2013 Headliners

[Lewis Cato]

so with all this talk of the arctic monkeys headlining again surely kasabian must get a nod soon. Imo they are bigger and better than the monkeys but have never headlined!! Their arena tours all sell out within minutes of going on sale, theyve headlined all the other major festivals and dont seem to be on any of the other festivals lineups next year. Im praying they at least play but feel they deserve a headline slot.

[the wonderwhy]

We don't know how well the Earls Court gig is selling though.

[LondonTom]

We don't know how well the Earls Court gig is selling though.

[Lewis Cato]

Ah I never knew that it was sold out on Seetickets and Ticketmaster; that's great news

[Vanderlyle]

Because they would be an annoying choice to close the festival, there's nothing eye raising about fleetwood mac.

[sisco]

So with Mumfords added to the V rumours and Biffy added to R&L do we think this makes these bands significantly less likely for Glasto?

I reckon if either of them play those fests they'll headliner and V and R&L wouldn't want their headliners at glasto too. Looking more and more like Gaga to me.

[Lewis Cato]

Not for definite, but more likely than not.

[sisco]

Not for definite, but more likely than not.

[sisco]

Not for definite, but more likely than not.

[internetjef]

If Bloc Party play i could only see them one or two down on Pyramid

They headlined other in 09 so cant see them wanting to play a lesser slot on same stage

They have a massive following, still based mainly on cult status of silent alarm, and agree with an earlier poster that JP would struggle to hold the numbers.

I saw them play 4th down on pyramid in 07 which was late afternoon-ish and they absolutely nailed it. It was a silent alarm heavy set at that point though which is probably why

[Lewis Cato]

If that's in answer to my question, just wondering why?

[the wonderwhy]

Also, R&L are probably more focused on getting exclusives than V.

[sjseabass]

I have no interest in Fleetwood Mac at all, but I'd be weirdly happy if they played, gives me an excuse to leave the Pyramid and explore the rest of the festival .

I guess the thing with Bloc Party is they seem like more of an Other Stage type band than a Pyramid type band these days as they've had very little mainstream coverage over the last few years because of the hiatus and Four being completely (and imo, wrongly) overlooked, but still have a strong 'cult' following. And yet they won't headline Other again (not big enough / Glasto doesn't repeat stage headliners so quickly). Very hard to place. Similar situation at R&L I think - can see them subbing once again, but it wouldn't surprise me if they played 2nd stage there against Eminem.

Excellent news that Earl's Court is more-or-less sold out, I thought they'd overreached in thinking they'd fill somewhere that big. Had visions of being there in February with the place half empty.

Finally, there is some circumstantial evidence that R&L might be relaxing on its 'exclusive headliners' restriction - if it does turn out to be Biffy, they'd be the first headliner to have played to a sizeable amount of people in the same year, what with their spring arena tour. The festival has a new band booker who might not be so bothered about the exclusives tag. Plus, there's so few realistic headline possibilities for R&L next year they might be forced to go for some bands that are playing elsewhere whether they like it or not.

[the wonderwhy]

I have no interest in Fleetwood Mac at all, but I'd be weirdly happy if they played, gives me an excuse to leave the Pyramid and explore the rest of the festival .

I guess the thing with Bloc Party is they seem like more of an Other Stage type band than a Pyramid type band these days as they've had very little mainstream coverage over the last few years because of the hiatus and Four being completely (and imo, wrongly) overlooked, but still have a strong 'cult' following. And yet they won't headline Other again (not big enough / Glasto doesn't repeat stage headliners so quickly). Very hard to place. Similar situation at R&L I think - can see them subbing once again, but it wouldn't surprise me if they played 2nd stage there against Eminem.

Excellent news that Earl's Court is more-or-less sold out, I thought they'd overreached in thinking they'd fill somewhere that big. Had visions of being there in February with the place half empty.

Finally, there is some circumstantial evidence that R&L might be relaxing on its 'exclusive headliners' restriction - if it does turn out to be Biffy, they'd be the first headliner to have played to a sizeable amount of people in the same year, what with their spring arena tour. The festival has a new band booker who might not be so bothered about the exclusives tag. Plus, there's so few realistic headline possibilities for R&L next year they might be forced to go for some bands that are playing elsewhere whether they like it or not.

Edited December 31, 2012 by MattDavies__

[sjseabass]

Biffy would still be a festivals exclusive though, which is what I was talking about

They may well be relaxing their whole 'we don't want bands playing their own shows' thing though.

[the wonderwhy]

Blur could possibly do both? I don't when they last played Glaso mind.

[sjseabass]

Blur could possibly do both? I don't when they last played Glaso mind.

Edited December 31, 2012 by theevilfridge

[Bradders]

Blur at Glastonbury was one of the best headline performances of all time and for that reason they should never play it again.

[philly_eds]

Fleetwood Mac added to 'Sunday' on the rumours page. Huge set of headliners!!

[eFestivals]

Fleetwood Mac added to 'Sunday' on the rumours page. Huge set of headliners!!

not 'added'.

They've been changed to give the day as Sunday, because I've had some info which gives their day as that. However, what I don't really have is anything solid enough to put them as anything stronger than a rumour at the moment.

[zahidf]

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/primavera-2013-line-up-leaked-115239 Daft punk are on the leaked line up poster for Primavera...

[chriseede]

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/primavera-2013-line-up-leaked-115239 Daft punk are on the leaked line up poster for Primavera...

[eFestivals]

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/primavera-2013-line-up-leaked-115239 Daft punk are on the leaked line up poster for Primavera...

are people falling for these 'leaked' posters, still?

It's massively more likely that any 'leaked' poster is more likely to be a fake than it is genuine. There's even templates floating around for many of the fests now, so that anyone can easily make their own.

It doesn't get to mean that every poster is a fake of course, but there's absolutely no reason to put any belief in them unless there's something else along with the poster to give it some credibility.

[zahidf]

I don't think that poster is real - the article notes that Deerhoof and Eddi Front are spelt incorrectly.

Edited January 2, 2013 by zahidf

[thewayiam]

Fleetwood Mac added to 'Sunday' on the rumours page. Huge set of headliners!!