2019 Headliners

[blazingstars]

18 minutes ago, thisisthesam said:

The Killers always put a good show on imo. I thought they were great at the o2 last time they were here and the stage show was fab too. I'd be interested to see if the full band would get back together for Glasto as its just the two of them now? They have plenty of tunes too for the field.

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Doubtful. But tbf the two blokes currently on guitar have been playing with them as touring musicians for years in the background and Ted (lead guitarist) has really stepped up into the role. I doubt anyone bar fans who follow them would really notice the change in band lineup. Brandon and Ronnie have always been the energy drivers during live shows anyway. I do wish they'd get back together to actually make the music though - as that is suffering.

Edited January 30, 2019 by jessden89

[mufcok]

Out of all the ones suggested so far, Kings of Leon would shock me the most. Surprised how little we've got as we come into February, literally no idea

[chatty]

Ive seen both KOL and The Killers twice and thought both were pretty shite tbf but Killers at least put effort into their set. Id avoid either but The Killers set went down last time so I guess people wouod be happy with a repeat. Cant see many being eager for another KOL headline run around though, worst live band Ive ever seen, Id avoid like the plague. 

[BlueDaze]

 

 

1 hour ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Kings of Leon are better than The Killers ffs.

 

4 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Don't necessarily disagree in terms of catalogue but in terms of live show/atmosphere/singalongs/the kind of stuff at least one Glastonbury headliner needs to bring imo The Killers are far better 

 

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

That's like choosing the tallest dwarf though.

I feel another pointless poll coming on...

Please can someone put Gimli as one of the options

[blazingstars]

Is it normal to have this little an idea at this point? This is going to be my first Glasto.

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Is it normal to have this little an idea at this point? This is going to be my first Glasto.

Some years we have a decent idea on all three by now, other years we have none.

In 2015 we went into May before The Who were confirmed, and that came out of the blue.

Edited January 30, 2019 by Hugh Jass

[incident]

4 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Is it normal to have this little an idea at this point? This is going to be my first Glasto.

2016-2017: No. We knew those for ages ahead of time. Debates about whether Adele/Sheeran were suitable to close the stage not withstanding.

Prior to that: Yes. It's gone a lot later than this in the past. 2015 especially when The Who weren't even available due to a booked gig in Paris but still ended up doing it.

[clarkete]

6 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Is it normal to have this little an idea at this point? This is going to be my first Glasto.

https://theglastonburythingy.weebly.com/the-thingy.html

[Hugh Jass]

Felt like we all knew it was going to be Muse/Adele/Coldplay well in advance, way before they were actually announced.

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, clarkete said:

https://theglastonburythingy.weebly.com/the-thingy.html

#AHTT

[mufcok]

That Killers John Peel set from last time will always be a fond memory for me but I'm not sure how banging them on the Pyramid headlining Saturday night at the following festival sits with me. Not one I'd be gagging for anyway

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

#AHTT

You would say that.

[SwedgeAntilles]

4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Felt like we all knew it was going to be Muse/Adele/Coldplay well in advance, way before they were actually announced.

Aye, the only debate was our collective mass hysteria around fitting Radiohead somewhere but realistically all 3 were nailed on pretty early 

[Honeybane]

2 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Aye, the only debate was our collective mass hysteria around fitting Radiohead somewhere but realistically all 3 were nailed on pretty early 

that was fun

[mufcok]

There was 2017's early 'Stone Roses/Daft Punk gate', still gives me the odd nightmare

[SwedgeAntilles]

1 minute ago, Honeybane said:

that was fun

Best days 

[blazingstars]

21 minutes ago, incident said:

The Who weren't even available due to a booked gig in Paris but still ended up doing it.

 

Really! Interesting. I wonder how they managed that. That could mean a ton of ruled out acts are actually still possibilities?

[incident]

2 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Really! Interesting. I wonder how they managed that. That could mean a ton of ruled out acts are actually still possibilities?

They cancelled the gig in Paris (after they were announced for Glastonbury), which rightly pissed a lot of people off.

It's possible similar could happen again, but it seems unlikely.

[Doug85]

Killers JP set in 17 was great fun, they played all the hits and the crowd/band were up for it. They actually put a lot of effort into that gig whereas KOL have never put that much effort into their shows. In the early days ( BOTT or Aha Shake) they at least looked interested on the stage, once Only by the night came out they were only interested in the one big sing along and the gigs were shite. 

[Woffy]

2 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Really! Interesting. I wonder how they managed that. That could mean a ton of ruled out acts are actually still possibilities?

They basically squatted out a loaf on top of their fans, particularly those UK fans who'd paid for travel packages to France and got stiffed for pre-booked hotel rooms, etc.

[Doug85]

Just now, Woffy said:

They basically squatted out a loaf on top of their fans, particularly those UK fans who'd paid for travel packages to France and got stiffed for pre-booked hotel rooms, etc.

Daltrey was trying to beat Kanye to the title of biggest rock star on the planet though. Alls fair in love and war and all that.....

[BlueDaze]

38 minutes ago, jessden89 said:

Is it normal to have this little an idea at this point? This is going to be my first Glasto.

its the Fallow Fever

[Gucci Piggy]

Adele was nowhere near as nailed on in 2016 as everyone keeps saying. She'd never played a show that big before and there was constant talk of her not being up for it due to the size of the crowd. We weren't even certain on her until she was announced, I'm pretty sure. I remember getting the notification for the announcement and being annoyed because it was the final nail in the coffin of the possibility of Radiohead.

[ghostdancer1]

2 hours ago, deadpheasant said:

Hold on noones mentioned Maroon 5 yet.

Incorrect, I mentioned them several pages ago! There's actually quite a few things* that if it was anyone else, we'd probably be seriously considering them.   

*Superbowl, in Europe in June, mainstream popularity, never played G, put on a "show", a few of their collaborators might be playing over the weekend too

[mufcok]

Come on then, who requested it? It wasn't an option a couple of hours ago..