2019 Headliners

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Or if they take the payday of R&L/IOW.

I may be wrong but I think as a band they take the Glastonbury headline slot pretty serious, they'll be back very soon

[Winslow Leach]

39 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

As a live act he's pretty clearly not. Add to that the years of critical acclaim and numerous successful albums Kendrick has behind him and he's a much stronger headline booking.

Probably both true, but they're also not what I getting at. I don't even feel that strongly about Stormzy headlining tbh, I just like poking holes in what I think is quite a staid idea of what a festival booking should be. 

Which is partly a problem of the Pyramid painting itself slowly into a 'blockbuster booking' corner really. Certainly it's less of an issue on other stages - there's plenty of people suggesting FKA Twigs for WH headliner despite only having one album. 

Edited July 6, 2018 by Winslow Leach

[CaledonianGonzo]

Then why do they send in their performances via email?

[Honeybane]

whats the latest on arctic monkeys headlining someone? not been active in this for a good few months

 

thanks

[FloorFiller]

1 hour ago, Honeybane said:

whats the latest on arctic monkeys headlining someone? not been active in this for a good few months

 

thanks

Probably gonna happen just because they seem like an obvious headliner and will undoubtedly turn in to the next Muse and Coldplay and headline every few years.

[mufcok]

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/emily-eavis-drops-big-hints-on-glastonbury-2019-headliners/ 

Apologies if this has already been posted, interesting line on Macca 

[Mash011]

16 minutes ago, mufcok said:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/emily-eavis-drops-big-hints-on-glastonbury-2019-headliners/ 

Apologies if this has already been posted, interesting line on Macca 

They're just running an article on the same BBC interview we've been speculating on.

[mufcok]

Ah right, hadn't heard that Macca line at the end before. Very interesting 

[redcarsgofaster]

The Strokes are back on the scene, could they headline or more likely R&L?

[mufcok]

39 minutes ago, redcarsgofaster said:

The Strokes are back on the scene, could they headline or more likely R&L?

Really? I haven't seen anything. Buzzing if so

[redcarsgofaster]

3 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Really? I haven't seen anything. Buzzing if so

They are playing a secret show on 7th July (they played the same venue, under the same name 8 years ago)

Edited July 6, 2018 by redcarsgofaster

[Mattymooz]

Would they headline nowadays? I feel like they'd be more of a strong sub.

[kingcrawler]

They won’t play either way, more likely to get better money headlining R&L or IOW. I’m not convinced Glastonbury would ever try and book them as headliners anyway.

[Hugh Jass]

The Strokes aren’t headline material anymore, certainly not at Glastonbury. Sub at best or Other headliner. However the money they’d charge makes that very, very unlikely.

[dentalplan]

Between them and their compadres undergoing something of a renaissance and a dwindling group of potential rock band headliners, I think there’s a decent chance of them headlining at some point. If they headline R+L or IOW and then bring out a new album are people still gonna be suggesting they sub The xx?

This last minute secret set in London is bullshit though. Just announce stuff so the regional massive can get it.

[Hugh Jass]

9 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Between them and their compadres undergoing something of a renaissance and a dwindling group of potential rock band headliners, I think there’s a decent chance of them headlining at some point. If they headline R+L or IOW and then bring out a new album are people still gonna be suggesting they sub The xx?

This last minute secret set in London is bullshit though. Just announce stuff so the regional massive can get it.

I think the next album would have to make a hell of a splash, the last two or three have barely registered anywhere. Their live sets are pretty much Is This It plus the best of the other albums these days.

Personally I think too many people have lost interest, best they could get these days is a co-headline gig at somewhere like IOW IMHO.

Edited July 7, 2018 by Hugh Jass

[CaledonianGonzo]

If the survival of rock music as a live proposition at Glastonbury is dependent on The Strokes snoozing their way through Is That It? then it's absolutely fucked.

[zeppelin]

12 hours ago, redcarsgofaster said:

They are playing a secret show on 7th July (they played the same venue, under the same name 8 years ago)

Looks like this is fake. According to the follow up tweet at least. 

[Mash011]

3 minutes ago, zeppelin said:

Looks like this is fake. According to the follow up tweet at least. 

nah it's happening. people have been moved inside the venue to queue for them. they're just putting out the tweets as no one who arrives now is going to get a ticket and they want people to stop coming.

[bigcharlie65]

This is abit bias view towards Headliners.

Mumford and Sons 

Kanye West 

Led Zeppelin 

[Mash011]

49 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

nah it's happening. people have been moved inside the venue to queue for them. they're just putting out the tweets as no one who arrives now is going to get a ticket and they want people to stop coming.

or not??? fuck knows what's happening now

 

[dentalplan]

Oh deer.

[Mash011]

Apparently it was a hoax orchestrated by a previous manager of the venue who got sacked a week ago. Fair play to em hahaaa.

[CaledonianGonzo]

owned

[Odessa]

Seems like the new manager was taken for a fool amirite