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[Pilgrim S]

A friend saw Eavis at a talk last night and he was droping his usual hints. One of them was that there would be a move away from the usual traditional old person headliner on the Sunday. The sunday would be a "young persons band". Knowing Eavis, that could mean anything though, as his interpretation of a young persons band might differ from ours.

2012 is the next year off apparently. I assume that isn't news.

He wouldn't deny U2 are playing

Green Day have asked to play, but he doesn't think they are a Glastonbury band. He's not ruled it out totally, and he enjoyed their show at Wembly Arena.

Sunday 5pm slot is someone really big but he wouldn't say who. He did mention is passing, Whitney Houston and Tina Turner though.

So nothing concrete, except the stuff on Green Day, but interesting all the same.

[4AssedMonkey]

"Young Persons Band"??

I'm 34, so wouldn't count myself as young, but my musical taste runs from Motown, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix through to Flornece and the Machine, La Roux and Dead Weather - with a hell of a lot inbetween.

I realise that Mr Eavis is almost politician-esque in his ability to answer questions whilst not actually answering them, but that's a classic.

[HandBanana]

SO it shall forever be....

[whotookthegoodname]

kings of leon?

edit: muse would fit the "young persons" catergory too

Edited by whotookthegoodname, 03 November 2009 - 08:28 AM.

[Pilgrim S]

whotookthegoodname, on Nov 3 2009, 08:26 AM, said:

kings of leon?

edit: muse would fit the "young persons" catergory too

That's what I thought. My friend also said the same. He didn't rule them out (Muse).

Edited by Pilgrim S, 03 November 2009 - 08:45 AM.

[Felna]

I'd say by 'young persons band' he probably means a 'currently popular act' rather than the acts of the last few years (Blur, The Verve, The Who).

I'd reckon Muse are probably quite likely for this spot IMO

[lac999]

Bodger & Badger then

[Wooderson]

What do young people listen to? I'm 32, i.e. not young.



Green Day are loved by angsty teens arent they? Take That maybe?

[dan05delaney]

pink has just anounced stadium date's.... god i hope it not her

[eFestivals]

whoever it is, it'll be a chart-friendly act of some sort - the locals expect an act they know to headline on the Sunday night, otherwise Eavis gets grief off them for the next year each time he's seen walking down the street.

And given that Michael got loads of grief last time Muse played (they played on the Sunday) cos the locals didn't feel they were known enough and so unsuitable, there's a part of me thinking it won't be Muse.

But having said that, Muse playing that Sunday a few years ago was what established them in the top tier of bands, so perhaps they'll now be considered as suitable by the locals. Who knows? They're a fickle bunch.

[bigjontour]

Young persons band??? I'm 25 so probobly not a young person anymore, but would see this as, foo fighters , muse , green day , arctic monkeys ,White stripes who I think may all be worthy of the headline spot ? I wouldn't b dissapointed by any I the above really ! Oooooo the mind boggles

[GINGERWILDCAT]

Take that?

[GlastoEls]

GINGERWILDCAT, on Nov 3 2009, 10:37 AM, said:

Take that?

Take That would be unutterably awesome!

[eFestivals]

bigjontour, on Nov 3 2009, 10:33 AM, said:

Young persons band???

I'm sure that Michael said something similar about a headliner in previous years (tho I can't find reference to it), and it turned out to be the idea of someone his age of what a young person's band was, rather than what was really a young person's band.

Has anyone got a better memory than me and remember what band he was on about?

[bigjontour]

Can't help but think that green day are in with a good shout of playing , with two stadium dates booked for the weekend before Glastonbury. two nice little warm up shows before the daddy of gigs !

[st00ka]

Miley Cyrus.  My ten year old likes her.

[Wooderson]

eFestivals, on Nov 3 2009, 10:45 AM, said:

I'm sure that Michael said something similar about a headliner in previous years (tho I can't find reference to it), and it turned out to be the idea of someone his age of what a young person's band was, rather than what was really a young person's band.

Has anyone got a better memory than me and remember what band he was on about?

No idea mate.

I do remember him referring to U2 as "blighters" though when they flipped him off a couple years back.

[Pilgrim S]

bigjontour, on Nov 3 2009, 10:47 AM, said:

Can't help but think that green day are in with a good shout of playing , with two stadium dates booked for the weekend before Glastonbury. two nice little warm up shows before the daddy of gigs !

Read original message at the top of the thread. Green Day want to play, but Eavis isn't sure that they are a Glastonbury band. So yes they are talking, but it doesn't look that likely.

[Ponyegg]

Considering Mr Michael's age perhaps...

[Pilgrim S]

eFestivals, on Nov 3 2009, 10:45 AM, said:

I'm sure that Michael said something similar about a headliner in previous years (tho I can't find reference to it), and it turned out to be the idea of someone his age of what a young person's band was, rather than what was really a young person's band.

Has anyone got a better memory than me and remember what band he was on about?

I agree, his ideas of what a young persons band are, could be quite different to ours. I wouldn't rule out Led Zeplin. You'd like to think he means a more contemporay act like Muse, a dance act, or maybe even a pop act (Kylie, Madonna).