Headliners 2015

[sime]

What a lovely load of acts. Patti Smith, Suede, Super Furry Animals, George Clinton and The Mothership (!), Motorhead!, The Fall, Spirtualized, Belle and Sebastian, Roy Ayers, Mavis Staples, The Moody fucking Blues! Plus loads more. I like that line up very much!

[Winslow Leach]

Christ, what have others have you seen? T4 on the beach?

What exactly were you hoping for? It's brilliant.

[TheWineguy]

What exactly were you hoping for? It's brilliant.

Well would have liked a few of NGHFB, Madness, Elbow, Royal Blood, Wu Tang, Nas, Weller, foals.

Not enough bands there for my liking.

[Razza_bezza]

Well would have liked a few of NGHFB, Madness, Elbow, Royal Blood, Wu Tang, Nas, Weller, foals.

Not enough bands there for my liking.

chill still loads more to be announced! Picked out 20 acts I'm happy with from this first batch alone, prince or blur would be sweet

[Zero_Newnab]

Well would have liked a few of NGHFB, Madness, Elbow, Royal Blood, Wu Tang, Nas, Weller, foals.

Not enough bands there for my liking.

You don't need Royal Blood when DFA 1979 are on the bill. Well, OK, both would be nice. But we have at least one!

[TheWineguy]

chill still loads more to be announced! Picked out 20 acts I'm happy with from this first batch alone, prince or blur would be sweet

Yeah I know there's a couple there that I'd like to see and haven't yet which is good. Hoping for a few more and a decent headliner and I'm set.

All that said the lineup could be horrendous and it would still be a hell of a few days.

[scrippit]

What a lovely load of acts. Patti Smith, Suede, Super Furry Animals, George Clinton and The Mothership (!), Motorhead!, The Fall, Spirtualized, Belle and Sebastian, Roy Ayers, Mavis Staples, The Moody fucking Blues! Plus loads more. I like that line up very much!

This

[Razza_bezza]

Yeah I know there's a couple there that I'd like to see and haven't yet which is good. Hoping for a few more and a decent headliner and I'm set.

All that said the lineup could be horrendous and it would still be a hell of a few days.

amen to that

[Matt42]

Alt-J subbing the sunday

yeah i can see Alt-J into blur working well. They had Nick Cave into mumford and sons in 2013 so I doubt it matters!

[willutalk]

I don't actually think Alt-J are subbing material, but it's a brave forward-thinking move by the festival.

[jonodillieono]

You don't need Royal Blood when DFA 1979 are on the bill. Well, OK, both would be nice. But we have at least one!

nah just let DFA1979 do two sets

[Cockney_Jesus]

Not even a Radiohead fan but Alt-J going into them would be a pretty good combination.

[jimmyt]

Alt-J subbing the sunday

yeah i can see Alt-J into blur working well. They had Nick Cave into mumford and sons in 2013 so I doubt it matters!

They had Nick Cave into Blur in 2009.

[piaggiotrieste]

I still bet on the Stone Roses back on the stage Sunday night

[Tuna]

Not even a Radiohead fan but Alt-J going into them would be a pretty good combination.

To show all the Alt-J fans how it's done properly? Aye.

[suzie sue]

Leanne la havas is there, bezzies with the purple throbber

[GlastoSimon]

They had Nick Cave into Blur in 2009.

Weren't the Blur lot a bit rowdy during Nick Cave in '09? Can't remember whether I read that on here - but Blur headlining would be a fucking nightmare for Alt-J if Blur fans could disrupt Nick Cave

[TheWineguy]

Really like alt-j but don't see them as a pyramid act myself not sure how they would sound. Sure they would be better in a tent.

[Stokesy10]

I don't actually think Alt-J are subbing material, but it's a brave forward-thinking move by the festival.

They're Other Stage headlining material. Minimum. Their live performances are f*****g outstanding!

[jimmyt]

Weren't the Blur lot a bit rowdy during Nick Cave in '09? Can't remember whether I read that on here - but Blur headlining would be a fucking nightmare for Alt-J if Blur fans could disrupt Nick Cave

I think more entirely disinterested so they just talked through the whole set, which was a shame because, as ever, Nick was brilliant. I went to see Alt-J at Alexandra Palace and they couldn't stop their own fans from talking and taking selfies throughout, apart from a half-arsed attempt at singing along with the chorus of Matilda. They really didn't seem to cope with the bigger venue. They would therefore be best headlining the John Peel, in my opinion.

[Stokesy10]

'Florence will headline' they said.

Pleased to see they were wrong - I like her but not great for a headliner in my opinion.

Would have been a shite headliner. Happily watch her like if I'm waiting for a good headline act.

[sime]

This will be the 9-5 moment of Glastonbury 2015 and no mistake!

[Stokesy10]

I think more entirely disinterested so they just talked through the whole set, which was a shame because, as ever, Nick was brilliant. I went to see Alt-J at Alexandra Palace and they couldn't stop their own fans from talking and taking selfies throughout, apart from a half-arsed attempt at singing along with the chorus of Matilda. They really didn't seem to cope with the bigger venue. They would therefore be best headlining the John Peel, in my opinion.

Strange. I saw them at their biggest ever gig and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Seen them twice after not really being the biggest fan. Now I'm hooked. Have heard a few weak youtube performances so I've been lucky. But it is 100% in their locker. They're insane on form.

[jimmyt]

Strange. I saw them at their biggest ever gig and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Seen them twice after not really being the biggest fan. Now I'm hooked. Have heard a few weak youtube performances so I've been lucky. But it is 100% in their locker. They're insane on form.

Well, unfortunately they've become a bit too trendy which I think is why the London gig (and, no doubt, a Glastonbury set) would attract hoardes of hipster types so would likely dangerously over-fill the JPT. I still think a tent suits them better, though.

[GlastoSimon]

Strange. I saw them at their biggest ever gig and it was one of the best things I've ever seen. Seen them twice after not really being the biggest fan. Now I'm hooked. Have heard a few weak youtube performances so I've been lucky. But it is 100% in their locker. They're insane on form.

Bands rarely 'nail' Pyramid sub slots though because people are waiting for the headline act. See Primal Scream, who were excellent on Other in 2011 yet pretty sub-standard on Pyramid in 2013.

I'd be a bit worried for 'em playing that high, but good exposure I guess and as you say they may do well! Who knows