2019 Headliners

[Matt42]

Also they could well have asked them after macca pulled and they responded with a yes. Technically their tour dates make it feasible to pay as it is tied in with a much larger tour

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Speculation guess but if Stormzy and the Cure were doing it virtually for free. They could give all the allocated headline budget to Fleetwood. I imagine that’s what they must of done in 2013 with the stones (despite what jagger says). Arctic’s and Mumfords would deffo do it for free

 

Why would any act headline for free?

Why?

[Username taken]

FMs tour schedule and current status (pushing a Greatest Hits) gives me some hope that it could be them.  They've got their huge money spinning show at Wembley already, and a televised Glastonbury extravaganza would give the album sale a huge boost before moving on.  I'm not saying its likely, but I don't think it would be the worst business decision in the world for them to take a lower than normal fee and headline.  IIRC they've only recently started doing outdoor shows (I think Stevie Nicks felt it affected the sound of her voice?).  They are doing festivals.

Obviously this all ignores Emily's denials, but the idea that she would have been told not to give any clues, or that negotiations were ongoing at the time, would fit my wishful narrative.

 

[Matt42]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

Why would any act headline for free?

Why?

I don’t know either. But some acts have done and do

[Honeybane]

Fleetwood Mac would be an unbelievable booking 

[Alex DeLarge]

3 minutes ago, Honeybane said:

Fleetwood Mac would be an unbelievable booking 

You're right there, you shouldn't believe it.

[mufcok]

Acts headlining Glastonbury for no fee, we've reached new heights 

[Hugh Jass]

7 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I don’t know either. But some acts have done and do

Who has? Name names.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Always think we should have one really big name  headliner. Gaga or fleetwood mac would be fantastic. 

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, mufcok said:

Acts headlining Glastonbury for no fee, we've reached new heights 

I assume their crews and support staff work for free too.

[incident]

52 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Sorry unclear but I meant the baseline fee - I meant that they definitely would pay a big established headline act like Macca or the Mac more

Macca (in 2004) did it for the standard fee.

The only act to ever reportedly get more than the standard fee was the Rolling Stones. And Fleetwood Mac aren't the Rolling Stones.

Unless the festival gets seriously desperate (doubt we're at that stage yet), Fleetwood Mac would get the same as any other headliner. Including Stormzy.

They probably could pay more, but it's just not a precedent they want to set - you can get away with doing it once, for the Stones, but any more and it'd cause them problems on an ongoing basis.

[mufcok]

3 minutes ago, incident said:

Macca (in 2004) did it for the standard fee.

The only act to ever reportedly get more than the standard fee was the Rolling Stones. And Fleetwood Mac aren't the Rolling Stones.

Unless the festival gets seriously desperate (doubt we're at that stage yet), Fleetwood Mac would get the same as any other headliner. Including Stormzy.

They probably could pay more, but it's just not a precedent they want to set - you can get away with doing it once, for the Stones, but any more and it'd cause them problems on an ongoing basis.

Bang on

[Gnomicide]

27 minutes ago, Blisterpack said:

At a talk in Taunton this evening, Emily Eavis has said Glastonbury have NOT booked Madonna, Fleetwood Mac or Led Zep.

 

#Glastonbury #Glasto

 

GlastoThingy twitter post from October. That is literally it in terms of ‘ruling out’ FM this year. 

Ladies and gentlemen, Fleetwood Mac are your 2019 Saturday night pyramid headliners. Or I will eat my hat. 

As far as "literally it" goes, Emily telling a room full of people is a pretty big it.

@crazyfool1 was there and confirmed what was said.

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[dentalplan]

7 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Who has? Name names.

I think R.E.M were supposed to have done it for free or cheap the second time. I don’t think that’s the only incident I’ve heard of either but still.

Though, waiving a fee probably means “add it to the charity kitty” rather than “give it to Mick Fleetwood”.

No reason to think The Cure would be doing it for free, especially with their fraught relationship with the fest.

[incident]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

I think R.E.M were supposed to have done it for free or cheap the second time. I don’t think that’s the only incident I’ve heard of either but still.

Though, waiving a fee probably means “add it to the charity kitty” rather than “give it to Mick Fleetwood”.

No reason to think The Cure would be doing it for free, especially with their fraught relationship with the fest.

Yep. Coldplay have done it "for free" at least once, but what that actually meant was donating their fee to the festivals charities.

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

 

Though, waiving a fee probably means “add it to the charity kitty” rather than “give it to Mick Fleetwood”.

Exactly, an act might donate their fee, that's up to them, but the festival are still paying someone. It costs the acts money to put on a headline show (who was it recently who lost money on one?) and I assume that the actual fee donated is after that is taken into account.

[Blisterpack]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

As far as "literally it" goes, Emily telling a room full of people is a pretty big it.

@crazyfool1 was there and confirmed what was said.

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Possibly! ‘Have not booked....’ said in October, is hardly ‘will not be appearing....’ though is it? I’m not denying it was said; just that it’s not a rule out in any serious way. 

[mufcok]

Imagine Stormzy offering to do it for free, then finding out Fleetwood Mac have received double the normal headliner fee ffs

[incident]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

(who was it recently who lost money on one?)

According to Michael, U2 did, between private jets to get them to/from their shows in the US 2 days before and 2 days after, and all the extra screens and staging they brought in.

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2 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Imagine Stormzy offering to do it for free, then finding out Fleetwood Mac have received double the normal headliner fee ffs

Getting too big for their boots IMO

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, incident said:

According to Michael, U2 did, between private jets to get them to/from their shows in the US 2 days before and 2 days after, and all the extra screens and staging they brought in.

That's right, Bono's phone bill after ringing the international space station mid-set must have been pretty high too.

[Gnomicide]

10 minutes ago, Blisterpack said:

Possibly! ‘Have not booked....’ said in October, is hardly ‘will not be appearing....’ though is it? I’m not denying it was said; just that it’s not a rule out in any serious way. 

Depends if they had their headliners booked at the time. If they did, then it's not them, if not it's still a long shot due to the fees.

From what Neil has said though, the only time Emily has said an act was not booked and they did turn up was Stevie Wonder. After that, I'd say she's less likely to rule someone out unless it 100% isn't them.

[dentalplan]

Personally, I’d say they’d have exhausted their efforts on persuading Madonna or Fleetwood Mac, arguably some more names, before they turned to The Cure in/before August. To hope for such a name to replace Macca since November or so seems unreasonable to me.

Edited January 31, 2019 by dentalplan

[mufcok]

What's the situation with The Killers, we've not actually had any info at all on them have we? Only Fleetwood Mac and The Strokes with a scrap of potential info on them at the moment for the third slot?

[blazingstars]

Why is everyone saying 'replace Macca'? Have I missed something?

Is there any evidence to suggest he was ever booked in the first place? And if so why would he pull out?