2023 Stage Predictions

[Suprefan]

On 8/28/2022 at 10:22 AM, Little Andy said:

Everyone seems to be saying the same 3 headliners ... are they all looking really likely?

Say the same names enough and its all anyone will believe til its totally different. Same thing happened with the secret sets this year and you just kept seeing Green Day being mentioned online which carried over to the festival in real life and just the chatter amongst people.

[gfa]

6 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Say the same names enough and its all anyone will believe til its totally different. Same thing happened with the secret sets this year and you just kept seeing Green Day being mentioned online which carried over to the festival in real life and just the chatter amongst people.

Yeah whys nobody saying Bad Bunny?

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, gfa said:

Yeah whys nobody saying Bad Bunny?

Man we are all going to have egg on our faces when the Eavi book him to headline. The Eavi simply have no choice but to book him as a headliner because he’s really big in South America. They have no choice! It is inevitable. Like death and taxes.

[kalifire]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Man we are all going to have egg on our faces when the Eavi book him to headline. The Eavi simply have no choice but to book him as a headliner because he’s really big in South America. They have no choice! It is inevitable. Like death and taxes.

In fairness, according to your standard logic of commercial success, that would be true. 

[Matt42]

Updated prediction for a sunday.

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials
Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia // Phoenix
West Holts: Kano // Kali Uchis
John Peel: London Grammar // The Wombats // Cage The Elephant
Park: PJ Harvey // The Big Moon

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lewis Capaldi // Camila Cabello 
Other Stage: Queens Of The Stone Age // Jorja Smith // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Becky Hill
West Holts: Chase and Status // Thundercat
John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s // Dermott Kennedy // Pink Pantheress
Park: Fred Again // Danny Brown

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls // Wet Leg
Other Stage: Halsey // The Courteeners // Robyn // Slowthai
West Holts: FKA TWIGS // Kelis
John Peel: Aitch // Rina Sawayama // Central Cee
Park: Sigur Ros // Fleet Foxes

Edited September 4, 2022 by Matt42

[scatteredscreens]

31 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Updated prediction for a sunday.

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials
Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia // Phoenix
West Holts: Kano // Kali Uchis
John Peel: London Grammar // The Wombats // Cage The Elephant
Park: PJ Harvey // The Big Moon

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lewis Capaldi // Camila Cabello 
Other Stage: Queens Of The Stone Age // Jorja Smith // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Becky Hill
West Holts: Chase and Status // Thundercat
John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s // Dermott Kennedy // Pink Pantheress
Park: Fred Again // Danny Brown

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls // Wet Leg
Other Stage: Halsey // The Courteeners // Robyn // Slowthai
West Holts: FKA TWIGS // Kelis
John Peel: Aitch // Rina Sawayama // Central Cee
Park: Sigur Ros // Fleet Foxes

Like this.

If I were to change things around:

Swap PJ Harvey and London Grammar, she's way too big for that park I'd say.

Halsey would be a pretty dead Other Stage headliner? Pretty sure most of the Glastonbury crowd wouldn't know who she is.

Sigur Ros wouldn't come back and play the park I don't think, they played JP last time and by the 2023 festival they should have a new album out. I reckon fleet Foxes would be a better headliner for the Park

Edited September 4, 2022 by scatteredscreens

[Matt42]

6 minutes ago, scatteredscreens said:

Like this.

If I were to change things around:

Swap PJ Harvey and London Grammar, she's way too big for that park I'd say.

Halsey would be a pretty dead Other Stage headliner? Pretty sure most of the Glastonbury crowd wouldn't know who she is.

Sigur Ros wouldn't come back and play the park I don't think, they played JP last time and by the 2023 festival they should have a new album out. I reckon fleet Foxes would be a better headliner for the Park

Trying to think of young appealing female act who can headline the other stage that would be happy to headline the other stage and not demand something more is a tough job. 

Halsey has played the festival before and I’d say she’s a notch bigger than a Christine & The Queens type. She’s also a pretty established festival headliner across the world so she’s definitely give it a good go.

It’s the “not for me but thinking what would be good for others” prediction 😉 

[kalifire]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Updated prediction for a sunday.

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials
Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia // Phoenix
West Holts: Kano // Kali Uchis
John Peel: London Grammar // The Wombats // Cage The Elephant
Park: PJ Harvey // The Big Moon

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lewis Capaldi // Camila Cabello 
Other Stage: Queens Of The Stone Age // Jorja Smith // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Becky Hill
West Holts: Chase and Status // Thundercat
John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s // Dermott Kennedy // Pink Pantheress
Park: Fred Again // Danny Brown

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls // Wet Leg
Other Stage: Halsey // The Courteeners // Robyn // Slowthai
West Holts: FKA TWIGS // Kelis
John Peel: Aitch // Rina Sawayama // Central Cee
Park: Sigur Ros // Fleet Foxes

Stick.

[jj200]

Would two door cinema club headling the other since they have a new album out

[Billy Corgan's Ego]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Updated prediction for a sunday.

