Acts Touring Around Glastonbury 2024

[Gnomicide]

38 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Is it?

I think it's more not a thing than is a thing.

Killers (though supposedly the headline set was stepping in for someone), Biffy Clyro?

If someone has the time, we could do with a full run down on this.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I think it's more not a thing than is a thing.

Killers (though supposedly the headline set was stepping in for someone), Biffy Clyro?

If someone has the time, we could do with a full run down on this.

Yeah that's what I thought. Can't remember anyone returning the year after a secret set in recent years.

[Huddy123]

17 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Yeah that's what I thought. Can't remember anyone returning the year after a secret set in recent years.

Foals.

Blossoms did it in reverse if that counts as did George Ezra

Edited November 8, 2023 by Huddy123

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, Drinky said:

It’s a well-trodden path to go secret set to bigger scheduled slot the following year, so I wouldn’t necessarily rule it out

Ok, so there's The Killers. Who are all the others?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Huddy123 said:

Foals.

Blossoms did it in reverse if that counts.

Foals don't really count due to the lost years.

Nor do Blossoms.

[Guest]

Basically it's not really a thing.

One that I've actually just thought of is Loyle Carner, he did a set in the Rabbit Hole 2022 and obviously headlined WH 2023. Paolo Nutini also did a Rabbit Hole set in 2022 and I thought that meant he'd be back in 2023, but it didn't happen.

[jackarmy]

1 hour ago, henry bear said:

Ok, so there's The Killers. Who are all the others?

It used to happen years ago. I think: Dizzee Rascal, Franz Ferdinand, The Dead Weather, and Biffy Clyro all ended up with good Pyramid/Other Stage slots after playing The Park.

It stopped happening when they stopped the secret slots on The Park for however many years. Foals got a good slot after playing The Park in 2019 though...

[westholtschic]

Foos last year?

[Gejonimo]

Happens a fair bit at R&L. BMTH, Libertines, Green Day, Jamie T, You Me At Six and The Killers off the top of my head, I think all of them had secret sets then played the year after. 

[JayDiesel]

Looking at all of the recently announced festivals this week, it feels as if we're really, really in the depths of headline sized acts at the moment. Not necessarily in terms of quality, just in terms of 'f**k me, they're back again', - so many of these headliners are on their 2nd/3rd year of touring/festivals. All feels very stale.

Edited November 8, 2023 by JayDiesel

[Gejonimo]

1 minute ago, JayDiesel said:

Looking at all of the recently announced festivals this week, it feels as if we're really, really in the depths of headline sized acts at the moment. Not necessarily in terms of quality, just in terms of 'f**k me, they're back again', - so many of these headliners are on their 2nd/3rd year of touring/festivals. All feels very stale.

I don't think it's just the headliner pool, I think it's the pool in general. Most bands are doing tour, then fests the year after, so nothing really feels special or like a coup. QOTSA and FOB for Download, both touring now. Blink nailed on for R&L, toured last month. Coldplay toured this Summer. Madonna playing now. I think Covid messed a lot of plans up with timing and how bands work now, but hopefully after this touring cycle where every band under the sun has toured and done fests, we start to see a bit of a shift. 

[JayDiesel]

13 minutes ago, Gejonimo said:

I don't think it's just the headliner pool, I think it's the pool in general. Most bands are doing tour, then fests the year after, so nothing really feels special or like a coup. QOTSA and FOB for Download, both touring now. Blink nailed on for R&L, toured last month. Coldplay toured this Summer. Madonna playing now. I think Covid messed a lot of plans up with timing and how bands work now, but hopefully after this touring cycle where every band under the sun has toured and done fests, we start to see a bit of a shift. 

It is definitely the same case lower down the bill, but I find that slightly less frustrating as you can see bands play b2b years at fests quite regularly on the come up. Though, that being said, it's boring af to just see acts like Rina Sawayama and Phoenix high on bills again. I like both of those acts, but I saw them at Primavera in 2022, it's been two entire years since then, surely there must be demand for other acts

[CaledonianGonzo]

24 minutes ago, JayDiesel said:

Looking at all of the recently announced festivals this week, it feels as if we're really, really in the depths of headline sized acts at the moment. Not necessarily in terms of quality, just in terms of 'f**k me, they're back again', - so many of these headliners are on their 2nd/3rd year of touring/festivals. All feels very stale.

That's why the G getting the likes of Elton, Macca and hopefully Madge keeps it ahead of the crowd.

[dondo]

[jonnyisRFC]

[dotdash79]

3 hours ago, jonnyisRFC said:

Playing Download I don't expect them at the farm.

[JGP]

Girls Aloud new album and tour, could be more in line for 2025 though. Maybe an early pyramid slot?

[zahidf]

Girli, the alt-pop singer announces UK & Ireland tour 2024,

Cardiff The Globe, 29 May
Dublin Academy 2, 31
Glasgow Saint Luke’s, 02 June
Leeds The Wardrobe, 03
Brighton Patterns, 04
Manchester Academy 2, 19
London Heaven, 20

[Chrisp1986]

Practical self confirm.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

First BST act is.....

 

 

Andrea Bocelli

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

13 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

First BST act is.....

 

 

Andrea Bocelli

4am, Hell Stage

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

4am, Hell Stage

If the Picnic Blanket Briade was actually a thing (rather than a delusion shared by about 3 people) they'd also love it

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

If the Picnic Blanket Briade was actually a thing (rather than a delusion shared by about 3 people) they'd also love it

I'd be up for some Time to Say Goodbye, cider in hand

[NorthernSoul52]

14 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

I'd be up for some Time to Say Goodbye, cider in hand

I'd be honest, I'd have him fifth on the Pyramid to lead into the Legends Slot.

1 Gli arredi festivi
2 Di quella pira
3 Va, pensiero
4 Libiamo ne' lieti calici
5 Mamma
6 Vieni sul mar!
7 'O surdato 'nnammurato
8 Funiculì, funiculà
9 Canto della terra
10 Time to Say Goodbye
11 Nessun dorma

A very nice lead-in for the deckchair crowd. (Of which I am a card-carrying member.)

[Ben7amin_]

Sorry if you got this already I did not want to read whole thread