Headliners 2016

[fatyeti24]

Dangers that I can see coming our way;

Jessie J, Sam Smith, Rita Ora, and Calvin Harris (we've somehow avoided him)

Worst of all... A cancellation and then they turn to new friend Edward Sheeran to headline.

Calvin Harris has played a few times, but i think he's occupied earning gazillions in Vegas these days.

[tigger123]

Are there any particular Radiohead rumours or is it simply wishful thinking? Sorry been out of the loop a bit as didnt want to start checking efests until I had a ticket secured, which luckily I now do!

[Andy0808 v5]

Calvin Harris has played a few times, but i think he's occupied earning gazillions in Vegas these days.

Ah didn't know he'd played before. I quite liked him before he decided to earn millions (but who can blame him).

[thewayiam]

I think that if they do have Foos booked, they will announce them sooner rather than later. Everyone is expecting anyway, it so no reason not to.

 

It depends that their ties are with anyone else.

[oneeye]

Are there any particular Radiohead rumours or is it simply wishful thinking? Sorry been out of the loop a bit as didnt want to start checking efests until I had a ticket secured, which luckily I now do!

It's been an annual rumour since the beginning of time, them and Pearl Jam

[fatyeti24]

Ah didn't know he'd played before. I quite liked him before he decided to earn millions (but who can blame him).

yeah it was before he went big time, last time i remember was 2009, i think.  he headlined one of the tents in the old dance village.

[thewayiam]

I reckon.

 

I have heard some things which definitely puts them there despite what Emily has said, tho I can't guarantee the info is 100% accurate. It's more likely to be than not, tho.

 

Do you think that this would rule out any pre agreement for say R&L they might have had as you previously suggested you reckoned they would be counting the Reading paycheck.

[Hugh Jass]

Tried to steer clear of these threads until I knew for sure I was going.

Would love:

Radiohead

Stone Roses

Fleetwood Mac

Will probably get:

Coldplay

Ed Sheeran

Foos

[FuzzyDunlop]

Tried to steer clear of these threads until I knew for sure I was going.

Would love:

Radiohead

Stone Roses

Fleetwood Mac

Will probably get:

Coldplay

Ed Sheeran

Foos

What I want

Radiohead

Elton John

AN Other

What I expect

Foo Fighters

Ed Sheeran

Rihanna

[Hugh Jass]

oh well.

 

what a thoroughly uninspired, imagination-free booking, if true.

Seeing Muse at the O2 in April. This is despite me thinking their last 2/3 albums have been utter garbage. They still put on an amazing live show and I was intrigued by their plans for the next tour - drones flying over the crowd and whatnot.

[Bisque]

This has been my soundtrack this afternoon. Still the best festival performance I have ever seen.

[oneeye]

This has been my soundtrack this afternoon. Still the best festival performance I have ever seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6HFvnWTyj4

Agreed haha

Watched these with my daughter, her first Glastonbury, pretty special. The Edge coming on was great, if not a tad predictable

[dentalplan]

Calvin Harris has played a few times, but i think he's occupied earning gazillions in Vegas these days.

 

I'm not sure but I think that'll just be outside of festival season. He's a huge festival favourite right around the world and would have probably sought to be able to manage both.

 

Kinda spurred on by him being linked with headlining Coachella, but I could see him headlining the Pyramid in the next couple of years. He'd get a very big crowd and it'd be a kind of watershed moment like Beyoncé or Jay-Z being the first of their respective genres/sub-genres to headline or whatever, but obviously a whole lot shitter. I think it'd make sense.

Edited October 4, 2015 by dentalplan

[Gucci Piggy]

Want (3 of):

Radiohead

Muse

Daft Punk

Prince

Expect:

Foos

Coldplay

Adele/Rihanna

[fatyeti24]

Seeing Muse at the O2 in April. This is despite me thinking their last 2/3 albums have been utter garbage. They still put on an amazing live show and I was intrigued by their plans for the next tour - drones flying over the crowd and whatnot.

it's more that they've done it a few times already that makes their (potential) booking uninspired, rather than any comment on the quality of their show.

 

for my ears, i've never enjoyed their music, so wouldn't be there anyway.  but i struggle to think of a single name that'd be a realistic headliner that i'm interested in seeing, so i'm just enjoying a bit of sniping from the sidelines.

[Bisque]

I used to love Calvin Harris's live shows, saw him at Somerset House & Beach Break, & I don't even mind the look of his DJ sets but he would headline either of the two big stages, Pyramid if he keeps on like he is in a year or two. Would look ok with a one of light show.

 

I'd have Calvin over Rihanna/Drake etc personally.

[fatyeti24]

I'm not sure but I think that'll just be outside of festival season. He's a huge festival favourite right around the world and would have probably sought to be able to manage both.

 

Kinda spurred on by him being linked with headlining Coachella, but I could see him headlining the Pyramid in the next couple of years. He'd get a very big crowd and it'd be a kind of watershed moment like Beyoncé or Jay-Z being the first of their respective genres/sub-genres to headline or whatever, but obviously a whole lot shitter. I think it'd make sense.

yeah, certainly he's big enough and very popular.  it's not for me, but i wouldn't have anything other than my own predjudices to go on in arguing against him.

[Hugh Jass]

it's more that they've done it a few times already that makes their (potential) booking uninspired, rather than any comment on the quality of their show.

 

for my ears, i've never enjoyed their music, so wouldn't be there anyway.  but i struggle to think of a single name that'd be a realistic headliner that i'm interested in seeing, so i'm just enjoying a bit of sniping from the sidelines.

Fair enough, I find myself spending less and less time at the Pyramid every year.

[chuckles07]

This has been my soundtrack this afternoon. Still the best festival performance I have ever seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6HFvnWTyj4

It's funny old world. At the same time I chose to see the pet shop boys on the other stage and they were excellent. My group who stayed for Muse wished they hadn't. Having said that lots of people obviously rate them.

[When Jokers Attack]

I'll say

 

Radiohead

Foo Fighters

Fleetwood Mac

[fatyeti24]

Fair enough, I find myself spending less and less time at the Pyramid every year.

spoken like a true vet.  see you outside the sensation seekers for wheel of four tunes, before all the tourists come a ruin it on their way to shangers?

[Andy0808 v5]

I always think muse look class on the television and both times I've seen them I've been disappointed.

I'd be quite happy with them though purely because I could see a headliner on a smaller stage

[Hugh Jass]

spoken like a true vet.  see you outside the sensation seekers for wheel of four tunes, before all the tourists come a ruin it on their way to shangers?

Sounds good. I plan to spend five days getting up to Olympic standard on the mechanical bull in the Circus Field.

[Hugh Jass]

Having thought about it the dream scenario is Jarvis deciding wheel out Pulp for another show.

[JoBalls]

Having thought about it the dream scenario is Jarvis deciding wheel out Pulp for another show.

This.