kalifire Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 A thread dedicated to acts that never got to play - either at all or at their peak. I guess an obvious first being Prince. So close in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Nirvana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 When I started going to Glastonbury, in the 1980's, it seemed utterly inconceivable that really big names like U2 or Bowie would ever play this modest festival with leftie leanings. So I'd see them elsewhere. For me, it's a big shame that Freddie Mercury (& Queen obvs) wasn't around to play the Pyramid at a time when the festival was big enough. It's the one, huge, body of UK rock that has never been represented on the farm, and I can't see Queen & Adam Lambert doing it anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Pink Floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 The Stone Roses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Slightly more tenuous, but if it wasn't for a crazed fan in New York in 1980... Could you Imagine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 31 minutes ago, parsonjack said: Pink Floyd Played didn’t they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Led Zeppelin, Prince, Kate Bush, The Strokes, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Aaliyah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 madonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisp1986 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Spice Girls. Genuinely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisp1986 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 And Take That Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Obviously Joe Strummer has a long history with the place, but did The Clash ever play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 21 minutes ago, Matt42 said: Played didn’t they? Afraid not. Closest we've come was Roger Waters who (astonishingly) subbed Rod Stewart on Sunday in 2002. Roger is himself well overdue a return visit...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Obviously Joe Strummer has a long history with the place, but did The Clash ever play? Not as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said: madonna There was a point.....probably around Music, when she would have stormed it. She's been rumoured a few times since but I can't help feeling she just wouldn't 'get' it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 minute ago, parsonjack said: There was a point.....probably around Music, when she would have stormed it. She's been rumoured a few times since but I can't help feeling she just wouldn't 'get' it. Yep I agree … don’t think she will make it to legend spot either … I’d guess she’s above budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 48 minutes ago, Ddiamondd said: Was it not 2015? Might have that wrong but thought Metallica was the last ditch (and, tbf, inspired) stand-in. Think they tried for him in 2014 (Metallica) and again in 15 (The Who). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Think they tried for him in 2014 (Metallica) and again in 15 (The Who). I believe there was one year he said yes on a Friday evening and called up on Monday to say he’d changed his mind. Not sure which. He also told the festival he would never play. Edited June 13, 2021 by Matt42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I believe there was one year he said yes on a Friday evening and called up on Monday to say he’d changed his mind. Not sure which. He also told the festival he would never play. Michael told me in nov 2014 at a q and a that he wasn’t able to talk about prince appearing at the preceding festival .. at that stage I’m pretty certain he had at least been pencilled in for 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuartbert two hats Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Chrisp1986 said: And Take That 2 hours ago, Chrisp1986 said: Spice Girls. Genuinely. 2 hours ago, Ale said: Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam Could all still happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punksnotdead Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Bob Marley. Would surely have been a shoo-in if the big C hadn't taken him way too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantkatestacks Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Joni Mitchell? Aretha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernringo Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Did Tom Petty ever play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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