1986 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 If you have Coldplay or any headliner sized bands in a sub position (or lower) it would surely be a bit of a kick in the teeth to the real headliners. Imagine getting new blood like Foals/1975 headlining and having one of the biggest bands in the world on before them. Would be embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 What might be fun or special would be if a few of these "too big to sub, not big enough to headline" bands took it. Get Blink 182 subbing T Swift, Strokes subbing which ever classic rock band ends up on Saturday, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukethekid Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 3 hours ago, fat_man_joe said: As has been mentioned elsewhere, they'd 'fit the bill' of Pyramid openers (in the same ilk as Charlatans, James etc). That would be a shame though as it's not a great slot to have. Would love them as a headliner. John Peel headliner would be great for them I reckon. Such a great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaSimmonds Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 20 hours ago, Matt42 said: The 1975 // Lana Del Rey. When I was at Benicassim The 1975 were subbing for Lana, would love to see this reversed, she was dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I reckon Panic! are gonna sub Taylor. Come at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Lana still accepting sub spots at festivals (lolla chile) is a good thing. Am worried she might take the route of headlining smaller festivals instead. It’s all looking good to see NFR on the pyramid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willutalk Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 I could see Frank Ocean or another rapper subBing, especially as we are probably not going to get a headliner of the sorts and after the success of Stormzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, willutalk said: I could see Frank Ocean or another rapper subBing, especially as we are probably not going to get a headliner of the sorts and after the success of Stormzy. Highly doubt it will be frank. He’s not exactly easy to book / a reliable booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateverworksout Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Travis Scott or Tyler would be a great sub for me, not sure either have any chance of happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_pig Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Two of the spice girls have said they want to do Glastonbury and said that posh spice is also up for it. Would they sub a headliner? Maybe Elton sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Earth_pig said: Two of the spice girls have said they want to do Glastonbury and said that posh spice is also up for it. Would they sub a headliner? Maybe Elton sub The Spice Girls stuff has largely come down to Mel B repeatedly saying they want to do it in the hope it'll come true. Personally I reckon if they were gonna do it, it would have been in the Legend slot. I just don't see them wasting a Pyramid sub slot on an act that's had zero output in 20 years and only pops up periodically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth_pig Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Quark said: The Spice Girls stuff has largely come down to Mel B repeatedly saying they want to do it in the hope it'll come true. Personally I reckon if they were gonna do it, it would have been in the Legend slot. I just don't see them wasting a Pyramid sub slot on an act that's had zero output in 20 years and only pops up periodically. I get what you mean but they did sell out a massive arena tour this year and would definitely get a big crowd at the festival and on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, Quark said: The Spice Girls stuff has largely come down to Mel B repeatedly saying they want to do it in the hope it'll come true. Personally I reckon if they were gonna do it, it would have been in the Legend slot. I just don't see them wasting a Pyramid sub slot on an act that's had zero output in 20 years and only pops up periodically. I think people were placing them in the Legend slot purely for the cheese factor and forgetting that they aren’t remotely like any of the Legends we’ve had before and don’t really fit that slot at all. They could easily do a third down the Pyramid type thing like many female pop stars have done previously. Will they? Probably not, but there’s certainly still room for them to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 The Miley Cyrus/Katy Perry spot is definitely their natural home, but thankfully I reckon they'd not want to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C14S Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 12:36 PM, whateverworksout said: Travis Scott or Tyler would be a great sub for me, not sure either have any chance of happening if they want a rap sub surely these 2 are the routes to go down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: I think people were placing them in the Legend slot purely for the cheese factor and forgetting that they aren’t remotely like any of the Legends we’ve had before and don’t really fit that slot at all. They could easily do a third down the Pyramid type thing like many female pop stars have done previously. Will they? Probably not, but there’s certainly still room for them to fit in. Just now, GETOFFAMYLAWN said: The Miley Cyrus/Katy Perry spot is definitely