Headliners 2015

[Hugh Jass]

Michael's just going to leave the stage unlocked and see who turns up.

[airwaves]

The scene:- Worthy Farm, mid-afternoon.

Present:- Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis

M : Hi Em. Time for our afternoon cuppa with a laugh?

E : Yeah dad. You put the kettle on and I'll fire up e-festivals.

PC : Browser : e-festivals : Forums : Glastonbury : Chat : Headliners

E : Hey dad, have you been joshing with the punters again? Sting & Paul Simon? McBusted? Chris Martin + not-Coldplay? Macca + Ringo's all-stars? Blur/Fleetwood? R Waters/P Floyd? Prince/Macca/Swifty!!

E : What the hell did you say to them this time dad!!??

M : You know me Em, anything for a laugh

Both E and M roll on the floor LMFAOing

M ; Same time tomorrow Em?

E : Yeah, same time tomorrow and we'll have a good laugh at the next 40 pages.

[Winslow Leach]

There's a compelling synchronicity to all this.

- Third headliner to be announced June 1.

- Prince supposedly due in London in June.

- Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney mooted as headliners, both in UK in June.

It's almost like the names being thrown around are often people who are in the country and touring at the same time as the festival. Wild.

[Fivefingerjohn]

It's Paul McCartney and Noel Gallagher......Sting and Paul Simon style

[Wakan Tanka]

There's a compelling synchronicity to all this.

- Third headliner to be announced June 1.

- Prince supposedly due in London in June.

- Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney mooted as headliners, both in UK in June.

- Chris Martin supposedly working behind the scenes, organising things, also assuming a 15-year-long curatorship of Global Citizen festival.

- All of Emily and Michael Eavis's pronouncements so far "(third headliner is huge; two headliners; he's British, the band isn't; it's not Coldplay etc etc)"

- Glastonbury's long association with Greenpeace and climate change issues.

- Special GuestS (plural) on the poster.

- Pyramid field extended for extra capacity, as with the Stones.

- 30th anniversary of Live Aid (ok, that's a bit tenuous, but some people like anniversaries).

I've started discounting any hopes of Blur, Fleetwood Mac or Stone Roses. It looks more like we might be getting something totally new as far as Glastonbury headliners go.

- Pyramid field extended for extra capacity, as with the Stones

Camped in Row Mead last year it's been like that since the Stones played so I would not read too much into that.

Edited April 22, 2015 by Tunkashalia

[jeffie]

For reference, the Live Aid lineup:

12.02 : Status Quo 12.19 : Style Council 12.44 : Boomtown Rats 13.00 : Adam Ant 13.06 : INXS (video from Melbourne) 13.16 : Ultravox 13.34 : Loudness (video from Japan) 13.47 : Spandau Ballet 13.51 : Bernard Watson 14.02 : Joan Baez 14.07 : Elvis Costello 14.10 : The Hooters 14.15 : Opus (video from Austria) 14.22 : Nik Kershaw 14.32 : The Four Tops 14.38 : B.B. King (video from The Hague) 14.45 : Billy Ocean 14.52 : Black Sabbath 14.55 : Sade 15.12 : Run DMC 15.18 : Sting 15.27 : Rick Springfield 15.35 : Phil Collins 15.45 : REO Speedwagon 15.50 : Howard Jones 15.58 : Autograph (video from Moscow) 16.03 : Bryan Ferry 16.15 : Crosby, Still & Nash 16.24 : Udo Lindenberg (video from Cologne) 16.26 : Judas Priest 16.38 : Paul Young - Alison Moyet 17.02 : Bryan Adams 17.20 : U2 17.40 : The Beach Boys 18.00 : Dire Straits & Sting 18.26 : George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Bo Diddley / Albert Collins 18.44 : Queen 19.03 : David Bowie / Mick Jagger ( video) 19.07 : Simple Minds 19.22 : David Bowie 19.41 : The Pretenders 20.00 : The Who 20.20 : Santana / Pat Metheny 20.50 : Elton John 20.57 : Ashford & Simpson / Teddy Pendergrass 21.05 : Elton John / Kiki Dee / Wham! 21.30 : Madonna 21.48 : Freddie Mercury / Brian May 21.51 : Paul McCartney 21.54 : McCartney / Bowie / Pete Townshend / Alison Moyet / Bob Geldof 22.14 : Tom Petty 22.30 : Kenny Loggins 22.49 : The Cars 23.07 : Neil Young 23.43 : The Power Station 00.21 : The Thompson Twins 00.39 : Eric Clapton 01.04 : Phil Collins 01.13 : Robert Plant /Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones 01.47 : Duran Duran 02.15 : Patti LaBelle 02.50 : Hall & Oates / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffin 03.15 : Mick Jagger 03.28 : Mick Jagger / Tina Turner 03.39 : Bob Dylan / Keith Richards / Ron Wood

