2025 Headliners

[NorthernSoul52]

Fingers do be crossed. 

[TheSheriff]

5 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Oh, a festival that has artists youre wishing would play glasto? Yeah, such a bad thing. And it wont rain at least. And when its hot theres air conditioned tents cause they care about peoples safety from the heat. And they have good sound and production values? So when people are yapping in the back it doesnt matter? Yep, the worst thing to have.

This continuous and relentless comparing of the two is exhausting, the fact of the matter is they are two completely different beasts. As someone who has grown up on British festivals what I’ve seen of it is a turn off. Opinions are like ars*holes we all have them

Edited February 26, 2025 by TheSheriff

[henry bear]

10 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I know you hold fire until everything is ironclad, but you could make an advent calendar out of it. A new act every week from Christmas until a poster drop in April. 

I’ve probably mentioned this before; I go to an airshow in Fairford, Gloucestershire each year. Unlike most, smaller airshows, it’s a really big affair with aircraft attending from all over the world. Like Glasto here, there’s a lot of anticipation about what’s going to attend. From February onwards there’s an announcement on a Thursday when they drop three or four of the participants. It’s a great system as you see the line up form over time, and maintains excitement for the aviation geeks. I wish Glasto would do something similar.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, henry bear said:

I’ve probably mentioned this before; I go to an airshow in Fairford, Gloucestershire each year. Unlike most, smaller airshows, it’s a really big affair with aircraft attending from all over the world. Like Glasto here, there’s a lot of anticipation about what’s going to attend. From February onwards there’s an announcement on a Thursday when they drop three or four of the participants. It’s a great system as you see the line up form over time, and maintains excitement for the aviation geeks. I wish Glasto would do something similar.

I don't think I've heard you say before, but absolutely. Great tactic.

[NorthernSoul52]

One to mull - which artist is going to walk away from their slot having won more neutrals over? Imagine on the box, it will be Rodrigo, but could buy The 1975 managing it in the field itself if Healy keeps himself firmly on course.

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, henry bear said:

From February onwards there’s an announcement on a Thursday when they drop three or four of the participants. It’s a great system as you see the line up form over time, and maintains excitement for the aviation geeks. I wish Glasto would do something similar.

 

Essentially, it does. Just starts a little later. From mid April onwards we get a stage/area every few days.

[NorthernSoul52]

I think it would be nice if we had something for the winter at least. It has been bitter this year.

 

Yes, Neil Young self-unconfirming and then self-confirming does count, but surely that was rogue.

[jonnytee1]

45 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

One to mull - which artist is going to walk away from their slot having won more neutrals over? Imagine on the box, it will be Rodrigo, but could buy The 1975 managing it in the field itself if Healy keeps himself firmly on course.

In honesty, if you're not really into either it might not be as great a "turn on" for many as you'd expect. I dont mind the 1975 but wont be watching and i love the two O'Rod albums but cant see much of the "older generation" getting too excited

 

I personally think that if people come in with no preconception - O'Rod will win over more neutral viewers. Her performances and songs are top level.  

[CaledonianGonzo]

Rod was announced in November 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, jonnytee1 said:

In honesty, if you're not really into either it might not be as great a "turn on" for many as you'd expect. I dont mind the 1975 but wont be watching and i love the two O'Rod albums but cant see much of the "older generation" getting too excited

 

I personally think that if people come in with no preconception - O'Rod will win over more neutral viewers. Her performances and songs are top level.  

 

Yeah - she's not going to put a foot wrong.  It's hers to boot the ball into the goal.

[thatTFBguy]

47 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

One to mull - which artist is going to walk away from their slot having won more neutrals over? Imagine on the box, it will be Rodrigo, but could buy The 1975 managing it in the field itself if Healy keeps himself firmly on course.

 

Unlikely, the people who dislike The 1975 are so entrenched in their viewpoint I suspect the majority wouldn't even admit it if the band did impress them. They've become the "cool to hate" band of the 2010s, as this forum so often proves. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Or maybe people don't like them for authentic or unaffected reasons?

[Avalon_Fields]

2 hours ago, henry bear said:

I’ve probably mentioned this before; I go to an airshow in Fairford, Gloucestershire each year. Unlike most, smaller airshows, it’s a really big affair with aircraft attending from all over the world. Like Glasto here, there’s a lot of anticipation about what’s going to attend. From February onwards there’s an announcement on a Thursday when they drop three or four of the participants. It’s a great system as you see the line up form over time, and maintains excitement for the aviation geeks. I wish Glasto would do something similar.

