2022 Headliners

[sisco]

Had seen Frank Turner twice already that weekend so decided to go to the first half hour of Stormzy and then onto IDLES on the truth stage.  Enjoyed all that I saw

[zico martin]

On 9/17/2021 at 12:44 PM, Matt42 said:

If you were to place him now where would he go?

Other sub sounds right to me? But then is he pyramid material?

A reminder that he has already played on the pyramid. 

Confused, who are you talking about?

[Matt42]

6 minutes ago, zico martin said:

Confused, who are you talking about?

Lil Nas X

[Mouseboy11]

Given the Lil Nas X album a couple of listens now as well and it really is fantastic, up there with my favourites this year so far.

Edited September 18, 2021 by Mouseboy11

[CaledonianGonzo]

Does my nut in to think that Kylie-Miley 2019 was also the Nas-ster's debut UK performance.

[Matt42]

14 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Does my nut in to think that Kylie-Miley 2019 was also the Nas-ster's debut UK performance.

That was his first UK gig? That’s sick. Maybe Glastonbury would be on the cards for him in the future then. I have him down as a R&L act but it’s good if Glasto got him first.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I believe so - unless anyone else knows differently...?

[Matt42]

58 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I believe so - unless anyone else knows differently...?

It probably was as I think glasto wasn’t long after old town road was released? Was it still #1 at the time?

[waltere]

7 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

It probably was as I think glasto wasn’t long after old town road was released? Was it still #1 at the time?

It was still #1 in the US at that point, but had dropped down over here

[gfa]

4 hours ago, Matt42 said:

It probably was as I think glasto wasn’t long after old town road was released? Was it still #1 at the time?

First and only UK show according to setlist.fm

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/concert-map/lil-nas-x-3f6c163.html?year=2019

[Matt42]

53 minutes ago, gfa said:

First and only UK show according to setlist.fm

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/concert-map/lil-nas-x-3f6c163.html?year=2019

Definitely could be a factor in whether he comes back

Edited September 18, 2021 by Matt42

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 of only 14 gigs, and the only ever gig outside out of the US.

[John the Moth]

Kings of Leon have entered the ring...

 

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, John the Moth said:

Kings of Leon have entered the ring...

 

Would be a great replacement for Macca. Them and Ed Sheeran instead of Macca or Elton sounds great.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Would they play a festival where they're not guaranteed to be shat on by pigeons?

[dentalplan]

12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Would they play a festival where they're not guaranteed to be shat on by pigeons?

They're bringing back that big phoenix from the top of the Pyramid to fire shit into their mouths.

[John the Moth]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Would be a great replacement for Macca. Them and Ed Sheeran instead of Macca or Elton sounds great.

I can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or not 😆

[Suprefan]

First festival of the season for Billie Eilish. 23 songs in 90 mins. Setlist probably going to stay the same and itll be interestnig to see how she fares if she is indeed headlining and the audience isnt 3 feet away.
 

 

[kalifire]

Still not strong enough as a live act to warrant headliner status, in my opinion. She's there because of popularity.

[FloorFiller]

7 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Still not strong enough as a live act to warrant headliner status, in my opinion. She's there because of popularity.

Since when has being a strong live act been the reason acts make it to headliner? It’s popularity and always has been, lest we wouldn’t have had Sheeran up there with a guitar and a loop pedal headlining the whole thing to a mammoth crowd. 

[dentalplan]

When I see her live footage I can’t help but feel the deck is stacked against her for her G2022 set.

Her good live shows seem to be energised by a devoted fan base. She’s already made a bollocks of one Glastonbury set and now she’ll be adding a bunch of ballads from a less-popular album and playing them in front of a larger, less-partisan crowd.

There’s no doubting she’s a headliner at this point in time but I can’t see it being one for the ages, and I predict it’ll be looked back on by both festival and artist as merely a box ticked.

[CaledonianGonzo]

In her defence, she's made it to the very top without being shat on by some pigeons.

[jparx]

You’d think this forum would have learned not to write off a headliner’s performance in advance. I’ve certainly learned that lesson over the last few years. Let’s see what Billie does, but I suspect there’s a good chance she absolutely kills it.

People had written off her 2nd album after some of the singles but it ended up being really good. She strikes me as the type of person you don’t write off or underestimate.

[Matt42]

16 minutes ago, jparx said:

You’d think this forum would have learned not to write off a headliner’s performance in advance. I’ve certainly learned that lesson over the last few years. Let’s see what Billie does, but I suspect there’s a good chance she absolutely kills it.

People had written off her 2nd album after some of the singles but it ended up being really good. She strikes me as the type of person you don’t write off or underestimate.

I can’t help but feel that some people on here are unusually harsh against her. 
 

There is also this weird view I see that the festival won’t be populated with people who are massive fans of her? Strange.

Edited September 21, 2021 by Matt42

[sadimmock]

31 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I can’t help but feel that some people on here are unusually harsh against her. 
 

There is also this weird view I see that the festival won’t be populated with people who are massive fans of her? Strange.

Remember the average age of a Glastonbury goer is significantly older than most people expect. The crowd is certainly a lot more diverse than it used to be (and this is a very good thing), but I do wonder how big the crowds would be for a headline set. Although, as ever, I guess it would depend on the opposition.