2024 Headliners

[Ayrshire Chris]

2 hours ago, Drinky said:

Ok bear with me here: Stevie has always been one of Michael’s top artists to get for the festival, and he was clearly so pleased at landing him for the 40th in 2010… and thinking back to Emily’s comments about a big American artist who would be around next year, and that it would all make sense when the announcement came… is there going to be an announcement that Michael will be stepping back from the festival and farm completely, and this is his send off?

He’s still in great form! The Pilton stage 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Ideally both are playing, but only Wonder is a festival headliner in the UK.

[Hugh Jass II]

6 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

And you're saying this is a good thing?

Who wouldn't want to be associated with Coldplay?

[snoochie1981]

22 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Years ago I was staying in the Waldorf Hotel in New York and Coldplay just happened to be in town that weekend (think they were playing MSG).

Managed to convince a couple in the lift that I was the drummer.

😁 reminds me of this sketch 

 

[Drinky]

8 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

He’s still in great form! The Pilton stage 

He is looking well there! 

[NorthernSoul52]

Doubt Sir Mike will step away. He'll just ascend one day, and that'll be that.

[stuie]

9 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Doubt Sir Mike will step away. He'll just ascend one day, and that'll be that.

Agree. I doubt his work schedule is too punishing these days.

[NorthernSoul52]

31 minutes ago, stuie said:

Agree. I doubt his work schedule is too punishing these days.

Wonder if Coldplay will get him out again. Without meaning to sound crass, do wonder if there was a quiet assumption it would be the last chance they'd get to do it with him when they played in 2016.

[incident]

1 hour ago, glimmers_of_hope said:

step away from the farm?....Where he lives?! 🙂

would be a bit extreme wouldn't it? 

I'm not sure whether this is up to date or not, but I believe that technically speaking he doesn't live on the farm anymore, he moved (in Festival terms) outside the fence a while back.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, snoochie1981 said:

😁 reminds me of this sketch 

 

I was just about to say I remember seeing a comedian say that was their dream role but couldn't remember who. Thanks.

[glimmers_of_hope]

40 minutes ago, incident said:

I'm not sure whether this is up to date or not, but I believe that technically speaking he doesn't live on the farm anymore, he moved (in Festival terms) outside the fence a while back.

oh wow, didn't know that, just assumed he was still at Worthy farm.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Emily and Nick live at the farm- Michael is along the road somewhere in his own gaff.

[incident]

43 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Emily and Nick live at the farm- Michael is along the road somewhere in his own gaff.

Yep that's how I understand it - unless it's changed again since, he's in a big house still close enough* that he's still very much around the place but technically no longer on the farm (and outside the superfence perimeter).

*someone pointed it out to me one of the years I was working, but I don't feel it'd be appropriate to put the exact location on here.

Edited February 6 by incident

[ProperTea]

5 hours ago, Drinky said:

Ok bear with me here: Stevie has always been one of Michael’s top artists to get for the festival, and he was clearly so pleased at landing him for the 40th in 2010… and thinking back to Emily’s comments about a big American artist who would be around next year, and that it would all make sense when the announcement came… is there going to be an announcement that Michael will be stepping back from the festival and farm completely, and this is his send off?

I get the impression he's no longer really involved in the festival in terms of decision making and Emily is firmly in charge now.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Madonna has announced a concert in Miami that's being billed as the 'final show' of the Celebration Tour.

We know she's out, but that seems to confirm it.

[Suprefan]

Final show

 

 

[Hugh Jass II]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Madonna has announced a concert in Miami that's being billed as the 'final show' of the Celebration Tour.

We know she's out, but that seems to confirm it.

Glad I saw it when I did now.

[deadponyclub]

5 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Glad I saw it when I did now.

Yup, great news IMO 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Gnomicide]

[Avalon_Fields]

51 minutes ago, incident said:

Yep that's how I understand it - unless it's changed again since, he's in a big house still close enough* that he's still very much around the place but technically no longer on the farm (and outside the superfence perimeter).

*someone pointed it out to me one of the years I was working, but I don't feel it'd be appropriate to put the exact location on here.

It’s a huge place isn’t it? Friends that live nearby in Street showed me a photo when it was built some years ago.

[Superscally]

3 hours ago, Claire0406 said:

Stevie wonder or Nicks? 

Wonder

[gherkin8r]

Can't a festival appearance be after the last date on a particular tour?

[Superscally]

9 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

Can't a festival appearance be after the last date on a particular tour?

It can

[The Nal]

2 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Final show

 

 

What a surprise

[4AssedMonkey]

So when EE stated back last July that there were 2 female headliners in 2024, one booked and another close, the “close” one was Madge who f**ked it off?  Frankly I can’t stand her output in the main (at least for the last 25 to 30 years) and the recent shows look dogshit. But it’s putting some of the diversity claims under the microscope again. How long until we actually get majority female headliners do we think? Not banging the drum, just curious as to who is big enough, active etc.