Your Pyramid Headliners - Ranked!

[Don1]

Top 10:

 

1. Blur 2009

2. McCartney 2004

3. Moby 2003

4. Radiohead 2017

5. Neil Young 2009

6. Jay-Z 2008 

7. REM 2003

8. The Cure 2019

9. Kings Of Leon 2008

10. Stormzy 2019

 

 

 

[Gnomicide]

1. Stones 2013

2. Macca 2022

3. Metallica 2014

4. GnR 2023

5. Coldplay 2011

6. Foos 2017

7. U2 2011

8. The Cure 2019

9. Killers 2019

10. Elton 2023

11. Gorillaz 2010

12. Coldplay 2024

 

All the ones Ive seen since my first in 2010, didn't bother with any of the 2015 and 2016 headliners.

[TheSheriff]

9 Festivals , 13 Pyramid Headliners 

 

1, The Cure 2019

2, Neil Young 2009

3, Paul McCartney 2022

4, Arcade Fire 2014

5, Bruce Springsteen 2009

6, Metallica 2014

7, U2 2011

8, Foo Fighters 2017

9, The Killers 2019

10, Kasabian 2014

11, Gorillaz 2010

12, The Killers 2007

13, Mumford & Sons 2013

[rebus]

1. David Bowie 2000
2. Elton John 2023
3. Arcade Fire 2014
4. Chemical Brothers 2000
5. Coldplay 2005
6. REM 1999
7. Radiohead 2003
8. Paul McCartney 2022
9. Adele 2016
10. The Who 2007

[cgall]

I've only been to the last 2, but saw a few pyramid headliners each time-

 

1. Elton John (2023) - just felt super euphoric the whole way through. banging setlist. Quite possibly the biggest crowd ive ever seen anywhere.

 

2. Dua Lipa (2024) - really got into her music before the fest so was really excited, and it delivered! sounded great, played all the bangers. Also loved the slighty more clubby/dancey vibe she went for.

 

3. Coldplay (2024) - not a huge fan but never seen them so appreciated that they played all their big hits. Were pretty good I thought, if a little bland. 

 

4. Arctic Monkeys (2023) - im so done with this band. seen them plenty live and they get consistently worse each time. I get the vibe that they just cant be arsed anymore. Setlist was fine and sounded OK, but we all know they could do far better.

 

Didnt stay for all of these so probably unfair to rank them but:

 

SZA (2024) - just popped over briefly and she seemed decent, felt bad for her with the crowd/sounded sitch.

 

Guns n Roses (2023) - stayed to hear Welcome to the Jungle. Heard it, then immediately left for the SEC lol

 

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by cgall

[steviewevie]

I've missed most of them over last decade or so, and before that when I did used to go I still managed to miss a lot of the headliners...but I'll go for

1. Bowie

2. Stevie Wonder

3. Coldplay (yes really, first time they headlined before they got silly)

4. Gorillaz (the guests...I mean you have Mark E Smith, Sean Ryder, Lou Reed and Bobby Womack fgs)

5. The Cure (1990)

[dondo]

11 festivals and 11 Pyramid headliners.  In order I'd put them as:

1. Cure 2019

2. Stevie Wonder 2010

3. R.E.M 2003

4. Paul McCartney 2004

5. Elton John 2023

6. Moby 2003

7. Coldplay 2005

8. U2 2011

9. Paul McCartney 2022

10. Rolling Stones 2013

11. Gorillaz 2010

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by dondo

[foolee]

Been to 2019 and 2024, watched 3/6 Pyramid headliners.

 

1. The Killers 2019

2. The Cure 2019

3. Coldplay 2024

 

[gfa]

Only done Macca and Dua Lipa.

 

Dua Lipa was a LOT more fun - so my top for now!

[richarddep]

Kendrick 2022

Beyonce 2011

Macca 2022

Killers 2019

Coldplay 2023

Kanye 2015 (had to leave for Oxfam shift half way through!)

 

I honestly think Kendrick was the best gig I've ever been to. Others all great too

[Nduja]

Great
1. Arcade Fire
2. Stormzy
3. Adele
4. Dua Lipa
5. Arctic Monkeys (2023)

 

Good
6. Florence & The Machine
7. Kanye West
8. Coldplay (2016)
9. SZA

 

Crap
10. The Who

[GhostOfMaurice]

1. David Bowie

 

No need for any more or the list, tbh. Not to say there weren't other good ones, but Bowie was Godlike on that night.

[Talcroft]

59 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

3. Coldplay (yes really, first time they headlined before they got silly)

 

Watching that 2002 performance on TV (and knowing my sister was there watching it irl) was what made me determined to come to Glasto. Finally made it 6 years later. 

