Headliners 2015

[Gnomicide]

The internet is a wonderful thing......

[LondonTom]

The internet is a wonderful thing......

I can't work out if it would an improvement on Kiss or not

[GlastoSimon]

It feels like morrissey has only just played

And yet, next year it will be the same gap as a certain Mr. Cave had between his previous two Glastonbury appearances (albeit without a fallow year in the middle).

[eFestivals]

I can't work out if it would an improvement on Kiss or not

anything is an improvement on Kiss.

Even 'Outlaw Pete' is an improvement on what it ripped off, and that's saying something.

[zahidf]

How likely are foo fighters?

They seem very likely to play Wembley, and they are around in Europe at that time. And they are different enough to Fleetwood Mac.

I reckon they could play Reading 2016 as the end of the tour cycle exclusive.

Edited October 3, 2014 by zahidf

[zahidf]

Fleetwood Mac

NGHFB

Muse

Morrissey

Florence + the Machine

Two Door Cinema Club

That would be my guess at the moment. Not too confident about the subs bar Noel though.

I think Florence's time as a headliner has passed. Maybe in 2016 if the third album is a hit!

[ColdSideofthePillow]

Has Neil Young played recently? Something tells me he has. If not I'd love to see him or Tom petty or someone like that.

[sjseabass]

I saw them last year and it wasn't good.

I don't get the hate for Green Day's performances last year. Reading was the best gig I've ever been to. Sadly will never get the chance to rock the Pyramid

[cokebabies92]

Black Sabbath?

[TomViolence]

I don't get the hate for Green Day's performances last year. Reading was the best gig I've ever been to. Sadly will never get the chance to rock the Pyramid

I saw them at Brixton last year and they smashed it (Dookie in full helped), Emirates was good too. Didn't go to Reading but I can't see how they could've been so bad

[Rose-Colored Boy]

gagas already played and was rubbish.

Were you there? Impressed.

pharell - Im gonan stick my neck out and say he will be booked. might even flutter some money on it unless neil has something to the contrary.i honestly think it would be silly not to book him while he's cresting the wave and at the peak of his career. Could feature lots of guests and hits... gauranteed crowd pleaser.

what your thoughts on pharell then? surprised that he isnt mentioned much but should be

wouldn't he find it hard to fill just a 20 minute set?

He filled an hour at Wireless easy - though he isn't headline-material, would probably face some protests on the 'Blurred Lines' front and I don't see why he wouldn't have been booked when he was in the UK during Glasto 2014 if he was going to be booked at all.

yeh true, I'd rank foo fighters alongside muse, killers, kings of leon, kasabian etc in terms of "heaviness". Soft rock. Perfect for the pyramid I suppose.

Though do foo fighters have as many "hits" as those other bands I've mentioned? I know not a lot about them, aside from that I dont like them

Yeeeeeeaaaah. The Killers are the next most prolific but even they've only got about eight or nine really massive hits. The Foos have a good 13/14 that they'd be absolutely slaughtered for not playing even before they started on the songs from Sonic Highways they'd be there to promote.

Example subbing - maybe it is one space too high, but surely he isnt any smaller than Dizzy who subbed not so long ago? But your prob right.

subbed the other last year and everything he's put out since has bombed.

Edited October 3, 2014 by Zac Quinn

[Ipayne]

I saw them at Brixton last year and they smashed it (Dookie in full helped), Emirates was good too. Didn't go to Reading but I can't see how they could've been so bad

I saw them at Leeds and thought they were alright but nothing spectacular, yes Billie Joe is an energetic frontman but all the 'Heeeey Oh's' he did in most songs got far too tedious. Very frustrating when he started doing it in the chorus of basket case amongst other's haha.

[Ged Devereux]

Biffy headlined R&L in 12, then IOW and T last year, went pretty well at them all. I know their album won't be till probably end of next year but if they had a single or two out it'd be smiliar to Arctics whose album wasn't out till September after they appeared.

[TomViolence]

I saw them at Leeds and thought they were alright but nothing spectacular, yes Billie Joe is an energetic frontman but all the 'Heeeey Oh's' he did in most songs got far too tedious. Very frustrating when he started doing it in the chorus of basket case amongst other's haha.

Haha! People wonder how they play 3 hours sets... About 1 of those hours is filled with the 'Heeeey Oh's'

[LondonTom]

I saw them at Brixton last year and they smashed it (Dookie in full helped), Emirates was good too. Didn't go to Reading but I can't see how they could've been so bad

Indeed, thought they was great and I was always a bit cynical about them in the past until seeing them live. (Actually the first time was the Reading secret set in 2012).

As good they were, I am not sure if they would work on the Pyramid. It just doesn't "feel" Pyramidy for some reason. I can't quite put my finger on why I think that though.

Biffy headlined R&L in 12, then IOW and T last year, went pretty well at them all. I know their album won't be till probably end of next year but if they had a single or two out it'd be smiliar to Arctics whose album wasn't out till September after they appeared.

To early for them I think, maybe the year after with the new album but I get the impression with those gigs at the end of the year they might actually be taking some time off!

Then again they could have writen songs on the road, and be ready again by June

Edited October 3, 2014 by LondonTom

[TomViolence]

As good they were, I am not sure if they would work on the Pyramid. It just doesn't "feel" Pyramidy for some reason. I can't quite put my finger on why I think that though.

I agree, don't think it'd work on the Pyramid. Can't say they'd be desperate to play either

[dentalplan]

Biffy headlined R&L in 12, then IOW and T last year, went pretty well at them all. I know their album won't be till probably end of next year but if they had a single or two out it'd be smiliar to Arctics whose album wasn't out till September after they appeared.

Arctics' album was just after summer whereas Biffy are aiming for the end of 2015 so more likely 2016 release. Plus Arctics hadn't played a UK show for nearly two years and Biffy will have played practically the same set at three other UK festivals. It's likely they'll headline in 2016 anyway.

[Gucci Piggy]

Would have thought Foos comfortably have more hits than Zep/Prince. Doesn't really matter but just pointing it out.

True, though I guess it depends on who you're talking to. For an older person (dunno how old whoever I was talking to is) then they probably know more Prince/Zep hits than Foos hits. But yeah, to a Glastonbury crowd Foo Fighters would probably have more hits.

[Bisque]

I doubt it will be Biffy, Glastonbury bever seems to book headlining acts that have headlined a lot of festivals in the previous couple of years.

[Matt42]

The fact the foos have confirmed EU dates in June and aren't doing download, maybe we shouldn't write them off... and possibly consider they could actually do it.

[dentalplan]

To be fair, we always knew Foos were gonna be early summer as that's when all the big fests are.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

The fact the foos have confirmed EU dates in June and aren't doing download

Have I missed something? Where has it been confirmed that they're not doing Download?

[stuartbert two hats]

I doubt it will be Biffy, Glastonbury bever seems to book headlining acts that have headlined a lot of festivals in the previous couple of years.

Arcade Fire had headlined a few recently hadn't they? Come to think of it, doesn't the same go for Kasabian?

[Bisque]

Arcade Fire had headlined a few recently hadn't they? Come to think of it, doesn't the same go for Kasabian?

AF R&L 2010

Kasabian R&L 2012

I don't think they've headlined others since, new albums & Kasabian have been desperate to headline.

[dentalplan]

Good point there. Who was the last act to play a major festival the year before headlining Glastonbury? Was it The Who?