2019 Headliners

[Hugh Jass]

We’re only a couple of years away from the Is This It? anniversary tour, AKA every tour they’ve done for the last 20 years.

[Mouseboy11]

46 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

It'd be fucking dreadful and embarrassing and should never be booked

For once I agree with you 

[SwedgeAntilles]

Is Brian May's badger issue related in any way to the aforementioned Bodger issue at a previous Glastonbury?

[slash's hat]

38 minutes ago, billum said:

Well the conclusion of that thinking would be to book tribute bands across the board, save a load of money, and we've have a "dream" line-up of Bootleg Beatles, Counterfeit Stones, Australian Pink Floyd, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, Zappa Plays Zappa, etc. etc.

Glastonbudget festival already exists.

[Mouseboy11]

The story about Sacha Baron Cohen leaving Bohemian Rhapsody is quite funny, the band supposedly wanted the film to be about how they carried on after Freddie’s death and not about Freddie himself.

[jyoung]

Just now, Mouseboy11 said:

The story about Sacha Baron Cohen leaving Bohemian Rhapsody is quite funny, the band supposedly wanted the film to be about how they carried on after Freddie’s death and not about Freddie himself.

Read that Sacha Baron Cohen wanted to do scenes with Freddie walking round parties with plates of cocaine on his head but the band were less keen. 

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Is Brian May's badger issue related in any way to the aforementioned Bodger issue at a previous Glastonbury?

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get mashed potato out of that much hair?

[battleborn]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

They're not though. They're a weird hybrid that's neither one thing nor t'other. I dunno if they're headliners either, but the setlist is goddamn formidable.

It speaks so much for how incredible a frontman Freddie was and ultimately irreplaceable that not even Queen themselves felt able to go round calling themselves Queen after his era in the band. Plenty of other bands have had members die and then came back with a new line up and kept the original band name. They're not a tribute band, that's a disservice to Brian May and Roger Taylor to call them that but somehow they aren't queen.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Well they're not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes on that score.

This is all academic at any rate. It won't be them.

[stuartbert two hats]

10 minutes ago, battleborn said:

It speaks so much for how incredible a frontman Freddie was and ultimately irreplaceable that not even Queen themselves felt able to go round calling themselves Queen after his era in the band. Plenty of other bands have had members die and then came back with a new line up and kept the original band name. They're not a tribute band, that's a disservice to Brian May and Roger Taylor to call them that but somehow they aren't queen.

They're no more Queen than New Order are Joy Division.

[Xeph1995]

27 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Read that Sacha Baron Cohen wanted to do scenes with Freddie walking round parties with plates of cocaine on his head but the band were less keen. 

I believe it was drawfs walking round with plates full of coke on their heads not him! 

[jyoung]

41 minutes ago, Xeph1995 said:

I believe it was drawfs walking round with plates full of coke on their heads not him! 

Whoops! Thanks for clearing up.

[the wonderwhy]

That Queen film is fucking naff by the way 

[SwedgeAntilles]

11 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

That Queen film is fucking naff by the way 

Solid performance by Helen Mirren though 

[Rubber Soldier]

2 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Is Brian May's badger issue related in any way to the aforementioned Bodger issue at a previous Glastonbury?

Brian May’s Badger are playing Leftfield I believe. 

[sime]

36 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

That Queen film is fucking naff by the way 

I disagree sir. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Keithy]

RE: Queen.

Not Queen without Freddie. If you lose the lead singer then the band is not the band. It's some of the original members plus a new singer

Slade without Noddy, Oasis without Liam, Blur without Damion. 

I'd even argue it's not Queen if they had Fred but lost May. Like GnR were not GnR without Slash. 

[Memory Man]

The cure's show in glasgow is being promoted on facebook as being:

"The Cure's only announced UK show of 2019"

Whether that means something is in the pipeline and is tba later or they just havent decided if they are doing any more UK shows yet is up for debate, but I thought the wording was curious.

[Hugh Jass]

14 minutes ago, sime said:

I disagree sir. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Are your friends called Brian and Roger by any chance?

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

The cure's show in glasgow is being promoted on facebook as being:

"The Cure's only announced UK show of 2019"

Whether that means something is in the pipeline and is tba later or they just havent decided if they are doing any more UK shows yet is up for debate, but I thought the wording was curious.

The word "announced" suggests there's more to come and they're waiting to sell Glasgow out before announcing anything further.

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

The cure's show in glasgow is being promoted on facebook as being:

"The Cure's only announced UK show of 2019"

Whether that means something is in the pipeline and is tba later or they just havent decided if they are doing any more UK shows yet is up for debate, but I thought the wording was curious.

marketing people have to come up with something, else they'd be pointless people.  

It's an extra way to try and sell the show until others are announced, with the extra hope that people will slightly misread it as the only show they'll be doing.

[Memory Man]

9 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

The word "announced" suggests there's more to come and they're waiting to sell Glasgow out before announcing anything further.

this is what I would like to believe

[Memory Man]

10 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

marketing people have to come up with something, else they'd be pointless people.  

It's an extra way to try and sell the show until others are announced, with the extra hope that people will slightly misread it as the only show they'll be doing.

you're sounding bullish. Hopefully this all bodes well for G anyway ?

[mufcok]

Any theory on who you think will be announced first @eFestivals?

[Doug85]

11 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

you're sounding bullish. Hopefully this all bodes well for G anyway ?

i'm hoping not....differing tastes and all that but i'd be happy to have a night away from the Pyramid if they are confirmed