Headliners 2015

[Amy Lawn]

Wow, incredible scenes in here today. Whoever said Bruno Mars has decent pop songs needs to have a good look at themselves in the mirror, disgraceful stuff !

Aye, just emotion porn for lonely women, isn't it? Like Twilight. People get off on their fantasies, men beat themselves off to videos of women who ostensibly have no other features apart from a pair of tits and a willingness to do degrading sex stuff for men, women sit on the couch and listen to songs/watch films about imaginary men who claim to have nothing else going on except wanting to catch grenades for you. Obviously the womens' indulgences here are far less horrible and dehumanising than the men's, however, one could argue that Bruno Mars' music holds the same value as a bluey.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Aye, just emotion porn for lonely women, isn't it? Like Twilight. People get off on their fantasies, men beat themselves off to videos of women who ostensibly have no other features apart from a pair of tits and a willingness to do degrading sex stuff for men, women sit on the couch and listen to songs/watch films about imaginary men who claim to have nothing else going on except wanting to catch grenades for you. Obviously the womens' indulgences here are far less horrible and dehumanising than the men's, however, one could argue that Bruno Mars' music holds the same value as a bluey.

Alternatively of course you could have just described it as "differing opinions"

[dentalplan]

now im not saying this will happen BUT

listening to steve wright on the radio today and he was asking how many years it would be before REM get back together !!!!!! does he know some thing ?????

would be great if they did and better if they did glasto again .....

something to think about ah

Would be nice to see again but their reunion would be even more premature than Oasis' and I get the feeling they didn't want to still be in R.E.M. since probably around where Bill Berry left so I'd rather just let them enjoy retirement/side projects for now..

[Mardy]

Am I alone in not wanting bands reforming 20 years after they last did something good? Absolutely no interest in it. Yeah, I loved them then, but you know, what could Oasis, REM, whoever really provide in 2014 apart from a disappointing dose of nostalgia?

[russycarps]

I don't think rems music has aged well at all

[CaledonianGonzo]

The first two albums still sound great.

Some of the Warners stuff has, I'll grant you

[Roonwilldo]

Country Feedback remains immense - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAhkeJz1ZhY

[morph100]

Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Elton John, AC/DC, The Eagles, Mariah, Prince, Dylan, Cher, Barry White, Kate Bush.. they could get Rod Stewart or Bowie back... there are more than enough 'legends' still around to take Glasto up to the 50th and beyond if they push the boat out.

Started the following October. I agree Chris has said publicly and more than once that the intimate nature of Ghost Stories means they aren't going to play any festivals on it, or tour it properly, but from that post which sparked this idea it sounds like there's possibly another album in the pipeline? Or of course they could just do a 'Greatest Hits' tour, they have enough songs.

Not heard it myself but apparently they did an interview with sirus fm or someone similar recently saying they are going to be releasing a seventh album next summer to coincide with their favorite festival glastonbury.....lots of coldplay fans now are registering to buy tickets based on this statement, even though they've not said they are playing it apparently sounded like a heavy hint.

Can anyone can find the interview and confirm/deny it?

Doesn't bother me I like them but the wife loves them hence the rumours I hear are through her and her mates.

[FloorFiller]

really can't see Coldplay coming back to do it again next year. four times in twelve festivals would just be silly considering the other acts who haven't headlined in years / at all

[russycarps]

wasnt coldplays latest album a massive flop, and widely regarded as complete shite though? (and not just by people on this forum!)

Edited August 14, 2014 by russycarps

[FloorFiller]

wasnt coldplays latest album a massive flop, and widely regarded as complete shite though? (and not just by people on this forum!)

not a MASSIVE flop. largest first week sales of the year. although yeah, by Coldplay standards, it hasn't sold amazingly, and critically it's probably their worst (and as a 'they have their moments' kind of fan, i gave it one listen and haven't felt the need to go back. plodding shite with that A Sky Full Of Stars tacked on so they can still have that big single)

[russycarps]

not a MASSIVE flop. largest first week sales of the year. although yeah, by Coldplay standards, it hasn't sold amazingly, and critically it's probably their worst (and as a 'they have their moments' kind of fan, i gave it one listen and haven't felt the need to go back. plodding shite with that A Sky Full Of Stars tacked on so they can still have that big single)

Fair dos. I'm not really a big coldplay hater. I could still listen to their first album now, and the 2nd one was ok. I ended up seeing them in 2005 and I thought it was a pretty good gig (and I was relatively sober for it)

[LondonTom]

Am I alone in not wanting bands reforming 20 years after they last did something good? Absolutely no interest in it. Yeah, I loved them then, but you know, what could Oasis, REM, whoever really provide in 2014 apart from a disappointing dose of nostalgia?

