2020 headliners

[CaledonianGonzo]

James Blake was the support act on the DAMN. tour in the UK.

[Matt42]

Frank Ocean is a fantastic artist but an incredibly risky booking. The guy really does not have a good track record when it comes to turning up to shows. If the festival could book him in a non headlining capacity it would be great, but as a headliner it would be quite risky. 

[FloorFiller]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Frank Ocean is a fantastic artist but an incredibly risky booking. The guy really does not have a good track record when it comes to turning up to shows. If the festival could book him in a non headlining capacity it would be great, but as a headliner it would be quite risky. 

And then when he does he plays fuck all of his bangers and instead sticks to a new album heavy hour and a half slow jam, and judging by his two more recent tracks the new album isn't exactly heading in to sing along banger territory either. I'm guessing/hoping he plays a bit more from Channel Orange in his Coachella set, but even so, judging by his previous performances it's gonna be a pretty downbeat headline set in comparison to what has come before.

[thrillhouse188]

54 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

I can't help thinking we're overdue a curve ball. 

And a real one rather than the "tiny-sentence-about-coldplay-in-a-bizarrely-popular-shitrag" type

Save the curveballs for the Other stage, I’m all in for Kendrick! 

[Guest]

I really enjoyed Frank Ocean at Parklife 2017, thought he was great.

[sirjonnyp]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

James Blake was the support act on the DAMN. tour in the UK.

I see what I've done here - going to edit original post.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Nevertheless I dunno if the Blakester's going to help the tickets fly off the shelves any faster so we still may have to wait a while.

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

I really enjoyed Frank Ocean at Parklife 2017, thought he was great.

Unfortunately he bailed on the festival I was supposed to see him at (Primavera) so I'm a little salty in that regard (also bailed on Bestival 2012 where I was also supposed to see him) but seems to be a 50/50 split of people saying they really enjoyed it and others saying it was a big let down.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FloorFiller said:

Unfortunately he bailed on the festival I was supposed to see him at (Primavera) so I'm a little salty in that regard (also bailed on Bestival 2012 where I was also supposed to see him) but seems to be a 50/50 split of people saying they really enjoyed it and others saying it was a big let down.

To be fair we got really lucky where we were stood which made the experience feel really intimate. Heard a lot of complaints from people who were stood further back who thought he was shit. I don’t think his live show is suited to big outdoor spaces.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Frank's shows sound like fans only affairs that maybe aren't likely to win over doubters and sceptics. So not ideal Pyramid fare.

[jyoung]

Frank would go down like 2017 Radiohead minus Creep.

[eFestivals]

a sign of getting old...

As far as I can recall, in 35 years of unbroken Glastonbury Festivals attendance, this will be the first year where i've never knowingly heard a full track by two of the headliners.

 

[Sasperella]

Just now, eFestivals said:

a sign of getting old...

As far as I can recall, in 35 years of unbroken Glastonbury Festivals attendance, this will be the first year where i've never knowingly heard a full track by two of the headliners.

 

You haven't heard Shake it Off?????

[Guest]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

a sign of getting old...

As far as I can recall, in 35 years of unbroken Glastonbury Festivals attendance, this will be the first year where i've never knowingly heard a full track by two of the headliners.

 

You’ve never heard Hey Jude?!

[eFestivals]

Just now, Sasperella said:

You haven't heard Shake it Off?????

that's why I said *full* track.

Yes, I've heard it, but not the whole track (as far as I'm aware, anyway).

[Suprefan]

8 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

To be fair we got really lucky where we were stood which made the experience feel really intimate. Heard a lot of complaints from people who were stood further back who thought he was shit. I don’t think his live show is suited to big outdoor spaces.

Depends on the space. He did really well at FYF Fest, but thats a hometown show. It felt like you were in his living room watching him do his songs. Its hard to balance that kind of intimacy with a large crowd. He has to have something up his sleeve for Coachella or else theres gonna be 75,000 people  wondering what the hype was about.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

It felt like you were in his living room watching him do his songs. Its hard to balance that kind of intimacy with a large crowd.

That’s how it felt at Parklife where we were too. Like I said though, it seems like that didn’t translate well to the larger outreaches of the crowd.

Edited January 21, 2020 by SomeoneListeningIn

[Hugh Jass]

9 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

a sign of getting old...

As far as I can recall, in 35 years of unbroken Glastonbury Festivals attendance, this will be the first year where i've never knowingly heard a full track by two of the headliners.

 

McCartney was in this band called the Beatles. You should check them out.

[Matt42]

14 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

a sign of getting old...

As far as I can recall, in 35 years of unbroken Glastonbury Festivals attendance, this will be the first year where i've never knowingly heard a full track by two of the headliners.

 

Is this a subtle way of confirming Kendrick? TBC job?

[eFestivals]

Just now, Matt42 said:

Is this a subtle way of confirming Kendrick? TBC job?

him being announced for BST just about confirms it, doesn't it? 

[Doug85]

Not sure how much (if any) truth there is to this but a couple of people have sent this to me.

If Kendrick or Eminem played surely they would do it themselves. 

Kendrick would deserve it himself. 

[priest17]

7 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

Not sure how much (if any) truth there is to this but a couple of people have sent this to me.

If Kendrick or Eminem played surely they would do it themselves. 

Kendrick would deserve it himself. 

This sort of superstar tour gets rumoured every year, never comes into fruition. Here's a random one from 2016 (first one that came up, I'm sure the same line up was rumoured in at least 2018 as well)

https://www.konbini.com/en/entertainment-2/dr-dre-world-tour-snoop/

[Hugh Jass]

I don’t think I’ve been this pumped for a headliner since the Stones.

[maelzoid]

15 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

You don’t mind if I edit that slightly do you  

Ha, of course not. I was just factoring the times I didn't read it, when it could have been honest behind my back.

[Suprefan]