2023 Stage Predictions

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

22 hours ago, jparx said:

Wait, Noel was bad at Glastonbury? I seem to remember him doing some hilarious banter about his new material and then doing about 45 minutes of absolute belters that went down better than anything non-Macca on the Pyramid?

He was really great and the crowd loved him. Was prob the best sub all weekend.

[stanh]

13 hours ago, TheWaters said:

A first ever glasto prediction from me, mostly made out of boredom with fairly limited knowledge and filling the gaps with other peoples predictions so don't go in too hard on any major misplacements:

Friday

PYR: Arctic Monkeys//Royal Blood//Pulp (Special guests)//Paloma Faith//Tears For Fears//Becky Hill//Black Uhuru
OTH: Doja Cat//Jorja Smith//Lily Allen//Michael Kiwanuka//Bloc Party//WizKid//Billy Nomates//Kasabian (Opening Slot)
WH: The Isley Brothers//Mount Kimbie//Salif Keita//Danny Brown

JP: Yeah Yeah Yeahs//Sampha//Everything Everything//Soccer Mommy
PA: Fred Again..//Spoon//Marcus Mumford//Spiritualized

Saturday

PYR: Elton John//Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds//Lil Nas X//The Specials//Wet Leg//Candi Staton
OTH: The National//Lewis Capaldi//Manic Street Preachers//Loyle Carner//Alabama Shakes//Central Cee//Maggie Rogers//Avelino
WH: Jamie xx//SAULT//Mahalia//Young Fathers

JP: Aitch//DMA's//Rina Sawayama//BackRoad Gee
PA: Laura Marling//Bauhaus//Perfume Genius//Snail Mail

Sunday
PYR: Taylor Swift//Lizzo//Paolo Nutini//Spice Girls//Courteeners//Goldfrapp
OTH: The Prodigy//Pixies//The War On Drugs//Belle & Sebastian//Editors//Holly Humberstone//Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes//Kofi Stone
WH: FKA Twigs//Kamasi Washington//Floating Points (Live)//Kokoroko

JP: The Smile//London Grammar//Enter Shikari//The Chats

PA: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard//Father John Misty//Angel Olsen//Kurt Vile & The Violators

Oh I like this... a lot. Stick!

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials 

Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia

West Holts: Kano

John Peel: FKA TWIGS

Park: PJ Harvey

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lil Nas X // Camila Cabello

Other Stage: Courteeners // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Robyn

West Holts: Chase and Status 

John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

Park: Fred Again…

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls

Other Stage: Jorja Smith // J Hus // Father John Misty

West Holts: Michael Kiwanuka 

John Peel: Aitch

Park: Sigur Ros

Can’t argue with much of this, other than I think J Hus would headline the Other and I think there’s a general lack of more modern acts headlining.

[Green Croc]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials 

Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia

West Holts: Kano

John Peel: FKA TWIGS

Park: PJ Harvey

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lil Nas X // Camila Cabello

Other Stage: Courteeners // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Robyn

West Holts: Chase and Status 

John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

Park: Fred Again…

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls

Other Stage: Jorja Smith // J Hus // Father John Misty

West Holts: Michael Kiwanuka 

John Peel: Aitch

Park: Sigur Ros

Robyn is a nice shout but 3rd down Other feels low and also a bit of a strange slot for her.

The Other headliners in general feel pretty weak barring The Prodigy. Jorja Smith especially 

[Matt42]

40 minutes ago, Green Croc said:

Robyn is a nice shout but 3rd down Other feels low and also a bit of a strange slot for her.

The Other headliners in general feel pretty weak barring The Prodigy. Jorja Smith especially 

Think she was third down other 2020.

See what you mean about the Other headliners, but I feel quite confident Jorja will get a big slot, and the Prodigy / Courteeners sound like easy options that tick both the dance and band headliner options.

Courteeners are due a return and I think them against Taylor would probably get a good showing for them.

[gfa]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials 

Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia

West Holts: Kano

John Peel: FKA TWIGS

Park: PJ Harvey

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lil Nas X // Camila Cabello

Other Stage: Courteeners // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Robyn

West Holts: Chase and Status 

John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

Park: Fred Again…

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls

Other Stage: Jorja Smith // J Hus // Father John Misty

West Holts: Michael Kiwanuka 

John Peel: Aitch

Park: Sigur Ros

I’d move one of saturday’s dance headliners to sunday. Probably Fred so that sunday can have the arcadia dnb day without clashing with c&s. Also don’t think courteeners are headlining other. Haven’t grown since their short other sub in 2019.

