Coldplay 2015

[bennyhana22]

who cares about the general public? it's about a festival crowd.

sigur ros sold out wembley arena and I think everyone will know hoppipolla.

Whilst this is true, it's one of my least favourite SR songs, and I'm a long-term fan. Sadly, Hoppi's widespread recognition and popularity (I'm looking at you, Attenborough!) has made it an almost ever-present to the live set since the release of Takk...

Still, SR at Glastonbury 2015 - OMG yes, please. And Bjork. Except we're pretty convinced her 26-piece orcehstra plans make this unlikely. Poo.

Ben

[bennyhana22]

ya wrong about that.

So, Neil - is that that you know at least one of those who isn't playing (presumably The National...?) or you know of one of the Other headliners that isn't in that list...?!

Ben

Edited February 5, 2015 by bennyhana22

[russycarps]

The Planet Earth song?

yep

Whilst this is true, it's one of my least favourite SR songs, and I'm a long-term fan. Sadly, Hoppi's widespread recognition and popularity (I'm looking at you, Attenborough!) has made it an almost ever-present to the live set since the release of Takk...

Still, SR at Glastonbury 2015 - OMG yes, please. And Bjork. Except we're pretty convinced her 26-piece orcehstra plans make this unlikely. Poo.

Ben

and I agree!

[brettredmayne]

ya wrong about that.

What can we rule out

[MEGABOWL]

i know it's cool to knock Coldplay, but i bet there are quite a few closeted fans on here who just feel the need to ridicule them. I'm not a fan and wouldn't pay to see them...but...in 2002 i thought A Rush of Blood to the Head was a marvelous album, Politik is a great opener (especially live) and I even like Clocks, but Daylight through to Amsterdam is quite a finish to an album if you give it a listen. Even today...I didn't get the fuss with 'Parachutes' when it came out (people were calling them 'new Radiohead' which was ridiculous) apart from the final track of the album, and I detested "Yellow" but that second album really had me for a year.

Their Friday spot on the Pyramid in 2002 on the eve of the album release was quite good. Sometimes it's good to catch a band when they're really fighting for it, trying to make it big and I thought they took that initial headline spot quite well. The music since then has taken a turn for the worse and has been very pedestrian, attempting to hold onto the most generic (and even younger) audience that only purchases one or two records a year, and they've become less relevant and more annoying to snooty music critics such as myself, as has his prancing about on stage so confidently and smug...but for a year or so with that second album I thought they might have something in them, depending where they went with album #3. But then that came out, and the first single with a keyboard riff attempting to copy "Clocks" tipped off that they were not going to heading anywhere creative and they lost me.

Now...C Martin obviously views Glastonbury as a special place, so hats off to him for that. It seems like he goes just about every year, lobbied Eavis in lobbying the Boss to make an appearance in '09, so I really don't harbour much dislike for him, i'm just a bit indifferent... as for the band itself, I just thought it'd be nice for them to do one of those special guest surprise spots rather than be the first band to ever headline 4 times.

Eminently sensible. As for the last bit, off the back of 2011 I went to see them on their tour in 2012. My sister bought the program and in that every band member, when asked about 'best gig' or 'best place to play' said Glastonbury. No reason for them to do that

[mrtourette]

Well if Radiohead can headline off one well-known song then Sigur Ros probably could.

[FuzzyDunlop]

ya wrong about that.

Yep. It's Alt-j, Bjork and Iggy pop (in some order)

(I just want iggy pop to be confirmed, if I say it enough, it will happen)

Edited February 5, 2015 by FuzzyDunlop

[Mr November]

The Planet Earth song?

If you must.

[russycarps]

Well if Radiohead can headline off one well-known song then Sigur Ros probably could.

*shakes fist*

[MEGABOWL]

Presumably they will only play 1 or 2 of those at most, as they've done loads of albums since then.

Played all of them in 2011. You don't get to be a stadium fisting enterprise by skimping on the hits

[russycarps]

Played all of them in 2011. You don't get to be a stadium fisting enterprise by skimping on the hits

Fair dos. I expect they played them all in 2005 too? Surely they cant do 3 headline gigs in a row where a third of the setlist is identical...

[MEGABOWL]

Irrespective of size/popularity its the most mundane headliner in the festivals history.

Living in Glasgow I often find myself debating the relative merits of Glastonbury and TITP. I can no longer mock the T goers for that festivals regular repeat bookings

Edited February 5, 2015 by MEGABOWL

[Mezhyp1]

Yep. It's Alt-j, Bjork and Iggy pop (in some order)

(I just want iggy pop to be confirmed, if I say it enough, it will happen)

Yep it's Alt-J, The Strokes and Bjork

If I say The Strokes enough they'll take note

Edited February 5, 2015 by Mezhyp1

[MEGABOWL]

Fair dos. I expect they played them all in 2005 too? Surely they cant do 3 headline gigs in a row where a third of the setlist is identical...

I bet they can. Unless they hold some back for next year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

They're big enough to headline West Holts in my opinion

Though entirely wrong for the stage itself.

[Wooderson]

Living in Glasgow I often find myself debating the relative merits of Glastonbury and TITP. I can no longer mock the T goers for that festivals regular repeat bookings

We've been spoiled rotten over the past dozen or so years.

[russycarps]

We've been spoiled rotten over the past dozen or so years.

Yep, this is what it comes down to. If you think about who we've had the opportunity to see in all those years it's flipping incredible. 2000 onwards has been insane. It will never be surpassed.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Yep, this is what it comes down to. If you think about who we've had the opportunity to see in all those years it's flipping incredible. 2000 onwards has been insane. It will never be surpassed.

You wait til the the Coldplay reunion gig of 2020 (it will have been 5 years, the reunion will be INSANE)

Edited February 5, 2015 by FuzzyDunlop

[willutalk]

What Glasto should tell Coldplay is

"look lads, I know we're friends and all that and you played the festival a few times with varying levels of success, but we need a break from it all.

I think the plan is that you could play at the 2049 festival if you want to but until then you can't. Is that agreed?"

Edited February 5, 2015 by willutalk

[MEGABOWL]

Yep, this is what it comes down to. If you think about who we've had the opportunity to see in all those years it's flipping incredible. 2000 onwards has been insane. It will never be surpassed.

True. If someone had told you back in 1999 that Glastonbury would get Bowie, Macca, The Who, Springsteen, Neil Young, Stevie, U2, The Stones and Metallica you'd have pissed your pants laughing

[russycarps]

True. If someone had told you back in 1999 that Glastonbury would get Bowie, Macca, The Who, Springsteen, Neil Young, Stevie, U2, The Stones and Metallica you'd have pissed your pants laughing

roger waters too stands alongside that lot I reckon.

[efcfanwirral]

roger waters too stands alongside that lot I reckon.

Blur with Graham Coxon too if you'd said that around 2004 time - for a lot of us younger lot that was the first chance to see them

[CHRLY]

Didn't Neil say that The National aren't playing when they were first brought up on here with their tour dates this year?

[FuzzyDunlop]

True. If someone had told you back in 1999 that Glastonbury would get Bowie, Macca, The Who, Springsteen, Neil Young, Stevie, U2, The Stones and Metallica you'd have pissed your pants laughing

If someone said in 2002 that Coldplay would be on 4 times, you would have cried

Ying and Yang.

[russycarps]

And Jay Z

tit