2025 Headliners

[NorthernSoul52]

Nothing against sticking Kasabian on against Stevie Wonder if he's headlining. But not a Pyramid topper for me in this day and age.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

17 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Technically, Re-Arrange is a certified hit for Biffy Clyro. Which is a bit... odd.

I’ll give them Biblical, which I’d forgotten existed, but anything after that is an absolute no. 

[Johndenis]

As always, some entertainingly mad chat in this thread.

• is O Rod 99% confirmed?  
• I don't think Foos/Dirty Dave will be in a rush to play.
• 1975 feel a wee bit past their peak?  Fender makes more sense, he is peaking.  Can't see it being both.
• I've no doubt they have asked Stevie Wonder, but does he even play full gigs anymore?  I'm sure he did Hyde Park a few years ago as a "party" with the DJ intermissions.
• Feels like Madonna has definitively said no, maybe some time ago.
• Florence's window closed around a decade ago!
• I could see Kasabian heading Other, surely that's part of why they played Woodsies.
• There will have been a rethink on going off filling the o2 a few times and having huge Spotify numbers as justification for a headliner.  In saying that, the scheduling/programming on Sunday 2023 was of course a baffling car crash and set SZA up to fail.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

I’ll give them Biblical, which I’d forgotten existed, but anything after that is an absolute no. 

 

Space streamed very well too, when I think about it.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, Johndenis said:

As always, some entertainingly mad chat in this thread.

• is O Rod 99% confirmed?  
• I don't think Foos/Dirty Dave will be in a rush to play.
• 1975 feel a wee bit past their peak?  Fender makes more sense, he is peaking.  Can't see it being both.
• I've no doubt they have asked Stevie Wonder, but does he even play full gigs anymore?  I'm sure he did Hyde Park a few years ago as a "party" with the DJ intermissions.
• Feels like Madonna has definitively said no, maybe some time ago.
• Florence's window closed around a decade ago!
• I could see Kasabian heading Other, surely that's part of why they played Woodsies.
• There will have been a rethink on going off filling the o2 a few times and having huge Spotify numbers as justification for a headliner.  In saying that, the scheduling/programming on Sunday 2023 was of course a baffling car crash and set SZA up to fail.

In order:

 

+ Olivia Rodrigo is not confirmed by any stretch - nobody is until the official announcement - but all signs and chat point to it.

+ I doubt Foo Fighters will be there, though I don't think Dave's affair will torpedo their long-term relationship with the festival. A credible shout for after the fallow year if they want.

+ The 1975 effectively rebounded from their commercial low with their last record, and have two sold-out arena tours in back-to-back years, plus a bunch of certified singles. They're possibly not at the absolute peak anymore, but they're big enough.

+ Stevie Wonder just did a full US tour, though how much of it relied on special guests or DJ segments, I cannot tell you. 

+ Madonna seemed to bail on this year, but whether that was with a hard no for the future, we don't know.

+ Florence + The Machine did sell out their last UK tour pretty quickly, and the record did decent numbers. But it would feel lower than anyone else they appear to have.

+ Kasabian would fit for the Other stage, especially as counter-programming to Rodrigo.

+ I'm not necessarily sure there will be an outright dismissal of such sales, but there will likely be some further consideration for where an act's overall figures fall in the landscape of a Glastonbury audience. SZA was in a rock and a hard place too; Dua was already signed for the Friday, and she had her own BST show on the Saturday.

[WhoOdyssey]

The 1975's 2022-23 album and tour run have certainly felt like their commercial peak to me, and that may well continue with their next one. 

[Euphoricape]

Basement Jaxx playing Latitude next year. Other or West holts headliner maybe?

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah. I will say that the brief period Healy was linked to Taylor Swift certainly did no damage to their commercial appeal.

[Avalon_Fields]

1 hour ago, mufcok said:

Wasn't there word that Kasabian would be somewhere on the bill this year, off the back of their Woodsies slot last year?

 

*I may have imagined that* 

Don't recall anything other than rumours. For what it's worth I reckon they'll be playing. Definitely not Pyramid headliners.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

7 minutes ago, Euphoricape said:

Basement Jaxx playing Latitude next year. Other or West holts headliner maybe?

Other would be a stretch. All those bangers would sound great on West Holts though. 

[Claire0406]

1 minute ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Other would be a stretch. All those bangers would sound great on West Holts though. 

west holts would be great!!!!

[Rose-Colored Boy]

3 minutes ago, Claire0406 said:

west holts would be great!!!!

Yeah definitely up for that. 
 

Was watching their 2005 set on YouTube earlier and during Lauren Laverne’s introduction she talks with surprise about there being a lot of flags in the crowd ! How far we’ve come. 

Edited November 18, 2024 by Rose-Colored Boy

[NorthernSoul52]

It wouldn't be Glastonbury without the flags, these days.

[Suprefan]

14 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

It wouldn't be Glastonbury without the flags, these days.

 

if you were guaranteed a ticket but not allowed to bring a flag, would you do it. ( that goes for everyone )

[Talcroft]

@Crazyfool01 omg, what is gonna happen to Lego Fred if it's not him?! 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Talcroft said:

@Crazyfool01 omg, what is gonna happen to Lego Fred if it's not him?! 

collaboration hat 🙂 

[Talcroft]

3 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

collaboration hat 🙂 

 

Oh thank goodness. Didn't want him to go to waste! 

[IFinallyGotATicket]

3 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

My commiserations on your username, then. (If it was indeed for this year?)

No mate from a couple year ago 😂

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, IFinallyGotATicket said:

No mate from a couple year ago 😂

Small mercies then 😉

[gfa]

3 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I wouldn't be surprised if The 1975 do have a stadium show or two alongside a G headline spot, to be fair. Multiple-night sales for The O2 and AO Arena earlier this year suggest they could handily do Tottenham and Old Trafford Cricket Ground if they wanted.

I reckon they will announce some stadiums off the back of glasto ala Dua Lipa

 

maybe something like trnsmt as well this year

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, gfa said:

I reckon they will announce some stadiums off the back of glasto ala Dua Lipa

 

maybe something like trnsmt as well this year

Aye, absolutely. Feels very feasible.

 

Though I will say, when it came to both of those arena runs, the only shows that didn't seem to shift within the first few days completely were the ones in Scotland.

[Skip997]

19 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

 

if you were guaranteed a ticket but not allowed to bring a flag, would you do it. ( that goes for everyone )

The flag epidemic is becoming a right pain, it’s even starting to invade WH, most of them are shite anyway. Should be banned. So yet again I’m with you, great idea.

[NorthernSoul52]

Only flags allowed should be ones with Monty Python quotes on, new rule.

[Talcroft]

I actually thought there were fewer flags this year, although an increasing trend for them to be absolutely gigantic on a shorter pole which is super annoying. 

[Davebrown]

2 hours ago, lendan said:

Would love this to happen. Rumours of a  European tour next year

Feels like they could do it with them getting on a bit now, dont know how much longer they will be able to do it for, but i think they will keep going till they drop so who knows