Headliners 2015

[Bisque]

She released an album last week and it bombed

she's not a massive act, she's been on a decline since (well..) her glastonbury performance.

Thank god for that! Obviously not headliner material but thought she could be a shoe in for a high slot as she pulled a sizeable crowd when she had her broken leg.

[Matt42]

Thank god for that! Obviously not headliner material but thought she could be a shoe in for a high slot as she pulled a sizeable crowd when she had her broken leg.

Nope, not happening. She's only had a recent hit because she enlisted two stars that are big right now... if it was just her it would bomb.

Don't worry, I don't think jessie j will ever return to glastonbury

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Nope, not happening. She's only had a recent hit because she enlisted two stars that are big right now... if it was just her it would bomb.

Don't worry, I don't think jessie j will ever return to glastonbury

Nope, Jessie J is over.

[dentalplan]

Meh, it's just one of those typical festival bullshit lines that can be spun when the names are announced.

I'd say 20 years counts as a long time, but then that's only because it's my entire lifetime

Me too almost but when you think about it, most of the time they have an act that's been going longer than twenty years so for him to state that there's an act that's been going a long time and it's one of the youngest oldest headliner in recent years it would be odd.

I think if she were to play, Taylor Swift seems humble enough to sub to a massive act.

I doubt she books her touring schedule.

I agree, but I imagine that was planned to be Fleetwood Mac

I don't think there's anything to say the Mac were ever booked for 2015, to be fair. It was just assumed because they apparently pulled out this year. I might be wrong though.

Edited November 1, 2014 by dentalplan

[Amy Lawn]

Saw the music twice before they imploded. One of the best live bands I've seen and their eponymous debut is one of the best debut albums of modern times.

Marking this post as the moment your unbroken run of good taste in music ended.

[Gucci Piggy]

I don't think there's anything to say the Mac were ever booked for 2015, to be fair. It was just assumed because they apparently pulled out this year. I might be wrong though.

Yeah, based on Eavis' quote it doesn't sound like they were booked but pulled out; just sounds like they were never available.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

I don't think there's anything to say the Mac were ever booked for 2015, to be fair. It was just assumed because they apparently pulled out this year. I might be wrong though.

At least one member of the band made noises saying discussions were taking place very recently IIRC

edit: http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Fleetwood-Mac-Glastonbury-2015-discussed/story-23005125-detail/story.html there you go

Edited November 1, 2014 by Zac Quinn

[the wonderwhy]

I meant I imagine the Mac were pencilled in, rather than actually booked.

[Gucci Piggy]

At least one member of the band made noises saying discussions were taking place very recently IIRC

edit: http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Fleetwood-Mac-Glastonbury-2015-discussed/story-23005125-detail/story.html there you go

Wording of that could just mean that the band themselves were discussing fitting festivals/Glastonbury in.

[Gucci Piggy]

I meant I imagine the Mac were pencilled in, rather than actually booked.

But if they are completely unavailable I imagine Eavis would have found out straight away, and they'd be no more pencilled in than anybody Glastonbury are after, eg. Prince/Adele/etc.

[Bisque]

I doubt she books her touring schedule.

I suppose but I thought that sometimes the higher up acts are personally asked by the Glasto team or even one of the Eavii?

[the wonderwhy]

But if they are completely unavailable I imagine Eavis would have found out straight away, and they'd be no more pencilled in than anybody Glastonbury are after, eg. Prince/Adele/etc.

Of course, but the point I was making was that first choice might have been Swift under Fleetwood. Obviously when they find out the Mac aren't availably that would have to change

[Bisque]

AC/DC on X Factor... Its a sign

[Matt42]

AC/DC on X Factor... Its a sign

he absolutely butchered that song.

[Bisque]

Meatloaf on X Factor... Its a sign

We'd love it though

Edited November 1, 2014 by Couchy

[Bisque]

Hamdbags...

[Amy Lawn]

Marking this post as the moment I realised you had finally lost the plot. The music's eponymous debut album was one of the freshest and most brilliant debut albums I'd heard in a long while at the time. And live they were fucking amazing. If you couldn't see that then I could only put that down to your young age at the time.

Go and listen to the truth has no words five times on repeat as your penance.

Around the time they were around, I was watching Dragonforce at Manchester Academy at the same night The Music were on in the other room, I remember looking at these people in their twenties and thirties in the bar who were there for "the other gig", one of the other kids I was with looked at them with disgust and went "They're indie fans, they want to kill rock music". I've not since met anybody with less of a sense of humour than that metal lad from school, but at the time I took his words truly to heart, I replied "Fucking indie fans" and meant it.

Good times.

Edited November 2, 2014 by GETOFFAMYLAWN

[the wonderwhy]

Even The Stones.... Lol

Cause they're such a shit band?

I think they're a great band.

Just can't be arsed watching (most) old men run around a stage trying to act young again.

[dentalplan]

Your signature betrays you, Matt.

[the wonderwhy]

Your signature betrays you, Matt.

Black Sabbath didn't run around the stage pretending to be young

[dentalplan]

But how does one pretend to be young? Do Rolling Stones play conkers on stage?

[bamber]

Nearly 93 million people have watched this now. Jessie J should be in with a shout. You will all disagree no doubt. Brilliant.

Edited November 2, 2014 by bamber

[eastynh]

Around the time they were around, I was watching Dragonforce at Manchester Academy at the same night The Music were on in the other room, I remember looking at these people in their twenties and thirties in the bar who were there for "the other gig", one of the other kids I was with looked at them with disgust and went "They're indie fans, they want to kill rock music". I've not since met anybody with less of a sense of humour than that metal lad from school, but at the time I took his words truly to heart, I replied "Fucking indie fans" and meant it.

Good times.

What are indie fans?

[eastynh]

What are indie fans?

For the record I would say The Music were nearer to being a rock band than an indie band. Both in terms of style and the fact they were predominantly on major labels.

[Riggins]

Sorry to be a nuisance, but without trawling through the last 50 pages, where are we at headliner wise? I've been away for a while.

All I've seen is the recent Eavis story - are we not getting Fleetwood or is he talking Eavis again/are we getting Taylor Swift?

Thanks