2019 Headliners

[Gucci Piggy]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Which band is overly reliant on slap-bass, wear socks on their cocks and have a track record of sexually harassing women journalists?

I did not know Miles Kane had started utilising slap bass.

[BlackZeppelin]

14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

If the socks-on-cocks slap bass merchants are the answer then I don't wanna know the question.

Fancy some slap and tickle?

[yosoyyoberdi]

Stormzy, The Cure and Fleetwood Mac... Planning for hard brexit then huh? 

[Woffy]

11 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Which band is overly reliant on slap-bass, wear socks on their cocks and have a track record of sexually harassing women journalists?

Level 42 and 'Thunderthumbs' Mark King - the acceptable face of slap-bass.

[LiamMcMillen]

In terms of Stormzy’s fee I was told - by the person who told me Stormzy, The Cure and The Strokes - that he was playing for “practically free”.

Additionally, I was told yesterday, by a different person from a management company, that neither of the other headliners had been properly booked yet...

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, LiamMcMillen said:

In terms of Stormzy’s fee I was told - by the person who told me Stormzy, The Cure and The Strokes - that he was playing for “practically free”.

Additionally, I was told yesterday, by a different person from a management company, that neither of the other headliners had been properly booked yet...

I seem to have something in my mind about him giving a fee to charity (Grenfell maybe?) I can't remember if that was last time, this year or maybe something non Glastonbury related. This thread has turned my head to mush

[djdavejohnson]

If it does indeed end up being Stormzy, Fleetwood Mac and The Cure... bar 2009 we've not had two 'legendary' headliners in the same year this century IIRC?

Edited January 31, 2019 by djdavejohnson

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, LiamMcMillen said:

In terms of Stormzy’s fee I was told - by the person who told me Stormzy, The Cure and The Strokes - that he was playing for “practically free”.

Additionally, I was told yesterday, by a different person from a management company, that neither of the other headliners had been properly booked yet...

He won't be playing for "practically free", he might be donating his fee to Grenfell or another charity but the festival will still be shelling out £250k.

[Blisterpack]

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. 

[Crazyfool01]

is Stormzy now legendary ?  

[djdavejohnson]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

is Stormzy now legendary ?  

Ha he's not my cup of rosy but I'll concede it could be his defining moment.

[Matt42]

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

 

[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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