2019 Headliners

[The Nal]

Just now, FatAmmy said:

The strokes rise to headliner status in the last 4-5 years seems to have more to do with a lack of other options than anything else...They were 11th billed at Bonnaroo 2011

Yeah they're fine for a day time show or even a Peel headliner, maybe even the Other but absolutely preposterous as a Pyramid headliner.

But who else is there really outside of a handful of acts. Everyone big have either already played or are pushing up daisies. 

[Woffy]

12 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

(RHCP) Also playing The Pyramids earlier in the year.

In Portsmouth?

[strummer77]

4 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Yeah they're fine for a day time show or even a Peel headliner, maybe even the Other but absolutely preposterous as a Pyramid headliner.

But who else is there really outside of a handful of acts. Everyone big have either already played or are pushing up daisies. 

I think they’re easily an Other Stage headliner. But that’s probably it these days. 

[42hamlet]

6 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Yeah they're fine for a day time show or even a Peel headliner, maybe even the Other but absolutely preposterous as a Pyramid headliner.

But who else is there really outside of a handful of acts. Everyone big have either already played or are pushing up daisies. 

I feel like they'd be absolutely fantastic in a secret John Peel slot like the Killers slot last year and just thoroughly underwhelming in a Pyramid headline slot 

[Yokel Again]

47 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

 

Really struggling to get your link with American Girl.

 

This surprises me, I thought this was one of the most blatant borrowings ever. What do I know?

Didn't realise Grimshaw had started it, possibly some truth there then. Oh well. Saw them at Oxegen in 2006 (I think that was the year) and enjoyed them, but not sure I would see them again, and that video does sound very lazily sung and played, as someone else noted.

Still, I'm sure there will be something elsewhere. I'd just have liked a big old Pyramid classic headliner this year, but there you go. I'll enjoy Kylie, ha!

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, thewayiam said:

I'd 100% see Queen over Stormzy and everyone I know given they are included as no extra would too.

If only there weren't insurmountable difficulties. Maybe we could get Mark Martel fronting a decent cover band and it would be as good! You heard him? Google/youtube that shit. Incredible. 

[LiamMcMillen]

I saw The 1975 last night and, whether you like them or not, their stage presence, lighting, catalogue, and stage design would have been perfect for the Pyramid this year. Especially with the lack of a ‘big’ headliner

[Keithy]

Strokes have never been Glastonbury headliner status. Had the Eavii booked them in 2002/2003, it would have been a great booking of a great band with potential...and probably could have got a sub spot at best. That time has long passed. 

Music press (and to be fair most of Joe Public) absolutely fell for an emerging, very cool band from New York with a belter of a song in Last Nite. Decent album followed and then.... classic shone brightly and then quickly faded territory. To see them now is to see a bunch of 40 year olds trying to pretend it's 2001 and they are young and cool. Absolutely go through the motions live.

Re:Gaga. Would love her to play but don't think she will. I fear she will be one of the great lost Glastonbury headliners.

I'm increasingly getting the fear that the headliners this year will be the weakest set in a good 10 years. I suppose you have to put it in context that for the last 10 years we've had an unprecedented level of headliner status and it was always unsustainable. 

[Keithy]

51 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

isn't Gaga's "event" an industry conference thing? probably giving a talk/interview or something.

I think she's playing a few songs but yeah it's an IT conference. Can't see her doing any level of production so probably just belting out a few numbers on the piano.

Odd event to do as it's a sort of 'helps pay the bills corporate event' that I guess all artists do occasionally and dial in a performance but I'm not sure she's strapped for cash. Part of me wonders if it's part of the Vegas residency deal to do the odd corporate partner event.

[henry bear]

12 hours ago, beau1 said:

The Cure are headlining every other major festival in Europe and Sold Out BST in record time. It is fair to say their live stock is in fairly high demand.

 

[eFestivals]

9 minutes ago, Keithy said:

Strokes have never been Glastonbury headliner status. Had the Eavii booked them in 2002/2003, it would have been a great booking of a great band with potential...and probably could have got a sub spot at best. That time has long passed.

Not sure about that. There's been one-album headliners at Glasto on occasions, and there's few first albums that went as big as theirs did.

Having said that I reckon it'd be a very odd booking today. Despite that album being so big it's impact was mostly into a quite small age-niche rather than one that reached across a wide range of ages. I reckon it'd have a big part of the country saying "who?", to a bigger extent than's happened with other headliners.

Edited January 17, 2019 by eFestivals

[dentalplan]

If anyone heard that The Strokes were headlining Glastonbury and said “who?”, they’re not Glastonbury’s market. It’s seriously unimaginable.

[Keithy]

43 minutes ago, jyoung said:

I'd give or take The Killers tbh I'm not that fussed but this gig was incredible and I felt very lucky to be there. Hits everywhere.

Ditto for me. Absolute perfect way to do an 11 song set. Was a great way to spend an hour.

Wouldn't see them if they headline as (a) there would be more filler and (b) 2017 was such a great gig that, for me, that's the best way to leave a band that I was never massively fussed about.

[mufcok]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Not sure about that. There's been one-album headliners at Glasto on occasions, and there's few first albums that went as big as theirs did.

