2025 Headliners

[Skip997]

54 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

those drone shots make the site look stunning .. same for Coldplay ... gives me the feels a bit .... and yeah im sure the odd person left ... was a long set so im sure several bladders couldn't hold out bet the majority returned on the fringes though 

I got a phone call from a trusted mate about 15 minutes into his set. He had gone round to the top of the hill just to have a look at the crowd. He said there’s loads of people leaving the arena. Obviously anyone well into the crowd won’t have been aware of this.

 

Anyway at the end of the day you lot enjoyed Elton, I enjoyed Rudimental and was in the Temple long before you managed to leave Elton 

[Skip997]

8 minutes ago, GhostOfMaurice said:

 

Especially considering the age of the audience.

😁

[Metal Monkey]

I watched a bit of Alt-J, which was empty, a few songs of QOTSA which was empty. I then walked through an empty market to the back of the Pyramid and watched the second half of the set. It was very difficult to walk through the path by the ice cream vans at the back. I didn’t notice many leaving when I arrived. 

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, Olshansky said:

 

They performed once together 24 years ago, I'll never understand how people thought it was gonna happen again.  

I was surprised to learn they'd ever performed together at all tbh.

[stuie]

6 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I was surprised to learn they'd ever performed together at all tbh.

 

Eminem was just trying to prove he wasn't a homophobic c**t, once he realised his fans didn't find homophobia cool.  I'm surprised Elton let himself be used in such a way, but his stock was much lower then. 

[nikkic]

Few of my mates saw Sarah Story headline The Glade same time Elton was playing, there were 5 people there when her set began! 

[Traci]

Does it really matter what size the crowd was/is, who leaves mid-set for a pee or a beer or whether someone had a better time at another stage 

If your in a crowd infront of the big beautiful pointed one and the artists on the stage are making you feel joyous then nothing matters - everyone has their own moments and that’s why everyone loves Glastonbury 

 

Now let’s talk this years headliners ….😊

Could we see a Blur curveball be introduced at all? 

[angelin]

I was thinking that about blur as well

[Jamm]

1 hour ago, Traci said:

Does it really matter what size the crowd was/is, who leaves mid-set for a pee or a beer or whether someone had a better time at another stage 

If your in a crowd infront of the big beautiful pointed one and the artists on the stage are making you feel joyous then nothing matters - everyone has their own moments and that’s why everyone loves Glastonbury 

 

Now let’s talk this years headliners ….😊

Could we see a Blur curveball be introduced at all? 

Doubt it, haven't they got a thing about only coming back together to do things for the first time (and a couple of regular appearances) like last time Glastonbury headline, this time a show at Wembley.

 

Don't think they're active at all currently a good few years off after get together.

[fraybentos1]

12 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Anyway at the end of the day you lot enjoyed Elton, I enjoyed Rudimental and was in the Temple long before you managed to leave Elton 

Wild how high and mighty you are about your music tastes on here and you went to see Rudimental over Elton John 🤣

 

Elton was just about the biggest crowd you can get at Glasto, there is no arguing about it. And he was phenomenal. 

[mufcok]

10 hours ago, angelin said:

I was thinking that about blur as well

 

That would be a dream but I don't see the other two changing from Rodrigo & 1975 tbh

[itschris]

18 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

 

Just look at all those miserable people. 

 

Still regretting being at the Pyramid for one of the biggest parties the festival has seen, when I could have been at *checks notes* f**king Rudimental.

this has made me chuckle

[CaledonianGonzo]

13 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

In the real world, no it does not matter.

In the Efests world it seems to matter to many.

 

 

I think it's worth commenting on if someone draws an absolutely gigantic crowd - and likewise if someone comes onstage to tumbleweeds.

 

In the case of the latter - and really in terms of headliners poor SZA is the only ever example - it went viral and doesn't reflect particularly well on the festival if it becomes a regular occurrence.  Acts - particularly from the US - aren't going to want to take a whopping pay cut for a gig that backfires.  

 

However, the vast majority of headliners will fall between the two extremes and that's fine.  Neil Young will.

 

[Crazyfool01]

13 hours ago, GhostOfMaurice said:

 

Especially considering the age of the audience.

