*****Paul McCartney*****

[blackdog]

1 hour ago, Beerqueen said:

Well blow me down!  I assumed he was more or less definite!  Who now, who now, who now, who now? (I will carry on until I know, if only in my head.)

The Who now

[thewayiam]

54 minutes ago, Keithy said:

Aye. He has to be a shoe in for 2020 now.

You'd think so, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Paul McCartney. Joking aside though, I don't think it'll far from that.

[danbailey80]

For fucks sake...

[Beerqueen]

4 hours ago, blackdog said:

The Who now

Saw them a few years back in Birmingham and they were bloody great - they seemed to be enjoying themselves, Roger's voice was still great, they had a bit of banter with the audience, yeah, why not?  

Tbh I don't know who I'm trying to kid because I increasingly am quite relieved when a headliner act is not a must see so that I don't have to worry about getting a good spot, where to aim for, what time to get there etc etc.  I genuinely can't think who I would want to be announced.  Stormzy I won't be seeing, Cure (if they are there) are a "hmm, would like but not unmissable".  So maybe a "wow" would be nice.  

 

[blackdog]

2 hours ago, Beerqueen said:

Saw them a few years back in Birmingham and they were bloody great - they seemed to be enjoying themselves, Roger's voice was still great, they had a bit of banter with the audience, yeah, why not?  

Tbh I don't know who I'm trying to kid because I increasingly am quite relieved when a headliner act is not a must see so that I don't have to worry about getting a good spot, where to aim for, what time to get there etc etc.  I genuinely can't think who I would want to be announced.  Stormzy I won't be seeing, Cure (if they are there) are a "hmm, would like but not unmissable".  So maybe a "wow" would be nice.  

 

I also saw the Birmingham gig a couple of years ago where they finished with Relay, which as far as I know the only time they played it on that tour!

[MetaKate]

This is bullshit. 

[The Nal]

He'll be well finished his tour and off the road by June 2020. 

[Mardy]

I'm surprised at how pissed off I am about this. Genuinely a bit gutted about it.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Like many others I am more disappointed than I thought I would be.  Let the speculation start again. Stormzy isnt for me , the cure I would go and see but not over excited. Hope something really big for the third headliner. Having said that over the years I seen 2 headliners only once and that was Radiohead and the Foos last time. So much on elsewhere. 

Edited January 16, 2019 by Ayrshire Chris

[CaledonianGonzo]

31 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I'm surprised at how pissed off I am about this. Genuinely a bit gutted about it.

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.
There's a shadow hanging over me....

[Wooderson]

40k at Janelle.

[Hugh Jass]

10 hours ago, Beerqueen said:

Saw them a few years back in Birmingham and they were bloody great - they seemed to be enjoying themselves, Roger's voice was still great, they had a bit of banter with the audience, yeah, why not?  

 

They played in 2007, and again in 2015. That's why not.

[Beerqueen]

2 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

They played in 2007, and again in 2015. That's why not.

I only meant for my preference not whether I thought they actually would.  I wasn't there in 2007 or 2015 so for me I'd be ok with it - though I accept it's unlikely.

[The Placid Casual]

Sorry guys, my bad.

[sadimmock]

I am surprised by how sad I am about this. I’m not angry or anything and I’m going to get over it very quickly (I’m going to Glastonbury after all). It just feels a bit deflating. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

The bootleg Beatles will be pleased 

[Wooderson]

Just now, Ayrshire Chris said:

The bootleg Beatles will be pleased 

They’ve been smoke-signaling it in for years.

[crocodiles]

Ffs that's shit just really excited about seeing macca for first and last time .

No interest what so ever in stormzy just not for me  . Will see the cure but no idea who 3rd headliner will be now . 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

37 minutes ago, crocodiles said:

no idea who 3rd headliner will be now . 

Get yourself over to the Headliner thread, there's loads of measured and well thought out opinion in there... ?

[The Placid Casual]

1 hour ago, crocodiles said:

Ffs that's shit just really excited about seeing macca for first and last time .

No interest what so ever in stormzy just not for me  . Will see the cure but no idea who 3rd headliner will be now . 

It's The Strokes mate.

[tevaburger]

Shattered with this week’s news. Devastated.

While confident that he’d be there, I was a bit worried when the Christmas announcement was for Kylie and not Macca, especially at the end of his December UK jaunt. I’d been more or less telling – ‘boasting’ perhaps a more accurate word, really – to others that I was likely seeing him at Glastonbury next summer, even pouring it on at the start of the new year to a few friends in commenting on how bad the first few US festival lineups looked, when at least Glastonbury seemed to have managed to have gotten the likes of McCartney. Given such smug arrogance, I received a well-deserved group text this week directed to my wife from the wife of a friend who's joining me for his first Glastonbury,  con the day I shared the sad news about Macca…

“Lisa – why don’t we go to Vegas for the weekend while the boys are at Glastonbury! I hear Paul McCartney might be playing and we can send pics to the guys while they’re camping and ask them who they’re watching!”

The missus is very patient with and understanding of my Glastonbury habit (she’s joined me once - 2004) of spending family funds (and limited US leave time) on flying over from the US, while she works and deals with the 2 kids by herself. This year, I’m taking a first-timer along with me from over here. His wife, who is from San Diego, had always been warning us over the last month during our usual drink gatherings - as we would alternate between playing the ‘Egypt Station’ album, or going into some ‘Tug of War’ and then some Wings or his first solo effort, before doing the inevitable Beatles stuff - “I don’t know about McCartney…he’s playing Petco Park June 22, are you sure he’ll make it over in time for you guys??”. I assured her that I - and the famed E-Fests users online - were well aware of those US dates even up to the 26^th, and we were monitoring closely, but we felt strongly that we were in the clear. My missus and my mate’s wife had been talking about doing a separate ladies’ trip while we’re at Glastonbury (since we excluded them) and so now they’re teasing us that they’re doing Vegas. 

[Phoenix Girl]

Ouch mate. Yeah that is a bummer ?. And let’s face it, there is no one that’s going to replace Macca - he’s a legend. So instead try and focus on the fact that you’ve got tickets. There’s thousands who’d swap that position with you. Your wife and friend might go to Vegas, but there’s no way in this world they’ll have a better time than you. Vegas is alright (as I’m sure you have experienced) but it’s not even a tiny patch on Glastonbury, not even close (even accounting for possible rain).

I suppose the lesson learnt here is that the only people who know who are headlining are the Eavii and their close knit team (and there’s no such thing as nailed on).

Hope this helps (probably not).

[Guest]

On 1/16/2019 at 10:19 AM, Wooderson said:

40k at Janelle.

Fucking hell man, Janelle is going to be a place for dancing, do Warhammer on your own time.

[angelin]

Vegas will be fab though. They can go and see Love as well.

[shuttlep]

I am wondering how many of the people who Really want Macca to play were there when he played in 04?