eFestivals Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just wondering Neil (apologies if its been explained before) but iirc a couple weeks ago you said your best bet would be that Fleetwood would be headlining the Sat. I know that theyre supposed to be pretty much a shoe in for 2015 but wondering what it was that made you change your mind that they hadn't in fact been moved forward a year to fill the headliner gap?That was my best-guess on that day. Prior to that (after Emily said Prince wasn't booked) I'd best-guessed that Glastonbury would speak to Metallica about headlining as they are the biggest act (presumably) on the bill that are not in a Pyramid headlining slot.Both of those ideas seem to me to be no-brainers for Glastonbury, who seem to have found themselves short of a headliner later far later than would be ideal for them.Of those two, Metallica seems more of a no-brainer as there'd be less work to do to make it happen.Since the time I made those no-brainer guesses, I've had info which says that Metallica will headline, and while I'm not certain about that info it's likely to be right (unless, perhaps, Prince says yes in the near-future).I've had no more info about Fleetwood Mac for months. I was merely taking a guess, and F.Mac was what I went with on that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 People aren't gonna go see Metallica and run away when they start playing metal. Even if you'd somehow never heard of them, you'd know what you were getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Im a Metallica fan and this still doesnt make any sense to me, how are Metallica lined up to headline when other bands such as Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam have been considered too heavy or not suitable to headline.That's a consideration of past years, that doesn't necessarily apply today.Eavis has been making statements for a few years now which has indicated that he's more willing to consider heavier bands than he was a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 And the fact that Metallica happen to be available the year he decided it might work rather than Foos is probably pure coincidence rather than him thinking Metallica are necessarily a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festival Liam Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wonder if AF or Metallica will have the smallest crowd. I assume Kasabian will get the biggest of the weekend. Don't get me wrong, Metallica deserve to headlining the Pyramid. But I wonder how many Glastonbury goers will actually want to see a whole set of them? Cue a stream of people saying don't be silly I want to go, but we all know this forum is not representative of the majority of Glastonbury goers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 And the fact that Metallica happen to be available the year he decided it might work rather than Foos is probably pure coincidence rather than him thinking Metallica are necessarily a better option.not sure about that, actually.Info that's come my way suggests that Metallica weren't the first option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 not sure about that, actually. Info that's come my way suggests that Metallica weren't the first option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbailey80 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I don't consider Metallica to be a "no-brainer" to move to headliner. With Elbow's history with the festival and backcatologe and Pyramid style singalongs, they would be a much more favourable choice with the Glasto crowd.. Although a Metallica are a massive act, the vast majority of Glasto crowd would be totally baffled by them headlining. Elbow would get a bigger crowd on a Saturday night than Metallica. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wonder if AF or Metallica will have the smallest crowd. I assume Kasabian will get the biggest of the weekend. Don't get me wrong, Metallica deserve to headlining the Pyramid. But I wonder how many Glastonbury goers will actually want to see a whole set of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm just amazed by how popular Kasabian seemingly are?! I would have thought they'd be least popular of those three by a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I don't consider Metallica to be a "no-brainer" to move to headliner. With Elbow's history with the festival and backcatologe and Pyramid style singalongs, they would be a much more favourable choice with the Glasto crowd..Yep, quite possibly.But they're nowhere near as big as M, and with AF and K as the other headliners, that would look pretty poor to the outside world especially as a follow on to last year.I said 10+ years ago that Glastonbury were getting themselves into a future pickle by wanting to be mega every year. This appears to be a serving of that pickle (perhaps with accompanying cheese from Prince ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm just amazed by how popular Kasabian seemingly are?! I would have thought they'd be least popular of those three by a mile.they're by-far the most mainstream and the act whose songs are most familiar to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm just amazed by how popular Kasabian seemingly are?! I would have thought they'd be least popular of those three by a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd have guessed Arcade Fire would be the least popular of the 3 overall in the UK, just not on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratpat Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 they're by-far the most mainstream and the act whose songs are most familiar to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd have guessed Arcade Fire would be the least popular of the 3 overall in the UK, just not on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I think Metallica will get the biggest crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 When people are amazed by Kasabian's size, do they not think there is a reason they play festivals and their own gigs so often? They wouldn't be able to keep on touring like they do if they didn't shift tickets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesiamaduck Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) They should put them on the same line-up-position as for this years Rock am Ring, I'm still amazed, that they're such a big deal in the UK: Edited March 26, 2014 by Yesiamaduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 They should put them on the same line-up-position as for this years Rock am Ring, I'm still amazed, that they're such a big deal in the UK: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd say Arcade Fire are slightly more popular than Kasabian in the UK, but Kasabian have a broader appeal and more well-known songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Editors, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Fratellis, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists, Babyshambles... What year is it in Germany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRLY Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Kasabian are definitely bigger than Arcade fire over here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 You're probably basing that on your own opnion of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 They haven't toured since late 2011, since then they've only done something like seven UK shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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