Headliners 2015

[jimmyt]

At the moment, Eagle-eye Cherry is more popular than Prince. I do not have the figures to back this up, so I might be wrong.

[briddj]

I saw them a couple days after Knebworth and they were dogrough. The other 4 times they were worse. Horrendous vulgarity of a live band.

Case closed then......

[Wooderson]

Case closed then......

[jimmyt]

I saw them a couple days after Knebworth and they were dogrough. The other 4 times they were worse. Horrendous vulgarity of a live band.

Clearly you'd take some persuading but they were mind-blowing at the Hammersmith Palais in December '94. I don't think I've ever experienced an energy like it. They were never as good again but they had a good five years as a generally brilliant live act.

[paulmuchmore]

I don't quite understand this idea of holding back headliner announcements to keep other festivals' ticket sales up. Glastonbury have never held back headliners they've shared with others before, other than with Metallica because they had an exclusivity clause to be broken. Noel isn't exclusive anywhere, if he was booked there would be no reason not to announce it. I guess the late booking could alter this a little bit, but I still don't see how other festivals really come into it at all unless they're exclusives.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

In fairness Noel's album has been number one this year

So have James Bay and Mark Ronson's, they ain't headlining..

best selling vinyl of the year

Such a small number of records need to be sold to achieve this that it means nothing.

his gigs sold out in minutes.

So do Jamie T's, he ain't headlining.. Edited April 23, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[FuzzyDunlop]

Really????

They won the shit oasis song vs the shit blur song getting to number one battle maybe but blur definitely won the war.

I'd argue that was the other way around.

Country House got to number one beating Roll with it.

What's the story alone sold more copies than all of Blurs albums combined. If Oasis reformed it would be front page news.

Blur's reformation has hardly been noted in the populus

In saying all of that:

I would be very appy to see blur, never seen them. I saw the Prodigy in 2009.

[johnl]

Both BST and Calling still have a day to announce - think Neil said the last BST day won't be the Sunday, perhaps because they know something big is happening at Glasto?

One last hurrah for Genesis and Phil Collins, that's what I'll go for - I'm sure you would all be pleased with that!!

[brettredmayne]

I'd argue that was the other way around.

Country House got to number one beating Roll with it.

What's the story alone sold more copies than all of Blurs albums combined. If Oasis reformed it would be front page news.

Blur's reformation has hardly been noted in the populus

In saying all of that:

I would be very appy to see blur, never seen them. I saw the Prodigy in 2009.

But tben a spice girl reform would be headlibe news, the tabloids love the Gallagher brothers because of the stories they give them.

[Mash011]

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Edited April 23, 2015 by Mash011

[eFestivals]

Noel with Weller is more likely I'd say.

that's been done before tho ... or at least, I know it's been done in reverse (T in the Park, maybe 2001?).

[FuzzyDunlop]

But tben a spice girl reform would be headlibe news, the tabloids love the Gallagher brothers because of the stories they give them.

True about the gallaghers and press, but it only works if the people are interested.

[eFestivals]

Both BST and Calling still have a day to announce - think Neil said the last BST day won't be the Sunday,

I don't think I've said anything about at day for BST.

Anyway, the remaining day will be a 'family day'.

One last hurrah for Genesis and Phil Collins, that's what I'll go for - I'm sure you would all be pleased with that!!

luckily for the world Mike Rutherford recently said they wouldn't reform for Glastonbury. The world cheered.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Anyway, the remaining day will be a 'family day'.

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Meaning what, Paloma Faith? (Genuine question)

[eFestivals]

Meaning what, Paloma Faith? (Genuine question)

no idea but i think they had one last year too, so that should give you some idea.

[ghostdancer1]

just listened to the new blur album, it's pretty bleh to be honest.

hope it's not them, although it probably will be, so I'll be somewhere else that night I reckon.

[briddj]

I don't quite understand this idea of holding back headliner announcements to keep other festivals' ticket sales up. Glastonbury have never held back headliners they've shared with others before, other than with Metallica because they had an exclusivity clause to be broken. Noel isn't exclusive anywhere, if he was booked there would be no reason not to announce it. I guess the late booking could alter this a little bit, but I still don't see how other festivals really come into it at all unless they're exclusives.

I'll give you the perfect example.

I might go and see Noel at Clapham Common. But it's the week after Glastonbury and if he's on at Glasto I won't bother.

Other people not going to Glastonbury will likely just say "oh we'll just watch him on the BBC" rather than pay £65 + beer and travel for Clapham Common.

The later they leave the announcement for Glasto, the more people they hope will buy for Clapham Common who might have been swayed.

That is not at all to say that the number of people who could be swayed not to go by Noel being on at Glasto is high, but it's the kind of consideration the promoter will make to save ticket sales.

Copy the same situation for Blur and BST, and to a lesser extent IOW.

[Matt42]

Haven't said anything stupid for a while so I'm just gonna do it.

Chance eavis thinks Noel Gallagher and the high flying birds are two different things?

[ghostdancer1]

I'll give you the perfect example.

I might go and see Noel at Clapham Common. But it's the week after Glastonbury and if he's on at Glasto I won't bother.

Other people not going to Glastonbury will likely just say "oh we'll just watch him on the BBC" rather than pay £65 + beer and travel for Clapham Common.

The later they leave the announcement for Glasto, the more people they hope will buy for Clapham Common who might have been swayed.

That is not at all to say that the number of people who could be swayed not to go by Noel being on at Glasto is high, but it's the kind of consideration the promoter will make to save ticket sales.

Copy the same situation for Blur and BST, and to a lesser extent IOW.

and why would Glastonbury care about those ticket sales?

there's plenty of artists announced already playing elsewhere throughout the summer...

as paulmuchmore said, if they're not exclusives, then there's nothing stopping Glastonbury from announcing. why wouldn't TITP hold back announcing Noel until after Calling, for example...

Edited April 23, 2015 by ghostdancer1

[Spindles]

It's not whether Glastonbury care, it's whether their management care and that's a part of the booking agreement I am sure.

[jamesrfisher]

Sting and AC/DC? Two Geordies singing together?

[ghostdancer1]

It's not whether Glastonbury care, it's whether their management care and that's a part of the booking agreement I am sure.

why would their management care? and why didn't they care for other festivals he's announced for?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

no idea but i think they had one last year too, so that should give you some idea.

Apparantly it was Tom Jones so pretty much yeah. Big but dreary Radio 2 favourite.

[briddj]

It's not whether Glastonbury care, it's whether their management care and that's a part of the booking agreement I am sure.

Exactly.

[kingcrawler]

So have James Bay and Mark Ronson's, they ain't headlining..

Such a small number of records need to be sold to achieve this that it means nothing.

So do Jamie T's, he ain't headlining..

Comparing arena gigs with Jamie T's academy/alexandra palace gigs isn't really fair. I'd say Noel's a headliner now, albeit not a particularly strong one.