2019 Headliners

[Hawros]

17 minutes ago, emmo88 said:

First time poster! Been reading this forum since 2014. 

Not sure if it’s been discussed, but is there no chance Bon Iver could be headlining? Arguably much bigger than most mentioned. Would be divisive I’m sure, but perfect headliner for me!

I wouldn't have ruled it out in other years, if there were more household names either side. A little like Arcade Fire. Huge cult following, but not as well known to the masses.

Other headliner I could see, but not available I think as stated above. 

[Mouseboy11]

46 minutes ago, thisisthesam said:

Drake?

At £140 a pop for standing, I imagine his fee is a tad expensive.

He's one I could see do it eventually, it'd be a huge cultural event similar to Jay-Z if they do ever get him, I think he'd be up for it too.

Probably not in the same year as Stormzy though.

[emmo88]

12 minutes ago, The Martini Police said:

No chance of Bon Iver playing I'm afraid, they're in the US that weekend.

Gah! Hadn’t realised. Think they would be an incredible headliner tbh. Strokes will do just fine though I think. 

[The Martini Police]

1 minute ago, emmo88 said:

Gah! Hadn’t realised. Think they would be an incredible headliner tbh. Strokes will do just fine though I think. 

Dunno if your lurking has included the Bon Iver thread but there's an on-going dream from some of us here of Bon Iver headlining the Other Stage at some point. When they announced gigs this summer it looked possible (just like it did 2 years ago) but died with a US announcement. There's also the feeling they've either outgrown it or perhaps wouldn't accept it as they're headlining (or at least playing main stage) at plenty of other festivals. Whatever slot though, I'd love to see Bon Iver at Glastonbury. It'll happen again one day!

[OddRon]

Still crossing fingers that it is The Strokes but the only APE date they can do is the 25th of May( slap bang in middle of exams for me,fantastic) then they head back to USA early June and then Europe mid July so unless they're doing shows inbetween glasto and the european festivals already announced in mid July, it doesn't seem likely that they'd do three trips to Europe, sorry this is a really convulted way of saying it

[dentalplan]

49 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

i watched the whole Kanye set again recently, it was brilliant up until those 15-20mins in the middle when he killed the vibe completely. take that out, and the 5mins fannying around getting on the boom lift and it would have been excellent.

I dunno. For me it went downhill a lot sooner. The first setback was obviously the stage invader and momentarily not knowing if Ye was gonna return, then the run of Cruel Summer songs lost a lot of people... The set after Justin Vernon left - apart from the blackout and uncertainty for the crane - was a really fantastic barrage of tunes looking back but I was kinda already dejected about the whole thing by then.

Edited January 25, 2019 by dentalplan

[Matt42]

I actually thought Kanye killed it. I was really surprised by the negative reaction. 

Where I stood it was going off. Was one of my favourite Glasto sets I’ve seen.

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, Jimmerz95 said:

Hope they do Glasto none the less

 

1 hour ago, sisco said:

Surely Glastonbury aren’t going to have 3 of the APE headers?! Christine and the Queens, The Strokes and The Chemical Brothers all heavily linked.  

Not sure that’ll be right. 

It could still happen but alternatively, Catfish or Ezra might have the spot.

1 hour ago, mufcok said:

I know APE hasn't been going that long (to my knowledge) but from what I can see from previous lineups it seems to be Pyramid sub/Other headliners topping the bill from what I can see. I really can't see The Strokes accepting a sub slot at Glastonbury if they're headlining everywhere else they play

If they are headlining APE, that's accepting their status here isn't strictly headlining major UK Festivals anymore.

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I actually thought Kanye killed it. I was really surprised by the negative reaction. 

Where I stood it was going off. Was one of my favourite Glasto sets I’ve seen.

