2019 Headliners

[Gucci Piggy]

4 minutes ago, The Martini Police said:

You can’t generally put big bets on things that people know the outcome of like this though. Was capped at like a tenner. 

It is interesting they were so short so early but that doesn’t fit in with the Macxit narrative.

Yeah true.

Macxit could have been months ago tho. He could have already pulled out when Neil got info on him playing 

[Superunknown]

21 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

But The Killers don’t have more critical acclaim than The Strokes. That’s why it’s a confusing stance.

Fair enough, I thought they did, oh well. 

[Wooderson]

ORDEH ORDEH

Get Pearl Jam on the blower.

Edited January 16, 2019 by Wooderson

[gearbm95]

Even though Emily said Madonna hasn't been booked it almost seems like it makes too much sense. She's putting out new material in the spring and with the lack of a legacy headliner this year, she'd go a long way in filling that spot.

Madonna may not have been booked when they thought they had Macca, but obviously things have changed. Also, for those of you still convinced Gaga is a possibility, I highly doubt she does any shows in 2019 outside of Vegas. When Britney had her residency (same promoter/venue) she was not allowed to do any shows outside of Vegas for the first 2 years, due to a clause in her contract. With the demand for the Gaga shows, and the rumor that they're added 25-30 new dates I highly doubt they'll let her perform anywhere else.

[chatty]

2 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

ORDEH ORRRRDEG

Get Pearl Jam on the blower.

Yes

[Keithy]

1 minute ago, gearbm95 said:

Even though Emily said Madonna hasn't been booked it almost seems like it makes too much sense. She's putting out new material in the spring and with the lack of a legacy headliner this year, she'd go a long way in filling that spot.

Madonna may not have been booked when they thought they had Macca, but obviously things have changed. Also, for those of you still convinced Gaga is a possibility, I highly doubt she does any shows in 2019 outside of Vegas. When Britney had her residency (same promoter/venue) she was not allowed to do any shows outside of Vegas for the first 2 years, due to a clause in her contract. With the demand for the Gaga shows, and the rumor that they're added 25-30 new dates I highly doubt they'll let her perform anywhere else.

Gaga is doing events outside the Vegas residency. Doing an event in May.

Other Vegas residencies have been allowed to do gigs outside of their deal too.

The sticking point for Gaga might be the headline slot is televised. I'm not sure they'd want Gaga's Enigma show (as that's what she'd effectively do at Glastonbury) being shown on TV. The counter argument is they might see it as free advertising.

[Superscally]

22 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

We're on about The Strokes not Pusha T.

I think we need to have that conversation. 

[Gucci Piggy]

25 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

ORDEH ORDEH

Get Pearl Jam on the blower.

Pearl Jam 2020

[addicted2noise]

I love the Strokes and always thought they were more talented than their slightly more mainstream peers like Kings of Leon or even the Arctic Monkeys (who are great but always seemed a little bit too try hard/self conscious in comparison) so its great they're getting the chance to headline if true. I have no idea what kind of crowd they'll get though, is anyone under 25 even aware of them?

[AThirteen]

Looking forward to The Killers headline set..!

[RarerThanDandyB]

12 minutes ago, addicted2noise said:

I love the Strokes and always thought they were more talented than their slightly more mainstream peers like Kings of Leon or even the Arctic Monkeys (who are great but always seemed a little bit too try hard/self conscious in comparison) so its great they're getting the chance to headline if true. I have no idea what kind of crowd they'll get though, is anyone under 25 even aware of them?

I am and me and my friends will be there, blasting out the Strokes anthems.

[RarerThanDandyB]

13 minutes ago, AThirteen said:

Looking forward to The Killers headline set..!

Yeah, very slim chance, The Strokes are set.

[crocodiles]

4 hours ago, eFestivals said:

Talking Heads.

Is there any debate about them being coolest new York band  ....before I cause chaos thinking they've been tipped to reform and appear 

Edited January 16, 2019 by crocodiles

[woyski]

10 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

Yeah, very slim chance, The Strokes are set.

I'm relying on your undying enthusiasm and optimism, my dear! Currently working to their discography, IT'S GOTTA HAPPEN! They're such an odd one, having ridden the wave of hype in the beginning, then cooling right off after FIOE to the point where we wondered if that'd be it after the 5-album deal with RCA. Angles had some bangers but felt incredibly cold and disconnected, which makes sense considering they recorded most of it apart. I enjoyed Comedown Machine, it had it's role for me. The EP got me reallllly excited, but I was chuffed to see Julian so happy doing his own thing with the Voidz, who I'm also a big fan of. They really don't seem to be doing that much, and then something pops out on NME and it sounds like they're happier. 

Part of me really doesn't understand why they'd play Glasto - as others have said clearly doing festivals for the money and steering away from doing their own gigs, even though they absolutely would sell the tickets. They could easily do London, Manchester, etc. and a festival. But I do agree with what others have said about them happy doing Glasto so long as their headlining. We'll see what 2019 has in store for us - there is stuff in the pipeline aye? 

