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  1. 2020 headliners

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    1 minute ago, mufcok said:

    Yeah a possibility definitely. I'd quite like McCartney to have no guests to be honest, don't think it's really needed. He probably will though

    Agreed. The only guests he should bring out are ME and EE, so we can all show our appreciation for organising the best festival on the planet. 

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    1 minute ago, mufcok said:

    Who do we think/predict goes up against each of them on Other, if these are our three headliners?

    Foals look likely, unless thy're subbing a headliner on the Pyramid?

    I expect a dance act to go up against Macca. Prodigy maybe? Deadmau5?

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    1 minute ago, ModBoy said:

    First time going Glastonbury next year, so I am not fully clued up on how the announcements work. I know it may be a bit soon to be thinking about the next announcement as we only just got our first headliner, but when do we usually hear the next announcement? Is it usually another headliner or do we get told some lower down acts before the next headliner is revealed?

    It's random. We'll probably find out the other headliners between now and April. Full line up is usually shortly before the resale, I think. Might be wrong though.

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    16 minutes ago, giantkatestacks said:

    Just boggled that RHCP would be considered as an option and I dont normally get boggled - I can normally see the reasoning that an act I dont know or dont like would headline but RHCP? They just dont mean anything now, have no cultural significance, no massive fanbase, are by all accounts completely ropey live and have no shared common values with the festival. And for those reasons...

    They definitely do have a fanbase, their prolonged success, constant sell out tours attest to that. I doubt they'll play though, the only link I can see is that they want to make amends for 1993. 

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    4 minutes ago, incident said:

    Can you all stop putting money on RHCP please. I am absolutely personally blaming every single one of you if they do end up playing. Even if it's not this year.

    It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy - people put money on them leading to odds falling and chatter increasing which causes the same to keep happening in an exceptionally vicious circle. As a result, the festival see this and start to consider them as a viable option and then one day when they're short a headliner they reach out and offer them the job.

    There's precedent for this, it's similar to what happened with Stevie Wonder - although that was an infinitely more desirable outcome. In this scenario, nobody wins.

    For some reason The Strokes are linked with headlining every single Glasto - they're 10/1 on Skybet right now - and I can't see them ever headlining. 

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    1 minute ago, Matt42 said:

    One shit headliner would be nice but I do want Kendrick.

    I still think RHCP will be at IOW.

    The tour dates make it look unlikely though - I think they'll do BST.

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    1 minute ago, robillustrates said:

    RHCP will probably get added to Roskilde, Rock Werchter, possibly even Mad Cool, NOS or Bilbao BBK in early July. Opens the door to the UK show being BST perhaps too and a return to Hyde Park.

    This makes more sense to me. Any of those clash with Glasto?

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    4 minutes ago, Jamesthedrake said:

    I know we don't put that much stock in what Michael Eavis says, but didn't he mention fairly recently that he'd never forgive RHCP for pulling out in 93?

    Yeah, he didn't mention the RCHP by name but he did say something about not bothering with acts that have left him in the lurch. I think it was around the time of the book launch?

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    3 minutes ago, CJTM said:

    But why would they have opened negotiations for it 2-3 or so years ago? They're readily available most summers in EU, and why not have them any other year but 'the big anniversary', plus there is bad history between them from back in the day, would they give them the 2020 slot over say 2021/2022?

    Not buying it yet personally.

    I think they, as people, have massively changed since they bailed in 1993, and I wouldn't be surprised if like they'd like to make amends. There were rumours - not sure where they came from - that they'd play for free, so perhaps the festival jumped on the opportunity to save some £££? Taylor isn't going to be cheap, Macca isn't cheap. If there's bigger musicians headlining the Other then that'll cost more ££.

    I still think it's unlikely. I'm sure in the next month or so the Glasto weekend will be taken up with another EU festival or two.

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    7 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

    I don't think they do?

    they play Italy on the Saturday, but could theoretically play IoW on Friday/Sunday. Yes it's a bit of a slog logistically, and they generally don't do back-to-back nights, but they sometimes do, and it's possible to bang their gear on a plane, or have 2 sets if they're bringing backdrops etc to festivals.

    that being said, I wouldn't be putting money on them playing IoW...

    Ah, fair enough. 

    I suppose we'll see if they announce any further festival dates across Europe and if they're on the same weekend as another it makes IOW more likely. 

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    1 minute ago, jparx said:

    I think the safe bet at this stage is RHCP | Macca | Taylor.

    Until something knocks RHCP out of contention, they have to be near the top of the list. They fit the clues and they're active headlining festivals next year. I can see the festival thinking there's a good story there since they pulled out all those years ago, so they would be a good option for the 50th to finally fulfil the headline slot. I think a younger act would look better since you've already got the heritage act with Macca, but it's a hella strong trio.

    If it's Macca, RHCP and Taylor that's actually a very strong way of covering popular music from the 60s to today. 

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    4 minutes ago, mufcok said:

    https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/226194/9 

    Has that already been mentioned/posted?

    Gotta be doing something in this country festival wise, surely..

    It's been mentioned.

    IOW tweeted Anthony Kiedis a few months back and it was presumed they'd be going back there, but then the festival dates they've lined up in Europe now make that impossible. So, Glasto is an option. They've played Reading a few times, but as that'd be late August I'm not sure if they'd still be in Europe at that point. They usually always do one UK festival whilst on tour though. Until they reveal a date that rules them out of Glasto, or Glasto reveal other headliners, they can't be ruled out.

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    1 minute ago, Doug85 said:

    I wouldn't say they couldn't do it as they clearly could. However it is a question of whether or not they should. They were awful live when I seen them. That could have changed in the last 7/8 years but I doubt it. Personally I think they have missed their shot. 

    I mean, their shot was supposed to be 1993.

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    6 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

    Haha, that would explain it! I didn't know Elton performed on it... he doesn't sing in it I don't think? I'm just at work so can't listen. Just procrastinating - is it OK to be on a Glasto countdown this far from the festival?

    Doesn't sound like it - just listened to it. No piano either apart from in the pre-chorus as far as I can tell. 

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    2 minutes ago, stuie said:

    The Killers have a 2017 number 1 UK/US album, and another new album drop so what's your definition of modern?

    Also, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Kanye, Arctic's, Beyoncé, Jay Z - whether you like them or not, modern and contemporary artists.

    Since 1995, RHCP have had 8 Top 10 albums in the UK, with 4 getting to number 1. Their last album got to number 2. They've remained consistently popular for over 25 years. That counts for something, and it's why they're in the running for a headline slot.

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