2024 Headliners

[49Lawson]

18 minutes ago, Mark H said:

Dua Lipa - Pink - Bruce.

 

This makes the most sense to me at the minute, and seems very realistic for a Glasto

4 minutes ago, henry bear said:

If he is doing Glasto that's an odd schedule - playing Netherlands, lugging all the band, crew and gear over here and then back to Belgium, which is next next door to Netherlands

Definitely an argument to be made for this, but I don't think Holland or Belgium are particularly far treks from the South of England

[CaledonianGonzo]

If it was shorter than a 5 day gap I'd agree. But his band are more nimble than most and he has very little production so doesn't strike me as a deal breaker.

[OllieMadd]

5 minutes ago, henry bear said:

If he is doing Glasto that's an odd schedule - playing Netherlands, lugging all the band, crew and gear over here and then back to Belgium, which is next next door to Netherlands

But, his setup is very tame compared to some. No props beyond instruments and as mentioned above, the big screen.

[incident]

1 minute ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Yep I think people are ignoring this, along with the fact that Glastonbury would be an outlier in terms of how he’s paced the rest of the tour.

It's a tricky one.

I feel like that weekend is an outlier regardless of whether he's playing Glastonbury or not.

Everywhere else on the Tour, there's usually 2 (sometimes 3) empty days between shows in different locations. With a couple of slightly longer breaks around the time the tour hits Spain (where he often holidays). So no matter what, the tour schedule does take a slight detour that weekend:

If he's not doing it, then there's 4 empty days between Nijmegen and Werchter

If he is doing it, then there's only space for 1 day off before and 2 after (or, if he played Sunday, the other way around).

I've genuinely got no idea whether it's on or not.

[CaledonianGonzo]

And again whilst it was for Macca, he flew across the Atlantic for 10 mins on El Pointo.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

If it was shorter than a 5 day gap I'd agree. But his band are more nimble than most and he has very little production so doesn't strike me as a deal breaker.

Just seems odd that he hasn't scheduled any other dates like that.

2 minutes ago, incident said:

It's a tricky one.

I feel like that weekend is an outlier regardless of whether he's playing Glastonbury or not.

Everywhere else on the Tour, there's usually 2 (sometimes 3) empty days between shows in different locations. With a couple of slightly longer breaks around the time the tour hits Spain (where he often holidays). So no matter what, the tour schedule does take a slight detour that weekend:

If he's not doing it, then there's 4 empty days between Nijmegen and Werchter

If he is doing it, then there's only space for 1 day off before and 2 after (or, if he played Sunday, the other way around).

I've genuinely got no idea whether it's on or not.

There's a fair few gaps of 4 or more empty days on that schedule. There's none where there's 1, bar playing the same venue twice.

Plus, travelling between Netherlands to Belgium makes a lot more sense than quickly popping over to the UK and then returning to the continent.

I'm not too sure either way, it just doesn't seem so certain to me.

[Gnomicide]

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[Skip997]

Really running low on imagination and high on desperation if they drag Bruce out again.

[incident]

2 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

There's a fair few gaps of 4 or more empty days on that schedule. There's none where there's 1, bar playing the same venue twice.

All of them, as I pointed out, adjacent to the Spanish leg. Which seems to be a frequent holiday destination for him.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, incident said:

All of them, as I pointed out, adjacent to the Spanish leg. Which seems to be a frequent holiday destination for him.

I hear Bruges tends to be lovely late June

[ilovelanegan]

33 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I'm a long-time Bruce lover, but I don't recall the 2009 set from the box (at a tender age, I was not there to savour it either.)

I look back down the list and think there's plenty of hits in there - Born to Run, Thunder Road, Badlands, The River, Dancing in the Dark and Glory Days are all on his Greatest Hits record, and then you've got The Promised Land, The Rising, Because the Night...

But that first hour is hard for neutrals or agnostics. A bit like Radiohead in 2017. The hits are there, but you had to wait for them.

As a casual fan, I was boooooored. Just felt like an endless set of songs I didn't know and by the time the hits did come round the vibe was grumpy. No comparison to Neil Young who had smashed it out of the park the previous night. And then Sunday was that amazing Blur set. 2009 was the only year I've watched all 3 Pyramid headliners and Bruce was a bust.

[balti-pie]

8 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Really running low on imagination and high on desperation if they drag Bruce out again.

Bleh, i'm sure lots of people will enjoy it, its just that there's absolutely zero chance of that being me under any circumstances whatsoever 😄 ten minutes of him during the Macca set is as much Springsteen as i ever need in all of my life and that was 50% too much 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

8 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Really running low on imagination and high on desperation if they drag Bruce out again.

I think a fifteen year gap for one of the world's most consummate performers is fair enough

[CaledonianGonzo]

Ideally the headliners should only be a selection from 90s dance acts from when I was younger - Orbital, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Leftfield and Massive Attack. That sort of thing.

They can mix it up every year by having the likes of Goldie or Faithless on. Maybe Bjork at a push as long as she stuck to the good old stuff.

