Who's Touring Around Glastonbury 2017?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I wish someone could give me a definitive explanation of the term 'relevant' when used to describe an act playing a festival. It gets used a lot on this forum and I've never really understood it. Is an act's relevance based on recent popularity or the success of their latest album/tour? Is good music (in the ear of the beholder), good music no matter which era it came from? 

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

They're also doing Friday 12th August in Birmingham - same event, same support - and that's presumably as a warm up to Boardmasters so fingers crossed these are both warm ups.

Looking good then!

Fully expecting them to headline the JP on the Sunday myself and I'm sure that'd make a lot of people from here happy.

[DownboundTrain52]

That's Flaming Lips locked in for the Sunday then. Can't see them anywhere else.

Someone update the Clashfinder!

So, we're looking at:

Friday:

PS: Radiohead
OS: 
WH:
JP:
PA:

Saturday

PS: Foo Fighters
OS: Bon Iver(?)
WH: The Jacksons
JP:
PA:

Sunday

PS: Ed Sheeran
OS: The Prodigy(?)/Green Day(?)
WH:
JP: The Flaming Lips
PA:

Or something to that effect?

[eFestivals]

22 minutes ago, PorkSoda said:

Saw Crystal Fighters are at Rock am Ring early June. Also been added as a SR any info on this @eFestivals? Were a bit of a highlight at my first glasto

a random geezer says they're 'in talks'.

 

[dentalplan]

Just now, DownboundTrain52 said:

Someone update the Clashfinder!

NOBODY update the Clashfinder.

But aye if they do headline John Peel then it's Sunday, if they play a lower slot then whenever Friday or Sunday. I think we can be very confident now though, as the other leg of this event seems to have been arranged to coincide with a festival appearance so I'll be surprised if this wasn't.

[radioahed]

14 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Still fucking NARKED that they're playing a yard in my neck of the woods and I'm at some bloooooody festival.

I'm the same! Would love to see both bands that weekend but alas i am at Glastonbury. I just hope they sell well (I think they will) and we keep getting bands coming to the area

[FloorFiller]

6 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

That's Flaming Lips locked in for the Sunday then. Can't see them anywhere else.

Someone update the Clashfinder!

So, we're looking at:

Friday:

PS: Radiohead
OS: 
WH:
JP:
PA:

Saturday

PS: Foo Fighters
OS: Bon Iver(?)
WH: The Jacksons
JP:
PA:

Sunday

PS: Ed Sheeran
OS: The Prodigy(?)/Green Day(?)
WH:
JP: The Flaming Lips
PA:

Or something to that effect?

I think there was info for Alt-J to go up against Ed so stick them on the Sunday Other - seem far more likely than The Prodigy or Green Day.

And it may end up happening but I'd say Bon Iver is looking less likely now. Whole thing is still wide open really - unless we get info soon those Other headliners are gonna be quite a surprise.

[CaledonianGonzo]

So why can't the Flaming Lips play Friday?

[dentalplan]

5 minutes ago, radioahed said:

I'm the same! Would love to see both bands that weekend but alas i am at Glastonbury. I just hope they sell well (I think they will) and we keep getting bands coming to the area

Yep. This was the City of Culture payoff I was hoping for but aye, perhaps it'll lead to future good things.

5 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I think there was info for Alt-J to go up against Ed so stick them on the Sunday Other - seem far more likely than The Prodigy or Green Day.

And it may end up happening but I'd say Bon Iver is looking less likely now. Whole thing is still wide open really - unless we get info soon those Other headliners are gonna be quite a surprise.

Nah the info has only ever been alt-J playing Other Stage. They're in Germany on Fri/Sun now so looks like Saturday. I can't imagine Lawny's info being duff so it'll probably happen.

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

So why can't the Flaming Lips play Friday?

Wayne missed out on Radiohead tickets due to ticket bots! He's not missing them.

Edited February 27, 2017 by dentalplan

[CaledonianGonzo]

Maybe Wayne, Drozd and Miley Cyrus have demanded to play the Friday night so they can go for a drink afterwards with the Radiolads.

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Nah the info has only ever been alt-J playing Other Stage. They're in Germany on Fri/Sun now so looks like Saturday. I can't imagine Lawny's info being duff so it'll probably happen.

