Headliners 2016

[Matt42]

Actually, if we read a lot into the quote

If there's effectively 4 headliners... then there are three British Brands headlining the festival

...and a British solo artist.

[The Placid Casual]

1 minute ago, ericlered said:

I have to disagree stongly, it is a terrible trio. Truly gut wrenchingly abysmal.

I reckon over half the people going will disagree.

[dreader1988]

1 minute ago, The Placid Casual said:

Why?

Purely because RH are the bigger band. They could headline the Saturday night whereas I don't think Muse could. 

[ericlered]

Just now, The Placid Casual said:

I reckon over half the people going will disagree.

I don't doubt that you are correct in your assumption.

[The Placid Casual]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Actually, if we read a lot into the quote

If there's effectively 4 headliners... then there are three British Brands headlining the festival

...and a British solo artist.

Oh my God, MUSE AREN'T SUBBING!

[Slugworth]

5 minutes ago, endswithMJ said:

BMTH > Radiohead 

I have zero interest in Radiohead but that's just ridiculous

[roughbloke]

Just now, Slugworth said:

I have zero interest in Radiohead but that's just ridiculous

to some, yes. I love both bands, I prefer BMTH. 

[paulmuchmore]

9 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

But Muse would be the first headliner in some time to break the 'first summer of touring an album' thing that Glastonbury seems to stick to, so them coming back on the second summer of touring a shite album is a bit odd

To be fair, Kanye wasn't in his first summer of touring an album, you could argue he was still touring Yeezus as he wasn't anywhere near releasing Pablo.

And The Who were just touring their latest greatest hits compilation, so the only headliner last year it really applied to was Florence/Foo Fighters before them.

[roughbloke]

1 hour ago, eFestivals said:

Not quite.

Very close tho.

Neil, in the Loaded article, they mention New Order, BMTH and Adele. Out of interest, was it their article that made you change BMTH to a TBC? If so, why not the Adele information? 

Just curious is all. As you say, you hear more information than you let on to these forums. 

[nban2010]

I think they had Radiohead nailed on for 2017 but when Adele might've pulled out, they potentially drafted them in for 2016, hence the info about this year. This looks pretty certain now:

2016 - Muse, Adele, Coldplay

2017 - Foos, Ed Sheeran, Radiohead

[paulmuchmore]

If it is Adele on the Saturday night, and it's New Order on the Other, I'm hoping for something really great on John Peel to keep me entertained.

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, paulmuchmore said:

To be fair, Kanye wasn't in his first summer of touring an album, you could argue he was still touring Yeezus as he wasn't anywhere near releasing Pablo.

And The Who were just touring their latest greatest hits compilation, so the only headliner last year it really applied to was Florence/Foo Fighters before them.

Kanye was supposed to have released his new album long before then, it just got delayed over and over. He should've been touring a new album

The Who are a heritage act who this rule has never seemingly applied to - they're just there to belt out a greatest hits set. Nobody cares about a heritage acts new album

[thewayiam]

2 minutes ago, paulmuchmore said:

If it is Adele on the Saturday night, and it's New Order on the Other, I'm hoping for something really great on John Peel to keep me entertained.

And it's a different crowd, whereas I would guess a fair few on here and in general who like Radiohead also like New Order and probably LCD lol. 

[jonodillieono]

6 minutes ago, dreader1988 said:

Purely because RH are the bigger band. They could headline the Saturday night whereas I don't think Muse could. 

You're wrong, Muse are one of the biggest bands in the world and could easily do Saturday night. They are also a bigger band than Radiohead

[mrtourette]

20 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

But Muse would be the first headliner in some time to break the 'first summer of touring an album' thing that Glastonbury seems to stick to, so them coming back on the second summer of touring a shite album is a bit odd

I really don't think that's a thing. 

[brettredmayne]

Just now, jonodillieono said:

You're wrong, Muse are one of the biggest bands in the world and could easily do Saturday night. They are also a bigger band than Radiohead

Like to disagree with that, radiohead are internationally far bigger

[mrtourette]

13 minutes ago, dreader1988 said:

Purely because RH are the bigger band. They could headline the Saturday night whereas I don't think Muse could. 

Of course Muse could headline Glasto.

[eFestivals]

15 minutes ago, brettredmayne said:

Im just very confused to the booking here, why wouldnt radiohead wait a year to headline then play a lower slot.

Im having my doubts on neils info about them playing

I have my doubts too - else I'd have put them as a TBC.

But that doesn't stop from realising it could right all the same, especially as the source has history of being spot on about RH.

 

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, mrtourette said:

I really don't think that's a thing. 

Whether intentional or not it's definitely something they seem to have stuck to for a considerable amount of time

[dreader1988]

1 minute ago, mrtourette said:

Of course Muse could headline Glasto.

Friday yes but they're not Saturday headliners. 

[brettredmayne]

Just now, eFestivals said:

I have my doubts too - else I'd have put them as a TBC.

But that doesn't stop from realising it could right all the same, especially as the source has history of being spot on about RH.

 

Guess we have to wait to see if there reply to you.

Would be odd not to play any UK dates

[The Placid Casual]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Whether intentional or not it's definitely something they seem to have stuck to for a considerable amount of time

Kanye?

[sloseph]

1 minute ago, The Placid Casual said:

Kanye?

at the time of booking he was going to be touring his new album

[mrtourette]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Whether intentional or not it's definitely something they seem to have stuck to for a considerable amount of time

It's certainly not intentional. It's a coincidence and it's easy for you to write off the anomalies that suggest it's not a pattern (as you have with the two mentioned earlier), which makes it look like a believable pattern. 

[mrtourette]

3 minutes ago, dreader1988 said:

Friday yes but they're not Saturday headliners. 

It is a different festival on a Saturday? Or does it have a bigger capacity?