Headliners 2015

[Woffy]

I'll take the funny dogs over any of that lot, Gnomicide.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I think its going to be Elton John, Coldplay and Foo Fighters.

No matter what people's personal opinions on those three, they are three of the biggest/most popular acts on the planet. From my perspective, the only real disappointment would be Coldplay, given that they headlined so recently but there's no doubt that that's three very strong headliners, arguably a bigger/more popular trio than any announced at any other festival

[mr gumby]

Eeesh.

No idea what the word is but that's a mixture of vanilla and biege.

Magnolia.

The festival equivalent of trade paint.

[Mouseboy11]

Florence playing Big Weekend, not sure if that has much bearing really

[kingcrawler]

Florence playing Big Weekend, not sure if that has much bearing really

Doesn't really change anything. Doesn't seem like she's headlining it but neither did Kasabian.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Wake me up when The Foo Fighter Man or The Coldplays write anything that even aims for the quality of something like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

[russycarps]

most recent elton john setlist. He doesnt even do the one about the princess of hearts!

1. The Bitch Is Back
2. Bennie and the Jets
3. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
4. Levon
5. Tiny Dancer
6. Your Song
7. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
8. Better Off Dead
9. Indian Sunset
10. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
11. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
12. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
13. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
14. Philadelphia Freedom
    (Elton John Band song)
15. I'm Still Standing
16. Crocodile Rock
17. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
18. Encore:
19. Circle of Life

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm no Elton fan, but there are 5 or 6 rollicking tunes in there. I'd take him over most of the other likely contenders in a heartbeat.

[tommyds]

Eeesh.

No idea what the word is but that's a mixture of vanilla and biege.

Ecru?

[Mouseboy11]

Going by that I know more Elton John songs than I thought to be honest...Saturday Night, Your Song, Circle Of Life, Tiny Dancer, That's Why They Call It The Blues, Rocket Man, Don't Let The Sun Go Down

[ghostdancer1]

plenty of hits in that Elton setlist, and perfect Sunday locals/BBC viewer fodder.

[tommyds]

most recent elton john setlist. He doesnt even do the one about the princess of hearts!

1. The Bitch Is Back
2. Bennie and the Jets
3. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
4. Levon
5. Tiny Dancer
6. Your Song
7. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
8. Better Off Dead
9. Indian Sunset
10. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
11. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
12. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
13. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
14. Philadelphia Freedom
    (Elton John Band song)
15. I'm Still Standing
16. Crocodile Rock
17. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
18. Encore:
19. Circle of Life

That's a hell of a setlist (apart from closing with the Circle of fucking life ffs)

[FuzzyDunlop]

Out of my predicted headliners Reg is the only one I'd watch... Only then, it would depend on clashes

[CaledonianGonzo]

If we presume that Michael's comments from last July were referring to either Fleetwood Mac or AC/DC and whoever it was has since fallen through...

Did't he say more recently that one of the acts has "been around for a long time"....?

Don't see Flo, T-Swizz, that man who sings the song about the Fix You or Captain Raaaaawkbeard fitting the criteria there.

[CaledonianGonzo]

That's a hell of a setlist (apart from closing with the Circle of fucking life)

You say that now but by that first blast of Swahili you'll be down the front in a meerkat costume before Elton's even started singing.

[FloorFiller]

If we presume that Michael's comments from last July were referring to either Fleetwood Mac or AC/DC and whoever it was has since fallen through...

Did't he say more recently that one of the acts has "been around for a long time"....?

Don't see Flo, T-Swizz, that man who sings the song about the Fix You or Captain Raaaaawkbeard fitting the criteria there.

i thought most of what Michael had said had been written off as being about Fleetwood / AC/DC, but you might have a point on the 'been around a long time' thing, as that definitely can't be used to describe any of the three/four current heavily rumoured headliners (although not sure on the exact timeframe of that quote). if it is Elton though, where the hell does that put Flo and Swift in the mix? massive subs, or not at all?

Edited February 13, 2015 by FloorFiller

[tommyds]

You say that now but by that first blast of Swahili you'll be down the front in a meerkat costume before Elton's even started singing.

AAAAAAAAHHHH ZABENYAAAAAAAA

[CaledonianGonzo]

AAAAAAAAHHHH ZABENYAAAAAAAA

Top QI-style pop fact. All that Swahili at the start of Circle of Life is basically saying:

Here comes the lion

Here comes the lion

Here comes the lion

That's a lion, yo

Great big old lion soon come

[Gnomicide]

It's not "Arsene Wenger" then?

[JoeyT]

I've wanted Elton to headline for years.

Sadly I've given up hope of that happening so resigned myself to Flo or Swifty.

[Gucci Piggy]

Going by that I know more Elton John songs than I thought to be honest...Saturday Night, Your Song, Circle Of Life, Tiny Dancer, That's Why They Call It The Blues, Rocket Man, Don't Let The Sun Go Down

I'm Still Standing? Crocodile Rock?

Seen him twice in the last two years and he was great both times. Would see him at Glastonbury depending on clashes. Preferable to all other likely contenders bar Foos, for me.

[JoBalls]

If we presume that Michael's comments from last July were referring to either Fleetwood Mac or AC/DC and whoever it was has since fallen through...

Did't he say more recently that one of the acts has "been around for a long time"....?

Don't see Flo, T-Swizz, that man who sings the song about the Fix You or Captain Raaaaawkbeard fitting the criteria there.

It depends what you consider "a long time". Foo's have been around for 20 years, so I would say that they could be considered to be in that bracket...

[CaledonianGonzo]

It depends what you consider "a long time". Foo's have been around for 20 years, so I would say that they could be considered to be in that bracket...

I'm not even 40 and I'd consider them only a relatively recent development - so a bloke who's almost 80 has surely got to see them as Johnny Come Latelys.

[FloorFiller]

yeah 20 years is fuck all in the music biz. Foos are just over twenty and Coldplay are just under twenty. 'been around a long time' has surely gotta mean at LEAST active in the 80's (although more likely, 70's and further back)

[russycarps]

foo fighters have been around for 20 years! Blimey.

Amazing to think that in all that time they havent managed to write a single decent song.