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Headliners 2023


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1 hour ago, Superscally said:

Bollocks. I've said previously 2011 is as big and there is a case for 2016 but behave yourself over 2013 (AM played then and Mumford are nowhere as important as GnR) and 2017 (Ed Sheeran then is nowhere near as big as he is now and even now he's no GnR). 

By what measure? 

Obviously there are some streaming and other measures where he's far more dominant. 

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1 hour ago, Suprefan said:

Somebody that sold more albums than taylor swift last year. But apparently thats not good enough cause he sings in spanish. Also will be on your tele in april if you watch wrestling. He'll be at wrestlemania.

It's nothing to do with the fact that he sings in Spanish (for me at least) but surely you can accept that people can be huge in one market and relatively small in another. 

I'm sure Americans don't constantly bang on about what a dream it would be if Oasis reformed because they don't give much of a shit about them. U2 were headlining big venues in Ireland but when they first went to the UK, Europe and then the US they had to go to smaller venues because they weren't as well known. 

In recent years a few British and US bands have done a joint tour where the British band headlined the UK but supported in the US and vice versa. (Foals and Cage the Elephant) being one example. No matter what language you speak in you have to put the work in at a smaller level in countries that don't know you. Some are willing to and get worldwide success and others aren't and so remain big in one territory but nothing much in another. I can think of loads of examples of bands from Ireland where I grew up that have number 1 albums and singles in Ireland but are barely known in the UK and that's 2 countries that are really close together and speak the same language. 

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Just catching up on the thread and looks like the final Friday night Pyramid headline slot is between Bad Bunny and Garth Crooks.

An undisputed creative genius, a man loved and adored by not just the public, but also amongst his peers. A true household name pushing the boundaries on what we have come to know as art....

And some rapper bloke nobody this side of the pond has heard of 

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18 minutes ago, JonSnow said:

Just catching up on the thread and looks like the final Friday night Pyramid headline slot is between Bad Bunny and Garth Crooks.

An undisputed creative genius, a man loved and adored by not just the public, but also amongst his peers. A true household name pushing the boundaries on what we have come to know as art....

And some rapper bloke nobody this side of the pond has heard of 

What happened to am?

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Glasto generally find the best for what’s available..

Don’t like it? suggest a better headliner then…
 

I’m not a massive fan of GnR but calling songs as strong/ huge as November Rain, Don’t Cry and Sweet child of mine ’shit’ is not the strongest argument.

Can they actually suggest an act glasto could have got but somehow let slip through their fingers?

obviously the Eavis want the biggest acts to headline the Pyramid, that’s what they try to do every year. And an act headlining Hyde Park is probably not a bad example of how popular they are.  

Think you can do better as a booking agent for Glasto? then suggest a massive act that’s touring the UK at the same time, has space in their schedule,  hasn’t headlined in last few years and is willing to play for cheap…

Go…

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36 minutes ago, JonSnow said:

Just catching up on the thread and looks like the final Friday night Pyramid headline slot is between Bad Bunny and Garth Crooks.

An undisputed creative genius, a man loved and adored by not just the public, but also amongst his peers. A true household name pushing the boundaries on what we have come to know as art....

And some rapper bloke nobody this side of the pond has heard of 

Nicely done.

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2 minutes ago, danbailey80 said:

Glasto generally find the best for what’s available..

Don’t like it? suggest a better headliner then…
 

I’m not a massive fan of GnR but calling songs as strong/ huge as November Rain, Don’t Cry and Sweet child of mine ’shit’ is not the strongest argument.

Can they actually suggest an act glasto could have got but somehow let slip through their fingers?

obviously the Eavis want the biggest acts to headline the Pyramid, that’s what they try to do every year. And an act headlining Hyde Park is probably not a bad example of how popular they are.  

Think you can do better as a booking agent for Glasto? then suggest a massive act that’s touring the UK at the same time, has space in their schedule,  hasn’t headlined in last few years and is willing to play for cheap…

Go…

(in quiet inside voice) The 1975.

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