2019 Headliners

[RarerThanDandyB]

1 minute ago, shoptildrop said:

Must have missed something, what happened to Macca and why we so certain on The Strokes now?

He announced a additional date for the 29th. Its off. Strokes were said by someone on the thread time ago, Nick Grimshaw said them twice as a rumour live on radio twice on the run and betting companies have kept low odds - suspicious.

[shoptildrop]

ah okay on the Macca thing mmmmhhh think I would prefer The Strokes anyway

[Superscally]

2 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

Must have missed something, what happened to Macca and why we so certain on The Strokes now?

They were always going to play, Someday. Is this it? 

[sadimmock]

Usually I don’t even begin to care about the Headliners, but was quite invested in Macca and so now feel a) a bit sad and b) curious about what is going to happen now. 

 

I just don’t see the Strokes.... Their debut album was massive in alternative circles for about 12-18 months (and did get some mainstream exposure) but that was 15 years ago. Since then they just kind of vanished. I understand that they do still sell big (but infrequent) gigs but surely that is just to their original fans. It’s not even as if they have influenced a current trend or had a significant legacy; probably as a result of being so incredibly derivative themselves.

Surely if the festival was going to book a smaller headliner it would give a younger act (I.e. one with momentum and buzz) a leg up? That would have a much larger impact. 

[VCK]

3 minutes ago, Superscally said:

They were always going to play, Someday. Is this it? 

For those who don't know The Strokes, that joke will be Hard To Explain.

[VCK]

16 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

Are people forgetting something...

 

Definition of a singles album.

I actually thought a lot of First Impressions Of Earth was really good. Remove 3-4 songs from the second half of the album, have 15 Minutes as the closer and it would be a sure competitor with Is This It? for being their best album.

[The Placid Casual]

2 minutes ago, VCK said:

Definition of a singles album.

I actually thought a lot of First Impressions Of Earth was really good. Remove 3-4 songs from the second half of the album, have 15 Minutes as the closer and it would be a sure competitor with Is This It? for being their best album.

Barmy.

Not the bit about first impressions being good, it is a good album.

Edited January 16, 2019 by The Placid Casual

[Superscally]

1 minute ago, VCK said:

Definition of a singles album.

I actually thought a lot of First Impressions Of Earth was really good. Remove 3-4 songs from the second half of the album, have 15 Minutes as the closer and it would be a sure competitor with Is This It? for being their best album.

Yes!! FIOE is ace. Three or four of their absolute best. 

[thrillhouse188]

Not discounting The Strokes likelihood, I think grimmy saying twice means something, but I’m always skeptical of betting odds, aren’t they basically just priced off of betting volume. So maybe people with insider info are betting on them, or maybe the general public are just taking a punt?

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, Ged Devereux said:

Her Coachella set was everywhere for a few weeks last year, biggest reaction I’ve seen from a Coachella set anyway. Thought then that Glasto would be trying to get her back to the farm soon

What I mean is I find it unlikely Beyoncé would do Glastonbury as a one off / not part of a larger tour.

coachella for her was before a tour with Jay Z. However if she was planning to be doing anything this year I’d imagine something would be announced so tickets could be sold

edit: I think Kanye is the only act in recent memory which did Glastonbury as a ‘one off’

Edited January 16, 2019 by Matt42

[RarerThanDandyB]

2 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Not discounting The Strokes likelihood, I think grimmy saying twice means something, but I’m always skeptical of betting odds, aren’t they basically just priced off of betting volume. So maybe people with insider info are betting on them, or maybe the general public are just taking a punt?

Very random bet though... and to be consistently low is weird. Especially for a band that aren’t within there prime. 

The other candidates seem very unlikely. I 100% think they are now. 

[ourkid1984]

Any reason why Led Zeppelin is so short in the betting?

Also I think Guns and Roses would be a good shout. They're are hinting more shows on their website.

 

[thewayiam]

21 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

So odd the Strokes odd. I really dont get it. Someone must know something...

They do....betting sites know they've made a shed load from all the payouts for Macca.

[HS94]

39 minutes ago, doogie said:

I'm keeping Springsteen, Billy Joel and Beyoncé as outside contenders

 

Heard on 6music last week that Bruce is taking a break from touring this year. Played an outrageously high (150+ , possibly even 200) number of shows on his broadway residency last year.

[thrillhouse188]

2 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

Very random bet though... and to be consistently low is weird. Especially for a band that aren’t within there prime. 

The other candidates seem very unlikely. I 100% think they are now. 

When did Grimmy first mention them, maybe people are just betting off the back of that? But it matters not, I agree, think they’ll play

[RarerThanDandyB]

Just now, thrillhouse188 said:

When did Grimmy first mention them, maybe people are just betting off the back of that? But it matters not, I agree, think they’ll play

Like last week. But the odds were low for The Strokes last year...

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, thrillhouse188 said:

When did Grimmy first mention them, maybe people are just betting off the back of that? But it matters not, I agree, think they’ll play

The Strokes being short odds stretches back a long long way, to before they were even rumoured at all for Glastonbury by anyone.

Edited January 16, 2019 by dentalplan

[parsonjack]

43 minutes ago, doogie said:

I'm keeping Springsteen, Billy Joel and Beyoncé as outside contenders

 

Highly unlikely to be Springsteen....

Check out @springsteen’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/1070128820622110720?s=09

[The Placid Casual]

4 minutes ago, ourkid1984 said:

Any reason why Led Zeppelin is so short in the betting?

Also I think Guns and Roses would be a good shout. They're are hinting more shows on their website.

 

Someone put a tenner on them and it shifted the odds.

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, ourkid1984 said:

Any reason why Led Zeppelin is so short in the betting?

Also I think Guns and Roses would be a good shout. They're are hinting more shows on their website.

 

There is no way Glastonbury could afford GnR.

[Gucci Piggy]

 

14 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Not discounting The Strokes likelihood, I think grimmy saying twice means something, but I’m always skeptical of betting odds, aren’t they basically just priced off of betting volume. So maybe people with insider info are betting on them, or maybe the general public are just taking a punt?

That's the point, isn't it? They've been at weirdly short odds for ages, before they'd even announced their first shows. Suggests there were probably people betting on them since a long time ago, or at least one big bet on them.

[woyski]

22 minutes ago, Superscally said:

They were always going to play, Someday. Is this it? 

Normally I would say I could Take It Or Leave It, even though I listen to them All The Time. It's Hard to Explain, but I absolutely have to see them and that's The Way It Is.

[Gacheezbo]

Just a thought - now would be a better time than ever for Queen + Adam Lambert (if it's ever going to happen), on the Bohemian Rhapsody hype train, have a North American Tour start mid July so not outside the realms of possibility.

I'm sure others and myself have reservations about Queen + Adam Lambert but apparently it's great fun and I can't dispute that.

[Superscally]

11 minutes ago, woyski said:

Normally I would say I could Take It Or Leave It, even though I listen to them All The Time. It's Hard to Explain, but I absolutely have to see them and that's The Way It Is.

Now we're cooking! The Games we play!! 

[Superscally]

4 minutes ago, Gacheezbo said:

Just a thought - now would be a better time than ever for Queen + Adam Lambert (if it's ever going to happen), on the Bohemian Rhapsody hype train, have a North American Tour start mid July so not outside the realms of possibility.

I'm sure others and myself have reservations about Queen + Adam Lambert but apparently it's great fun and I can't dispute that.

 Badgers.