Headliners 2016

[wilem]

1 minute ago, Woffy said:

Unless a mic falls into a piano and she spends all day Sunday crying.

I bet she's shitting it already.

You're spectacularly cruel

[Woffy]

2 minutes ago, wilem said:

You're spectacularly cruel

Hardly. Consult the recent form guide.

[jonodillieono]

4 minutes ago, Woffy said:

Unless a mic falls into a piano and she spends all day Sunday crying.

I bet she's shitting it already.

I hope worse happens than that, I really hope its an abomination of a performance so some of the heats taken off of Yeezy's performance 

[wilem]

Just now, jonodillieono said:

I hope worse happens than that, I really hope its an abomination of a performance so some of the heats taken off of Yeezy's performance 

Let's all wear fat suits and stage invade.

[Woffy]

1 minute ago, jonodillieono said:

I hope worse happens than that, I really hope its an abomination of a performance so some of the heats taken off of Yeezy's performance 

You're spectacularly cruel.

[PastRecedes]

4 hours ago, arcade fireman said:

I don't think BMTH are going to sub Coldplay, but I don't think it would have been any stranger than Nick Cave subbing Mumfords. 

True, but there wasn't really any act in 2013 that Nick Cave wouldn't have looked weird under, I guess he might have been a bit more fitting under Arctic Monkeys but that's debatable. However, if BMTH were booked as a sub this year, then (presuming they are a headliner), they'd surely fit a lot better under Muse than Coldplay.

[fatyeti24]

We need something to distract Adele from noticing the size of her afternoon crowd as she warms everyone up for Radiohead who are traditional headliners. Maybe a series of large gigs could be arranged for her in the preceding months, just to help her get her pucker up? 

[sisco]

People are still taking about the afternoon/sub/co-headline spot being ok for Adele.... 

If she plays she will headline!!! 

[SwedgeAntilles]

The fact that even people who like her can name only two songs which will work on the Pyramid shows what a crazy booking it is.

There's no doubting her profile or talent however just because someone of that level is available and keen to do it doesn't mean it'll work - as Dr Ian Malcolm once said - they were too preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should.

[yeomanator]

Can't see her getting a big crowd... surely they've booked her for the TV audience.

I'll be opting for avoiding the people jams and get over to Shangri-la early for a change....

Unless it's Radiohead on the Sat... Then I'll well and truly enjoy the jams

[FloorFiller]

Chasing Pavements, Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love, Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Rumour Has It, Set Fire to the Rain, Hello - all huge songs that, despite not being your usual Glasonbury headliner fodder, will have the crowd belting the words out. If she doesn't let her nerves get the best of her she will definitely go down a storm for those interested

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, yeomanator said:

Can't see her getting a big crowd... surely they've booked her for the TV audience.

I'll be opting for avoiding the people jams and get over to Shangri-la early for a change....

Unless it's Radiohead on the Sat... Then I'll well and truly enjoy the jams

Can't see her getting a big crowd? Are you joking? It'll be huge - at the start, at least. If the crowd remains will depend on how the performance goes I guess

[sisco]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

Chasing Pavements, Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love, Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Rumour Has It, Set Fire to the Rain, Hello - all huge songs that, despite not being your usual Glasonbury headliner fodder, will have the crowd belting the words out. If she doesn't let her nerves get the best of her she will definitely go down a storm for those interested

Exactly and that comment a min ago saying she won't get a big crowd!!!! Give your head a wobble

[dentalplan]

If people don't think a certain type of act will work in a certain type of slot then all the more reason to give it a go. Why would you go to Glastonbury with hopes of experiencing the same stuff at the same time every year?

[fatyeti24]

Adele does 100% pure balladry.  Even the ones that aren't ballads, she slows them right down. 

It'll be like when Beyonce covered Sex On Fire. 

[fatyeti24]

Maybe Adele can wear some really dark glasses so she can't see the size of the crowd. 

It'll be like when Stevie Wonder wore really dark glasses and couldn't see the crowd. 

[yeomanator]

11 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Can't see her getting a big crowd? Are you joking? It'll be huge - at the start, at least. If the crowd remains will depend on how the performance goes I guess

You know what I mean... it won't be as huge as Lionel or Dolly. There'll be far more other bits and pieces going on at that time.. Are New Order doing the other stage? that'll reduce her crowd substantially for starters. 

[FloorFiller]

4 minutes ago, yeomanator said:

You know what I mean... it won't be as huge as Lionel or Dolly. There'll be far more other bits and pieces going on at that time.. Are New Order doing the other stage? that'll reduce her crowd substantially for starters. 

Think you're vastly overestimating the appeal of New Order in 2016. They'll do alright, but they ain't dragging people away from Adele. Her crowd will be massive 

[Guest]

If it's Adele on Pyramid and New Order on the Other for Saturday night, then I hope that Robyn is on the Sonic that night. You know, for the cool people.

[yeomanator]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

Think you're vastly overestimating the appeal of New Order in 2016. They'll do alright, but they ain't dragging people away from Adele. Her crowd will be massive 

good time to use the bogs then  ... Sorry, you've misunderstood me. Of course, her crowd will be massive... but it won't be anything on Lionel or Dolly. 

[morph100]

Anyone think Adele will have a load of special guests to help her out? 

[GlastoSimon]

The last two legend slot crowds + the Stones crowd, all massive. It won't be that big, because despite what is said about the Glastonbury crowd these days I think she'll be a bit divisive. Some will want a party on a Saturday night, that ain't Adele. With the competition on other stages I can see it being a big headliner crowd, but not packed field. 

 

EDIT: Honestly think if its Adele Saturday followed by Coldplay on Sunday, the latter will get a bigger crowd.

Edited February 21, 2016 by GlastoSimon

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, thatcrazypenguin said:

Think your vastly overestimating the amount of people that will go to watch someone simply because their `hip` at the moment rather then legends they actually like the music of when it comes to glasto......this aint v fest....

Perhaps not, but only because Lionel and Dolly were in the middle of the day with not much in the way of competition on at the same time. Adele will have one of the biggest headliner crowds of recent times imo. Much like the Stones, for a lot of people she will be a 'tick it off' kind of act. When else are people gonna get to see her without paying insane prices for tickets? She's the biggest possible act they could book at this time

[Hugh Jass]

42 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

The fact that even people who like her can name only two songs which will work on the Pyramid shows what a crazy booking it is.

There's no doubting her profile or talent however just because someone of that level is available and keen to do it doesn't mean it'll work - as Dr Ian Malcolm once said - they were too preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should.

Quoting Jurassic Park, in context too, is an automatic up vote for me.

[FloorFiller]

Oops quoted the wrong post up there - was meant for yeomanator