U2 Friday night headliners!

[Dunney77]

I agree, think Radiohead can be ruled out, which is a shame. However on the plus side I also think it gives Coldplay's chances a massive kick in the teeth too!!

[angelofharlem]

Nah, Verigo is pretty good live

[popcornmaster]

I've just seen the Guardian headline

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What a waste of a good slot

[Red Day]

Don't even think it. That is precisely the sort of agonising clash that Glasto is reknowned for.

[beodeejay]

Nice! 2 headliners in one week

By Michael Eavis saying 3 or 4 superstars...are these bands or individual artists?

Edited November 23, 2009 by beodeejay

[Red Day]

Vertigo, Beautiful Day, City of Blinding Lights, Magnificent, No Line on the Horizon..there are many excellent new-ish songs they could play, and together with with the old songs, it would be a fantastic set.

[Bort]

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.

[MJMilz14]

Bollocks! Well there goes any hope I had of getting a ticket Any that go back on sale will be gone in seconds.

Cracking booking though, even if Im not a fan per se.

[Bort]

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

Before the end of the week tho, defo.

[eFestivals]

Must say I'm surprised this crept under the radar Neil. Up to 10am you were still less than convinced. A massive coup for the Fest im sure you'd agree. Regardless of your personal take on their music they are the biggest band to have yet played. Only the Stones or Led Zep could realistically play the Saturday night now. Muse or Radiohead would be two reasonable backups though as they would appeal to the festivals "base".

You were confident about Foo Fighters earlier in the year, though. Hmmm.

I'm only able to say with confidence what I know.

I doubted U2 being true mostly on the basis that it means them flying to the UK and back to the USA in a few days. It's not normally what bands would choose to do.

Yep, it's without doubt a great booking. I'm not sure I'd agree that they're the biggest band to yet play tho (tho I won't argue about it) - they are, after all, struggling a bit for credibility nowadays, and I'm guessing they're doing this to try and get some of that credibility back. Bono recently suggested that they might be smaller than The Killers (yes, I think that's a joke).

At no point have I been confident about the Foos - all I've said is that Eavis has talked about them possibly headlining next year, but couched that with his doubts about whether they're suitable headliners. Added to that is me knowing that there has been conversations with the Foos about headlining (tho they were further ago than Eavis's comments). Quite why you think I've been confident about it being the Foos I've no idea.

[Glastoboy]

Legend:

Prince - would be brilliant, but is notoriously difficult; rumored to have flaked out in the past

Paul McCartney - can't get much bigger than a Beatle playing the best of the Beatles, but deja vu

The Who - too soon

Rolling Stones - rumors been going strong since people were abandoning their wellies at the gate

R.E.M. - star has faded in recent years, but how can anyone honestly object

David Bowie - already said he wasn't playing

[DaiBoyCookie]

OMFG, what a way to start the week rolling stones or pink floyd perhaps or even both

[Red Day]

Bollocks! Well there goes any hope I had of getting a ticket Any that go back on sale will be gone in seconds.

Cracking booking though, even if Im not a fan per se.

[Wooderson]

Also, maybe even a "Dave Grohl All Stars" band - featuring some of the previous names, and others, could close one day....

[Red Day]

...or Madonna?

[Dunney77]

Good shout.

Some kind of "All Star" band thing on the Saturday night could be a runner. Tough to organise but an option if they wanted to involve multiple egos that couldnt be otherwise accomodated but would lend the fest the substance required to balance a U2 headline spot on Friday.

[BonnetBird]

What about something like:

U2/Pyramid vs Foo Fighters/Other Stage?

[Bort]

Please No

That would be awful

[scaryclaireyfairy]

Me, I'm happy as hell they're playing and will be there, regardless of who's on elsewhere......Just don't make it Faithless

[beodeejay]

Good shout.

Some kind of "All Star" band thing on the Saturday night could be a runner. Tough to organise but an option if they wanted to involve multiple egos that couldnt be otherwise accomodated but would lend the fest the substance required to balance a U2 headline spot on Friday.

[The Nal]

Can someone please ring Morrisey and Johnny Marr?

Although Im sure this would be the response.

[Chazeboy]

wash your mouth out! that'd kill me.

i think coldplay as well. they'd play for pretty much free probably, leaving budget for other bookings.

[Bort]

The Other Stage headliners this year were all acts that can and do headline smaller festivals; I imagine the same will be true this year. I have a feeling The Prodigy will be back because they can always be counted on to help with crowd control by drawing a significant number of people away from the Pyramid.

Just think, remember how insane the nighttime clashes were this year. Bruce vs Jarvis vs Franz? Blur vs Prodigy vs Black Eyed Peas (lol why would someone choose them?) vs Echo the Bunnymen? Expecting crazier for 2010 since everyone wants the publicity and cred that comes with playing the 40th.

[Wooderson]

Quite why you think I've been confident about it being the Foos I've no idea.

[brfcstar]

Hmm I have a feeling Coldplay will be there...and the slot I can see is Saturday but hopefully other stage headliner or second from top