[Superscally]

3 hours ago, Talcroft said:

@Ben7amin_ mentioning the number of festivals vs no of Pyramid headliners seen got me thinking so have ranked mine. Ten festivals, twelve pyramid headliners seen. Full disclosure, did have to look up who headlined each year - misspent youth, etc. 

 

1. Arcade Fire 2014

2. Blur 2009

3. Stevie Wonder 2010 (perfect close to a perfect festival) 

4. Foo Fighters 2017

5. Elton John 2023

6. Muse 2016 (ranks higher than 2010 because of the group I was with at the time) 

7. Arctic Monkeys 2023

8. Muse 2010 (I'll be honest, I actually can't remember this that well) 

9. Radiohead 2017 (I enjoyed them but mates brought the vibe down. Manchester a few weeks later was better.) 

10. Kings of Leon 2008 (had to leave early that year and missed the Verve) 

11. Gorillaz 2010

12. Coldplay 2016 (superfan for the first two albums, dreamed of seeing them on the Pyramid since being 11, this gig confirmed the relationship was over) 

 

 

 

 

 

That Coldplay gig is in the top 3 of all of these. Topped by Blur in 1st and Elton in 2nd. Stevie was a close 4th. The fact you put Gorillaz over Coldplay nulls and voids your ranking.

[Ayrshire Chris]

56 minutes ago, GhostOfMaurice said:

1. David Bowie

 

No need for any more or the list, tbh. Not to say there weren't other good ones, but Bowie was Godlike on that night.

I was just about to post something very similar. It lives long in the memory. Saw him several times but that was the best. For us, Elton came the closest. 

[stuie]

1. Blur

2. The Killers (2019) 

3. Elton John

4. Stevie Wonder

5 Coldplay

6. Beyonce 

7. Arctic Monkeys

8. Gorrilaz 

9. U2 

10. Arcade Fire

 

 

In 12 Glasto's I've only seen 10 Pyramid headliners... is that right?  I'm more Skippy than @Skip997 🙂 

 

What can I say?  I love West Holts and also my electronic/dance!! 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by stuie

[Talcroft]

42 minutes ago, Superscally said:

That Coldplay gig is in the top 3 of all of these. Topped by Blur in 1st and Elton in 2nd. Stevie was a close 4th. The fact you put Gorillaz over Coldplay nulls and voids your ranking.

 

 I enjoyed that Gorillaz gig. I said what I said and will not be taking questions at this time. 

[-TLR-]

my top 5:

 

1. Levellers - 1994

2. The Cure - 1995

3. Metallica - 2014

4. Pulp - 1995

5. REM - 2003

 

[Skip997]

51 minutes ago, stuie said:

1. Blur

2. The Killers (2019) 

3. Elton John

4. Stevie Wonder

5 Coldplay

6. Beyonce 

7. Arctic Monkeys

8. Gorrilaz 

9. U2 

10. Arcade Fire

 

 

In 12 Glasto's I've only seen 10 Pyramid headliners... is that right?  I'm more Skippy than @Skip997 🙂 

 

What can I say?  I love West Holts and also my electronic/dance!! 

 

 

Think I’ve only seen 7 in 26 (?) Glastonbury’s 

 

Joint 1st Beyoncé/Jay Z

Comfortably last - The Rolling Stones 

 

In-between them I’m struggling to remember 

 

Like you I prefer WH, both in atmosphere and acts, and love electronic/dance

[Skip997]

4 hours ago, Ben7amin_ said:

 

not gonna say the two i walked away 

I walked away from The Rolling Stones. One of my best Glastonbury decisions. Public Enemy on WH were fantastic

[blackdog]

Neil Young - 09

Stones - 13

The Who - 07 or 15

[steviewevie]

I mean like it's well cool and edgy to miss headliners etc but I can't believe I missed Oasis, Pulp and The Cure in 95, Radiohead in 97 and Primal Scream, Blur and Pulp in 98...I mean...wtf was I doing...dancing with some f**king hippies outside a chip van or something? (actually 97 and 98 were muddy and sh*t and in 98 we left on saturday morning).

I blame the people I was with. I think some dullard suggested seeing Goldie on Other/NME in 95 instead of Pulp and there was just us and a few others. 

[MrHew]

1 hour ago, -TLR- said:

my top 5:

 

1. Levellers - 1994

2. The Cure - 1995

3. Metallica - 2014

4. Pulp - 1995

5. REM - 2003

 

Will forever be gutted that I didn't start going until 95 so missed that Levellers headline slot. 

[TheDayman]

Surprised to see GnR appearing anywhere here... maybe it was where I was standing.

I've only 5 under my belt so I'll go Macca & Foo's but Blur and Adele looked great through myTV.

[MrHew]

Too time consuming and hard to rank them all but in my top, in no particular order.

 

Bowie 00

Radiohead 97 & 03

REM 99 & 03

Cure 19

 

Bottom of the pile would be:

Oasis 04

Gorillaz 10