2025 Headliners

[SilverLining]

I caught Rhianna at a festival in 2016 headlining - she was 1 hour 30mins late and she also was clearly 'oot her nut'. You could barely hear her first 6/7 songs for booing. Would still go see her again, that back catalogue is too hit packed!

[Justcalledtosay]

More news from the 'other side' that ORod is a lock.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, Justcalledtosay said:

More news from the 'other side' that ORod is a lock.

Yeah - we had another confirmation yesterday for the Friday night.  

 

(Thus also ruling out Sheeran)

[Wildglastotheo]

Disturbia is Rhianna’s 19th most played song but she hasn’t played it since 2012.

 

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/rihanna-1bd6bdbc.html

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Superscally said:

There is. He could certainly headline other.

 

I think he could but I certainly think he's been lined up a bit more than a case of if said act says no. Without how quick he sold tickets and I would agree that getting him back for that tiny slummerville set would be a bit pointless because he was always at a point by then whereby he could headlined other....likely even when he subbed it.

26 minutes ago, AVALON.G said:

I mean with never gonna get the absolute truth so sometimes we go with best fit.

 

I think I prefer the narrative of Rihanna pulling out for family reasons. 

 

Than Taylor pulling out then touring anyway feels like a bit of a FU to the festival if that's the truth. 

 

I fully believe Taylor didn't have due the obvious and then the person pulling out was Rihanna. I don't think Taylor has ever actually pulled out, just that due to beyond our control it didn't happen. With her next tour it then became clear it wasn't happening.

[incident]

40 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I see.  That explains the confusion, cos Emily says absolutely nothing about Rihanna in this article.

 

 

Again, the timing doesn't stack up for this to be true.

 

Thing is, if you're querying Rihanna based on the timing (ie. she had a kid ~5 months before GnR became public knowledge, and GnR having replaced "someone"), then I'm not sure the timing case is all that much different for Taylor either.

 

The Eras Tour was announced on 1st November, and would have been taking shape for at least a few months prior to that - so it would have been clear she wasn't going to be available for most of the same 5 months, and she probably would have known she was heading in a different direction for a while before that.

 

For me the timing pretty comfortably works for both of them, just that the article saying "due to being pregnant" should say "due to being a new mother". Hell, it's quite possible / probable the festival asked about both of them at points in late 2021 / early-mid 2022.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yes, but the 2020 booking and quote from Emily about being hopeful that they had her next time she was on the road still points to Taylor.  There's a preexisting relationship and dealmaking precedence there.  And it's also backed up by roughbloke.

 

I'm sure they have talked to Rihanna's folk at various points, but we have no indication at all of how far any talks have progressed.

[AVALON.G]

27 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yes, but the 2020 booking and quote from Emily about being hopeful that they had her next time she was on the road still points to Taylor.  There's a preexisting relationship and dealmaking precedence there.  And it's also backed up by roughbloke.

 

I'm sure they have talked to Rihanna's folk at various points, but we have no indication at all of how far any talks 

 

Not at all sorry. 

 

The quote from Emily clearly implies it's someone who is  not on the road. Rather than someone who is actively touring or has plans to tour.

 

It's a stretch to apply this to Taylor

 

 

Edited October 8, 2024 by AVALON.G

[fraybentos1]

O rod is still evens on sky bet if any one wants to try double their money(25 quid max)

[CaledonianGonzo]

8 minutes ago, AVALON.G said:

 

Not at all sorry. 

 

The quote from Emily clearly implies it's someone who is  not on the road. Rather than someone who is actively touring or has plans to tour.

 

It's a stretch to apply this to Taylor

 

 

 

"Changed their touring plans" could easily refer to an artist doing a tour that previously included festivals (Lover) and now doesn't (Eras).

[northernangel]

46 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yes, but the 2020 booking and quote from Emily about being hopeful that they had her next time she was on the road still points to Taylor.  There's a preexisting relationship and dealmaking precedence there.  And it's also backed up by roughbloke.

 

I'm sure they have talked to Rihanna's folk at various points, but we have no indication at all of how far any talks have progressed.

I think this is a more a case or when she is available next rather than simply just on the road. It's a very vague term. She announced a long long tour that would not incorporate Glastonbury in to it.

[AVALON.G]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

"Changed their touring plans" could easily refer to an artist doing a tour that previously included festivals (Lover) and now doesn't (Eras).

