal county fair stage show. It was held in an amphitheater where you had to buy separate tickets to see her. I seen Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson on two separate occasions a few years ago at my local county fair and they were great. However you didn't have to pay extra to see them. Their performance was included with the price of admission.
Just a final comment for now. When Dolly & Lionel played Glastonbury both achieved huge album sales in the UK. 'Blue Smoke - The Best of Dolly Parton' double CD reached #2. Lionel went one better this year and made #1 with a re-entry of Lionel Richie & The Commodores: 'The Definitive Collection'. If Diana wanted some big time chart action in the UK it's 99.9% guaranteed to happen if she was to appear at Glastonbury. Of course I don't really think that she gives a damn as she's got nothing to prove. She is probably very happy living in semi retirement doing what she wants when she wants!
I think the real hope of about 3 posters is that there must be some way to get the Queen of Motown down to the level of the only other original Supreme - no hits, appearances before 30 seat audiences, having to borrow money!
And please oh please they can't hear about $500000 appearances, more hits, sold tours for years on end, invitations from Lionel Oprah Tyler Taranji smokey berry et al
But facts are facts
Yeah. Makes you think what happened lol but I guess as Lionel began to make money off those ballads, he figured he would make peanuts doing funky R&B stuff. A shame but it kinda shows you where he was at at the time [[and now). It was more about money and stardom than it was music. Lionel was addicted to it.
Final word - If Diana wanted to do Glastonbury she would do it. Virtually anyone who is anyone has played this festival over the past 40 years. Just google the guest lists over the years if anyone in the USA does not believe me, but the fact remains Diana does not want to do Glastonbury. The organisers ask her every year and every year she says no. Glastonbury is a very big deal. Beyoncé said it was the highlight of her career so let's not pretend that Diana would be lowering herself by playing there. The demand for her to play Glastonbury is immense but it won't happen because she does not wish to do it. End of story.