2019 Headliners

[dentalplan]

26 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Alabama Shakes headlining WH.

I’m not that much a fan of those I don’t get this.

[Gucci Piggy]

6 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I’m not that much a fan of those I don’t get this.

Placid just asked in group chat what happened to Alabama Shakes and I said they're gonna headline WH after dental predicting it for years like Lana Del Rey at Latitude.

[charliejones]

Possibility of The Cure being ruled out of headlining this year? Looking at Rock Werchters line up, they're playing the Friday (27th) there. Could this be all hope gone? However, Janelle Monae also playing that day, so maybe they're booked there for a reason?

[Superscally]

2 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

If Ed Sheeran can headline with his wet shite, so can Ezra.

This musical regression is fucked up. It's like the Beatles are morphing into a skiffle band like Benjamin Button. George Ezra pretty much is fucking George Formby. Can't wait for the "When I'm Cleaning Windows" tour...

[The Placid Casual]

1 minute ago, charliejones said:

Possibility of The Cure being ruled out of headlining this year? Looking at Rock Werchters line up, they're playing the Friday (27th) there. Could this be all hope gone? However, Janelle Monae also playing that day, so maybe they're booked there for a reason?

They're playing the Sunday bud.

[charliejones]

1 minute ago, The Placid Casual said:

They're playing the Sunday bud.

Yeah, cheers. Got confused with the days for a second there

[y0ungtitan]

I'm sure they could probably do both but I kinda feel that JC and the lads being announced for APE takes them out of contention for Glastonbury.

[CaledonianGonzo]

If it doesnt then it's a sign that they  were relying on Macca and then panicked  and took whoever they could get when he sacked it off.  APE is basically Lovebox on steroids right?

[TheFullShaboo]

If The Strokes aren't billed as UK festival exclusives at All Points East, then they're pretty much nailed on for Glastonbury aren't they? Surely theres nowhere else in the UK left for them to go?

[jj200]

1 minute ago, TheFullShaboo said:

If The Strokes aren't billed as UK festival exclusives at All Points East, then they're pretty much nailed on for Glastonbury aren't they? Surely theres nowhere else in the UK left for them to go?

Radio 1 s Big weekend 

[RarerThanDandyB]

17 minutes ago, TheFullShaboo said:

If The Strokes aren't billed as UK festival exclusives at All Points East, then they're pretty much nailed on for Glastonbury aren't they? Surely theres nowhere else in the UK left for them to go?

They may not use it as a marketing tool...

[CaledonianGonzo]

TRNSMT?

[dentalplan]

31 minutes ago, TheFullShaboo said:

If The Strokes aren't billed as UK festival exclusives at All Points East, then they're pretty much nailed on for Glastonbury aren't they? Surely theres nowhere else in the UK left for them to go?

No not necessarily. They don’t always put that. The only time I’ve seen it used at APE was The National, but I’m p sure Nick Cave and Bjork didn’t end up elsewhere, and it looks unlikely that Bon Iver will either.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Is there a contingency cheque book scenario where the festival ups the offer to a desired act if they've been left in the lurch by someone else?  Can they double their offer to say, Madonna, if Macca bails? Or offer to make a sizable donation to her Malawi charity?

[nikkic]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Is there a contingency cheque book scenario where the festival ups the offer to a desired act if they've been left in the lurch by someone else?  Can they double their offer to say, Madonna, if Macca bails? Or offer to make a sizable donation to her Malawi charity?

No they just get on the red phone to Chris Martin who does it for peanuts. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Then they'd need to find someone else for 2020. Just kicks the can down the road.

[slash's hat]

Madonna has recently signed up with same pr company as janelle monae, don't know if that could have changed things with regards Madge changing mind to do it?

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They may well have had a headliner booked all along and we simply don’t know who it is rather than contigencies etc

[FloorFiller]

Just now, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

They may well have had a headliner booked all along and we simply don’t know who it is rather than contigencies etc

Yep we’re all assuming Macca was in the picture until recently when in fact that may have never been the case and he’s instead lined up for next year, with us having crossed wires like we’ve had in the past (Coldplay supergroup 2015 = Coldplay in 2016. Radiohead being there in 2016 = Radiohead in 2017). Or he was never lined up at all and it was misinformation like we’ve also had a lot of.

Likewise for The Strokes gossip.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I don't think I've seen them cos I was away, but were there not some tweets about Macca being in the picture and then falling through - then being replaced by a solo artiste?

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I don't think I've seen them cos I was away, but were there not some tweets about Macca being in the picture and then falling through - then being replaced by a solo artiste?

Yeah something about him falling through and the replacement being a solo artist who they suspected some people wouldn’t be a big fan of. Sounds like a pop star/non-traditional guitar act to me.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hinting towards someone like Gaga / Grande / Madge / Rihanna...

[dentalplan]

Was never said that the ‘surprising solo artist’ accepted, in fact it was predicted they wouldn’t.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Time to dig out the cheque book.

[FloorFiller]

Yeah sounds like somebody who was probably expected to ask for big bucks. Guess it just depends on how much Glastonbury pride themselves on their yearly marquee names or if they’d rather save the cash and go elsewhere, or just how much this solo act was asking for. Madge = a shitload. Gaga = not so much I imagine.