Headliners 2023

[Comfy Bean]

4 minutes ago, Pr0paneNightm4re said:

Had a dream last night where Elton John, Pulp and The Chemical Brothers were announced as headliners.

The 1975 were doing two other stage headline sets on Saturday and Sunday but one of them was branded as ‘The 1974’ and was just gonna be their older songs.

Not sure what to make of this

It surely means it’s locked in 👍😀

[philipsteak]

57 minutes ago, Pr0paneNightm4re said:

Had a dream last night where Elton John, Pulp and The Chemical Brothers were announced as headliners.

The 1975 were doing two other stage headline sets on Saturday and Sunday but one of them was branded as ‘The 1974’ and was just gonna be their older songs.

Not sure what to make of this

Lay off the cheese before bed? 

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, Pr0paneNightm4re said:

Had a dream last night where Elton John, Pulp and The Chemical Brothers were announced as headliners.

The 1975 were doing two other stage headline sets on Saturday and Sunday but one of them was branded as ‘The 1974’ and was just gonna be their older songs.

Not sure what to make of this

Time to quit the drugs?

[Matt42]

On 1/24/2023 at 9:41 PM, dotdash79 said:

1975 are playing in Romania on the Monday 26th June but it’s not listed on the web site. 
 

https://www.romaniajournal.ro/amp/spare-time/concerts-festivals/the-1975-band-returns-to-bucharest-this-summer/

Hmm. They are really keeping the weekend free.

[Matt42]

It wouldn’t surprise me if Glasto speaks to 4 headliners a year and asks one (the one they are probably less precious about) to keep their dates free incase something happens…

[Freddyflintstonree]

The 1975 are an enigma this year. Huge UK tour, multiple UK and European festivals, very obvious GSH... and yet it looks incredibly likely that they're not headlining this year.

I am also leaning toward the 'back up plan' option, though having literally just done that for Reading, you'd think that's the last thing they'd want to be known for. 

Maybe secret set this year and in for 2024? I really don't know. 

 

[DareToDibble]

5 minutes ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

Maybe secret set this year and in for 2024? I really don't know. 

I think this is the most likely scenario if they are there at all this year.

[gfa]

Wonder if Boardmasters goes for 3 indie headliners breaking their trend and gets them? They were previously booked in 2020 so there is history I guess.

The 1975 are only at TRNSMT currently right?

[leath02]

1975 keeping their weekend free has had all my 1975 fanboy and fangirl mates drooling the idea that they're headlining, refuse to listen to what sensible information I have regarding AM & GnR and it's going to be the funniest thing ever when they're not on the poster

Honestly feel like them doing the JP Secret Set is the single most obvious thing about this years line up

[gfa]

1 hour ago, leath02 said:

1975 keeping their weekend free has had all my 1975 fanboy and fangirl mates drooling the idea that they're headlining, refuse to listen to what sensible information I have regarding AM & GnR and it's going to be the funniest thing ever when they're not on the poster

Honestly feel like them doing the JP Secret Set is the single most obvious thing about this years line up

Matty healy certainly suits the JP tent. strange man

[woyski]

Going by previous years, when are we due another drop of act/s?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 hour ago, leath02 said:

1975 keeping their weekend free has had all my 1975 fanboy and fangirl mates drooling the idea that they're headlining, refuse to listen to what sensible information I have regarding AM & GnR and it's going to be the funniest thing ever when they're not on the poster

Honestly feel like them doing the JP Secret Set is the single most obvious thing about this years line up

I really think that the John Peel stage is completely appropriate for Matt Healy and the lads 

[p.pete]

4 minutes ago, woyski said:

Going by previous years, when are we due another drop of act/s?

Early to mid march for a first proper poster - anything before that will be random.

[Quark]

5 minutes ago, woyski said:

Going by previous years, when are we due another drop of act/s?

