2019 Headliners

[thewayiam]

14 hours ago, battleborn said:

I'm sure his management would understand the significance of headlining Glastonbury.

 

Regards the earlier price, if the biggest festival in the UK can't afford a band like Guns N Roses's we've got a bit of an issue. Download could afford them...

One of the most ignorant posts I've probably read. You're an idiot, find out and realize what Glastonbury is before you decide what they can and can't do, should and shouldn't do. 

12 hours ago, Retro P said:

Mate for 69 Euros you can see them at Paris download (which I’m doing). So much cheaper and a different experience in itself. 

Is it staggered there as there is 5 bands max on main stage and etc through the day?. I'd see 10 acts...8 I'm bothered by but it's very split over the days but id get to see all. Download UK I'd see 12 but only 8 due to clashes though so for the prize I could see them individually cheaper. GNR though is more affordable in Paris at 69 euro compared to 30 quid more here. 

[henry bear]

15 hours ago, battleborn said:

And Glastonbury shouldn't really be strapped for cash given it's a far bigger festival.

You give the impression that you know very little about what Glastonbury is about, what it stands for and why it means so much to so many people.

[stuartbert two hats]

27 minutes ago, henry bear said:

You give the impression that you know very little about what Glastonbury is about, what it stands for and why it means so much to so many people.

Or how it actually operates from a financial sense.

[morph100]

14 hours ago, battleborn said:

if she was looking for bands she'd have been better off going to Slamdunk north after the success of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes last year. Reel Big Fish, Jimmy Eat World, Sleeping with Sirens, Lower Than Atlantis, Goldfinger, Twin Atlantic, Every Time I Die and Good Charlotte would all be good bands to book, but we're way off headliners here...

I’d rather have nofx, pennywise and millencolin 

[Superunknown]

Do you actually know who Elton John is or do you just have him mixed up with someone like James Bay.

 

[Superunknown]

1 minute ago, battleborn said:

What kind of comment is that?

 

He's a incredibly good showman, a talented pianist and has a good back catalogue of hits. 

No shit, why would he be third down then you absolute whopper. Legend slot or headliner. 

Can you stop clogging up the forum with your inane bollocks. 

[Gucci Piggy]

Loool

[Hugh Jass]

12 hours ago, henry bear said:

You give the impression that you know very little about what Glastonbury is about, what it stands for and why it means so much to so many people.

He doesn’t. He just wants the attention.

[Superunknown]

55 minutes ago, battleborn said:

 

He's headlining the Sunday night and closing the festival you utter pillock. 

 

Do you need everything spelt out:

Friday  Arctic Monkeys

Saturday Queens of the Stone Age

Sunday  Elton John  Sunday Legend Crosby, Stills & Nash (& hopefully Young)

and Other Stage just to clarify

Friday  Disclosure

Saturday The Streets (if the new album does well)

Sunday Underworld

Not even remotely obvious given you had The Killers third down a couple of hours ago you plum. 

[Quark]

1 hour ago, morph100 said:

I’d rather have nofx, pennywise and millencolin 

I could go for that to be fair...

[Gucci Piggy]

10 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Not even remotely obvious given you had The Killers third down a couple of hours ago you plum. 

Tbf I was bare confused by your reply. Thought you were rinsing him for not knowing who Billy Joel is by just insinuating he doesn't know any old musicians

[ghostdancer1]

Underworld recently headlined West Holts, which was far from full. they're not headlining the Other stage.

The Streets are not headlining the Other Stage.

[Superunknown]

10 hours ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Tbf I was bare confused by your reply. Thought you were rinsing him for not knowing who Billy Joel is by just insinuating he doesn't know any old musicians

Lmaoo, need to stay off efests when I'm knackered. Rustled big time last night by Battleborn

[thewayiam]

11 hours ago, battleborn said:

 

He's headlining the Sunday night and closing the festival you utter pillock. 

 

Do you need everything spelt out:

Friday  Arctic Monkeys

Saturday Queens of the Stone Age

Sunday  Elton John  Sunday Legend Crosby, Stills & Nash (& hopefully Young)

and Other Stage just to clarify

Friday  Disclosure

Saturday The Streets (if the new album does well)

Sunday Underworld

You definitely are the biggest idiot on here, there is two things that may happen here at the very max.

[stuartbert two hats]

32 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

You definitely are the biggest idiot on here, there is two things that may happen here at the very max.

"there are two things that may happen here"

[Steve1000]

5 of those things seem possible to me at least tbf.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, ghostdancer1 said:

The Streets are not headlining the Other Stage.

Given the wave of nostalgia they’re currently riding I’d say they can. LCD did and I don’t see much difference.

[The Nal]

We had an abortion referendum here on Friday, I may ask for this thread to be added to the bill when its passed. 

[henry bear]

2 hours ago, battleborn said:

CSN threaten to get back together periodically and would fit the legend bill perfectly.

Disagree. They played a few years ago to a largely disinterested Pyramid crowd. Of course, they could play again (once Crosby has started talking to the others again),  but it won’t be the legends spot as (despite the fact they are a legendary act), their songs just aren’t universally known here. 

[henry bear]

2 hours ago, battleborn said:

 

If CSN aren't big enough for the legends slot because their songs aren't well know enough/singalong enough, we're running out of people who are. Most of the people who could are dead or have already done it or another prominent Glastonbury set. 

Granted, that generation are dying off, but still plenty that could do it; Elton John, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Cher, Carole King, Barry Manilow, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr and plenty more. And then you’ve got the next generation that could do it - Blondie, Sting, Annie Lennox, Duran Duran and the like. The last fout don’t interest me, but have loads of hits to get the crowd going. 

[Gucci Piggy]

6 minutes ago, battleborn said:

Looking back through Glastonbury history there's some really odd scheduling. Were The Verve really big enough in 2008 to be billed above Leonard Cohen, I remember them being pretty big but?

 

A reminder that whatever we think is obvious next year might not be the case?

Reunion hype init.

And yeah what we think is obvious often doesn't end up happening; you'll get used to that after a few years following rumours/discussion.

For instance you said Arctic Monkeys are almost nailed on earlier, but they could quite easily take the bigger payday of R&L or be in America or something during Glasto.

[stuartbert two hats]

26 minutes ago, battleborn said:

Looking back through Glastonbury history there's some really odd scheduling. Were The Verve really big enough in 2008 to be billed above Leonard Cohen, I remember them being pretty big but?

 

A reminder that whatever we think is obvious next year might not be the case?

It was odd at the time.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, battleborn said:

Doing some more reading into it and for some reason unknown Cohen refused to let the BBC film his set, which might have had something to do with it. No way would the BBC be going "tonight's headliner is Leonard Cohen, but we can't show you that"

Yeah, you could be onto something there.  Not that the BBC has as much clout as you might imagine, but given the two weren't too dissimilar in size at the time (reunion hype can bump an act up a couple of slots), the non-televisual aspect may have been the decider.  But, let's be clear - the BBC does not dictate terms on scheduling at the festival.  They may pay lots of money for the rights, but they are by no means a co-organiser.

@eFestivals I seem to remember you having some insight as to the role of the Beeb.  Could this have been a consideration in putting Verve last?

[Alex DeLarge]

2008 looks quite odd in general now. Fratellis subbing the Pyramid is a headscratcher, were they ever really that big or was everyone just there for Chelsea Dagger?

[kingcrawler]

I think the strangest booking of 2008 is Panic! at the Disco headlining the Other stage. Glastonbury barely book bands like them anyway so for them to get such a high profile slot is baffling.