2025 Headliners

[OllieMadd]

11 minutes ago, Davebrown said:

What would be your dream 3 headlines for this year?

 

The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift and Green Day, with Cher in the Legend slot. 

 

Oh, and Bruce Springsteen turns up at Strummerville whilst I'm having a pint to do an full three hour long acoustic deep cuts set

[Havors]

8 minutes ago, Nobby's Old Boots said:

Personally I'd love to see 1975/Fender/Rodrigo. 

Anyone who thinks 1975 aren't big enough to headline are completely ignoring the objective facts in favour of their personal opinion, and they would absolutely smash it as a band who know full well the importance of being an excellent live band.

 

Fender/Rodrigo feels really fresh and exciting to me, I personally don't care if there isn't a huge/legacy name as one of the top 3 and I'd be there for all 3 headliners.

 

Having said that, I'd love if Muse headlined so I'd get a night off seeing one of the Pyramid headliners.

Have to agree about 1975 I'd rather them not headline but they are headline level objectively. 

 

I'm just upset it looks like Fred is out of the running haha 

[JonSnow]

Friday - A Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan colab set

 

Saturday - The full Hamilton Soundtrack being covered by various world famous artists

 

Sunday - A 3 hour Taylor Swift set playing only tracks which wern't on the Eras tour (can get around All too Well by playing the 5 minute version)

 

 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 minute ago, JonSnow said:

Friday - A Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan colab set

 

As long as they promised not to do any Sabrina songs, sure! 

[09matthewsw]

I agree that Sam Fender not quite headliner material yet. I think this is emphasised because he’s such a great booking as pyramid sub. Arguably gets a bigger crowd as sub and would be great in the sunshine. Yeah he was bumped up in 2022 but would anyone really not wanna see him there again? 
 

With that being said, we’ve had plenty of headliners of late who were in a similar category. Any 2 of O Rod, Fender, 75 is ‘fine’. But not all 3 please. Fender as sub for stevie would be brilliant 

[nikkic]

Those Muse dates are ominous. 
 

Especially if they turned down Download. 

Would have to be a big reason to turn it down…..

[The_Fish]

After the SZA disaster I'd be shocked if the headliners are Rodrigo, Fender and 1975.

 

They'd need someone from a different generation to mix it up and add a bit of strength. A proven headliner like Muse or a legend like Stevie Wonder makes a lot more sense. 

[gfa]

2 hours ago, henry bear said:

Probably a few if you dig deep - Skunk Anansie, Elvis Costello etc. The quickest fall from grace was probably the Manics; headlined in 99, subbed Moby in 2003

Chems (by choice) did similar i think too with 2000 pyramid then 2004 other

[Nobby's Old Boots]

19 minutes ago, Havors said:

Have to agree about 1975 I'd rather them not headline but they are headline level objectively. 

 

I'm just upset it looks like Fred is out of the running haha 

It's the same sort of situation there for me, I've no interest at all in Fred Again and wouldn't see him, but would be more than happy if he got the headline slot as that also seems fresh and exciting.

 

I love that Glasto can give acts that slight push up into headline status when some people believe they're not quite there yet. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't but I love that as a festival they're willing to try.

Edited November 19, 2024 by Nobby's Old Boots

[Nobby's Old Boots]

3 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

After the SZA disaster I'd be shocked if the headliners are Rodrigo, Fender and 1975.

 

They'd need someone from a different generation to mix it up and add a bit of strength. A proven headliner like Muse or a legend like Stevie Wonder makes a lot more sense. 

I'd much rather they book headliners who some mignt feel are not quite there yet, but are definitely in their ascendancy than a band like Muse who are headline level by default but absolutely by no metric in any thing close to ascendancy.

[NorthernSoul52]

SZA was the imperfect storm though. Your rank-and-file armchair punter will definitely have heard of Olivia Rodrigo ("that new pop princess the kids keep banging on about!"), Sam Fender ("he reminds me of a young Bruce Springsteen, that boy!") and The 1975 ("my god, I loved Auf Wiedersehen, Pet!").

[Rose-Colored Boy]

5 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

After the SZA disaster I'd be shocked if the headliners are Rodrigo, Fender and 1975.

 

They'd need someone from a different generation to mix it up and add a bit of strength. A proven headliner like Muse or a legend like Stevie Wonder makes a lot more sense. 

All three are massive commercially friendly acts with tons of bangers who have played the fest before to huge crowds. Nothing like SZA. With the possible exception of Sam’s health concerns they’d also all represent reliable bookings willing to commit this side of Christmas, which would probably be a relief to GFL after last year’s chaos. 
 

Sure they’d love to get a huge name like Stevie or Madge but they can’t force them to play at gunpoint. 

[majormajormajor]

Pyramid:

Bruno Mars / David Guetta

Sabrina Carpenter / Calvin Harris

Drake / Justin Bieber

 

Other Stage:

Swedish House Mafia / Katy Perry

Sam Smith / Chainsmokers

Raye / Olly Alexander

 

Park:

Catfish and the Bottlemen / Mumford & Sons

Bastille / Yungblud

Stereophonics / James Bay

 

[NorthernSoul52]

That's the thing in the end too. You can lock them in, free of hassle, at a relative budget. The festival is already sold out. Any adverse effect you'd fear on sales would be completely negated by the fallow year - demand will be pent up after a year off again.

[assorted]

15 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

After the SZA disaster I'd be shocked if the headliners are Rodrigo, Fender and 1975.

