"Really big secret"

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, eastynh said:

I can't see him filling stadiums in America

 

He already sold out mid-sized stadiums in America on his last tour, wouldn't be that much of a leap to do the big'uns this time.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 minute ago, Woffy said:

What are you banging on about the Who for, Zac?

they insulted Yeezy I'll have you know  

[Woffy]

Just now, Zac Quinn said:

they insulted Yeezy I'll have you know  

I bet he was fucking GUTTED. 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Just now, Woffy said:

I bet he was fucking GUTTED. 

white people

[mr gumby]

8 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

they say TV puts the extra height on.  meet him in real life and you'll notice the difference.

Maybe it'll be this fella, if it's a 'really big' surprise. 6'5" apparently...

[morph100]

1 minute ago, mr gumby said:

Maybe it'll be this fella, if it's a 'really big' surprise. 6'5" apparently...

Is that The Ultimate Warrior or is it another wrestler?

[ConorC]

Have read the majority of this and nothing has convinced me that it's anything but the Other opener or at a stretch a pyramid sub.

Elbow/LG for opener.

Fuck knows for sub.

Edited May 12, 2017 by ConorC

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Snoop Dogg is apparently the same height as me, 6ft 4. That'll do nicely.

[NommaG]

1 minute ago, morph100 said:

Is that The Ultimate Warrior or is it another wrestler?

Its him from that tag team Demolition 

[henry bear]

23 minutes ago, Bonaneas said:

Led Zep weren't a touring act in 2007 when they played a blinding, note perfect, one off show at the O2, so your reasoning is the only thing that's ridiculous! 

They did a one-off in 2007 as a tribute to their friend and mentor, Ahmet Ertegun. Plant made it clear before and after that it was just the one show. Since they split in 1980 he's constantly rebuffed the notion of them reuniting, and they've done it just a handful of times for specific events.

Even assuming, however unlikely, that they were up for another show, given the hysteria and clamour for tickets 10 years ago, and the fact that they could sell out any venue they choose many times over, why would they choose to take a non-headline slot at a festival that their fanbase has no chance of going to? And please don't say it'll be a joint set with the Foo Fighters.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Basically it's not Led Zep or Pink Floyd, and anybody who thinks it is, should be cursed with having to watch Bastille and the Lumineers on rotation for every set they see at Glastonbury for the rest of their miserable lives.

Edited May 12, 2017 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[fowls]

8 minutes ago, henry bear said:

They did a one-off in 2007 as a tribute to their friend and mentor, Ahmet Ertegun. Plant made it clear before and after that it was just the one show. Since they split in 1980 he's constantly rebuffed the notion of them reuniting, and they've done it just a handful of times for specific events.

Even assuming, however unlikely, that they were up for another show, given the hysteria and clamour for tickets 10 years ago, and the fact that they could sell out any venue they choose many times over, why would they choose to take a non-headline slot at a festival that their fanbase has no chance of going to? And please don't say it'll be a joint set with the Foo Fighters.

I think that playing a single show as a tribute goes to show they don't really care about their fans being able to get tickets.

 

But yes, I can't see them being anything but a headliner, and to shift lineups around now is as rude as it is unlikely. Would bands really talk about headlining in interviews to surprise that they are actually subbing?

 

On the other hand, Page and Jones played Led Zepp songs with Foos at Wembley.  Another cameo like Coldplay did with Gibbs is possible.

Edited May 12, 2017 by fowls

[Hugh Jass]

27 minutes ago, Zac Quinn said:

Aye he's already started announcing stadiums down under next Spring, doesn't take much imagination to predict that seeing him at Wembley is going to be the most in demand ticket next summer.

He sold out three nights at Wembley on his last album. He's even bigger now.

Where do you go next?

[The Nal]

He still feels like this

 

[SwedgeAntilles]

Thread's gone all

[fatyeti24]

the closest you'll get to a Led Zep reunion at Glastonbury happened in 1995

[fatyeti24]

4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

He sold out three nights at Wembley on his last album. He's even bigger now.

Where do you go next?

Knebworth

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

the closest you'll get to a Led Zep reunion at Glastonbury happened in 1995

Pleased I wandered along in that case.

[SteveTLizard]

1 hour ago, Bonaneas said:

Err I think this modern ones slightly safer than the 1930s helium gas filled accident waiting to happen zeppelins... 

" .....was moved out of its hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire on Friday for the first time since it crashed in August last year "

Oh yes, sounds like they've come on leaps and bounds since in Hindenburg.  Add a few Chinese lanterns into the flight path and hey presto, no need for end of festival fireworks.

 

[sloseph]

7 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Thread's gone all

I'm getting flashbacks to the 2015 headliner thread

[SteveTLizard]

41 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

Haven't checked dates specifically but Elton seems a reasonable shout. You could pop him anywhere in on the Pyramid - or even Other opener - as a "special booking" and he'd tear the house down. I'm going to work on the assumption that Bazza G isn't the legend slot - for some reason - and that our final act is "legend".

Tbh, an acoustic solo performance from Bruce Springsteen would go down a treat for me. But there's marginally more chance of REM tbh.

Elton's never been in a shite indie band has he?

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Going somewhere between the imbeciles suggesting people like Led Zep and the people suggesting it will be a massive let down, someone like Jamie T who is a very loose Bestival 'exclusive, wouldn't be a bad mid-range shout.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, SteveTLizard said:

Elton's never been in a shite indie band has he?

He's got the same haircut.

[merago]

Just now, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Going somewhere between the imbeciles suggesting people like Led Zep and the people suggesting it will be a massive let down, someone like Jamie T who is a very loose Bestival 'exclusive, wouldn't be a bad mid-range shout.

See, I think it's going to be both bigger than Jamie T AND a massive letdown.  Something that will be big news but not of interest to a lot of efest regulars.  Take That are my guess

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Going somewhere between the imbeciles suggesting people like Led Zep and the people suggesting it will be a massive let down, someone like Jamie T who is a very loose Bestival 'exclusive, wouldn't be a bad mid-range shout.

Hardly something for Emily to make a fuss about though, which is why it's gotta be something a bit special.