2025 Headliners

[tickleyt]

10 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

SZA showed us that monthly Spotify listeners is a pointless metric to use.   

There was more people at his Other sub set than her Pyramid headline set. 

You're not wrong, but it was used to score points against her and justify why she was a poor booking (something I disagreed with) for a lot of folk on here, so it's only fair the same metric should be used against future headliners. 

I would also say comparing the crowd sizes of the two artists, performing on different stages at different times of day at different points in their careers, is also a pointless metric and one that is open to interpretation a lot more than spotify listeners.

[Ryan1984]

That Stereophonics tour could play a part. White guys with guitars and more than a few hits - could be a gift for the Sunday locals after SZA and Kendrick in recent years…

[efcfanwirral]

6 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

That Stereophonics tour could play a part. White guys with guitars and more than a few hits - could be a gift for the Sunday locals after SZA and Kendrick in recent years…

I think the Isle of Wight headline slot rules them out of headlining, though there's nothing to say they can't do the Other or second top if IOW contracts don't rule them out of that type of slot. They're not available on the Saturday but the other two are possibilities, they're doing 3 nights in a row at the start of June, though Glasgow to Glastonbury is a bit further than those ones!

Edited October 7, 2024 by efcfanwirral

[charlierc]

Surely Stereophonics being IOW headliners and now having their own large-scale tour to sell tix for rules them out?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, charlierc said:

Surely Stereophonics being IOW headliners and now having their own large-scale tour to sell tix for rules them out?

 

That and Emily wouldn't book them in a month of Sundays.

[tarw]

30 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

That and Emily wouldn't book them in a month of Sundays.

I’m sure the same was said about GnR!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Emily was on the record saying she was wanting to book GnR quite a long time before it actually happened.

[Ryan1984]

Ha, I didn’t realise Stereophonics were playing IoW. Not unheard of for bands to do Glastonbury and then Hyde Park, so wouldn’t have thought any difference for Finsbury!

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, dotdash79 said:

Outstanding.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I don't think there's anything linking her to the festival, and the news this morning that she turned down presumably a shedload of cash to headline Coachella strongly suggests she'll look at Glastonbury's offer and burst out laughing.

 

Bang on my thoughts. What is the actual reason for her to do it at this juncture?

[NorthernSoul52]

14 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Emily was on the record saying she was wanting to book GnR quite a long time before it actually happened.

 

Still strange it happened.

[charlierc]

16 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

Ha, I didn’t realise Stereophonics were playing IoW. Not unheard of for bands to do Glastonbury and then Hyde Park, so wouldn’t have thought any difference for Finsbury!

Glastonbury/HP and Glastonbury/Finsbury I think are combos that have both been done tbf. But yeah an IOW/Glasto/Finsbury/Cardiff run feels like oversaturation for Stereos. So they've probably made their bed for this year.

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

Kylie is on tour and in O2 early June. Know she’s been in the Legend slot already but could also see O-Rod - Fred - Kylie as a possibility? She’s had a few hits since 2019 but maybe not enough for a completely different set though. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Don't think there would be enough variation, sadly, and have a feeling the Legends Slot would count against her. (It may also prevent others from taking the Legends Slot in future, unless there is an express understanding they could be bumped in a pinch.)

[MEGABOWL]

26 minutes ago, CantWaitForGlasto22 said:

Kylie is on tour and in O2 early June. Know she’s been in the Legend slot already but could also see O-Rod - Fred - Kylie as a possibility? She’s had a few hits since 2019 but maybe not enough for a completely different set though. 

Think she’d have been a great shout if she hadn’t done ‘19

[NorthernSoul52]

Hindsight is 50/50, etc etc. 

[northernangel]

44 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

Think she’d have been a great shout if she hadn’t done ‘19

Agree with this, I don't think it was probably considered she would have such a raise to tickets, relevancy etc after that.

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Never can quite tell, but I would not have backed a commercial revival for Kylie like this.

 

Or Shed Seven, as a matter of fact.

[northernangel]

On Fred, I don't think it's out of the conversation that he could headline Other. If C&S are believe to be good to headline one of the Reading days after MK Bowl/a venue that similarly Fred could have done for example instead of Reading and they would be a Other headliner then he could. 

 

O-Rod, Fred, Rihanna would still be my guess though.

Edited October 7, 2024 by northernangel

[Superscally]

9 minutes ago, northernangel said:

On Fred, I don't think it's out of the conversation that he could headline Other. If C&S are believe to be good to headline one of the Reading days after MK Bowl/a venue that similarly Fred could have done for example instead of Reading and they would be a Other headliner then he could. 

My opinion is well known, but I don't think he'd have a super small crowd at either so is a fairly safe chess piece for the festival. 

[northernangel]

Just now, Superscally said:

My opinion is well known, but I don't think he'd have a super small crowd at either so is a fairly safe chess piece for the festival. 

I don't believe after his small show this year that he's not being lined up on some way. The fact of how much of a different act he is, is exactly the reason Eavis will book him too.

 

I think it shows a directly for the festival for me far from where I go long term though. It would explain why Fontaines and Yungblud are two apparent subs they've attempted to go for too. 

[Porcelina]

There is zero chance Fred Again plays an advertised slot that isn't a Pyramid headline show. Even if he would be willing to, his team wouldn't let it happen.

[Crazyfool01]

What was the initial shout on Fred ? His name was strong early on but can’t think where it’s come from ? 

[Acid_Haze]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I don't think there's anything linking her to the festival, and the news this morning that she turned down presumably a shedload of cash to headline Coachella strongly suggests she'll look at Glastonbury's iffer and burst out laughing.

Don't you think maybe she might have just turned Coachella down purely cause it's too early in the year - and that her tour isn't ready for then?

 

Might not be about the money. It sounds like she was booked initially for 2023, and pulled out due to pregnancy. Sounds like it's not to do with money, part of me thinks maybe Glastonbury 2025 was already pencilled in for her a while ago and Coachella just didn't work with her touring plans. There seems to be a lot of news articles about a big tour next year including Glastonbury specifically, from British and American sources, they must be coming from somewhere.

Edited October 7, 2024 by Acid_Haze

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Acid_Haze said:

It sounds like she was booked initially for 2023, and pulled out due to pregnancy. 

 

Trying to recall the source for this. I dunno if it's gospel....

 

We got the GnR booking in October 2022.  I'm no obstetrician but the timing doesn't really stack up.