 

Obviously I was referring to the catch them next time they are on the road. Bit

 

If we put Taylor into the comment

 

It reads Taylor Swift pulled out of Glastonbury because she changed the requirements but hopefully we can catch her on the next tour which is the one she is pulling out of Glastonbury to do instead....

 

 

Please try applying the same level of scrutiny you applied to Rihanna to Taylor. 

 

 

[gfa]

On 9/8/2024 at 10:20 AM, MarrigoldGloves said:

The Festival acknowledges that booking SZA was viewed as a mistake by many and is keen to learn from the small crowd, Contact has been made with her team post festival and the bookers are actually keen for SZA to return to the farm in the future although no actual plans are put in place at this point, the team don’t want SZA legacy with the festival to be perceived as a negative one. They will follow her career closely and it may be 10 or more years when she returns and as to what slot she occupies will entirely depend on career trajectory. 

 

There was emergency talk when Madonna pulled out about if Olivia Rodrigo could step in to take over and this would have been the festivals first choice, prior to speaking to Stevie Wonder who was at one point set to take over however health concerns meant that this was short lived due to health concerns.  However Olivia and her team wanted more time to prepare for a headline slot which has for some time been discussed and at time of writing has been agreed for the Friday headliner slot for 2025.  Although a young artist the booking team are more confident of her success due to her previous appearance at the festival being a success.  

 

The festival team has agreed that the best way to introduce big artists from the US that have quickly grown in popularity is by first pitching them in an afternoon slot on the Pyramid or Other prior to them headlining this was the mode used for Billie Eilish and is why the festival does not consider Olivia Rodrigo to be a risk. For this reason talks with breakout artists such as Chappell Roan or Sabrina Carpenter will be based around a festival debut appearance in an afternoon slot to gauge their success with Glastonbury crowds and not rushing them into a big slot, too early. 

 

The festival has not been in contact with Taylor Swift about headlining at anypoint since the festival cancellation this is not out of any negativity between the two teams but it's just not a possibility for Taylor in the immediate future, The Glastonbury team are hopeful that they can agree a lower than normal & cut with team Swift as her extremely high current fees would be out of reach for the festival and its thought that Taylor would still like to make the festival appearance once her current roadmap is cleared. 

 

Fred Again will headline Saturday at Glastonbury 2025, Prominent members of the Glastonbury booking team were on site at Reading festival to observe his show and are confident that he will be able to entertain a Pyramid crowd, the team is closely monitoring the growth in popularity of electronic music and will be using Fred Again’s headline set to establish if there may be future dance headliners on the Pyramid although at this point no names are mentioned. 

 

Oasis team have been non committal on any headline slot at Glastonbury in the coming years while completely ruling out 2025, there does not seem to be much interest in returning to the festival as the tour is mostly financial motivated and any benefits of playing Glastonbury such as increased streaming revenue has already been achieved by the reunion. However the answer is not yet officially no to a Glastonbury appearance at some point. 

 

From Pulp Jarvis Cocker specifically remains close to the festival booking team as an advisor on other musical acts but seemingly has ruled out any Pulp show on the farm. Pulp reunion has been enjoyed by the band a lot and they have prolonged the comeback longer than originally planned though they think there last show at Glastonbury is the one they want to be remembered for and so will most likely not play the festival again, though Jarvis will appear in some format to be determined at next year's festival. 

 

Rihanna is the booking team's strong leader to play the Sunday night headliner slot, the thinking after early departures last year they want the most prominent headline act to play the Sunday headliner slot this year and with two relatively new acts this will hopefully be Rihanna.  She has been on the festivals radar for many years and it was previously though financials might be a stumbling block it now appears that Rihanna is perhaps thinking of putting a lid on her musical career for good and wants to tick a last few boxes before an early retirement to focus on other ventures which includes an appearance at Glastonbury, She was very close to appearing at Glastonbury 2023 and remains keen.  

 

It's considered Stevie Wonder is considered as a good plan B to Rihanna though lingering health concerns last around if he could commit to such long shows again in the future.

 

Eminem is not a serious contender to headline despite media speculation, the booking team have discussed in the past and existing concerns remain in place. 

 

Lady Gaga is a name the festival would like to get, however her plans are not settling in as reasonable a time scale as the festival needs to lock in a headliner for next year. It looks like it's a no for 2025 however she remains a preferred target for future festivals. 

 

Sam Fender not on the booking teams radar for 2025, Sam is considered a headliner but with Olivia Rodrigo and Fred Again in the other two slots the festival would like to pursue more experienced targets, It seems Sam Fenders team would be prepared to consider a lessor slot on the farm but the festival team are drawn more towards him headline in 2027 or 2028. 

