2020 headliners

[Matt42]

Also - Emily probably doesn’t care. Not every festival can claim that their house band is one of the biggest bands in the world.

[ShakeyCrash]

I like the opening the festival idea, and think that Coldplay would be up for it given its the 50th festival and that they obviously “get” and love Glastonbury.

It will be great publicity for them as it’s actually a real cool thing to do, whereas headlining would bring with it the “what, them again brigade”.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 hour ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

So November 22 for the new Coldplay album.

 

[priest17]

Imagine waking up with hangover on Friday morning to Viva La fucking Vida.

[circus92]

8 minutes ago, jparx said:

Coldplay 

Elton/Macca/Bruce

Taylor

I mean, you can't argue with it in terms of drawing power.

Whether you like any of them or not, you cannot really get much bigger - they would certainly all fit the occasion.

If any of the above 5 are available, you may forget all about Foals / The 1975 debate - they aren’t even close.

 

 

[JSmurphy]

Kings of Leon announced for Hurricane Festival a week before this. 

The 1975 too. And Twenty One Pilots (obviously not a Pyramid contender, but thought I'd mention).

Edited October 17, 2019 by JSmurphy

[Guy Incognito]

1 minute ago, JSmurphy said:

Kings of Leon announced for Hurricane Festival a week before this. 

The 1975 too. And Twenty One Pilots.

Fully expecting them to headline Glastonbury

Edited October 17, 2019 by Guy Incognito

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, JSmurphy said:

Kings of Leon announced for Hurricane Festival a week before this. 

The 1975 too. And Twenty One Pilots.

You deployed this too soon:

3 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

 

 

[Matt87]

Having a big band open the festival on Friday is just too dangerous. There would be a massive rush towards the Pyramid field, and if it was announced prior to Friday, the field would have to be blocked off - like JP was for the Killers. The latter could happen I suppose, but even then there would be massive crowding issues at the entrance/exit points to the Pyramid field. 

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

Kings of Leon announced for Hurricane Festival a week before this. 

The 1975 too. And Twenty One Pilots.

Once more the grim spectre of Kings of Leon and their sex fire lurches into view.

[ModBoy]

Would Twenty One Pilots play Glastonbury? And if so what slot?

[Andy0808 v5]

I’m resigned to Groundhog Day, thanks a lot everyone.

[Matt42]

3 minutes ago, ModBoy said:

Would Twenty One Pilots play Glastonbury? And if so what slot?

Nah

[CaledonianGonzo]

Kings of Leon / Coldplay / Foals is a worrying prospect.  It only requires the grim reaper on a pale horse to complete the set.

[Mouseboy11]

4 minutes ago, ModBoy said:

Would Twenty One Pilots play Glastonbury? And if so what slot?

Probably Other stage headliner I'd imagine, wouldn't say they're out of the realms of possibility.

[Superunknown]

Just now, Mouseboy11 said:

Probably Other stage headliner I'd imagine, wouldn't say they're out of the realms of possibility.

Not even with Matt42's well reasoned and definitive 'nah'?

[Matt42]

21p only accept headlining slots so they will only play at the festivals who book them to headline.

[circus92]

5 minutes ago, ModBoy said:

Would Twenty One Pilots play Glastonbury? And if so what slot?

Saw them at Reading this year even though I only knew a few songs.  Really enjoyed it - they put on a cracking show.  I reckon they could definitely be a possibility for the other stage

[ModBoy]

Just now, circus92 said:

Saw them at Reading this year even though I only knew a few songs.  Really enjoyed it - they put on a cracking show.  I reckon they could definitely be a possibility for the other stage

Well this is why I asked the question, I was there as well and yeah as a show its awesome, especially the amount of crowd interaction they have, would love to see them headline the other stage

[circus92]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

21p only accept headlining slots so they will only play at the festivals who book them to headline.

Oh well.  They will not be there then - zero chance they will be a contender to headline pyramid 

[ModBoy]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

21p only accept headlining slots so they will only play at the festivals who book them to headline.

Even though at Reading and Leeds they played before Post Malone? I get they were Co-Headliners, but if they are just wanting to be headliners why would they accept to go on before Post Malone, or is it more to do with just been on the Poster as a headliner and spoken about as a headliner?

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, ModBoy said:

Even though at Reading and Leeds they played before Post Malone? I get they were Co-Headliners, but if they are just wanting to be headliners why would they accept to go on before Post Malone, or is it more to do with just been on the Poster as a headliner and spoken about as a headliner?

Co-headliners are still billed and promoted as headliners.

[squirrelarmy]

19 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

21p only accept headlining slots so they will only play at the festivals who book them to headline.

They subbed Foo Fighters at Sziget this year. A lot of their fans only came for them.
 

They got there early, filled out the front of the stage. Sat bored and lifeless through the early acts, actually causing Johnny Marr to tell them to go fuck themselves and he cut his set short due to the complete lack of audience interaction from a large section of the crowd. 
 

We got the benefit though as soon as the 21p fans left there was a huge amount of space free to get to the front for Foos. 

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

They subbed Foo Fighters at Sziget this year. A lot of their fans only came for them.

Playing before Foos or whatever they were still at the top of the bill.

[Mouseboy11]

5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Playing before Foos or whatever they were still at the top of the bill.

They’re on the 2nd line of the bill there.