Headliners?

[jimmyt]

yep - at Glastonbury Festival 1983. It's had pop headliners each and every year since then.

But it might have been rather difficult to turn into a festival that wouldn't start for another 15 years.

[ivan]

Don't dare test fate!

I don't like it but meh I see it as an opportunity to get away from the Pyramid this year, last year I went for the headline act all 3 nights! I think lady gaga would been better for female solo pop act, she seems to have more cross over fans due to her suposed weirdness and would really pulled something very different out I reckon. But Libs or maybe Klaxons headlining John peel would do it for me anyway

U2 is still solid and going be great, coldplay I can take or leave so its not a disaster really but it is bit shity.

[pjdboy]

Bouncy is headliner, defo.

[LondonTom]

Didn't V launch with Pulp headlining? I realise I'm starting to argue with myself, but there is quite an irony in that, given the various conversations on this forum!!!

[cambo]

i am a bit sad. i got my hopes up (stupidly) about the stones and now it just feels a bit flat. swap coldplay and bouncy and it gets a bit better i suppose but given when the lights on the pyramid stage go off on the sunday night that's it for 2 whole years, i am disappointed.

shouldn't whinge though, very excited about the prospects of arcade fire, elbow, etc.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

For the other stage right?

[new2glasto]

What's all this complaining for? Getting absolutely smashed and having Beyonce Knowles shake her booty in my direction for an hour or so?

I'll bloody be in the front.

[MEGABOWL]

Didn't V launch with Pulp headlining? I realise I'm starting to argue with myself, but there is quite an irony in that, given the various conversations on this forum!!!

[efcfanwirral]

Pulp before Coldplay maybe? or before U2 if the the Arcade Fire thing doesnt come off? they are going on second to last before Foos at IOW so no reason why they cant warm up the crowd before U2?

[Wanderlei]

If it is U2, Coldplay, Beyonce i will feel a little disappointed. I don't see Bey as headlining material and if Pulp were underneath her (so to speak) it'd be a travesty.

[Guest blackcockerel]

Why do I have this horrible feeling they're going to do something stupid and put them on in the Peel tent?

[jimmyt]

Bouncy is headliner, defo.

[lac999]

Looks like it will be the Libertines. Crap eh?

[jimmyt]

Why do I have this horrible feeling they're going to do something stupid and put them on in the Peel tent?

[Guest blackcockerel]

Yeah I'd be taking a bucket to piss into!

[lac999]

Yeh I know what you mean, and I would have been happy if they had gone with a headliner for "the kids", (obviously I wouldnt have gone to see it though). I just dont reckon beyonce is that popular with the 16-20 year old bracket. Surely she is way too old and past if for them?

This just smacks of glastonbury thinking they are "down with the kids", when in reality they have booked a bit of a has-been, who peaked 10 years ago.

[Wanderlei]

I really can't see them putting Beyonce on as a Sunday headliner...it just doesn't feel right to finish off the fest.

[1mills]

I really don't see The Libertines as playing. They are still only a rumour on the efests page, so there's clearly no really solid info. Also they only got back together for the monies, don't think the Eavii are the sort to throw a Reading/Leeds size wodge of cash around.

Also, what's to say Pulp would only do the sunday?

[ramragon]

id quite happily take the libs against beyonce, in fact id probably take biggles wartime band at this point !

[pjdboy]

I don't see Bey as headlining material and if Pulp were underneath her (so to speak) it'd be a travesty.

[mike46]

I'm not over fussed that she's headlining, plenty of other things going on.

But do we reckon a lot of tickets will be cancelled etc and go back into the resale with these are announced?

[ionicmoose]

So from the cleaned up rumours list, could we now be looking at...

Fri:

Pyramid

U2

Arcade Fire

Other

Primal Scream

Sat:

Pyramid

Coldplay

REM

Other

Chemical Brothers

Sun:

Pyramid

Beyonce

Pulp

Other

The Libertines

or something similar?

[Atterz123]

So from the cleaned up rumours list, could we now be looking at...

Fri:

Pyramid

U2

Arcade Fire

Other

Primal Scream

Sat:

Pyramid

Coldplay

REM

Other

Chemical Brothers

Sun:

Pyramid

Beyonce

Pulp

Other

The Libertines

or something similar?

[ancient_one]

I'm not over fussed that she's headlining, plenty of other things going on.

But do we reckon a lot of tickets will be cancelled etc and go back into the resale with these are announced?

[Wooderson]

Bouncy is headliner, defo.