2025 Headliners

[SirPsychoSexy]

Reading through this and there are some right entitled snobs in here! Are people forgetting the concept of a festival?  Multiple stages, multiple acts to pick from.  If you don’t like a headliner you have the choice to go elsewhere.   
 

 

[stuie]

4 hours ago, nikkic said:

It’s obviously very dependent upon musical tastes, but I think ending the night with a party is fairly easy if you look outside the main 5 stages. 
 

Always something going off with Arcadia, IICON etc 

 

The night beginneth after the headliners of the main stage finisheth 🙂 

[stuie]

3 minutes ago, SirPsychoSexy said:

Reading through this and there are some right entitled snobs in here! Are people forgetting the concept of a festival?  Multiple stages, multiple acts to pick from.  If you don’t like a headliner you have the choice to go elsewhere.   

 

Well thank you @SirPsychoSexy that is brand new information!

 

P.S. You sound nice 🙂 

[Claire0406]

13 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

 

I retired from Leeds & Reading when I discovered Shambala - much better festival the same weekend - They don't get any mega names - but its still a 10X better festival 

Shambala is 👌🏽 

[SirPsychoSexy]

23 minutes ago, Talcroft said:

Apart from them being bilge, this is my main concern. They're not 'doing' anything - they don't feel current or interesting in any way. Last album was 2022 and on an indefinite hiatus... Just doesn't make sense to me as a booking. Is it reactionary post-Sza to just go safe? 

They make total sense, they are currently one of the biggest UK acts around, sold out their last tour here & had sell out dates over in the US including MSG.   Plenty of hits, so much so that some popular hits would have to be omitted from the set list because there’s that many to choose from, & its highly likely that they would have a new single to promote so it would probably be the start of their next album cycle followed by another tour.  
 

And the great thing about Glastonbury is there are other stages to choose from if they’re not your cup of tea, as after all music is subjective.  
 

I have no doubt they would pull a big crowd. 

[Squonk]

Muse headlining a french festival - HellFest on Friday 20th June, maybe increases the odds of a glastonbury visit. Actually doing quite a few festivals, ending up in Norway on 25th June. Then nothing else mentioned

Edited December 10, 2024 by Squonk

[Mordy1990]

2 minutes ago, Squonk said:

Muse headlining a french festival - HellFest on Friday 20th June, maybe increases the odds of a glastonbury visit. Actually doing quite a few festivals, ending up in Norway on 25th June. Then nothing else mentioned

 

Yes please

[beesboy]

10 minutes ago, Squonk said:

Muse headlining a french festival - HellFest on Friday 20th June, maybe increases the odds of a glastonbury visit. Actually doing quite a few festivals, ending up in Norway on 25th June. Then nothing else mentioned

That would be lovely!

[Someoni]

25 minutes ago, SirPsychoSexy said:

Reading through this and there are some right entitled snobs in here! Are people forgetting the concept of a festival?  Multiple stages, multiple acts to pick from.  If you don’t like a headliner you have the choice to go elsewhere.   
 

 

Username checks out

[Jamm]

18 minutes ago, Squonk said:

Muse headlining a french festival - HellFest on Friday 20th June, maybe increases the odds of a glastonbury visit. Actually doing quite a few festivals, ending up in Norway on 25th June. Then nothing else mentioned

Matt Healy does something misogynistic / racist - some other from of ist -> 1975 get pulled and replaced with Muse.

 

In two minds. Love Muse, would definitely be there with bells on but have seen them on the Pyramid already and a handful of other times.

 

I want a night away from the Pyramid though!

[fraybentos1]

It's 6 months out from the festival. Just cause The 1975 aren't about right this minute doesn't mean they won't be by the summer. I feel like it is better when Glasto gets bands on the start of a fresh ear than the end of an old one personally.

 

Anyway with the rumoured subs it is already clear the Pyramid will be vastly stronger than last year. And that's before you even consider the newest chat of Sabrina Carpenter being in talks.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Anyway with the rumoured subs it is already clear the Pyramid will be vastly stronger than last year. And that's before you even consider the newest chat of Sabrina Carpenter being in talks.

 

Yep. Night and day.

[ac123]

What was the actual information that led us to the 1975 conclusion? Because I agree with someone who said earlier that it doesn't really make sense if they're on indefinite hiatus, don't have much going on at the mo and have no shows booked around then?

Not impossible of course, I'm sure its happened over the years, but doesn't quite feel as concrete when framed like that.

[ac123]

And on the topic of people whinging about other people whinging, it's borderline £400! I think you're entitled to your own view when there's that much of your own money being put in. I personally don't care about the line-up as I've been enough now that I'm just buzzing to be back on the farm, but if I wasn't and had committed to spending £375 on a ticket + Car Park Pass + Travel Arrangements + Camping Equipment + Spending Money etc on 6 headliners I actively dislike - I'd have a big whinge on a forum too.