So 2 of that lot perhaps?!

Duran and Duran?

[Gucci Piggy]

Didn't Eavis say that these supposed two acts have played before?

[captainmuscles]

Honestly, I've heard second hand on here that Sting is busy in Europe on the Sunday, but I need to see it myself now to convince me it isn't him and Paul Simon. God knows it'd be a strong booking, whether I'd want to see it or not,

edit: Okay, he's definitely playing in Norway that night.

Edited April 22, 2015 by captainmuscles

[FuzzyDunlop]

Nik Kershaw b2b Dalai Lama playing Gabba

[Matt42]

I can't find this date he's supposed to be playing on the Sunday...

[Gucci Piggy]

Imagine if Muse were playing a different day at Rock Werchter. We'd all be 100% convinced it was them, and they couldn't be announced due to Download, and then we'd be hit with an announcement of Chris Martin, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Paul McCartney, Prince, Taylor Swift and Noel Gallagher playing Nevermind in full to close the Pyramid Stage. We'd break.

Edit: Followed by No Doubt.

Edited April 22, 2015 by Will-2609

[kingcrawler]

I can't find this date he's supposed to be playing on the Sunday...

Sting? It's on his website.

[SilverLining]

Nik Kershaw b2b Dalai Lama playing Gabba

Dalai Lama isn't gabber hes more psy trance but i can see this being a good booking with the new lightshow, maybe arcadia?

[captainmuscles]

Okay never mind.

[Vanderlyle]

I can't work out whether I'd prefer a good, tight set by a good band along the lines of an Arcade Fire or Blur... or whether I'd prefer a super-group shambles.

I think, on balance, given the fact that I'm generally shaking and close to tears throughout the Sunday anyway, a shambolic supergroup might be preferable.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Dalai Lama isn't gabber hes more psy trance but i can see this being a good booking with the new lightshow, maybe arcadia?

I'm taking that then that Nik Kershaw definitely is playing Gabber?

[fatyeti24]

Okay never mind.

*collective sigh of relief from all right minded folks*

[ericlered]

Bob Geldof

[fatyeti24]

Midge Ure

[Matt42]

What do supergroups even perform? Is the setlist just a synthesis of all the performers songs? I am confused.

Is the fact it's titled special guests? Mean it's likely to be more than one?

[Matt42]

Fucking hell here I go

Maybe they can't be announced yet because some members in the group are part of bands who have other shows?

Right I'm shutting up.

[Gucci Piggy]

Is the fact it's titled special guests? Mean it's likely to be more than one?

No. Any band would be referred to as special guests...

[Gucci Piggy]

Fucking hell here I go

Maybe they can't be announced yet because some members in the group are part of bands who have other shows?

Right I'm shutting up.

"I'm not going to buy a Blur ticket because Damon is taking part in a supergroup organised by Chris Martin at Glastonbury"

[SilverLining]

I'm taking that then that Nik Kershaw definitely is playing Gabber?

wouldn't it be good?

[Matt42]

"I'm not going to buy a Blur ticket because Damon is taking part in a supergroup organised by Chris Martin at Glastonbury"

I was thinking more of Taylor swift, madonna etc... Artists who are solo and have other shows.

Fuck maybe that's where the Taylor swift rumour is from... She's one of the members?

I'm officially shutting up now.