Headliners 2015

[mgc07]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nick Cave make an appearance at Glastonbury next year.

[Tuna]

Solo? Yep, I could see that too.

[bocumaroy]

Edit: Never mind, just seen the predictions thread.

Joy Division/ New Order or Radiohead??

One set of musicians are ground breakingly inflential with a 30 odd year career of classic albums and pop hits. The other is a miserable guitar band.

I don't think Bernard Sumner will be losing much sleep about not being as good as Radiohead.

Radiohead haven’t been a particularly guitar orientated band for about 17 years.

Edited October 6, 2014 by bocumaroy

[HGavin]

Would Mccartney headline again?

[BonScott]

Would Mccartney headline again?

Hope not, he is awful now, years past his use by date

[russycarps]

Hope not, he is awful now, years past his use by date

really? when did you last see him? I saw him in 2012 and he was on great form. Hit all the notes on maybe I'm amazed with aplomb.

One of the best rock n roll voices ever.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I suspect the truth lies somewhere between these two statements. He has good and bad days. When I last saw him in Glasgow he was great, but other Macca instances have been sufficiently more raspy.

[russycarps]

I suspect the truth lies somewhere between these two statements. He has good and bad days. When I last saw him in Glasgow he was great, but other Macca instances have been sufficiently more raspy.

to say he is awful is ridiculous though.

and his voice was one of the best rock n roll voices ever!

[russycarps]

He has, on occasion, been awful. The Olympics? or the jubilee abomination? or both?

I will only judge him by gigs I was actually present at.

I seem to recall EVERYONE sounded terrible at those gigs you mention on the telly though.

[russycarps]

And he is over 70 too so is bound to have off days. It's not like his songs are easy to sing either, unlike someone like leonard cohen, who is much more consistently brilliant live, but his songs are surely much less challenging.

All that being said, I cant really see the point in mccartney headlining again. Some goes for bowie really. What could they do to top their last gigs?

[FuzzyDunlop]

TV is never a fair judge of a gig. You'll struggle to find anyone with owt good to say about the stones at glasto who only saw it on TV.

Same with Arcade Fire

[russycarps]

Have me in the crowd.

you missed paul mccartney? yikes..

[theDandy]

No established major festival headliner has ever subbed Glastonbury (or certainly in the last 10 years anyway). The closest is probably Kasabian in 2009, but they had only headlined Creamfields at that point rather than any of the real heavy-hitters.

If anything it goes the other way round - see Kings of Leon, Beyonce, etc.

Smashing Pumpkins?

But fair enough, I'm just having a hard time adjusting to the fact that they're a headline act now. I still see them as subbers or Other Stage headliners. I don't put them in that headline bracket alongside other major headlining acts previously played or being talked about headlining Glasto, but I suppose it's only fair to give them a chance.

[russycarps]

First one was 07 so not like I was watching doves instead or owt.

doves played 2004 too and were great.

hang on, you're a jack white fan arent you? so you didnt see the white stripes either. Oh my....

[russycarps]

I also missed Arthur Lee the twice he played. But at least I wasn't in the same fields making an active choice not to see him.

gahhhhhhh

[CaledonianGonzo]

It's not really subjective that decades of bifter-abuse have left the Macca pipes with a fraction of their former power.

[spursfan77]

Are Chemical Brothers coming back completely out of the equation?

[TheSilence]

As headliners id say its unlikely, yeah

[The Placid Casual]

Are Chemical Brothers coming back completely out of the equation?

They could very easily headline the other, but I couldn't imagine them playing any other announced slot

[jonodillieono]

Smashing Pumpkins?

But fair enough, I'm just having a hard time adjusting to the fact that they're a headline act now. I still see them as subbers or Other Stage headliners. I don't put them in that headline bracket alongside other major headlining acts previously played or being talked about headlining Glasto, but I suppose it's only fair to give them a chance.

When did SP sub glaatonbury and they haven't been a major headliner since the 90s, so i assume you mean the 90s sometime and not last year when they subbed the other stage?

[Muppetmark]

When did SP sub glaatonbury and they haven't been a major headliner since the 90s, so i assume you mean the 90s sometime and not last year when they subbed the other stage?

he was refering to biffy clyro in the main body of his post.

[ColdSideofthePillow]

Kin hell kate bush would be a monumental addition!!

Id love to see adele live too

[Gucci Piggy]

he was refering to biffy clyro in the main body of his post.

He also answered the question of whether an established major festival headliner has ever subbed Glastonbury with "Smashing Pumpkins?".

[jonodillieono]

he was refering to biffy clyro in the main body of his post.

He was replying to someone who said no major festival headliner had subbed glastonbury by saying Smashing Pumpkins so i was wondering when that happened

[monkey1989]

Best review of Kate Bush

The first half was great the second half got a bit boring

I wonder if we get a headliner revealed this year ? Arcade fire was December 2013