2019 Headliners

[Gucci Piggy]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Other than Glastonbury where else could they go?

Reading/Leeds, IOW, Latitude have all announced. They're not doing Download. The likes of Kendall would be too small for them. APE doesn't fit their schedule. BST are unlikely to have them back after last time...

Only viable alternatives could be Rize (if that's even still a thing), TRNSMT (which wouldn't stop them playing elsewhere) or a one off gig somewhere like Finsbury Park.

Several bits of info pointing to them doing APE, with some of them even coming after it became apparent it wouldn't fit in with their tour schedule.

Think it's Glasto plus either APE or nothing else.

[Gucci Piggy]

And they're ruled out of TRNSMT by @Mezhyp1

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, OddRon said:

Why would bst not want them back? Didn’t they have to reduce tickets to £2.50. I’m kinda worried it’s gonna be like arctic monkeys last year where trnsmt ended up being the only uk festival they did

They wouldn't have them back because they sold so poorly they were effectively giving tickets away just to fill the venue. I think BST has shifted towards things that are guaranteed to sell - heritage rock acts and pop superstars.

[sjseabass]

12 minutes ago, Henrik said:

If we end up with Stormzy, The Strokes and The Cure,  I honestly think it could be argued that IOW has a better set of headliners. 

All good for us chumps in club resale though I guess

You know there’s a good chance two of IoW’s headliners will be subbing Glasto / headlining Other this year, and the other one subbed in 2017? Ffs

[thrillhouse188]

Hold up, surely The 1975 aren't headlining R+L and subbing Glastonbury, has that ever happened before? 

[Gucci Piggy]

Imagine thinking Noel Gallagher, George Ezra and Biffy Clyro is a better trio than anything, never mind one involving The Cure.

[Gnomicide]

50 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

I'll give it a listen now.

Someone on Twitter replied to the thingy saying it's 75 subbing The Cure on Sunday 100%.

Did they? I need to pay more attention.

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, thrillhouse188 said:

Hold up, surely The 1975 aren't headlining R+L and subbing Glastonbury, has that ever happened before? 

Foals 2016, co-headline tho.

[OddRon]

2 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

And they're ruled out of TRNSMT by @Mezhyp1

Not to be rude but was this also the same user who had them rumoured for latitude?

[Hugh Jass]

Something I'd forgotten about that BST gig was that I'd picked up a load of tickets for £2.50 then I actually won another 4 in a radio competition (my suspicion was that there were a few winners that day). Sold the four to a tout for about 30 quid, which paid for my ticket and beer that night.

[thrillhouse188]

Just now, Gucci Piggy said:

Foals 2016, co-headline tho.

Ah okay, although to me co-headline is just a marketing term for "we couldn't get a proper headliner, so have 2 subs instead" 

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Several bits of info pointing to them doing APE, with some of them even coming after it became apparent it wouldn't fit in with their tour schedule.

Think it's Glasto plus either APE or nothing else.

Wouldn't APE involve them coming over to play then going back to America?

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

Wouldn't APE involve them coming over to play then going back to America?

Yeah, that seems odd to me. See whenever they drop the Saturday lineup I guess though

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Hold up, surely The 1975 aren't headlining R+L and subbing Glastonbury, has that ever happened before? 

The Libertines in 2015, however there were special circumstances around that one.

[Gnomicide]

3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Did they? I need to pay more attention.

Oh yeah, I remember now...

Looks more like wishful thinking to me. I probably paid no attention cos The 1975 are shite.

[thisisthesam]

Saw the 1975 last Saturday and they were fantastic. The stage production was mind-blowing, something I haven't seen since the Watch The Throne tour. Pretty much confirmed any doubts about them being headliner worthy. Hope to see them on the Pyramid very soon. 

[sisco]

Nevermind...

Edited January 24, 2019 by sisco
Someone got their quicker

[thrillhouse188]

Not sure whether I'd see 75, never been a fan but enjoyed A Brief Enquiry. Having to sit through Chocolate to see the new material would be tough 

[Gucci Piggy]

6 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Wouldn't APE involve them coming over to play then going back to America?

Yeah that's what I meant by it not fitting in with their schedule, but there have apparently been two people over the last few days who've reiterated that they're headlining it. Maybe they could still be going off outdated info. Who knows?

3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Oh yeah, I remember now...

Looks more like wishful thinking to me. I probably paid no attention cos The 1975 are shite.

Looking through her tweets the other night I doubt it's wishful thinking. The only band I remember seeing that she's into is Leftfield, but there certainly wasn't much to suggest she'd be a big fan of The 1975.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, kingcrawler said:

I think there's quite often one Latitude headliner at Glastonbury but I'm not sure if there's ever been more than one. Let's hope for Lana rather than George Ezra but I wouldn't be surprised if none of them played.

Says on the eFests report that LDR is an exclusive, so I guess she's out of the running.

[mufcok]

Stormzy/LG

The Strokes/CG

The Cure/1975

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, mufcok said:

Stormzy/LG

The Strokes/CG

The Cure/1975

That's where I'm at atm with Lana Del Rey and Christine and the Queens as my next options.

Although sounds like LDR may be a Latitude exclusive, anyway.

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Yeah that's what I meant by it not fitting in with their schedule, but there have apparently been two people over the last few days who've reiterated that they're headlining it. Maybe they could still be going off outdated info. Who knows?

I suppose if the money's right they'd do it.

[Gucci Piggy]

4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Says on the eFests report that LDR is an exclusive, so I guess she's out of the running.

On their website it just says it's her first UK headline performance after the release of her new album, so I guess there must be something in the press release saying she's an exclusive @eFestivals?

[Henrik]

15 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Imagine thinking Noel Gallagher, George Ezra and Biffy Clyro is a better trio than anything, never mind one involving The Cure.

I don't think that all. I think 5 of the 6 acts are utter shite.

I can tell you watching The Cure is like watching paint dry. Have you ever seen them?