Headliners 2015

[neil999]

are there any other metal acts that could headline anyway? metallica are pretty unique in that are a metal act with some credibility and cross over popular songs

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah Metallica were brilliant. Highlight of my weekend.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I agree with the majority in here, Metallica nailed it. Great setlist, seemed genuinely honoured to be there & they put on a good show.

It must have been weird for a band that big with such a strong following to play a gig to so many 'non-fans'.

[justperfect]

I watched them from the stone benches at the cider bus. It sounded great from back there and the crowd really seemed to get well into it especially when all those balls were let loose. I was absolutely steaming mind

[Gucci Piggy]

I agree with the majority in here, Metallica nailed it. Great setlist, seemed genuinely honoured to be there & they put on a good show.

It must have been weird for a band that big with such a strong following to play a gig to so many 'non-fans'.

Taking this into account, I was surprised at how good the crowd was. I was with a mate who's seen them at Download, Leeds and their own show and said Glastonbury was the best crowd he's seen them in.

[russycarps]

having those dickheads on stage with the band really detracted from the 2 minutes I saw.

anyone else think the same?

[The Nal]

having those dickheads on stage with the band really detracted from the 2 minutes I saw.

anyone else think the same?

120 seconds ruined! Nah it was a nice touch. They're one of the only mega bands around who are still really in touch with their fanbase and make a big effort with them.

[TheSeventhOne]

I enjoyed them but it was by far the worst set I've seen them put in. Rubbish setlist too.

[pedmills]

Who were those dickheads?

[mjsell]

I have most likely missed it, and I know there is another thread purely for it - but I have come this far with this thread that I can't handle reading through another, what is the proposed most likely time if there is an announcement tomorrow?

Edited April 14, 2015 by mjsell

[ThomThomDrum]

having those dickheads on stage with the band really detracted from the 2 minutes I saw.

anyone else think the same?

Did not bother me at all. I actually thought it was kinda cool of them to do that for their fans. 10s of Metallica and Glastonbury fans seeing (possibly) their favorite band at their favorite festival from up on the Pyramid stage. Id say it was pretty special for em

[The Placid Casual]

I enjoyed them but it was by far the worst set I've seen them put in. Rubbish setlist too.

For you maybe, but for the casual fan such as myself, it was spot on. They were excellent, best set of the weekend.

[russycarps]

120 seconds ruined! Nah it was a nice touch. They're one of the only mega bands around who are still really in touch with their fanbase and make a big effort with them.

were they there throughout the whole gig?

it was a nice touch for sure, but I would hate to see one of my favourite bands do it.

[ThomThomDrum]

it was a nice touch for sure, but I would hate to see one of my favourite bands do it.

Would the Flaming Lips not be up to stuff like that??

[FloorFiller]

I enjoyed them but it was by far the worst set I've seen them put in. Rubbish setlist too.

Aye I loved it but I thought the setlist was a let down - I didn't mind that they played a few more than usual from the black album, but omitting stuff like Battery and Welcome Home was just sacrilige. And playing Whiskey In The Jar was a shite move

[neil999]

Who were those dickheads?

think they picked them up from the local town centre goth hang outs...

[russycarps]

Would the Flaming Lips not be up to stuff like that??

well the flaming lips dickheads blended in and were a part of the mayhem on stage. But they too were shit and I'm glad they've gone now.

The metallic dickheads just stood there looking all out of place. It was great for them no doubt though.

Edited April 14, 2015 by russycarps

[majormajormajor]

I was there, and I thought it was incredible. One of my best Glasto memories.

To be fair, though, I was right on the front barrier, and I had wanted to see Metallica since the past.

I was completely blown away by Metallica. Awesome is the best way to describe that set. So loud, so tight, so clichéd ('Do you want heavy? DO YOU WANT HEAVY? Metallica brings you heavy baby').

I am not a Metallica fan either, but I knew over half the songs - they're iconic.

[fullfathom5]

Going back to the Gorillaz comments a couple of pages ago, I really enjoyed their set, but the crowd annoyed me - didn't give them a chance. Someone next to me, said "who's that?" when Lou Reed walked out, to which I replied "it's Lou Reed" and their reply was "who?" - I despair at some people!

[michael eavis' beard]

Im a big fan and have seen them a few times before so was delighted they played such a great gig. Sounded great, great setlist and they "got" the festival too.

That said, it wasn't particularly well attended (as expected) so can't see Eavis rushing to book another heavy headliner.

Although Arcade Fire wasn't well attended either.

The sound was phenomenal! Even the sound check was one of the loudest things every heard on that stage.

The attendance often gets spoken about as a gauge of how successful an act was. It doesn't. All it speaks to is the appeal of an act, often when clashing with 10s of other acts across the festival. You can have low appeal and still knock it out of the park.

Obviously if an act draws a tiny crowd then it will impact on their likelihood of being re-booked, or possibly other acts in their genre. but it's not to say that just because Metallica drew a smaller than average crowd that they were poor or that everyone else at the festival were sat by their tents feeling miserable - they were all out somewhere else having a ball (and if they weren't then they're doing it wrong!). Is it such a bad thing that occasionally the Pyramid crowd is a bit smaller?

As you said, apparently there weren't massive crowds at Arcade Fire or Metallica. Do I care? No. Did it affect my enjoyment of either set? No. I was in the front bit for both and at no point do I remember feeling the the urge to look behind me to see how many other people were there.

[Bisque]

I thought the opening video was really funny at the end.

Edited April 14, 2015 by Couchy

[ThomThomDrum]

I thought the opening video was really funny at the end.

It was way too fucking long!

Worst part of the gig for me. It was really annoying me a bit the way in............

Edited April 14, 2015 by ThomThomDrum

[Bradders]

I thought that video was shit. What's the message? "Yeah we hunt bears but you hunt foxes so fuck you". Is that "getting" the festival?

[Harry3]

well the flaming lips dickheads blended in and were a part of the mayhem on stage. But they too were shit and I'm glad they've gone now.

The metallic dickheads just stood there looking all out of place. It was great for them no doubt though.

How are they dickheads for winning a competition?

I thought it was a bit odd at first but got used to them after 10 minutes

[russycarps]

How are they dickheads for winning a competition?

I thought it was a bit odd at first but got used to them after 10 minutes

they are not dickheads for winning the competition, they are dickheads for entering the competition