2020 headliners

[lukethekid]

Kasabian have a more mainstreamed line of music, whereas Foals are more of a niche band. 

[lukethekid]

P.S I think Kasabian are shite by the way 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Does Glastonbury pay enough to fund yer man's prodigious intake of Medellin's finest?

[hughes21]

2 hours ago, JoshuaSimmonds said:

if this is true then i'm gonna be pissed off, lets hope he's joking loool

i like them but i dont think they are headliners 

[MaxPower]

2 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

pretty daft metric really.

Tame Impala are big in Australia and the US, unlike Foals.

Tame Impala have more monthly Spotify plays than Stormzy. look where he was scheduled at this year's festival.

Ah come on now, it's obviously not the only factor, but global popularity (the best metric of which is Spotify listens) is a huge factor.

Tame Impala are globally bigger than Stormzy, but Stormzy is UK based and more relevant to the UK music scence, not to.mention the cultural significance and relevance of having a black UK grime artist headline Glastonbury.

So while Stormzy was behind on things like Spotify listens, there are other factors that push him ahead

The Foals don't have those factors - the Spotify listens don't back it up, the size of the gigs they play don't indicate it, their relevance in current UK pop culture is negligible (in comparison to someone like Stormzy).

The only reason they're floated as a possibility is because this forum adores them, and they have a good relationship to the festival.

[Madyaker]

9 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

do you wanna google Kasabian's album sales/tour dates/etc to back that one up? cos I don't think they're going to tell you what you want them to.

by every conceivable metric Foals are a less popular band now than when they were booked to sub the festival. by every conceivable metric Kasabian have always been orders of magnitude more popular than Foals. u need to stop following this vague gut instinct that Foals are big enough to headline and look at the facts.

The festival bookers don’t give two fucks about spotify plays or YouTube hits. Could you imagine Emily saying “nooo we can’t book them their last single only got 2 million views on YouTube”. That’s the dumbest post I’ve read on here in a while. They subbed 4 years ago and pulled a massive crowd to the park this year so I’d say there’s a good chance regardless of whatever nonsensical metrics people come up with. If the festival want to book them they’ll get booked and they’d go down well, probably get a bigger crowd than Radiohead.

Edited October 14, 2019 by Madyaker

[David Gray (90+2)]

13 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Dropped their best record yet this year

[Citation needed.]

[thrillhouse188]

1 minute ago, David Gray (90+2) said:

[Citation needed.]

[Quark]

9 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

We've got six more months of this, haven't we?

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

10 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

We've got six more months of this, haven't we?

You love it really

[Mash011]

2 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

The festival bookers don’t give two fucks about spotify plays or YouTube hits. Could you imagine Emily saying “nooo we can’t book them their last single only got 2 million views on YouTube”. That’s the dumbest post I’ve read on here in a while. They subbed 4 years ago and pulled a massive crowd to the park this year so I’d say there’s a good chance regardless of whatever nonsensical metrics people come up with. If the festival want to book them they’ll get booked and they’d go down well, probably get a bigger crowd than Radiohead.

okay ignore streaming numbers if you like, would you rather look at album sales or tour dates or festival bookings or like EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO ASSESS A BAND'S POPULARITY????

[ghostdancer1]

2 minutes ago, MaxPower said:

Ah come on now, it's obviously not the only factor, but global popularity (the best metric of which is Spotify listens) is a huge factor.

Tame Impala are globally bigger than Stormzy, but Stormzy is UK based and more relevant to the UK music scence, not to.mention the cultural significance and relevance of having a black UK grime artist headline Glastonbury.

So while Stormzy was behind on things like Spotify listens, there are other factors that push him ahead

The Foals don't have those factors - the Spotify listens don't back it up, the size of the gigs they play don't indicate it, their relevance in current UK pop culture is negligible (in comparison to someone like Stormzy).

The only reason they're floated as a possibility is because this forum adores them, and they have a good relationship to the festival.

yes, I'm aware Stormzy had other factors going for him, thanks for that blindly obvious point. those are valid reasons for him to headline. Spotify/youtube numbers being used as a metric are basically irrelevant, and as I said, a daft metric.

again, Tame Impala have more Spotify listeners than The 1975, but no-one is seriously suggesting TI are more deserving of a headline slot than The 1975.

 

 

[Quark]

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

You love it really

It is kinda fun to watch how angry some people get about stuff

[Madyaker]

Just now, Mash011 said:

okay ignore streaming numbers if you like, would you rather look at album sales or tour dates or festival bookings or like EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO ASSESS A BAND'S POPULARITY????

The festival bookers don’t consider these things when booking acts. 

[David Gray (90+2)]

2 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

[dentalplan]

Tell you what, you lot who think they’re a niche band that nobody knows outside this forum are on harder stuff than Yannis, that’s for sure.

[lukethekid]

No one’s even been announced yet, I reckon the arguments should be saved for when you’re fuming with whatever they’ve booked

Edit: I’m not a Foals fan, but I wouldn’t be bothered if they were headlining.

Edited October 14, 2019 by lukethekid

[dentalplan]

4 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Dem user scores tho

[majormajormajor]

 

6 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

The festival bookers don’t give two fucks about spotify plays or YouTube hits. Could you imagine Emily saying “nooo we can’t book them their last single only got 2 million views on YouTube”. That’s the dumbest post I’ve read on here in a while. They subbed 4 years ago and pulled a massive crowd to the park this year so I’d say there’s a good chance regardless of whatever nonsensical metrics people come up with. If the festival want to book them they’ll get booked and they’d go down well, probably get a bigger crowd than Radiohead.

Presume you voted leave?

[Mash011]

2 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

The festival bookers don’t consider these things when booking acts. 

for sure dude they just ask you what bands you think are big

[ghostdancer1]

Just now, majormajormajor said:

 

Presume you voted leave?

why would you assume he voted leave?

[Mouseboy11]

Just now, Mash011 said:

for sure dude they just ask you what bands you think are big

Shut up you big virgin

[thrillhouse188]

1 minute ago, David Gray (90+2) said:

Touche! 

[Madyaker]

@Mash011 I think they’re more likely to consider if the band in question has played before and if so how were they received? Could they handle a bigger slot? Would they take the same slot?

If the band in question hasn’t played glasto before then the bookers would look at where they have played and how they got on etc and what stage might suit them at glasto. Streaming numbers and album aren’t relevant.

[Madyaker]

2 minutes ago, majormajormajor said:

 

Presume you voted leave?

Does it not say Ireland somewhere on my profile thing to the left?