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God damn, I saw these headline the other stage in '92. I had "sampled some of the local fungi", gone off on my own to see NAD and ended up about 3 rows from the front. About 10 seconds into the gig I realised what a terrible mistake this had all been. Due to all the thrashing about in the crowd, my shirt flew off (yes I was actually wearing a shirt), my shoes and socks vanished, and my shorts and pants were working their way down past my knees when I realised I had to get out of there fast. I managed - no idea how, divine intervention possibly - to find all my clothes and extricate myself to what I thought was a clear anomaly maybe 6-8 feet across, but still pretty close to the front. Got my clothes back on to realise that the reason this area was clear was because there was - I don't really know how else to describe this - a huge, bearded troll-like man, standing in the middle of this spot, windmilling his arms and huge fists around like an effing barbarian in a berserker trance, and roaring. Roaring.

Apart from that it was great. "Kill your Television" was of course a crowd moment. And I appear to have been dressed like a tit :)

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LOL Jesus Tiddles, seems like you had a lucky escape.

Very jealous but should it happen I can assure you that having seen them the last couple of years said nutter is now happily living under Bella bridge and is no longer a threat.

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I predict these artists will feature next year:

Chemical Brothers(Pyramid/Other)

Lady Gaga(Pyramid/Other)

Radiohead(Pyramid)

Florence and the Machine (Pyramid)

Snow Patrol (Pyramid)

Manic Street Preachers (John Peel Headliners)

Elbow (Pyramid)

Cast (Other/John Peel)

The Streets

Fatboy Slim

Band of Skulls (Other)

Mumford and Sons (Other)

Example (apparently quoted in The Sun as saying he will be "playing the Pyramid Stage")

White Lies (Other)

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I confidently predict the following:

U2 won't play.

Elbow will.

Somebody mainstream pop who needs a career injection (Madonna maybe) will.

Radiohead will headline one night.

I STILL won't manage to check out the circus.

It will rain.

I'll get too pissed too quick one day and be in the tent by midnight.

That last one isn't a prediction, it's nailed on.

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God damn, I saw these headline the other stage in '92. I had "sampled some of the local fungi", gone off on my own to see NAD and ended up about 3 rows from the front. About 10 seconds into the gig I realised what a terrible mistake this had all been. Due to all the thrashing about in the crowd, my shirt flew off (yes I was actually wearing a shirt), my shoes and socks vanished, and my shorts and pants were working their way down past my knees when I realised I had to get out of there fast. I managed - no idea how, divine intervention possibly - to find all my clothes and extricate myself to what I thought was a clear anomaly maybe 6-8 feet across, but still pretty close to the front. Got my clothes back on to realise that the reason this area was clear was because there was - I don't really know how else to describe this - a huge, bearded troll-like man, standing in the middle of this spot, windmilling his arms and huge fists around like an effing barbarian in a berserker trance, and roaring. Roaring.

Apart from that it was great. "Kill your Television" was of course a crowd moment. And I appear to have been dressed like a tit :)

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you need to keep this a tad on the quiet side mate(i've heard it too) secret slots should remain secret! apparently mr stipe and co are out to suprise people next-year, if its broadcast all over the web then all the special guests and tba will be heaving and therell be alot of space at the main stages!

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For the female headliner I cant see past Lady GaGa

She's just been announced as Lollapalooza headliner in the US

With a second album even half as successful as her debut she'll become the biggest contemporary female music artist in the world, if she isnt already.

Now, she's not my cup of tea, but a good 2nd album permitting I think it would be a great booking. It seems to me she encompasses a certain wacky spirit inherent in Glastonbury and seems like a genuine eccentric (a dying breed). She puts on a great show aswell and is a fantastic piano player in her own right. She also apparently made a loss on her first US and UK tours due to the amount of production (costumes, dancers, sets) involved in the live shows. This suggests to me a fair amount of artist integrity, hasnt pandered to the record companies too much and seems to be a genuine individualist

Madonnas past it and appears to have been ruled out by Eavis according to the interviewer at the end of this clip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10407386.stm

Kylie was as popular as she was ever going to be in 2005 and getting her, when she's done nothing musically acclaimed since, seems like a backward step. I got the vibe from Eavis that he thought her time had been and gone to headline

Beyonce, maybe, probably has enough appeal, but doesn't fit the 'played before' bill

Lady Gaga ftw!

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In terms of the bands who have headlined before, it's a huge 'meh' from me. Radiohead, Coldplay, REM? Pah!

I hope most of all its not REM as they just seem to follow me wherever I go and I never enjoy them live that much

Radiohead would be alright, but its not a worry, there's plenty of other stuff to and see and do if the Pyramids not to my taste

I hope its the Cure, but there nowhere near big enough to headline Glasto anymore, not even on nostalgia

How about Roger Waters, he co-headlined before, and he's doing a world tour of 'The Wall' which happens to end in ~Germany on the 18th June, the week before Glasto

Now I know it would be impossible to do the type of show he was planning on his tour what with the actual wall getting built up and knocked down, flying baloons, theatrics etc...BUT is it possible he could play the show without the theatrics. or a Pink Floyd greatest hits set. Just a thought people.........

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