Stereophonics big slot i reckon. think they’ve come around to not headlining and they did a lot this year so not tons of options left in the area (iow maybe)

[gfa]

44 minutes ago, Green Croc said:

Robyn is a nice shout but 3rd down Other feels low and also a bit of a strange slot for her.

The Other headliners in general feel pretty weak barring The Prodigy. Jorja Smith especially 

Jorja did Boardmasters so not ridiculous i think. Definitely 3 weak options though

[Green Croc]

9 minutes ago, gfa said:

Stereophonics big slot i reckon. think they’ve come around to not headlining and they did a lot this year so not tons of options left in the area (iow maybe)

That's a good shout, could equally see them in the Noel slot from this year, leading into an Elton or AM

[jparx]

16 hours ago, TheWaters said:

A first ever glasto prediction from me, mostly made out of boredom with fairly limited knowledge and filling the gaps with other peoples predictions so don't go in too hard on any major misplacements:

Friday

PYR: Arctic Monkeys//Royal Blood//Pulp (Special guests)//Paloma Faith//Tears For Fears//Becky Hill//Black Uhuru
OTH: Doja Cat//Jorja Smith//Lily Allen//Michael Kiwanuka//Bloc Party//WizKid//Billy Nomates//Kasabian (Opening Slot)
WH: The Isley Brothers//Mount Kimbie//Salif Keita//Danny Brown

JP: Yeah Yeah Yeahs//Sampha//Everything Everything//Soccer Mommy
PA: Fred Again..//Spoon//Marcus Mumford//Spiritualized

Saturday

PYR: Elton John//Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds//Lil Nas X//The Specials//Wet Leg//Candi Staton
OTH: The National//Lewis Capaldi//Manic Street Preachers//Loyle Carner//Alabama Shakes//Central Cee//Maggie Rogers//Avelino
WH: Jamie xx//SAULT//Mahalia//Young Fathers

JP: Aitch//DMA's//Rina Sawayama//BackRoad Gee
PA: Laura Marling//Bauhaus//Perfume Genius//Snail Mail

Sunday
PYR: Taylor Swift//Lizzo//Paolo Nutini//Spice Girls//Courteeners//Goldfrapp
OTH: The Prodigy//Pixies//The War On Drugs//Belle & Sebastian//Editors//Holly Humberstone//Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes//Kofi Stone
WH: FKA Twigs//Kamasi Washington//Floating Points (Live)//Kokoroko

JP: The Smile//London Grammar//Enter Shikari//The Chats

PA: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard//Father John Misty//Angel Olsen//Kurt Vile & The Violators

Looks awesome to me. Personally I’d swap Royal Blood and Pulp, those slots feel more appropriate for both acts IMO, and I can see some cool promotion around b2b Sheffield acts on the Pyramid. 

YYYs, The National/Elton and Taylor would be seriously hard to top for three headliners.

[MaxPower]

14 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Friday

Pyramid: Arctic Monkeys // Doja Cat // Royal Blood // The Specials 

Other Stage: The Prodigy // Rex Orange County // Rosalia

West Holts: Kano

John Peel: FKA TWIGS

Park: PJ Harvey

Saturday

Pyramid: Taylor Swift // Pulp // Lil Nas X // Camila Cabello

Other Stage: Courteeners // Anderson. Paak & The Free Nationals // Robyn

West Holts: Chase and Status 

John Peel: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

Park: Fred Again…

Sunday

Pyramid: Elton John // Lizzo // Paul Weller // Spice Girls

Other Stage: Jorja Smith // J Hus // Father John Misty

West Holts: Michael Kiwanuka 

John Peel: Aitch

Park: Sigur Ros

Feel like I’m taking crazy pills looking at The Courteeners headlining Other. I thought subbing it in 2019 was shocking enough, they’ve surely not gotten bigger since then. 

[thewayiam]

Robyn to sub Other.

[Green Croc]

3 hours ago, thewayiam said:

Robyn to sub Other.

Would love to see her at night, would her headlining The Park or WH be doing her dirty?

[thewayiam]

2 hours ago, Green Croc said:

Would love to see her at night, would her headlining The Park or WH be doing her dirty?

