Disappointed with headliners so far?

[Midnight Man]

..I do think it's a pity that the headliners/main acts (confirmed or tbc) are largely has-beens. Legends in their day - but with nothing new to offer - Neil Young, Springsteen, Blur, Placebo, CSN, Madness, The Specials .etc.

I know others will totally disagree but it's looking a bit like a top up the pension festival to me (at the Pyramid/ Other Stage end of things). I also think there's an imbalance of American folk/ rock - Neil Young, Springsteen, CSN, Fleet Foxes.

Anyway, the smaller stages will more than make up for it and I know that complaining about the line-up is missing the point - just an observation...

[Brizzle]

que the "its not about the headliners bla bla bla"

in your opinion it is disspointing, in my opinion i expect nothing less when i go to glasto (the headliners have almost never appeald to me)

get over it!

EDIT: you seem to me like your sitting on the fence a bit. saying the headliners are dissapointing but you know that the other stages will make up for that....so whats your point?

Edited April 28, 2009 by Brizzle

[Kyelo]

I kind of agree but with the Other stage headliners expected to be Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kanye West so should make it a little better. Also the Dance Village is looking epic! Then there is all the other venues(JP tent, Radio 1 presenting stage, Park etc etc)they will be fine.

I personally think 1 of the headliners(the lost 4th headliner)should have been a younger act-Artic Monkeys, Muse, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, The Strokes, Coldplay, Snow Patrol etc etc(I don't actually like all these acts btw, only using these as examples before anybody lets go of a tyrade of abuse and reasons why they can't etc). It would have made the line-up more balanced and would have appealed to a younger audience more.

[fullfathom5]

Kasabian

[Kyelo]

Well, they're playing just before Bruce.

[MikeyB37]

are you racist or something?

[Sweep]

..I do think it's a pity that the headliners/main acts (confirmed or tbc) are largely has-beens. Legends in their day - but with nothing new to offer - Neil Young, Springsteen, Blur, Placebo, CSN, Madness, The Specials .etc.

I know others will totally disagree but it's looking a bit like a top up the pension festival to me (at the Pyramid/ Other Stage end of things). I also think there's an imbalance of American folk/ rock - Neil Young, Springsteen, CSN, Fleet Foxes.

Anyway, the smaller stages will more than make up for it and I know that complaining about the line-up is missing the point - just an observation...

[MikeyB37]

???

[ramragon]

im not sure eavis could ever win and keep everyone truly happy, last year he brought on jay z, which was heckled by so many, this year he goes with some massive acts who have never played glastonbury but are major acts who play a more traditional glastonbury style set and still people arent happy.

By the time all of the acts are announced there will be 1000+ playing, surely theres one or 2 in that list to keep people happy. On top of that a lot of people who go regularly all say the same, that its not just about the music, its about everything else that goes on there.

once you arrive and start exploring trash city, the green fields, shangri-la, the circus tents just to name a few its easy to enjoy the festival without concerning yourselves about who is playing. My favorite last year was sitting in the beer garden in a small shangri-la bar, drinking pear cider in the sun whilst people threw bags at a target so that they could dunk some poor lass into a keg of ice cold water that she was sat above. could have sat there in the sun talking all day and not have been bothered

[davelucs]

probably just repeating what others have said before on the various thread similar to this, but the 3 headliners are of proven quality and have mass appeal over the all ages. they are(in my opinion) a real coup for glasto to have gotten.

i have never expected glasto to mirror V, TITP, CW etc in regards having the current trends headlining each year and i think the festival benefits overall from this. i love the vibe, the music,the people and the actual land glasto is on and i think these are the true flagship of the fest.

[ramragon]

and so it begins again !

[Tugger2k]

[Chazeboy]

I thought we had managed to limit the Headliners are crap/brilliant to one thread

clearly not

[sdaveak47]

where's team face plant when you need them ?

edit missed yours tugger !

