Dunno if anyone saw the size of the crowd Chappell got at Austin City Limits the other day but it reinforced that if they have secured her followed by O Rod on the Sunday then it is absolutely huge. Some years the stars just align I guess.
things change so fast these days- If you'd said 12-18 months ago that Sabrina, Chappell and Charli XCX would be some of the bigggest names they could book, people would think you're mad. Who gives a f**k if Neil young gets a medium sized crowds if you have other bookings like that. Plus if Michael wants him headlining thats as good a reason as any.
@Ben7amin_ mentioning the number of festivals vs no of Pyramid headliners seen got me thinking so have ranked mine. Ten festivals, twelve pyramid headliners seen. Full disclosure, did have to look up who headlined each year - misspent youth, etc.
1. Arcade Fire 2014
2. Blur 2009
3. Stevie Wonder 2010 (perfect close to a perfect festival)
4. Foo Fighters 2017
5. Elton John 2023
6. Muse 2016 (ranks higher than 2010 because of the group I was with at the time)
7. Arctic Monkeys 2023
8. Muse 2010 (I'll be honest, I actually can't remember this that well)
9. Radiohead 2017 (I enjoyed them but mates brought the vibe down. Manchester a few weeks later was better.)
10. Kings of Leon 2008 (had to leave early that year and missed the Verve)
11. Gorillaz 2010
12. Coldplay 2016 (superfan for the first two albums, dreamed of seeing them on the Pyramid since being 11, this gig confirmed the relationship was over)