2027 Headliners

[mufcok]

Surely money is a bigger blocker with Madonna, rather than anything stage related?

 

She'll be asking for an eye-watering fee.

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Surely money is a bigger blocker with Madonna, rather than anything stage related?

 

She'll be asking for an eye-watering fee.

Of course 

 

The unsuitable stage theory is efests created nonsense 

[Crazyfool01]

8 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Surely money is a bigger blocker with Madonna, rather than anything stage related?

 

She'll be asking for an eye-watering fee.

but you could say that for many fortunately some are prepared to drop 

[Ben7amin_]

Not the right thread.  but not sure where is -  but if you have done that deal with the devil. and subscribed to Amazon Prime - you can catch Primavera this weekend. 

 

https://music.amazon.co.uk/live/events/LQRYK2D1N8

[charlierc]

I just saw Rock am Ring in Germany did a video announcing blink-182 will be playing it next year during this year's festival there.

 

We talked about when Glastonbury announces it's first headline act but that would be different if they announced a 2028 headliner during next year's event. 

[kalifire]

On 04/06/2026 at 20:51, Skip997 said:

Imagine the whole Pyramid stage pit and multiple rows the other side of the double barriers being totally occupied by “Swifties” from early in the morning  on whatever day she plays, regardless of the rest of the bill 

Assuming nobody knows she’s playing before the main sale, it wouldn’t be that bad. There’d still be plenty of Swifties for you to sneer at but it wouldn’t be because they’ve infiltrated the sale, it would be because she’s just that popular.

[charlierc]

4 hours ago, kalifire said:

Assuming nobody knows she’s playing before the main sale, it wouldn’t be that bad. There’d still be plenty of Swifties for you to sneer at but it wouldn’t be because they’ve infiltrated the sale, it would be because she’s just that popular.

Feel like a lot of people do just sit around by the stage at a festival waiting for one act anyway, no? I know Swift has a big mega-fandom - she wouldn't have done so many Wembley shows last year if she didn't - but it's not like she'd be unique in playing a festival and drawing a crowd on that specific day just for her.

 

But then tbf I feel like there'd be a few happy just to mosy around the rest of the site until maybe 2/3 acts beforehand.

[rwoo]

On 04/06/2026 at 14:21, Ben7amin_ said:

Not the right thread.  but not sure where is -  but if you have done that deal with the devil. and subscribed to Amazon Prime - you can catch Primavera this weekend. 

 

https://music.amazon.co.uk/live/events/LQRYK2D1N8

Few full sets on YouTube. The Cure and Skrillex are 2 that I’ve seen

[Ben7amin_]

On 04/06/2026 at 13:26, thesmallerclanger said:

Missing the festival this year? Want a bit of nostalgia for the old days? Local to Manchester?

Our community venue in Stretford (Trafford) are showing the premiere of  Glastonbury the Movie, 30th anniversary cut with q&a with the director!

It's on Saturday 6th June, hope some of you can make it. And maybe even spot yourself in the crowd! We have a cameo in the closing credits 😁 unless it's been cut in the new edit.

 

https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/glastonbury-the-movie-30th-anniversary-cut-12a/

 

belated thanks for this ended up going, was a good evening and a great venue with a cracking beer selection (give the festival a few tips on that). Never been in before despite reasonably local.    

 

Main takeaways from the film (as someone who didnt go for much later). The festival has changes a lot since then apart from the Green Fields that looked the exact same.  Me and my mate both agreed that Shambala is today than Glastonbury.

 

Cool piece of merch aswell.

 

 

 

[Skip997]

5 hours ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Me and my mate both agreed that Shambala is today than Glastonbury

Presumably there’s a “better” missing from that

 

The only thing that Glastonbury beats Shambala on is depth and breadth of entertainment. On all other metrics Shambala is years ahead 

Edited Tuesday at 12:09 by Skip997

[Ben7amin_]

35 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Presumably there’s a “better” missing from that

 

The only thing that Glastonbury beats Shambala on is depth and breadth of entertainment. On all other metrics Shambala is years ahead 

 

 

Poorly worded on my dislexic part.    It should read Glastonbury 1993 looked more like Shambala in the present day than it does Glastonbury in the present day - if that makes sense 

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

 

 

Poorly worded on my dislexic part.    It should read Glastonbury 1993 looked more like Shambala in the present day than it does Glastonbury in the present day - if that makes sense 

Yeah I get it, and totally agree.

 

 I could post a long piece on the differences, but I reckon it would send most people over the edge 

[Ben7amin_]

6 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Yeah I get it, and totally agree.

 

 I could post a long piece on the differences, but I reckon it would send most people over the edge 

 

Oh im sure - theres loads 

 

but just as an observation from the film, If you have not seen it yet im sure you would love it 

[CaledonianGonzo]

One for the 'it'll never happen' list but rumours that AC/DC are back in Europe next summer.

[Suprefan]

On 04/06/2026 at 05:38, Skip997 said:

Of course 

 

The unsuitable stage theory is efests created nonsense 

yet in Brazil they spent the money to give her the staging so her show could be done just like in the arena. And Madonna does not compromise on that sort of thing. So money was def secondary if they got into the last phase of finalizing the booking and it fell apart when it came to production. Which is t that far fetched with her anyway.

 

When she did the Super Bowl, just a couple days beforehand she had the idea of wanting to rappel down from the top of the stadium to start the performance and they had to tell her there was no way it could be pulled off cause nobody makes a change like that so last minute. 

[smiffy98]

18 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

One for the 'it'll never happen' list but rumours that AC/DC are back in Europe next summer.

I think I’ve asked this before, but do we know why this is a ‘never happen’ one? I understand with Queen and Duran Duran, but I’ve never seen anything written saying one way or another if they’d do it. Would be an incredible get.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Presumably cash reasons.