How many bands are repeat attenders

[jeffie]

Apologies if this has been asked before, I can't see it if it has.

Has anyone compiled a list of which bands have played more than once, and how manty times?

There's your obvious offenders like Coldplay, Chemicals, but I did struggle to come up with more than a handful. Then again i'm getting on in my years you know.......

[eFestivals]

Apologies if this has been asked before, I can't see it if it has.

Has anyone compiled a list of which bands have played more than once, and how manty times?

There's your obvious offenders like Coldplay, Chemicals, but I did struggle to come up with more than a handful. Then again i'm getting on in my years you know.......

it's probably the case that 90%+ of the bands have played before.

Because it's got almost every touring band over the years it's inevitable that most will be repeats.

Mind you, most of tyhe bands that seem to excite people are the sorts of acts that come touring thru their town three times a year too. So I don't really get why some people obess about seeing the bands that they see all the time - or don't have the interest to make an effort to see.

[Ed209]

Wiki says that 12 acts have headlined the main stage more than once, and only 4 have headlined it 3 times. If people can get them without cheating I'd be very impressed. But then I have no way to know so I'd just have to assume you were a cheat

[eFestivals]

Wiki says that 12 acts have headlined the main stage more than once, and only 4 have headlined it 3 times. If people can get them without cheating I'd be very impressed. But then I have no way to know so I'd just have to assume you were a cheat

those four (from my head) are:- the cure, radiohead. coldplay ... and the other escapes me for the moment. It'll come.

[Ed209]

nope, Radiohead have only headlined twice ... or maybe you've just inadvertently given away who you think this years headliner is!

the other two are correct. The remaining two are a little more obscure

edit: obscure is probably the wrong word, before they fanboys starting raining on me. Just not what I would have guessed

Edited December 6, 2012 by Ed209

[zahidf]

those four (from my head) are:- the cure, radiohead. coldplay ... and the other escapes me for the moment. It'll come.

[eFestivals]

nope, Radiohead have only headlined twice ...

have they really? Blimey.

will keep thinking for the other two .... they'll come.

[Vieuphoria]

How many times has Bowie done it? 2 or 3?

[Ed209]

Elvis Costello is one of the 3 timers

one more to go

(Albarn doesn't count)

Edited December 6, 2012 by Ed209

[Ed209]

How many times has Bowie done it? 2 or 3?

[eFestivals]

How many times has Bowie done it? 2 or 3?

just the two.

I'm guessing that it's band from long back - the ones that keep coming to mind are Black Uhuru, New Order, and Thomson Twins, but i think they're only twice (TT might be just once).

[Ed209]

just the two.

I'm guessing that it's band from long back - the ones that keep coming to mind are Black Uhuru, New Order, and Thomson Twins, but i think they're only twice (TT might be just once).

[eFestivals]

It's a solo artist

John Martyn?

[eFestivals]

ahhhh ... Bob Dylan?

[eFestivals]

its van morrison, innit?

[Justiceforcedave]

I guested one of them....but then looked it up so I'll leave you to ponder. Never would have got the other.

[Ed209]

its van morrison, innit?

[eFestivals]

Yup, its Van Morrison

I didn't look it up. that did come from my head ... or more truthfully, the missus' head.

[jeffie]

Thanks very much for this - why I didn't think to Wiki it, I've no idea.

[jeffie]

Mind you, which single act or artist has played at the festival the most times across all stages?

Is that really Primal Scream?

[abdoujaparov]

Mind you, which single act or artist has played at the festival the most times across all stages?

Is that really Primal Scream?

[jeffie]

Nik Turner? But that's in different bands?

[eFestivals]

Nik Turner? But that's in different bands?

there's loads of acts that will have played more than Primal

[abdoujaparov]

Nik Turner? But that's in different bands?

[AcademicPistol]

In terms of headliners:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival#Headliners

Edited December 11, 2012 by AcademicPistol