2019 Headliners

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

15 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I've no doubt that the booking of Stormzy is a pretty bold one and hopefully one that pays off, but I doubt people are gonna look back in ten years time and think 'Wow I wish I was there in 2019 to see Stormzy'.

You weren’t talking about whether people would be looking at the set and saying they wish they were there, you were talking about it not being one for the history books, two separate things. Fact is this year will stand out as unique because of Stormzy.

 

18 minutes ago, mufcok said:

The point still stands, re not one for the history books, in my opinion

Stormzy is a good booking, and I say that as someone with no interest in his music. I like The Cure but I think they are very take it or leave it for many. McCartney is ARGUABLY the greatest living songwriter, replacing him would be incredibly difficult. Book someone seen as weak and all of a sudden it's not such a good trio

However great they are, The Cure and Paul McCartney are acts Glastonbury would usually book, and it would hardly raise controversy for the both of them to play. Having those two doesn’t make it a unique or historic year. 

[fatyeti24]

You have one free headliners place on the Pyramid stage, and both Gallagher brothers are available.

You can only choose one.

Which long drop are you going to hang out in?

[Mash011]

team LG bumpup has secured its second member, the illustrious gazza. can't wait for wonderwall acapella to grace the pyramid.

[mufcok]

2 minutes ago, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

You weren’t talking about whether people would be looking at the set and saying they wish they were there, you were talking about it not being one for the history books, two separate things. Fact is this year will stand out as unique because of Stormzy.

 

However great they are, The Cure and Paul McCartney are acts Glastonbury would usually book, and it would hardly raise controversy for the both of them to play. Having those two doesn’t make it a unique or historic year. 

Beg to differ on the McCartney front I'm afraid. How many UK festivals has he headlined since the 2004 slot, Isle of White once? It's possibly the ultimate coup and probably the last chance given his age. Historic is most certainly would be

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

10 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Beg to differ on the McCartney front I'm afraid. How many UK festivals has he headlined since the 2004 slot, Isle of White once? It's possibly the ultimate coup and probably the last chance given his age. Historic is most certainly would be

He’s hardly a rare booking who never plays in the UK, given he’s done multiple indoor and outdoor shows in the UK, year after year as well as playing European festivals. He’s as close to a typical Glastonbury booking you can get.

[Ged Devereux]

Would be pretty gutted if Macca isn’t playing after all. Would need to be a big booking to replace him, Stormzy and The Cure aren’t the strongest duo, a massive name next to them and it’d look alright. I like at least one Pyramid headliner each year and ended up with Ed last year ( All my mates were going, should have gone with Foo’s ). Up for AM / Gaga if it isn’t Macca 

 

Also does this mean Macca won’t be playing BST?

Edited November 17, 2018 by Ged Devereux

[mufcok]

5 minutes ago, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

He’s hardly a rare booking who never plays in the UK, given he’s done multiple indoor and outdoor shows in the UK, year after year as well as playing European festivals. He’s as close to a typical Glastonbury booking you can get.

As has virtually every act who headlines Glastonbury.

For UK festivals, he's a major coup. We'll have to agree to disagree here I'm afraid. 

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

5 minutes ago, mufcok said:

As has virtually every act who headlines Glastonbury.

For UK festivals, he's a major coup. We'll have to agree to disagree here I'm afraid. 

Exactly, with the exception being Stormzy who has never played venues of that size, hence why it’s an anomaly and unique booking.

[mufcok]

Of course he is, never once have I stated otherwise. It's a huge booking, for those exact reasons you've just said.

The point I was trying to make is if the biggest name out of the three has dropped out, who they replace him with is key to whether it can be seen as a strong trio or not. 

[billum]

34 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:

Yeah if he adds dates then we know you’re right and if he cancels dates then we know Billum and I are right.

Caveat: I don’t really think I’m right, I haven’t got a clue.

No, nor me, not a clue, other than - remember Olympics 2012? So bad. He then made a pact with the devil for a few more years of good touring, and these satanic pacts always run in 7-year cycles, so it runs out in late June 2019 just before the fest... this is why he was desperate to play the Saturday just in case it lasted, but when The Cure insisted on Saturday that did it

[Gucci Piggy]

20 minutes ago, Ged Devereux said:

Also does this mean Macca won’t be playing BST?

