Historic Headliner
Whereas speaking about Suzanne’s upcoming reside exhibits, Basic Pop wonders if we will count on to see her at any festivals this summer season, earlier than referring to her landmark headline efficiency on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage again in 1989.
“No festivals this 12 months,” the singer concedes. “It’s the primary time in like 25 years I haven’t toured throughout the summer season.
“As for that Glastonbury present, effectively the day itself was overshadowed by this weird loss of life menace that my bass participant had acquired. So, I needed to play carrying a bulletproof vest… that wasn’t very festive [laughs]. It was all very bizarre and aggravating, however finally it was a second in time that I’m very pleased with.
“The gang hadn’t been advised what was happening, however they had been so heat in direction of us and appeared to stretch approach off into the horizon. Sure it was an iconic second, however it was additionally very intense.”
Since Vega’s historic efficiency at Glastonbury, quite a few solo feminine artists together with Sinéad O’Connor, Adele, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo, have gone on to headline the hallowed Pyramid Stage. Whereas festivals slowly handle an obvious inequality that exists inside lineups, the likes of Kylie Minogue, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Chappell Roan, Ariana Grande and the aforementioned Billie Eilish and Beyoncé, are main the way in which within the charts.
So, is Suzanne heartened to see the tide showing to shift inside the music business?
“Yeah, I believe it’s nice to see the tables turning,” she says with a smile. “It’s actually superior. In a humorous approach, due to the success these girls are having and the truth that girls like Joan Baez and Patti Smith are nonetheless going sturdy, it makes me really feel like I nonetheless have a future and never only a previous.”