Well that's one less headliner clash for me to have to worry about on the Saturday so I'll take it. Now if we could just have NIN on the Other on the Sunday that'd be swell (or if not Flaming Lips isn't a bad way to end the festival either).

[dentalplan]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Maybe Wayne, Drozd and Miley Cyrus have demanded to play the Friday night so they can go for a drink afterwards with the Radiolads.

I think Radiohead and Miley have substantial beef. She once vowed to ruin them. Maybe her affiliation with the Lippies was the long game and she's gonna financially ruin Radiohead by swiping their credit card details.

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Well that's one less headliner clash for me to have to worry about on the Saturday so I'll take it. Now if we could just have NIN on the Other on the Sunday that'd be swell (or if not Flaming Lips isn't a bad way to end the festival either).

Yeah I'm worried that they'll put something good on the Other Stage now Ed is lined up for Pyramid so I could do without Flaming Lips headlining a stage. Either that or a Chemical Brothers shaped plug again will do the trick.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Radiohead

The Jacksons

The Flaming Lips

That would make me very happy as headliners go.

[Zoo Music Girl]

30 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

That's Flaming Lips locked in for the Sunday then. Can't see them anywhere else.

Someone update the Clashfinder!

So, we're looking at:

Friday:

PS: Radiohead
OS: 
WH:
JP:
PA:

Saturday

PS: Foo Fighters
OS: Bon Iver(?)
WH: The Jacksons
JP:
PA:

Sunday

PS: Ed Sheeran
OS: The Prodigy(?)/Green Day(?)
WH:
JP: The Flaming Lips
PA:

Or something to that effect?

Liking the look of this, although Saturday is a bit clashtastic. 

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Liking the look of this

Aye there being nobody playing on any of the other stages at the same time as Radiohead is pretty sweet yeah  

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

Aye there being nobody playing on any of the other stages at the same time as Radiohead is pretty sweet yeah  

To be honest, that's my favourite thing about it. Although it might get a tad busy.

[The Placid Casual]

Clashing Prodigy and Flips would be disgusting for me. I've somehow not seen the Prodge live so I'd be there and missing Flips at Glastonbury would be a huge shame.

 

Something like Radiohead, Justice & Flips would be an ideal trio.

[mjsell]

As much as I don't want it to happen, I'm starting to mentally prepare for Justice to be playing Friday. It looks the most likely day to me.

[DownboundTrain52]

I was hoping for Flips on the Saturday tbh, but let's see where they fall.

 

Alt-j definitely out of the running then? Kind of hoped they'd be there as the act I could happily pass over.

[the wonderwhy]

PS: Radiohead
OS: Chase & Status
WH: Jamiroquai
JP: Courteeners
PA: Moderat 

Saturday

PS: Foo Fighters
OS: Alt-J
WH: The Jacksons
JP: Bonobo
PA: Jesus & Mary Chain

Sunday

PS: Ed Sheeran
OS: Justice
WH: Kraftwerk 
JP: The Flaming Lips
PA: Wild Beasts 

is my work-in-progress prediction atm  

[CaledonianGonzo]

What am I supposed to do on Friday night?  The crossword?

[FloorFiller]

4 minutes ago, DownboundTrain52 said:

Alt-j definitely out of the running then? Kind of hoped they'd be there as the act I could happily pass over.

Nah Alt-J looking quite likely to be headlining Other on the Saturday.

 

[The Placid Casual]

3 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

Sunday:
OS: Justice
WH: Kraftwerk 
JP: The Flaming Lips

Piss off.

[Zoo Music Girl]

4 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

PS: Radiohead
OS: Chase & Status
WH: Jamiroquai
JP: Courteeners
PA: Moderat 

Saturday

PS: Foo Fighters
OS: Alt-J
WH: The Jacksons
JP: Bonobo
PA: Jesus & Mary Chain

Sunday

PS: Ed Sheeran
OS: Justice
WH: Kraftwerk 
JP: The Flaming Lips
PA: Wild Beasts 

is my work-in-progress prediction atm  

I keep forgetting about Kraftwerk! Hoping for that to be my Sunday night.

That Friday, though, yech. Aside from Radiohead obvs and possibly Moderat. 

[Kalopsia]

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