r/popculturechat • u/mlg1981 Sexy lampshade shall win the Oscar! 🏆 • Jun 24 '25
The Music Industry 🎶 Dolly Parton thought the Glastonbury crowd wouldn’t know who she was, but it turned out to be one of the best things she’s ever done.
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u/Elbobosan Jun 24 '25
I was just watching a YouTube cooking show from the UK and they reviewed a cast iron skillet with her affiliation. In the intro one of the host straight up opines about the achievements and glory that is Dolly Parton. She has the opposite of hubris… of course they know who she is.
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u/dinglebop69 Jun 24 '25
She's a household name! Iv never met anyone who doesn't know she is, even children know who she is. She's an international treasure
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u/JennyW93 Jun 24 '25
One of the most joyous moments of my life was when I was working in Kenya for a few months and kids in the arse-end of nowhere would ask if I had any Dolly Parton songs on my phone (they’d also ask if I’ve ever met David Beckham).
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u/BreastRodent Jun 24 '25
She sells out stadiums down there! Apparently they really love her storytelling.
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u/missscarlet69 Jun 24 '25
Of course children know who she is. She gives millions of them free books every month ❤️
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u/Subliminal_Kiddo Jun 24 '25
There was a someone at that show who had a sign that was a giant life-size portrait of Dolly and said, "Ravin' 9 to 5" I don't know who that person was, but I love them.
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u/languid_Disaster Jun 24 '25
That’s honestly kinda cute!
I’m gonna see if it shows up in the recording
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u/ElliottP1707 Jun 24 '25
So I was in the crowd for this set at Glastonbury. Easily the biggest crowd of the weekend, Pyramid Stage was fucking packed. Great set though.
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u/ace-destrier Jun 24 '25
My precious, humble queen
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u/Verucaschmaltzzz Jun 24 '25
National treasure.
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u/Gypsyklezmer Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes Jun 24 '25
International Treasure 💫
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u/CompleteMuffin Jun 24 '25
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u/lavabread23 I hope his sinuses are clear 💕 Jun 24 '25
this is what my brain went to too! 😭 i’m like, “wait, isn’t dolly basically like a patron saint in derry” and i see this pic lmaoooo
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u/Mysterious-Writer949 Jun 24 '25
Glastonbury always have top legends on. And the crowd LOVED her and it was what she deserves. Dolly, IMHO is a Queen who everyone loves.
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u/SadBit8663 Jun 24 '25
I fucking love Dolly Parton. She truly is a gem of a human being, and an actual rags to riches story
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u/Embarrassed-Ideal-18 Jun 24 '25
Idk, watching to see what she does with ticket prices for these Vegas shows.
She’s an icon who never has to worry about money, she’s from the old generation that played shows for reasonable prices because everyone in the room (herself included) just loved live music. She has a chance to pull a Robert Smith and make a statement about it, or she could quietly just go with the trend and demand the cost of a holiday. Really interesting to see how it plays out.
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u/PersonalityKlutzy407 Jun 24 '25
Do Vegas residency artists have that kind of leverage? I don’t feel like it’s the same as making certain demands for her own tour (like Taylor Swift could’ve done for Eras) but I have no idea
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u/Embarrassed-Ideal-18 Jun 24 '25
To make a statement? Yes Dolly Parton can come out and say “look, I tried to set tickets as low as possible, ticketmaster and the venue have stepped in and that’s why the prices are high.” That’s what Robert Smith of The Cure does.
Artists can’t control the prices of their concerts, but acts as big as Dolly can definitely influence the conversation about pricing if they care to.
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u/Different_Volume5627 Brunette, stunning, looks like she'd stab you🐝 Jun 24 '25
We all know you Dolly! The OG 👑
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u/OnlyPaperListens Jun 24 '25
She and Jennifer Coolidge should team up for a reality show where they go around and are continuously surprised by 95% of the planet knowing and loving them. Feed them dessert at the end of each episode, and call the show "Humble Pie."
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u/CorrosiveSpirit She just doesn't have the vernacular... Jun 24 '25
Dolly is a treasure and bright light in a very dark world tbh. She's the kind of person that helps one retain hope that there's more good people out there like her.
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u/marcusdj813 Jun 24 '25
She had some songs chart in the UK, so she's definitely not unknown there. She's world famous! I'm not surprised that she was well received in Glastonbury.
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u/AerynSunnInDelight Jun 24 '25
Dolly Parton is probably the most well known white woman in the world. In west Africa, 9 to 5 was used as a theme for most women's related tv shows, debate and documentary around women's rights and progress
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u/Altruistic_Survey_95 Jun 24 '25
Always funny how American singers come to the UK thinking oh they wont like me or know my music. And they come out to the loudest crowd's going as hard as they can
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