their natural home, but thankfully I reckon they'd not want to take it. I'd disagree. I had them as a Legend possibility because they are purely a nostalgia act. Their style (and "pop" is a pretty broad style I know) might be suited to the Miley / Perry slot but they've got absolutely zero relevance whereas those two are contemporary and churning out work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Quark said: I'd disagree. I had them as a Legend possibility because they are purely a nostalgia act. Their style (and "pop" is a pretty broad style I know) might be suited to the Miley / Perry slot but they've got absolutely zero relevance whereas those two are contemporary and churning out work. There's a lot more to the legend slot than just being a nostalgia act, that's the only box they tick and there's loads and loads of acts on over the weekend that do the same. They might not be contemporary, but a highish Pyramid slot is all you could give them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said: There's a lot more to the legend slot than just being a nostalgia act, that's the only box they tick and there's loads and loads of acts on over the weekend that do the same. They might not be contemporary, but a highish Pyramid slot is all you could give them really. Might be underselling them a bit. They'd be a bigger act than any act in a highish Pyramid slot for a long long while. If they weren't so fucking awful, we'd be talking about them headlining the Pyramid, right? Imagine if that's who Glastonbury had been 'negotiating with all summer', yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, GETOFFAMYLAWN said: There's a lot more to the legend slot than just being a nostalgia act, that's the only box they tick and there's loads and loads of acts on over the weekend that do the same. They might not be contemporary, but a highish Pyramid slot is all you could give them really. Oh aye, I know there's nostalgia stuff all over the shop. Although I would argue that nostalgia is at least 90% of the case for the legend slot; with the exception of Kylie I'm struggling to think of any with recent output? I'll freely admit this is a bit of an assumption as I can't bothered to go back over it, but in my mind the Pyramid subs are rarely heritage acts. Definitely precedent for them playing a highish slot but I see no way they'd have them as a sub. And I don't think they'd Sunday Miley / Perry slot (although it is a highish Pyramid slot) as then you'd pretty much be having two Legend-type acts back to back in D-Ro and SG. Just don't see it happening. And for once, I'm not happy to be proved wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, dentalplan said: Imagine if that's who Glastonbury had been 'negotiating with all summer', yikes. Don't even joke about that shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, dentalplan said: Might be underselling them a bit. They'd be a bigger act than any act in a highish Pyramid slot for a long long while. If they weren't so fucking awful, we'd be talking about them headlining the Pyramid, right? Imagine if that's who Glastonbury had been 'negotiating with all summer', yikes. The advantage is that everybody, including the people who like them and go to their gigs, know they're fuck awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troop Dogg Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 6:54 PM, dingbat2 said: Nick Cave was probably the best and at the same time funniest pyramid subs I have ever seen, in 2013. Loads of Mumford fans pitching up early to get a good spot, then Cave comes on and does Stagger Lee. The poor Mumfords list didn't know what to think, I think some were genuinely frightened! Absolute quality, intense genius from Cave as always ... what a year that was, we had Portishead, the Stones and Cave all at the same festival. Probably 3 of the best glasto performances I have ever seen, and all at the same festival. Wow Here we go... Not nearly as funny as when they put Spinal Tap on just before Dizzee Rascal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrrrtangle Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 12:36 PM, whateverworksout said: Travis Scott or Tyler would be a great sub for me, not sure either have any chance of happening Do you reckon Trav would take a sub slot? In my mind he's at a headliner level rn, especially if he went all out and made it Glastroworld but i'm getting waaay ahead of myself. I can see Tyler happening but as an other stage late afternoon slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateverworksout Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, skrrrtangle said: Do you reckon Trav would take a sub slot? In my mind he's at a headliner level rn, especially if he went all out and made it Glastroworld but i'm getting waaay ahead of myself. I can see Tyler happening but as an other stage late afternoon slot. I did think travis is 100% a headliner, and I’d be over the moon if he headlined, but I’m not sure he’s as big here as he is in America? So maybe he’d accept sub under someone like Elton? Really hoping for Glastroworld now you’ve said that, but realistically they probably couldn’t afford him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh69 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Not sure if he'll sub, although I can definitely see him on the Pyramid, but I've got a feeling Harry Styles will be there tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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