2022 Headliners

[gfa]

3 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I actually think, (and this is probably a provocative thing to say even though it was me that predicted them)… but I think SHM might be a bit too big for Glastonbury. In the sense that they are guaranteed to get one of the biggest crowds of the weekend at any festival they play.

I’d call them the biggest dance act in the world… by stealth. Not many people will talk about them but they have huge crowd pulling power.

It’s hard to explain in words. But if they were on a poster a lot of people would probably say “ah cool” and not make much of a song and dance about it. However on the night they would steal a huge amount of attendees from other stages. In the same way that Calvin Harris would be one of the biggest artists of the weekend if Glasto booked him, despite not many people making a song and dance about the announcement. 

The only dance act that would get more than them is a Daft Punk reunion or if they stuck Chemical Brothers against someone weaker than The Killers. So to sum it up, I definitely agree.

[Matt42]

Just now, whitehorses said:

I don’t quite agree with all this - except of course they are undoubtedly very big. But mainly I think if they were available and interested then Glastonbury would book them. And it would be a good party for sure. 

I think they could be booked if there was interest from them to do it. To hear that they felt honoured for Glastonbury to show their movie is probably a positive sign.

The only slot that would work for them is Other headline. I just think they’d comfortably be one of the biggest dance acts Glastonbury has booked. The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers are big in a different way - but it would be a pretty big venture into the EDM scene by booking the biggest one going.

[Stokesy10]

So sorry but could someone let me know why Macca is now doubtful, or out of the question?

[JoeyT]

Well this thread certainly ignited today. 

Roll on more of this. It’s felt like the start of a normal festival year. Love it.

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

So sorry but could someone let me know why Macca is now doubtful, or out of the question?

Just silence on his front really. The Werchter boutique rumour turned out to be a Springsteen gig. So really there is nothing pointing to Macca being in the frame other than Neil’s info.

[whitehorses]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I think they could be booked if there was interest from them to do it. To hear that they felt honoured for Glastonbury to show their movie is probably a positive sign.

The only slot that would work for them is Other headline. I just think they’d comfortably be one of the biggest dance acts Glastonbury has booked. The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers are big in a different way - but it would be a pretty big venture into the EDM scene by booking the biggest one going.

Oh I certainly agree that they would be one of the biggest dance acts Glastonbury had ever booked. It was the idea that they’re ‘too big’ - as in a disruptive rather than positive sense - that was the thing I’m not sure about. 
 

 

[gfa]

6 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I think they could be booked if there was interest from them to do it. To hear that they felt honoured for Glastonbury to show their movie is probably a positive sign.

The only slot that would work for them is Other headline. I just think they’d comfortably be one of the biggest dance acts Glastonbury has booked. The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers are big in a different way - but it would be a pretty big venture into the EDM scene by booking the biggest one going.

That first bit actually makes it sound fairly possible. Tour dates are free and they aren't at Creamfields either although it would be their first date of the year.

[circus92]

10 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

If Sam Smith or George Ezra didn't headline after two albums why would Sam Fender, unless I'm massively missing something? I like Sam Fender, seems decent, but shit me.

 

I get what you are saying, but number of albums doesn't really seem to be a determining factor.  Billie Eilish only has 2 albums, so he is at least as qualified as she is on that front.  Stormzy only had one album I think?

In comparison to Sam Smith and George Ezra, I believe Sam Fender would be way better suited to a headline slot than either of them.  I mean they are both dull as f**k, whereas I reckon Sam Fender would really go off on the Pyramid.  I'm not saying it is the right time for him to do it, but he could easily pull it off.  Would definitely be more exciting by some margin than booking Flo again

 

[Matt42]

3 minutes ago, gfa said:

That first bit actually makes it sound fairly possible. Tour dates are free and they aren't at Creamfields either although it would be their first date of the year.

Think they are a conversation for 2023 rather than 2022.

[Stokesy10]

Just now, circus92 said:

I get what you are saying, but number of albums doesn't really seem to be a determining factor.  Billie Eilish only has 2 albums, so he is at least as qualified as she is on that front.  Stormzy only had one album I think?

In comparison to Sam Smith and George Ezra, I believe Sam Fender would be way better suited to a headline slot than either of them.  I mean they are both dull as f**k, whereas I reckon Sam Fender would really go off on the Pyramid.  I'm not saying it is the right time for him to do it, but he could easily pull it off.  Would definitely be more exciting by some margin than booking Flo again

 

Totally agree and thanks for your response. It wasn't so much amount of albums I was getting at, more so what level Smith and Ezra were at by their second albums compared to Fender. Maybe Fender is way ahead of what they were and I'm just out of touch. 

