U2 Friday night headliners!

[Alzeefest]

Ha ha Neil your site has gone mental!!!!!

Know Bono is a bit of a plonka but will be amazing atmosphere 100’000 people rocking to a U2 greatest hits set!!!

[Vacant0]

Gah - the board is going to be swamped with U2 hype threads for the next seven months.

Awesome booking - no intention of watching them though.

[swede]

Nah, Verigo is pretty good live

[festiking]

If its true I will eat my hat ...

[marktea]

Led Zep anyone?!?!?!?

[The Nal]

The Nal - time to get writing a few songs chief. That ticket aint gonna materialise for you that easy now. Every Paddy-whacker in the US is gonna want to go to this thang.

[M a r k]

If its true I will eat my hat ...

[Red Day]

Did you see the concert they put on youtube, I gave it a watch just to see the stage set-up. They sounded awful, Bonos singing was terrible. At least I know Ive got the Friday night free to do other things and not worry about missing the headliner.

[Roonwilldo]

Hmmm who's gonna play under U2 on the pyramid. Could be an interesting one to keep an eye on. I'd like The Strokes

[tazzyb]

oh well not my cup of tea at all so safe to say I will be else where. I do know what a huge deal it is for Glastonbury to get them but I just don't like them.

[Red Day]

Elbow? They supported U2 at Wembley.

[Wooderson]

Whoever they come up with on Sat and Sun are certainly gonna need some balls to follow U2.

I know there are some who are not big fans but this is quite an unusual occasion and in my view U2 have to take a lot of credit for stepping up to it in the middle of a US tour. And of course for Glastonbury (and ME personally) its a massive coup.

I followed U2 years ago and guess, perhaps like some others, I have drifted away from them a bit in recent times given their uber-status and everything that goes with it. But I have to say that this morning I am SERIOUSLY excited about this.

It will have that same sense of occasion that went into making an epic performance by Blur this year and we'll just have to see if U2 can seize the moment and deliver in the way that Blur did.

But the really interesting thing now is that if you are Bowie, Radiohead, Led Zep or anyone else mulling over a headline offer for Sat / Sun, how does this news make you feel? Like I said, whoever it is it will take real guts and an ego big enough to stand up and be counted.

[tonyonekenobi]

I'm 100% sure I'll be nowhere near the Pyramid on the Friday, however, must admit it is a really impressive booking.

[Chazeboy]

Elbow? They supported U2 at Wembley.

[Wooderson]

Myself and Tom are now officially in a band, we play punk covers on 12 strings. We will play for free, for entry to Glasto!

[Ed209]

If U2 are on Friday then this means one of two things, either it was the only night they could realistically have played due to commitments, or two they have someone MASSIVE for saturday ...

And that could only be Led Zeppelin imo

Still looking good for the Zep.

Wow, could you imagine?! U2 and Led Zep. I'm creaming my pants already

[redwinegirl]

This is the best news ever for me. I am so excited, i want to go now.

All i need now to make my life complete is Dolly confirmed for the Sunday.

[marktea]

Good shout. Muse supported them when I saw them in Tampa last month but that's getting a bit silly

[The Nal]

Time to write to Oxfam or summat chief. I mean it. Whole world is gonna want to go to this. U2 on the Friday? What the hell can we expect to see on the Saturday night now? Mindblowing stuff. Whats the bauld Thom's take on this?

[Dunney77]

If this comes as a shock to efestivals....

Tell us who the headliner you already know is!!

[let's 'ave it!!!]

howabout McCartney?

[Vieuphoria]

McCartney would be hideous...

[eFestivals]

If this comes as a shock to efestivals....

Tell us who the headliner you already know is!!

I can't right now, sorry. I would if I could.

Before the end of the week tho, defo.

[angelofharlem]

I've only just heard the news..I'm absolutely thrilled..U2 are my favourite band in the world!

[denwyn]

Big booking for Michael Eavis....They will get a huge crowd, would imagine easy as big as Springsteen managed. Will i be there...depends on who else he has booked, and what sort of set list they do..early sfuff ok, don't rate the new material. How is Michael going to top this for Saturday and Sunday.