When is the lineup being announced this year ?

[Englishdragon]

They didn't say anything last year did they? It was just eFestivals that reported it, I believe.

[tigger123]

Is there usually any hints towards when the full line-up will be announced or is it just chucked out there with no countdown or anything?

[A Guy Called Matt]

When I sat pressing F5 for what felt like a life time on loads of open windows I knew then that regardless of who was announced I would pay the balance with a huge smile on my face.

From what we have so far I like Disclosure and may see some of Blondie depending on clashes.

Not fussed by AF, LA or DP (though I may pop in to wave a bit!!).

But pay for our tickets I shall - and will then look forward even more than I am to June 25th!!

[The Placid Casual]

The line-up isn't overly important for me, but I think this has been discussed in another thread

[A Guy Called Matt]

Good man. Is it your first? Nice to see some sense from a virgin if so.

[A Guy Called Matt]

Don't get too excited, you'll be let down. It's a bit shit really.

[Brave Sir Robin]

To answer all the "when does it usually come out" questions, here's some info from a post by Beaver89 last year:

2008

1st Feb 08: Jay Z

8th Feb 08: The Verve and Kings of Leon

18th April 08: Some John Peel

28th April 08: Full Line Up

(No resale in '08, didn't sell out before it started)

2009

23rd Feb 09: Bruce Springsteen

26th Feb 09: Blur

9th March 09: Neil Young

5th April 09: Ticket resale

22nd April 09: Kasabian confirmed (the '4th headliner')

25th May 09: Full Line Up

2010

23rd Nov 09: U2

12th Feb 10: Muse and Stevie Wonder

7th April 10 : West Holts

11th April 10: Ticket resale

14th April 10: Full Line Up

29th April 10: Dance Village added

2011

11th Feb 11: Beyonce self confirms

15th Feb 11: Coldplay announced

23rd Feb 11: U2 announced

2nd Mar 11: Some acts

13th Apr 11: West Holts

14th Apr 11: Full Line Up

17th Apr 11: Ticket resale

To which we can add:

2013

17th Jan 13: Rokia Traore

27th Mar 13: Most of lineup (1st poster)

21st April 13: Ticket resale

24th April 13: More Acoustic

26th April 13: Bobby Womack

30th May 13: "Full" lineup

18th June 13: BBC Introducing

23rd June 13: Arcadia

So last year was the first time the lineup was (mostly) announced in good time before the resale, and in '09 and '10 it didn't come out until after the resale.

[Tuna]

So, from that, we could well get the headliners but I wouldn't hold your breath for much more.

[dentalplan]

Nope. I was at work and people were still talking about efests making the Stones TBC and then the poster just appeared on the official site.

[dentalplan]

So, from that, we could well get the headliners but I wouldn't hold your breath for much more.

[Wellyboot]

I think you may have been out of the loop on that one. eFestivals definitely tweeted 'stand by yer beds. its coming' on the afternoon and the place started to melt down. Apparently other places had alluded to it too but I don't remember. There were many hanging about at 7pm too when it was released.

[A Guy Called Matt]

The self confirmations seem to have gone quieter in the last week or so, especially from 'bigger' acts............................

I am reading nothing into that but have missed my daily doses of SR and TBC's popping up so regulalry.

[Englishdragon]

I think you may have been out of the loop on that one. eFestivals definitely tweeted 'stand by yer beds. its coming' on the afternoon and the place started to melt down. Apparently other places had alluded to it too but I don't remember. There were many hanging about at 7pm too when it was released.

[A13]

So its confirmed that the lineup will be released next Wednesday (26th)?

Great. Finally

[Guest]

I was in the pictures when it was released last year, I remember being in the pub afterwards with BBC 10 o'clock news on the telly, just caught some images of The Rolling Stones and The Pyramid coming on the screen and nearly choked on my pint, then began intently reading the subtitles.

[TheJackson]

I'm personally not bothered how the line-up turns out, its just intriguing and a bonus if there's a load of bands that I want to see too. Adds to the excitement of it, especially this Glastonbury being my first.

To be honest, I'm just bloody glad I managed to get a ticket!

[dan05delaney]

So its confirmed that the lineup will be released next Wednesday (26th)?

Great. Finally

[JoeyT]

The line up won't be announced until April.

[Trebor]

Is this a guess or do you know something? I'm not expecting anything for the rest of the month.

[JoeyT]

More than a guess but as Neil says with all of his info you can't ever be 100% sure!

[mattgimmeshelter]

the 2013 announcement day was the most exciting festival lineup dropping experience i've ever seen.

When I saw efest's tweet I freaked out.

[FakeEmpire]

If it goes the same way as last year, then we're due the lineup next Friday (28th March).

Fingers crossed!

[monkey1989]

I reckon it's gonna be this Thursday , got a feeling in ma stomach

[Guest]

I think it would be easier for the resale if they don't announce the line-up until afterwards. Less attention on the festival, rubberneckers not paying the balance because they can't be arsed paying if they don't know who they'll be seeing, the line-up is make or break for a whole lot of people, they wont want to buy a ticket if they don't know it.

[UEF]

Still really getting a sense of uncertainty around Saturday headliner that could scupper an announcement.