2019 Headliners

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, strummer77 said:

I don’t see it being The Strokes but I’m just saying the idea that their slot at another festival rules them out of contention isn’t really true. Especially as they seemingly aren’t down as an exclusive. 

I’m more of the thought that if The Strokes are at Glastonbury then it’s as a strong lower act rather than headliner, but that seems just as unlikely as them headlining to me so am more inclined to think they wont be there at all. APE didn’t list a lot of their exclusive headliners as exclusives last year so it may not mean anything. 

[strummer77]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I’m more of the thought that if The Strokes are at Glastonbury then it’s as a strong lower act rather than headliner, but that seems just as unlikely as them headlining to me so am more inclined to think they wont be there at all. APE didn’t list a lot of their exclusive headliners as exclusives last year so it may not mean anything. 

Yeah I’m very much of the opinion this APE lineup announcement means nothing in relation to Glastonbury

[OddRon]

I'm happy eitherway cause I'l get tickets for the ape show with friends that aren't going glasto, cause people I'm going glasto with aren't a fan of any of those acts that day really so even if they did get announced for glasto the ape show would still be worth it

[Gnomicide]

So APE is 40k capacity and 6 stages. Seems a bit of a stretch that a band that would headline that would headline Glastonbury as well. 

[The Nal]

Nearly Feb and we're still all...

[The Toad.]

2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

So APE is 40k capacity and 6 stages. Seems a bit of a stretch that a band that would headline that would headline Glastonbury as well. 

Let alone the Saturday night main highlight attraction.

 

Strokes are Croaks. 

[strummer77]

3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

So APE is 40k capacity and 6 stages. Seems a bit of a stretch that a band that would headline that would headline Glastonbury as well. 

It does but it is basically a gig isn’t it? It’s not a camping festival and lots of bands do gigs in smaller venues than 40k and headline. If it’s a strong booking for them and a replacement headliner (or they appear not as headliner) for Glastonbury it’s not out the question.

 

Edited January 29, 2019 by strummer77

[incident]

5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

So APE is 40k capacity and 6 stages. Seems a bit of a stretch that a band that would headline that would headline Glastonbury as well. 

Why, though?

If you start judging acts that way, they'd run out of options for the Pyramid headliner within about 5 years given that the next biggest festival in the country is approximately half the size of Glastonbury, and only a handful are more than a third the size..

[TheSheriff]

2 hours 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?

For some reason this post has got me envisioning Michael and Emily wheeling and dealing like Harry Redknapp on transfer deadline day

[dentalplan]

7 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

So APE is 40k capacity and 6 stages. Seems a bit of a stretch that a band that would headline that would headline Glastonbury as well. 

Not really. There are festivals that are much smaller than Glastonbury paying a lot more for their headliners. There isn’t a festival in the UK where each headliner is unequivocally a Glastonbury headliner anyway. It’s not as cut and dried as people want it to be - look at The Killers and Mumford and Sons doing Latitude or Florence & The Machine doing Boardmasters.

[kingbadger]

If anything the fact that The Strokes are going US-UK-US over the course of 2 weeks means the two week gap between Glastonbury and their first announced European date is inconsequential as they're clearly willing to travel over here for a one off gig.

[deadpheasant]

Wasn't what little evidence we had on Strokes playing just pointing to the Strokes being there rather than Pyramid headliner.

Maybe headline Other Stage opposite Stormzy or Gaga.

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, deadpheasant said:

Wasn't what little evidence we had on Strokes playing just pointing to the Strokes being there rather than Pyramid headliner.

there's been some geezer post to say he's heard they're headlining, but other than that it's just been Gucci hyping them up.

And there's been others post that they've heard Madge is headlining, and AMs, and I think others too.

[karaseen]

The sad news is that if they (the Strokes) are headlining Glastonbury we won't know for quite a long time. I should think they'll need to shift some of those APE tickets first.

Edited January 29, 2019 by karaseen

[Phoenix Girl]

I think it’s a long shot for Glasto but there are rumours of Madge doing a world wide tour later this year and she’s currently recording new music apparently. 

I still think the Strokes probably the most likely though and don’t think APE means that much.

Why is no one gossiping at the mo? Someone must know something, unless they haven’t secured anyone yet...

[FuzzyDunlop]

14 minutes ago, TheSheriff said:

For some reason this post has got me envisioning Michael and Emily wheeling and dealing like Harry Redknapp on transfer deadline day

Elton John is a cracking piano player, written some great songs... but he is playing somewhere else that weekend & I wouldnt talk about an act someone else has..... he is a top top piano player though.

 

[sisco]

Sure it’s probably been mentioned but Radio 1 have a competition tomoz for 2 tickets.  Do we think some sort of announcement will come with it?

[The Martini Police]

13 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

there's been some geezer post to say he's heard they're headlining, but other than that it's just been Gucci hyping them up.

And there's been others post that they've heard Madge is headlining, and AMs, and I think others too.

And the 2 Nick Grimshaw comments on R1. Those were what got people (few more than Gucci) really believing. Plus, they look a lot more likely than those other 2, they're active and in the area.

[dentalplan]

13 minutes ago, kingbadger said:

If anything the fact that The Strokes are going US-UK-US over the course of 2 weeks means the two week gap between Glastonbury and their first announced European date is inconsequential as they're clearly willing to travel over here for a one off gig.

If it’s worth their while, yes. As people are suggesting, them coming over for a low-paying, non-headline slot doesn’t seem like it would be when they’ve got a major fest headline slot in the bag.

11 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

there's been some geezer post to say he's heard they're headlining, but other than that it's just been Gucci hyping them up.

And there's been others post that they've heard Madge is headlining, and AMs, and I think others too.

Be reasonable here Neil. The Strokes have a headline rumour and a radio DJ mentioning them playing a couple of times. Arctic Monkeys have had a rumour but also been ruled out by the most trusted Arctic Monkeys source on the web, and Madonna the same but ruled out by Emily. The only people ruling the Strokes out are people in here saying they’re not big enough and it’ll be a massive headliner outta nowhere.

I’m quite open to it being someone else when tour plans for 2019 become clearer but they are the front runner based on the scant info alone.

[jyoung]

I know the mood is still possibly otherwise but I reckon this kills the chances of Strokes headlining G.

I dunno. Just seems a bit odd.

Strong line up on the day at APE tho (if you're into that sorta stuff, I guess... Viagra Boys anyone?)

Edited January 29, 2019 by jyoung

[Doug85]

19 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

there's been some geezer post to say he's heard they're headlining, but other than that it's just been Gucci hyping them up.

And there's been others post that they've heard Madge is headlining, and AMs, and I think others too.

Don't forget.....

[eFestivals]

16 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:

I think it’s a long shot for Glasto but there are rumours of Madge doing a world wide tour later this year and she’s currently recording new music apparently. 

the Madge rumours originate from June 2018. She's since been ruled out by Emily.

While it's not impossible that Madge has been recruited since Emily ruled her out, it's far more likely that any Madge stuff going around is repeats from that story from June.

Edited January 29, 2019 by eFestivals

[eFestivals]

8 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Be reasonable here Neil. The Strokes have a headline rumour and a radio DJ mentioning them playing a couple of times.

one geezer has said he's heard they're headlining, same as one geezer has said for others.

The mentions on the radio didn't say anything about headlining, and I reckon that would have been included if they were.

Edited January 29, 2019 by eFestivals

[Amy Lawn]

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[eFestivals]

14 minutes ago, sisco said:

Sure it’s probably been mentioned but Radio 1 have a competition tomoz for 2 tickets.  Do we think some sort of announcement will come with it?

no