Past headliners that could play in 2020

[DeanoL]

Interesting thought experiment: were the festival interested in booking as many acts that had previously headlined to play this year, who would be feasible? Obviously acts that straight up aren't as popular as they were back then, so wouldn't need a headline spot anymore:

Likely: Stereophonics, Travis, Skunk Anansie, Manics, Shakespear's Sister

Others: Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, Moby

Not going to happen: Levellers, Carter, 
 

[wro_lap]

Why are The Levellers unlikely?

[Gnomicide]

Ash.

[Hugh Jass]

I have a sneaky feeling Coldplay might get involved.

[henry bear]

Arcade Fire 

Additionally, it’s feasible, if perhaps unlikely, that some previous headliners that are also friends of the festival would willingly non-Pyramid headline slots just to be involved. Obviously Coldplay, but maybe Blur or Radiohead. Emily’s vision of extending the capacity of the Pyramid field has to be for a reason 

Edited November 1, 2019 by henry bear

[Homer]

List of headliners:

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/look-headliners-glastonbury-festival-1970-47265

[henry bear]

1 minute ago, Homer said:

List of headliners:

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/look-headliners-glastonbury-festival-1970-47265

Quite a few inaccuracies there. Falling into the trap of assuming the first line on old Glasto posters indicate the headliners 

[s30foster]

I seriously think Coldplay opening the Pyramid could be a possibility. It's got Chris Martin 50th Anniversary written all over it. Would make sense in regards to Pyramid capacity extensions etc. 

[zero000]

Manic Street Preachers

[Amy Lawn]

1 hour ago, DeanoL said:

Not going to happen: Levellers

Y is this? Can't stick them personally but my partner is well into them so was kind of hoping they'd be there to keep her happy.

[Johnnyseven]

53 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Quite a few inaccuracies there. Falling into the trap of assuming the first line on old Glasto posters indicate the headliners 

Surely the first line on the poster is the headline? So any artists name at the top of the poster should be considered, in the literal sense, a headliner?

Edited November 1, 2019 by Johnnyseven

[Miyn]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

I have a sneaky feeling Coldplay might get involved.

Headlining? It seems much more likely that they would open the Pyramid. Emily said in an interview that they were gonna move the tent boundary back. Wouldn't be because of a giant headliner, especially with these "Pyramid Size Subs". 

[Quark]

Aye, I'd stick Levs in the unlikely category rather than never gonna happen. Although they have been making a big old deal of the release of the '94 tapes this year so it's not an impossibility.

[DeanoL]

1 hour ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Y is this? Can't stick them personally but my partner is well into them so was kind of hoping they'd be there to keep her happy.

Same as Carter, pissed off the Eavis’ back in the day.

[Quark]

Just now, DeanoL said:

Same as Carter, pissed off the Eavis’ back in the day.

Yeah, but they've also played as recently as 2010 so it's hardly as though bridges have been burned.

[Johnnyseven]

Carter aren't an active band at the moment, plus i'm pretty sure it was just Jim Bob who played a solo set in 2010 and not Carter. Although Fruitbat has also played the festival with Ferocious Dog in recent years but i'm sure I read something about him getting in without Micheal's knowledge.

Edited November 1, 2019 by Johnnyseven

[bexj]

Smiths - never gonna happen

Pulp - unlikely

Travis - bloody hope not! 

[henry bear]

5 hours ago, Johnnyseven said:

Surely the first line on the poster is the headline? So any artists name at the top of the poster should be considered, in the literal sense, a headliner?

That’s just the way it was then. For instance, here is the poster for the 1984 festival, and the running order from the program. People have often assumed that The Smiths headlined, but they didn’t (don’t know why, they were very popular and drew a huge crowd), indeed none of the headliners are on the top line of the poster.

 

[Johnnyseven]

Sorry @henry bear I was thinking of the more recent posters, I wasn't aware that they did it like that back in the day. Thanks for the explanation.

Edited November 1, 2019 by Johnnyseven

[Gilgamesh69]

4 hours ago, bexj said:

 

Pulp - unlikely

 

But if they reunite, wouldn't it be quite likely that they would play?