Headliners?

[festigrl]

Neil, as my last post got lost in a sea of posts...

How likely are REM now?

[eFestivals]

Ok, Neil, or anyone who cares to answer.. Beyonce has been set to TBC yet U2 and Coldplay are still as SR.. u know.. speculation.. presumption..

It's because the quality of info I have is different for each. I'm certain that Beyonce is appearing.

[Wooderson]

Just _loving_ the sexist women-hating repartee on here already.

Good tekkers lads.

[eFestivals]

Neil, as my last post got lost in a sea of posts...

How likely are REM now?

I'm not sure. I believe they were offered a slot, tho don't know if it's something they'll take up.

[fatyeti24]

Weak, was hoping that the Sunday would provide something totally different, Pulp or someone else would've been fantastic, but this is just deflating. Of course, it's not all about the headliners and I'm sure they'll be quality acts elsewhere but other than U2, the other two frankly would bore the death out of me. If Jay-Z punched Beyoncé I may turn up.

[Wooderson]

charming.

lets hope you don't turn up then eh?

[robith]

Remember all the talk of who Jay-Zed would bring on stage with him, and yep... nobody.

[jakkc]

Whats going on in Eavis' head? Beyonce to headline Glastonbury? Are you having a laugh? This is not T4 on the Beach. How can this even be justified, at all. She's ghost written, mass produced pop music, she might have a great arse and voice and sold shit loads of records to anti-music lovers but she should never be given a headline shot. This is an epic fall from grace for Glastonbury :/ Blur closing one year, Stevie the next, then Beyonce - doesn't really add up! Jay-Z has Eavis on the pay roll!

Edited February 8, 2011 by jakkc

[tolywoly]

Didn't see any of the headliners last year. Won't be seeing any this year.

Just means I'll beat the rush to Shangri-La.

[jimmy93]

I reckon Jay-Z would be more likely to turn up for Coldplay rather than Bouncy.

[deanieo]

Beyonce it dont make sence to me. so many bigger bands should be playing radiohead would have been so much better

[tom1989]

Neil what are the chances of us seeing the strokes, last post got lost amongst others

[Al2006]

I have no idea when people started calling her bouncy

[tom1989]

all of them?

[jimmy93]

Neil what are the chances of us seeing the strokes, last post got lost amongst others

Edited February 8, 2011 by Stifler

[fatyeti24]

I have no idea when people started calling her bouncy

[Mardy]

The absolute best bit about this, the finest thing to come out of all of it is watching people get in a right old tizz about it.

1) she's clearly big enough, in terms of fame, stature, records sold etc etc

2) All 3 headliners, like them or not, think they're hypocrites or not, all 3 of them share a certain philanthropy, an awareness of social concerns, whatever you want to call it. That is not a minor consideration, they all, very clearly, fit into Glastonbury's ethos. That, more than anything else is what sets them aside from other acts, those at T4 or V or any place else. Don't underestimate how important that is. It's more important for the festival as a whole than the type of music they play.

Edited February 8, 2011 by Mardy

[eFestivals]

Neil what are the chances of us seeing the strokes, last post got lost amongst others

slim to nothing I'm thinking.

[tom1989]

If the strokes headline R&L there's no chance they'll play glastonbury, and they'd never headline glastonbury anyway.

[eFestivals]

me neither, but i greatly appreciate the image it paints in my mind.

then I suspect you've worked out why people started calling her bouncy.

[tom1989]

slim to nothing I'm thinking.

[fatyeti24]

then I suspect you've worked out why people started calling her bouncy.

[RoyC]

Wonder if this means that Elbow will play Independent Women?

[eFestivals]

You think? I know the R&L boss said all their headliners were exclusive, but note he said they're exclusive 'headliners', which by my reading doesn't rule them out playing other festivals but just not in a headline slot. Or maybe I'm just clutching at straws..

that would certainly be a reasonable straw to clutch to when the words come from Melvin. He's an extremely shrewd man, and I doubt there's anything that leaves his mouth without full consideration.

But it's looking to me as tho they probably are all exclusive to Reading/Leeds this year.

[eFestivals]

The absolute best bit about this, the finest thing to come out of all of it is watching people get in a right old tizz about it.

1) she's clearly big enough, in terms of fame, stature, records sold etc etc

2) All 3 headliners, like them or not, think they're hypocrites or not, all 3 of them share a certain philanthropy, an awareness of social concerns, whatever you want to call it. That is not a minor consideration, they all, very clearly, fit into Glastonbury's ethos. That, more than anything else is what sets them aside from other acts, those at T4 or V or any place else. Don't underestimate how important that is. It's more important for the festival as a whole than the type of music they play.

Wise words indeed!