2020 headliners

[jparx]

4 minutes ago, Matt87 said:

Was it Emily who also revealed that 2 of the headliners had been booked? Presuming that this Macca tweet is the real deal then he must have been one of the booked headliners, and everyone else seems to think Taylor is agreed too? Or is she still in negotiations? 

Macca will be the one who was in negotiations. The two booked headliners are the ones who have never played before.

[kalifire]

Yes, it was Emily who said two headliners hadn't played the festival before, and that two headliners were booked. Whether they're the same is unknown, but I get the impression that McCartney essentially self-confirmed today because the deal has just been sealed. Which would mean the he was the one under negotiation, and our other two headliners have never played before.

Taylor still seems a shoo-in, and I'm hoping for Kendrick for the second, but we have to keep in mind that Chris Martin's supergroup haven't headlined either.

[evannn]

2 minutes ago, Matt87 said:

Was it Emily who also revealed that 2 of the headliners had been booked? Presuming that this Macca tweet is the real deal then he must have been one of the booked headliners, and everyone else seems to think Taylor is agreed too? Or is she still in negotiations? 

My taking was that the two that had been booked (at the time of said interview) haven't played the festival before - i.e. Taylor Swift + Kendrick/RHCP/A. N. Other. So McCartney would have been the third act who was still in negotiations, maybe he's tweeted now because something has been signed.

[ghostdancer1]

On 11/3/2019 at 8:21 AM, eFestivals said:

I've removed Macca from the rumours.

He was only put in because someone claimed to have heard via a roadie he was booked - but Emily has proven that false.

So I'm back to what Nick Dewey said - that Macca wouldn't be playing.

 

[squirrelarmy]

If Macca is headlining,  (No guarantees that he is but it’s likely) I can’t see him anywhere but Sunday night. He’s definitely the type of artist for a chilled singalong at the end of the festival rather than Friday or Saturday when everyone is still in a full on party mood. 
 

Therefore if he is doing the Sunday then does that rule out Swifty? 

[dotdash79]

2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

If Macca is headlining,  (No guarantees that he is but it’s likely) I can’t see him anywhere but Sunday night. He’s definitely the type of artist for a chilled singalong at the end of the festival rather than Friday or Saturday when everyone is still in a full on party mood. 
 

Therefore if he is doing the Sunday then does that rule out Swifty? 

Apart from he played on the Saturday last time

[topmarksbri]

Stones did the Saturday...

[The Martini Police]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

If Macca is headlining,  (No guarantees that he is but it’s likely) I can’t see him anywhere but Sunday night. He’s definitely the type of artist for a chilled singalong at the end of the festival rather than Friday or Saturday when everyone is still in a full on party mood. 
 

Therefore if he is doing the Sunday then does that rule out Swifty? 

No. Can't rule out either of them playing Saturday, has no impact. 

[mcshed]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

If Macca is headlining,  (No guarantees that he is but it’s likely) I can’t see him anywhere but Sunday night. He’s definitely the type of artist for a chilled singalong at the end of the festival rather than Friday or Saturday when everyone is still in a full on party mood. 
 

Therefore if he is doing the Sunday then does that rule out Swifty? 

He did Saturday last time out and nobody's response was "Boo! This is shit, if only they'd waited 24 hours for the right slot."

Booking Macca has no effect on the likelihood of Swift.

[chazwwe]

5 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

If Macca is headlining,  (No guarantees that he is but it’s likely) I can’t see him anywhere but Sunday night. He’s definitely the type of artist for a chilled singalong at the end of the festival rather than Friday or Saturday when everyone is still in a full on party mood. 
 

Therefore if he is doing the Sunday then does that rule out Swifty? 

These comments always make me laugh 'he has to because reasons. Despite last time' 

[Doug85]

6 minutes ago, mcshed said:

He did Saturday last time out and nobody's response was "Boo! This is shit, if only they'd waited 24 hours for the right slot."

Booking Macca has no effect on the likelihood of Swift.

Exactly any headline slot is the right one for Macca. 

Any of the 3 nights and i'll be there. Absolutely loving every second of it. 

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, parsonjack said:

1989 looks like being the last time....Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Suzanne Vega.

It's not a problem.

Think so. Van Morrison didn't headline though, played late afternoon. Think Fela Kuti was the third headliner, so still stands.

[mcshed]

22 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

 

Always looking a strange call to remove him when some random's comment proved wrong and ignore the fact that McCartney himself was saying it was a possibility.

[jparx]

Macca on Sunday would probably rule out Swift. I guess she could always do Norway on the Friday and Glastonbury on the Saturday but I don't see it.

If Macca has been booked after Taylor,  which is currently what seems likely, then Taylor would be booked for the Sunday and Macca would slot in wherever. 

[The Red Telephone]

 

Edited November 18, 2019 by The Red Telephone

[The Martini Police]

Thank god that one was resolved nice and quickly.

[jparx]

Amazing. Macca confirmed, Swift still on.

 

[thrillhouse188]

Interesting to get the date as well! Nicely lines up for Kendrick Friday and Swift Sunday

[kingbadger]

I still think Guns N Roses are a possibility. They're active as they're doing Lollapalooza in March/April, wouldn't be surprised if they then did the European festivals. I know they're usually all about $$$ but could easily see them being booked way in advance and doing it as a one off. They'd certainly be a bigger and more interesting booking than RHCP.

[The Toad.]

WHYYYYYY DONT WE DO IT IN THE TOAD!!!!!!!!!!

[priest17]

What a time to be alive, refused to get my hopes up for him after last year so a very pleasant surprise. 

Actually gonna see a Beatle.

[Bisque]

Is this a big deal?

[kingbadger]

I still think Guns N Roses are a possibility. They're active as they're doing Lollapalooza in March/April, wouldn't be surprised if they then did the European festivals. I know they're usually all about $$$ but could easily see them being booked way in advance and doing it as a one off. They'd certainly be a bigger and more interesting booking than RHCP.

[jyoung]

5 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Interesting to get the date as well! Nicely lines up for Kendrick Friday and Swift Sunday

[FuzzyDunlop]

5 minutes ago, Bisque said:

Is this a big deal?

Yes.