 

They'd need someone from a different generation to mix it up and add a bit of strength. A proven headliner like Muse or a legend like Stevie Wonder makes a lot more sense. 

 

I agree, I think 1 of these 3 is off and was a replacement for the other - maybe 1975 replacing Fender (who was replacing Fred). And there will be an Eminem/Rihanna/Stevie Wonder in there, or a name of similar size/age that hasn’t been discussed yet. I kinda don’t believe the festival can’t get even one considering what they’ve pulled in the past. 

 

I may have regional bias, though. Where I live Sam Fender is playing my local rock club in 2025 (capacity 1500 people), so it’s hard to fathom him headlining Glastonbury. I realize he’s much, much bigger in England but does Glastonbury book acts that are only famous in country like that? The last time I remember that was Stormzy but that felt a lot more specific, like it was a kinda political choice and highlighting a unique and cool British music genre - that’s not at all the case with Fender.

[The_Fish]

9 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

All three are massive commercially friendly acts with tons of bangers who have played the fest before to huge crowds. Nothing like SZA. With the possible exception of Sam’s health concerns they’d also all represent reliable bookings willing to commit this side of Christmas, which would probably be a relief to GFL after last year’s chaos. 
 

Sure they’d love to get a huge name like Stevie or Madge but they can’t force them to play at gunpoint. 

 

Sure, all 3 are decent acts that can headline Glasto now. I don't think all 3 should in the same year. Sure, you can't always get a McCartney or an Elton John to headline, but someone alongside 2 of those would be a much more rounded set of headliners imo.

 

It would also be better for the 2 that did headline, there'd be less pressure and negative attention on them. 

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, assorted said:

 

I agree, I think 1 of these 3 is off and was a replacement for the other - maybe 1975 replacing Fender (who was replacing Fred). And there will be an Eminem/Rihanna/Stevie Wonder in there, or a name of similar size/age that hasn’t been discussed yet. I kinda don’t believe the festival can’t get even one considering what they’ve pulled in the past. 

 

I may have regional bias, though. Where I live Sam Fender is playing my local rock club in 2025 (capacity 1500 people), so it’s hard to fathom him headlining Glastonbury. I realize he’s much, much bigger in England but does Glastonbury book acts that are only famous in country like that? The last time I remember that was Stormzy but that felt a lot more specific, like it was a kinda political choice and highlighting a unique and cool British music genre - that’s not at all the case with Fender.

I assumed Kasabian had absolutely no clout internationally.

 

Where did the Eminem chat even come from? With Rodrigo, Fender, The 1975, we've had leaks from the other place, and multiple at that.

 

As for Eminem, can't see anything, but it is a very busy thread, this one.

[foolee]

54 minutes ago, Davebrown said:

So realistically, no one has anything solid atm, its just people hyping up who they want to headline. Nothing wrong with that.

What would be your dream 3 headlines for this year?

 

Dream:

 

Olivia Rodrigo - U2 - AC/DC

 

Hope based on who is about atm:

 

Sam Fender - Olivia Rodrigo - Muse

[Rose-Colored Boy]

3 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

 

Sure, all 3 are decent acts that can headline Glasto now. I don't think all 3 should in the same year. Sure, you can't always get a McCartney or an Elton John to headline, but someone alongside 2 of those would be a much more rounded set of headliners imo.

 

It would also be better for the 2 that did headline, there'd be less pressure and negative attention on them. 

I get all that but I certainly don’t think it would be a trio that would keep Emily up at night. If there was no reduction in T-Day demand after the headliners in 2014 and 2024 then there won’t be after a trio of headliners that could reasonably announce stadium runs without looking ridiculous. If this is the best they can do this year then it’s absolutely fine. Particularly if it means more money to spend on the undercard, which was a bigger issue than SZA last year anyway. 

Edited November 19, 2024 by Rose-Colored Boy

[NorthernSoul52]

The 1975 chat coming up last week still felt like a blindside. Always maintained they're big enough to do it handily, but it just felt so leftfield.

 

If the odds had absolutely tanked to the level they did, I'd have taken it with a much bigger pinch of salt.

[assorted]

3 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

As for Eminem, can't see anything, but it is a very busy thread, this one.

 

I think there were rumors of Eminiem from both here and the Discord from different people who have had “inside information.” But some of those rumours came with “he’s been offered” or “he’s been approached” or “final negotiations” not actually booked. But this was now around a month or so ago so and we’ve stopped hearing his name lately, which makes it seem like it maybe went away.

[steviewevie]

Massive Attack - Charli XCX - The Cure.

Nick Cave on Other Stage

The Smile/English Teacher on Park.

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Massive Attack - Charli XCX - The Cure

This is perfect, two great party acts and one to appease the picnic blanket posse, middle aged rock dads and chin scratchers 

[Knalbal24]

Would love Stevie as a legendary closer, but there's one thing I'm hoping for most...

 

How are we looking for Nick Cave headlining the Other?

[mufcok]

21 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The 1975 chat coming up last week still felt like a blindside. Always maintained they're big enough to do it handily, but it just felt so leftfield.

 

If the odds had absolutely tanked to the level they did, I'd have taken it with a much bigger pinch of salt.

Doesn't take much for the odds to tank in this market. Doesn't take much for them to pull the market completely, tbh, like SkyBet did.

 

Furious I missed those big 1975 odds but the last time I checked - UniBet had also pulled the market. Hard to keep up

Edited November 19, 2024 by mufcok