Kasabian...

[LondonTom]

Please do share this infinite pool of bands big enough to headline the Pyramid that want to do Glastonbury that don't do any other shows...

[Brave Sir Robin]

Please God no.

[mrtourette]

*sounds kasabian fan club member klaxon*

[FloorFiller]

Please do share this infinite pool of bands big enough to headline the Pyramid that want to do Glastonbury that don't do any other shows...

Edited November 26, 2013 by FloorFiller

[The Placid Casual]

Please God no.

[Bisque]

a readily-available, eager and predictable headliner with mass-appeal but which brings very little excitement to the line-up due to how often they are doing festivals/concerts

[EighteenSixty7]

Would love to see them at headline, not had chance to see them yet.

[Matt42]

Why are you all so surprised they could well be in the running :')

It was gonna happen, either this year or next year Kasabian will eventually do it.

[whiteash]

Give me Kasabian over the Monkeys, Mumford or KOL any day of the week!!!

[Bobs]

They're in the mix.... looks like a one off show there doesn't it?

So it could happen, whether it will? I don't have a clue! But i'd go see them, seeing as i'm in Bloody France for Leicester.

[PurpleFire]

Great act, have great sones that a great to jump about to and sing along to... Loved Arctic Monkeys last year and i belive id love a Kasabian set even more!

Edited November 26, 2013 by PurpleFire

[A13]

Dear god please no! So dull and uninspiring.

The new date increases their chances but The Killers headlined wembley on June 22nd last year and didn't play Glastonbury, unfortunately. There's hope..

[FloorFiller]

Dear god please no! So dull and uninspiring.

The new date increases their chances but The Killers headlined wembley on June 22nd last year and didn't play Glastonbury, unfortunately. There's hope..

[A13]

Kasbian dull and uninspiring, but it's unfortunate that The Killers didn't headline last year? hmmm

[FloorFiller]

Yep. Problem?

[rjb94]

Kasabian headlining wouldn't be a disaster. Seen them a couple of times and they're good at getting the crowd going. They're the kind of band who I'd be happy to see if there wasn't someone really good on another stage

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

As a fan I'd love to see them headline this year, certainly over some of the numerous acts suggested so far, but I think their time will come in 2015.

Does their own gig a few days before make them less likely though? Seems a bit big for a Glastonbury warm-up? If they were playing somewhere a little more intimate I would have said they'd be more likely to headline this year.

[Likelylad1]

As a fan I'd love to see it but can understand why people would find it a bit uninspiring.The amount of time's they have headlined over festivals seems to go against them but isn't seen as an issue for other bands. They would put there hearts and soul into it though, songs are popular enough and they do put on a really good show imo.

The prospect of Stone Roses and Kasabian headlining Glastonbury must have the music snobs sick to the pit of their stomachs On a serious note the poster who said that Kasabian wouldn't take up much of the budget that could then be used on someone massive raised a good point!

[EighteenSixty7]

Why does it matter if a band has headlined x amount of festivals before Glastonbury? I don't understand.

[FloorFiller]

Why does it matter if a band has headlined x amount of festivals before Glastonbury? I don't understand.

Edited November 26, 2013 by FloorFiller

[Muppetmark]

Glastonbury usually gets headliners that have either just started their tour or have been inactive for a while, therefor making their headline spot special in that you haven't been able to see them live for a good year+ prior. Kasbian being everywhere all the time just makes them seem like a dull booking since everybody who's wanted to see them has had multiple chances over the last three years or so. they never seemed to stop touring / headlining festivals

of course to a big fan of the band, that means nothing (and if anything is a bonus) but to a regular festival goer (or non-fan) seeing Kasabian's name at the top of another festival lineup seems very uninspired

[LondonTom]

that haven't whored themselves out to a stupid level to every other festival over the past few years? every other band who could possibly headline the festival ever

edit: a part of me wants to delay them headlining as much as possible, but another part of me wants them to just get it over with so they can be out of the way for a good few years

Edited November 26, 2013 by LondonTom

[GlastoSimon]

I thought about this when the rumours were going around last week, and I think it would just be too much for them to do both.

1) There are 50,000 tickets for this 'homecoming' gig. Anyone who has wanted to see Kasabian in the last few years, probably has already. I can't see those tickets selling out very quickly.

2) They would need new material to headline Glastonbury in my view. I just can't see them touring that effing Velociraptor album for a third year running. Big 'ten year' celebration, I can't see new material coming.

3) Glasto HQ surely recognise they've been EVERYWHERE in the last few years, don't they? I dunno, maybe that doesn't factor in any decision.

I think they'll do it in 2015 - when a new album is released - but not next year. Saying that, the gig is exactly a week before any potential headline set, and the whole 'summer solstice' theme makes me think I might be wrong.

Tell you what, get Led Zeppelin on board and I'm in

[kingcrawler]

I thought about this when the rumours were going around last week, and I think it would just be too much for them to do both.

1) There are 50,000 tickets for this 'homecoming' gig. Anyone who has wanted to see Kasabian in the last few years, probably has already. I can't see those tickets selling out very quickly.

2) They would need new material to headline Glastonbury in my view. I just can't see them touring that effing Velociraptor album for a third year running. Big 'ten year' celebration, I can't see new material coming.

3) Glasto HQ surely recognise they've been EVERYWHERE in the last few years, don't they? I dunno, maybe that doesn't factor in any decision.

I think they'll do it in 2015 - when a new album is released - but not next year. Saying that, the gig is exactly a week before any potential headline set, and the whole 'summer solstice' theme makes me think I might be wrong.

Tell you what, get Led Zeppelin on board and I'm in

[GlastoSimon]

There's meant to be a new album out before the Leicester gig.