2019 Headliners

[Woffy]

Fucking hell, I know Emily’s got one of the best jobs in the world, but it’d drive me doolally trying to keep everyone happy.

Trying to work out if it’s alright enjoying factually incorrect historical drama is enough to keep me awake at night. That and the speeding ticket I haven’t paid yet. 

[henry bear]

13 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Most of the idiots making those sort of comments never go anyway.

Think Gnomi has been.

[incident]

1 hour ago, H.M.V said:

As much as it pains me to say this but the Scum have generally been pretty good at their predictions. I feel dirty typing that. 

They can be, but only when they use definite language.

Other times they'll pull names out of their arse and add a qualifier like "in negotiations" or "likely to". This year alone they've run articles about Kendrick, Madonna, and The Kinks and probably others I've forgotten headlining in 2019 and I'm not expecting any of those to show up on the farm.

[eFestivals]

9 hours ago, H.M.V said:

As much as it pains me to say this but the Scum have generally been pretty good at their predictions. I feel dirty typing that. 

the scum said madonna, so they ain't that good.

[Gucci Piggy]

20 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

the scum said madonna, so they ain't that good.

They said Glastonbury want Madonna.

[roughbloke]

8 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

Where did Emily say this? I can’t find it

[DJL]

I think want Emily has done is effectively manage expectations. Better to tell people now they want to promote up and coming artists as well as having superstars than after an announcement people are disappointed with. 

She said during the 2017 festival that stormzy would headline one day. Whether their decision to have him do so now is pragmatic, principled or whatever they’ve been planning his for a while.

[slash's hat]

I know it's been said before but I'm all for giving the bloke a go. Who cares if grime is dead in a couple of years and he disappears...though something tells me he will be active somehow. Not every headliner has to be heritage or international stars, and not every headliner needs to go on to become one of those either.

Not the sort of music I'm in to but would be tempted to go if nowt grabs me elsewhere. Be more inclined to see him than I was Kanye for sure.

The Cure better be darn playing as will be gutted if not now.

 

[thewayiam]

9 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

Yeah the reaction is pretty heavy about it, probably about 90% to 10% have an issue with it and to be honest whole I applaud the booking, you can't blame then for thinking an artist that in all fairness right now has not stepped upto arena play arenas as yet is a right booking.

Me personally I think they've got him as the best out of ideas as there is no way he was the 1st choice this year, a sub would have been perfect positioning.

[Sasperella]

9 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

That "Glastonbury is Dead" people really are fucking ridiculous. Maybe they're right and with a bit of luck all of the  idiots complaining about it will act with their wallet and stop going and allow me to have a much less stressful T-Day and enjoy 2020 in peace 

[kalifire]

14 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

That "Glastonbury is Dead" people really are fucking ridiculous  

Mostly because they clearly haven’t understood the festival at all. Imagine being that wrong. 

[fatyeti24]

10 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

Kind of like how Bethesda announced Starfield and TES6 at the same time as Fallout76, something Blizzard didn't do last week at Blizzcon when they revealed Diablo Immortal - and we all saw what happened then!

[Hugh Jass]

19 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Mostly because they clearly haven’t understood the festival at all. Imagine being that wrong. 

It's because most of them have never been.

[Hugh Jass]

Those Kylie dates mean we have the three headliners and the legend ties up by mid-November.

Next eight months on this thread:

 

[Hugh Jass]

Only the Brits can save us now!

[Mash011]

It'd be a shame if anyone were to break their leg.

[Matt42]

Does anyone think there’s gonna be a bit of a scorn from the GP regarding the lineup this year? I reckon there may be some tickets back in the pot. (I can surely think of a few of my mates that are gonna be a bit dissapointed with the bill this year). 

[SwedgeAntilles]

7 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Does anyone think there’s gonna be a bit of a scorn from the GP regarding the lineup this year? I reckon there may be some tickets back in the pot. (I can surely think of a few of my mates that are gonna be a bit dissapointed with the bill this year). 

Fingers crossed ? 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Does anyone think there’s gonna be a bit of a scorn from the GP regarding the lineup this year? I reckon there may be some tickets back in the pot. (I can surely think of a few of my mates that are gonna be a bit dissapointed with the bill this year). 

I'm amazed when anyone bases their entire Glastonbury experience on three acts out of five hundred. I appreciate that they're very important and of course the Pyramid stage headliner experience can be absolutely magical but it seems a little short-sighted. Each to their own though, I guess. I, like many on this forum tend to view the festival with rose-tinted glasses, maybe a bit too much at times.