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials
Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia // Phoenix
West Holts: Kano // Kali Uchis
John Peel: London Grammar // The Wombats // Cage The Elephant
Park: PJ Harvey // The Big Moon

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lewis Capaldi // Camila Cabello 
Other Stage: Queens Of The Stone Age // Jorja Smith // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Becky Hill
West Holts: Chase and Status // Thundercat
John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s // Dermott Kennedy // Pink Pantheress
Park: Fred Again // Danny Brown

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls // Wet Leg
Other Stage: Halsey // The Courteeners // Robyn // Slowthai
West Holts: FKA TWIGS // Kelis
John Peel: Aitch // Rina Sawayama // Central Cee
Park: Sigur Ros // Fleet Foxes

Good effort. Think The Smile will headline Park one night though

[gfa]

9 hours ago, jj200 said:

Would two door cinema club headling the other since they have a new album out

Unlikely to get the bump up. They did finsbury in 2018 and got other sub, did it in 2022 and will likely get other sub again. Or maybe shift to another stage but headline it.

[jj200]

7 hours ago, gfa said:

Unlikely to get the bump up. They did finsbury in 2018 and got other sub, did it in 2022 and will likely get other sub again. Or maybe shift to another stage but headline it.

Or maybe 3rd on pyramid 

[MaxPower]

Based on the trend of booking the Australian acts of the moment (Amyl & the Sniffers, Confidence Man, Courtney Barnett) I think there's a good chance Genesis Owusu and The Chats get booked next year.

Edited September 5, 2022 by MaxPower

[gfa]

3 hours ago, MaxPower said:

Based on the trend of booking the Australian acts of the moment (Amyl & the Sniffers, Confidence Man, Courtney Barnett) I think there's a good chance Genesis Owusu and The Chats get booked next year.

Get Spacey Jane onboard too

[Hugh Jass II]

11 hours ago, gfa said:

Unlikely to get the bump up. They did finsbury in 2018 and got other sub, did it in 2022 and will likely get other sub again. Or maybe shift to another stage but headline it.

Surely TDCC are sliding back into daytime Other fodder by now?

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Surely TDCC are sliding back into daytime Other fodder by now?

Probably yes, main point was they weren't headlining other to be honest

[Green Croc]

9 hours ago, MaxPower said:

Based on the trend of booking the Australian acts of the moment (Amyl & the Sniffers, Confidence Man, Courtney Barnett) I think there's a good chance Genesis Owusu and The Chats get booked next year.

DMAs and Sticky Fingers got to be in with a shout too

[The Martini Police]

33 minutes ago, Green Croc said:

DMAs and Sticky Fingers got to be in with a shout too

Not sure they're of the moment or the kind of acts they book these days. They should definitely book Gang of Youths though. 

[Skip997]

37 minutes ago, Green Croc said:

DMAs and Sticky Fingers got to be in with a shout too

Not heard either, but how the hell can any band be Alternative/Indie, Dance/Electronic and Folk (Sticky Fingers)?

[Green Croc]

16 hours ago, The Martini Police said:

Not sure they're of the moment or the kind of acts they book these days. They should definitely book Gang of Youths though. 

What do you mean by 'of the moment'?

DMAs popped up on the festival circuit this summer and Sticky Fingers have released a tour for next year including a date at Ally Pally.

I think I'd actually be pretty surprised if DMAs weren't on the lineup tbh

[MaxPower]

17 hours ago, The Martini Police said:

Not sure they're of the moment or the kind of acts they book these days. They should definitely book Gang of Youths though. 

DMAs supporting Arctic Monkeys over here actually. 

[gfa]

12 hours ago, Green Croc said:

What do you mean by 'of the moment'?

DMAs popped up on the festival circuit this summer and Sticky Fingers have released a tour for next year including a date at Ally Pally.

I think I'd actually be pretty surprised if DMAs weren't on the lineup tbh

DMAs did ally pally too i think

[Suprefan]

I seem to recall saying Halsey could headline Other stage and was shot down. Yet here we are. Also, Rosalia isnt allowed cause she doesnt sing in english. Thats a no go for the good ol boys.

[henry bear]

17 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Also, Rosalia isnt allowed cause she doesnt sing in english. Thats a no go for the good ol boys.

Why the ridiculous insinuation? If Rosalia isn't headlining the Other Stage (or any other major stage) it isn't because of her language, it's because she isn't known very well here. I don't think she's had any hits in the UK. 

[MaxPower]

56 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Why the ridiculous insinuation? If Rosalia isn't headlining the Other Stage (or any other major stage) it isn't because of her language, it's because she isn't known very well here. I don't think she's had any hits in the UK. 

He's really talking about Bad Bunny. But you're right, she hasn't had any UK hits (neither has Bad Bunny), they've actually had extremely similar UK chart success - both only charted on singles that they were featured on, and both got albums that Broke top 75.

For what it's worth, I think Rosalia is infinitely more likely to get booked than Bad Bunny, because she's a quality and versatile act and he puts out nonsense. Neither will be headlining a glasto stage now or any time in the future though.