Festival Liam Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 You never know, maybe Emily wanted to break the mould of having heritage acts, or acts they already booked in the last few years, and lucky Foals were in the right place at the right time, and were bumped to headliner. I think very unlikely given the fact they didn't bump Florence last year until they had to, and always just want to give the "biggest" bands the slots for a fear of a repeat of 2007 (as if that would ever happen). I think it's a shame really. Good job on Reading and Leeds taking a risk and bumping acts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Festival Liam said: always just want to give the "biggest" bands the slots for a fear of a repeat of 2007 (as if that would ever happen). I think it's a shame really. Good job on Reading and Leeds taking a risk and bumping acts. Glastonbury has given loads of bands their first headlining slot over the years; Reading have paid bands that don't exist anymore millions (literally) to headline. I'd say this is a step in the right direction for Reading but there's no lesson for Glastonbury here. Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kings of Leon, Radiography, Pulp are just a few of the acts that got their headlining breaks at Worthy Farm. Edited January 28, 2016 by jimmyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmuscles Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, jimmyt said: Glastonbury has given loads of bands their first headlining slot over the years; Reading have paid bands that don't exist anymore millions (literally) to headline. I'd say this is a step in the right direction for Reading but there's no lesson for Glastonbury here. Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kings of Leon, Radiography, Pulp are just a few of the acts that got their headlining breaks at Worthy Farm. Always knew Radiography would hit the big leagues. Love their hits. Suspicious Cyborg, Not Surprised, Weirdo... All great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, captainmuscles said: Always knew Radiography would hit the big leagues. Love their hits. Suspicious Cyborg, Not Surprised, Weirdo... All great. I like the auto-correct typo too much to change it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Foals won't headline Glastonbury when they are co-headlining Reading don't be silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettredmayne Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Feels like today is when things finally start ramping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, captainmuscles said: Always knew Radiography would hit the big leagues. Love their hits. Suspicious Cyborg, Not Surprised, Weirdo... All great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkkkobz Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hope they announce Coldplay soon to get it out of the way so we can get on with the real speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lfc Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jakkkkobz said: Hope they announce Coldplay soon to get it out of the way so we can get on with the real speculation. I'm still certain or telling myself that the will be a main headliner announcement next week sometime or this weekend (end of jan pretty much) I just got a big feeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jakkkkobz said: Hope they announce Coldplay soon to get it out of the way so we can get on with the real speculation. I think they're the least likely of the guessed-at-3 to be announced first, because of their other shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettredmayne Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Muse have limited dates in the UK and all arenas so if it is them they would probably be first. If it's Radiohead the band have only festivals so would be easy to announce first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festival Liam Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, jimmyt said: Glastonbury has given loads of bands their first headlining slot over the years; Reading have paid bands that don't exist anymore millions (literally) to headline. I'd say this is a step in the right direction for Reading but there's no lesson for Glastonbury here. Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kings of Leon, Radiography, Pulp are just a few of the acts that got their headlining breaks at Worthy Farm. They have given lots the first headliner slots over the years, but there has been a move away from this in recent years I think. Florence was because they were forced to (I thought she thoroughly deserved it outright, given her history with the festival and size) .. but even then they didn't even bump her. Kanye and Beyonce were "new" headliners I guess, but they were massive touring acts already. Its not the same as giving a smaller band like Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Muse the bump up. I wouldn't go as far as to say Glastonbury should take lessons from Reading, but I hope Glastonbury continues to do it too. It seems like they are reluctant too these days. Edit: I forgot Mumfords, maybe it isn't as bad as I thought it was. Edited January 28, 2016 by Festival Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untz Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said: Radiohead will make resale day easier than coldplay or Adele Coldplay and Adele may be more widely loved, but I think Radiohead fans are more likely to try and get tickets. If all three are announced before resale day I might as well start pricing Greek villas for the fortnight. And anyway, ticket buying fears cannot be allayed by facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlered Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 54 minutes ago, jimmyt said: Glastonbury has given loads of bands their first headlining slot over the years; Reading have paid bands that don't exist anymore millions (literally) to headline. I'd say this is a step in the right direction for Reading but there's no lesson for Glastonbury here. Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kings of Leon, Radiography, Pulp are just a few of the acts that got their headlining breaks at Worthy Farm. Auto-correct aside, Radiohead headlined T a year before Glastonbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_C Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I think New Order on the Saturday makes Radiohead even less likely (for the Saturday anyway). They don't make the same type of music obviously, but both will appeal to a lot of the same people, I think they will want something that will appeal to more of the masses one Pyramid (like an Adele). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 30 minutes ago, Untz said: Coldplay and Adele may be more widely loved, but I think Radiohead fans are more likely to try and get tickets. If all three are announced before resale day I might as well start pricing Greek villas for the fortnight. And anyway, ticket buying fears cannot be allayed by facts. I think very recent ticket sales suggest Adele is the true nightmare for resale hopefuls, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, jimmyt said: I think very recent ticket sales suggest Adele is the true nightmare for resale hopefuls, sadly. The definition of a lose lose situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russycarps Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, jimmyt said: I think very recent ticket sales suggest Adele is the true nightmare for resale hopefuls, sadly. Surely most of the bed wetters buying adele tickets aren't likely to be Glastonbury goers though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russycarps Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, jimmyt said: I think very recent ticket sales suggest Adele is the true nightmare for resale hopefuls, sadly. Surely most of the bed wetters buying adele tickets aren't likely to be Glastonbury goers though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 33 minutes ago, jimmyt said: I think very recent ticket sales suggest Adele is the true nightmare for resale hopefuls, sadly. Agreed, they're too slow. Find someone who has a Macbook you could borrow and you might have a better chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryclaireyfairy Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Aye. I can't see the average Adele fan (nothing against them) rushing for festival tickets when it'll be on the telly. Radiohead fans would be likely to view it as a pilgrimage and have the twixes ready in case all else fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Demand for resale tickets always massively outstrips supply to the point that it's irrelevant who is on the line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr gumby Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 16 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said: Agreed, they're too slow. Find someone who has a Macbook you could borrow and you might have a better chance. Oh, come on! Did no one else get this? Comedy gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Placid Casual Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, mr gumby said: Oh, come on! Did no one else get this? Comedy gold! Comedy genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadpheasant Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 36 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said: Agreed, they're too slow. Find someone who has a Macbook you could borrow and you might have a better chance. Choked on my tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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