Headliners 2015

[dentalplan]

Of course they do, will be in the contracts.

Just say your promoting blur. You have hyde park tickets to sell and you don't want everyone to be aware of another show. A lot.of people going to glastonbury may buy blur tickets but wouldn't if it was nailed on for them to headline the festival.

What Matt said was individual headliner announcements. So if it's Blur and they sold out their gig instantly, that doesn't mean to say they would have been announced for Glastonbury in the following days because they don't need to sell any more tickets as that's not how it works.

[matt2007]

I think they like stringing everyone along, a game - In the past you suddenly got a page ad in NME with all the names but it was only when you arrived and bought a programme you knew who was playing when & where

[Bignews]

Well yeah, nobody's saying that it's not a case of them holding back announcements so that acts can sell their tickets. It's just a bit of a wild assumption to think that the remaining headliners are ones that haven't yet announced or sold out their dates because Foos have been announced and the others haven't.

an example for this would be if its Taylor swift, glastonbury would be irrelevant as her show at bst is over the glastonbury weekend (i know it is now sold out)

[Rose-Colored Boy]

I'm a firm member of the 'wouldn't it be wonderful to not know who's playing Glastonbury until you turn up and read the programme' brigade, so if this years veil of secrecy brings us one step closer to that happening then all for it

[Spindles]

I've previously been a member of the same school of thought. This year however, I don't know why, I'm just gagging for information.

[kemosabe]

I would hate that as someone who loves to plan everything in advanced! that would be my Wednesday taken up in my tent filling in a blank clashfinder or something!

Is their any chance it could be either Eminem or Outkast as a headliner? I know neither are on a tour at the moment but prehaps Glastonbury could draw them over as neither have headlined before?

Don't want either of them personally but just trying to think of new names...

[willutalk]

I'd absolutely love just to turn up to Worthy and open up the programme to see the lineup.

However with the current arrival social media that the consumerist society is obsessed with I think that it'd fail to work. The programmes would have to be kept in a massive bunker in Siberia.

[thewayiam]

I would hate that as someone who loves to plan everything in advanced! that would be my Wednesday taken up in my tent filling in a blank clashfinder or something!

Is their any chance it could be either Eminem or Outkast as a headliner? I know neither are on a tour at the moment but prehaps Glastonbury could draw them over as neither have headlined before?

Don't want either of them personally but just trying to think of new names...

The impression I've got is that Eminem would never happen, that brings me to the Kanye point. Regardless of what he raps about, he doesn't spent most of his set just moaning about things and singing the same song 8 times.

Outkast isn't going to happen.

[FrancisH]

Personally I'd love it as I know there's more to it than just the bands that play, but maybe £200+ quid, plus travel, plus gear, plus alcohol... is a little bit much of a gamble to ask most people to spend on a mystery line up... Maybe back in the day when you could all just pile in your mates van and drive without a ticket and still get in, but not these days.

[WS_Jack_III]

I'm a firm member of the 'wouldn't it be wonderful to not know who's playing Glastonbury until you turn up and read the programme' brigade, so if this years veil of secrecy brings us one step closer to that happening then all for it

I'd hate that.

[russycarps]

Personally I'd love it as I know there's more to it than just the bands that play, but maybe £200+ quid, plus travel, plus gear, plus alcohol... is a little bit much of a gamble to ask most people to spend on a mystery line up... Maybe back in the day when you could all just pile in your mates van and drive without a ticket and still get in, but not these days.

Eh? We have all paid for a ticket based on a mystery line up. We do every year.

[FrancisH]

Eh? We have all paid for a ticket based on a mystery line up. We do every year.

I meant by the time of balance payments, where we do know some of the lineup, with an option for some to give it a miss, and the time after that leading up to the festival.

[Bisque]

Glastonbury has technically already sold out so Eavis can book whoever he wants, including Kanye

[dentalplan]

Glastonbury has technically already sold out so Eavis can book whoever he wants, including Kanye

The deposits have sold out. It's still a consideration to get people to pay off their ticket and keep people who missed out on their ticket interested.

[GlastoSimon]

I meant by the time of balance payments, where we do know some of the lineup, with an option for some to give it a miss, and the time after that leading up to the festival.

When hasn't the line-up been revealed before the balance is paid?

[FuzzyDunlop]

When hasn't the line-up been revealed before the balance is paid?

2010, but we knew the headliners

[Cobruggg]

Provided all these names being thrown around have some weight coould we see something like this:

Foals > Foos

ELO > Stone Roses

Taylor > Kanye

[Mezhyp1]

Provided all these names being thrown around have some weight coould we see something like this:

Foals > Foos

ELO > Stone Roses

Taylor > Kanye

This would be fucking fantastic if you ask me, great mix

I don't see Foals sub headlining the pyramid though, Other headliners I'm hoping

[Mouseboy11]

ELO would be brilliant, do we think it's at all likely?

Do they tour as 'ELO' or Jeff Lynne?

Edited March 8, 2015 by Mouseboy11

[Bisque]

The deposits have sold out. It's still a consideration to get people to pay off their ticket and keep people who missed out on their ticket interested.

I understand but surely the overwhelming majority of those people will have been to Glastonbury before so "know" it's not all about the line up as TitP & R&L are. I can't imagine many people not paying up.

I could be wrong.

[thewayiam]

I understand but surely the overwhelming majority of those people will have been to Glastonbury before so "know" it's not all about the line up as TitP & R&L are. I can't imagine many people not paying up.

I could be wrong.

For many people, the headers will still sell it etc. 2008 has gonw down as not a good year for the fest. I would imagine we are very much going to know the headers before the balance pay off period is over and the ticket resale.

Rappers only go down well topping certain events, not even Jay Z has returned since subbing T a few years back to headline it. And let's be honest, Eminem is in a different league and size here compared to Kanye.

[Mouseboy11]

It is just Jeff Lynne and a load of hired musicians but he tours as Elo

I see, my dad mentioned it's kind of always been a Jeff Lynne thing with him writing it all, is that the case? Kind of like Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails?

[incident]

It is now. It was him and Roy wood started it but Roy wood quit very early on. Maybe one album?

There were other permanent members but Jeff bought the name off bev bevan - the drummer - a few years ago so now it's just him.

Richard Tandy has been a constant since the early 70s, so he probably counts

[Bisque]

For many people, the headers will still sell it etc. 2008 has gonw down as not a good year for the fest. I would imagine we are very much going to know the headers before the balance pay off period is over and the ticket resale.

Rappers only go down well topping certain events, not even Jay Z has returned since subbing T a few years back to headline it. And let's be honest, Eminem is in a different league and size here compared to Kanye.

Ok, do you reckon Kanye or Taylor Swift would be more controversial?

[russycarps]

I meant by the time of balance payments, where we do know some of the lineup, with an option for some to give it a miss, and the time after that leading up to the festival.

The deposit scheme is a really new thing, no one cared before, why would they now?

You're probably right though, I suppose it's just another example of the precious mindset of the crowd these days

Edited March 8, 2015 by russycarps