I'm in two minds, especially bands I like that I've never seen. Like I couldn't see the fuss about Stone Roses as I don't really like them in all honesty but I adored Pulp getting back together, all 3 shows I saw were fantastic. (Pixies were also fantastic at Field Day this year!)

I think it depends, if the band genuinely want to perform with each other again? Then sure! I don't see any problem with it even if they don't make anything new but if its soley just for the cash (not saying Pulp/Pixies didn't cash in, but from seeing them, they seemed to genuinely love being back on stage together.) I think that changes my mind to be bit like don't bother

[swede]

Aye, just emotion porn for lonely women, isn't it? Like Twilight. People get off on their fantasies, men beat themselves off to videos of women who ostensibly have no other features apart from a pair of tits and a willingness to do degrading sex stuff for men, women sit on the couch and listen to songs/watch films about imaginary men who claim to have nothing else going on except wanting to catch grenades for you. Obviously the womens' indulgences here are far less horrible and dehumanising than the men's, however, one could argue that Bruno Mars' music holds the same value as a bluey.

I think you might be the only one that has ever argued that.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm in two minds, especially bands I like that I've never seen. Like I couldn't see the fuss about Stone Roses as I don't really like them in all honesty but I adored Pulp getting back together, all 3 shows I saw were fantastic. (Pixies were also fantastic at Field Day this year!)

I think it depends, if the band genuinely want to perform with each other again? Then sure! I don't see any problem with it even if they don't make anything new but if its soley just for the cash (not saying Pulp/Pixies didn't cash in, but from seeing them, they seemed to genuinely love being back on stage together.) I think that changes my mind to be bit like don't bother

Leonard Cohen retired and became a monk - then staged a comeback for the money after his accountant defrauded him.

No one really gives him grief about it because he's a solo act, but I can't really see any difference. He's still giving tens of thousands of people the chance to see him who otherwise wouldn't have been able to.

[guypjfreak]

Am I alone in not wanting bands reforming 20 years after they last did something good? Absolutely no interest in it. Yeah, I loved them then, but you know, what could Oasis, REM, whoever really provide in 2014 apart from a disappointing dose of nostalgia?

i was just listening to there older stuff love em but i do see yout=r point old son its like once your retired stay retired but there music still sound great imo

[russycarps]

Leonard Cohen retired and became a monk - then staged a comeback for the money after his accountant defrauded him.

No one really gives him grief about it because he's a solo act, but I can't really see any difference. He's still giving tens of thousands of people the chance to see him who otherwise wouldn't have been able to.

if it's a band someone likes they are making a triumphant return. If it's a band someone hates then they are cashing in on the past and selling out.

As an aside though, leonard cohen at least has made a new album since his comeback (and another is in the pipeline!)

[Amy Lawn]

Leonard Cohen was pretty exceptional when I saw him last year.

Also, I don't know what you're on about with R.E.M. having "aged badly". Be off with you all. Granted, I did only start listening to them in 2007, but if those early albums have ever sounded better than they currently do, I think it's for the best that I wasn't around when they first released them, I would have been soiling myself constantly.

[davefrompompey]

I know I'm a few pages late, but that is skillz.

[TheSilence]

Some heavy doses of music snobbery here guys, a real sense of the Glastonbury ethos: "if you like what I don't like, I'll be disappointed."

[mattgimmeshelter]

I doubt it's snobbery, just more of people are very vocal about what they do and don't like.

Everyone can pretend they don't scoff at the mention of certain bands, but i'm sure we are all guilty of that.

[Amy Lawn]

Some heavy doses of music snobbery here guys, a real sense of the Glastonbury ethos: "if you like what I don't like, I'll be disappointed."

Welcome to the board, hope you like it here.

[Mardy]

Hehe, I love a good accusation of musical snobbery.

For me, if Glastonbury has any sort of ethos, it's to be as creative and progressive and artistic as possible. Mediocre bands from the 90s don't fit into my vision of that ethos.

Mattgimmeshelter's post just there is spot on, too

[swede]

Some heavy doses of music snobbery here guys, a real sense of the Glastonbury ethos: "if you like what I don't like, I'll be disappointed."

I wouldnt call it musical snobbery just realism. Id have no problem with the likes of Bruno Mars or Katy Perry being on the lineup one year, I wouldnt be there watching, but the sugggestion that they could headline the damn thing is just laughable.

[TheSilence]

I wasn't referring to that. I was referring to people laughing or judging other people's music taste a bit further back