Headliners 2023

[Rose-Colored Boy]

9 minutes ago, philipsteak said:

But who is he really?

He’s a bad, bad bunny

[Rose-Colored Boy]

4 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Now we're talking. With George Strait. They both sell out stadiums and have all bangers.

That run of five sold out nights in Dublin last year can’t be ignored by Emily forever. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Bad Bunny is the poor man's Rosalia 

[kalifire]

1 hour ago, Skip997 said:

but Brian May is not going to be there, for reason previously mentioned

 

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by kalifire

[clarkete]

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. 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

12 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I'd rather listen to Garth Crooks

I’d rather listen to both Garth Brooks and Garth Crooks at the same time, on a joint Garth World Tour

[Florian Saucer Attack]

58 minutes ago, kalifire said:

It’s not official confirmation, but it’s as good as we’ll get without that. Unfortunately, it makes them TBC for me. 

I'm disappointed you've capitulated so easily.

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

I'm disappointed you've capitulated so easily.

I didn’t say I accepted they’d be headlining 😉

[dotdash79]

36 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

I’d rather listen to both Garth Brooks and Garth Crooks at the same time, on a joint Garth World Tour

[Gnomicide]

53 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I'd rather listen to Garth Crooks

Do you know anything by him?

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Do you know anything by him?

He does a bit of football punditry, can't remember any specific words of wisdom

[gigpusher]

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. 

[JonSnow]

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 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Tough break for Bad Bunny that -  due to Suprefan - he's principally known in the UK for wanting to stick his tongue up other people's bottoms.

[Meerkat]

Supre when someone responds to him about Bad Bunny

[Rose-Colored Boy]

When was the last Pyramid headliner with multiple nose piercings? Quite the sight 

[Euphoricape]

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?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Just now, Euphoricape said:

What happened to am?

Emily listened to the new album and banned them from the farm permanently 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Is that a beard or a stain?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Is that a beard or a stain?

Yes

[TGCarr]

Wait what have I missed?? No AM?

[Skip997]

4 minutes ago, TGCarr said:

Wait what have I missed?? No AM?

An I was accidentally missed out and it's actually Andrew Turner, AKA Aim that is headlining

[danbailey80]

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…

Edited January 20, 2023 by danbailey80

[NorthernSoul52]

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.

[NorthernSoul52]

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.