Edited April 28, 2009 by sdaveak47

[richybear]

When you think of it there is more than one headliner in one night, bands i'm excited about seeing are

fleet foxes

kasabian

franz ferdinand

pendulum

bat for lashes

block party

doves

ting tings

british sea power

duffy

They are not all confirmed yet and there will be more i will like but if these are the bands that will be playing then i'm really happy

As for the lineup, i'll custom make my own lineup

[eFestivals]

Yeah but still not headlining, the majority of the line-up will appeal to a younger audience but the Pyramid stage is the flagship for Glastonbury and there isn't a young act on the pinnacle spot. It just doesn't sell it as well and doesn't represent the festival as a whole. There is no modern large act to end a night on at which is possibly the grandest stage in world festivals.

is there a "modern" act that's actually big enough to compete with those headliners at the same level? Aside from Coldplay, I'd say not.

The simple fact is that most "modern" acts are gash and the world knows it.

[ramragon]

is there a "modern" act that's actually big enough to compete with those headliners at the same level? Aside from Coldplay, I'd say not.

The simple fact is that most "modern" acts are gash and the world knows it.

[sdaveak47]

is there a "modern" act that's actually big enough to compete with those headliners at the same level? Aside from Coldplay, I'd say not.

The simple fact is that most "modern" acts are gash and the world knows it.

[eFestivals]

id like to think that muse are big enough to have a decent stab at it

big yes. At the levels of the headliners Glasto has? Nope.

And if they (or Coldplay, or Radiohead) were on the bill as headliners, what would be the comments in threads such as these? "why them again?".

The simple fact is that whatever Eavis might do they'll always be someone picking fault with it.

[General Lee]

you chose to join in...

Why should anyone be dissapointed with american artists... as far as I'm concerned:

A ) It's great (for once) to get artists from America (for instance) that you might not get as many chances to see here, and

B ) What's the differece between Americn and British acts as far as the art is concerned... is one better than the other? no. It's music, nationality shouldn't come into it

(which is partly why I hate the term brit-pop and the brit awards.. open up the mind, not restrict it by stupid national boundaries)

[pedmills]

is there a "modern" act that's actually big enough to compete with those headliners at the same level? Aside from Coldplay, I'd say not.

The simple fact is that most "modern" acts are gash and the world knows it.

[rostalof]

..I do think it's a pity that the headliners/main acts (confirmed or tbc) are largely has-beens. Legends in their day - but with nothing new to offer - Neil Young, Springsteen, Blur, Placebo, CSN, Madness, The Specials .etc.

I know others will totally disagree but it's looking a bit like a top up the pension festival to me (at the Pyramid/ Other Stage end of things). I also think there's an imbalance of American folk/ rock - Neil Young, Springsteen, CSN, Fleet Foxes.

Anyway, the smaller stages will more than make up for it and I know that complaining about the line-up is missing the point - just an observation...

[sammysundae]

i'm not really interested in arguing about the headliners, but i'd like to make the point that i honestly believe that muse consistantly perform at a level which i would consider to make them one of the greatest rock bands/live acts of all time.

in my opinion

[cossie65]

I have to point out that CSN and Bruce would happily concider themselves to be 'Americana' so the above racism points seem pretty ''look at me, I'm being all PC'' IMO.

Who cares, the original poster was surely just expressing the idea that there have been names in the past that have appealed more to their tastes in years gone by, and that they would be visiting other stages instead of the Pyramid. Sounds sensible to me.

Sorry, I just feel that this forum has given licence to so many people who want to jump on the righteous bandwagon. f**k it, we've all got our opinions, if you wanna slag someone off grow up or PM them, its not what people want to see anymore on these threads.

[Kyelo]

is there a "modern" act that's actually big enough to compete with those headliners at the same level? Aside from Coldplay, I'd say not.

The simple fact is that most "modern" acts are gash and the world knows it.

Edited April 28, 2009 by BenchBuddah