Would have been similar to the average age of the entire festival given the huge audience 

[mufcok]

I think this year will be a year away from the Pyramid headliners for me, my first since 2015. I'm on the fence with Neil Young, that will largely depend on what's on elsewhere.

 

I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. Whilst I do love taking in a Pyramid headliner, it'll be an interesting change to be elsewhere each night. Also maybe an opportunity to spend a few hours in the South East corner without trying the horrendous post-headliner entrance and inevitable overcrowdedness when you get in.

 

I've also been incredibly lucky, seeing some of my favourite acts do it in McCartney, Arctic Monkeys x2, as well as seeing the likes of Elton, the Stones, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Cure. Can't have it your own way every year.

[Traci]

10 hours ago, Jamm said:

Doubt it, haven't they got a thing about only coming back together to do things for the first time (and a couple of regular appearances) like last time Glastonbury headline, this time a show at Wembley.

 

Don't think they're active at all currently a good few years off after get together.

Very active on their socials the last couple of days , albeit it could be due to 30th Anniversary release 

would be great though, show Oasis how it’s done before they kick off their tour 

Bring back that 90s rivalry 

Edited January 8, 2025 by Traci

[Mordy1990]

 

11 hours ago, angelin said:

I was thinking that about blur as well

 

I would be very happy with Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo and Blur as headliners and it gives a nice balance to it. 

 

 

[danegg]

On 1/6/2025 at 5:26 PM, FrogLobster said:

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

I actually just came here to throw her name into the ring, as no one else seems to be talking about her as a potential.

Naturally feel free to take this with a heavy pinch of salt, but someone I know is well connected in the music industry etc and, when I saw him the other week, was adamant that Gaga is headlining Glastonbury this year.  He also said that she'd be doing shows in Brazil, which then was confirmed a few days after he told me.  Other tidbits were that her album is called something like 'Theory of Chaos' and that Die With A Smile was going to be on it - again he mentioned this before it was known publicly.

As a huge Gaga fan, I'm very much hoping this is true - though obviously I'm well aware this might not be what people consider to be a reptuable source, so don't shoot the messenger! Just came on here to share what I was told (whether it turns out to be true or not). Usually very much a lurker on here, don't often post at all - but thought it might be worth saying the above.

Unrelatedly, this person I know also told me that Von Dutch by Charli XCX is written about FKA Twigs - because apparently they hate each other. Not relevant to this thread but nonetheless something I found interesting. 

 

[Skip997]

@danegg Let’s hope it’s true

[gfa]

12 hours ago, nikkic said:

Few of my mates saw Sarah Story headline The Glade same time Elton was playing, there were 5 people there when her set began! 

Arguably thats not really headlining - the Glade headliners are on at 1.30-3. Camelphat FBS and someone else i think it was last year

Sarah Story is tiny in comparison, she's just a radio 1 dj that gets a few festival slots

[fullfathom5]

Just reading through the last few pages re: Skip & Elton - hilarious!

[stuie]

1 hour ago, Nobody Interesting said:

In the real world, no it does not matter.

In the Efests world it seems to matter to many.

 

It's worth remembering that this conversation was in response to claims that Elton should have played the legend slot because his crowd dissipated during the show...

 

which is still funny 🙂🙂 

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

2 hours ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

I wish BLue were added.

Be careful what you wish for 😂 (assume you meant Blur but thought it was funny)

 

[jonnytee1]

18 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Except for the very large numbers of people who left his set early. 
 

Again this is information from someone I’ve known a long time and trust.

 

Happy to admit this is a personal choice, but also it would be (for me) much more of a party. Plus Kraftwerk would be so much better in the dark, NY, Macca and Elton - doesn’t matter 

I saw Kraftwerk at Bestival years ago and I’m a massive fan. It wasn’t much of a party. Other than the model there are no song along tracks and people really don’t party to their tracks…. They just admire the brilliance. 
 

However good Kraftwerk are they are not in the same boat as Elton when talking about a festival headliner. 
 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Gaga would be a considerable coup given her fees these days, but unless they've been forced to axe Olivia Rodrigo or The 1975, it just doesn't pan out on the info we've had so far.