Headliners 2023

[CiaranMc]

We can dream!

[RaphPH]

Lizzo headlining Open’er Wednesday. Just remember way back when I said she’d headline Glasto. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, RaphPH said:

Lizzo headlining Open’er Wednesday. Just remember way back when I said she’d headline Glasto. 

Most people walking away from West Holts were saying the same thing. But we didn't specify the exact year it would happen.

[nikkic]

8 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Most people walking away from West Holts were saying the same thing. But we didn't specify the exact year it would happen.

Yep it was a performance for the ages, but she won't be headlining Glastonbury 2023.

[CaledonianGonzo]

This time around she's a strong sub or Other headliner and I hope it happens.

I don't entirely buy the thesis that her album this year flatlined. Maybe its chart position wasn't all that, but the two big singles from it seem to be everywhere. And Lizzo herself is hardly fading from view 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Dave Rowntree on 6Music talking about their Wembley shows and stressing it was all about doing something new and not retreading old ground. So not a complete rule out, but pretty close to it.

[K2SO]

11 hours ago, CiaranMc said:

So if someone like Kate Bush was at the farm- Legend or Headliner?

That's actually a really weird one. I personally think if she hadn't given up playing live shows all those years ago, she'd be in a legends slot... But the fact she'd be possibly the most exclusive Glasto booking of all time if she was there in '23, probably puts her at the top.

[Matt42]

12 hours ago, RaphPH said:

Lizzo headlining Open’er Wednesday. Just remember way back when I said she’d headline Glasto. 

Megan the Stallion and Doja Cat also were booked to headline Open’er and they wouldn’t headline Glastonbury… yet

[Matt42]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

This time around she's a strong sub or Other headliner and I hope it happens.

I don't entirely buy the thesis that her album this year flatlined. Maybe its chart position wasn't all that, but the two big singles from it seem to be everywhere. And Lizzo herself is hardly fading from view 

TBH I think she is in a similar position to Lorde where she gets very generous slots at festivals despite the chart success not quite matching up.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, K2SO said:

That's actually a really weird one. I personally think if she hadn't given up playing live shows all those years ago, she'd be in a legends slot... But the fact she'd be possibly the most exclusive Glasto booking of all time if she was there in '23, probably puts her at the top.

Before Stranger Things I would have said she was headliner, now she definitely, definitely would be.

But still won't turn up.

[Matt42]

Kate Bush is like bagging a Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. 

But mountains would have to be moved for it to happen. Kate has never been a touring artist and for her to go from years and years of inactivity to headlining one of the biggest festivals in the world, it’s a massive reach.

[Superscally]

20 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Kate Bush is like bagging a Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. 

But mountains would have to be moved for it to happen. Kate has never been a touring artist and for her to go from years and years of inactivity to headlining one of the biggest festivals in the world, it’s a massive reach.

I'm in the zone of "always enjoy a Kate Bush tune but generally never put her on/own any" (If thats a zone? Must be. I'm in it)...but...if she played I would be VERY excited

[Matt42]

21 minutes ago, Superscally said:

I'm in the zone of "always enjoy a Kate Bush tune but generally never put her on/own any" (If thats a zone? Must be. I'm in it)...but...if she played I would be VERY excited

When she did perform she very much did a deep cuts show and didn’t necessarily do the bangers.

If she did a greatest hits setlist it would be absolute magical. Imagine some songs like Babushka, Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love, Sat in Your Lap over the pyramid field. Goosebumps. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

She did do Cloudbusting and Hounds of Love at Hammersmith to be fair. And what a time to be alive quite frankly.

[Alvoram]

I'm starting to wonder if this thread can reach 100 pages before there's an actual headliner confirmed!!!

[CaledonianGonzo]

We can do double that 

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Alvoram said:

I'm starting to wonder if this thread can reach 100 pages before there's an actual headliner confirmed!!!

It already has the old one got deleted accidentally… we’ve had headliner threads of around 1000 pages before 

[Suprefan]

5 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Megan the Stallion and Doja Cat also were booked to headline Open’er and they wouldn’t headline Glastonbury… yet

But one headlined Other and one was a pyramid sub.

[chazwwe]

9 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

But one headlined Other and one was a pyramid sub.

Yes, which is why most people are predicting Lizzo to be a Pyramid sub and not a Pyramid headliner. 

[stuartbert two hats]

8 hours ago, Matt42 said:

When she did perform she very much did a deep cuts show and didn’t necessarily do the bangers.

If she did a greatest hits setlist it would be absolute magical. Imagine some songs like Babushka, Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love, Sat in Your Lap over the pyramid field. Goosebumps. 

To be fair, she's very much an album artist. The entire disc 2 of Aerial is one of her bangers to me.

[Matt42]

19 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

To be fair, she's very much an album artist. The entire disc 2 of Aerial is one of her bangers to me.

Oh agreed I much prefer her deep cuts, but it would be interesting to see her give a greatest hits set a go

[Jose Pose]

16 hours ago, Suprefan said:

But one headlined Other and one was a pyramid sub.

If I’m not mistaken neither of those slots involve headlining the Pyramid. 

Edited November 27, 2022 by Jose Pose

[gazzared]

sorry its the mirror and probably no chance but I'd enjoy watching Eurythmics on the Pyramid

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sweet-dreams-come-true-fans-28591276

 

[henry bear]

12 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Oh agreed I much prefer her deep cuts, but it would be interesting to see her give a greatest hits set a go

‘Before The Dawn’ was an incredibly immersive production, and I couldn’t fault the choice of songs. So much more interesting than her touring her hits around the arenas. Not that she will ever do such a thing

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, gazzared said:

sorry its the mirror and probably no chance but I'd enjoy watching Eurythmics on the Pyramid

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sweet-dreams-come-true-fans-28591276

 

Now that would certainly be a legend slot worth seeing