Headliners 2016

[FloorFiller]

Agreed on those two at Glasto, it'll be FM added to them I think if it is them but I do agree that Biffy and Foo's isn't going to happen now. Mashup changed my mind.

 

i just don't see Fleetwood Mac being booked now - this whole 'will they, won't they' thing for the last couple of years has just gone on for too long. i reckon the Eavi will've binned that idea off, especially as it's now incredibly well known that they chose IOW/the money this year over Glastonbury

[CaledonianGonzo]

Public Enemy are 10/1 to headline....!?

[FloorFiller]

Public Enemy are 10/1 to headline....!?

 

it's their time - we need some young blood up there!

[Mash011]

I get what you're saying about Kasabian being a house band but it's not like Biffy haven't been a popular booking over the years. They have only played once more than Biffy.

 

I wonder if it's BST like The Libertines were. I can't see V goers giving a shit about Biffy.

 

A BST date for Biffy is a good shout actually. I'd go along if they sell off tickets for a few quid again.

 

Nothing really surprising in those odds, I'm sticking with Adele, Foo Fighters, Radiohead for now in that order of likelihood. Adele looking like a dead cert. Potentially swap Radiohead for someone like Coldplay or ACDC if we're unlucky.

[Mezhyp1]

Public Enemy are 10/1 to headline....!?

That book doesn't ever nearly balance, it's absolutely shocking, it just all focuses on ladbrokes winning as much money as they can from under priced selections

I wouldn't take any notice to anything other than the big gamble on Adele, the people lumping on must believe something

[dentalplan]

I recall someone rang up a couple of months back wanting to put a bet on Foals - who weren't listed on the market - and they wouldn't allow it because they said they'd never heard of them.

[The Nal]

Thats all we need. Some crack head wife beater with a fucking clock hanging from his neck telling us what time it is.

[FloorFiller]

where did Foos being a SR come from anyway? i forget, was it something somebody said (Grohl and the like) or something Neil/efests heard from a source?

[Gucci Piggy]

If V book a band that isn't KOL/Kasabian/Killers for next year it'll probe be Mumford or Flo rather than Biffy.

Adele would be an obvious pick for Glasto if it wasn't for the stagefright thing. If that's not as big an issue as we believe it is then she makes perfect sense and would be a great booking (though I wouldn't be there). I was thinking Foos, Coldplay, Rihanna until now, but maybe swap Adele in for Rihanna.

Don't think Neil ever explained Foos increase to SR.

[jackarmy]

i just don't see Fleetwood Mac being booked now - this whole 'will they, won't they' thing for the last couple of years has just gone on for too long. i reckon the Eavi will've binned that idea off, especially as it's now incredibly well known that they chose IOW/the money this year over Glastonbury

 

And they were awful in an open air setting at the IOW. That ship has definitely sailed...

[FloorFiller]

If V book a band that isn't KOL/Kasabian/Killers for next year it'll probe be Mumford or Flo rather than Biffy.

 

yeah Mumfords seem like the obvious go-to for them next year i guess

 

 

Adele would be an obvious pick for Glasto if it wasn't for the stagefright thing. If that's not as big an issue as we believe it is then she makes perfect sense and would be a great booking (though I wouldn't be there). I was thinking Foos, Coldplay, Rihanna until now, but maybe swap Adele in for Rihanna.

 

 

even though both would be new headliners for the festival (performance wise) they'd be pretty 'blah' headliners for me. i'd go and see Foos, and possibly Adele (probably not though) but i'd hope that the last headliner would be something more exciting than bloody Coldplay. them playing again soon is inevitable with the new album, but christ i hope they aren't booked

[LEDZEP66]

foos, Adele, Coldplay. Could you get a more a middle of the road set of headliners

[dentalplan]

I wouldn't take any notice to anything other than the big gamble on Adele, the people lumping on must believe something

 

To be honest, I very much doubt that means anything either.

[dentalplan]

foos, Adele, Coldplay. Could you get a more a middle of the road set of headliners

 

Cat's Eyes have a new album in the works.

[LEDZEP66]

Cat's Eyes have a new album in the works.

 

mid afternoon on the park

[russycarps]

And they were awful in an open air setting at the IOW. That ship has definitely sailed...

Really? I haven't read a single bad review, with most saying they topped blur

[jackarmy]

Really? I haven't read a single bad review, with most saying they topped blur

 

I thought they looked awful from the limited Sky Arts coverage available, but then again I've heard people say the same about The Stones at Glastonbury...

 

Crowd looked dead for Blur too, mind. Probably not helped by the fact it was absolutely bucketing it down!

[TomViolence]

Really? I haven't read a single bad review, with most saying they topped blur

I heard the same from 2 different groups of people that were there

[paulmuchmore]

Fleetwood Mac at IOW were great in person, terrible on the telly. I wasn't their biggest fan beforehand, but I was converted, they put on a brilliant show. Lindsey Buckingham is a great frontman.

 

Blur I was looking forward to more, but Damon was ill and the setlist could've been better structured for a festival set. Too much a lull when new songs were played. Fleetwood Mac definitely topped them.

[Amy Lawn]

You mean the plant - white - pixies - Mogwai finale??

Epic scenes.

Clean Bandit - White - Pixies - Dexys - Jones (of the No Bones variety)

[Amy Lawn]

Can't comment on clean bandit obviously but you missed the best set - imo - of the weekend if you missed percy.

My dad tried to disown me for not seeing him, he's still not got over it. I'd never heard of Clean Bandit before so I went and gave them a fair shake, they get a lot of stick which isn't fair, there's nothing bad about them, there's just nothing good about them. Literally nothing.

I do think missing ESG for a bit of a poops Jack White set is one of my biggest festival boo-boos though.

[TomViolence]

You mean the plant - white - pixies - Mogwai finale??

Epic scenes.

I do indeed.

Although I did miss a chunk of his set as I couldn't resist watching C Barnett again/get food. Silly me

[TomViolence]

I'd never heard of Clean Bandit before so I went and gave them a fair shake, they get a lot of stick which isn't fair, there's nothing bad about them, there's just nothing good about them. Literally nothing.

 

 Brilliant!

[brettredmayne]

Not a headliner but I would think Elle Goulding will get a very high place on pyramid

[Amy Lawn]

I didn't hate jack as much as most round here but he was far better on his tour gigs later that year.

 

Yeah, that Leeds gig was really fucking good. Was listening to Lazeretto on the weekend with my mate who I went with and reminiscing about how good it was.

 

 Brilliant!

I did find a kindred spirit in a woman who'd been dragged along by her husband, gone to the bar as as excuse to get away and then lost him in the crowd. Gave me the other G&T she'd bought and chatted to me about Arcade Fire the night before. The tent was packed out but pretty much the back two thirds was just people disinterestedly talking amongst themselves.