2019 Headliners

[dentalplan]

31 minutes ago, TheFullShaboo said:

If The Strokes aren't billed as UK festival exclusives at All Points East, then they're pretty much nailed on for Glastonbury aren't they? Surely theres nowhere else in the UK left for them to go?

No not necessarily. They don’t always put that. The only time I’ve seen it used at APE was The National, but I’m p sure Nick Cave and Bjork didn’t end up elsewhere, and it looks unlikely that Bon Iver will either.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Is there a contingency cheque book scenario where the festival ups the offer to a desired act if they've been left in the lurch by someone else?  Can they double their offer to say, Madonna, if Macca bails? Or offer to make a sizable donation to her Malawi charity?

[nikkic]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Is there a contingency cheque book scenario where the festival ups the offer to a desired act if they've been left in the lurch by someone else?  Can they double their offer to say, Madonna, if Macca bails? Or offer to make a sizable donation to her Malawi charity?

No they just get on the red phone to Chris Martin who does it for peanuts. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Then they'd need to find someone else for 2020. Just kicks the can down the road.

[slash's hat]

Madonna has recently signed up with same pr company as janelle monae, don't know if that could have changed things with regards Madge changing mind to do it?

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They may well have had a headliner booked all along and we simply don’t know who it is rather than contigencies etc

[FloorFiller]

Just now, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

They may well have had a headliner booked all along and we simply don’t know who it is rather than contigencies etc

Yep we’re all assuming Macca was in the picture until recently when in fact that may have never been the case and he’s instead lined up for next year, with us having crossed wires like we’ve had in the past (Coldplay supergroup 2015 = Coldplay in 2016. Radiohead being there in 2016 = Radiohead in 2017). Or he was never lined up at all and it was misinformation like we’ve also had a lot of.

Likewise for The Strokes gossip.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I don't think I've seen them cos I was away, but were there not some tweets about Macca being in the picture and then falling through - then being replaced by a solo artiste?

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I don't think I've seen them cos I was away, but were there not some tweets about Macca being in the picture and then falling through - then being replaced by a solo artiste?

Yeah something about him falling through and the replacement being a solo artist who they suspected some people wouldn’t be a big fan of. Sounds like a pop star/non-traditional guitar act to me.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hinting towards someone like Gaga / Grande / Madge / Rihanna...

[dentalplan]

Was never said that the ‘surprising solo artist’ accepted, in fact it was predicted they wouldn’t.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Time to dig out the cheque book.

[FloorFiller]

Yeah sounds like somebody who was probably expected to ask for big bucks. Guess it just depends on how much Glastonbury pride themselves on their yearly marquee names or if they’d rather save the cash and go elsewhere, or just how much this solo act was asking for. Madge = a shitload. Gaga = not so much I imagine. 

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Time to dig out the cheque book.

There is no magic money tree.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Michael's swimming pool is actually filled with gold coins and he swims around in it like Scrooge McDuck. 

[FloorFiller]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

There is no magic money tree.

They pulled money from somewhere for the Stones.

I’d imagine Gaga is the obvious candidate if we’re gonna believe that person seeing as she’s already touring and has Glastonbury free. Getting Madge to up and start touring seems like a big long shot. 

[Superunknown]

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[Superunknown]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Michael's swimming pool is actually filled with gold coins and he swims around in it like Scrooge McDuck. 

Barrymore? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I’d imagine Gaga is the obvious candidate if we’re gonna believe that person seeing as she’s already touring and has Glastonbury free. Getting Madge to up and start touring seems like a big long shot. 

Tend to agree.

Also must have missed Ariana Grande being in Canada that weekend.

[thrillhouse188]

21 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

There is no magic money tree.

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on Madge instead? 

[eFestivals]

Just now, thrillhouse188 said:

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on Madge instead? 

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on having 3,500 troops on the streets and martial law instead?

[Keithy]

Might get a hint tomorrow. Radio 1 brekkie show do a competition for 2 tickets to Glastonbury

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on Madge instead? 

 

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on having 3,500 troops on the streets and martial law instead?

Which one has the worse come down?

[CaledonianGonzo]

I didn't fight and die in two World Wars so that The Strokes could headline Glastonbury. 

[Hugh Jass]

10 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

We send the EU £350 million a week. Why not spend it on Madge instead? 

Fire up the Madge bus!