I loved it, but there were a couple of undeniable blunders. Not enough to wreck my night but you got to remember that loads of people went to that set just gagging for him to fuck up and ran with what they can get. I wasn't even in the inner circle but the crowd were with him all the way through where I was. The rest of my group were stood further back and had people just streaming past them to leave for most of it; then I was in that situation for the bit of Radiohead I saw in 2017 and that experience really does make it look like the band is dying up there.

[StevieGed]

Caught the 1975 in Manchester last night and I thought they were great again. Stage set up and visuals were one of the best I’ve seen, and they threw a good party.

Going to see how they go down at Leeds in the summer headlining but I think they’d do a pretty good job topping the pyramid one night in the years to come. 

Love it if we made it is a tune.

[The Nal]

21 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

I loved it, but there were a couple of undeniable blunders. Not enough to wreck my night but you got to remember that loads of people went to that set just gagging for him to fuck up and ran with what they can get. I wasn't even in the inner circle but the crowd were with him all the way through where I was. The rest of my group were stood further back and had people just streaming past them to leave for most of it; then I was in that situation for the bit of Radiohead I saw in 2017 and that experience really does make it look like the band is dying up there.

Its the biggest exodus Ive seen on the Pyramid. It was so bad at one point I genuinely though there would be no one left by the end. Bigger than Oasis in 04, Gorillaz in 2010 and Radiohead in 2017 (wasn't there going by reports). 

[tevaburger]

5 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Its the biggest exodus Ive seen on the Pyramid. It was so bad at one point I genuinely though there would be no one left by the end. Bigger than Oasis in 04, Gorillaz in 2010 and Radiohead in 2017 (wasn't there going by reports). 

Oasis were lackluster in '04 but I don't recall people leaving at all. It just seemed like we were waiting for it to get better. Gorillaz was definitely exodus-laden 

[dentalplan]

42 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

 

It could still happen but alternatively, Catfish or Ezra might have the spot.

If they are headlining APE, that's accepting their status here isn't strictly headlining major UK Festivals anymore.

If they are headlining APE, they are headlining a major festival.

[Ayrshire Chris]

5 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Its the biggest exodus Ive seen on the Pyramid. It was so bad at one point I genuinely though there would be no one left by the end. Bigger than Oasis in 04, Gorillaz in 2010 and Radiohead in 2017 (wasn't there going by reports). 

It was quite an exodus from KW but I don’t think all that many left Radiohead. I actually joined Radiohead half an hour into their set. If the pyramid has an act like KW or Stormzy then their should be a strong rock act on the other stage and decent alternative styles elsewhere. My mate was so blitzed he went to see status quo acoustic set when Radiohead was on. To this day he claims they were top notch! 

[dentalplan]

4 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

If they are headlining APE, they are headlining a major festival.

I hope Stormzy gets announced for Parklife or Boardmasters.

[Matt42]

37 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

I loved it, but there were a couple of undeniable blunders. Not enough to wreck my night but you got to remember that loads of people went to that set just gagging for him to fuck up and ran with what they can get. I wasn't even in the inner circle but the crowd were with him all the way through where I was. The rest of my group were stood further back and had people just streaming past them to leave for most of it; then I was in that situation for the bit of Radiohead I saw in 2017 and that experience really does make it look like the band is dying up there.

I was quite far in.

radiohead was a bit like that. We were quite far back as we stayed at lorde a little bit too long because she was fucking killing it. (we still made it in time for the start of Radiohead)

for the first 20 minutes of radiohead I was surrounded by people talking. After they played Lucky someone shouted “play one of your old songs”. I was near that sort of crowd... if you know what I mean.

after they all pissed off and I moved in a bit further Radiohead was fab. Cried a fair few times.

but yeah I think it goes to show your reception of a headliner can really depend on where you are stood.

basic a f but when Kanye got on that crane I lost it. Maybe it was the substances 

[The Nal]

19 minutes ago, tevaburger said:

Oasis were lackluster in '04 but I don't recall people leaving at all. It just seemed like we were waiting for it to get better. Gorillaz was definitely exodus-laden 

Gorillaz exodus was dangerous. Everyone seemed to leave at the same time. 4 or 5 songs in. 

