2019 Headliners

[stuartbert two hats]

13 hours ago, morph100 said:

Los Unidades could headline 

 

Coldplay have changed their name for some unknown reason ? hope it’s not so they can get away with headlining again.

I listened to about 20 seconds of the new song and it musically speaking it appears to have picked up almost exactly where the last album left off.

[MetaKate]

I have an idea. An idea for a hit song... the lyrics? No lyrics. I just sing na na na na na na na to the beat. 

 

[SwedgeAntilles]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

I have visions of Chris Martin walking out on the Pyramid wearing those fake glasses with the nose and moustache.

"Chris Martin? No no no no no, my name is Martin Christopher..."

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

"Chris Martin? No no no no no, my name is Martin Christopher..."

"Have you met my band, Playcold?"

[CaledonianGonzo]

"My name is Guy Manberry"

[priest17]

[nysmaw]

Lo lo lo is the new na na na.

[Hugh Jass]

3 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

"Have you met my band, Playcold?"

Wait, that was downvote worthy?

Tough crowd...

[henry bear]

15 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Wait, that was downvote worthy?

Tough crowd...

Think the poster concerned is a serial downvoter 

[Quark]

32 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Wait, that was downvote worthy?

Tough crowd...

It's physically hurting me to fight the urge to downvote this on general princple

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, Quark said:

It's physically hurting me to fight the urge to downvote this on general princple

Principles are over-rated.

[priest17]

wow and people thought Stormzy going from Other sub to headlining was big, NME would have number 2 on this list jump from second on the Other to headlining https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/legendary-acts-youd-assume-headlined-glastonbury-havent-2412442

[Mash011]

6 minutes ago, priest17 said:

wow and people thought Stormzy going from Other sub to headlining was big, NME would have number 2 on this list jump from second on the Other to headlining https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/legendary-acts-youd-assume-headlined-glastonbury-havent-2412442

Can't wait for Stormzy to become the second rapper to headline. Nice one NME. 

[Hawros]

30 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

Can't wait for Stormzy to become the second rapper to headline. Nice one NME. 

I hate giving in to these clickbait articles. Factually incorrect, as you've pointed out, and just... balls. Come on NME!

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, Mash011 said:

Can't wait for Stormzy to become the second rapper to headline. Nice one NME. 

New Order have headlined. 1987. Twats.

edit: NME, not New Order

Edited November 29, 2018 by henry bear

[Hugh Jass]

9 minutes ago, henry bear said:

New Order have headlined. 1987. Twats.

edit: NME, not New Order

Do the NME take the same approach as the Premier League and just decide than anything pre-about 1992 never existed?

[dentalplan]

Tbf apart from Dizzee and New Order, it is mildly surprising nowadays - more so to less-obsessive peeps than us - that such huge cultural names have never headlined.

[henry bear]

I wouldn’t say that many on that list are surprising omissions though. The likes of Blondie, Dylan and Cohen obviously have played, but not as headliners. Cohen wasn’t a frequent tourer for much of the 80’s/90’s/00’s too. Led Zeppelin were far too big for Glastonbury when they were a going concern. Apart from her pre-fame pub gigs, Kate Bush has only played live in 1979 and 2014. I can’t see her doing Glastonbury ever. Fleetwood Mac and The Strokes are the two that you might have realistically expected to headline, but it’s all about the green stuff with them, and I don’t think The Strokes are contenders anymore.

[chatty]

2 hours ago, priest17 said:

wow and people thought Stormzy going from Other sub to headlining was big, NME would have number 2 on this list jump from second on the Other to headlining https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/legendary-acts-youd-assume-headlined-glastonbury-havent-2412442

Tbf at their peak they would have been headliner material. Blonde were massive back in the day, obviously things change over time. 

If you suggested Skunk Anansie, Travis, Ash, Shakespeare Sister etc could headline now then you'd be laughed at but they all did and plenty of others. 

Not a bad article in terms of what it's saying as all those bands were big enough to headline at one point or another. 

[Quark]

3 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Principles are over-rated.

It's fine, Placid went right on in there and did it anyway.

[Hugh Jass]

8 minutes ago, Quark said:

It's fine, Placid went right on in there and did it anyway.

<Shakes fist!!>

[stuartbert two hats]

26 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Tbf apart from Dizzee and New Order, it is mildly surprising nowadays - more so to less-obsessive peeps than us - that such huge cultural names have never headlined.

In my second year I had Bob Dylan randomly playing in the middle of the day.  As a consequence I didn't think Glastonbury did the "bigger bands play later" thing. In my first year Beck, who I thought was massive seemed to be playing in the morning and a Britpop band on their third album was the last band to play the Pyramid on the Saturday.

In hindsight it made sense, but as a teenager without much internet access and reasonable access to recreationals, it all seemed to be a jumble.

Edited November 29, 2018 by stuartbert two hats

[Gozpot]

Yesterday Phil Collins announced a European Tour ending the Wednesday of Glastonbury, no UK dates announced, doubt it’d be a popular booking on here but definitely possible.

[sime]

3 minutes ago, Gozpot said:

Yesterday Phil Collins announced a European Tour ending the Wednesday of Glastonbury, no UK dates announced, doubt it’d be a popular booking on here but definitely possible.

I can see him playing the Acoustic tent maybe. Not that he is especially acousticy but I'd say he seems to fit that tent. Well there or Arcadia.

[dentalplan]

26 minutes ago, henry bear said:

I wouldn’t say that many on that list are surprising omissions though. The likes of Blondie, Dylan and Cohen obviously have played, but not as headliners. Cohen wasn’t a frequent tourer for much of the 80’s/90’s/00’s too. Led Zeppelin were far too big for Glastonbury when they were a going concern. Apart from her pre-fame pub gigs, Kate Bush has only played live in 1979 and 2014. I can’t see her doing Glastonbury ever. Fleetwood Mac and The Strokes are the two that you might have realistically expected to headline, but it’s all about the green stuff with them, and I don’t think The Strokes are contenders anymore.

But again, to people with less of a knowledge on these things - so, most people - you could imagine them thinking that any of these acts headlined in their prime.

15 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

In my second year I had Bob Dylan randomly playing in the middle of the day.  As a consequence I didn't think Glastonbury did the "bigger bands play later" thing. In my first year Beck, who I thought was massive seemed to be playing in the morning and a Britpop band on their third album was the last band to play the Pyramid on the Saturday.

In hindsight it made sense, but as a teenager without much internet access and reasonable access to recreationals, it all seemed to be a jumble.

Yeah I guess that’s the deal here; the more excited about this stuff you are, the more you can find out, the less exciting it actually is when firmed up.