CaledonianGonzo Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Matt42 said: 2 Years will not make a difference to who is around to be booked and who actually wants to do it. Given that a lot of acts work on a two year touring cycle, having a fallow year does actually increase the likelihood of consecutive bookings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: Given that a lot of acts work on a two year touring cycle, having a fallow year does actually increase the likelihood of consecutive bookings. Sorry I don’t think I was clear in what I meant. yes 2 years is a longer negotiating time for an act. But if they don’t want to tour and they don’t want to play glastonbury. Or it doesn’t fit within their own schedule they aren’t going to do it either way. A longer negotiating time doesn’t really entitle the lineup to be stronger than usual I mean. Edited March 15, 2019 by Matt42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Keithy said: Way more to come to. The whole SE corner, more JP level acts, Acoustic stage (as don't see an obvious headliner there yet), Park will have more, etc. Far too early to judge yet. The festival website says: "Following the previously announced Friday night headliner Stormzy, and the Sunday teatime legend Kylie, we can confirm this year’s final two Pyramid Stage headliners, alongside a first list of acts playing the Pyramid, Other, West Holts, John Peel and Park stages." So nothing from Acoustic at all, plus Avalon, Glade, SE Corner, T&C, Arcadia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Any disgruntled comrades slide into my DMs, willing to disfigure, disguise and pay an audacious wad of crisp 20s to relieve you of your woes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Do we think Orbital for Arcadia maybe? That could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneym Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 My first reaction was it’s not great and that is because there is no one who I’m really excited to see in the no way am I going to miss way. But when you keep looking there are still 10 plus I’d like to see there and as it’s been pointed out over 100 more to be announced to just cover the five main stages. i love Glasto, can’t wait as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, sisco said: 65 acts announced, 45 acts a day on the main 5 stages!! Loads and loads more to come I think if it has been done like usual and not top lines 1st it may look better but this way just points out unfortunately how strong it can be at the top and weaker further down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said: Do we think Orbital for Arcadia maybe? That could be fun. I was thinking Glade, but Arcadia yaaas please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneym Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Quark said: I was thinking Glade, but Arcadia yaaas please! I’d rather see them at the Glad but think they are probably too big to play there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Gunpowder Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 It sure is disappointing for me. 4 acts in the top 2 lines of the poster had high profile slots at the last Glastonbury. Luckily it's Glastonbury and I don't care who plays. I'll just sit around strummerville drinking rum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anditmakesmesmile Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I kind of understand ‘newbies’ criticising the lineup (if they’re not that keen on the acts listed). What I find strange, though, are regulars who are talking about cancelling their ticket. At a guess, that first poster is showing something like 40% of pyramid acts, 30% of Other stage acts and 20% of JP, Park & West Holts. It’s nothing. And it only represents five stages. And regulars know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovelanegan Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Already plenty to keep me busy - Chems/ Cure/ Janelle all high on my list (tempting fate with a clash nightmare there aren't I...?!?) Some of the pop stuff will be really good fun and great to see such a strong female presence with Kylie, Janet, Lauren Hill. Johnny F Marr, Idles, Interpol, Hot Chip, Christine &tQs, Streets, and reckon WuTang will be worth a watch. Plus a fair few names I've been meaning to check out. So, yeah, that'll do nicely for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, anditmakesmesmile said: I kind of understand ‘newbies’ criticising the lineup (if they’re not that keen on the acts listed). What I find strange, though, are regulars who are talking about cancelling their ticket. At a guess, that first poster is showing something like 40% of pyramid acts, 30% of Other stage acts and 20% of JP, Park & West Holts. It’s nothing. And it only represents five stages. And regulars know this. Having had a think about it I think a good portion of my apathy stems from how spoiled I was by 2017's first poster. Had a look over it again just now and before I'd even started investigating acts I hadn't previously listened to (i.e. Laura Marling), there was; Radiohead, The xx, The National, First Aid Kit, RTJ, Royal Blood, Justice, HAIM and Avalanches who I was absolutely delighted with and would've considered 'must see'. On top of that there was more stuff on the undercard (Angel Olsen, Lemon Twigs, Moonlandingz) that floated my boat whereas this year just looks kinda sparse. Ultimately it's down to personal preference and while you're completely right about what's to come I suppose it's only natural that you compare it to previous years at this stage, unfortunately in that regard it's not a great year for me, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I'm very happy with that line up. It's quite a mix up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatty Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 50 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I think the fallow year is commonly misinterpreted. It doesn’t really mean that glastonbury has two years to work on a lineup. It means they just get a year off. 2 Years will not make a difference to who is around to be booked and who actually wants to do it. Im not talking about the booking. Nore the perception that its much the same due to having a year missing when other acts would have played and it wouldnt look very much like the last one. If it hadnt been a fallow year then its likely a lot of different bands would have played last year and then those acts wouldnt have played consecutive festivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Leach Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Genuinely slightly baffled as to what people were expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Just now, Winslow Leach said: Genuinely slightly baffled as to what people were expecting. A list of their own favourite acts, basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 32 minutes ago, Quark said: I was thinking Glade, but Arcadia yaaas please! 28 minutes ago, Barneym said: I’d rather see them at the Glad but think they are probably too big to play there I too would prefer Glade, but it would be rammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieGed Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 There’s not as much around this year. Shame I know with having the fallow last year and the 2017 poster had some huge names on there. But if there’s not as much around this summer, what can Glastonbury really do about it? They aren’t paying megabucks and I guess they get a lot of their acts signing up to play based on the festival and it’s ethos and not so much because of the pay off. If there are no mega acts touring, or just a decent amount of mid size acts doing the rounds, then it’s out of the festivals hands. I seen an awful comparison on twitter earlier between Glasto and IOW first poster. The tweet said that IOW had pulled it out the bag whilst Glastonbury looked poor. I don’t know how that assumption was drawn up as George Ezra headlining IOW may not even be a sub at G, biffy were second or third down on the pyramid on 2017 and Noel is headlining IOW whilst Liam is subbing Glastonbury. And if Noel was to show up on the farm you could assume now that it’s opening the other or nothing really. I think the broad expectations of the Glastonbury line up is that it has to be the biggest and best, otherwise it’s a failure and and disappointing. Look around all UK festivals this year and then compare them to Glastonbury, whether direct competitors or not, I don’t really know how frustration or disappointment can be a thing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat2 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Only 66 acts have been announced so far. The 'main' stages (Pyramid, Other, JP, Park, Holts, Acoustic) have between 8 and 9 acts per day so around 150 acts, so only around 40% of the main stages have so far been announced, theres another 60% to come. And then there are the smaller stages as well. And then there is Thursday Early days, life is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I guess they could do Silver Hayes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titters Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Winslow Leach said: Genuinely slightly baffled as to what people were expecting. My thoughts too. Waiting for Elton, Elvis and Steely Dan? I'd be interested to see what a good, achievable line up would look like for those that have nothing of interest on this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett_Salas Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Just now, FloorFiller said: A list of their own favourite acts, basically. I agree with the sentiment, but there does seem to be a big hole where I expected more American indie and hip-hop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Girl Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Zoo Music Girl said: I guess they could do Silver Hayes? That would also be rammo wouldn’t it. Unless they’re changing up some of it for bigger venues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbm95 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 If this is bad, you guys would HATE living in the US and seeing our lineups... For my first Glasto I'm really excited by this lineup and it pains me to think about the conflicts already... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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