Headliners 2016

[ghandi]

This is basically a Radiohead forum in between July and October. What else is there to talk about? 

 

Not quite Mortigi Tempo , but it's getting there ;p

[Wooderson]

Hail to the Thief is better than Amnesiac, Nal, pleeze.

[mjsell]

Just saying that, if anything, it'll be Radiohead on the Friday, Lady Gaga on the Saturday and Biffy Clyro on the Sunday.

Anyone who thinks it'll be Lady Gaga on the Friday, Biffy Clyro on the Saturday and Radiohead on the Sunday is kidding themselves.

The only thing more ludicrous than that is the suggestion that it'd be Biffy Clyro on the Friday, Radiohead on the Saturday and Lady Gaga on the Sunday.

 

I enjoyed this

[ghandi]

For my two pennies worth:

 

Ok Computer

The Bends

In Rainbows

Kid A

Hail to the Thief

[Matt42]

My list is so different lol

Kid A

In Rainbows

OK Computer

The Bends

Hail To The Thief

[Gnomicide]

Arsed

Arsed

Arsed

Arsed

Pablo Honey

[mungo57]

I decided I would join in:

 

- Hail to the Thief

- OK Computer

- In Rainbows

- The Bends

- Kid A

[russycarps]

My list is so different lol

Kid A

In Rainbows

OK Computer

The Bends

Hail To The Thief

 

 

You've only gone and nailed it.

 

Though I'd put the king of limbs - live from the basement above the bends and hail to the thief...but that album probably doesnt count.

Edited July 21, 2015 by russycarps

[Matt42]

You've only gone and nailed it.

 

Though I'd put the king of limbs - live from the basement above the bends and hail to the thief...but that album probably doesnt count.

 

Yeah King Of Limbs stuff works better live than on record, Also it's difficult to rank because I find OK Computer on par with the Bends personally. I like them both exactly the same - which is a lot.

[sdvruxk]

Radiohead would have a crowd to rival anyone in recent years, and it would be the best pyramid headline set since 2003.

The Stones? Really?

[ghandi]

The Stones? Really?

 

 I think a Radiohead headline slot would be hyped to such an extent  that even the non fanboy would go along and they'd get a massive crowd, though I doubt it would be along the Stones / Lionel size , depends on what day it would be really, if it was a Friday I doubt it would be mega huge.

[russycarps]

The Stones? Really?

 

 

much as I loved the stones, I reckon so. I will always appreciate a band at the peak of the powers more than a heritage band.

 

Besides, they werent even the best band to play the pyramid in 2013...

 

edit oh wait, did you mean the crowd size? Yeh you are probably right.

Edited July 21, 2015 by russycarps

[The Nal]

much as I loved the stones, I reckon so. I will always appreciate a band at the peak of the powers more than a heritage band.

 

Besides, they werent even the best band to play the pyramid in 2013...

 

edit oh wait, did you mean the crowd size? Yeh you are probably right.

 

Peak of their powers? They've been gradually declining for 15 years.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Are Radiohead at the peak of their powers?

I am a fan, seen them 3 times, but I think peak of their powers must mean a few things. One is ability to create a buzz. I don't think Radiohead would create the wider buzz from non fans.

That all being said, there are very few headliners who will get me to the Pyramid now. Radiohead are certainly one

[ghandi]

Peak of their powers? They've been gradually declining for 15 years.

 

I think that's hard to measure really. If you not a hardy fan then you'd probably say that KOL was them in decline but before that came In Rainbows which is as good as they've done IMO, it's not as " rocky" as Ok or the bends , but still a cracker, people might have said that on Amnesiac though that's still a good album though its a different style of album, That's the thing about Radiohead they've remained around for so long because the keep changing it up.

[Wooderson]

Peak of the graph was the coda to "Karma Police" at Glasters '97.

[mjsell]

Depending on the competition, Radiohead wouldn't get a huge crowd. They aren't the massive powerhouse that these forums make out anymore, especially for a lot of the younger Glastonbury crowd (ie. the ones that gave the likes of James Bay and George Ezra heaving crowds)  

[arcade fireman]

King of Limbs wasn't that popular but In Rainbows was as big as any of their albums. Maybe not in terms of critics lists, but it introduced a whole new generation of fans to the band and had a big cultural impact.

 

I think they would get a pretty big crowd even now - they've reached the stage like many of the renowned bands that there will always be teenagers discovering them new for the first time. I would expect if they headlined there would be plenty of people who were weren't even born when The Bends came out who were just as into it as the older ones. 

Edited July 21, 2015 by arcade fireman

[Mouseboy11]

Ok Computer
The Bends
Kid A
In Rainbows
Hail To The Thief 

[Matt42]

I think Radiohead would draw a very decent crowd, Especially with the Glastonbury audience.

 

Sacrilegious but, there will a be a lot of people there to hear 'Creep' you can't deny. (Even though they won't play it).

[arcade fireman]

I actually think the demand for "Creep" would be less than the old days. You don't hear it quite as much these days, and the song itself is 22 years old, meaning a fair few of the people there wouldn't have even been born when it was out. 

[russycarps]

Peak of the graph was the coda to "Karma Police" at Glasters '97.

 

 

pfft fake plastic trees in 2003 was miles better!

 

and the real peak would be reckoner, whenever they finally play it on the pyramid...

Edited July 21, 2015 by russycarps

[elias]

I think Radiohead would draw a very decent crowd, Especially with the Glastonbury audience.

 

Thing is, I don't believe there is a 'Glastonbury crowd' anymore.

I give you the packed audiences for James Bay, George Ezra etc. compared to the average crowd size for *insert your favourite band on the Pyramid that drew less people* - nearly everyone.

 

Radiohead would doubtless have as large a crowd as most of the recent headliners - Metallica, Arcade Fire, The Who - but not as large as The Stones.

[mungo57]

I just remembered I didn't put KofL on my list of top 5!

Dump whatever was last and promote KofL - I thought it was fucking great personally. Codex in particular is magnificent

[Gucci Piggy]

1. OK Computer

2. In Rainbows

3. Kid A

4. Hail to the Thief

5. The Bends

6. The King of Limbs

7. Amnesiac

8. Pablo Honey