2021 Headliners

[Mouseboy11]

20 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Love too wander round a load of empty tents with DJs playing drum and bass to no one.

There's ya problem, NYC Downlow is where it's at

[zeppelin]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

1975 / Fatboy Slim / Thom Yorke / London Grammar / Editors

😔

I've never actually seen a Fatboy Slim set (only seen him DJ) so would be well up for that. 

Throw in the potential for a Glade or maybe even Sonic (think GA and Orbital both rumoured for there) headliner and we are go. 

Man I can't wait for next year! 

[Cream Soda]

11 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I’ll eat both of Stubert’s hats if Fatboy is headlining the Other next year.

That was a terrible booking.

[zeppelin]

2 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

That was a terrible booking.

Yeah I can't believe they booked an artist that plays arena tours to headline. Should be stadium tours minimum. 

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Cream Soda said:

That was a terrible booking.

On paper yeah it's a very unimaginative booking, but in practice it'd be immensely popular. Any time that guy plays any kind of set on the farm, whether it be announced or secret, the place is rammed and popping off. Guess we'll never know if he was a late stand in for somebody else or gifted the slot as a thanks for always being there, but it'd certainly wouldn't be an unpopular or empty fielded booking.

[jparx]

Fatboy strikes me as someone who was booked for the slot for a specific reason and not just because they didn't have other options. Feels like they specifically want him in that slot, so I'm not sure I see that changing to be honest.

[lighthouse]

32 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Can't say I've ever really checked out any of his live sets/videos etc, but the prospect of seeing him live (especially as my Glastonbury Friday night headliner) doesn't excite me in the slightest, and I'm a huge Radiohead fan.

I recommend it. His set at DTRH was easily the best concert I’ve seen in the whole of 2019. And I’ve been to 4 fests a a lot of concerts. His current live setup is a thriumph. YT vids don’t do it justice.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

18 minutes ago, Mouseboy11 said:

There's ya problem, NYC Downlow is where it's at

Definitely more my vibe music-wise and I've darkened the door a few times - but does even in there get going until the main stages are starting to close?

[kingcrawler]

8 minutes ago, zeppelin said:

I've never actually seen a Fatboy Slim set (only seen him DJ) so would be well up for that. 

Throw in the potential for a Glade or maybe even Sonic (think GA and Orbital both rumoured for there) headliner and we are go. 

Man I can't wait for next year! 

Sonic shared a Spotify playlist for their Friday lineup and it looks very strong.

[Cream Soda]

3 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

On paper yeah it's a very unimaginative booking, but in practice it'd be immensely popular. Any time that guy plays any kind of set on the farm, whether it be announced or secret, the place is rammed and popping off. Guess we'll never know if he was a late stand in for somebody else or gifted the slot as a thanks for always being there, but it'd certainly wouldn't be an unpopular or empty fielded booking.

Oh I don't doubt it would have been popular with some but it's the laziest booking ever when he plays the festival every year anyway.  Seemed such a waste of a slot.

[Mouseboy11]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Definitely more my vibe music-wise and I've darkened the door a few times - but does even in there get going until the main stages are starting to close?

Having a look at old lineups and they've had the likes of Midland and Norman Jay on at headliner times, I'd think they'd be decent enough to draw a crowd but I've never been at that time myself.

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, kingcrawler said:

Sonic shared a Spotify playlist for their Friday lineup and it looks very strong.

Damn that looks shit hot.

Also just noticed Skee Mask in Wow; fuck!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Robyn was due to play Sonic?

[FloorFiller]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Robyn was due to play Sonic?

It's a Young Marco remix so it'd be him playing there.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Ah. Fair enough.

[BFisherr]

I think there's a number of potential other stage headliners around next year that weren't this year, Lorde and Paramore spring to mind. 

[FloorFiller]

Just now, BFisherr said:

I think there's a number of potential other stage headliners around next year that weren't this year, Lorde and Paramore spring to mind. 

Lorde may be on the cards but can easily see her just waiting it out until 2022. Paramore aren't in the equation at all though, and by all accounts are a festival headliner in their own right these days so probably won't ever do Glastonbury.

[jparx]

Lorde is the one I've got my eye on as someone not active in 2020 but who could ride in to 2021 and save the day.

[Mouseboy11]

46 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Damn that looks shit hot.

Also just noticed Skee Mask in Wow; fuck!

This forum loves to shit on Silver Hayes but there's some great stuff in those lineups.

[FloorFiller]

17 minutes ago, Mouseboy11 said:

This forum loves to shit on Silver Hayes but there's some great stuff in those lineups.

It's usually not the lineups that's the problem - it's the sound often being shite, the tents being too rammed for the good stuff, and a lot of the people there unfortunately being the more dickheady side of the festival.

[jparx]

Feeling good about it all today. We're under the t-minus one year range and we can properly discuss the headliners now. We're in the zone where we might start getting rumours coming through and acts will be announcing more rescheduled tours. 

I really enjoyed the weekend coverage and looking back at the past, but getting over the 2020 hump feels good and we can be stoked about next year.

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, syc1818 said:

rock n roll is dead god bless the 1975

Jesus Christ 2005 god bless america

[Suprefan]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

Lorde may be on the cards but can easily see her just waiting it out until 2022. Paramore aren't in the equation at all though, and by all accounts are a festival headliner in their own right these days so probably won't ever do Glastonbury.

Cause headlining Reading in 2014 means they could never play Glastonbury at all apparently. They won’t even be back to doing anything for maybe 3 years. Maybe we should just consider that theyve never been asked so it might not even be about where they would end up. Emily could book Hayley Williams on her own and then itll kinda get the itch for the whole band to go play eventually if we’re talking next year. 

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, Suprefan said:

Cause headlining Reading in 2014 means they could never play Glastonbury at all apparently. They won’t even be back to doing anything for maybe 3 years. Maybe we should just consider that theyve never been asked so it might not even be about where they would end up. Emily could book Hayley Williams on her own and then itll kinda get the itch for the whole band to go play eventually if we’re talking next year. 

I don’t think it was that at all but Paramore don’t seem to be a thing anymore and because they headlined Reading 6 + years ago it doesn’t mean they can headline Glastonbury.

Theyve done well at R&L because that is their crowd. The same way Enter Shikari can play big slots at R&L.

Some bands have bigger followings at some festivals than others. Paramore never played big slots anywhere else!

[FloorFiller]

Just now, Suprefan said:

Cause headlining Reading in 2014 means they could never play Glastonbury at all apparently. They won’t even be back to doing anything for maybe 3 years. Maybe we should just consider that theyve never been asked so it might not even be about where they would end up. Emily could book Hayley Williams on her own and then itll kinda get the itch for the whole band to go play eventually if we’re talking next year. 

Well they've not played Glastonbury in their entire career as they've risen up lineups, so why now? Pop/punk isn't really a genre Glastonbury goes near 'cause Reading/Leeds have more than got that covered, and Paramore would demand a big slot these days which I doubt Glastonbury would give them. Next time they're touring it's almost a guarantee that they'll just end up back headlining Reading and Leeds again rather than taking lower slots at Glastonbury.