2027 Headliners

[Andre91]

Harry Styles, Oasis & Lady Gaga. 
 

or 

 

Fred again.., Oasis & Lady Gaga.

[rock_on]

Green Day / Taylor Swift / Oasis

[Porcelina]

Chappell Roan

Fred Again

Foo Fighters OR Rolling Stones for one last tour.

[Kashkin]

On 02/07/2025 at 21:01, rock_on said:

 

Not when they wind up closing the other stage as it'd filled up by a massive crowd bigger than the main stage.

 

I think you're underestimating how big a crowd Swift would get - maybe not quite McCartney / Elton size but definitely not half empty fields like this years headliners. Definitely one of the younger 'proper headliners' available. Madonna would be a proper headliner too. Kate Bush would bring in multiple generations. Eric Clapton or Neil Diamond are options (possibly Legend slot for Neil). Dire Straits are an option. Cher another option.

 

All of those would pull in bigger crowds than Olivia Rodrigo (who had the biggest of the 3 very small for a headliner crowds this year.)

 

We want a higher calibre of headliner - the crowd issues come with that yes but the pyramid field is massive it can handle it. 

Don't think anyone's disputing that Swift or Madonna are solid options, if available. Kate Bush won't do it. Cher and Neil Diamond are definitely legends rather than headliner. Not sure Eric Clapton would have cross generational appeal. Dire Straits aren't likely to tour together again, so not in fact an option.

[northernangel]

There does need to be a better trio in 2027

[rock_on]

39 minutes ago, Kashkin said:

Don't think anyone's disputing that Swift or Madonna are solid options, if available. Kate Bush won't do it. Cher and Neil Diamond are definitely legends rather than headliner. Not sure Eric Clapton would have cross generational appeal. Dire Straits aren't likely to tour together again, so not in fact an option.

 

Madonna would be gold but you kind of think if she was going to do it she would have done by now so maybe not one previously considered by the Eavis's. I think Cher's song choices would decide between her as headliner or legend slot, she could headline. Neil Diamond's already done the legends slot and they don't repeat legends. Didn't realise that about Dire Straits. Eric Clapton would probably draw a similar crowd size to Neil Young on reflection probably not a proper headliner.

[incident]

23 minutes ago, rock_on said:

Madonna would be gold but you kind of think if she was going to do it she would have done by now so maybe not one previously considered by the Eavis's.

 

I'm certain she'll have been previously considered. More than once. There's plenty evidence to suggest that Emily is fan.

 

But the festival can only book acts that are actually willing to do it, which may not have been the case in the past especially if they're on a lucrative tour of their own, are inactive, or just feel it doesn't fit creatively.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Feels like last year was their best shot at Madge and obviously it was a swing and a miss.

[Euphoricape]

Fontaines/Oasis/Chappell Roan

[rock_on]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Feels like last year was their best shot at Madge and obviously it was a swing and a miss.

 

She's probably asking for too much money to be honest.

[Skip997]

Sam Fender (yawn)/Oasis (boo!)/Lady Gaga 😃🕺💃

[HyperTechnoHorse]

Harry Styles will be doing it. He was here this year in part to have "the conversation" with Emily. It makes sense career-wise for him to do it in 27 with a new album out next year and a subsequent tour. 

 

He will pack the field and it'll be a great show and no one will complain. 

[northernangel]

47 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Sam Fender (yawn)/Oasis (boo!)/Lady Gaga 😃🕺💃

I think this is the closest guess but with said female, not necessarily Gaga and has been for a while. I'll be surprised if they don't get boring Fender in

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, HyperTechnoHorse said:

Harry Styles will be doing it. He was here this year in part to have "the conversation" with Emily. It makes sense career-wise for him to do it in 27 with a new album out next year and a subsequent tour. 

 

He will pack the field and it'll be a great show and no one will complain. 

Hopefully not but in that case I could see him with Fender in 28. Be funny as well after Noel saying people like Harry Style are told do this, do that and just up lol. To be honest I could just as easily see Fender along with Foos and said female in 28. Fender would have so finish up this year only take 26 out and return 27.

[fraybentos1]

4 hours ago, HyperTechnoHorse said:

Harry Styles will be doing it. He was here this year in part to have "the conversation" with Emily. It makes sense career-wise for him to do it in 27 with a new album out next year and a subsequent tour. 

 

He will pack the field and it'll be a great show and no one will complain. 

Is this just speculation or info? Never saw anything about him being on site this year.

[rock_on]

4 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Is this just speculation or info? Never saw anything about him being on site this year.

 

Just google Harry Styles Glastonbury. I'm not linking the article as I find this level of press intrusion on celebrities personal lives wrong on so many levels but there's plenty of articles about his attendance at this year's festival. 

[rock_on]

7 hours ago, incident said:

 

I'm certain she'll have been previously considered. More than once. There's plenty evidence to suggest that Emily is fan.

 

But the festival can only book acts that are actually willing to do it, which may not have been the case in the past especially if they're on a lucrative tour of their own, are inactive, or just feel it doesn't fit creatively.

 

You'd think so but after Elton John said he'd never been asked until his farewell gig you wonder who else the team haven't asked at times. 

[lendan]

Who I’d like - fender. Foos, Oasis

 

Realistically more like Fender, Chappell Roan, Rhianna

[incident]

Just now, rock_on said:

You'd think so but after Elton John said he'd never been asked until his farewell gig you wonder who else the team haven't asked at times. 

 

I think it's plausible that both Elton is being truthful and that he (or more specifically - his team) had been approached prior to the 2023 festival.

 

There's a whole load of grey area between "no contact" and "officially asked", and aside from that there's the whole question of whether his people deemed that conversation even worth taking to him.

[MEGABOWL]

Fender might have to stop cancelling gigs before he gets the big one

[thatTFBguy]

11 hours ago, rock_on said:

Green Day / Taylor Swift / Oasis

 

far too optimistic but the stuff of dreams if they pulled it off. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Sounds like Stevie smashed it in Manchester last night.

[northernangel]

17 hours ago, thatTFBguy said:

 

far too optimistic but the stuff of dreams if they pulled it off. 

Indeed, if Glastonbury pulled that off in one year then those promoters aren't paying them all the packets to perform otherwise. A lot of this these days with how much the tickets are etc will be planning is so they've still got interest after 200k have seen them already or had the chance to.

[not worthy]

Fontaines DC off the back of next album 

[Olshansky]

I feel certain that the next six headliners are all mentioned in this thread 

Speaking now for 2027 

 

who I want: 

Fontaines DC 

Chappel Roan 

Depeche Mode 

 

who it will (probably) be: 

Sam Fender 

Taylor Swift 

Lady Gaga