2024 Headliners

[Hugh Jass II]

2 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Yes, along with their picnic blankets, camping chairs, cool boxes etc.

Can they take you too?

[GrumpyRaver]

8 minutes ago, Colorblindjames said:

Should they not go to Hyde park or Wembley for that kind of thing rather than a festival? 

Absolutely not

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Can they take you too?

I'd end up being sectioned

[GrumpyRaver]

45 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Day 6 - Mortgage on Worthy Farm foreclosed by the bank, rendering the Eavis family homeless

The idea of the Eavis family having a mortgage… 😂😂😂

[Ben7amin_]

17 minutes ago, goonerben said:

I don't disagree with much of this - but think the issue for this year is that (if rumours are true), they already have one "first time" headliner in Dua Lipa.  That will attract a ton of comment about whether she is big enough etc (unjustified in my view - she is undoubtedly big enough).  But to then have a second "borderline" headliner is a risk - it would invite lots of comment on whether Glastonbury can still pull the world's biggest acts, blah blah blah.

Perhaps one of the three slots should always be dedicated to promoting one act to the next level.

Also the festival sells out in seconds every year.. while that is the case I'd happily see them ignore such comments I mean unless somehow Dua Lipa is a disaster those that made them just look silly after the fact. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Perhaps one of the three slots should always be dedicated to promoting one act to the next level.

Also the festival sells out in seconds every year.. while that is the case I'd happily see them ignore such comments I mean unless somehow Dua Lipa is a disaster those that made them just look silly after the fact. 

They generally try to have a mix at the top of the table. Last year the stars didn't really align for them on that, but prior to 2023 you'd have to go all the way back to 2009 for a year without a fresher / newer act headlining.

[Ben7amin_]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

They generally try to have a mix at the top of the table. Last year the stars didn't really align for them on that, but prior to 2023 you'd have to go all the way back to 2009 for a year without a fresher / newer act headlining.

Not quite the same as what I was saying. For example Billie Eilish is newer/fresher act. 

But definitely did not need to do Glastonbury  to push her into the top tier she was already there. 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Not quite the same as what I was saying. For example Billie Eilish is newer/fresher act. 

But definitely did not need to do Glastonbury  to push her into the top tier she was already there. 

 

OK. In that case I disagree.

They should always try to book the best possible line-up for the ticket-holders, not use the Pyramid headline slots as an incubator.

[Gnomicide]

Hiding in plain sight.

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I for one salute our new AI overlords.

[Gnomicide]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I for one salute our new AI overlords.

It would be incredible it it turned out to be right. I can't even figure out where their algorithm would have picked it up from. Surely they're not trawling 14 year old news stories to get a scoop.

There is though mutterings elsewhere that he is lined up to do BST this year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

It would certainly be out if leftfield. 

Trying to see when he last played a full show and seems to be about 4 or 5 years ago.

[Gnomicide]

Yeah, I looked at that but is that because he's been treated for an illness and now recovered?

[Gnomicide]

If I remember correctly, those last shows weren't particularly well received? Something about a dj taking over for a chunk of it?

[Avalon_Fields]

11 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Yeah, I looked at that but is that because he's been treated for an illness and now recovered?

A kidney transplant in 2019, but now fully recovered apparently.

[crumbler]

Stevie was incredible in 2010 and it baffles me how little that set gets mentioned these days. Leagues above Elton.

Edited January 3 by crumbler

[CaledonianGonzo]

It's very well regarded. It was just a while back.

[crumbler]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It's very well regarded. It was just a while back.

Don't make me confront the relentless passage of time!

[Gnomicide]

8 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

A kidney transplant in 2019, but now fully recovered apparently.

It's on!

[CaledonianGonzo]

What's the BST chat?

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, crumbler said:

Don't make me confront the relentless passage of time!

Fact is that Stevie Wonder was past it in 2010 and they should have given the headline slot to one of that year's up and coming acts like These New Puritans or Tinie Tempah.

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Perhaps one of the three slots should always be dedicated to promoting one act to the next level.

Also the festival sells out in seconds every year.. while that is the case I'd happily see them ignore such comments I mean unless somehow Dua Lipa is a disaster those that made them just look silly after the fact. 

 

1 hour ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Not quite the same as what I was saying. For example Billie Eilish is newer/fresher act. 

But definitely did not need to do Glastonbury  to push her into the top tier she was already there. 

This isn't a great idea at all

They generally try and push people up every year, but this should not be done with a significant sacrifice to size

Billie is an interesting case, despite her obviously being huge 2022 was her first year of huge festival slots so its hardly like the missed the boat.

[mouserat]

Beginning to think Emily's comment about a female American headliner should be discounted. These are the female American artists with new albums expected this year (according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2024_albums), filtering out acts that are nowhere close to Pyramid headliner level:

Jennifer Lopez (no current tour dates)

Ariana Grande (no current tour dates)

Cardi B (no current tour dates)

Katy Perry (no current tour dates, previously played lower down so maybe not big enough?)

I'm not convinced any of them make sense, which makes me think the female American comment a while back from Emily was about Madonna but it fell apart. I'll be stunned if the lineup is announced and there's a name which gets the reaction she hinted at.

 

 

[giantkatestacks]

I missed 2010 due to random leave taking of my senses, I was at West Holts, so I would be well up for it.

[Hugh Jass II]

47 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

What's the BST chat?

Clocks go forward 31st March.