Headliners 2015

[A Guy Called Matt]

If they sat and waited til June to cancel the Paris gig that would, imho, show contempt towards all those who had bought tickets.

They just would not do it - not The Who, not GF, not the venue......... would they?

[eFestivals]

The tickets page has changed since I looked earlier, which suggests the story might be true

ha! Or alternatively, I'd changed to using my tablet, and that was the difference.

I'm now back at my desktop, and it's still still showing me the page in exactly the same way.

I've gone a little further thru the booking process this time, and while it suggests you can buy tickets (tho I've now realised tat's cos I mis-read the page), it just throws you back to the same place.

So it looks like it was really sold out earlier when I looked. Apologies for the error.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Seems like The Who have form for screwing their fans over - cancelled a Dublin date last year to play Abu Dhabi instead.

[Matt42]

Just can't see it

For most/all reasons listed..

[dirtymookie]

Ah, ok, missed that!

gonna piss of a lot of fans though, not a nice way to say au revoir to Paris on their final tour - bit of a dickish thing to do really, if they were that desperate to play Glasto surely they'd have asked the question before putting the dates on sale in December? (Which according to Dave Rowntree is when Glastonbury book their headliners)

Unless, of course, they're actually a substitute for another guy, who looks pretty tall but his heels are high?.........

[Badlands]

Unless, of course, they're actually a substitute for another guy, who looks pretty tall but his heels are high?.........

[Franky]

I have been telling you for weeks it's the KLF, Neil come on, help me put everyone out of their misery and all these red herrings being thrown around to cover the outstanding story that the KLF WILL headline Glastonbury on the Sunday night

[Brave Sir Robin]

Unless, of course, they're actually a substitute for another guy, who looks pretty tall but his heels are high?.........

[thewayiam]

I'm edging towards thinking this is real now, though I'm still finding it hard to 100% believe it pretty much for the reasons Will said above.

I haven't read all the way through but ia it feasible that tickets some how 'sold out' automatically for the Paris Gig, giving no one a chance to get one anyway and just a made up gig?, maybe Stub Hub didn't have any cause there wasn't?

[Hugh Jass]

I'm at the stage now where I believe nothing until the festival announces.

[Badlands]

I haven't read all the way through but ia it feasible that tickets some how 'sold out' automatically for the Paris Gig, giving no one a chance to get one anyway and just a made up gig?, maybe Stub Hub didn't have any cause there wasn't?

Neil's just squashed that on the other topic. Was announced in November way before they would have been booked.

[brettredmayne]

A couple of posts from the who forum

What? There's no chatter here about Glasonbury yet?

Maybe it wont happen, as it would screw me two times in a row in Europe/UK, but it probably will.

I am well aware of the fact that it is a quality problem to have, when you have plans to see your favorite band overseas and they reschedule. But I do not have unlimited time and resources. I am working class, have very low overhead, and put all discretionary spending on hold in Who tour years. I try to make arrangements as cheep as possible, and generally pretty far in advance. I have non refundable rooms in Paris, and travel accommodations to all 5 cities this summer in Europe. Hopefully this will be announced soon, so I can make the necessary changes...

P.S. So much for Hyde Park being the last UK show on The Who hits 50 tour!

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Duke,

I feel ya.

As you know, I've been stung by rescheduled dates on this tour too. I paid an expensive change fee with United Airlines when Dublin and Belfast were "Abu-Dhabied" off the 2014 UK tour.

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If Glastonbury gets announced, it is unlikely that I am going. I checked my train ticket from Paris to Amsterdam, and it is non refundable. Least it was cheep, so I wont lose too much. I would imagine that buying a new one will be pricey, not to mention arriving in Amsterdam the day of a GA/standing show. Time will tell though. But it is all over other Who message boards and the Facebook..

[dip]

As outraged as you all would be about The Who cancelling a show, bands do it all the time because of better offers. It's 6k people versus the worldwide audience that Glasto has, you'd be hard pressed to be annoyed at a band for making that decision.

[bennyhana22]

The truth, or otherwise, of this is not really pertinent to me, as I will not be watching The Who, or Blur, or Taylor, or Macca, or NGHFB etc.

