2019 Headliners

[henry bear]

50 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Has there been another headline act that’s been playing in the USA so close (26th June)  to the rumoured Glastonbury performance? I have serious doubts that’s realistic...

U2 played Baltimore on June 22 2011, Glastonbury on 24th, then back stateside for another gig on 26th, which is some going 

[ourkid1984]

Because I love the Idles daily Haiku on Twitter. I thought I'd do one for the current state of affairs with the headliners. So here goes;

Friday is Stormzy
Macca apparently no
The Cure are nailed on?

For what it's worth I think Macca is going to be headlining 2019.

 

[Gucci Piggy]

21 minutes ago, The Red Telephone said:

Must have missed something somewhere, because I was working on the assumption that Macca was Sunday, Bobby Smith and the boys on Saturday. Has something happened to rule The Cure out of Saturday?

Macca has a date in the US on the Wednesday right?

 

The Cure have a Belgian date on the Friday tho.

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, Gucci Piggy said:

The Cure have a Belgian date on the Friday tho.

And Robert Smith's in much worse shape than Macca.

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, FloorFiller said:

And Robert Smith's in much worse shape than Macca.

Needs more than a day to reapply his sweaty makeup.

[mufcok]

3 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

The Cure have a Belgian date on the Friday tho.

They could easily do the Saturday though, travelling from Belgium is easy (I know there has been the odd bit of info to suggest Sunday). The Libertines flew straight in from Moscow to do that 2015 slot if I recall, Belgium to England is nothing

Edited November 21, 2018 by mufcok

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, mufcok said:

They could easily do the Saturday though, travelling from Belgium is nothing (I know there has been the odd bit of info to suggest Sunday). The Libertines flew straight in from Moscow to do that 2015 slot if I recall, Belgium to England is nothing

They have no dates in different countries on consecutive days tho.

If The Cure and Macca both head straight to the UK after their shows, Macca will be here by Thursday night and The Cure will be here Saturday morning.

Macca has consecutive dates on his tour so I have no idea why, once he's back in the UK, he needs three days' rest before he can perform again. Or why The Cure playing Glastonbury the day they land in the UK is more likely.

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, Gucci Piggy said:

They have no dates in different countries on consecutive days tho.

If The Cure and Macca both head straight to the UK after their shows, Macca will be here by Thursday night and The Cure will be here Saturday morning.

Macca has consecutive dates on his tour so I have no idea why, once he's back in the UK, he needs three days' rest before he can perform again. Or why The Cure playing Glastonbury the day they land in the UK is more likely.

Age and jetlag? I get hit bad with jetlag at times flying from America to the UK, especially the west coast of America and I'm 30. He's 76.. not sure on the rest of The Cure but Robert Smith is approaching 60? Macca still has some years on him, I imagine that extra 24 hours would help him a lot

But who knows. Did the girl on Twitter not specifically say The Cure for Saturday as well? I know where probably recycling old ground here.. 

[The Red Telephone]

Fair enough if that rules The Cure out of Sunday. Thinking more deeply about it, that day always comes too late for them anyway.

[Gucci Piggy]

2 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Age and jetlag? I get hit bad with jetlag at times flying from America to the UK, especially the west coast of America and I'm 30. He's 76.. not sure on the rest of The Cure but Robert Smith is approaching 60? Macca still has some years on him, I imagine that extra 24 hours would help him a lot

But who knows. Did the girl on Twitter not specifically say The Cure for Saturday as well? I know where probably recycling old ground here.. 

Jetlag needn't be a problem, he can just carry on living as though he's in the same time zone and he'll be on stage at Glasto at what should be like 3pm in Phoenix.

An extra 24 hours would help Macca more than Bob Smith, but he's already got more than twice as much rest as The Cure have if he does Saturday.

Yeah she did, but the person on here said the Saturday headliner has pulled out, so it's 1-1 on that score.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

don't think that's ever happened.

We're an infinitely large room packed to the rifters with monkeys shitting names of bands onto their typewriters.

Edited November 21, 2018 by stuartbert two hats

[Gucci Piggy]

On a forum where the prime minister, top gear and university callange have been predicted I think we'd struggle to end up with a Pyramid headliner who hasn't been mentioned.

[henry bear]

Playing Belgium the day before G (if they are down for the Saturday) is nothing. A chartered aircraft could fly them into Bristol in about an hour, it's no different from playing consecutive dates in different parts of the UK.

[the wonderwhy]

The idea that Paul McCartney needs to spend three whole days in bed before he can headline Glastonbury is pretty hilarious tbh. 

Whats he gonna spend the flight home doing? Listening to The Cure? 

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, the wonderwhy said:

The idea that Paul McCartney needs to spend three whole days in bed before he can headline Glastonbury is pretty hilarious tbh. 

Whats he gonna spend the flight home doing? Listening to The Cure? 

He's going to watch half of one of their live sets.

[The Red Telephone]

I was in Belgium a few months ago - took me three hours to be back on British soil, via buying 20 bottles of Bordeuax and some outrageous cheeses in an Auchan. I’m sure the Cure can afford to do this in Waitrose, therefore reducing the commute.

[thewayiam]

42 minutes ago, henry bear said:

U2 played Baltimore on June 22 2011, Glastonbury on 24th, then back stateside for another gig on 26th, which is some going 

They aren't 74

[suzie sue]

They might bother for a stadium gig but not for glasto pennies 

[dentalplan]

26 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Jetlag needn't be a problem, he can just carry on living as though he's in the same time zone and he'll be on stage at Glasto at what should be like 3pm in Phoenix.

 

Also - travelling from southwestern USA - you're not gonna overcome jet lag in three days or four days. That shit will take a week.

[henry bear]

7 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

They aren't 74

Doesn't matter, it's still some feat like them or not. I work at an airport and, as it happens, met U2 when they got off the plane from Baltimore. They'd flown here as soon as the show had finished and they looked completely knackered. Just over 24 hours later they'd be onstage at Glastonbury, and soon after that back on their 767 to continue their US tour. Macca obviously won't be doing that (if he is doing Glastonbury) but he'll still have jet lag to contend with, unlike The Cure.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, henry bear said:

Doesn't matter, it's still some feat like them or not. I work at an airport and, as it happens, met U2 when they got off the plane from Baltimore. They'd flown here as soon as the show had finished and they looked completely knackered. Just over 24 hours later they'd be onstage at Glastonbury, and soon after that back on their 767 to continue their US tour. Macca obviously won't be doing that (if he is doing Glastonbury) but he'll still have jet lag to contend with, unlike The Cure.

Remember though that U2 only happened due to cancellation the previous year. The band can't not have any future plans because of other things happening.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

U2 played like they had jetlag in 2011... 

[henry bear]

11 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Remember though that U2 only happened due to cancellation the previous year. The band can't not have any future plans because of other things happening.

Not denying this. Someone asked if any act had played in the US closer to the proposed G date than Macca, and that’s my answer 

[Ayrshire Chris]

The cure playing Glasgow sessions in August, the day before the Foo Fighters 

[Tuna]

4 hours ago, Doug85 said:

Sorry but I read this as him rupturing his cruciate and thought no wonder he's dropping out 

Send him to Cugat, he'll be fine by Christmas