 

Bruce Springsteen content with his one headline appearance, has no plans to play again at this point. 

 

Little Simz sub headline slot was very positively received and the booking team are keen for her to be considered for a Pyramid Headline slot for a festival after the fallow year, though no formal talks have taken place.

 

IDLES after the other stage headline slot the festival booking team are keen to think a bit differently about how they size acts for stages - the local hero status of the band meaning they can perhaps take a larger slot than perhaps there current popularity suggests, however the festival team would prefer them to have headlined at Reading or Download prior to any serious consideration for a Pyramid headline slot. 

 

Kings Of Leon were a possibility of appearing last year however talks proved unfruitful and probably not likely to be seen at the festival again. 

 

Away from headliners at the festival the popularity of the Sugarbabes recent appearances has not gone unnoticed and the possibility of a regular Pop nostalgia slot has been discussed the key problems with this are about getting acts that are a consistent level of popularity likely to be trialed in 2025 with B*witched lined up to test. 

 

The answer to the question you have is 15,20,1,20,14,5,22,14,9

Why is this rubbish marked as reccomended lol

[stuie]

1 minute ago, gfa said:

Why is this rubbish marked as reccomended lol

 

Yeah it's getting a bit annoying seeing it there all the time. 

 

I bet the author is having a giggle at it too! 

[incident]

1 minute ago, stuie said:

Yeah it's getting a bit annoying seeing it there all the time.

 

Tbh that applies to any "recommended post". Wish that the "feature" wouldn't be used at all.

 

But yeah especially that one.

[CaledonianGonzo]

21 minutes ago, AVALON.G said:

 

Obviously I was referring to the catch them next time they are on the road. Bit

 

If we put Taylor into the comment

 

It reads Taylor Swift pulled out of Glastonbury because she changed the requirements but hopefully we can catch her on the next tour which is the one she is pulling out of Glastonbury to do instead....

 

 

Please try applying the same level of scrutiny you applied to Rihanna to Taylor. 

 

 

 

Sorry - I'm afraid you've lost me here.  

 

Are you talking about the 2022 announcement of Billie Eilish now?

[CaledonianGonzo]

6 minutes ago, gfa said:

Why is this rubbish marked as reccomended lol

 

Because it spookily keeps coming true

[fraybentos1]

5 minutes ago, incident said:

 

Tbh that applies to any "recommended post". Wish that the "feature" wouldn't be used at all.

 

But yeah especially that one.

I think it would be useful having a pinned post of up to date where are we at this time cause people will come into the thread and ask. However, yeah maybe that one isn't the best. Although it does sum up a few of the main rumours 

[incident]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Because it spookily keeps coming true

 

Which part of that was actually new, though? By my count every single thing in there is either a rehash of something we knew/thought/expected, or something that will never be provable one way or the other.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, fraybentos1 said:

I think it would be useful having a pinned post of up to date where are we at this time cause people will come into the thread and ask. However, yeah maybe that one isn't the best. Although it does sum up a few of the main rumours 

 

I mean that's here - more or less:  https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/lineups.php

 

I guess folk who have specific info but don't want to doxx themselves can take it to the DMs with the mods to allow them to substantiate where they've got their juice from.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, incident said:

 

Which part of that was actually new, though? By my count every single thing in there is either a rehash of something we knew/thought/expected, or something that will never be provable one way or the other.

 

I'm not really being serious - but Fred being the Saturday rather than the Friday does seem to have been mooted there first.

 

And B*Witched of course.

[stuie]

16 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Because it spookily keeps coming true

Just read it again… what’s come true? 

[northernangel]

25 minutes ago, gfa said:

Why is this rubbish marked as reccomended lol

 

23 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

Yeah it's getting a bit annoying seeing it there all the time. 

 

I bet the author is having a giggle at it too! 

 

18 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Because it spookily keeps coming true

Yeah I don't think it's doing anything wrong there, just because we don't know them...just like anyone eise solid on here when they first posted.

 

I'd challenge anyone on this forum to post something Glastonbury related that currently adds up with more sense than that post.

[fraybentos1]

8 minutes ago, stuie said:

Just read it again… what’s come true? 

,O rod on the friday apparently from a couple sources now I think

[CaledonianGonzo]

8 minutes ago, stuie said:

Just read it again… what’s come true? 

 

Obviously nothing is confirmed, but it does seem increasingly likely that it's an O-Rod Friday / Fred Saturday starting position