Having said that I reckon it'd be a very odd booking today. Despite that album being so big it's impact was mostly into a quite small age-niche rather than one that reached across a wide range of ages. I reckon it'd have a big part of the country saying "who?", to a bigger extent than's happened with other headliners.

I know at the moment you're probably just going off the same info as us (Grimshaw and the person on here) but, do you reckon they'll headline?..

[shuttlep]

12 hours ago, beau1 said:

The Cure are headlining every other major festival in Europe and Sold Out BST in record time. It is fair to say their live stock is in fairly high demand.

that's reason enough fro Glastonbury not to book them 

[dentalplan]

5 minutes ago, henry bear said:

 

Just Like Heifer

[chatty]

31 minutes ago, LiamMcMillen said:

I saw The 1975 last night and, whether you like them or not, their stage presence, lighting, catalogue, and stage design would have been perfect for the Pyramid this year. Especially with the lack of a ‘big’ headliner

I think they would be seen as a weak headliner as well tbh. Similarly they would fare better with a big name alongside them but theyre on the cusp of being legit headliners tbf. 

Not my bag but theyve done well the last few years, I remember them playing fairly small venues and that doesnt seem that long ago. 

Edited January 17, 2019 by chatty

[eFestivals]

10 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

If anyone heard that The Strokes were headlining Glastonbury and said “who?”, they’re not Glastonbury’s market. It’s seriously unimaginable.

I wasn't saying that about glasto-goers but the wider public.

A public - a Glastonbury-going public, as it happen (the locals) - who I know went 'who?' when Muse were announced as headliner, and a public where a sizable number went 'who?' when Arcade Fire were announced.

I reckon The Strokes would have less penetration with the general public than both of those did.

Edited January 17, 2019 by eFestivals

[dentalplan]

24 minutes ago, LiamMcMillen said:

I saw The 1975 last night and, whether you like them or not, their stage presence, lighting, catalogue, and stage design would have been perfect for the Pyramid this year. Especially with the lack of a ‘big’ headliner

I could honestly see them being a sub this year and that being our big unexpected thing for this year, and headlining in two or three years’ time. Not saying that they should sub or don’t deserve headline but they could probably be tempted into playing even if possibly all three headliners are smaller fish than they are.

[eFestivals]

10 minutes ago, mufcok said:

I know at the moment you're probably just going off the same info as us (Grimshaw and the person on here) but, do you reckon they'll headline?..

nope.

If they were headlining then I reckon that's part of what Grim Nickshaw would have said. I reckon that bit of info would be irremovably-attached to them playing if they were headlining.

[jparx]

19 minutes ago, Keithy said:

Strokes have never been Glastonbury headliner status. Had the Eavii booked them in 2002/2003, it would have been a great booking of a great band with potential...and probably could have got a sub spot at best. That time has long passed. 

Music press (and to be fair most of Joe Public) absolutely fell for an emerging, very cool band from New York with a belter of a song in Last Nite. Decent album followed and then.... classic shone brightly and then quickly faded territory. To see them now is to see a bunch of 40 year olds trying to pretend it's 2001 and they are young and cool. Absolutely go through the motions live.

Re:Gaga. Would love her to play but don't think she will. I fear she will be one of the great lost Glastonbury headliners.

I'm increasingly getting the fear that the headliners this year will be the weakest set in a good 10 years. I suppose you have to put it in context that for the last 10 years we've had an unprecedented level of headliner status and it was always unsustainable. 

I think The Strokes could have headlined back in 02/03. It might have been seen as a punt on an up and coming band, but I could see it.

Aside from that I agree with absolutely everything else you said.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

If anyone heard that The Strokes were headlining Glastonbury and said “who?”, they’re not Glastonbury’s market. It’s seriously unimaginable.

It's not that unimaginable dawg. Babies born around the time of Is This It will be adults this year, any of them who aren't actively into indie rock could very plausibly not really know anything about The Strokes. 

[dentalplan]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I wasn't saying that about glasto-goers but the wider public.

A public - a Glastonbury-going public, as it happen (the locals) - who I know went 'who?' when Muse were announced as headliner, and a public where a sizable number went 'who?' when Arcade Fire were announced.

I reckon The Strokes would have less penetration with the general public than both of those did.

That’s like the general public who think Glastonbury is for weirdos who don’t shower and they’ve only been to see Take That in their life, ainit? Glasto doesn’t need to play to them really.

[thrillhouse188]

Just now, eFestivals said:

nope.

If they were headlining then I reckon that's part of what Grim Nickshaw would have said. I reckon that bit of info would be irremovably-attached to them playing if they were headlining.

Unless they were down to sub Macca before he dropped out, and were bumped up ? (assuming the timeline makes sense)

[dentalplan]

Just now, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

It's not that unimaginable dawg. Babies born around the time of Is This It will be adults this year, any of them who aren't actively into indie rock could very plausibly not really know anything about The Strokes. 

The fuck would they be doing at Glasto then? Maybe if the headliners were Post Malone, Deadbeat Dad and Bad Girl Riri but ones The fooking Cure mate.