2013 Headliners

[JBarbour]

I can't be arsed to debate about how big or if they can headline so here is a guardian article that does some of that for me

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/15/mumford-sons-biggest-band-world

How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world

[ghandi]

Its the touring "now" thing that's the deal. If you went back a couple of months ago Radiohead were touring TKOL worldwide and are HUGE in comparison to Mumfords and are still active, although you would be right in saying they are now on a break on don't count by your parameters. I for one can't think of anyone large enough in terms of popularity for a Pyramid slot who is available other than Gaga. It will be interesting to eventually find out.

[russycarps]

How can people not understand a simple statement about a band being the biggest in the world right now

Hope the person who mentioned Leonard Cohen was taking the piss.

This place is mind numbingly literal at times, sadly I don't think it's always intentional.

[Jackson1990]

If you're talking about current bands then of course Mumford and Sons are up their with the most popular. They may not have the legendary status that The Stones, U2 or Coldplay have but at this time they are more popular. Doom and Gloom did nothing in the charts whereas Mumfords have the biggest selling album of the year. I hate to say it but if you had Mumford clashing with U2 at a festival with a younger more current crowd (like V or TITP) i guarantee more people would see Mumford and Sons.

For the record I quite like Mumford and Sons...just a bit bored of them to be honest

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Yeah, but that wouldn't happen because I'd be somewhere else. No-one has a right to headline or not headline and that wasn't what started me off - it was someone stating a completely inaccurate fact, with a strange idea of what is "current". Coldplay are still current and it's retarded to say they're not. Just because they're not halfway through "Clocks" doesn't mean they're not current. I could probably make a case for the biggest band in the world being any of 30 or 40 bands if I have a long list of stipulations.

P.S. One Direction were 5 on that list.

[Superscally]

I hate to say it but if you had Mumford clashing with U2 at a festival with a younger more current crowd (like V or TITP) i guarantee more people would see Mumford and Sons.

[Jackson1990]

Calling One Direction a band is an insult to the name....

[Superscally]

Where did I say they had a right to headline? Surely current is a vital part of it, otherwise you could just have Led Zep.

I've hardly given you a long list of stipulations, I've given you very easy parameters, and It's been shown, there's barely anyone who fits those.

But that's okay, throw around retarded and the like when you can't make a point.

[Englishdragon]

No way. Not a chance.

[Jackson1990]

No way. Not a chance.

[LondonTom]

Jesus feckin' christ. Shut the feck up moaning about Mumford and Sons. It would be nice to look at a thread on this place and not see people having a bizarre hatred for a band, who you can easily avoid.

Edited February 12, 2013 by LondonTom

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I didn't say you did. Maybe you should read things properly. My point was that Mumford aren't the biggest current band around. Your definition of biggest band in the world was based on criteria that I've demonstrated do not make Mumford the biggest band in the world. Point well made.

Edited February 12, 2013 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[Englishdragon]

90% of people at V wouldn't even know who U2 was, they'd probably think it was some new energy drink

[Superscally]

You're dead wrong and you're also assuming a very low level of intelligence of the crowds at those festivals, which is unfair.

[Jackson1990]

I wasn't assuming they had low intelligence i was just suggesting they may not know who U2 was in a humerous mannor in order to break some of the tension on this here thread. Narm sayin'?

[russycarps]

I wish I didnt know who they was, cant stand them (although Im not trying to "educate" people about it like some of the retards are doing on here about Mumfords)

[Superscally]

I wasn't assuming they had low intelligence i was just suggesting they may not know who U2 was in a humerous mannor in order to break some of the tension on this here thread. Narm sayin'?

[Justiceforcedave]

Everyone's a critic on the internet,

Everyone knows better on the internet,

Everyone's a tough guy on the internet,

Everyone's more intelligent then everyone else on the internet,

Everyone has a better taste in music then everyone else on the internet.

Blahhhh blaaaaaah fucking blaaaaaaah.

[Justiceforcedave]

Pancake day! Yaaaaaaay!

[Englishdragon]

why are you so angry?

[Superscally]

Everyone's a critic on the internet,

Everyone knows better on the internet,

Everyone's a tough guy on the internet,

Everyone's more intelligent then everyone else on the internet,

Everyone has a better taste in music then everyone else on the internet.

Blahhhh blaaaaaah fucking blaaaaaaah.

[GlastoSimon]

I think people are over-exaggerating on the Mumford front. Whilst the decision to have them headline the festival would be slated throughout the land of eFestivals, they'd get a massive crowd. I'd (subjectively of course) argue that Gorillaz have been more musically innovative than Mumford & Sons, but I guarantee the latter will get a much bigger crowd than Gorillaz when they headlined purely because that's the way popular music works! The eFests board isn't really an accurate representation of a general Glastonbury crowd!

[FloorFiller]

Im not particularly angry, just fed up that this forum has been overrun with people trying to tell people what to listen to or what not to listen just because they don't like a Band (kind of ironic when you consider what glastonbury stands for)

[fatyeti24]

Everyone's a critic on the internet,

Everyone knows better on the internet,

Everyone's a tough guy on the internet,

Everyone's more intelligent then everyone else on the internet,

Everyone has a better taste in music then everyone else on the internet.

Blahhhh blaaaaaah fucking blaaaaaaah.

[russycarps]

I think people are over-exaggerating on the Mumford front. Whilst the decision to have them headline the festival would be slated throughout the land of eFestivals, they'd get a massive crowd. I'd (subjectively of course) argue that Gorillaz have been more musically innovative than Mumford & Sons, but I guarantee the latter will get a much bigger crowd than Gorillaz when they headlined purely because that's the way popular music works! The eFests board isn't really an accurate representation of a general Glastonbury crowd!