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Ideally the headliners should only be a selection from 90s dance acts from when I was younger - Orbital, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Leftfield and Massive Attack. That sort of thing.

They can mix it up every year by having the likes of Goldie or Faithless on. Maybe Bjork at a push as long as she stuck to the good old stuff.

Sounds like a great idea!

[The Nal]

52 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I'm a long-time Bruce lover, but I don't recall the 2009 set from the box (at a tender age, I was not there to savour it either.)

I look back down the list and think there's plenty of hits in there - Born to Run, Thunder Road, Badlands, The River, Dancing in the Dark and Glory Days are all on his Greatest Hits record, and then you've got The Promised Land, The Rising, Because the Night...

But that first hour is hard for neutrals or agnostics. A bit like Radiohead in 2017. The hits are there, but you had to wait for them.

Coma Girl, My Lucky Day, Outlaw f**king Pete, Working on a Dream, Seeds, Johnny 99, Raise Your Hand, Hard Times Come Again No More, American Land.

Now I enjoyed it but thats nearly half the gig. Anyone whos not a fan isnt enjoying that. 

[swede]

Radio 1 Dj's over the weekend kept going on about how Gaga is now in contention to headline. 

[efcfanwirral]

20 minutes ago, ilovelanegan said:

As a casual fan, I was boooooored. Just felt like an endless set of songs I didn't know and by the time the hits did come round the vibe was grumpy. No comparison to Neil Young who had smashed it out of the park the previous night. And then Sunday was that amazing Blur set. 2009 was the only year I've watched all 3 Pyramid headliners and Bruce was a bust.

I'm a massive fan, and can guarantee any return to Glastonbury for him would be exactly the same as last time for the casual fan even if he played what I'd see as a "hits" set. Its ALWAYS boring for casual fans, and not even worth trying for someone who isn't even that. 

Even in the situation where he played his 20-25 biggest hits based on sales and/or streams, of the people I know who are of similar mid-30s age to me, they'll maybe know Born in the USA (and likely believe its a patriotic American song, and therefore hate it), Dancing in the Dark, maybe Born to Run. They'll recognise a couple of others from general life, films etc. And that's before most younger people who will just see him as old and irrelevant.

But it won't go close to almost every other older headliner in recent years in terms of songs people know. He'll do 2 hours of album tracks and smaller singles, then an encore of songs that are big if you're a fan but even then wouldn't be that well known.

It just doesn't work and doesn't fit. Complete waste of a slot

Edited October 31, 2023 by efcfanwirral

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, efcfanwirral said:

I'm a massive fan, and can guarantee any return to Glastonbury for him would be exactly the same as last time for the casual fan even if he played what I'd see as a "hits" set. Its ALWAYS boring for casual fans, and not even worth trying for someone who isn't even that. 

Even in the situation where he played his 20-25 biggest hits based on sales and/or streams, of the people I know who are of similar mid-30s age to me, they'll maybe know Born in the USA (and likely believe its a patriotic American song, and therefore hate it), Dancing in the Dark, maybe Born to Run. They'll recognise a couple of others from general life, films etc.

But it won't go close to almost every other older headliner in recent years in terms of songs people know. He'll do 2 hours of album tracks and smaller singles, then an encore of songs that are big if you're a fan but even then wouldn't be that well known.

It just doesn't work and doesn't fit. Complete waste of a slot

You've never been to one of his gigs with some casual fans and they've been blown away?

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, swede said:

Radio 1 Dj's over the weekend kept going on about how Gaga is now in contention to headline. 

Would be fantastic.

[incident]

2 minutes ago, swede said:

Radio 1 Dj's over the weekend kept going on about how Gaga is now in contention to headline. 

They're probably right.

Not saying she's one of the most likely, but can't rule out her being the Big American act that came via a late phone call.

[efcfanwirral]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

You've never been to one of his gigs with some casual fans and they've been blown away?

the opposite, they've been bored out of their minds

Edited October 31, 2023 by efcfanwirral

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, efcfanwirral said:

the opposite, they've been bored our of their minds

Fair enough. I took newbies to Hyde Park and Murrayfield this year and they loved it. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, On The Blend said:

If it is Dua/ Coldplay/ Bruce it does feel a bit disingenuous for Emily to make such a big fuss about two female headliners and then move the goalposts to mean Sunday afternoon is a headline slot.

If it was Bruce then he's Sunday as he's having 3 days gaps between any dates in September places, 2 minimum in same city. Hence I have reservations because the Holland date would be two days after which doesn't fit. I know it's only Holland but he's separated all his Irish dates as well, so surely not doing Glastonbury to Belgium in 2 days if he's not doing Cork and Dublin with less than 3. I think an appearance potentially but not a show.

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Not really.  She said she'd booked one and was trying for another and had high hopes in that direction.

But if Madge didn't pan out and suddenly you took a call from the Boss then you're not going say no are you.

That said, it still leaves the question of where P!nk fits into all this.

Didn't exactly dispell from two females.

[efcfanwirral]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Fair enough. I took newbies to Hyde Park and Murrayfield this year and they loved it. 

Interesting - what sort of age range?