It’s a brilliant event, long time since I’ve been sadly 

[across97]

If we're looking at a sub-headliner trio of Paramore, Pulp and Biffy Clyro then that is probably one of the strongest sub headliner trios since god knows when? 3 acts that in my opinion could have, or could still, headline in recent years. Biffy past their peak of commercial success now I'd say, but you could've put them in as a headliner 5-10 years ago and nobody would've batted an eyelid. What's happened with the Chapell Roan talk, is she coming in as 3rd down rather than Sub? A sunday of Chapell Roan, Pulp and O-Rod would keep the locals quite happy I reckon. 

This is what makes Glastonbury so great, and why people unnecesarilly over exagerate the importance of the headliner trio, we're looking at a seriously stacked line up even if the headliner trio isn't to everyones liking. Hats off if they pull of that sub trio as well as the talk of Chapell Roan and Mumford secret set

 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

50 minutes ago, thatTFBguy said:

 

Unlikely, the people who dislike The 1975 are so entrenched in their viewpoint I suspect the majority wouldn't even admit it if the band did impress them. They've become the "cool to hate" band of the 2010s, as this forum so often proves. 

Will concur that isn't a poor reading. They were divisive when they started, they're divisive now. Don't think the naysayers will be won over, but reckon enough neutrals who end up drifting by may be pleasantly surprised.

[NorthernSoul52]

3 minutes ago, across97 said:

Biffy past their peak of commercial success now I'd say, but you could've put them in as a headliner 5-10 years ago and nobody would've batted an eyelid.

If they hadn't taken 2015 off, remain convinced they would have been touted as both an initial replacement for Prince on the Sunday, rather than needing The Who to can some dates in France, and after that, genuinely viewed as a "guitar-band" like-for-like who could replace Foo Fighters.

 

I think they may well have felt Ellipsis was going to confirm them as a multi-night arena pull, or even a stadium act. They'd smashed R+L in 2013. It didn't seem implausible.

[Stokesy10]

55 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Yeah - she's not going to put a foot wrong.  It's hers to boot the ball into the goal.

Right into the Glastonbury goal hole?

[Stokesy10]

3 hours ago, henry bear said:

I’ve probably mentioned this before; I go to an airshow in Fairford, Gloucestershire each year. Unlike most, smaller airshows, it’s a really big affair with aircraft attending from all over the world. Like Glasto here, there’s a lot of anticipation about what’s going to attend. From February onwards there’s an announcement on a Thursday when they drop three or four of the participants. It’s a great system as you see the line up form over time, and maintains excitement for the aviation geeks. I wish Glasto would do something similar.

Fond, vivid memories. One visit, c1994. 8 years old, watching the Volcan Bomber circulate behind us, waiting for the Nimrod to finish its display. Then it came screaming over us. Makes the hairs on my neck stand up just thinking about it.

[NorthernSoul52]

With any luck, might get to one of the Manchester shows the night after the festival, so will be nice to compare and contrast from the telly.

[AlanFish23]

I was over the moon when I saw Neil Young was headlining. Purely for selfish reasons as I was hoping he would play. However the more I think about it, the more I am not sure he is the right choice to engage a huge crowd as the Saturday headliner. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Someone should say to them about potentially switching Neil Young and Charli XCX around.

[across97]

1 minute ago, AlanFish23 said:

I was over the moon when I saw Neil Young was headlining. Purely for selfish reasons as I was hoping he would play. However the more I think about it, the more I am not sure he is the right choice to engage a huge crowd as the Saturday headliner. 

Agreed, was fully expecting O-Rod for Saturday. It's been a bit of a divisive booking, and that was even before the scathing post about the festival. I think the booking is a nod to Michael, and something for his bucket list so I can look past any "faults" I might find in the booking

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hardly 'scathing'

[JonSnow]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Someone should say to them about potentially switching Neil Young and Charli XCX around.

Oh yes please.

I'm worried that as things stand we only have around 2-4 weeks of solid Charli XCX crowd size debates left in us before the poster drops and the topic potentially gets lost in the shuffle.  

 

 

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, Avalon_Fields said:

It’s a brilliant event, long time since I’ve been sadly 

It is - you ought to treat yourself again, still amazing!