Headliners 2015

[FuzzyDunlop]

What will happen if Prince does play? Who will be forever rumoured next? Will we have to get on with our lives from now until our death? Is this the end??

Daft Punk

[The Nal]

someone who might have got hold of the info, yep - either from the fest or more likely from other places.

As I say, I do know that someone there is under the impression that it's Prince.

Apart from Metallica last year, its unusual to not have all headliners announced by now isn't it? Cant think of anything like it in recent years.

Edited April 8, 2015 by The Nal

[eFestivals]

They're not playing more than usual. They always play a lot of Prince

they play a track or two a day, normally.

I've heard more than that already today.

[eFestivals]

Apart from Metallica last year, its unusual to not have all headliners announced by now isn't it? Cant think of anything like it in recent years.

i'm pretty sure they're normally announced by now, yeah.

[FirsG]

I'd be curious to know what the Prince cut off point was, from an Eavis perspective. That's to say, at what point in the year would they decide to stop waiting for him to sign the dotted line before making a Flo bump up/having a different headliner. (If that is actually the case).

[FuzzyDunlop]

Tonight is the night, I can feel it.

(No proof other than a gut feeling)

[Icewulf]

Tonight is always the night!

[Jakkkkobz]

Find it strange the Guardian, Independent are not speculating either

[ImGonnaLive4eva]

Didn't the foos and Kanye both self confirm? Meaning it's probably the artist themselves holding back the announcement? Meaning it's Prince, as anybody else would have wanted to self confirm by now?

[Matt42]

they play a track or two a day, normally.

I've heard more than that already today.

Doesn't mean lots of people are the in the know, if the heads of BBC glastonbury know, all they have to do is add Prince to the playlists and send them to the presenters. They may know they have to play more prince, but not necessarily know prince is at glastonbury

[Avalon_Fields]

Yup, it is Prince.

He demanded the Tor, Pyramid, grass, cows and Eavis's beard were painted purple in his honour. Disastrously, the delay is due to the wrong shade of purple being applied.

Does anyone have any spare paint??

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Didn't the foos and Kanye both self confirm?

No

Foos was simultaneously announced on video at the NME Awards as well as via Glasto's social media channels as part of what was clearly a planned moment, Kanye was announced on Radio 1 by Annie Mac

Edited April 8, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[GlastoSimon]

What will happen if Prince does play? Who will be forever rumoured next? Will we have to get on with our lives from now until our death? Is this the end??

Then we're onto the completely unrealistic big guns.

Led Zep etc.

[sinhala]

Question on Pop Master this morning :-

Which rock legend fronted the 80s band Tin Machine ?

Answer ????

[Matt42]

Then we're onto the completely unrealistic big guns.

Led Zep etc.

I love when things get 'handed down' in a sense. Once the stones were done prince became the #1 act everyone requested, and once metallica became a reality AC/DC become a possibility.

We will never run out of acts for people to suggest again and again.

[pentura]

Question on Pop Master this morning :-

Which rock legend fronted the 80s band Tin Machine ?

Answer ????

The Goblin King

[Matt42]

Tonight is always the night!

Flo is on radio one tonight... Annie Mac's show.

[yellowsnow]

Lauren Laverne is good friends with Emily, so maybe she is the one in the know at 6music?

[Mouseboy11]

Flo is on radio one tonight... Annie Mac's show.

Discussing her sub slot and how delighted she is Prince is headling?

[wilem]

Lauren Laverne is good friends with Emily, so maybe she is the one in the know at 6music?

I'd say Neil would have stepped Prince up to SR if that was who he meant

[Jakkkkobz]

Flo is on radio one tonight... Annie Mac's show.

Had me panicked till I checked to see it was Huw Stephens wit Everything Everything...

[kalifire]

A thought came to mind this morning... it's not inconceivable that the 'delay' (which isn't really a delay at all, but is later than last year and surrounded by minimal announcements from GF) is due to Kanye pulling out. He seems personally active on Twitter (rather than his management handling that for him) so he must have seen the vitriol directed his way first hand. Behind the scenes, maybe he's had second thoughts and has withdrawn from the bill.

I don't think that's happened, and I hope not (firstly because I'm looking forward to seeing him, and secondly because it would look terrible for the Festival), but it's possible, isn't it?

Edited April 8, 2015 by kalifire

[JoeyT]

Flo is only on radio 1 as her track is "hottest record" on that show so will have a brief interview regarding that. Nothing to see here.

[COPG]

I wonder if Prince would play a greatest hits set?

He is somewhat of an Enigma after all

[yellowsnow]

I'd say Neil would have stepped Prince up to SR if that was who he meant

She's obviously not 'the one' who's leaking info but I'm guessing she knows deep down who the headliner is

Edited April 8, 2015 by yellowsnow