2020 headliners

[GrumpyRaver]

1 hour ago, lukethekid said:

Leeds & Reading 2011, The Strokes & Pulp shared the headline slot, with Strokes headlining Reading and Pulp headlining Leeds. We attended Leeds and The Strokes were absolutely crap. Pulp were unbelievable though. If Pulp had been on first like Reading I'd have got off during The Strokes set. 

I was at Reading... Strokes were appalling.

[Matt42]

6 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

I was at Reading... Strokes were appalling.

I loved it. I kinda feel like I’m in the minority though. They ain’t Glastonbury headline material though.

Edited October 9, 2019 by Matt42

[dentalplan]

37 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

Well there not doing Download, can’t see them doing any festival in the UK but Glasto, if any. More likely to do there own gigs however there’s a chance if the gaps there. 

 

Maybe. It is interesting, however, that they're supposedly doing a run of festivals in the US. Since around when they last did Download, it's all been stadiums aside from Coachella. Might mean they don't have the same production demands.

Who knows though? This rumour could be completely duff and some other bands get announced for those festivals tomorrow.

[Nick Aldous]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Huh yeah they were excellent that night. Better than BST. Everyone seemed absolutely enraptured, and the band looked like they were enjoying it. They've been getting good reviews across the board this year.

I think they'll be as big as they've ever been when/if they properly launch a comeback. They sold out a 40k+ APE after selling about 20k tickets (pre-discount) for BST four years prior. There's increasing nostalgia for the era that they're obviously the kings of. I don't see them subheadlining anything anywhere in the near future.

I’d love them to headline the pyramid but I just can’t see it happening on the 50th 

[lukethekid]

40 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I loved it. I kinda feel like I’m in the minority though. They ain’t Glastonbury headline material though.

Do you not feel like Julian Casablancas is the most uncharismatic front man in the world though? It was like and day between him and Jarvis. 

[Suprefan]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

AC/DC's return (with Brian Johnson) is rumoured to be announced tomorrow., with some US festivals at the start of a world tour

IF this happens tomorrow I have a pretty good idea of what kind of festivals theyll be doing. We have a festival circuit in the midwest and southwest of the u.s. thats pretty much an american version of Download and it just moves from state to state around May/June. Theyve had Guns N Roses headline them so AC/DC isnt that big of a stretch to be booked for em as a fairly good draw for a 40,000 cap fest

Edited October 9, 2019 by Suprefan

[dentalplan]

Just now, Suprefan said:

IF this happens tomorrow I have a pretty good idea of what kind of festivals theyll be doing. We have a festival circuit in the midwest and southwest of the u.s. thats pretty much an american version of Download and it just moves from state to state around May/June. Theyve had Guns N Roses headline them so AC/DC isnt that big of a stretch to be booked for em as a fairly good draw.

Yes it's the Danny Wimmer Presents ones. To be clear, I haven't read that they're announcing a tour tomorrow; I've seen rumoured that they're doing those festivals as part of a world tour and then what's certainly true is that those festivals are announcing tomorrow. The rumour featured on the link appears to have got Metallica right so let's hope it's not horseshit and AC/DC are back and rolling through to Europe.

[Suprefan]

Yeah it makes sense. But I mean  its easy to see them announcing just AC/DC and putting early bird tickets on sale to get the excitement factor going for people even though its 8 months out, especially for an exclusive. Plus itll have been 5 years since they were in the states.

[Nick Aldous]

As it stands I’m 1975, Fleetwood and Paul McCartney I think.

Elton on legend slot and Spice Girls subbing or third down to Paul with Sunday being focused on British music of the past fifty years

[Matt42]

15 minutes ago, Nick Aldous said:

As it stands I’m 1975, Fleetwood and Paul McCartney I think.

Elton on legend slot and Spice Girls subbing or third down to Paul with Sunday being focused on British music of the past fifty years

How do you explain Taylor Swift then?

[Nick Aldous]

13 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

How do you explain Taylor Swift then?

I feel that they booked macca and fleetwood way back in 2017 cause they’re so expensive. They booked them in advance thus leaving a slot for an upcoming UK act and and taking that time to see who deserves it throughout those years. I don’t think Taylor suits the 50th or glasto altogether as a headliner, just my personal prediction at the moment.

I haven’t seen any more evidence pointing towards Taylor besides a gap in her dates. Who says she wouldn’t sub fleetwood mac? Feel like that’d be a really strong Saturday for the 50th. Or could she be a special guest for somebody’s set and plans on scoping out the place to potentially play the following year?

Then again it’s the biggest glasto yet so anything can happen

Edited October 9, 2019 by Nick Aldous

[CaledonianGonzo]

Except for that.

[RarerThanDandyB]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Except for that.

Macca was meant for the 49th and he pulled out so the Eavii didnt bother with him again asking Taylor to do the slot. Is that a alright plot for you?

1975, Fleetwood Mac and Taylor Swift

[Matt42]

8 minutes ago, Nick Aldous said:

I haven’t seen any more evidence pointing towards Taylor besides a gap in her dates. Who says she wouldn’t sub fleetwood mac? Feel like that’d be a really strong Saturday for the 50th. Or could she be a special guest for somebody’s set and plans on scoping out the place to potentially play the following year?

Then again it’s the biggest glasto yet so anything can happen

No evidence for Taylor other than her doing a June European festival tour with no UK date.

[Nick Aldous]

2 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

Macca was meant for the 49th and he pulled out so the Eavii didnt bother with him again asking Taylor to do the slot. Is that a alright plot for you?

1975, Fleetwood Mac and Taylor Swift

Where did you hear this?

[Amy Lawn]

1 minute ago, Matt42 said:

No evidence for Taylor other than her doing a June European festival tour with no UK date.

*COUGH* she had a pint of scrumpy with CalGon and got silly to Boys Don't Cry

[a6l6e6x]

All signs definitely point to Taylor and based on the amount I've listened to her since securing a ticket on Thursday I bloody hope she plays

[RarerThanDandyB]

The thing is that the sky bet likely trio is 75, FM and Taylor at 7-1. It is never gonna be the obvious one and we cant have all three.

[Slugworth]

I feel this thread hasn't peaked yet. But when it does it will be magical lol

[mufcok]

1 minute ago, Slugworth said:

I feel this thread hasn't peaked yet. But when it does it will be magical lol

We need that first proper strong rumour with something to it, all hell will break loose then

[Amy Lawn]

22 minutes ago, Nick Aldous said:

I feel that they booked macca and fleetwood way back in 2017 cause they’re so expensive. They booked them in advance thus leaving a slot for an upcoming UK act and and taking that time to see who deserves it throughout those years. I don’t think Taylor suits the 50th or glasto altogether as a headliner, just my personal prediction at the moment.

I haven’t seen any more evidence pointing towards Taylor besides a gap in her dates. Who says she wouldn’t sub fleetwood mac? Feel like that’d be a really strong Saturday for the 50th. Or could she be a special guest for somebody’s set and plans on scoping out the place to potentially play the following year?

Then again it’s the biggest glasto yet so anything can happen

This is an atrocious post.

[a6l6e6x]

Think we need one headliner confirmed nice and early

[Slugworth]

4 minutes ago, mufcok said:

We need that first proper strong rumour with something to it, all hell will break loose then

Hahaha. Florence/Coldplay headlining incoming 

[mufcok]

I'd love something like the way they announced Radiohead again, that was genius

[priest17]

We're clearly not working hard enough at this yet, need to get this generation's Poirot in the case.

Who's got Coleen's number?