2020 headliners

[CaledonianGonzo]

My punt is The 1975 / Reg / Swizzle.

And if the latter was a red herring / benighted facsimile from Glastonbury Grove then it'd have to be Gaga o'clock.

[djdavejohnson]

23 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Based on that Arctics/Blur, FM, Elton possibly. I don't think they are are going to give any newly headline like The 1975 it on a year where they simply won't need to and they'll most likely take a lower slot to be apart of it.

See I think the exact opposite - the 50th should be about everything Glasto stands for, and part of that philosophy is giving a shot to those kind of acts - so 1975 or something similar will feature for me. Hoping for a female headliner too, and a legend to close.

[djdavejohnson]

Just now, djdavejohnson said:

See I think the exact opposite - the 50th should be about everything Glasto stands for, and part of that philosophy is giving a shot to those kind of acts - so 1975 or something similar will feature for me. Hoping for a female headliner too, and a legend to close.

 

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

My punt is The 1975 / Reg / Swizzle.

And if the latter was a red herring / benighted facsimile from Glastonbury Grove then it'd have to be Gaga o'clock.

Something like that, in a nutshell ?

[Guest]

Kendrick Lamar, Blur, Elton John

[zero000]

Circle of life on the pyramid stage. What a moment.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, zero000 said:

Circle of life on the pyramid stage. What a moment.

It’d be such a perfect ‘end of the festival BBC montage’ song. They could never top it.

[jparx]

Taylor still bringing out the hits despite the ownership row. Didn't think for one second she'd drop her back catalogue but there's confirmation at least.

Will desperately be searching for the old Glastonbury shaped hole when the tour dates are released!

[Hugh Jass]

15 hours ago, zero000 said:

Circle of life on the pyramid stage. What a moment.

Meerkat costumes aplenty.

[priest17]

Childish Gambino

Beyonce

Elton John

Absolute Lion King party weekend.

[Matt42]

45 minutes ago, jparx said:

 

Will desperately be searching for the old Glastonbury shaped hole when the tour dates are released!

If you send her a DM now mate and ask her to do it, it’s probably still early enough that she could call up and there will be a slot 

Edited July 11, 2019 by Matt42

[CaledonianGonzo]

49 minutes ago, jparx said:

Taylor still bringing out the hits despite the ownership row. Didn't think for one second she'd drop her back catalogue but there's confirmation at least.

Will desperately be searching for the old Glastonbury shaped hole when the tour dates are released!

Oh yes.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/taylor-swift/2019/hammerstein-ballroom-new-york-ny-4b9e9f9a.html

Getting a Swizzle 2020 t-shirt made.

[UEF]

 

 

15 hours ago, zero000 said:

Circle of life on the pyramid stage. What a moment.

23 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Meerkat costumes aplenty.

Babies being thrust into the air from the disabled viewing platform...

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, UEF said:

 

 

Babies being thrust into the air from the disabled viewing platform...

I do lift my daughter into the air Lion King style quite regularly.

[GrumpyRaver]

On 7/8/2019 at 8:24 PM, Matt42 said:

They’d also be the biggest other stage headliner (in terms of international size) that Glastonbury has ever had.

 

I'm sure Nine Inch Nails would disagree...

[zero000]

6 hours ago, UEF said:

 

 

Babies being thrust into the air from the disabled viewing platform...

Might claim my cat is a therapy animal and take her along.

[Matt42]

I know I said she wouldn’t do it only a few days ago but it seems she’s serious about this album thing now.

Critics aside I think she would be a fantastic headliner and probably easier to get than Swift etc. I’m sure she’s been on the Eavis radar before too!

I think some underestimate how many bangers she has. The field would be bouncing.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I know I said she wouldn’t do it only a few days ago but it seems she’s serious about this album thing now.

Critics aside I think she would be a fantastic headliner and probably easier to get than Swift etc. I’m sure she’s been on the Eavis radar before too!

I think some underestimate how many bangers she has. The field would be bouncing.

Her last UK tour sold so abysmally, would be surprised if she ever headlined anything over here again without a major trajectory reversal.

Edited July 11, 2019 by Rose-Colored Boy

[Muppetmark]

Rihanna in the katy/miley slot?

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Her last UK tour sold so abysmally, would be surprised if she ever headlined anything over here again without a major trajectory reversal.

She’s definitely still Glastonbury headline level. Especially since she’s been away for a bit.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, Muppetmark said:

Rihanna in the katy/miley slot?

I highly doubt she’l accept that. 

[dentalplan]

Just now, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Her last UK tour sold so abysmally, would be surprised if she ever headlined anything over here again without a major trajectory reversal.

Because she didn’t sell out six stadiums she’s no longer a headliner?

[Muppetmark]

Just now, dentalplan said:

Because she didn’t sell out six stadiums she’s no longer a headliner?

Didn't she straight out cancel some of them and the stadiums she did play were still fairly empty 

[dentalplan]

Just now, Muppetmark said:

Didn't she straight out cancel some of them and the stadiums she did play were still fairly empty 

Stadiums though. The 1975 have never headlined a stadium.

[Quark]

Sales aside, she doesn't feel like "headliner" to me at the moment. A few years ago yeah, and if she has new material and becomes a bit more relevant again then yup, but right now it just doesn't feel...right. Not in the ascendancy, and not historically big enough to be a surprise coup. Sub I could see.

She'll now be booked, smash it  and I shall eat those words.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

4 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Because she didn’t sell out six stadiums she’s no longer a headliner?

No, Mr, you know it’s not as simple as that, but she would’ve sold out those dates in 2012, or at least not had to cancel half of them - ergo, her popularity is on the decline, and unless this new album launches with an inescapable number one smash hit she’ll quickly be at Katy Perry’s level if not lower. It’s been twice as long since Rihanna’s commercial peak than it has since Tay Tay’s and the latter’s decline is undeniable. Unfortunately the pop music world still loves nothing more than moving on from megastar women absurdly fast.