Whatever happened to the '4 headliners' ?

[joshwarrr]

the sexual favours ain't doing it for me, sorry - you're just not my type.

[BeddyDriver]

mmm can i have Neils piece to go with this loveely cuppa that just arrived on my desk ?

[chuckley]

Yeah, i think you'se are right.

I'm not wishing to be complaining about the lineup - believe me i am delighted.

But i am slightly disapointed that neither Radiohead or Arctic Monkeys are playing, seen as they're both playing Reading & Leeds.

I'm 16 and it's my first time at Glastonbury, so i'm gonna have a ball anyway...but i've said my piece

[abu hamster]

It was AKON

[hombrederayo]

you never heard of double headlining shows?

[jumboclark]

Id rather see kasabian than any of the other 3 headliners

[Chickenburger]

the 4th headliner was planned to play before Springsteen.

There is of course a band playing before Springsteen - Kasabian - who were announced as "special guests". They are not the band that was to be the 4th headliner.

[eFestivals]

when i spoke to the boys from kasabian last they told me they had always been the forth headliner, the special guests tag came about as they didnt want to be known as a headliner when they were not headlining.

- if they really believe that then it's been told to them to make 'em feel a bit special. I can assure you that another band was lined up for that slot.

Next time you speak to them (if you really ever do), ask them when it was sorted for them - I guarantee it was after eFests had run the 'no 4th headliner' story - at the time we ran that story, I know for certain that that slot was vacant.

After that other band became not-available, I guessed that Kasabian would get the slot because they were the major band at The Great Escape, and the guy who runs The Great Escape is the guy most responsible for Glastonbury bookings.

[sdaveak47]

- if they really believe that then it's been told to them to make 'em feel a bit special. I can assure you that another band was lined up for that slot.

Next time you speak to them (if you really ever do), ask them when it was sorted for them - I guarantee it was after eFests had run the 'no 4th headliner' story - at the time we ran that story, I know for certain that that slot was vacant.

After that other band became not-available, I guessed that Kasabian would get the slot because they were the major band at The Great Escape, and the guy who runs The Great Escape is the guy most responsible for Glastonbury bookings.

[dan8k]

it was fleetwood mac.

[tazzyb]

Id rather see kasabian than any of the other 3 headliners

[stuartbert two hats]

The fourth headliner was The Arctic Monkeys, but they couldn't get out of the exclusivity deals with Leeds/Reading. I do have a source, but I can't reveal them.

[eFestivals]

The fourth headliner was The Arctic Monkeys, but they couldn't get out of the exclusivity deals with Leeds/Reading. I do have a source, but I can't reveal them.

yep, you're spot on.