Headliners 2015

[eFestivals]

That's kind of my point - I'm not saying it's easy but for at least the last five festivals someone somewhere, whether it's here, in the Daily Star, down the pub or on Facebook has correctly guessed the three main headliners well before now. This year all i can see is that no one really has a clue, which is fine because it makes the build up to line-up day even more exciting!

if people are guessing, some of those guesses will inevitably be right. That just a fact of guessing. I was guessing at them too, and then guessing something else for equally 'good' reasons five minutes later.

The convo here I took more to be in relation to what the rumours page and posts here were saying, so I was answering from that perspective. There was no one posting on these forums saying it was those three and insisting they were right, or even people having a strong suspicion that it might be.

Metallica had been announced as only at Soni, remember.

Edited January 28, 2015 by eFestivals

[FuzzyDunlop]

Oh I forgot about that, fair play to whoever it was that posted it.

Unless it was wild lie that ended up coming true?

So just incase....

I've just bumped into Emily in my local Greggs. She has just said Bowie, Prince and Radiohead are headlining.

[eFestivals]

Oh I forgot about that, fair play to whoever it was that posted it.

actually, now I've got to thinking back, perhaps i took more notice of it than I'd been thinking.

At some point before them at Soni were announced I'd done some digging on them that had (for some reason) included the possibility of Glasto, and part of what I heard then did suggest that Glasto was on the cards (I think I might have posted something here at that time, about Metallica doing 2 UK shows).

However, the Soni announcement shut me up about that, precisely because they were claimed as an exclusive. It was a long time later before I was aware from some info I got that there was something to it after all.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Unless it was wild lie that ended up coming true?

So just incase....

I've just bumped into Emily in my local Greggs. She has just said Bowie, Prince and Radiohead are headlining.

It was me so fuck you Dunlop.

And for the record - it wasnt Tescos is was Marks and Spencers in Bath. And it was my daughter who told me of a conversation between her manager and Michael which I simply reported.

And if you can be bothered - check the original mail out. I say in that I dont necessarily believe it myself Im just reporting it. Do I now know it was true or did I get I get any further information (at the time I think I said it was the Other Stage they'd been booked for which is what I was told)? Nah. Do I even know for a fact that it really happened? Nah.

I had no reason to promote the idea or interest in lying.

[Brave Sir Robin]

That's kind of my point - I'm not saying it's easy but for at least the last five festivals someone somewhere, whether it's here, in the Daily Star, down the pub or on Facebook has correctly guessed the three main headliners well before now. This year all i can see is that no one really has a clue, which is fine because it makes the build up to line-up day even more exciting!

Be verrry surprised if someone hasn't guessed this years correctly by now. We just won't know which they are til they come out!! Tbf, we've had Foos down for a long time already, and now Neil's got TS as a SR. So fair chance we have 2/3 already.

[FuzzyDunlop]

It was me so fuck you Dunlop.

And for the record - it wasnt Tescos is was Marks and Spencers in Bath. And it was my daughter who told me of a conversation between her manager and Michael which I simply reported.

And if you can be bothered - check the original mail out. I say in that I dont necessarily believe it myself Im just reporting it. Do I now know it was true or did I get I get any further information (at the time I think I said it was the Other Stage they'd been booked for which is what I was told)? Nah. Do I even know for a fact that it really happened? Nah.

I had no reason to promote the idea or interest in lying.

To be honest I expected it to be someone who posted on here and never to be seen again. If I had've done my research or waited til someone mentioned who it was I wouldn't have used that phrase.

I do apologise.

[GlastoSimon]

Not seeing Womack is my ultimate regret at Glastonbury I think, my friend swayed me into seeing Mumfords after Nick Cave. Never again. Was gutted last year when I was waiting for Daptone Super Soul Revue (I think?) to see that he'd passed away.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

To be honest I expected it to be someone who posted on here and never to be seen again. If I had've done my research or waited til someone mentioned who it was I wouldn't have used that phrase.

I do apologise.

No worries buddy.

The grief I've had from my daughter for posting the original post on here. As I know she'll read this post cos she comes on here: sorry sorry sorry (again).

PS Ring yr mother

Edited January 28, 2015 by Ted Dansons Wig

[FuzzyDunlop]

No worries buddy.

The grief I've had from my daughter for posting this on here. As I know she'll read this post cos she comes on here: sorry sorry sorry (again).

PS Ring yr mother

Ha. As I say I jumped to an assumption - tried to have a mild joke (about Bowie) and came across as a twat. My fault. To be fair, I'm used to doing that!!

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Just been reading the last few pages, one of the first things that comes to my mind if I read too much into the comments about a lot of people might not be happy is One Direction.

They're busy on the Saturday, and we're led to 'assume' T-Swizz is on the Sunday, and the Foos are my bet for the Friday, but as they're available for two of the three nights its entirely possible I guess

my daughter told me of a conversation between her manager and Michael

In fairness I can easily undertand how that would easily be dismissed in these parts Still better than almost anything we've heard for this year though

[Brave Sir Robin]

They're busy on the Saturday, and we're led to 'assume' T-Swizz is on the Sunday, and the Foos are my bet for the Friday, but as they're available for two of the three nights its entirely possible I guess

WTF. So many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

WTF. So many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin.

The sad face? You a fan?

[The 38 year old virgin]

Bobby womack must have been absolutely jammed that night.

Please say it was jammed

[CaledonianGonzo]

Moderately to fairly busy, I'd say. Nowhere near as rammed as Chic.

[Wooderson]

Bobby womack must have been absolutely jammed that night.

Please say it was jammed

Womack had a third of Chic's crowd.

[eFestivals]

Womack had a third of Chic's crowd.

and about a third of the finesse too, unfortunately. I was looking forwards to it, but found it a bit dull.

[willutalk]

To be fair I genuinely want a headliner that I think that'll do put on an awesome show for the the people who will be their but I don't want to see.

I feel that I want to have a thoroughly enjoyed Other or John Peel headliner set.

There's nothing worse than a headliner who I don't want to see and really don't do a job of it.

[The 38 year old virgin]

Was Mu##ords busy then?

What's the world coming to?

[Guest]

Had a right good time at Bobby Womack on the Sunday of 2013, woke up on the Sunday of 2014 to the news he'd died, then went to watch the ballet. Weirdly emotional day, culminated in me sobbing at Massive Attack and not sleeping at all, refusing to accept it was all over.

[JBarbour]

Was Mu##ords busy then?

What's the world coming to?

Probably similar size crowd as gorillaz in 2010 maybe few more people.

Considering they were the biggest selling band in the world round about the time they headlined. But as usual music snobbery comes into play

[Alan_C]

Mumford & Sons headline set was so fucking boring. Had a great festival in 2013 but that ended it on a downer. I only went along as I was fucked by that point so I just went along with where the mrs wanted to go.

[Wooderson]

and about a third of the finesse too, unfortunately. I was looking forwards to it, but found it a bit dull.

Admittedly we were chatting at the side. The first half with Albarn I found fun.

[jackarmy]

All the real cats turned up at The Park that night to catch the "secret headliner"...

[CaledonianGonzo]

I thought the second half of Bobby W. was great. Something in my eye during Harry Hippie. And then again when he did A Change Is Gonna Come.

[Gucci Piggy]

Probably similar size crowd as gorillaz in 2010 maybe few more people.

Considering they were the biggest selling band in the world round about the time they headlined. But as usual music snobbery comes into play

How on earth does music snobbery come into play when discussing the size of an act's crowd? The people who like them saw them. The people who don't like them didn't see them. Are you suggesting that if those people were less snobby about music they'd have gone to see an act they didn't want to see?