All your date related questions will be answered here!

https://theglastonburythingy.weebly.com/

[DeanoL]

1 hour ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

The 1975 are an enigma this year. Huge UK tour, multiple UK and European festivals, very obvious GSH... and yet it looks incredibly likely that they're not headlining this year.

I am also leaning toward the 'back up plan' option, though having literally just done that for Reading, you'd think that's the last thing they'd want to be known for. 

Maybe secret set this year and in for 2024? I really don't know. 

 

"Secret set" and "back up plan" are pretty much the same thing in my opinion. That's why we get such big acts doing secret sets in the first place.

[dreams_burn_down]

22 minutes ago, woyski said:

Going by previous years, when are we due another drop of act/s?

No guarantees but based on recent years, I think we can hope to get the Legend and one or two other acts confirmed during February

[Jose Pose]

8 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

"Secret set" and "back up plan" are pretty much the same thing in my opinion. That's why we get such big acts doing secret sets in the first place.

Aside from the killers, they’re almost always sub level acts or lower.

Edited January 27, 2023 by Jose Pose

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Been on a long sabbatical since the ticket sale last November, but came back yesterday to see that Guns N Roses have become TBC on the line-up page. Since when and what new info has come up about them headlining? They were just R when I last saw them included in the running.

Aside from that, pretty happy Elton is going to close on Sunday, and that it's confirmed now.

[Matt42]

2 hours ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

I am also leaning toward the 'back up plan' option, though having literally just done that for Reading, you'd think that's the last thing they'd want to be known for. 

If I was a big band that wasn’t getting the call I’d keep my schedule free for your Glasto’s, Coachella’s whatever. Stepping in to save the day could be the gig of your career.

[Jose Pose]

2 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

Been on a long sabbatical since the ticket sale last November, but came back yesterday to see that Guns N Roses have become TBC on the line-up page. Since when and what new info has come up about them headlining? They were just R when I last saw them included in the running.

Aside from that, pretty happy Elton is going to close on Sunday, and that it's confirmed now.

Amongst other things, their bassist confirmed it in a radio interview.

[Jose Pose]

3 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

If I was a big band that wasn’t getting the call I’d keep my schedule free for your Glasto’s, Coachella’s whatever. Stepping in to save the day could be the gig of your career.

Probably not lol. Glasto isn’t the be all and end all to everyone, leat not millionaire musicians. You wouldn’t be a ‘big band’ in the first place with that bridesmaid attitude.

Edited January 27, 2023 by Jose Pose

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

5 minutes ago, Jose Pose said:

Amongst other things, their bassist confirmed it in a radio interview.

Cheers, hadn't seen that. Good news for the resale I hope 

[DeanoL]

51 minutes ago, Jose Pose said:

Aside from the killers, they’re almost always sub level acts or lower.

Yeah but many years sub-level acts headline anyway. It's only the past few festivals that the headliners have been solid gold in terms of size.

Jack White / Foals / Killers - two of them may have been disappointing headliners but we wouldn't have immediately called it as someone else dropping out.

I do wonder if in 2016 Muse were down for a secret set and got the bump.

It also gives the option of bumping up a sub and fitting the secret set act in, or indeed it's a replacement option for the subs themselves.

[Matt42]

55 minutes ago, Jose Pose said:

You wouldn’t be a ‘big band’ in the first place with that bridesmaid attitude.

The 1975 are right there!

[Jose Pose]

2 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Yeah but many years sub-level acts headline anyway. It's only the past few festivals that the headliners have been solid gold in terms of size.

Jack White / Foals / Killers - two of them may have been disappointing headliners but we wouldn't have immediately called it as someone else dropping out.

I do wonder if in 2016 Muse were down for a secret set and got the bump.

It also gives the option of bumping up a sub and fitting the secret set act in, or indeed it's a replacement option for the subs themselves.

George Ezra? Vampire Weekend? Bastille? Lloye Carner?

The Killers really are the exception rather than the rule, plus the Rolling Stones headlined a decade ago now. What is your classification of ‘recent’?