2019 Headliners

[JoeyT]

4 minutes ago, Hawros said:

With the capacity bump on Sunday, unlikely.

Stormy Z will have the smallest, I'd imagine.

It's more than likely that i'm blinded by my pessimism for The Cure.

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

I think I might be one of the few who is pretty happy with this trio. I'd quite like to see a bit of Stormzy, but will almost definitely be led elsewhere by what's on West Holts/Other/Park. Will likely watch Macca, although again the same could apply (assuming it's a long set I'll at least catch the start, I think). And I'd love to see The Cure smash Glasto and prove the doubters wrong. Either way, they're a great Sunday headliner for me - that's the day I most often struggle for a big finale and I'm out of energy by then so a contemplative set with a few hits for a little boogie would do me.

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1 hour ago, ticketboy69 said:

I hope LG will be subbing Stormzy then I will probably give that stage a swerve on that night, although my daughter might have other ideas. 

I love The Cure, so will be there for that...and can’t not see Macca just because, well, it’s Paul McCartney...he used to be in the Beatles and everything!

Can't see Liam subbing anyone other than Macca tbh.  No real rationale for him subbing Stormzy IMO

[mufcok]

1 hour ago, hughes21 said:

i got the text any optimist has been dreading this morning, my cousin whose band is signed to island records said the info is definitely 

fri - stormzy

sat - paul mc

sunday - the cure

and LG subbing one of them, is strange for them all to be confirmed so early though

I wouldn't say it's strange, I'm sure from the festivals point of view they'd rather that than it dragging on and on

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9 minutes ago, Username taken said:

Can't see Liam subbing anyone other than Macca tbh.  No real rationale for him subbing Stormzy IMO

Why?

[mufcok]

Technically wrong thread I know but @eFestivals anything to suggest Chemical Brothers for 2019 at all, besides the 'play every 4 years' pattern? Already fretting over Saturday/Sunday clashes..

[Magic Rat]

3 hours ago, eastynh said:

Will pass most on here by. Deserving of an up vote by me though at least ?

You can talk to me

[eFestivals]

Just now, mufcok said:

Technically wrong thread I know but @eFestivals anything to suggest Chemical Brothers for 2019 at all, besides the 'play every 4 years' pattern? Already fretting over Saturday/Sunday clashes..

I've heard nothing, but that doesn't mean anything either way. Either i hear stuff or I don't.

[kalifire]

The Cure playing on Sunday makes more sense than them playing on Saturday, but I still can’t picture Macca anywhere other than Sunday night. It’s an odd coupling whichever way around you put them. Makes Stormzy look quite token. 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Whilst I have no reason to doubt the guy with the day information, The Cure don't seem like a very "local-friendly" act for a Sunday which is the direction that the festival seems to have taken in recent years. McCartney would seem to logical choice for Sunday but I guess it depends on availability.

[JoeyT]

Could Massive Attack be back for another headline slot on the Other? They're active next year with the Mezzanine dates albeit those finish in March.

[mufcok]

That's a pretty strong set of headliners from where I'm sitting. Interesting to see how the Other stage headliners pan out

[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, Mash011 said:

See. This is how you cut me deep. None of that baby shit Stokesy. Cut me to the heart. 

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[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, JoeyT said:

Please let us have The Chemical Brothers on the other or Hot Chip headlining anywhere on the Sunday.

The Cure booking makes zero appeal to me.

Would I be foolish in expecting them to have the smallest crowd of the 3 headliners?

I think knowing TCB are there, or a late reprise of Gaga, would make my festival for me. I'd be happy regardless and the old "plenty other stuff to do" cliche and all that, but I need to make up for my utter stupidity of missing TCB... TWICE.

[dentalplan]

10 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

I think knowing TCB are there, or a late reprise of Gaga, would make my festival for me. I'd be happy regardless and the old "plenty other stuff to do" cliche and all that, but I need to make up for my utter stupidity of missing TCB... TWICE.

The Chems are likely to be there as they have a new album coming and it’s the easiest booking the festival can make since the band’s manager lives at Worthy Farm.

Also I don’t understand why missing the Chemical Brothers is a regret when it happens every four years. You could miss them next year and still be fine to see them again at some point.

