2024 Headliners

[thewomble]

On 9/30/2023 at 12:04 AM, Knowlesy92 said:

Swift, styles, aerosmith

Idles will be an Otherstage headliner

Have wanted to see Idles for a while now but never managed to catch them anywhere, would be great if they made an appearance at Glasto next year. Taylor Swift has been ruled out given her tour dates

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 hour ago, Stokesy10 said:

They're unlikely to be touring next year around Glasto time after such a big tour this year, right?

The video was retweeted by gigsandtours, so I'll be surprised if there isn't a tour

[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

The video was retweeted by gigsandtours, so I'll be surprised if there isn't a tour

They're absolute monsters with some serious energy. They're one of very few bands I've got left to see in my all time list. My brother saw their Berlin gig last year and said it was arguably the best show he'd ever seen. 

They would absolutely piss a Pyramid slot. It would be iconic.

[mungo57]

I've only ever seen GD on the American Idiot tour and I remember them being very good live.

I'd go and see them on Pyramid, no doubt they'd nail it.

[Skip997]

Not questioning whether they'd be good live, never seen them and never will, but their music is dull as dishwater.

[mungo57]

3 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Not questioning whether they'd be good live, never seen them and never will, but their music is dull as dishwater.

they are not a band I routinely listen to, I'm inclined to agree with you.

Live however from what I remember is a different kettle of fish.

I was right into them around when American Idiot came out, now I can barely listen to them at all, save for that album.

[Stokesy10]

8 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Not questioning whether they'd be good live, never seen them and never will, but their music is dull as dishwater.

Never seen Green Day music described as dull, certainly doesn't appear to come across that way live with the crowd going crazy. All subjective, of course!

[dotdash79]

7 minutes ago, mungo57 said:

I was right into them around when American Idiot came out, now I can barely listen to them at all, save for that album.

Saw them play that tour  at MIlton Keynes Bowl. That was a hot day. But they were great. 

[mungo57]

18 minutes ago, dotdash79 said:

Saw them play that tour  at MIlton Keynes Bowl. That was a hot day. But they were great. 

I saw them at Reading Festival just before AI came out, then at Hammersmith Apollo.

Best seats I've ever had for a gig at the Apollo that, 2nd row in the centre. 

I'd be well up for GD headlining Glasto, would be something different but meet all the criteria, established artist, have the back catalogue, and also a 'new' headliner which would be good.

[balti-pie]

I wouldnt ever choose to listen to Green Day, don't own any of their albums, and its a genre in which i have little to no interest.

BUT

an ex-g/f dragged me to see them about four or five years ago and they are bloody great live, to be fair to em. They'd smash a pyramid spot to bits and win over a hell of a lot of waverers. 

[charlierc]

11 hours ago, MK1 said:

I was wrong 😬😬😬

https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-1981-3471107

They've apparently been at studios in London a lot in the last 2 years or so doing recordings. Truthfully, I thought we'd have got something a lot sooner than now.

[Stokesy10]

Friend at work says Usher is announcing a tour for next year. Where might he be placed if he ever played Glasto?

[balti-pie]

3 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Friend at work says Usher is announcing a tour for next year. Where might he be placed if he ever played Glasto?

Would guess at either 4pmish on the pyramid, or headlining West Holts - id prefer the former cos he'd be much easier to avoid

[gfa]

5 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Friend at work says Usher is announcing a tour for next year. Where might he be placed if he ever played Glasto?

I don't think he could be agreed with on a slot. 3rd pyramid probably but he's doing the superbowl / headlines fests in the US so seems unlikely he'd agree.

[The Nal]

Fleetwood Mac never got to play it then. Idiots.

Stevie Nicks says Fleetwood Mac won’t tour again after death of Christine McVie

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Fleetwood Mac never got to play it then. Idiots.

Stevie Nicks says Fleetwood Mac won’t tour again after death of Christine McVie

Hardly surprising. Stevie Nicks legend slot is the closest we'll get.

[FloorFiller]

I wonder how much Glastonbury offered them. John Giddings made that little comment about IOW managing to get them over Glastonbury in 2015 because they paid up so I wonder how much that was and far out Glastonbury was. Seems like a real missed opportunity… but then there’s every chance they wanted some insane amount that Glastonbury was never gonna be able to meet. 

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I wonder how much Glastonbury offered them. John Giddings made that little comment about IOW managing to get them over Glastonbury in 2015 because they paid up so I wonder how much that was and far out Glastonbury was. Seems like a real missed opportunity… but then there’s every chance they wanted some insane amount that Glastonbury was never gonna be able to meet. 

Wasn't the rumour(s) 🤪that Mick was up for it but the rest wanted more cash?

[Drinky]

Imagine if the choice at the time was pay up for Fleetwood Mac or settle for Kanye... yikes

[Guest]

In another timeline they could have got Fleetwood Mac, Kanye and Prince all in the same year.

[danbailey80]

4 hours ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Hardly surprising. Stevie Nicks legend slot is the closest we'll get.

Indeed. 

But it would have to coincide with her tour at that moment. I can't see her changing her yearly plans for an afternoon slot.

But she used to share her tour time with FMac and that's not happening now so this year is as good a chance as any. 

 

 

[kalifire]

3 hours ago, Drinky said:

Imagine if the choice at the time was pay up for Fleetwood Mac or settle for Kanye... yikes

Kanye was the bigger draw… at the time. 

[Mardy]

Kanye was the right choice, regardless. He was at least vaguely relevant

[Guest]

Yeah Kanye was an objectively great booking in 2015, regardless of how it went down on the night.

[Mardy]

If you're booking a trailblazing Contemporary Arts Festival in 2015 with a reputation for pushing the envelope and taking risks, no way you should be picking FM above Kanye