Headliners 2023

[DeanoL]

1 hour ago, incident said:

It does sound reasonable - and for reasons I can't quite articulate I do think that going Glastonbury > Belgium is far more likely than the other way around would have been (when people were talking about him playing Sunday).

 

I *think* all the gear for all the Pyramid acts the following day is loaded the night before and stacked ready in order. So load in for Pyramid at Glasto if playing at any point on the Sunday is sometime between 0200-0800 on Sunday morning. Whereas load-in for an arena gig is going to be more flexible and probably in normal working hours.

[Alvoram]

14 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

Did the AM source specifically say headlining or just that they were there on the Fri? I know it’s a stretch but there’s the vague possibility of the opening Other slot. 

I'm no AM fan, quite the opposite, but they have songs with over a billion plays on Youtube... I'd be surprised if they opened the Other. 

[gigpusher]

5 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

I *think* all the gear for all the Pyramid acts the following day is loaded the night before and stacked ready in order. So load in for Pyramid at Glasto if playing at any point on the Sunday is sometime between 0200-0800 on Sunday morning. Whereas load-in for an arena gig is going to be more flexible and probably in normal working hours.

Also lots of artists have effectively 2 sets if they are elaborate and so he may have spares that can be used for Glastonbury and still get stuff to Belgium. Nothing against AM at all but would be kind of fun if they ended up not headlining as they seem to have been a banker in most peoples minds for so long. 

[Crazyfool01]

ok so I know AM are strongly suggested for Fri .... what if this was actually sat ( 2 consecutive nights I know ) and we had harry fri , AM sat and Elton sunday ...... They were the 3 acts that were suggested to me a while back and this would be the only way they would fit .... prepares to hide ... 

[stuie]

I can only assume some people are tucking into their Xmas stash already!

[clasher]

I'm now taking bets on how long will it take for someone to suggest AM might open JP and GnR do BBC introducing.

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, clasher said:

I'm now taking bets on how long will it take for someone to suggest AM might open JP and GnR do BBC introducing.

bandstand for both

[leath02]

23 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

Did the AM source specifically say headlining or just that they were there on the Fri? I know it’s a stretch but there’s the vague possibility of the opening Other slot. 

get a grip

[Andy0808 v5]

Praying that they give us a combination of two acts that the masses don’t want. I need that sweet resale juice injected into my veins.

[DeanoL]

I mean, *if* AM are playing, it's because they have a previously unknown relationship for the festival and are doing it at a discount rate. And if that relationship exists it's therefore possible they're doing some sort of secret set or such. Seems vanishingly unlikely though.

[briddj]

47 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

I love how the suggestions are getting progressively more insane as the day goes on…

Just nearly spat my flapjack out at this one!

[scaryclaireyfairy]

26 minutes ago, leath02 said:

get a grip

How unnecessarily rude.

I said it was a stretch. Wild speculation is what fuels this place. 

[pops1998]

Was catching up on this thread and got to the part where someone suggested AM could be playing / opening the Other Stage, maybe that’s enough eFestivals for one day 

[Crazyfool01]

im actually quite liking a few ideas being thrown around ... ok some are unlikely but its definately more fun than the GNR , AM , ELTON locked in discussion ... we also know from recently that things can change even if they look confirmed ... see legends thread for that 

[Callum_96]

Heard it all now, AM opening or headlining the Other hahahaha.

 

Anyway, had some good info for Arctics Williams Green Thursday after Pulp 

[DeanoL]

People will be suggesting Radiohead on The Park or Killers at John Peel next.

[king_oxymoron]

Okay prefacing this with the fact that I’m not remotely in the know, and the person who forwarded it to me isn’t either. But on November 24th I was forwarded a message from my friends sister (so it is is VERY heard it through the grapevine, which is why I disregarded it mostly at the time as speculative) saying ‘my music industry sources have been talking, Glastonbury headliners - Harry Styles, Elton John and Arctic Monkeys’)

who knows how much truth in it, but was a couple of weeks before the Elton announcement (obv his hat was always in the ring) but given others have been hearing Harry, it seems pertinent to mention. 
 

(I disregarded it even further when Elton was Sunday as HS can’t do Saturday and I thought Arctics were nailed on for Friday, but if they aren’t…)

[GrumpyRaver]

24 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

I mean, *if* AM are playing, it's because they have a previously unknown relationship for the festival and are doing it at a discount rate. And if that relationship exists it's therefore possible they're doing some sort of secret set or such. Seems vanishingly unlikely though.

Are you seriously suggesting a band that have headlined twice don’t have a relationship with the festival, or it’s some kind of secret? 😂

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, king_oxymoron said:

Okay prefacing this with the fact that I’m not remotely in the know, and the person who forwarded it to me isn’t either. But on November 24th I was forwarded a message from my friends sister (so it is is VERY heard it through the grapevine, which is why I disregarded it mostly at the time as speculative) saying ‘my music industry sources have been talking, Glastonbury headliners - Harry Styles, Elton John and Arctic Monkeys’)

who knows how much truth in it, but was a couple of weeks before the Elton announcement (obv his hat was always in the ring) but given others have been hearing Harry, it seems pertinent to mention. 
 

(I disregarded it even further when Elton was Sunday as HS can’t do Saturday and I thought Arctics were nailed on for Friday, but if they aren’t…)

Well that fits with what I heard … and around the same time …. Posted above and posted at that time also …. Hmm 🤔 

[august1]

If they were desperately scrambling for headliners moving AM to Saturday and HS breaking his normal gig rules to go from UK to Belgium isn't exactly a mad leap is it?

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, august1 said:

If they were desperately scrambling for headliners moving AM to Saturday and HS breaking his normal gig rules to go from UK to Belgium isn't exactly a mad leap is it?

Not sure they’d be scrabbling at this stage but yeah I agree it’s not a mad leap 

[august1]

Just now, Crazyfool01 said:

Not sure they’d be scrabbling at this stage but yeah I agree it’s not a mad leap 

It might have all been wrapped up months ago tbf, the AM Friday info was ages ago and could be easily out of date.

[Superscally]

Arctic Monkeys could definitely do the legends slot, as they've got about 6 albums out now and been around for ages. Pulp will deffo headline one night as they're on a comeback and that means Harry Styles does the Friday, with GnR opening the other.

[Freddyflintstonree]

16 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Well that fits with what I heard … and around the same time …. Posted above and posted at that time also …. Hmm 🤔 

When/where did you hear this, if you can share? 

[nikkic]

Honestly some of the suggestions on here, I wonder if some people have ever been to a festival 😀