Headliners 2016

[mungo57]

Coldplay retired years ago after the release of 'A rush of blood to the head'  and then re-emerged as Chris Martin feat. Coldplay and have remained so ever since.

[zero000]

7 hours ago, LondonTom said:

Don't slate them, they can't throw the best seats on Viagogo anymore now we all know about it

Chris Martin needs to pay for his conscious uncoupling and light up wristbands somehow!

Completely forgot about that. They didn't get the slating they deserved for that one. Making mediocre music is one thing, but cheating your fans to make some extra cash makes you a complete tit.

[gerardfenton18]

19 hours ago, eFestivals said:

yeah, that too.

Back in the very first year they had this slot ('94, was it?) it was Tom Jones (before he became 'cool' again), and there were some people waiting on the barrier all day convinced it was going to be .... Prince.

They're still waiting 

[efcfanwirral]

3 hours ago, stocky3000 said:

I still wouldn't see them but it does show the value in the Glastonbury ticket itself

yeah if it is indeed Muse, Coldplay and Adele (or swap in Rihanna/Stone Roses/ACDC/Taylor Swift etc), for anyone who likes the three headliners you'd actually have saved enough money for your entire Glastonbury ticket by seeing them at Glastonbury over their own individual gigs (presuming that Adele will also come in at the £60-70 mark for a ticket) and that's before anything else.

 

People complain about the ticket prices for Glastonbury but in the market we are in (not entering the debate of whether tickets should be that high, just commenting within the current situation as it is) the value for money is incredible. 

[morph100]

Any Daft Punk rumors yet?

[fatyeti24]

5 minutes ago, morph100 said:

Any Daft Punk rumors yet?

apparently they are actually robots after all  

[HoTWire]

3 hours ago, LeeGalvin said:

Touché.

Ok, middle-of-the-road then!

So still on Arcade Fire then?

[TheBoz]

Adele upgraded to SR for the Saturday

[stocky3000]

14 minutes ago, TheBoz said:

Adele upgraded to SR for the Saturday

Interesting, I wonder whats changed?

[eFestivals]

4 minutes ago, stocky3000 said:

Interesting, I wonder whats changed?

Not very much.

She was right on the cusp of being upgraded due to a combination of various bits and pieces, and emily's recent words had me put more faith in those various bits and pieces.

[Woffy]

So that shits on the her-being-fourth-headliner theory then.

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, Woffy said:

So that shits on the her-being-fourth-headliner theory then.

If I go just with personal feeling (I know stuff that I've not said here), I'd say she's nailed on.

But I don't have solid info to back that up, so I can't justify putting her higher than an SR as they're not worked on my hunches.

[jonodillieono]

11 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

If I go just with personal feeling (I know stuff that I've not said here), I'd say she's nailed on.

But I don't have solid info to back that up, so I can't justify putting her higher than an SR as they're not worked on my hunches.

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[Woffy]

20 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

If I go just with personal feeling (I know stuff that I've not said here), I'd say she's nailed on.

But I don't have solid info to back that up, so I can't justify putting her higher than an SR as they're not worked on my hunches.

I think that's as good as we're likely to get / know at this early stage.

It also just feels like its gonna be Adele...but that's probably because she's smashing records and is everywhere at the moment.

[russycarps]

4 minutes ago, Woffy said:

I think that's as good as we're likely to get / know at this early stage.

It also just feels like its gonna be Adele...but that's probably because she's smashing records and is everywhere at the moment.

but she still said that even she doesnt think her dreary music is suited to the pyramid stage. It'll be a bit weird if she then ends up headlining I think.

until neil puts her to TBC then the dream of having a better headliner lives on

 

Edited November 24, 2015 by russycarps

[ModFFM]

Not sure if it has already been mentioned but can we now consider Rihanna as a potential Glastonbury headliner? Her latest tour dates leave a seemingly obvious Glastonbury sized gap:

Ricoh Arena, Coventry (June 14)
Cardiff Stadium, Cardiff (June 16)
Stadium of Light, Sunderland (June 18)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin (June 21)
Wembley Stadium, London (June 24)
Hampden Park, Glasgow (June 27)
Emirates Old Park, Manchester (June 29)

The Weeknd is also supporting her throughout these dates meaning he too could perhaps be playing?

[morph100]

I think Rihanna is likely to appear with Coldplay, dunno would she sub, not sure how big she is these days? Friday she is playing Wembley, Saturday is likely Adele, Sunday is likely Coldplay.....

[SwedgeAntilles]

Subbing to either of them would make sense I suppose. 

Urgh. It's shaping up like One Big Weekend 

[LeeGalvin]

2 hours ago, HoTWire said:

So still on Arcade Fire then?

Ridiculous. AF are many things, but middle-of-the-road is not one of them!

[DGrant261]

18 minutes ago, morph100 said:

I think Rihanna is likely to appear with Coldplay, dunno would she sub, not sure how big she is these days? Friday she is playing Wembley, Saturday is likely Adele, Sunday is likely Coldplay.....

Rihanna is headline size surely

[wilem]

Rihanna would headline, and I think those tour dates are worth noting - much more controversial, risky booking in the style of recent years.

[brettredmayne]

So really now we are just waiting on info about muse and we have our 3 headliners 

[wilem]

I don't really see where the Muse claims are validated at all

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, morph100 said:

I think Rihanna is likely to appear with Coldplay, dunno would she sub, not sure how big she is these days? Friday she is playing Wembley, Saturday is likely Adele, Sunday is likely Coldplay.....

That's all I'd expect, a Rihanna appearance for that song. 

[Mezhyp1]

30 minutes ago, wilem said:

I don't really see where the Muse claims are validated at all

Didn't it come from Neil? I'm sure I remember someone who posts on here saying they'd heard form a source directly connected to the band they were playing as well