2020 headliners

[jparx]

Best three headliners they’ve ever booked, in my opinion of course. Beats 2009 for me.

[Ridin' Solo]

[Matt42]

3 hours ago, Homer said:

Foals could do it I reckon 

Foals are 100% not playing.

[nicnzl]

Yeah but Foals are big enough to headline

/thread

[Matt42]

39 minutes ago, nicnzl said:

Yeah but Foals are big enough to headline

/thread

a question for 2021!

[MetaKate]

And it all comes to completion on page 669. 

[thewayiam]

5 hours ago, jparx said:

Best three headliners they’ve ever booked, in my opinion of course. Beats 2009 for me.

Well of course it beats 2009....but then I'm not bothered about Neil Young or Springsteen.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

I'm not amazed by the headliners this year. Taylor and Kendrick are massive stars, well-liked, but then so is Bovril. I find them both over-hyped and I can't imagine there being a big party at either. 

Macca... I guess if you like bland rock then he's your man. Can't help but feel like there's better acts out there to book for the 50th anniversary. They're incredibly popular but boring AF. 

[Hugh Jass]

I made the mistake of looking at a few of the comments under the FB announcement.

I’d like to use a incredibly un-PC term to describe some of the people commenting, but I’ll refrain.

Edited March 13, 2020 by Hugh Jass

[CaledonianGonzo]

Usefully, "c**ts" is a perfectly politically correct term.

[Crazyfool01]

2 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I made the mistake of looking at a few of the comments under the FB announcement.

I’d like to use a incredibly un-PC term to describe some of the people commenting, but I’ll refrain.

It’s not gone down well then ?  I’ve not had a chance to look ... and can’t really be bothered to 

[circus92]

3 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

Taylor and Kendrick are massive stars, well-liked... I find them both over-hyped and I can't imagine there being a big party at either. 

Whaaat?   Taylor will bring the party big time - 2 hours of upbeat bangers to close out the weekend - cannot wait 😀

[Jamesyp42]

5 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

Is anyone else really disappointed with Fatboy headlining Other?  I get he wants to play every stage but headlining seems such a lazy booking and waste of a slot to me when he's there every single year.  

Yup. What a waste of an Other Headliner! (In my opinion)

[gorfield]

Not really a line up for me... I didn't get a ticket and wont try in the resale. Its a lot of money - probably about a grand altogether including everything for us to go as a family.

I know there's a lot of variety etc etc but I used to love festivals for the loud rock music - I think Download is probably the only one left for me now really. It used to be Leeds but that's not for me anymore either.

[Sargey Babes]

On 3/12/2020 at 7:39 AM, zero000 said:

That is painful to even read. 

Seriously, made me nauseous.  

[Hugh Jass]

14 hours ago, jparx said:

Best three headliners they’ve ever booked, in my opinion of course. Beats 2009 for me.

Such a strange comment to downvote.

[CaledonianGonzo]

35 minutes ago, gorfield said:

Not really a line up for me... I didn't get a ticket and wont try in the resale. Its a lot of money - probably about a grand altogether including everything for us to go as a family.

I know there's a lot of variety etc etc but I used to love festivals for the loud rock music - I think Download is probably the only one left for me now really. It used to be Leeds but that's not for me anymore either.

Glastonbury has never been about loud rock music. The opposite, even.

[WStoner]

55 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

Is anyone else really disappointed with Fatboy headlining Other?  I get he wants to play every stage but headlining seems such a lazy booking and waste of a slot to me when he's there every single year.  

Defo.  Lazy booking.  He's fine live but the last time I saw him it did seem the epitome of pressing 'play' on his big singles and wandering around a bit.  Maybe his headline slot would be decent, but I can't imagine it'd be as good as any of the other artists that could've taken the slot instead.  

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, WStoner said:

Defo.  Lazy booking.  He's fine live but the last time I saw him it did seem the epitome of pressing 'play' on his big singles and wandering around a bit.  Maybe his headline slot would be decent, but I can't imagine it'd be as good as any of the other artists that could've taken the slot instead.  

I maintain that the Fatboy thing is a bit of a red herring. There will be a band on before such as Biffy or Foals who will be the “headliner” and Fatboy will play after for the party vibe.

IOW do it regularly.

[jparx]

35 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Such a strange comment to downvote.

[ghostdancer1]

26 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I maintain that the Fatboy thing is a bit of a red herring. There will be a band on before such as Biffy or Foals who will be the “headliner” and Fatboy will play after for the party vibe.

IOW do it regularly.

don't really see why they wouldn't have announced them on the poster if that was the case?

we already knew Foals were doubtful with 2 gigs over Glastonbury weekend anyway I think? Hazy memory that they're only free Sunday?

[Guy Incognito]

According to my work colleage, who has never been to Glastonbury, "for the 50th year it should be mega bands like Kings of Leon not stuff like Paul McCartney"

[Hugh Jass]

15 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

According to my work colleage, who has never been to Glastonbury, "for the 50th year it should be mega bands like Kings of Leon not stuff like Paul McCartney"

He’s right you know...

[Hugh Jass]

18 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

don't really see why they wouldn't have announced them on the poster if that was the case?

we already knew Foals were doubtful with 2 gigs over Glastonbury weekend anyway I think? Hazy memory that they're only free Sunday?

My theory is that they’ve deliberately left a few bigger names off the poster.

I had forgotten that Foals could only do Sunday.

[henry bear]

16 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

According to my work colleage, who has never been to Glastonbury, "for the 50th year it should be mega bands like Kings of Leon not stuff like Paul McCartney"

My barber’s full of helpful Glastonbury lineup ideas - “as it’s the 50th they should get Pink Floyd or Zeppelin to reform” etc. Never been, natch