Worst line up in the last 10 years?

[Xeph1995]

i was actually hoping for a female headliner, Ladg Gage and Rhiana were both lightly rumoured and just one of them replacing the killers makes the line up instantly seem stronger.

[eastynh]

If there are any tall, bald, handsome fellas with a bit of stubble who don't want to go after seeing the poster, then I will gladly buy their ticket off them.

[DJL]

I think having the Prodigy on the line-up would have made the top third look better and more balanced. 

[fatyeti24]

43 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Which is why I think this article is bollocks made up by a right wing paper to just take a stab at Glastonbury. 

If it makes getting tickets for the 50th easier let’s do it!

I think it's more a case of taking a stab at the BBC, which has been the Murdoch press' raison d'etre for many years.

[Homer]

8 minutes ago, DJL said:

I think having the Prodigy on the line-up would have made the top third look better and more balanced. 

Completely agree. Always like to have one big headliner I'm really looking forward to. Prodigy would have been a great Saturday night.

[FuzzyDunlop]

17 minutes ago, DJL said:

I think having the Prodigy on the line-up would have made the top third look better and more balanced. 

I conpletely agree. Especially vs the Killers. 

Are the Chems definitely Sunday? So far, I have 2 headliners Id like to see.... 1 definitely sunday, 1 probably sunday.

 

[Homer]

10 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

I conpletely agree. Especially vs the Killers. 

Are the Chems definitely Sunday? So far, I have 2 headliners Id like to see.... 1 definitely sunday, 1 probably sunday.

 

Seems that way. Have a gig on the Friday and The Prodge were apparently set for Saturday.

[Gnomicide]

55 minutes ago, simonizer said:

Does anyone ahve the initial poster for '16  & '17 ?

Here's the last 4. 

[mcshed]

2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Here's the last 4. 

This years definitely seems weaker than those but not by much and partly due to the fact that there are fewer names on it.

Criticism of the line up seems fair but when folk start saying it's totally shite or not good enough is the point where I think the person complaining opens themselves up to criticism.

[yosoyyoberdi]

If what BBC is saying is true it would have been way better. Just by having McCartney and Lana Del Rey the lineup sounds much stronger. With Gaga would have been great. 

 

Where are the dance acts btw? Justice, deadmau5, major lazer etc? 

Edited March 17, 2019 by yosoyyoberdi

[CaledonianGonzo]

Is it the 'youngest' line up ever?  Mavis Staples, Kylie, Neneh Cherry, The Cure and Johnny Marr are the only performers that were active before the mid-1990s.

[Titters]

This information is probably listed somewhere already. But while waiting for the footy to start, I did a quick tally...

From the first poster drop in 2017, the confirmed acts by stage were.... 

Pyramid - 12 of 25. 
Other - 17 of 27.
WH - 14 of 24
Park - 13 of 27 
JP - 15 of 29
Acoustic 2 of 30 
Arcadia 2 of ... Many. 
Plus one each from Sonic, Glade, Avalon, WG, Clash and Kids Field (hello Dynamo). 

The list did include Headliner and Sub for all 5 main stages, but be wary of patterns. 

 

[Titters]

Plus 15 more acts on the 2017 poster than this year's.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Realistically though we can probably only expect there to be 2 or 3 big names still to come.

[nikkic]

Yeah most headliners and subs are there already surely. 

Probably an Other headliner and maybe a WH and JP to come too. 

The next drop will be filling the lower ranks. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Would be nice if Iggy Pop, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Weezer, etc. were all still to come.....but realistically it looks like that moment has been and gone.

[Gnomicide]

Yep, going from @Andeeroo's list of missing acts in 2017, distinct lack of big name acts added later.

[mcshed]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Realistically though we can probably only expect there to be 2 or 3 big names still to come.

So add 2 or 3 big names plus Lana Del Ray, Prodigy and swap The Killers for a Beatle and you've got yourself something at least as good as recent years.

[mcshed]

Just now, Gnomicide said:

Yep, going from @Andeeroo's list of missing acts in 2017, distinct lack of big name acts added later.

Except from 2017 you already had 20 more names to start with.

[FuzzyDunlop]

I think the "Friday Rock Slot" will be in another announcement. Im still not convinced the Saturday other stage headliner is on the poster.

Pure speculation, but here we are.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, mcshed said:

So add 2 or 3 big names plus Lana Del Ray, Prodigy and swap The Killers for a Beatle and you've got yourself something at least as good as recent years.

Pretty much.  I could use a couple of more heritage-y rock acts in there - John Fogerty, Alice Cooper, etc - but generally the undercard is alright.  Switch the Killers for Gaga, Macca, Neil or Elton and I don't think it's historically bad.

[Gnomicide]

3 minutes ago, mcshed said:

Except from 2017 you already had 20 more names to start with.

Good point.

[Fishman]

1 hour ago, fatyeti24 said:

I think it's more a case of taking a stab at the BBC, which has been the Murdoch press' raison d'etre for many years.

Definitely this .... "said a corporation source". I.E. we made the article up to have a dig at Glastonbury (sponsored by The Guardian) and the Beeb. There will be plenty of fluff for the BBC show - the line-up is Pop-tastic in places. I'm sure they'd rather have JJ & Miley as a sub rather than The National or Beck.

[simonizer]

46 minutes ago, mcshed said:

This years definitely seems weaker than those but not by much and partly due to the fact that there are fewer names on it.

Criticism of the line up seems fair but when folk start saying it's totally shite or not good enough is the point where I think the person complaining opens themselves up to criticism.

what I have notice is that this years has about  20 less atrists on it than 2017 , and generally between 10 & 15 less than most of the others .

[uscore]

Are there many potential acts that are still trying to flog tickets to their own shows this summer, who might get added later?