2025 Headliners

[Kalopsia]

11 hours ago, Justcalledtosay said:

Everyone’s going to sh*t the bed when B*Witched announce a tour with a Glasto shaped hole in it.

Another West Holts crush incoming!

[Sawdusty surfer]

 As usual I've not been keeping up with this thread so sorry if this has already been posted.

 

Re 

The answer to the question you have is 15,20,1,20,14,5,22,14,9

 

Where A=1, 2=B, 3=C etc

O,T,A,T,N,E,V,N,I

 

It is an anagram of INNOVATE  with a bonus T ?

Edited October 6, 2024 by Sawdusty surfer

[MEGABOWL]

11 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

See, it's convincing Rihanna on the legacy aspect. She's no history with the festival and I'd argue that to some performers, Glastonbury won't feel like their kettle of fish. 

 

A big one if she agrees, absolutely. 

She’s mates with Beyoncé and Jay-Z IIRC, they both really enjoyed it

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

1 hour ago, Sawdusty surfer said:

 As usual I've not been keeping up with this thread so sorry if this has already been posted.

 

Re 

The answer to the question you have is 15,20,1,20,14,5,22,14,9

 

Where A=1, 2=B, 3=C etc

O,T,A,T,N,E,V,N,I

 

It is an anagram of INNOVATE  with a bonus T ?

I’m just a day ahead of you Poirot but we think it’s inventato backwards which in Italian means “made up story”.  Same conclusion though. 
 

Miss Marple 😉 

[MEGABOWL]

16 hours ago, Olshansky said:

the biggest red flag about The Post is that they called Sza a mistake.  The glasto team is too positive to ever use that word or one like it.  They'd say "premature" at most, but would stand behind it. 

They would in public but this isn’t a public statement, I’m sure they admit to mistakes in private

[northernangel]

11 hours ago, RedJosh said:

See I feel like Glastonbury has over the last 15 years or so has become, a bucket list once and done festival headline performance for lots of big or mega artists. I think a lot of artists want to do it for the prestige of having done it and because it is the iconic festival worldwide along with Woodstock, which obviously doesn't exist now and is unlikely to happen again. Coachella is probably its closest rival, but with it being more corporate and less alternative without a stage as iconic as the Pyramid it isn't seen as being a big. Think the fetishisation of British people in the US and bits of Canada helps with it's standing too.

Agreed. For example I don't see Dua Lipa at Glastonbury again anytime soon if ever. I also think the festival has changed and gone in a direction that many of who headlined it years ago wouldn't see it for them now. Little bit like how us as ticket buyers then question that now but we don't need to perform there for little money.

[AVALON.G]

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/177186/Ed-Sheeran-tipped-to-play-Glastonbury-2025

 

New act to speculate over

[CaledonianGonzo]

"Meanwhile, rumours that Oasis might fill the Legends spot were quashed when the band insisted that was not the case."

 

OK.

 

Sheeran's playing Germany G weekend.

[MEGABOWL]

12 hours ago, RedJosh said:

See I feel like Glastonbury has over the last 15 years or so has become, a bucket list once and done festival headline performance for lots of big or mega artists. I think a lot of artists want to do it for the prestige of having done it and because it is the iconic festival worldwide along with Woodstock, which obviously doesn't exist now and is unlikely to happen again. Coachella is probably its closest rival, but with it being more corporate and less alternative without a stage as iconic as the Pyramid it isn't seen as being a big. Think the fetishisation of British people in the US and bits of Canada helps with it's standing too.

I agree, they’ve done a really good job of widening the net of possible headliners. They’ve got themselves in a great position where they’re able to attract artists they normally wouldn’t be able to afford, even if it is just a one off. If it wasn’t for that they’d have been stuck in an endless loop of dull repeat headliners. Imagine the 2007 Pyramid but forever….

[Quark]

4 hours ago, Kalopsia said:

Another West Holts crush incoming!

If we've honestly gone far enough down the sh*t nostalgia route that B*witched cause a crush then I'm officially done. Chucking my lot in with Skip at the "queue here to complain festival isn't as good as it used to be" sign and be damned😂

[Skip997]

9 minutes ago, Quark said:

If we've honestly gone far enough down the sh*t nostalgia route that B*witched cause a crush then I'm officially done. Chucking my lot in with Skip at the "queue here to complain festival isn't as good as it used to be" sign and be damned😂

🤪

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, AVALON.G said:

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/177186/Ed-Sheeran-tipped-to-play-Glastonbury-2025

 

New act to speculate over

 

And speculation not necessarily a headline position. Olivia, Ed and Rihanna is not great though is it.