This is a point. Neil had heard Macca was doing BST but someone else in the BST thread who seems to have info more recently said he isn't doing it. That could be because he's pulled out along with Glasto.

[crocodiles]

Will be gutted if Macca drops out as never seen him and unlikely to now . 

Not interested in seeing stormzy at all and will be at the cure but seen them many times b4 so woulnt have bothered me as much if they rather than Macca dropped . 

If true no idea who can or will fill in .

Gaga would be fine particularly for my wife . 

 

[Phoenix Girl]

8 minutes ago, billum said:

No, nor me, not a clue, other than - remember Olympics 2012? So bad. He then made a pact with the devil for a few more years of good touring, and these satanic pacts always run in 7-year cycles, so it runs out in late June 2019 just before the fest... this is why he was desperate to play the Saturday just in case it lasted, but when The Cure insisted on Saturday that did it

Yep this is it of course. ?

[Mattymooz]

54 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

If you get a Gaga profile pic the lineup gods may smile upon your offering and respond in kind.

Not Stokesy but a profile pic change is the least I can do

[Brave Sir Robin]

1 hour ago, billum said:

Yes interesting that “someone I doubt you’d be very happy with” comment - are you not fond of Gaga, BSR, and is this well known among the twetterati??

  I’m not, as it happens, but I think she meant it’s someone those wanting McCartney wouldn’t like. Which I don’t think you’d say about Bruce.

Edited November 17, 2018 by Brave Sir Robin

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

12 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Of course he is, never once have I stated otherwise. It's a huge booking, for those exact reasons you've just said.

The point I was trying to make is if the biggest name out of the three has dropped out, who they replace him with is key to whether it can be seen as a strong trio or not. 

The point wasn’t about it being a strong trio though, it was about it being one for the history books which it will be regardless of who else headlines.

[mufcok]

Patiently awaiting a post from Neil to put the nail in the McCartney coffin.. 

[strummer77]

2 hours ago, 42hamlet said:

A friend of mine the other day told me that a friend of his who works "in the biz" had said to him that Glastonbury have had their Saturday headliner pull out and are facing a bit of a crisis to replace them 

 

I realise how "my uncle sam who's baker has a daughter" this sounds and I have absolutely no reason to trust it myself but thought it was a bit coincidental at least considering this 

Someone I know who’s just gone into a music company said a headliner had pulled out, but the attached info I heard was they were American. He assumed Stormzy was the replacement. They’re not a bullshitter but so much crap flying about I’d take all this with a huge huge pinch of salt. 

[mufcok]

2 minutes ago, strummer77 said:

Someone I know who’s just gone into a music company said a headliner had pulled out, but the attached info I heard was they were American. He assumed Stormzy was the replacement. They’re not a bullshitter but so much crap flying about I’d take all this with a huge huge pinch of salt. 

Thank you for that straw, I'm now clutching at it

[Mattymooz]

2 minutes ago, strummer77 said:

Someone I know who’s just gone into a music company said a headliner had pulled out, but the attached info I heard was they were American. He assumed Stormzy was the replacement. They’re not a bullshitter but so much crap flying about I’d take all this with a huge huge pinch of salt. 

If Stormzy was a last minute replacement tho I don't see why they'd have announced him straight away? (Unless they dropped out a while ago?)

[billum]

7 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

  I’m not, as it happens, but I think she meant it’s someone wanting McCartney wouldn’t like. Which I don’t think you’d say about Bruce.

Yep that makes sense

[billum]

2 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Thank you for that straw, I'm now clutching at it

Room for two on that straw please mister?

[strummer77]

11 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Thank you for that straw, I'm now clutching at it

 

8 minutes ago, billum said:

Room for two on that straw please mister?

I mean I don’t think it’s true (and as all info I ever get is wrong including that I was told by Eavis himself!!!) but I’m in on Macca so hope it is. 

Ill do some chasing but think it’s probably rumour bollocks (as I think the stuff today about Macca could also be)

Edited November 17, 2018 by strummer77

[Wooderson]

Where’s the source of this “Macca is out” panic

[strummer77]

1 minute ago, Wooderson said:

Where’s the source of this “Macca is out” panic

Random girl on twitter saying he’d pulled out.