2014 Headliner predictions

[PDAD]

This is a good attitude for someone who has never been

[SonOfTroyMcClure]

this is amazing. It's as if people forget - DAYS after the previous festival - that there are four other main stages with headliners.

Boo hoo, Elbow/Depeche Mode/Fleetwood Mac don't suit your personal tastes. Of course, they make total sense, will likely be recieved well and could all do a very good job. I reckon that's probably more important in the grand scheme of things than whether they aren't your cups of tea.

[eFestivals]

Depeche Mode, at one time the world's most popular band..? really?

shit headliners possibly lined up for next year so far

shit? Or just not to your tastes?

</ said in true tony blair styleeee >

[dentalplan]

because they could do both?

IoW and Glasto have shared one or more headline act before now.

[thewayiam]

Elbow, Fleetwood Mac, Stone Roses

Edited July 5, 2013 by thewayiam

[eFestivals]

Weird....very weird set of headliners if they end up being the three....very middle aged.

From one angle I agree, but then again Elbow also work as a 'new' band - their bigger success has (as an example) come in the same years as Arctic Monkeys, and as a band that's not yet headlined a major festival they by-default become sort-of new.

[PDAD]

From one angle I agree, but then again Elbow also work as a 'new' band - their bigger success has (as an example) come in the same years as Arctic Monkeys, and as a band that's not yet headlined a major festival they by-default become sort-of new.

[eFestivals]

I doubt Reading/V/TITP would risk Elbow

actually, I think R/L might do (tho perhaps not quite as early as next year).

Elbow and Festival Republic seem to have a pretty cosy relationship from where I'm sat (I don't know how it really is), and an offer from R/L is the thing I see as most likely to stop Elbow happening (*if* anything is going to stop it happening).

[thewayiam]

Of course but what I read was John didn't think they could top the bill so he wanted someone on after (can't remember who, on the IOW thread I think) and I just questioned why they would essentially sub IOW and headline the Glasto... and Coachella... apparently.

[Matt42]

at least the stone roses are out of the equation, shite band.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I'm quite surprised by Depeche Mode but quite happy about it. I'm seeing them in November so it frees me up for something else if I fancy it. Equally would be really happy to see them on Pyramid too.

Fleetwood Mac too I'd give a bash. Need to bone up on my back catalogue though.

I think Prodigy are a good shout for Other. I'm a huge fan and have never seen them at Glastonbury. Hopefully they'll be up against Elbow so I don't miss anything

[dentalplan]

It may not be them that John didn't think could top the bill at IOW

[thewayiam]

From one angle I agree, but then again Elbow also work as a 'new' band - their bigger success has (as an example) come in the same years as Arctic Monkeys, and as a band that's not yet headlined a major festival they by-default become sort-of new.

[thewayiam]

Oh right. I may have got the wrong end of the stick there then. I could definitely see them headlining both then.

[Wooderson]

Depeche Mode's reaction to Kasabian being bookie's faves:

[thewayiam]

Anyone know anything about the Kasabian rumours?

Bookies have them down as favourites.

New album next year (Out in February, start tour in march, will be on the big festival run starting May/June)

They said in 2011 that they've had discussions with Eavis about headlining "One of the next ones" and are up for it.

They haven't played since 2009, where they went down as one of the highlights of the weekend.

They're one of the biggest bands in Britan right now, up there with muse, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay.

Glastonbury is the only major UK Festival not headlined at all (V, IoW, T (twice), R&L)

I don't get why nothing's been said about them yet. I'm surprised they're not 2014's Arctic Monkeys, in the sense that everyone's just like "Yeah, they're definitely doing it."

[eFestivals]

Of course but what I read was John didn't think they could top the bill so he wanted someone on after (can't remember who, on the IOW thread I think) and I just questioned why they would essentially sub IOW and headline the Glasto... and Coachella... apparently.

history shows (from Wireless) that DM would probably not sell enough at IoW for John to want to risk them headlining. Glasto is lucky enough to be able to work on a completely different basis.

There's actually a precedent for this too, with Muse. The first time they were announced as Glasto headliners to resounding sounds of "not big enough", the same year they were announced as sub-headliners to Dido for V festival.

(off the back of their Glasto success they actually ended up playing last at V ... with Dido's name still top of the posters).

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

In addition, they've been everywhere recently, and I can't see them being willing to stop purely for Glastonbury.

[Badlands]

That'll do for me, probably see one of the three. I love Elbow but I've seen them enough times to be happy to see someone else if they came up against an interesting WH headliner. I'll definitely be there for the Mac though, Sunday would be preferable.

Also, judging from some quotes that have slipped through on here, my decision to block a multi-accounted attention seeker was a cracking move!!

Edited July 5, 2013 by Badlands

[Mud Dweller]

Something for everyone in them 3 headliners.

There is a clammer for Arcade Fire / Kasabain because they are seen as the pretenders to the throne. You never know we could get the mythical 4th headliner in 2014

[Trebor]

Elbow are the only act there I'd probably be interested in but I don't think any of these would be bad bookings and it would be nice to have slightly smaller in status bands than U2 and the Stones for a change

[sisco]

Anyone know anything about the Kasabian rumours?

Bookies have them down as favourites.

New album next year (Out in February, start tour in march, will be on the big festival run starting May/June)

They said in 2011 that they've had discussions with Eavis about headlining "One of the next ones" and are up for it.

They haven't played since 2009, where they went down as one of the highlights of the weekend.

They're one of the biggest bands in Britan right now, up there with muse, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay.

Glastonbury is the only major UK Festival not headlined at all (V, IoW, T (twice), R&L)

I don't get why nothing's been said about them yet. I'm surprised they're not 2014's Arctic Monkeys, in the sense that everyone's just like "Yeah, they're definitely doing it."

[Mud Dweller]

history shows (from Wireless) that DM would probably not sell enough at IoW for John to want to risk them headlining. Glasto is lucky enough to be able to work on a completely different basis.

There's actually a precedent for this too, with Muse. The first time they were announced as Glasto headliners to resounding sounds of "not big enough", the same year they were announced as sub-headliners to Dido for V festival.

(off the back of their Glasto success they actually ended up playing last at V ... with Dido's name still top of the posters).

[Matt42]

It's just gotta be kasabian... one of them has to fall through. I'm not even a kasabian fan but they need a band of that catagory!

[sisco]

Fair play about the bookies, but Kasabian are one of the tanks of modern British music.

Them, Muse, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys are the biggest bands in Britain right now (Not counting legends such as The Stones, of course).

I don't see how the likes of Mumford and Sons, Elbow, etc could even be put ahead of Kasabian...

Kasabian have headlined every big festival going in the UK, subbed at ones all over the world, sold out 3 nights at the O2 that was in the middle of a sold out arena tour. It's not like they're a nothing band.