Headliners 2015

[briddj]

it takes far fewer characters to tweet that the story is completely untrue in all aspects.

She didn't say that, she said people shouldn't get confused by the stories, and then clarified that the headliner (just the headliner!!) was a normal band, and suggested that there was a 2nd act to be announced playing before that headliner.

The subtleties are likely to mean as much as the words themselves.

Sorry, been trying to catch up with the thread and in the process I've been firing in replies that have already been answered.

Emily's tweet used 135 characters, so only had five spare. The question is whether or not she was just firing off a reply to cover off that question, or truly was choosing her words carefully!

Either way, it's only taken the speculation train down a different track!

[Bonehead> Clapton]

Yep, you're probably right, unfortunately.

I Love the smiths and i wouldnt say i hate Morrissey, but its hard to like him, i do find him fascinating tho!

[Bonehead> Clapton]

...as opposed to every fecker with a guitar on every street corner near a shopping centre near you!

Least It isnt wonderwall! lol

[st dan]

Im sorry but Morrissey hasnt really been relevent in years. and that outburst about the farming aint gonna help him. The fact people consider him headliner worthy is laughable

Nobody is suggesting that he should, or ever will. Quite the opposite intact.

My point was that is we are seriously considering Noel as being big enough to headline , then why would we be so quick to disprove Mozza.

[fatyeti24]

Even Sköl?

there'll be somebody somewhere into that, probably.

[brettredmayne]

Have Glastonbury ever shared a headliner with latitude

[Bonehead> Clapton]

Nobody is suggesting that he should, or ever will. Quite the opposite intact.

My point was that is we are seriously considering Noel as being big enough to headline , then why would we be so quick to disprove Mozza.

Yea fair one, but Morrissey was there in 11 when i was there and he didnt headline, so i cant see his popularity has risen since then? and Noel as much hate as he gets on here, is a lot bigger

[Bonehead> Clapton]

there'll be somebody somewhere into that, probably.

Probably Russycarps

[TheRedSeat]

It never ceases to amaze me how the relatively tiny amount of info we have can be stretched, battered, bullied and twisted into backing up previous guesses or wish lists that cover just about any band you can think of except Muse and AC/DC.

All these dissertation requests are a waste when a psychology PhD candidate could have a field day in this thread.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

Can't see it being Noel, his hfb are nowhere near headliner status. Also can't see it being a reformed Oasis due to flopping the last time they played, something Emily would be well aware of.

[kalifire]

Shouldn't post when I'm drink

As baby body considers acey decey?

Hahaha. Oh dear. On it defence it's 10pm here.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Have Glastonbury ever shared a headliner with latitude

No

Their Sunday headliner was a sub at Glastonbury last year tho.

[TheRedSeat]

I should add that that's not a complaint. Just fun to see how every new bit of info just reinforces such different existing opinions.

[Bonehead> Clapton]

Can't see it being Noel, his hfb are nowhere near headliner status. Also can't see it being a reformed Oasis due to flopping the last time they played, something Emily would be well aware of.

"I do talk to Noel and Liam a lot," Eavis said. "Wouldn't it be marvelous for them to relaunch at Glastonbury now Liam has split from Beady Eye?" Noel has often said that their Glastonbury gig was one of the worst they've ever done. Perhaps he feels there's unfinished business?

Read more at http://www.xfm.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/news/michael-eavis-reveals-wants-oasis-for-glastonbury/#FtUFMiIxfF0JusjQ.99

[JBarbour]

The info embargo is *DEFINITELY* because the headliner "has other shows".

I'm 100% certain of this.

So would you expect the promoter of said shows to come after efests if you leaked / tbc the sunday night headliner?

I'm a little behind on this thread - So its now been confirmed 2 bands for Sunday are tba, Have you considered the angle if ones announced it would give away the other.

[eFestivals]

This does fit with Fleetwood Mac as well. IOW etc. What do you think are the chances they could be one of the bands?

I'm certainly not ruling out FM precisely because of those "other shows" words, tho I think the previous statements about them not playing make them one of the least likelies ... tho that could all be part of the deception, so who knows really?

[kingcrawler]

Can't see it being Noel, his hfb are nowhere near headliner status. Also can't see it being a reformed Oasis due to flopping the last time they played, something Emily would be well aware of.

