Headliner predictions 2017

[Rose-Colored Boy]

9 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

As I've already said, I have a bit of difficulty seeing him perform before any of this years (supposed) headliners, and I can't see him playing lower - so I'd just about dismissed it.

But it's just occurred to me: could he be the Other Stage opening act? That'd work, I reckon.

Not unless they had someone equally massive opening the Pyramid, the Other field would barely be able to cope with Robbie Williams at headlining time

Edited February 9, 2017 by Zac Quinn

[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, Zac Quinn said:

Not unless they had someone equally massive opening the Pyramid, the Other field would barely be able to cope with Robbie Williams at headlining time

I don't believe that for a second. It's not 1998 still.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Just now, eFestivals said:

I don't believe that for a second. It's not 1998 still.

No but he's still massive amongst certain demos, certain demos which have a fairly high crossover rate with your typical Pyramid dwellers. Certainly bigger than Blondie enough to make opening the Other jolly unsafe, at the very least 

[Gucci Piggy]

Robbie Williams strikes me as the last person in the world who'd accept a slot opening the second stage at Glastonbury.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Will-2609 said:

Robbie Williams strikes me as the last person in the world who'd accept a slot opening the second stage at Glastonbury.

He's not quite Northern enough.

[Woffy]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

He's not quite Northern enough.

He's shit enough. 

And more than a big enough c**t. 

Although I'll have to fashion a Friday Other Opener Dump Stool Catcher Gizmo so I can recycle it to lob it at the fatuous twat rather than let it flop silently and wastefully into the soft woodchip pooduvet of the Other compost loos. 

[crocodiles]

47 minutes ago, Woffy said:

He's shit enough. 

And more than a big enough c**t. 

Although I'll have to fashion a Friday Other Opener Dump Stool Catcher Gizmo so I can recycle it to lob it at the fatuous twat rather than let it flop silently and wastefully into the soft woodchip pooduvet of the Other compost loos. 

I'm with you can't think of anyone less I'd want to see as an opener horrible smug shit faced cu** . 

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, crocodiles said:

I'm with you can't think of anyone less I'd want to see as an opener horrible smug shit faced cu** . 

Kaiser Chiefs?

[crocodiles]

1 minute ago, Will-2609 said:

Kaiser Chiefs?

Close run thing add Barlow to the mix 

[crocodiles]

I'd be at any stage bar where any of Williams Barlow or kaiser chiefs where playing 

[Purple aki squat]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

He's not quite Northern enough.

He's spent a lot of time with northern males though

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

3 hours ago, eFestivals said:

As I've already said, I have a bit of difficulty seeing him perform before any of this years (supposed) headliners, and I can't see him playing lower - so I'd just about dismissed it.

But it's just occurred to me: could he be the Other Stage opening act? That'd work, I reckon.

That would work for me. Means I get to lie in

[arcade fireman]

If Robbie Williams plays the Other Stage morning slot I might camp by the Other Stage field. 

Just so I can say he played in my garden and I shut the curtains. 

[Gucci Piggy]

33 minutes ago, arcade fireman said:

If Robbie Williams plays the Other Stage morning slot I might camp by the Other Stage field. 

Just so I can say he played in my garden and I shut the curtains. 

Never would the lyrics "such a pretty garden, no alarms and no surprises please" have been so apt.

Unless it was a surprise Kaiser Chiefs set opening the Other Stage in addition to their announced slot once again.

[not worthy]

Robbie as an opener would leave us with a sense that it all gets better from here...surely

The Hives (ignoring Bleedy Pie) left a sense that we'd peaked already

[mjsell]

I know we all knock him on here, but Id have to agree that he would get a crowd of dangerous levels if he opened other. The fact that he was being discussed as 'too big' (in a self absorbed sense) to sub would indicate that he could only play the pyramid.

The guy still sells out stadiums

Edited February 10, 2017 by mjsell

[CaledonianGonzo]

He should do it and play Sit Down.

[Rubber Soldier]

14 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

He's not quite Northern enough.

Does Stoke not count as The North? 

[Keithy]

2 minutes ago, mjsell said:

The guy still sells out stadiums

Never underestimate the buying power of middle aged mums.

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, Rubber Soldier said:

Does Stoke not count as The North? 

Had this conversation the other day with my Midlands in-laws. Apparently not, as far as they're concerned. Weird. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Take That are from Manchester, ergo so is Robbie Williams.

[mjsell]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Take That are from Manchester, ergo so is Robbie Williams.

 

4 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Had this conversation the other day with my Midlands in-laws. Apparently not, as far as they're concerned. Weird. 

As a Londoner that all sounds North to me. Anything above Northampton is considered North to me. Clues in the name.

 

^{I am obviously joking}

[Hugh Jass]

7 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Had this conversation the other day with my Midlands in-laws. Apparently not, as far as they're concerned. Weird.

As a Midlander by birth I agree with your inlaws. Stoke is in Staffordshire, which is considered Midlands.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The clue is in his nickname.

Robbie Williams: The Man from Manchester 

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

As a Midlander by birth I agree with your inlaws. Stoke is in Staffordshire, which is considered Midlands.

As far as I'm concerned anything south of the Mersey is the Midlands.  Anything south of Birmingham and east of Exeter is London.  Anything west of Exeter and south of Birmingham is Cornwall.

 

Glad to have cleared that up.