2025 Headliners

[Skip997]

Just now, stuie said:

 

Sometimes I wonder why you go to it, to be honest. 

I’ve explained in quite some detail several times and not sure I can be bothered to do so again.

 

You’re very aware that it’s a considerably different experience for myself and my mates and it’s about so much more than the festival.

 

I’m also fairly sure you read my reviews every year, which should give you some idea. If you haven’t then I suggest you do.

 

And of course there’s always this

 

 

[RosaAG]

21 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

You’re entitled to want whatever you personally want from the festival, but there’s no promise that you will get to see acts rarely accessible or available at other festivals. Some years they will get that and some they won’t. It’s been discussed ad nauseum but Glastonbury doesn’t pay as much as other festivals. Sometimes you’ll get the likes of Adele and Coldplay who have a history with the festival. But generally all you pay for is Glastonbury.
 

If (and I’m not convinced it will be but that’s another issue) the headliners are the 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Fender that’s three acts who in the UK are Arena/Stadium level. Putting aside my own personal preferences that seems entirely fair enough.

 

Yes, you're right. That's why I said it's totally subjective. Personally I wouldn't pay a ticket to see Coldplay or Adele, but they’re great headliners for Glasto.

 

In any case, if the headliners don't please me, I'll just go to one of the other six concerts that will be happening at the same time. So it's no big deal.

[Gnomicide]

I've given this way more thought and time than I should have done...

 

sza had sold out her arena shows in the uk  and had the bst date. So its not like she wasnt popular to begin with. 

 

Agreed. Although there were lots of the usual "Who?" nonsense on line, the ticket sales, BST slot and streaming figures did, on paper at least, make her look like a decent choice.

 

Sza didnt work because nobody wanted an artist that connected more with people half their age than themselves. 

 

SZA didn't work because not enough people who were there, thought she was a better option than whatever else was on offer at the time. It's not that deep. It was a gamble, it didn't pay off 

 

And a r&b act on Sunday isnt the best thing either. It also shows you what the core audience gives a sh*t about. 

 

Is it doesn't give a sh*t about or prefers something else?

 

They truly dont want the fest to progress farther than like 2010.  

 

This is clearly nonsense for the majority of people who attend. There are many, many acts on that became popular after 2010 and have had big crowds. I mean, Billie Eilish was 9 when Glastonbury 2010 was on, but she did fine.

 

If she was british I bet you nobody would say a word. Or if it was Little Simz. 

 

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. You think if she was British no-one would mention the crowd size? Maybe if Sza got the crowd size Simz did, no-one would mention it.

 

And if you want to gatekeep the festival headliners then be my guest. Maybe where I live should stop lending you talent and we'll see how far these top names go in quality. No Billie, Kendrick, Olivia, Guns N Roses or  Foo Fighters just from the last few. 

 

This is just laughable.

 

Feel free to post this...

 

 

tldr: It's not that deep. They bumped up an act that they thought would be more popular that she was. That's it 

 

Edited November 23, 2024 by Gnomicide

[Skip997]

Just now, LoveAndTheft said:A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

Not sure that’s true 

[Andy0808 v5]

15 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

He’s sold more tickets than SZA to be fair, but might isolate the American audience.

[AVALON.G]

33 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

 

I don't think this is a strong rumour sorry 

[stuie]

33 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

Peter who, dear?

[stuie]

43 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I’ve explained in quite some detail several times and not sure I can be bothered to do so again.

 

You’re very aware that it’s a considerably different experience for myself and my mates and it’s about so much more than the festival.

 

I’m also fairly sure you read my reviews every year, which should give you some idea. If you haven’t then I suggest you do.

 

And of course there’s always this

 

 

 

Well stop it with the negative vibes about everything then. 
It's never gonna be the perfect event you want, make peace with that. 

 

[emmanuel]

1 hour ago, MEGABOWL said:

If (and I’m not convinced it will be but that’s another issue) the headliners are the 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Fender that’s three acts who in the UK are Arena/Stadium level. Putting aside my own personal preferences that seems entirely fair enough.

