Headliners 2023

[kalifire]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Check out gramps here on YouTube. Tiktok is my usual vehicle.

Total respect, dude. You rock.

[Matt42]

12 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Surprising post from somebody who rails against words being put in his mouth. I literally said "I concede it looks likely". Are you disagreeing with me that it's not official until the festival announce it?

Not really sure it’s official even if the festival announce it. Axl might just not turn up or get lost on the way there.

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Hey man a member of the band taking about playing glastonbury literally means nothing.

Trying to work out if you're joking 🙃 

[Superscally]

GnR are gold.

[Alex DeLarge]

I don't really like GnR so I'll be elsewhere. Not sure why they warrant so much negative discussion.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I want @CaledonianGonzo to classify every Glastonbury headliner now.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The waters muddy when a performance doesn't match the expectations of the booking. 2019 is probably year with no gold or platinum bookings, but no bronze or silver performances.

[Freddyflintstonree]

17 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The waters muddy when a performance doesn't match the expectations of the booking. 2019 is probably year with no gold or platinum bookings, but no bronze or silver performances.

Stormzy not class as a gold booking?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Strong silver booking, platinum performance.

[Freddyflintstonree]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Strong silver booking, platinum performance.

Right, come on then, let's have the lot classified. I'm interested too now! 😂

[BenG92]

More interested to know who falls under "wooden spoon" 

[Skip997]

5 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

More interested to know who falls under "wooden spoon" 

Mumford and Sons

[GeezLouise]

Genuine question - Metallica were going to play other stage before they were bumped up and I’d argue they’re much bigger than guns and roses. Could gnr be on other stage? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, GeezLouise said:

Genuine question - Metallica were going to play other stage before they were bumped up and I’d argue they’re much bigger than guns and roses. Could gnr be on other stage? 

But is it a good argument?

[GeezLouise]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

But is it a good argument?

they’re surely on a par with gnr size wise?
 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, GeezLouise said:

they’re surely on a par with gnr size wise?
 

 

I don't think so. GnR play stadiums and big outside shows like Hyde Park. Metallica play arenas, albeit usually multiple nights....

[BenG92]

8 minutes ago, GeezLouise said:

 Metallica were going to play other stage before they were bumped up 

Were they bumped up because they were too big for Other? 

[balti-pie]

10 minutes ago, GeezLouise said:

Genuine question - Metallica were going to play other stage before they were bumped up and I’d argue they’re much bigger than guns and roses. Could gnr be on other stage? 

Id guess at fairly similar record sales, and each band has one absolute out and out stone cold classic banger of an album (appetite and MoP, just for clarity!) but Metallica came from and helped create thrash, which is a much smaller genre than guns n roses coming out of hair metal - much more radio play, sales, fuss and nonsense about the latter (sadly). 

its a great question though, and definitely worth some debate. I think guns n roses have an extra live cachet in that they didnt properly exist for the last twenty years, whereas metallica have carried on, and have an excellent live reputation even through dwindling album returns.  I've seen metallica a couple of times, never seen Guns. 

 

Edit: Metallica want to play arenas these days, more so than stadiums. But they're headlined basically everywhere, played everywhere all over the world, and are in a position where they can pretty much do whatever they fancy, so if its nice dark indoor arenas as opposed to drafty shitty sound at big outdoor places, then good on em - its a much more enjoyable thing as a punter, i'm sure it is as a band as well.  

Edited February 10, 2023 by balti-pie

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, BenG92 said:

Were they bumped up because they were too big for Other? 

The other question to ask is - were Metallica only ever on the Other Stage in the first place, despite it being a fair bit beneath them, because Lars was willing to fall on his sword a little as playing it was on his bucket list?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

The other question to ask is - were Metallica only ever on the Other Stage in the first place, despite it being a fair bit beneath them, because Lars was willing to fall on his sword a little as playing it was on his bucket list?

By it I mean the G rather than the Other Stage.

[balti-pie]

The popular opinion is that Metallica were to play the Other when Prince was going to be on the pyramid, so they could drag a fair bit of the crowd away from a colossal draw. Dunno if its true but it does have the ring of vague plausibility about it 

[Gnomicide]

I'd say Merallica are bigger overall these days but GnR have a wider cross over, people knowing their stuff who wouldn’t otherwise listen to rock gubbins. GnR would attract a bigger Glastonbury crowd out of the two.

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

The popular opinion is that Metallica were to play the Other when Prince was going to be on the pyramid, so they could drag a fair bit of the crowd away from a colossal draw. Dunno if its true but it does have the ring of vague plausibility about it 

For that to be true then the same would also apply for booking Chase and Status opposite the Stones and MTS opposite Macca. And I don't buy it.

[p.pete]

Interesting, would be great if GnR were actually on Other - that'd explain why there's been no official denial of them playing.  How do we grow this rumour, who would be the actual headliner?

[p.pete]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

For that to be true then the same would also apply for booking Chase and Status opposite the Stones and MTS opposite Macca. And I don't buy it.

Yeah, the whole draw the crowd away from the Pyramid field doesn't seem like it was ever a thing.  They used to have 300k in there [not reality] when the rest of the festival was a fraction of the size.