But the fact is that, if booked, The Who are entirely 'appropriate'. As much as Springsteen, Neil Young, Macca etc. They are a giant of rock/music heritage and, as such, fit perfectly well:

Friday - the world's current 'biggest' populist rock band

Saturday - the world's 'biggest' hip-hop artist, and a massive coup for the modest-paying festival, your personal opinion notwithstanding

Sunday - like a pair of comfy slippers easing your battered body through the final push of Sunday night, a 'heritage' legend leading a singalong of huge hits from rock history

It all works, though none of them interest me in the slightest, and I will be nowhere near the Pyramid.

The only 'issue'...? The execrable behaviour that would be the case were either or both parties (Who & Eavii) to treat fans with utter contempt, should there be any truth in the 'fuck Paris, let's close Glastonbury' speculation. That's the clearest example of absence of integrity I can think of in the music business...

Let's hope the currant bun story is bollocks. For all sorts of reasons!

Ben

Edited May 2, 2015 by bennyhana22

[Badlands]

As outraged as you all would be about The Who cancelling a show, bands do it all the time because of better offers. It's 6k people versus the worldwide audience that Glasto has, you'd be hard pressed to be annoyed at a band for making that decision.

I'd be fucking fuming if I was part of that 6k. Especially if you weren't local. Whether it's done regularly or not doesn't stop it from being utter shit bag behaviour.

[Ipayne]

As outraged as you all would be about The Who cancelling a show, bands do it all the time because of better offers. It's 6k people versus the worldwide audience that Glasto has, you'd be hard pressed to be annoyed at a band for making that decision.

If you were going to the gig that got cancelled and paid good money I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be all like 'Oh, It's okay. They want to sell a few more records by a big festival/TV appearance'. Especially when it's The Who who really don't need that!

[neil999]

The truth, or otherwise, of this is not really pertinent to me, as I will not be watching The Who, or Blur, or Taylor, or Macca, or NGHFB etc.

But the fact is that, if booked, The Who are entirely 'appropriate'. As much as Springsteen, Neil Young, Macca etc. They are a giant of rock/music heritage and, as such, fit perfectly well:

Friday - the world's current 'biggest' populist rock band

Saturday - the world's 'biggest' hip-hop artist, and a massive coup for the modest-paying festival, your personal opinion notwithstanding

Sunday - like a pair of comfy slippers easing your battered body through the final push of Sunday night, a 'heritage' legend leading a singalong of huge hits from rock history

It all works, though none of them interest me in the slightest, and I will be nowhere near the Pyramid.

The only 'issue'...? The execrable behaviour that would be the case were either or both parties (Who & Eavii) to treat fans with utter contempt, should there be any truth in the 'fuck Paris, let's close Glastonbury' speculation. That's the clearest example of absence of integrity I can think of in the music business...

Let's hope the currant bun story is bollocks. For all sorts of reasons!

Ben

the other issue for me is they played in 2007 and it would be virtually the same set, no new material...a 'heritage act' shouldn't headline twice

[brettredmayne]

If you were going to the gig that got cancelled and paid good money I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be all like 'Oh, It's okay. They want to sell a few more records by a big festival/TV appearance'. Especially when it's The Who who really don't need that!

I bet a few have booked flights and hotels

[thewayiam]

Neil's just squashed that on the other topic. Was announced in November way before they would have been booked.

Yup, just seen a the who forum poster who can tickets. That Sun article saying about Weller, why would he sub, no bigger than last time when he played 3rd.

[bennyhana22]

the other issue for me is they played in 2007 and it would be virtually the same set, no new material...a 'heritage act' shouldn't headline twice

I don't disagree. But would it be 'much' different if it was Macca? I have no idea about his setlists, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be entirely different from 2004!

Ben

[neil999]

I don't disagree. But would it be 'much' different if it was Macca? I have no idea about his setlists, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be entirely different from 2004!

Ben

personally don't think macca should play either, but he has a much bigger body of work to do a massively different setlist...the who have what 5/6 well known songs? macca has loads

[Badlands]

personally don't think macca should play either, but he has a much bigger body of work to do a massively different setlist...the who have what 5/6 well known songs? macca has loads

5 or 6 songs. Do some homework bonny lad.

[neil999]

5 or 6 songs. Do some homework bonny lad.

im talking about the general glasto go-er, you cant think about this as a fan

[Fivefingerjohn]

The Who will deny this if its true. If not, Then sure it will be them

[newportcounty1]

Don't think I can watch Pete Townsend. Moral dilemma