2025 Headliners

[MEGABOWL]

7 hours ago, northernangel said:

 

Something that is bigger and more wide spread that his own home town you troll.

 

Well usually headliners play something bigger than Brixton Academy as their own single gig before getting a Glastonbury headline spot. Wireless was a day filled with other bands in his own town and Dj Khaled or J Cole aren't topping Glastonbury are they.

So which headliners have followed that had previously only played Brixton Academy (or subbed the Orher Stage) as their biggest gig?I can’t think of any. Which suggests to me that it was a perfectly timed one off that was very successful, and not in any way detrimental to the festival. In fact quite the opposite.

[MEGABOWL]

2 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The Stokes are, dare I say it, a touch too unreliable as a live prospect in the current day and age.

Especially for the coin they charge. They can be really great or total sh*t. Judging by the last time I saw them (TRNSMT 2022) both within the same gig.

[NorthernSoul52]

Never have been as deeply enamoured with them as several of my friends have, but was disappointed by them at Lytham.

[Suprefan]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:15 AM, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I'm more taking issue with Master Shake's contention that all hell will break loose in the unprecedented situation of 3 young headliners

 

(when it happened relatively frequently in the 90s / early 00s and noone batted an eyelid)

 

nobody gave any f**ks when it was guitar bands. Now youre going into electronic and pop acts getting in there and the core  base is scared shitless yet again that somebody even like Sam Fender will be few and far between of guitar artists being at the top of the bill. I wonder if the old guard  saw the Primavera trio and are sweating bullets that Emily wouldve wanted that herself to make her vision come true despite it likely alienating a lot of folks. Glasto is losing its crutch of "old" acts and they have to adapt one way or another. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

There have also been pop acts and electronic acts headlining since the 1980s.

 

Well I guess someone hasn't heard of The Communards like Google hasn't made it to America.

[Ben7amin_]

Saw the Strokes once, when they co-headlined Leeds/Reading luckily at Leeds where Stokes were on first.  Very average performance looked like they wanted to get though it quickly as they could.  Followed by Pulp who as im sure most of us know are a fantastic live act - wiped the floor with them Jarvis and Julien are different ends of charisma spectrum.   Feel sorry for those at Reading when Stokes came on second.

 

Big fan of the first three albums but - (IMO) all the strokes albums after than I think have been pretty poor compared. 

[Guest]

51 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Big fan of the first three albums but - (IMO) all the strokes albums after than I think have been pretty poor compared. 

 

Surely you don't think that about The New Abnormal!

[stuie]

1 hour ago, Suprefan said:

 

nobody gave any f**ks when it was guitar bands. Now youre going into electronic and pop acts getting in there and the core  base is scared shitless yet again that somebody even like Sam Fender will be few and far between of guitar artists being at the top of the bill. I wonder if the old guard  saw the Primavera trio and are sweating bullets that Emily wouldve wanted that herself to make her vision come true despite it likely alienating a lot of folks. Glasto is losing its crutch of "old" acts and they have to adapt one way or another. 

or they just keep doing what they do? A nice mixture of genres, fresh artists and old guard when possible.

 

if you really think Emily wanted Chappell/XCX and Sabrina as 2025 pyramid headliners, then you're a little crazy. 

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Saw the Strokes once, when they co-headlined Leeds/Reading luckily at Leeds where Stokes were on first.  Very average performance looked like they wanted to get though it quickly as they could.  Followed by Pulp who as im sure most of us know are a fantastic live act - wiped the floor with them Jarvis and Julien are different ends of charisma spectrum.   Feel sorry for those at Reading when Stokes came on second.

 

Big fan of the first three albums but - (IMO) all the strokes albums after than I think have been pretty poor compared. 

Tbf this just makes me think of my regret of not doing the full weekend at Reading 2011. I came on the Sunday to see Muse doing Origin in full, and had a great time seeing Friendly Fires before them, but there are many acts on the first two days I've since gone on to see, including Strokes and Pulp themselves.

 

Pulp's Reading 2011 set looked so great on YouTube. Strokes one looked fine but feels like it may have suffered by having to follow the blast beforehand.

[Superscally]

The Strokes were off the chain good at All Points East. Apparently there were sound issues, but not where we were...

[gfa]

7 minutes ago, Superscally said:

The Strokes were off the chain good at All Points East. Apparently there were sound issues, but not where we were...

