2019 Headliners

[Doug85]

Now, steady on we don't want a general election. The Eavii do a good job! 

[SwedgeAntilles]

I had a feeling that would appear before too long @jparx

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[Hugh Jass]

Just now, Doug85 said:

Now, steady on we don't want a general election. The Eavii do a good job! 

The Eavii are strong and have stables.

[Wooderson]

12 minutes ago, The Nal said:

They stank the place out at Mad Cool last year. The Spanish lads are still cleaning trying to remove the stench of mediocrity from the site.  

Were they no good?

[Gucci Piggy]

Oh fuck off Arctic Monkeys. We're not saying no to The Strokes and booking their shitter English cousins instead.

And they're more boring live than The Strokes were in 2011, never mind compared to The Strokes' supposedly better live shows now (I watched half of that Gov Ball 2016 set last night and it looked better than when I saw em).

I like Arctic Monkeys, but fuck off. Unless Chems are on at the same time.

[yosoyyoberdi]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Really I don’t think bands that peaked so long ago should be headlining Glastonbury either.  

So have The Cure, Paul McCartney or Stones peaked any later than The Strokes then? 

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, yosoyyoberdi said:

So have The Cure, Paul McCartney or Stones peaked any later than The Strokes then? 

They all had more than one record at their peak.

[jparx]

Out of all the options, I'd bump up the Chems to headliner. They'd put on a better show than anyone mentioned (aside from Gaga, but I just don't see that happening at all). 

If you're going to end up with three "smaller" headliners than normal, may as well pick the one that would blow away the field. 

[Superunknown]

3 minutes ago, jparx said:

Out of all the options, I'd bump up the Chems to headliner. They'd put on a better show than anyone mentioned (aside from Gaga, but I just don't see that happening at all). 

If you're going to end up with three "smaller" headliners than normal, may as well pick the one that would blow away the field. 

Could get on board with this for sure. 

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

So have The Cure, Paul McCartney or Stones peaked any later than The Strokes then? 

No. They wouldn’t be headlining in this ideal either.

[dentalplan]

5 minutes ago, jparx said:

Out of all the options, I'd bump up the Chems to headliner. They'd put on a better show than anyone mentioned (aside from Gaga, but I just don't see that happening at all). 

If you're going to end up with three "smaller" headliners than normal, may as well pick the one that would blow away the field. 

Fatboy Slim might do it, while we’re at it.

[djdavejohnson]

Have AM previously had the Saturday broadcast slot? I know last time they were Friday? I'm sure they'd take that ahead of a new 2020 album and BBC on board too.

I would take AM at this point, primarily because the other options being touted aren't great (bar Gaga maybe) and because I missed them in 2013 for Chic and Nile Rogers (absolutely no regrets - West Holts was a party scene) 

[Bradders]

Back in August I had a bet on the Arctic Monkeys and I’d long considered it lost money, so this’d be a nice result.

[dentalplan]

I can’t believe the wheels fell off the Strokes train completely when someone suggested Arctic Monkeys fml

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

I can’t believe the wheels fell off the Strokes train completely when someone suggested Arctic Monkeys fml

New Order are free on the Saturday.

[fatyeti24]

13 minutes ago, jparx said:

Out of all the options, I'd bump up the Chems to headliner. They'd put on a better show than anyone mentioned (aside from Gaga, but I just don't see that happening at all). 

If you're going to end up with three "smaller" headliners than normal, may as well pick the one that would blow away the field. 

 

9 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Could get on board with this for sure. 

 Ditto

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

They've obviously peaked as a Glastonbury headlining act these days but I would have loved to have seen a Prodigy greatest hits show closing that Pyramid stage

[Homer]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I can’t believe the wheels fell off the Strokes train completely when someone suggested Arctic Monkeys fml

If they're operating a train with wheels, then it can't a be a huge surprise when they fall off

Edited January 18, 2019 by Homer

[djdavejohnson]

1 minute ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

They've obviously peaked as a Glastonbury headlining act these days but I would have loved to have seen a Prodigy greatest hits show closing that Pyramid stage

Oh most definitely this - would settle for another Other Stage headline set though

[The Martini Police]

8 minutes ago, djdavejohnson said:

Have AM previously had the Saturday broadcast slot? I know last time they were Friday? I'm sure they'd take that ahead of a new 2020 album and BBC on board too.

I would take AM at this point, primarily because the other options being touted aren't great (bar Gaga maybe) and because I missed them in 2013 for Chic and Nile Rogers (absolutely no regrets - West Holts was a party scene) 

Friday both times. There's no indication AM will be active this summer anyway. In fact, most sources are suggesting they won't. 

[lobo]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I can’t believe the wheels fell off the Strokes train completely when someone suggested Arctic Monkeys fml

Hahaha. I’m still onboard the strokes train with you buddy. I honestly don’t get why people wouldn’t want someone new to step up and play for the first time rather than another one of the Glastonbury house bands. I also like arctic Monkey’s but cmon, give Julian and the boys a chance. 

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, lobo said:

Hahaha. I’m still onboard the strokes train with you buddy. I honestly don’t get why people wouldn’t want someone new to step up and play for the first time rather than another one of the Glastonbury house bands. I also like arctic Monkey’s but cmon, give Julian and the boys a chance. 

What I like to hear!

5 minutes ago, Homer said:

If they're operating a train with wheels, then it can't a be a huge surprise when they fall off

Trains have wheels mate.

[Woffy]

Janelle Monae would be a better Pyramid headliner than some of the above suggestions.

Bump her up.

[djdavejohnson]

3 minutes ago, The Martini Police said:

Friday both times. There's no indication AM will be active this summer anyway. In fact, most sources are suggesting they won't. 

Agreed the odds look stacked against it - possibly hopeful they've had their arms twisted!

[mufcok]

Guess we don't know when this Madison Square Garden date was gonna be, if there was one at all but there'd be no reason for them to cancel Bonnaroo for Glastonbury surely? Few weeks in between