WHs wouldn't as it's the same slot virtually but she's not really an act for there. 

I could see Royal Blood, Yungblud, The Chemical Bros, Robyn, Kasabian and Jorja making up of Other top two. It also gives the festival female outlets as well.

[Guest]

A bank holiday special.

Fri
Py: Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak + the Free Nationals, PJ Harvey
OS: Lizzo, London Grammar, The Black Keys, Suede, Holly Humberstone
WH: Loyle Carner, Mahalia, Gilberto Gil + Family, Kokoroko, Moses Boyd
JP: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle + Sebastian, Young Fathers, PinkPantheress, Knucks
Pa: FKA Twigs, Goldfrapp, Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi, Sevdaliza

Sat
Py: Taylor Swift, Pulp, The Specials, Wet Leg, Michael Kiwanuka
OS: The Prodigy, Aitch, Lily Allen, Alabama Shakes, Bloc Party
WH: Erykah Badu, Buddy Guy, Danny Brown, Tinariwen, Lady Wray
JP: Two Door Cinema Club, Alvvays, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama, Black Country New Road
Pa: Fred Again.., Perfume Genius, Hiatus Kaiyote, Shame, Tkay Maidza

Sun
Py: Elton John, Paolo Nutini, Lil Nas X, Celine Dion, Becky Hill
OS: Disclosure, Rosalía, Rex Orange County, Placebo, DMA's
WH: LCD Soundsystem, Chaka Khan, Floating Points (Live), The John Butler Trio, Domi + JD Beck
JP: Slowthai, Willow, Everything Everything, Muna, The Chats
Pa: Sharon Van Etten, Bauhaus, Ezra Furman, Noname, Jockstrap

[gfa]

14 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

A bank holiday special.

Fri
Py: Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak + the Free Nationals, PJ Harvey
OS: Lizzo, London Grammar, The Black Keys, Suede, Holly Humberstone
WH: Loyle Carner, Mahalia, Gilberto Gil + Family, Kokoroko, Moses Boyd
JP: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle + Sebastian, Young Fathers, PinkPantheress, Knucks
Pa: FKA Twigs, Goldfrapp, Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi, Sevdaliza

Sat
Py: Taylor Swift, Pulp, The Specials, Wet Leg, Michael Kiwanuka
OS: The Prodigy, Aitch, Lily Allen, Alabama Shakes, Bloc Party
WH: Erykah Badu, Buddy Guy, Danny Brown, Tinariwen, Lady Wray
JP: Two Door Cinema Club, Alvvays, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama, Black Country New Road
Pa: Fred Again.., Perfume Genius, Hiatus Kaiyote, Shame, Tkay Maidza

Sun
Py: Elton John, Paolo Nutini, Lil Nas X, Celine Dion, Becky Hill
OS: Disclosure, Rosalía, Rex Orange County, Placebo, DMA's
WH: LCD Soundsystem, Chaka Khan, Floating Points (Live), The John Butler Trio, Domi + JD Beck
JP: Slowthai, Willow, Everything Everything, Muna, The Chats
Pa: Sharon Van Etten, Bauhaus, Ezra Furman, Noname, Jockstrap

That saturday night is brutal.

Not sure on Aitch as an other sub, don't know if LCD and Two Door would accept those slots, i think two door would be much more likely sub/3rd other. Hope paolo doesn't get such a big slot

[jj200]

Prymid stage 

Friday: am 

Saturday: Elton John 

Sunday: Taylor swift

Other stage: 

Friday: the 1975

Saturday: the chemical brothers

Sunday: bring me the horizon

Subs 

Prymid stage 

Friday: royal blood

Saturday: stereophonics 

Sunday: dua lipa 

Other stage: 

Friday: Bastille

Saturday: two door cinema club

Sunday: the courteeners

Secret set in the Jon peel will be pulp

 

 

 

[Little Andy]

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

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Little Andy said:

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

Think they're the most likely as things stand, but it's very possible that one, two or (unlikely) all three are different. I'd say that AM are the most likely of the three and Elton John is the least likely.

[FloorFiller]

13 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Think they're the most likely as things stand, but it's very possible that one, two or (unlikely) all three are different. I'd say that AM are the most likely of the three and Elton John is the least likely.

Yup where I stand on it too. I could easily see Elton deciding to do BST again like has been suggested, and it’s still up in the air over whether Taylor is actually gonna be active live next year.  One of them could easily be replaced by one of Pulp or Blur who are gonna active. I’d be pretty shocked if Arctics weren’t there. 