[she bangs the drums]

2 hours ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Not discounting The Strokes likelihood, I think grimmy saying twice means something, but I’m always skeptical of betting odds, aren’t they basically just priced off of betting volume. So maybe people with insider info are betting on them, or maybe the general public are just taking a punt?

These are novelty markets so doesn't take much money to move the odds, and the bookmakers do not take any chances. Hence why Paul McCartney was odds on a few days ago! 

[beau1]

59 minutes ago, gearbm95 said:

Even though Emily said Madonna hasn't been booked it almost seems like it makes too much sense. She's putting out new material in the spring and with the lack of a legacy headliner this year, she'd go a long way in filling that spot.

Madonna may not have been booked when they thought they had Macca, but obviously things have changed. Also, for those of you still convinced Gaga is a possibility, I highly doubt she does any shows in 2019 outside of Vegas. When Britney had her residency (same promoter/venue) she was not allowed to do any shows outside of Vegas for the first 2 years, due to a clause in her contract. With the demand for the Gaga shows, and the rumor that they're added 25-30 new dates I highly doubt they'll let her perform anywhere else.

The Cure are a legacy headliner. 40 years worth of material and 1000s of live shows is pretty legendary.

Edited January 16, 2019 by beau1
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[Ged Devereux]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

What I mean is I find it unlikely Beyoncé would do Glastonbury as a one off / not part of a larger tour.

coachella for her was before a tour with Jay Z. However if she was planning to be doing anything this year I’d imagine something would be announced so tickets could be sold

edit: I think Kanye is the only act in recent memory which did Glastonbury as a ‘one off’

Just checked and last time she played was after her tour, fair enough she did a few other festivals over here. Maybe she'll get announced for BST and a couple of European festivals,  I doubt it and I'm not a fan of hers was just surprised she hadn't been mentioned and Oasis and Led Zep both had!

[Gnomicide]

Getting back on board the Neil Young train here. 

[Stokesy10]

2 hours ago, polnico said:

This sounds weird, but what about Green Day ? Weren't they supposed to have a Dookie anniversary tour ?

Literally the biggest trick Glasto has ever missed in my opinion. How they've not headlined is criminal. Enormous back catalogue and their live shows are insanely powerful. Absolutely guarantee the crowd would be bouncing. Shame it's unlikely to ever happen really.

[Superunknown]

1 minute ago, Stokesy10 said:

Literally the biggest trick Glasto has ever missed in my opinion. How they've not headlined is criminal. Enormous back catalogue and their live shows are insanely powerful. Absolutely guarantee the crowd would be bouncing. Shame it's unlikely to ever happen really.

Wasn't there a rumour of them headlining the Other Stage not so long ago?

[brendan84]

Saw killers headline rock werchter last summer, hoping it's not them.

[thewayiam]

2 hours ago, Superscally said:

Subbing Stormzy? Epic trolling, pure lolz, or mental. 

To be honest, there would be a big chance that the act to sub Stormzy is going to be bigger than Stormzy himself, his sub this year is massively bigger than him.

1 hour ago, Keithy said:

Gaga is doing events outside the Vegas residency. Doing an event in May.

Other Vegas residencies have been allowed to do gigs outside of their deal too.

The sticking point for Gaga might be the headline slot is televised. I'm not sure they'd want Gaga's Enigma show (as that's what she'd effectively do at Glastonbury) being shown on TV. The counter argument is they might see it as free advertising.

Yeah now it's said about what her show is I don't think Glastonbury book have that, I reckon they'll wait until a normal type of show to book her.

1 hour ago, AThirteen said:

Looking forward to The Killers headline set..!

It would be the best of a situation now I reckon.

[Stokesy10]

4 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Wasn't there a rumour of them headlining the Other Stage not so long ago?

Maybe. May have been for 2017.

[incident]

1 hour ago, Keithy said:

The sticking point for Gaga might be the headline slot is televised. I'm not sure they'd want Gaga's Enigma show (as that's what she'd effectively do at Glastonbury) being shown on TV. The counter argument is they might see it as free advertising.

It's only televised to the degree that the act allows it to be. We're used to a large chunk being shown, as one of the major reasons acts are prepared to cut their fee to Glastonbury levels is that they get a free 90 minute commercial on BBC.

But there's no obligation to allow filming at all (Leonard Cohen didn't), and some acts will allow only selected parts to be shown. Neil Young is a good example of that, allowing only 5 songs to be broadcast and even that was apparently only after a (literal) last minute agreement.

[The Placid Casual]

1 hour ago, crocodiles said:

Is there any debate about them being coolest new York band  ....before I cause chaos thinking they've been tipped to reform and appear 

There's also Velvet Underground and Blondie.