I doubt their 2004 performance would affect things. If Glastonbury could book Oasis upon their reunion then I reckon they'd go for it. That's not to say I expect Oasis to play Glastonbury though.

[AdamWillingham]

I can feel the hope of fleetwood mac slipping away

Edited April 24, 2015 by AdamWillingham

[Diva Sam]

Blur jeez.

[eFestivals]

Can't see it being Noel, his hfb are nowhere near headliner status.

I'd say they're about a similar level to Kasabian last year - tho much of that is off the back of Noel's past, admittedly.

And headlining T in the Park put them squarely in major-festival headliner status.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

"I do talk to Noel and Liam a lot," Eavis said. "Wouldn't it be marvelous for them to relaunch at Glastonbury now Liam has split from Beady Eye?" Noel has often said that their Glastonbury gig was one of the worst they've ever done. Perhaps he feels there's unfinished business?

Read more at http://www.xfm.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/news/michael-eavis-reveals-wants-oasis-for-glastonbury/#FtUFMiIxfF0JusjQ.99

I stand corrected, maybe it could be them. Have to admit to piping into a thread I haven't read. It's just too long to read through now.

I don't have anything against Oasis headlining, they are certainly big enough. I was there at the start of their last gig but left pretty sharpish as it was obvious from the off it was only going one way. I think their mistake was treating it like it was one of their own gigs with their own fans. Would like them to put it right and do a stormer even though I would most probably be elsewhere.

[eFestivals]

So would you expect the promoter of said shows to come after efests if you leaked / tbc the sunday night headliner?

How could they? I don't have a contract with that festival. Free speech, and all that.

If the promoter could prove that the band had told me for me to publish then I guess they'd have comeback onto the band for breech of contract, tho I've never heard of a band getting sued for something like that - and I can't think of a time when a band at that level has told efests anything anyway.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

- tho much of that is off the back of Noel's past, admittedly.

Would you not say this could be something which might hold them back - the idea that the size of the act is down to past endeavours rather than the popularity of the material that would actually be performed on the stage?

[Bonehead> Clapton]

I stand corrected, maybe it could be them. Have to admit to piping into a thread I haven't read. It's just too long to read through now.

I don't have anything against Oasis headlining, they are certainly big enough. I was there at the start of their last gig but left pretty sharpish as it was obvious from the off it was only going one way. I think their mistake was treating it like it was one of their own gigs with their own fans. Would like them to put it right and do a stormer even though I would most probably be elsewhere.

Yea ive heard man, Vidoes on youtube show it wasnt great, lIams voice was bad, Drumming was out of time (Zak Starkeys first or 2nd gig i believe) I have absoutley no doubt if they played again they would kill it. Liam sounding a lot better lately and noel is aware it was a bad gig and will want to make up!

i dont think this year it will be them tho! i think high flying birds with mayeb liam coming on for a few oasis songs is more possible!

[Keithy]

I quite like Lilly Allen though. No idea why she seems to be a guilty pleasure.

Without dragging the thread into the Noel/ Oasis V Blur talk we had yesterday, could someone define the criteria for what makes a Glastonbury headliner?

I was told to stop being ridiculous for suggesting that Noel should headline above Blur. When I stated well Noel at present (and pretty much always has been for that matter) is more popular than Blur, I was told popularity is not a marker for what makes a Glasto headliner. But a while a go when we were talking about Depeche Mode, I was told they were not big enough (which again is silly considering they are the biggest electronic band the world has seen)

So it is fair to say at present I am a bit stumped at what constitutes a Glasto headliner.

To me Glastonbury headliners should fall into 1 of 3 catagories:

1. 'Wow', can't believe Glastonbury managed to get them/him/her, that's a real coup

2. 'A band at the peak/approaching the peak of their careers

3. Something 'different', like Metallica, Kanye, Jay Z

So for me, we've got one true headliner (Kanye). Foo's are just a a bit 'meh'. Don't get why they are headliners now other than the fact they are available and the pool of headliners that meets one of the 3 above is diminishing. Oasis, Noel, Blur don't meet any of my criterea

Get the feeling the Sunday headliner might be in the 'something different' catagory.