We left Oasis in 04 after Stop Crying Your Heart Out followed by Little by Little. Was quite a caravan of people making their round to the Chemical Brothers. 

Depends where you're stood I suppose!

They're the only 4 I can think of where a lot of people left. Any others?

Edited January 25, 2019 by The Nal

[lobo]

17 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I was quite far in.

radiohead was a bit like that. We were quite far back as we stayed at lorde a little bit too long because she was fucking killing it. (we still made it in time for the start of Radiohead)

for the first 20 minutes of radiohead I was surrounded by people talking. After they played Lucky someone shouted “play one of your old songs”. I was near that sort of crowd... if you know what I mean.

after they all pissed off and I moved in a bit further Radiohead was fab. Cried a fair few times.

but yeah I think it goes to show your reception of a headliner can really depend on where you are stood.

basic a f but when Kanye got on that crane I lost it. Maybe it was the substances 

For Kanye I was left of the stage back at the second speaker. I was surrounded by mainly groups on a witch hunt. Horrible crowd just waiting for him to fail and chatting the entire way through. Despite enjoying Kanyes setlist the crowd killed it for me.

[Gnomicide]

I find it very weird that anyone would go and watch a set at Glastonbury (or any festival for that matter) that they know they're not going to enjoy. Unfathomable behavior.  

[thrillhouse188]

9 minutes ago, lobo said:

For Kanye I was left of the stage back at the second speaker. I was surrounded by mainly groups on a witch hunt. Horrible crowd just waiting for him to fail and chatting the entire way through. Despite enjoying Kanyes setlist the crowd killed it for me.

This annoys me so much, why waste energy doing that, you aren't getting any enjoyment AND you're ruining it for others

[gigpusher]

2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I find it very weird that anyone would go and watch a set at Glastonbury (or any festival for that matter) that they know they're not going to enjoy. Unfathomable behavior.  

I totally agree but know one person at least who definitely does this. They spent months whinging about Kanye playing. I pointed out the many stages they could go to but on the night they watched Kanye and then moaned that he was rubbish. I seriously don't understand it. Don't think he has ever seen anything other than a Pyramid or Other Stage headliner mind. 

[Little Andy]

What's the current thinking on 3rd headliner after Stormzy and The Cure?

Is it Strokes are the best guess, but are still little more than a rumour? (eFestivals doesn't even have them on the rumours page!). Then after that its just random guesses like Gaga, Mumford and Sons, and Arctic Monkeys with no evidence whatsover?

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, Little Andy said:

What's the current thinking on 3rd headliner after Stormzy and The Cure?

Is it Strokes are the best guess, but are still little more than a rumour? (eFestivals doesn't even have them on the rumours page!). Then after that its just random guesses like Gaga, Mumford and Sons, and Arctic Monkeys with no evidence whatsover?

Pretty much, The Strokes are on the rumour page.

[The Martini Police]

1 minute ago, Little Andy said:

What's the current thinking on 3rd headliner after Stormzy and The Cure?

Is it Strokes are the best guess, but are still little more than a rumour? (eFestivals doesn't even have them on the rumours page!). Then after that its just random guesses like Gaga, Mumford and Sons, and Arctic Monkeys with no evidence whatsover?

Great summary of this thread post-Macxit tbf, yeah.

[Bisque]

Friend & I left Radiohead as we got bored pretty quickly. Ended up getting a cider and heading to JP tent and Annie Mac was on. We both said sod this and went back to Radiohead and glad we did as we ended up in a better spot coming in from the right hand side of the stage and ended up quite enjoying it in the end. It wasn't one of those "seminal Glastonbury moments" Jo Whiley always bangs on about that I was expecting but pretty good. Maybe I knew more of their songs towards the end of the set?