To answer your question, yes I think there might be many that decide against it given the strong headliner rumours this year. Hopefully that means a lot of people for who the festival means the world will get another opportunity to secure a ticket. 

[jyoung]

29 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Does anyone think there’s gonna be a bit of a scorn from the GP regarding the lineup this year? I reckon there may be some tickets back in the pot. (I can surely think of a few of my mates that are gonna be a bit dissapointed with the bill this year). 

Yep. People are weird like that.

But hey, here's to hoping that plenty of the 'Glasto is Dead' crowd do not pay their deposits and the 'Resale Club' can swoop in and secure their own tickets instead. 

[Crazyfool01]

surely the next announcement will be the legend and Stormzy combined with stormzy singing the opening number on his new album ... I should be so lucky .. lucky ...lucky 

[BambooShanks]

6 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Yep. People are weird like that.

But hey, here's to hoping that plenty of the 'Glasto is Dead' crowd do not pay their deposits and the 'Resale Club' can swoop in and secure their own tickets instead. 

It's a win/win as far as I am concerned. It removes the fickle fans who don't / won't appreciate Glastonbury for what it is and gives an extra chance for people in the resale.

 

Personally, I'm not overly enthusiastic about the headliners but then it's very rare for me to catch all 3 pyramid headliners in one year.  That's the beauty of Glastonbury, there's always something different elsewhere. 

[jyoung]

6 minutes ago, Kinkyinuit said:

Personally, I'm not overly enthusiastic about the headliners but then it's very rare for me to catch all 3 pyramid headliners in one year.  That's the beauty of Glastonbury, there's always something different elsewhere. 

Yep. Whilst I imagine it would be great to love the three headliners enough to want to see them all, I usually hope for just the one I'd like to see, as I prefer to have the freedom to explore and the opportunity to discover as many different experiences as possible while at the festival. 

[JoeyT]

So am I correct in thinking that Emily gave a massive nod towards Stormzy and the two blokes comment probably references Macca but nothing was mentioned or suggested in regards to The Cure?

[Keithy]

11 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

yeah,  you're right Gnommy. It's been more obvious clues than Micheal ever gave but the response on NME, etc has been odd and probably should just be ignored. It does feel like she might be testing the water and releasing a huge chunk would reduce criticism over one act. It's an exciting booking and shows the festival is prepared to take a risk and back an exciting, young UK talent rather than a tired, safe bet. In 5 years time, we'll look back at this as one of those moments when Glastonbury gave a huge platform to a new act, like the Arctic Monkeys in 2007

 

11 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

Hmmm, I'm not so sure Gnommy, you make some good points but it's a tough one. Obviously the criticism that's come her way over the years is bound to have an affect on how they announce acts. Releasing one name at a time does tend to polarise views and cause some grief for her. Dropping a chunk of the line would mean nearly everyone would see something they like and create a bit of harmony. Certainly the headliners so far seem to be striking a balance between safe (Macca) and new (Stormzy) but I'm not sure if that's a symptom of the festival trying to decide what it wants to be over the next few years.

 

11 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I'm wondering if Emily dropping pretty obvious clues about Stormzy will change how the headliners are announced for next year. 

Personally I think It's a great booking and if the other predictions are right, makes for a good trio. But I've just had a look on the responses to NME's article and a few others on Facebook (I know) and it's wall to wall "That's shite", "Glastonbury is dead", "Why can't it be Fleetwood Mac?".

Do you think perhaps Emily was testing the water to see what the reaction would be? I don't know, maybe she wouldn't care but you can see the stories in the media stating fans go mad etc.

Could this lead them towards announcing a huge chunk of the bill in one fell swoop like they did after the last fallow year? Hit people with all 3 headliners, a Gallagher, a big pop name and the overall reaction would more likely be positive? 

Totally disagree Gnommy. It's a shocking booking and the NME/FB people are bang on. If she's testing the waters then she should have more conviction in her beliefs. Certainly if they drop a huge chuck of the line-up then it shows she has little faith in some of the bookings and is taking the 'bury bad news' approach by hoping a big release will minimize the criticism of some of the bookings. The festival is taking a stupid risk here and should have headliners with a strong back catalogue. The festival will start to lose it's way if it carry's on booking act's like Stormzy who haven't proved themselves yet over the course of several albums. In 5 years time, we'll look back to this booking with a mixture of laughter/horror about how ridiculous it looked, rather like when the Fratellis subbed in 2008  or The Verve headlined.