Bands Bigger Than U2

[Bluearsedfly]

Having had a look at all of these suggestions, Muse/Radiohead/Stones etc, there seem to not be many females around. Who was the last female or female-fronted band who headlined the Pyramid?! I really have no idea?

[cejx]

Some folks seem fixated on Rock bands. Glasto is about diversity. So U2 barely beat Kenny Rodgers in the RIAA list. There's a few bigger here

[alframsey]

Pink Floyd

[cabstar]

Would love it to be Depeche Mode

However i think it will be

Fri U2

Sat Stones

Sun Dylan

Saturday is always the biggest band / artist only the Stones are bigger than U2

Dylan has to be the ultimate old fogey...

Runners up

Kasabian

Muse

Coldplay

[MilkyJoe]

Okay, so I've been speaking to my people all day and I've been given permission to reveal the bigger band than U2 who may or may not be headlining on either the saturday or sunday.

The Goombay Dance Band

You heard it here first! now go tell your friends.

[whotookthegoodname]

Fri: U2

Sat: Stones

Sun: Coldplay

gonna bookmark this thread to quote myself and look good when that happens now lol

[Wooderson]

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[ivan]

Shakespears Sister around 1992

[alframsey]

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertai...say-550736.html

just thought I'd add that's a pretty good list

[alframsey]

Paul Rogers is the lad, and he left them earlier this year. Queen are now without a singer and a peddling out the last with the new rockband game they have. Shame really, am a big fan! This is that without Freddie.....

I will point out that this list was compiled in 2004

Hence Coldplay and Muse are missing - no doubt there are others that would be climbing - King of Leon?

as for my opinion on the bigger than U2 debate

Stones or Led Zeppelin for Saturday

Muse/Radiohead/Coldplay for Sunday and despite my allegiance to Coldplay I am hoping for Muse! (seen the other two this year)

I know Led Zep are largely defunct but we know that Robert Plant has been approached though he has the Alisson Kraus branck which i would avoif like the plague; but it would be a sweet moment to have the inspiration for the festival at its 40th anniversary - particularly as there is no way they will be able to do the 50th!

[ampersand]

Fri: U2

Sat: Stones

Sun: Coldplay

gonna bookmark this thread to quote myself and look good when that happens now lol

[rexclark]

well in that case

fri: u2

sat: take that

sun: muse

[ampersand]

I could actually see that happening, then I could see you trying to pole vault over the super fence to get in.

[ThomThomDrum]

we're not talking global. well maybe you are, but i don't think we should be.

and i think we should be talking uk when it comes to glastonbury.

[beamends]

Bands bigger than U2? They've got some way to go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-...lbums_worldwide

[beamends]

Hey Neil, did you ever get someone in See to give you a ticket breakdown? I would still be curious to know that answer...........

Looking at the recent poll on the OS regarding flags it suggests that many more may in fact be traveling to Glasto then you think...........It may be Brits voting on hols............but its not all that............1% international goers at the fest is looking too low to me............

[ThomThomDrum]

That's just a standard library list to include in any old web site. It doesn't mean anything in itself.

[The Nal]

That's just a standard library list to include in any old web site. It doesn't mean anything in itself.

Edited February 9, 2010 by The Nal

[beamends]

1% is way too low. Theres nearly 1% Irish there Id say.

Thats album sales, like, one album. Not a career.

by the way, 30 million copies of the Titanic soundtrack sold? What a sad world we live in.