[hughes21]

34 minutes ago, mufcok said:

I wouldn't say it's strange, I'm sure from the festivals point of view they'd rather that than it dragging on and on

sorry i just meant for it all to be leaked so early, im not used too it

but i have no reason to distrust what i have been told, my cousins band has the same manager as LG aswell 

[sisco]

5 minutes ago, hughes21 said:

sorry i just meant for it all to be leaked so early, im not used too it

but i have no reason to distrust what i have been told, my cousins band has the same manager as LG aswell 

No chance of finding out which day he’s playing then?

[Stokesy10]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

The Chems are likely to be there as they have a new album coming and it’s the easiest booking the festival can make since the band’s manager lives at Worthy Farm.

Also I don’t understand why missing the Chemical Brothers is a regret when it happens every four years. You could miss them next year and still be fine to see them again at some point.

I know yeh, but put of my 5 Glasto's, they were there twice, and like an absolute nob I missed both. Bad decisions. I know I could always go and see them outside the festival too, but it's just the annoyance that I missed them at the farm, where music is magically amplified

[JoeyT]

13 minutes ago, hughes21 said:

sorry i just meant for it all to be leaked so early, im not used too it

but i have no reason to distrust what i have been told, my cousins band has the same manager as LG aswell 

These?

https://www.codaagency.com/artists/live

Fair few artists on the books. 

Get that shovel out and start digging for info 

[BambooShanks]

32 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

Could Massive Attack be back for another headline slot on the Other? They're active next year with the Mezzanine dates albeit those finish in March.

I'm hoping that it will happen but that's based on pure desire to see them again.  it was only 4 years ago that they last headlined so is enough of a gap I suppose.

6 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

I know yeh, but put of my 5 Glasto's, they were there twice, and like an absolute nob I missed both. Bad decisions. I know I could always go and see them outside the festival too, but it's just the annoyance that I missed them at the farm, where music is magically amplified

I'm in the same boat - last time I saw Flying Lotus instead and as good as it was (the stage show was pretty damn cool), it just wasn't what I needed at the time.

[Honeybane]

who are the 3 for Other pls guys?

 

Pyramid - Stormz Macca Cure

Other ?

[Gucci Piggy]

2 hours ago, hughes21 said:

i got the text any optimist has been dreading this morning, my cousin whose band is signed to island records said the info is definitely 

fri - stormzy

sat - paul mc

sunday - the cure

and LG subbing one of them, is strange for them all to be confirmed so early though

Makes sense cos Cure Sunday

2 hours ago, JoeyT said:

Please let us have The Chemical Brothers on the other or Hot Chip headlining anywhere on the Sunday.

The Cure booking makes zero appeal to me.

Would I be foolish in expecting them to have the smallest crowd of the 3 headliners?

I think they will do. Although i did forget about the increased capacity on the Sunday. Also depends on what's on elsewhere.

1 hour ago, Username taken said:

Can't see Liam subbing anyone other than Macca tbh.  No real rationale for him subbing Stormzy IMO

Why does there have to be rationale? Stormzy is a headliner, LG is a sub, that's all that's needed tbh. There's no more reason for him to sub Macca than Stormzy.

44 minutes ago, kalifire said:

The Cure playing on Sunday makes more sense than them playing on Saturday, but I still can’t picture Macca anywhere other than Sunday night. It’s an odd coupling whichever way around you put them. Makes Stormzy look quite token. 

Why can't you see Macca playing anywhere other than Sunday? Seems to me they usually put the biggest headliner on the Saturday, and the most similar booking to Macca over the last few year is the Stones who played Saturday.

44 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Whilst I have no reason to doubt the guy with the day information, The Cure don't seem like a very "local-friendly" act for a Sunday which is the direction that the festival seems to have taken in recent years. McCartney would seem to logical choice for Sunday but I guess it depends on availability.

It really doesn't seem to me like a lot of thought goes into pleasing the locals with the Sunday headliner tbh. In 2014 they were stuck with Kasabian.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, Honeybane said:

who are the 3 for Other pls guys?

 

Pyramid - Stormz Macca Cure

Other ?

Only info we have is that The Streets are either subbing Pyramid or headlining Other, and that Wolf Alice have been offered Other headliner.

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

These?

https://www.codaagency.com/artists/live

Fair few artists on the books. 

Get that shovel out and start digging for info 

that's a booking agent, which isn't necessarily the same thing as 'manager'.

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[BambooShanks]

7 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Only info we have is that The Streets are either subbing Pyramid or headlining Other, and that Wolf Alice have been offered Other headliner.

I liked The Streets back in the day, but I'm struggling to wrap my head around them headlining The Other.

 

Man, nostalgia ain't what it used to be