2025 Headliners

[Yorkshire_white]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

The 1975 have nothing to do with ‘the state of current guitar music.’ They’re a pop band. 

Might want to tell them that 😂

[Skip997]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

The 1975 have nothing to do with ‘the state of current guitar music.’ They’re a pop band. 

Nonsense 

[Suprefan]

2 hours ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

If Harry Styles ever headlines in the future, it'll be interesting to see the discussions pop up around him, given that he's far blander than 1975.

 

no discussion. Sold out Wembley multiple times. Has multiple number 1 songs. He is somebody they want at one point for sure. At least he moves the needle.

Edited December 15, 2024 by Suprefan

[Nobby's Old Boots]

He absolutely can be a prat (his most recent behaviour really got my goat, although I do appreciate his proper apology for it on reddit) but are people really moaning about him playing up at an awards show or other similar behaviour?

 

What a bland state of affairs we're at where people complain about that kind of silliness. Either much much worse has been done by the complainers' favourite artists or we are really demanding an embarrassingly high bar for behaviour in an industry that is built on mad people doing mad sh*t, and it actually being quite entertaining. The alternative is all frontmen are like Chris Martin. At least Healy makes good copy.

[NorthernSoul52]

3 hours ago, charlierc said:

Just try not to mix those two up when making a toastie.

An easy mistake to make, I must say.

[NorthernSoul52]

2 hours ago, Yorkshire_white said:

Might want to tell them that 😂

 

2 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Nonsense 

 

Technically both - Wikipedia and Allmusic terms them as "pop rock".

[Drew3232]

Of course it's Oasis headlining one night. You don't come back after 15 years and play your first gig in Cardiff.

[Someoni]

49 minutes ago, Drew3232 said:

Of course it's Oasis headlining one night. You don't come back after 15 years and play your first gig in Cardiff.

 Hahaha I have thought this on more than one occasion if I'm honest 

[charlierc]

49 minutes ago, Drew3232 said:

Of course it's Oasis headlining one night. You don't come back after 15 years and play your first gig in Cardiff.

I think they'll do a cheeky warm-up show in Manchester in June. Something like the Apollo or Academy.

 

Would be a bold gambit to come back and go straight in to play to 70k in the Millennium Stadium tbf. Although if any band is arrogant enough to do that, I think it would be the Gallagher duo.

[SticklinchJoe]

I imagine they'll do a secret warm up somewhere.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

3 hours ago, Suprefan said:

 

no discussion. Sold out Wembley multiple times. Has multiple number 1 songs. He is somebody they want at one point for sure. At least he moves the needle.

 

...the hypothetical discussion would be about how lame Styles' music is, not whether Glasto desires to book him or whether he's popular among punters.

[circus92]

22 hours ago, gazzared said:

I'll meet you again for a great time watching flash bang brass. Hopefully next time we don't break the stand 😂 

Definitely up for another round of that - back row again? 😂

That will be Thursday nights highlight again, then I will convince you to come with me to Friday nights highlight 😜

[MEGABOWL]

6 hours ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

If Harry Styles ever headlines in the future, it'll be interesting to see the discussions pop up around him, given that he's far blander than 1975.

It’ll be pretty much the same discussion TBH. Both are headliners by pretty much any objective measure. After that it’ll just be whether people like them or not.

[Gnomicide]

15 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Which year is that? My kit-spotting skills aren't what they used to be, alas!

09-10

[Burritomancer]

Not to perpetuate the 1975 hate but I wasn’t blown away by their performance at Trnsmt last year

[jonnytee1]

8 hours ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

If Harry Styles ever headlines in the future, it'll be interesting to see the discussions pop up around him, given that he's far blander than 1975.

I’m a metal head and can say with certainty I preferred Harry Styles last 2 albums than anything I’ve heard the 1975 do. 
 

and I thought Harry’s albums were 4/10 

 

I’d also suggest that in terms of a worldwide audience and ticket sales Harry is a bigger draw than 1975 by quite a margin. 

Edited December 16, 2024 by jonnytee1

[FKA SOSOTWS]

1 hour ago, jonnytee1 said:

I’m a metal head and can say with certainty I preferred Harry Styles last 2 albums than anything I’ve heard the 1975 do. 
 

and I thought Harry’s albums were 4/10 

 

I’d also suggest that in terms of a worldwide audience and ticket sales Harry is a bigger draw than 1975 by quite a margin. 

 

Styles is obviously a bigger act but his music is far more MOR lowest common denominator than The 1975. At least the latter tried to branch out in different genres, even if that meant stealing their sounds.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I wouldn't label Styles stomping big pop singles (As It Was, Watermelon Sugar, Late Night Talking, etc) as MOR.  And the crowd's reaction when Rick Astley dropped the former suggests that the Pyramid Stage crowd will also be going too haywire to care.

[NorthernSoul52]

Aye, Styles would do fine. Not seen him, but belive he has a robust live reputation? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah - he's got the chops to top the bill.

[jonnytee1]

13 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Aye, Styles would do fine. Not seen him, but belive he has a robust live reputation? 

I got dragged along by my niece and can confirm, although not my sort of thing - his show had Glastonbury headliner of the future all over it. 
 

it was extremely well delivered and polished, he’s a cheeky little chap and the songs were pretty catchy and I knew more than a handful of them without being a fan. 
 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Cheeky little chap officially makes him the new Robbie Williams. 

[charlierc]

3 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Cheeky little chap officially makes him the new Robbie Williams. 

We can look forward to whatever CGI animal he uses to represent him for his biopic in 20 years then.

[charlierc]

39 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yeah - he's got the chops to top the bill.

Well if you do 8 nights at Wembley in 2 years, I think the Pyramid Stage is something you'd do alright on.

 

Guess we'll see on that one.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm sure it's a When and not an If.