[Hugh Jass II]

2 hours ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

A bank holiday special.

Fri
Py: Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak + the Free Nationals, PJ Harvey
OS: Lizzo, London Grammar, The Black Keys, Suede, Holly Humberstone
WH: Loyle Carner, Mahalia, Gilberto Gil + Family, Kokoroko, Moses Boyd
JP: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle + Sebastian, Young Fathers, PinkPantheress, Knucks
Pa: FKA Twigs, Goldfrapp, Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi, Sevdaliza

Sat
Py: Taylor Swift, Pulp, The Specials, Wet Leg, Michael Kiwanuka
OS: The Prodigy, Aitch, Lily Allen, Alabama Shakes, Bloc Party
WH: Erykah Badu, Buddy Guy, Danny Brown, Tinariwen, Lady Wray
JP: Two Door Cinema Club, Alvvays, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama, Black Country New Road
Pa: Fred Again.., Perfume Genius, Hiatus Kaiyote, Shame, Tkay Maidza

Sun
Py: Elton John, Paolo Nutini, Lil Nas X, Celine Dion, Becky Hill
OS: Disclosure, Rosalía, Rex Orange County, Placebo, DMA's
WH: LCD Soundsystem, Chaka Khan, Floating Points (Live), The John Butler Trio, Domi + JD Beck
JP: Slowthai, Willow, Everything Everything, Muna, The Chats
Pa: Sharon Van Etten, Bauhaus, Ezra Furman, Noname, Jockstrap

Stick on this.

That Friday run of Peej > Suede > Black Keys > Royal Blood > B&S > YYY’s would be an all timer.

[gfa]

Where would Orbital play? JP or Park headline? WH maybe even or perhaps Arcadia ? last played 2010 as other headliner

[kalifire]

Whenever Anderson Paak appears in a prediction, it's always with The Free Nationals. I'd prefer him there with Bruno, performing as Silk Sonic, personally. Is there a reason why SS never seem to get mentioned?

[MaxPower]

2 hours ago, kalifire said:

Whenever Anderson Paak appears in a prediction, it's always with The Free Nationals. I'd prefer him there with Bruno, performing as Silk Sonic, personally. Is there a reason why SS never seem to get mentioned?

Lot of reasons:

• Silk Sonic's impact in the UK was fairly limited - Silk Sonic's album peaked at 9 in the UK Album charts, their only US number 1 single peaked at 20 in the UK and their highest peaking UK single peaked at 12;
• Silk Sonic as far as I can see have literally only played about 6 award shows, and then like 30 shows as part of a Las Vergas run. They've never even played an arena, never mind a festival;
• Paak still tours and plays with the Free Nationals regularly;
• Bruno Mars is a very expensive act to book, It is highly unlikely he would play at Glastonbury for fee or billing they'd give him; 
• Personally Paak's output with the Free Nationals is a magnitude better than the stylings of Silk Sonic, and I think a lot of the people on a forum like this with would rather have that; and
• Bruno Mars is shit.

Edited August 30, 2022 by MaxPower

[kalifire]

12 minutes ago, MaxPower said:

Lot of reasons:

• Silk Sonic's impact in the UK was fairly limited - Silk Sonic's album peaked at 9 in the UK Album charts, their only US number 1 single peaked at 20 in the UK and their highest peaking UK single peaked at 12;
• Silk Sonic as far as I can see have literally only played about 6 award shows, and then like 30 shows as part of a Las Vergas run. They've never even played an arena, never mind a festival;
• Paak still tours and plays with the Free Nationals regularly;
• Bruno Mars is a very expensive act to book, It is highly unlikely he would play at Glastonbury for fee or billing they'd give him; 
• Personally Paak's output with the Free Nationals is a magnitude better than the stylings of Silk Sonic, and I think a lot of the people on a forum like this with would rather have that; and
• Bruno Mars is shit.

Fair enough, even though the Silk Sonic project is better than anything they've put out individually, imo.

Edited August 30, 2022 by kalifire

[Matt42]

Yeah @kalifire, Bruno agreeing to do a tour with Silk Sonic and play (probably) below headline is not something I can see him agreeing to. Bruno is a gigantic name on his own and I can’t see him putting time into a tour where he isn’t the headliner.