2019 Headliners

[Guest]

46 minutes ago, Honeybane said:

Understand your point mate but there is 0 chance lady gaga is headlining Glastonbury in my opinion, even as a panic buy.

If macca has pulled out they know which type of act they need to replace and i would say it's the furthest thing away from gaga. 

Muse Adele Coldplay - 3 biggest acts in the word available for booking at time

Radiohead Foos Ed - one of the best and biggest live acts ever, one of the biggest bands in the world, biggest British pop artist out of current crop 

Stormzy Lady Gaga The Cure - a rapper that's done one album (which wasn't brilliant, but not in any way bad, and seems a lovely bloke) / done a film to come back into relevance / big band (not an amazing booking but I will take it.)

no chance, not even as a panic. There isn't enough teeth in that 3, not with gaga. Everyone knows that.

What did you think of the 2014 headliners?

[Brunty9]

2014 headliners were/are big draws. All very well established. In my eyes, Arcade Fire, Metallica, Kasabian is significantly stronger than Stormzy, Macca, The Cure

[kalifire]

1 hour ago, Honeybane said:

There isn't enough teeth in that 3, not with gaga. Everyone knows that.

Not if you’re expecting top shelf every night, every year. I can understand if you do, it’s been absolutely world class for years now, but the reality is that this is unsustainable. They can’t keep chasing big name acts who expect to be paid a fortune and we can’t keep expecting them to do that. 

I think there’s a lot of truth on what Emily said about creating headliners. A headline slot on the Pyramid needn’t cater for the entitled masses; it could be transformative - the festival putting their faith in an emerging superstar and offering them a chance to prove it. 

After Friday night next year, nobody will batter an eyelid to see Stormzy headline in the years to come. So what does he need to do in order to prove himself before that? And why should he? Why can’t his journey to the Pyramid include the Pyramid itself? That’s exciting, ambitious and forward thinking. And if he pulls it off, it’ll be transcendent. 

I for one welcome the headline slots to change from ‘what can we get?’ to ‘what might we be in for?’ 

Edited November 20, 2018 by kalifire

[jackarmy]

12 hours ago, Hawros said:

True. We’ve had a lot of feeling that Cure + Macca didn’t sit right, me included, so maybe he’s been / asked to be put back to 2020 for a while now. 

This happened when he headlined before. His people approached the festival asking to play 2003, but they already had the Saturday night headliner in place, so Michael asked them to do it the following year. 

"It was Saturday or nothing" - could the same have happened here? 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/2994648.stm

[Avalon_Fields]

Will Bradley Cooper join Lady GaGa and both mime to the film of them miming on the Pyramid stage for A Star Is Born? 

(At least that's one up on Madonna!)

[Purple aki squat]

If Macca pulled out then I reckon it’s Bon Jovi.

Sort the double denim out.

[Doug85]

22 minutes ago, Brunty9 said:

 Kasabian is significantly stronger than Stormzy, Macca, The Cure

Can I have some of what you are smoking? Thinking Kasabian were ever or ever would be a stronger booking than Macca. 

[Brunty9]

3 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

Can I have some of what you are smoking? Thinking Kasabian were ever or ever would be a stronger booking than Macca. 

I actually said.... 

Arcade Fire, Metallica, Kasabian is significantly stronger than Stormzy, Macca, The Cure.

 

[tomainley]

Bruno Mars !

[Doug85]

2 minutes ago, Brunty9 said:

I actually said.... 

Arcade Fire, Metallica, Kasabian is significantly stronger than Stormzy, Macca, The Cure.

 

Well if you want to be pedantic about it, it's "are". 

[Woffy]

1 minute ago, Doug85 said:

Well if you want to be pedantic about it, it's "are". 

or if you want to be opinionated about it it's aren't

[Doug85]

Just now, Woffy said:

or if you want to be opinionated about it it's aren't

I prefer this option 

[doogie]

If Macca's pulled out, I wouldn't be surprised if they simply bump up an existing booking.

So Liam Gallagher it is (maybe!)