The first time was incredible, second time pretty good too!

[charlierc]

17 minutes ago, Superscally said:

The Strokes were off the chain good at All Points East. Apparently there were sound issues, but not where we were...

I found the 2019 sound quite iffy but was better at the back of the standing area, weirdly.

 

It wasn't really great on the second stage for Interpol or Courtney Barnett either, I found.

[stuie]

31 minutes ago, Superscally said:

The Strokes were off the chain good at All Points East. Apparently there were sound issues, but not where we were...

I worked that and we blagged it in to the VIP pit at the front left and the sound was chest pressingly immense! 

[Superscally]

17 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I found the 2019 sound quite iffy but was better at the back of the standing area, weirdly.

 

It wasn't really great on the second stage for Interpol or Courtney Barnett either, I found.

I was at 23... Yeah Yeah Yeahs were immense. If they could do a threepeat on the Pyramid of Interpol into YYYs, maybe even with BRMC before Interpol, I'd sell a kidney for that.

3 minutes ago, stuie said:

I worked that and we blagged it in to the VIP pit at the front left and the sound was chest pressingly immense! 

Insert Napoleon Dynamite *LUCKY* meme here ❤️

[DomDom1984]

The Strokes are the only band I've seen at TRNSMT when I've thought "that was f**king terrible".

 

Seen em in 2002, on Glasgow Green again btw, and it was definitely better, but they were essentially filling a headline set with one album and some unfinished new stuff.

Edited November 2, 2024 by DomDom1984

[charlierc]

23 minutes ago, Superscally said:

I was at 23... Yeah Yeah Yeahs were immense. If they could do a threepeat on the Pyramid of Interpol into YYYs, maybe even with BRMC before Interpol, I'd sell a kidney for that.

The full-on Meet Me in the Bathroom slot eh

 

I wouldn't strictly be opposed to that tbf.

[CaledonianGonzo]

15 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Seen em in 2002, on Glasgow Green again btw, and it was definitely better, but they were essentially filling a headline set with one album and some unfinished new stuff.

 

I was at that one - my second time seeing em but definitely the point where I twigged that they just didn't really have the juice as a live act.

 

Good line-up though - White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Pulp and The Strokes back to back.

[DomDom1984]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I was at that one - my second time seeing em but definitely the point where I twigged that they just didn't really have the juice as a live act.

 

Good line-up though - White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Pulp and The Strokes back to back.

 

The Polyphonic Spree early on too!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, DomDom1984 said:

 

The Polyphonic Spree early on too!

 

I'd forgotten about them - and they're not on the poster - but you're quite right. Also The Vines at the very pinnacle of their month-long period of hype and indie stardom.

[DomDom1984]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I'd forgotten about them - and they're not on the poster - but you're quite right. Also The Vines at the very pinnacle of their month-long period of hype and indie stardom.

 

Unexpected highlight of the weekend was Flogging Molly taking a late switch onto Saturday main stage and putting on a glorious wee set. 

 

What a delightful first festival that was. 

[MEGABOWL]

2 hours ago, charlierc said:

Tbf this just makes me think of my regret of not doing the full weekend at Reading 2011. I came on the Sunday to see Muse doing Origin in full, and had a great time seeing Friendly Fires before them, but there are many acts on the first two days I've since gone on to see, including Strokes and Pulp themselves.

 

Pulp's Reading 2011 set looked so great on YouTube. Strokes one looked fine but feels like it may have suffered by having to follow the blast beforehand.

I was there all weekend and that’s pretty much a perfect summary of how that Saturday panned out 😆

[NorthernSoul52]

Still think we're possibly missing a heritage one somewhere on here. But stumped as to who, unless it is a returning shout - and there's few who fit the shape.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Kinda gone quiet on the Stevie front.

 

Zach Bryan, ELO, O-Rod and now the f**king Wolverine popping up at BST but no sign yet of Stevland.

[NorthernSoul52]

If they hadn't been and done it before, I'd have jabbed at the BST booking and said "now or never" for ELO in the Legends Slot.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Thing is, if it's not Stevie or Eminem or Rihanna (with the latter two having given the finger to the paltry fee) then there aren't many other names in the vicinity that scream Glastonbury headliner.
 

I dunno if they'll want a re-run of last year where they hoist someone up a level and it doesn't pan out 

 

Maybe we've been too hasty to write off Green Day.