2025 Headliners

[CR77]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Queen would be a controversial booking and I don't think it would be met with unanimous support by a long chalk.

 

 

That's interesting.... what makes you think that?  I know Brian May and Michael Eavis don't see eye-to-eye, but when last asked about playing Glastonbury, Brian May said he wouldn't rule it out any more.  Personally, I reckon the Pyramid would be packed for Queen, if only for people wanting to be there for Bohemian Rhapsody... in the same way so many wanted to "be there for Hey Jude".

 

[Skip997]

12 minutes ago, duke88 said:

Taylor Swift isn't in the Top 10 artists of all time, but Rihanna is?!

Neither of them are even close to being in the top 10 artists of all time regardless of sales, Spotify or whatever else. Yet again we have a blinkers on “music was invented in the 21st century” or some other such nonsense. 
 

Oh and Queen without Freddie is nonsense 

Edited January 22, 2025 by Skip997

[henry bear]

2 minutes ago, CR77 said:

 

 

That's interesting.... what makes you think that?  I know Brian May and Michael Eavis don't see eye-to-eye, but when last asked about playing Glastonbury, Brian May said he wouldn't rule it out any more.  Personally, I reckon the Pyramid would be packed for Queen, if only for people wanting to be there for Bohemian Rhapsody... in the same way so many wanted to "be there for Hey Jude".

 

My thoughts too. Younger people may not know who Neil Young is but they’ll all know how to do the Radio GaGa handclap 

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, henry bear said:

My thoughts too. Younger people may not know who Neil Young is but they’ll all know how to do the Radio GaGa handclap 

 

Funnily enough crowds usually do get this wrong - although not as wrong as We Will Rock You.

[Jack The Stripper]

4 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

 

 

Oh and Queen without Freddie is nonsense 

Agreed. It’s just not Queen, it’s almost a tribute act.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Here we go

[danbailey80]

12 minutes ago, CR77 said:

 

Indeed!  Taylor currently 14th... Rihanna 8th.  This is an interesting list... especially from a Glasto headlining POV!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

Jesus. Some of the names there.  Chrisf**kingBrown. 

[Alvoram]

15 minutes ago, CR77 said:

 

Indeed!  Taylor currently 14th... Rihanna 8th.  This is an interesting list... especially from a Glasto headlining POV!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists

Try organising that list by actual certified units rather than 'claimed' sales.

Changes things a little (no a lot.)

[GhostOfMaurice]

I never trust those lists.

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

Try organising that list by actual certified units rather than 'claimed' sales.

Changes things a little (no a lot.)

 

A quick scan seems to suggest that it would make Drake the biggest selling artist of all time.

[Alvoram]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

A quick scan seems to suggest that it would make Drake the biggest selling artist of all time.

Yep... and Taylor top 5 maybe?

[CaledonianGonzo]

It's probably fair enough to adjust for less reliable record keeping in the 50s and 60s.

[Alvoram]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

It's probably fair enough to adjust for less reliable record keeping in the 50s and 60s.

Yep... Neither of those figures / columns are reliable.

For example, with the certified units, the UK units are only calculated back to the 70s (the US is the 50s)

But with claimed sales, there's obviously no way to verify those. And direct comparisons are unfair anyway, given the changes in how music is consumed. 

[CR77]

10 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

Try organising that list by actual certified units rather than 'claimed' sales.

Changes things a little (no a lot.)

 

Oh indeed... not taking anything on there as gospel... just used it a while back to remind myself of the biggest selling artists, and to work out who was an "older"/legendary (ie broad universal appeal) act, was still going in some form, and hasn't played Glastonbury.  There didn't seem to be many acts left who fitted that criteria!  (I don't include Swift, Rihanna, even Eminem etc as "older" acts... others might though!)

[balti-pie]

I think the easiest way to rank artists by comparable size is to ask me. So Queen are dreadful bollocks that nobody beyond the age of twelve should be listening to, Taylor Swift is a load of old toot, and Cattle Decapitation are woefully underestimated by today's record buying public. More soon 👍

[duke88]

1 hour ago, Skip997 said:

Neither of them are even close to being in the top 10 artists of all time regardless of sales, Spotify or whatever else. Yet again we have a blinkers on “music was invented in the 21st century” or some other such nonsense. 
 

Oh and Queen without Freddie is nonsense 

Oh, I wasn't necessarily saying that Taylor would be (as much as I love her), but to say that Rihanna would be above her on any metric is absolutely ridiculous. And that she would be in top 10 artists of all time!

[The_Fish]

I saw Queen with Adam Lambert in Perth in 2020 (just before Covid) and I was disappointed tbh. Nobody wants to hear a 5 minute drum solo or a 10 minute guitar solo. Adam Lambert is a great singer but also rather annoying.

 

There's some videos on YouTube or Queen with Tom Chaplin (of Keane fame) and I would see that... with Adam Lambert again I'm not so sure.

 

I was in Perth and they were playing btw, I didn't fly to Australia to watch them.

[Stokesy10]

6 hours ago, Someoni said:

Hello my fellow 1986er

Waheyyyy. How 'bout those mid 90's to early 00's huh? The peak time for human existence 🤣

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

I saw Queen with Adam Lambert in Perth in 2020 (just before Covid) and I was disappointed tbh. Nobody wants to hear a 5 minute drum solo or a 10 minute guitar solo. Adam Lambert is a great singer but also rather annoying.

 

There's some videos on YouTube or Queen with Tom Chaplin (of Keane fame) and I would see that... with Adam Lambert again I'm not so sure.

 

I was in Perth and they were playing btw, I didn't fly to Australia to watch them.

 

This has been part of their shows since day one.

[stuie]

2 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Neither of them are even close to being in the top 10 artists of all time regardless of sales, Spotify or whatever else. Yet again we have a blinkers on “music was invented in the 21st century” or some other such nonsense. 

 

What metric or list do you think we should use? 

 

Or should we just choose the ones we feel? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

From a vibes based perspective it's clear that the biggest bands of all time are the ones that I was really into when I was 16.

[Someoni]

45 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Waheyyyy. How 'bout those mid 90's to early 00's huh? The peak time for human existence 🤣

To be fair, poppers were the pinnacle of personal air con clothing 

[Stokesy10]

8 minutes ago, Someoni said:

To be fair, poppers were the pinnacle of personal air con clothing 

Adidas or Ellesse?

 

I had to re-read that a few times, as those kind of poppers, weren't the only kind of popular poppers, of that era...

[Stokesy10]

11 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

From a vibes based perspective it's clear that the biggest bands of all time are the ones that I was really into when I was 16.

Too right. Good old Nickleback.

[Someoni]

1 minute ago, Stokesy10 said:

Adidas or Ellesse?

 

I had to re-read that a few times, as those kind of poppers, weren't the only kind of popular poppers, of that era...

Kappa for me! 

 

Along with Adidas and a kangol hat