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2019 Headliners


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14 hours ago, theevilfridge said:

Right, I realise I’ve never had any info before (other than Eoin Loveless telling me last year that Drenge hadn’t been booked at that point but were hoping for the call after they announced their new album and shit like that), but one of my mates piped up in the group chat the other day and is now happy for me to spill the beans. His words:

”So my new flatmate has a friend who books bands/ is an owner of a music company. She said she knew Paul McCartney pulled out months ago as he said he’d booked an US date, and they’d had fleetwood Mac at arms length.

And like a significant company, she also knows the people who manage 1975 and pale waves and organised their recent tour

So it’s not like “my mate owns a music company” but it’s in an office in slough

Apparently it’s all female subs on the pyramid, with Liam headlining other on Friday“

Then he came back later after talking to her again:

”Source is the booking agent of the 1975, who are not playing this year, playing 2020”

(I don’t think he knew the 1975 were ruled out by other gigs anyway)

Next message:

“And that large bets have been placed by music heads on fleetwood, which is why odds are low”

And then finally he came back again today to say Foals will play a secret set (seems pretty likely) and that Lorde is one of the Pyramid subs. We pointed out Lorde isn’t touring and has no new music since she subbed Other, so he went back and they said she’s doing it as a one-off.

I realise this is all very Chinese whispers, and the Lorde info seems duff and casts even more doubt (if it was needed) on the rest of it, but just thought I’d share, what with that other industry guy mentioning them at the Fat Whites gig too from a few pages back.

I’ve asked if she has any info for things that haven’t been announced yet but will be soon so we can verify, but nothing forthcoming as yet.

 

14 hours ago, theevilfridge said:

Oh, I forgot a little bit of it:

”Also it’s just the manner in which she said. She said I’m going Glastonbury too! As we were talking about bands. And she said she knew the headliners. Then hesitated and was like do you want me to tell you. Then said The Cure, Stormzy, at which I was like oh she’s knows same as me, then said Fleetwood Mac“

I mean it would be pretty easy to disregard this. But say for example it is

Friday Pyramid; Stormzy, Lorde

Saturday Pyramid: Fleetwood Mac, Janet Jackson

Sunday Pyramid: The Cure, Christine & The Queens

I mean... no ones tour dates really rule that out do they? Saturday would be arguably the most star studded top 2 The pyramid has ever seen though. Plus Christine into The Cure would be great!

I mean. It doesn’t fit with a lot of stuff we’ve heard but we can’t exactly rule it out can we?

also lorde said that her Glastonbury gig in 2017 was one of her favourite shows she’s ever done. Plus melodrama is the best pop album I’ve heard in years. 

id love to believe this is true

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10 minutes ago, ParkRanger14 said:

Christine and the Queens aren’t big enough to sub. If they ain’t subbing parklife, they’re not subbing the pyramid.

Just had an interesting thought after reading this.

could Florence come back and sub?

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2 hours ago, thewayiam said:

Liams crowd on Other would be ridiculous!, Stormzy would suffer big time and they aren't going to do it.

It was ridiculous on the Other in 2017 when he hadn't built up his profile off his solo record, they won't put him on that stage again I agree.

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Im trying not to get my hopes up for the inevitaboe disappointment but Fleetwood Mac would be the best headliner for me. Bang a full set of hits out, would be a brilliant sing along, great for TV as well, thinknits the best case scenario if they can agree on a fee. 

Recent setlists are spot on. Just bang Albatross on as a stage intro then you have:

The Chain

Little Lies

Dreams

Second Hand News

Say You Love Me

Black Magic Woman

Everywhere

Rhiannon

Tell Me All The Things You Do

World Turning

Gypsy

Oh Well

Dont Dream its Over

Landslide

Hold Me

Monday Morning

You Make Loving Fun

Gold Dust Woman

Go Your Own Way

Free Falling

Dont Stop

All Over Again

Get Never Going Back Again in there and maybes knock the covers out for Tusk, Seven Wonders, Love Shines and The Green Manilishi. Be spot on though dont see them adding anynore Peter Green era sfuff in tbf. 

 

 

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1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A giant, you say?

A giant Wellend.

What an awesome sight they'll be smashing it off The Other in the morning sun, the giant next door happily bashing two tree trunks onto the poo-sucker lorry to get a sort of rhythm going. 

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2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

 

I mean it would be pretty easy to disregard this. But say for example it is

Friday Pyramid; Stormzy, Lorde

Saturday Pyramid: Fleetwood Mac, Janet Jackson

Sunday Pyramid: The Cure, Christine & The Queens

I mean... no ones tour dates really rule that out do they? Saturday would be arguably the most star studded top 2 The pyramid has ever seen though. Plus Christine into The Cure would be great!

I mean. It doesn’t fit with a lot of stuff we’ve heard but we can’t exactly rule it out can we?

also lorde said that her Glastonbury gig in 2017 was one of her favourite shows she’s ever done. Plus melodrama is the best pop album I’ve heard in years. 

id love to believe this is true

That would be a real turnaround in fortune given the current state of affairs. That's a really interesting set of subs and FM would be a legendary Pyramid moment.

My interest in the top half of the card has wained massively in recent weeks but that would pull me right back in.

The Lorde suggestion is really fascinating. That would be a tremendous booking. 

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3 hours ago, briddj said:

It was ridiculous on the Other in 2017 when he hadn't built up his profile off his solo record, they won't put him on that stage again I agree.

I don't see why people are changing the places that we are fairly sure certain acts are playing. Christine won't be subbing Pyramid, you can tell that just from Parklife. Liam is Stormzy sub unless Gambino said yes which then would make him Sunday sub as he'll be kept away from Saturday. 

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