[Stokesy10]

8 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Just silence on his front really. The Werchter boutique rumour turned out to be a Springsteen gig. So really there is nothing pointing to Macca being in the frame other than Neil’s info.

Ta Matt.

Praying Neil's info is correct at this point!

Edited January 6, 2022 by Stokesy10

[circus92]

5 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Totally agree and thanks for your response. It wasn't so much amount of albums I was getting at, more so what level Smith and Ezra were at by their second albums compared to Fender. Maybe Fender is way ahead of what they were and I'm just out of touch. 

Nah, you are not out of touch at all - I doubt that Sam Fender is ahead of the other two on various metrics such as mainstream radio play, popularity with Mums, etc etc, but are those really the things that make a good Pyramid headliner?  I just reckon Sam Fender would be way out ahead of the other two in terms going down a storm headlining the Pyramid.

Probably needs a bigger debate about what actually makes a good Pyramid headliner

[shivroy]

35 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Just silence on his front really. The Werchter boutique rumour turned out to be a Springsteen gig. So really there is nothing pointing to Macca being in the frame other than Neil’s info.

Is that Springsteen gig still going ahead? I thought he was out for 2022

[Gnomicide]

48 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I actually think, (and this is probably a provocative thing to say even though it was me that predicted them)… but I think SHM might be a bit too big for Glastonbury. In the sense that they are guaranteed to get one of the biggest crowds of the weekend at any festival they play.

I mean... fuck me. Are we letting this go?

[shivroy]

I feel like if Sam Fender weren't on so many other lineups I'd think he was realistic, but I don't think glastonbury wants someone who is so overexposed lineup-wise + also not a massive deal, headliner-wise. 

[shivroy]

What about the weeknd? Is he at all in contention?

Re: SHM - definitely not too big for glastonbury, how do their tours fare in the UK? In the US they're struggling to sell any tickets at their arena dates.

[morph100]

6 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I mean... fuck me. Are we letting this go?

My mum knows Calvin Harris but not Swedish House Mafia

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

58 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I actually think, (and this is probably a provocative thing to say even though it was me that predicted them)… but I think SHM might be a bit too big for Glastonbury. In the sense that they are guaranteed to get one of the biggest crowds of the weekend at any festival they play.

I’d call them the biggest dance act in the world… by stealth. Not many people will talk about them but they have huge crowd pulling power.

It’s hard to explain in words. But if they were on a poster a lot of people would probably say “ah cool” and not make much of a song and dance about it. However on the night they would steal a huge amount of attendees from other stages. In the same way that Calvin Harris would be one of the biggest artists of the weekend if Glasto booked him, despite not many people making a song and dance about the announcement. 

I do think it's about time an electronic act headlined the Pyramid again. Would rather see SHM than a repeat headliner 

[Harry_W01]

45 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Just silence on his front really. The Werchter boutique rumour turned out to be a Springsteen gig. So really there is nothing pointing to Macca being in the frame other than Neil’s info.

Pretty new to this thread. what has Neil got for this year lineup wise?

[Leyrulion]

I was not being serious about Sam Fender headlining the pyramid.*

 

 

*If he's announced I take this back

[Leyrulion]

1 minute ago, Harry_W01 said:

Pretty new to this thread. what has Neil got for this year lineup wise?

From a good source that the final two are McCartney and Kendrick. 

[shivroy]

1 minute ago, Leyrulion said:

From a good source that the final two are McCartney and Kendrick. 

Keep in mind he said this many many months ago, people are starting to doubt its legitimacy since there has been nothing from McCartney or Kendrick this year. Kendrick might be waiting until after the Superbowl though

[Leyrulion]

4 minutes ago, shivroy said:

Keep in mind he said this many many months ago, people are starting to doubt its legitimacy since there has been nothing from McCartney or Kendrick this year. Kendrick might be waiting until after the Superbowl though

Tbh it may well have been the plan many many months ago but at some point along the line booking negotiations, logistics and covid have caused it to be changed.

[CurlyPutz]

Is there anywhere to keep track of current rumors in one handy list while the main site is awol guys? 

[Gnomicide]

8 minutes ago, CurlyPutz said:

Is there anywhere to keep track of current rumors in one handy list while the main site is awol guys? 

Dental has done this list for potential headliners.