 

48 minutes ago, Quark said:

If we've honestly gone far enough down the sh*t nostalgia route that B*witched cause a crush then I'm officially done. Chucking my lot in with Skip at the "queue here to complain festival isn't as good as it used to be" sign and be damned😂

Nah it wouldn't cause a crush, not even sure it's a west holts booking

. 

[Memory Man]

Answer a family debate for me: would they book harry styles and would he be interested? I say no way. I dont understand how he fits glastonbury musically or culturally. Its just not the right fit in my opinion.

Edited October 6, 2024 by Memory Man

[Skip997]

Just now, Memory Man said:

Answer a debate for me: would they book harry styles and would he be interested? I say no way.

Of course they would and he’d say yes.

 

Sad but true 

[Memory Man]

I dont reckon he is even in the conversation but time will tell

[Crazyfool01]

8 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

I dont reckon he is even in the conversation but time will tell

... I do ... calling @circus92

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

"Meanwhile, rumours that Oasis might fill the Legends spot were quashed when the band insisted that was not the case."

 

OK.

 

Sheeran's playing Germany G weekend.

Playing German shows on Glastonbury Sat & Sun and is not doing 3 nights in a row. So yeah, he's out.

 

I will admit I'm a little surprised he's not announced a UK show given he's in the European region tbf. Would be a surprise if he didn't, and there does look like a gap in his schedule in July where something could go in.

Edited October 6, 2024 by charlierc

[charlierc]

12 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

Answer a family debate for me: would they book harry styles and would he be interested? I say no way. I dont understand how he fits glastonbury musically or culturally. Its just not the right fit in my opinion.

I think they would and that he'd accept, because if we're seeing the Pyramid headliner as about booking the big name at the right time, and Styles is a big name British pop star who has dabbled in more than just talent show pop judging by his solo repertoire, and is big enough to sell out a lot of Wembley dates, he would appeal.

 

Whether he has the schedule gap or the desire to do a festival over just earning big dollar doing another dozen stadium dates is a different question. Or indeed if he's actually around touring in 2025.

[parsonjack]

11 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Playing German shows on Glastonbury Sat & Sun and is not doing 3 nights in a row. So yeah, he's out.

 

Agreed.  Only 3 on the bounce is Hamburg at the same venue, and Glasto Friday would need a trip from France - UK - Germany.

 

Ain't happening imho.

[charlierc]

38 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

 

Agreed.  Only 3 on the bounce is Hamburg at the same venue, and Glasto Friday would need a trip from France - UK - Germany.

 

Ain't happening imho.

As said, I assume he's doing something in the UK given he seems to be playing everywhere else in Europe and in big stadiums to boot. But for him, we'll just have to keep guessing what that something is.

[incident]

7 minutes ago, charlierc said:

As said, I assume he's doing something in the UK given he seems to be playing everywhere else in Europe and in big stadiums to boot. But for him, we'll just have to keep guessing what that something is.

 

An easy guess would be BST given that the dates fit neatly with a current gap in the tour, they've not announced anyone yet, they pay big, and the various London stadiums are quite heavily booked already.

 

Could even see him doing 3 nights there, taking over an entire weekend, as he'd be able to sell it out fairly easily - not something that typically happens at BST, but I don't think there's any philosophical reason behind that.

[nikkic]

2 hours ago, Memory Man said:

Answer a family debate for me: would they book harry styles and would he be interested? I say no way. I dont understand how he fits glastonbury musically or culturally. Its just not the right fit in my opinion.

100% they would book him.

 

I’d wager he’s a guarantee on the next touring cycle.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, incident said:

 

An easy guess would be BST given that the dates fit neatly with a current gap in the tour, they've not announced anyone yet, they pay big, and the various London stadiums are quite heavily booked already.

 

Could even see him doing 3 nights there, taking over an entire weekend, as he'd be able to sell it out fairly easily - not something that typically happens at BST, but I don't think there's any philosophical reason behind that.

I know BST have done pairs before - think Pearl Jam did 2 nights there, as did someone else whose name I can't recall. Three would be unusual.

 

Are the big stadiums that booked? Wembley is probably now full to capacity but I'd have thought one of the several other stadiums in the city might still have a slot or two yet to be announced.

[Skip997]

3 hours ago, Memory Man said:

dont understand how he fits glastonbury musically or culturally. Its just not the right fit in my opinion.

There is no right or wrong fit for Glastonbury festival. They’ve booked some real shite over the years and not just recently. If I remember correctly Simply Red played in the 80’s

[FrogLobster]

53 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I know BST have done pairs before - think Pearl Jam did 2 nights there, as did someone else whose name I can't recall. Three would be unusual.

Springsteen did 2 in 2023.