2025 Headliners

[Skip997]

2 hours ago, nikkic said:

Not sure I’ve got a 3 hour set in me though. Probably not an act in the world I could sit through for 3 hours. 
 

(Except Daft Punk). 

I managed 5 hours of Jah Shaka a few years back 

[Spindles]

5 hours?  I'd have to take a break at 3 for a pie.

[4AssedMonkey]

13 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

 

I'm also quite unable to sit through a set longer than 90-120 minutes. Think Elton was the longest one I've ever done and not been getting itchy feet. If Bruce squeezed the ten songs I know and like (to varying degrees), into a 2-hour slot, I'd just about manage it.

 

Checking his setlist from 2009 though, he only played 6 of those 10 songs anyway and most of them were right at the end, so perhaps I'd just turn up at the halfway point and soak in the last hour.

 

I'm no huge Bruce fan either but tried to watch the 2009 set.  Got seriously bored after about 30-35 minutes and left for the SE Corner.  Had plenty of company too.

[gfa]

Is there any actual info for 2025 yet?

 

Or solid rumours

 

only been keeping up to date since page 65 ish

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11 minutes ago, gfa said:

Is there any actual info for 2025 yet?

 

Or solid rumours

 

only been keeping up to date since page 65 ish

 

Whispers of Fred Again.

 

A tabloid report of Rihanna that may or may not have merit.

 

That's about it in terms of stuff we can point to. Everything else is expectations, assumptions, or guesswork.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Also Boss rumours on Greasy Lake - but again very specious and nothing to bank on.

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5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Also Boss rumours on Greasy Lake - but again very specious and nothing to bank on.

 

And importantly, directly contradicted by other rumours.

 

Also worth saying that people there are claiming the Euro 2025 tour gets announced tomorrow afternoon, which if correct would more solidly rule him in or all the way out.

Edited August 14, 2024 by incident

[Acid_Haze]

18 hours ago, Ben7amin_ said:

I mean plenty of press reported it and if you scroll back on this forum I think you will see it was discussed to death  at the time. 

 

Emily's "female act, had to change touring plans" seems less than subtle. I'm.prepared to consider it a fact but make your own minds up.

 

 

 

 

I think it was a bit up in the air whether it was Rihanna or Taylor Swift she was talking about wasn't it?

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2 minutes ago, Acid_Haze said:

I think it was a bit up in the air whether it was Rihanna or Taylor Swift she was talking about wasn't it?

 

Initially yes, but I think there's since been more solid suggestions it was Rihanna.

[Avalon_Fields]

I’m now in a quandary… am I to add Rihanna and Springsteen to our rumours listing? Decisions, decisions. 

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7 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

I’m now in a quandary… am I to add Rihanna and Springsteen to our rumours listing? Decisions, decisions. 

 

Rihanna for sure.

 

Springsteen I'd wait (just over) 24 hours, as there's a decent chance he's fully ruled if the announcement comes, and if it has the expected Gothenburg date conflicting with Glastonbury.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Still think 3 nights in Gothenburg is a stretch. Don't think any stops in Europe have had 3 nights recently - plus he did two nights in Stockholm this summer.

[Ortiz34]

50 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Still think 3 nights in Gothenburg is a stretch. Don't think any stops in Europe have had 3 nights recently - plus he did two nights in Stockholm this summer.

Madrid was 3 nights this year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Ah. Well. Nevertheless. 

 

Big city. Gothenburg is a backwater by comparison.

Edited August 14, 2024 by CaledonianGonzo

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56 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Still think 3 nights in Gothenburg is a stretch. Don't think any stops in Europe have had 3 nights recently - plus he did two nights in Stockholm this summer.

 

Yeah, 3 nights seems a stretch especially with demand for this years tour seemingly being softer than previous years.

 

Hopefully the suggestion that the dates are coming tomorrow is correct, and everything looks a lot clearer.

 

My gut says no, just because the Friday is the only viable day for him and that placement just doesn't feel right to me. But then I would have said the same thing regarding U2 playing the Friday so could of course be miles off.

[charlierc]

10 hours ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

I'm no huge Bruce fan either but tried to watch the 2009 set.  Got seriously bored after about 30-35 minutes and left for the SE Corner.  Had plenty of company too.

I seem to remember watching Franz Ferdinand's Other Stage set on TV instead and that looked to have a pretty healthy crowd at the time. Not that I'm exactly able to compare to what other OS headliners at the time would've looked like.

[ajwig]

Gaga and Bruno Mars are coming out with a new collab , it’s been a while since she was on the farm right? And Bruno hasn’t come ?? Yettt

[stuie]

51 minutes ago, ajwig said:

Gaga and Bruno Mars are coming out with a new collab , it’s been a while since she was on the farm right? And Bruno hasn’t come ?? Yettt

Once only I believe… 2009.

[4AssedMonkey]

12 hours ago, stuie said:

Once only I believe… 2009.

 

Correct.  And Fun Size Mars is all about the money, so no chance.

[stuie]

1 hour ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

Correct.  And Fun Size Mars is all about the money, so no chance.

 

How many nights earning $1M a pop does she need to do before she does the farm for cheap? 

[4AssedMonkey]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

 

How many nights earning $1M a pop does she need to do before she does the farm for cheap? 

 

Cash chasing comment aimed at Bruno "Fun Sized" Mars, not Gaga.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah - money doesn't feel like a blocker for Gaga.  More her health and her seeming lack of desire to do big tours.

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On 8/14/2024 at 1:33 PM, incident said:

 

And importantly, directly contradicted by other rumours.

 

Also worth saying that people there are claiming the Euro 2025 tour gets announced tomorrow afternoon, which if correct would more solidly rule him in or all the way out.

Doesn't look like this announcement is happening

Edited August 15, 2024 by scatteredscreens

[VCK2]

On 8/12/2024 at 2:23 PM, kalifire said:

Billy Joel would almost be as awful as Bruce Springsteen. Old white men with little to offer than ‘remember what I was like?’  
 

G25 needs to be modern, progressive, and reflect an understanding of where music is at currently. 

 

It's not 2020 any more. "White men are bad!" takes don't make you look virtuous, they make you look cringe.

Fair enough if you're not a fan of their music but if you're gonna judge artists on what they look like, may I suggest you attend a beauty pageant instead of a music festival?

 

It's also ironic you talk about a perceived lack of diversity then suggest Glastonbury only books younger artists and caters only to younger music fans. I'd be averse to any music festival that only books modern acts and "reflects an understanding of where music is currently".

Edited August 15, 2024 by VCK2

[stuie]

25 minutes ago, VCK2 said:

 

It's not 2020 any more. "White men are bad!" takes don't make you look virtuous, they make you look cringe.

Fair enough if you're not a fan of their music but if you're gonna judge artists on what they look like, may I suggest you attend a beauty pageant instead of a music festival?

 

It's also ironic you talk about a perceived lack of diversity then suggest Glastonbury only books younger artists and caters only to younger music fans. I'd be averse to any music festival that only books modern acts and "reflects an understanding of where music is currently".

 

 

So, we need a good mix of artists on the top line - not 3 x white men with guitars.

I can assure you we still feel the same way in 2024.