Kendrick Lamar

[jonodillieono]

4 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Kendrick endorsed Reebok trainers. Free ones.

I didn't realise Missy Elliott's live performances were such an inspiration for Kendrick

[st dan]

With the initial lineup looking imminent, what's everybody's thinking on the likelihood of Kendrick appearing?

Are we taking the BST 'exclusive' as being the final nail in the coffin, or is there still glimmer of a chance? 

[Acid_Haze]

He's at an american festival the weekend after glastonbury, but he still has plenty of time fly there & back, especially if he plays the friday. 

We'll have to just wait and see

[FloorFiller]

Everything's pointing to him not being there so that's what I thinks happening, but you can be damn sure I'll still be upset if his name isn't on the lineup 

[willsnewman]

I think I have accepted that he is not, so it won't be a huge let down if he isn't and will be extra exciting if he is.

[jparx]

I'm remaining optimistic. He's one of the wildcards that would really make my festival. I'm hoping he's there and the predicted lineup gets a small reshuffle.

LCD>Muse on the Pyramid

Kendrick headlining the Other.

Slim chance, but I'm remaining hopeful  If they haven't booked him this year I think it would be a serious oversight. He's one of the hottest and most important acts in music right now. Isn't that what Glastonbury is all about when it comes to the big acts? 

If he isn't there this year, he has to headline next year. If they don't act fast, R/L will pounce. Glastonbury should be the festival that really exposes him to the UK masses.

[Amy Lawn]

15 minutes ago, st dan said:

With the initial lineup looking imminent, what's everybody's thinking on the likelihood of Kendrick appearing?

Are we taking the BST 'exclusive' as being the final nail in the coffin, or is there still glimmer of a chance? 

Looks like it's not happening, but hope springs eternal, it ain't over until the fat lady sings, and other idioms.

[SwedgeAntilles]

5 minutes ago, jparx said:

I'm remaining optimistic. He's one of the wildcards that would really make my festival. I'm hoping he's there and the predicted lineup gets a small reshuffle.

LCD>Muse on the Pyramid

Kendrick headlining the Other.

Slim chance, but I'm remaining hopeful  If they haven't booked him this year I think it would be a serious oversight. He's one of the hottest and most important acts in music right now. Isn't that what Glastonbury is all about when it comes to the big acts? 

If he isn't there this year, he has to headline next year. If they don't act fast, R/L will pounce. Glastonbury should be the festival that really exposes him to the UK masses.

Foals are pretty much stuck on to be subbing Muse. 

[jparx]

27 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Foals are pretty much stuck on to be subbing Muse. 

Hence remaining optimistic  Foals could always move over to Sunday.

Probably won't happen though.

[FloorFiller]

Looks like album #4 may be closer than we thought/he's been letting on:

https://www.instagram.com/kendricklamar/?hl=en

We don't dare dream that he could be at Glastonbury... do we?*

 

 

 

*(the answer is no).

Edited March 23, 2017 by FloorFiller

[jparx]

How dare you bump this thread without strong info to suggest he's playing 

[FloorFiller]

Just now, jparx said:

How dare you bump this thread without strong info to suggest he's playing 

Although he's probably verging on being too big to do anything but headline now, a new album certainly makes him far more of a possibility than he was before (although still not much). 

Explains why he's headlining Coachella this year as well - thought it was odd he'd be doing it with no new material.

EXCITING!

[jparx]

Dude, you're making it worse.

 

He's not playing. Let's all move on 

 

 

*will desperately scan the poster for his name*

[FloorFiller]

Ha yeah sorry for the false alarm  but new material on the way is newsworthy enough anyway!

[SwedgeAntilles]

This bump has caused me to dig out the Rowan Atkinson gif @FloorFiller

[jparx]

I could watch that on repeat for hours.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 hour ago, jparx said:

I could watch that on repeat for hours.

He must go through at least four different emotions in five seconds. Wonderful stuff.

[DeanoL]

On 3/28/2016 at 9:09 PM, jparx said:

If he isn't there this year, he has to headline next year. If they don't act fast, R/L will pounce. Glastonbury should be the festival that really exposes him to the UK masses.

Might be an issue around him playing G next year...

Am I the only person who has never heard of him outside of mentions on this forum? That's no criticism of his work at all - I'd heard of Jay-Z and Kanye but not because of their music. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Depends on where you get your info from, I guess - he's way less of a celeb than the latter two, no famous wife, etc  so isn't really in the tabloids.

Most publications / channels that treat music as more than a distraction from the fame of the person making it tend to cover him / take him seriously.

 

Edited March 23, 2017 by CaledonianGonzo

[jparx]

6 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Might be an issue around him playing G next year...

Am I the only person who has never heard of him outside of mentions on this forum? That's no criticism of his work at all - I'd heard of Jay-Z and Kanye but not because of their music. 

Tbf that comment is a year old and referring to this year 

[DeanoL]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Depends on where you get your info from, I guess - he's way less of a celeb than the latter two, no famous wife, etc  so isn't really in the tabloids.

Most publications / channels that treat music as more than a distraction from the fame of the person making it tend to cover him / take him seriously.

 

I guess I don't really get info from anywhere - don't listen to the radio or read the music press any more, and don't touch the entertainment sections in newspapers... but through whatever cultural osmosis I've always known who the Glastonbury headliners were, even if I've never heard a single one of their songs (which goes as much for Ed and Adele as Kanye). 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, DeanoL said:

I guess I don't really get info from anywhere - don't listen to the radio or read the music press any more, and don't touch the entertainment sections in newspapers... but through whatever cultural osmosis I've always known who the Glastonbury headliners were, even if I've never heard a single one of their songs (which goes as much for Ed and Adele as Kanye). 

Yeah - in the UK at least he doesn't have the sort of fame that's seeped beyond the borders of music fandom and into the wider culture at large.  His every coming and going isn't reported as if it's news, so he's probably more similar to Arcade Fire in that respect than he is to Jay-Z. 

[TomViolence]

Ahhh. I knew it wouldn't be about his Glasto prospects but my heart still sank when I opened the thread and it wasn't.

Glad to see the new album isn't far away though!

[Badlands]

What's his current size in the UK? Would he sell arenas like The Weeknd is doing? I like the bloke and would love him to play, it would be quite a push to have him headline currently though surely?

 

[jparx]

Does it really matter if he's not as big as recent headliners though? He's fresh, hungry and at the peak of his powers. If he was headlining instead of Radiohead, for example, it wouldn't have a long term damaging impact. I think the festival has a bit of a responsibility to champion fresh, exciting music, so why not take a punt on him?