On 1/3/2022 at 4:00 PM, dentalplan said:

Gonna do a RAG recap of who has dates announced to establish that the two (who Neil would mark as a TBC if he still could) not having tour dates yet is no big deal because of how few names are actually on the map so far.

• Adele (BST exclusive)
• Arctic Monkeys (R+L)
• Biffy Clyro (Download)
• Bruce Springsteen (no dates yet but leaks; rumoured date for Belgium on Sunday - b2b very unlikely)
• Coldplay (ruled themselves out)
• Dave (R+L)
• Dua Lipa (in Norway Sunday)
• Eagles (in Dublin Friday, London Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Ed Sheeran (in London Friday, Saturday)
• Elton John (in London Friday, Bristol Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Florence and the Machine
• Foo Fighters (in Manchester Saturday)
• Gorillaz (Germany Friday, Luxembourg Sunday)
• Green Day (in UK Friday, Saturday; Dublin Monday - 4 days in a row very unlikely)
• Guns N' Roses (in France Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Imagine Dragons (UK exclusive show in Milton Keynes)
• Iron Maiden (Download)
• The Killers (too soon)
• Kings of Leon (in Dublin Friday, Belfast Sunday)
• Liam Gallagher (in Belfast Friday, Glasgow Sunday)
• Metallica (in Germany Friday, France Sunday)
• Muse (headlining IOW; in Spain Sunday)
• Pearl Jam (in Italy Saturday)
• Rage Against the Machine (R+L)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (in London Saturday and Sunday)
• Royal Blood
• Stormzy (too soon)
• The Strokes

I believe that's pretty much it. Given that the green names would all cause fierce arguments on whether they could headline, I think it's easy to expect that more names are forthcoming despite many festivals having announced their lot.

There's also this list that has a few self confirms/hints but mainly it's just a list of all the acts that are touring around Glastonbury week:

10CC
ABC
Adam Scott Glasspool (self confirmed)
Aerosmith (self confirmed)
Alanis Morissette
Alesso
Alice Cooper
Alfie Templeman
Alizzz
Alt-J
Amadou and Mariam
Amy MacDonald
Angèle
Animal Collective
Anti-Flag
Arlo Parks
A$ap Rocky
Baby Queen
Balthazar
Barry Manilow
Baxtet Dury
BC Camplight
Beabadoobee
Beck
Beck Hill
Beenie Man
Belle & Sebastian
Ben UFO
Benjamin Ingrosso
Bicep
Big Thief
Biffy Clyro
Billie Eilish (confirmed)
Black Dyke Band (self confirmed)
Black Eyed Peas
Black Pumas
Black Uhuru
Blossoms
Boomtown Rats
Brass Against (self confirmed)
Brooke Combe
Bryan Adams
Burna Boy
Buzzcocks
C. Tangana
Callum Beattie
Camera Obscura
Caribou
Carly Rae Jepson
Cat Power
Celeste
Celine Dion
Charlotte Jane
Christine Aguilera
Christy Moore 
Cigarettes After Sex
Clairo
Clannad
Confidence Man
Courtney Marie Andrews
Craig David
Crowded House (self confirmed)
Cruel Hearts Club
Culture Club
Cupido
Cut Capers
Daði Freyr
David Gray
David Guetta
Deadmau5 
Del Amitri
Deftones
Destroyer
Diana Ross (confirmed)
Dinosaur Pile-up
Dionne Warwick
DJ Snake
DMAs
Doja Cat
Dr Meaker
Drean State
Dream Wife
Drive By Truckers
Dropkick Murphys
Dry Cleaning
Dua Lipa
Duran Duran
Easy Life
Eagles
Echo & The Bunnymen
Editors
Ed Sheeran
Elbow
Elephant Session
Ella Henderson
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Emmylou Harris
Every fecker on that Hellfest poster
Everyone You Know
Example
Ezra Collective
Fatboy Slim
First Aid Kit
Floating Points
Florence and The Machine
Foals
Fontaines D.C 
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Foy Vance
Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Franz Ferdinand
Freya Ridings
Funked and The Two Tone Baby
Gabriels
Galantis
Gang of Youths
Gary Clark Jr
Gentleman's Dub Club
George Ezra
Genesis Owusu
Gerry Cinnamon
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly
George Ezra
girl in red
Girl Ray
Glass Animals
Glasvegas
Gogol Bordello
Goldband
Gorillaz
Grace Jones
Greta Van Fleet
Griff
Guns n Roses
Haim
Hang Youth
Happy Mondays
Herbie Hancock
Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers
Hue and Cry
Hugh Cornwell
Idles
Interpol
Ireland May
Irish Mythen
Izal
Jacob Collier
Jack Harlow
Jack White
Jade Bird
Jake Bugg
James
James Blunt
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Webster
Jarvis Cocker
Jeff Mills
Jess Glynne
Jimmy Eat World
Joan As Police Woman
Joboxers
Joel Corry
Joesef
John Cale
John Grant
John Hopkins
John Legend
John Smith
Jools Holland
Joy Crookes
Judas Priest
Jusge Jules
Jungle
Jungle by Night
Justice
Kae Tempest
Kaleo
Kasabian
Kase.O Jazz Magnetism
Keane
Kelly Lee Owens
Kennyhoopla
Kings of Leon
L'Impératrice
La Femme
Laura Veirs
Leon Bridges
Liam Gallagher
Lianne La Havas
Lightning Seeds
Lionel Richie
Lisa Stansfield
Little Simz
Lorde
Louane
Luke La Volpe
-M-
M Huncho
McFly (strong hint)
Mae Muller
Mac DeMarco
Macey Gray
Madness
Måneskin
Manic Street Preachers
Martin Garrix
Mavis Staples (strong hint)
Maxïmo Park
Megan Thee Stallion
Metallica
Metronomy
Michael Buble
Michael Kiwanuka
Midlake (strong hint)
Mimi Webb
Miriam Bryant
Mø
Moderat
Mogwai
Morchard Doma
Monsieur Doumani (self confirmed)
Mulatu Astatke
Muse
My Baby
Natalie Sinephro
Natalie Imbruglia
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
None Nesbitt
Nine Kraviz
Nile Rodgers and Chic
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Nubiyan Twist
Olivia Rodrigo
Orbital
Ozzy Osborne
Paolo Nutini
Paloma Faith
Passenger
Parcels
Parquet Courts
Patti Smith
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
Paul Weller
Pearl Jam
Peatbog Faeries
Pet Shop Boys
Phoebe Bridges
Pigs x7
Pillow Queens
Pip Blom
Pixies
Placebo
Pokey Lafarge
Pond
Polo G
Pop Will Eat Itself
Post Malone
Primal Scream
Pulled Apart By Horses
Pup
Rag n Bone Man
Rammstein
Ring Sawayama
Rival Sons
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (strong hint)
Robyn
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Roman Keating
Royal Blood
Rudimental
Rufus T Firefly
S10
Sam Fender
Sch
Sea Power
Seasick Steve
Self Esteem
Sen Senra
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Shaggy
Shed Seven
Shovels and Rope
Show of Hands
Sigala
Sigrid
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Sinéad O’Connor 
Sister Sledge
Skids
Skunk Anansie
Sleaford Mods
Sleeper
Snail Mail
Snow Patrol
Soccer Mommy
Spear of Destiny
Spell Songs
Spinvis
Sports Team
Squid
St Paul and The Broken Bones
St Vincent
Stereophonics
Sting
STIKSTOF
Stromae
Sum 41
Suzanne Vega
Tame Impala
Teenage Fanclub
The Amazons
The Avalanches
The Beat
The Blessed Madonna
The Bootleg Beatles
The Brand New Heavies
The Charlatans
The Chats
The Chemical Brothers
The Comet is Coming
The Compozers
The Coral
The Darkness
The Dead South
The Farm
The Felice Brothers
The Fratellis
The Get Up Kids
The Hives
The Kid Lardi
The Killers
The Kooks
The Lathums
The Laylines
The Libertines
The Milk Carton Kids
The National
The Offspring
The Orielled
The Primitives
The Proclaimers
The Regrettes
The Rezillos
The Script
The Sherlocks
The Snuts
The Strokes
The Struts
The Undertones
The Vaccines
The War On Drugs
The Waterboys
The Wildhearts
The Wonderstuff
This Is The Kit
Thomas Headon
Thrice
Tim Burgess
TLC
Tom Grennan
Tom Jones
Tom Misch
Tom Walker (strong hint)
Toro Ý Moi
Toyah
Tribes (self confirmed)
Turnstile
Twenty One Pilots
Two Door Cinema Club
Tyler, The Creator
UB40
Underworld
Velveteers
Veronica Maggio
Vesala
Viagra Boys
Ward Thomas
Wet Leg
Whispering Sons
White Lies
Wilco
Wizkid
Woody Cook (self confirmed)
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
Young Guns
Yungblud
Zara Larson