Not entirely fair if Charli and others are playing below Fender, which are both bigger and better.

[LoveAndTheft]

36 minutes ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

He’s sold more tickets than SZA to be fair, but might isolate the American audience.

Good point there. Not sure many not Brits would get his garlic bread joke. But hats off to Emily and the team for considering a comedian for a Pyramid Stage headliner. 

[stuie]

5 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Good point there. Not sure many not Brits would get his garlic bread joke. But hats off to Emily and the team for considering a comedian for a Pyramid Stage headliner. 

 

Who said it was going to be a comedy performance? 🙂 

 

[Sawdusty surfer]

1 hour ago, Skip997 said:

It’s a considerably different experience for myself and my mates and it’s about so much more than the festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 Same here.

[kalifire]

32 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Good point there. Not sure many not Brits would get his garlic bread joke. But hats off to Emily and the team for considering a comedian for a Pyramid Stage headliner. 

🥱

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Glastonbury sell their tickets before acts are announced 

 

While they do, if Glastonbury booked completely the wrong headliners for your £400 then tickets would be returned.

48 minutes ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Good point there. Not sure many not Brits would get his garlic bread joke. But hats off to Emily and the team for considering a comedian for a Pyramid Stage headliner. 

I genuinely would have no issue Peter Kay being given a headline slot.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, emmanuel said:

Not entirely fair if Charli and others are playing below Fender, which are both bigger and better.

But it's not necessarily a question of fairness, is it? There's only going to be three headline slots and Glastonbury are going to fill them with who they believe is best for them and available at that moment in time.

 

If it is indeed Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975 who they've asked - and by our collective reckoning, one of those wasn't the automatic pick - then the bookers still clearly have the faith in the model and their options. There's acts who've done it before who would bend over backwards to top the bill again at the drop of a hat, and if EE and company have decided those three are who they want, then that's that, I'd say.

 

As we've said plenty of times on here, it's all subjective.

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

2 hours ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

This has to be the least likely of any rumour I’ve seen on here. As far as I know there’s never been a comedian on the Pyramid, even in a lower slot. Don’t think this is happening. 

[Superscally]

Nick Cave. Accept no substitutes.

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, Superscally said:

Nick Cave. Accept no substitutes.

Far better option than any of three expected candidates. 

[MEGABOWL]

2 hours ago, emmanuel said:

Not entirely fair if Charli and others are playing below Fender, which are both bigger and better.

‘Better’ is subjective and meaningless, bigger is questionable. Be interesting to see how his stadium gigs go but if they sell that’s a high bar.

[MEGABOWL]

3 hours ago, RosaAG said:

 

Yes, you're right. That's why I said it's totally subjective. Personally I wouldn't pay a ticket to see Coldplay or Adele, but they’re great headliners for Glasto.

 

In any case, if the headliners don't please me, I'll just go to one of the other six concerts that will be happening at the same time. So it's no big deal.

 

Same. Next year will be my twelfth and I’ve had vintage years where I didn’t watch a Pyramid headliner. Of the rumoured three the only one I’m definitely in for is Rodrigo. However that’s the discussion here, and it often blurs between subjective and objective.

[lendan]

3 hours ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

More chance of oasis headlining ! 

[Skip997]

5 minutes ago, lendan said:

More chance of oasis headlining ! 

Not sure which are the biggest comedians 

[incident]

15 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

‘Better’ is subjective and meaningless, bigger is questionable. Be interesting to see how his stadium gigs go but if they sell that’s a high bar.

 

Don't think there's any doubt that they (as announced) will sell.

 

The question is whether / how many extra dates.

[GrumpyRaver]

3 hours ago, LoveAndTheft said:

Strong rumours doing the rounds that Peter Kay may be the Saturday headliner. A first for Glastonbury to have a comedian headlining the Pyramid Stage.

 Not this again. 🥱

[stuie]

28 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Far better option than any of three expected candidates. 

 

Question - if it was Nick Cave + TBS headlining would you attend.  Honestly?

 

And do you think that they would be better received and attended than the three you're referring to?