[Sasperella]

43 minutes ago, Brunty9 said:

2014 headliners were/are big draws. All very well established. In my eyes, Arcade Fire, Metallica, Kasabian is significantly stronger than Stormzy, Macca, The Cure

So your problem is really with Stormzy, as if we're going by how well "established" a band is, I'm really not sure you can argue that about The Cure or Macca.

If we're going for general boredom inducement, then surely the inclusion of Kasabian in the 2014 trio really brings down their average.....

[Honeybane]

I might make a twitter account and bullshit about the cure pulling out and see who people on here pick out the hat to replace them 

[FloorFiller]

Just now, Honeybane said:

I might make a twitter account and bullshit about the cure pulling out and see who people on here pick out the hat to replace them 

Paul McCartney is free I believe.

[Mash011]

1 minute ago, Honeybane said:

I might make a twitter account and bullshit about the cure pulling out and see who people on here pick out the hat to replace them 

noel gallagher bump up

[jparx]

10 minutes ago, doogie said:

If Macca's pulled out, I wouldn't be surprised if they simply bump up an existing booking.

So Liam Gallagher it is (maybe!)

I think they'd only bump someone up if an act pulled out much closer to the event. If Macca has pulled out, they have 7 months to find a replacement. They still have a lot of time so they won't be scrambling trying to find a solution.

[Acid Loafers]

Does anyone else feel like we're looking at full British line-up headliners? 

The way Stormzy was announced makes me think that they might be planning on announcing the other two in a similar fashion, in Oxfam shops near where the artist/band grew up.

(Or do they have Oxfam in America? Never been.) If there are Oxfam locations in U.S. Gaga is a possibility, if not, then I think it will be British musicians this year.

[mufcok]

It's easy to see why people wouldn't see Gaga as a headliner, especially after being teased with Macca. Maybe I've been living under a rock for the last few years but prior to this film, I literally heard nothing of her since her early success. I quite liked her when the first couple of records come out, very different and catchy. But since then I don't remember hearing much.. if anything of her. Maybe that's just me it seems like the booking would be hugely influenced by the film.

If we hadn't been teased with Macca then maybe it would be different, you're going from arguably the greatest songwriter this country has ever produced to someone who I think it's fair to say (forgetting about the film), isn't as big as the last time she played. Stormzy is a great booking and The Cure.. are The Cure but it does need a big headliner to complement them, granted that may be difficult now if Macca has pulled out

Having said all that.. this may all be in vain and Macca may still do it.. and the Gaga rumours are based on nothing currently

 

[Sasperella]

3 minutes ago, mufcok said:

and The Cure.. are The Cure but it does need a big headliner to complement them, granted that may be difficult now if Macca has pulled out

For me, The Cure do actually seem like the weakest of the three. They seem to be everywhere at the moment, so it's not like you're getting something rare and nostalgic, and although I recognise some of their tunes, it feels a lot like background music to me. Having said that, a few of my mates said they would go along, so what do I know....

[mufcok]

Just now, Sasperella said:

For me, The Cure do actually seem like the weakest of the three. They seem to be everywhere at the moment, so it's not like you're getting something rare and nostalgic, and although I recognise some of their tunes, it feels a lot like background music to me. Having said that, a few of my mates said they would go along, so what do I know....

Yeah, they're a great band. I'll certainly be there watching them bar a ridiculous clash. I think it's because they've been around the block that much it doesn't feel like an inspired booking

[Woffy]

38 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

I prefer this option 

[SwedgeAntilles]

I think it's fair to say (and doesn't do any of the acts in question a particular disservice) that a trio of Stormzy/The Cure/Gaga would be the weakest set of headliners since 2014. The festival has booked BIG since then. If you put Macca back in place of Gaga then you're back in big booking territory again. 

[Acid Loafers]

11 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

For me, The Cure do actually seem like the weakest of the three. They seem to be everywhere at the moment, so it's not like you're getting something rare and nostalgic, and although I recognise some of their tunes, it feels a lot like background music to me. Having said that, a few of my mates said they would go along, so what do I know....

Have your mates seen The Cure before? They are one of the few bands that I saw once and that's all I needed.