 

There is of course the option of forfeiting £75 during a cost of living crisis, but I think most will chance their luck. Let people be raging they're spending their hard-earned money on a line-up they hate, and just reassure them they'll be grand. Chill. The last two years have been a drop-off, in my opinion, after the 50th in terms of objective household name star power and bucket list acts, but maybe that's the way it's going and that is fine by me personally. But it's also fine if you're gutted because you wanted to see at least one of your favourite "Triple A" acts. Personally, I hope they're all bad info x

[fraybentos1]

Dunno if anyone saw the size of the crowd Chappell got at Austin City Limits the other day but it reinforced that if they have secured her followed by O Rod on the Sunday then it is absolutely huge. Some years the stars just align I guess. 

 

 things change so fast these days- If you'd said 12-18 months ago that Sabrina, Chappell and Charli XCX would be some of the bigggest names they could book, people would think you're mad. Who gives a f**k if Neil young gets a medium sized crowds if you have other bookings like that. Plus if Michael wants him headlining thats as good a reason as any.

[fraybentos1]

6 minutes ago, ac123 said:

What was the actual information that led us to the 1975 conclusion? Because I agree with someone who said earlier that it doesn't really make sense if they're on indefinite hiatus, don't have much going on at the mo and have no shows booked around then?

Not impossible of course, I'm sure its happened over the years, but doesn't quite feel as concrete when framed like that.

At least 3 good sources saying it. Replaced Fred Again apparently. 

 

indefinite hiatus is a very dramatic way of saying 'between albums'. They never leave long between albums. Also it is only december 2024

 

6 minutes ago, ac123 said:

There is of course the option of forfeiting £75 during a cost of living crisis

thought you got 50 quid back? so it's 25 quid outlay if you hate the lineup that much and give up your tix

[ac123]

Just now, fraybentos1 said:

At least 3 good sources saying it. Replaced Fred Again apparently. 

 

indefinite hiatus is a very dramatic way of saying 'between albums'. They never leave long between albums. Also it is only december 2024

 

thought you got 50 quid back? so it's 25 quid outlay if you hate the lineup that much and give up your tix

Ah okay, fair play on the 1975, just thought it was worth checking!

On the refund, I'm not sure actually! I always assumed it was a full deposit that you lost, but I've never gave my tickets up.

[beesboy]

1 minute ago, ac123 said:

Ah okay, fair play on the 1975, just thought it was worth checking!

On the refund, I'm not sure actually! I always assumed it was a full deposit that you lost, but I've never gave my tickets up.

I'd like to think that no one has ever given up their ticket purely on the strength (or lack of) of the Headline acts. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

16 minutes ago, ac123 said:

What was the actual information that led us to the 1975 conclusion? Because I agree with someone who said earlier that it doesn't really make sense if they're on indefinite hiatus, don't have much going on at the mo and have no shows booked around then?

Not impossible of course, I'm sure its happened over the years, but doesn't quite feel as concrete when framed like that.

 

You think they wouldn't want to headline the G as a one-off?

[ac123]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

You think they wouldn't want to headline the G as a one-off?

Of course they would, as would any British act. But in a headliners forum where we're looking for clues as to who is playing, I was just curious as to the lack of clues for them. But if there's three good sources, there's three good sources. Fair play.

[MEGABOWL]

52 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

It's 6 months out from the festival. Just cause The 1975 aren't about right this minute doesn't mean they won't be by the summer. I feel like it is better when Glasto gets bands on the start of a fresh ear than the end of an old one personally.

 

Anyway with the rumoured subs it is already clear the Pyramid will be vastly stronger than last year. And that's before you even consider the newest chat of Sabrina Carpenter being in talks.

Where are we up to with subs now?

[AdrianH]

1 hour ago, Jamm said:

Matt Healy does something misogynistic / racist - some other from of ist -> 1975 get pulled and replaced with Muse.

 

In two minds. Love Muse, would definitely be there with bells on but have seen them on the Pyramid already and a handful of other times.

 

I want a night away from the Pyramid though!

 

Muse would be a fantastic headliner. I don't really get The 1975 - decent band but a nothing pick for me. Maybe I'm just getting old!

[fraybentos1]

9 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

Where are we up to with subs now?

Chappell on Sunday subbing O Rod then also sure Paramore have been mentioned. Sabrina in talks apparently and you would assume she would sub if she played.

[efcfanwirral]

2 hours ago, Talcroft said:

Apart from them being bilge, this is my main concern. They're not 'doing' anything - they don't feel current or interesting in any way. Last album was 2022 and on an indefinite hiatus... Just doesn't make sense to me as a booking. Is it reactionary post-Sza to just go safe? 

For me I think The 1975 coming on and doing some experimental new music would lead to the same complaints but afterwards. Them coming on and doing a full greatest hits set sounds like the perfect thing, people would know every single song. 

[wro_lap]

Has there actually been any info for Paramore? I feel like we're all saying their name more in hope than expectation