2024 Headliners

[Ben7amin_]

3 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Haha it's fine, I'm honestly not even that much of a fan- I've only seen them once and that was at trnsmt in 2017. Was just on my mind cause I saw how busy the Hydro looked on people's insta stories and was shocked at how many people i knew that went!

I do think they deserve to headline tho

I'm undecided on them.  No idea if I'd watch them. Would be shocked if they didn't get the call at some point.  

[northernringo]

Have The 1975 ever played a secret set? I could see them doing something like that at some point.

[Supreme2]

Just now, northernringo said:

Have The 1975 ever played a secret set? I could see them doing something like that at some point.

Did williams green once. After this tour though (ends in a month) they are going on indefinite hiatus 

[Skip997]

11 minutes ago, Drinky said:

In hindsight GNR over The 1975 looks like a missed opportunity

No

At least GnR are funny

[gfa]

21 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I think that GnR (much as I can't stand them) are one of those acts that was worth booking simply because they are a legendary heritage act that bring more kudos.

1975 would have been fine alongside AM and Elton - two strong headliners

Bet they'd have been far cheaper than GNR too, saving £££ for elsewhere (e.g. Williams Green!)

[fraybentos1]

13 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

No

At least GnR are funny

You can't moan about all the headliners not being current and then moan if they book a younger more relevant band. 

 

[discgoesmic]

17 minutes ago, Supreme2 said:

Did williams green once. After this tour though (ends in a month) they are going on indefinite hiatus 

2013/2014 IIRC. It was a great show and the only time I've seen them.

[MEGABOWL]

6 hours ago, fraybentos1 said:

I always wished they'd bin off Prestwick , Glasgow  and Edinburgh airports and build a mega one half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Falkirk International Airport has a nice ring to it 

I can see the logic but as I currently work at Glasgow Airport and live 3 miles away that sounds like too long a commute 😂

[eatingglitter]

Saw them at the o2 the other day and whatever your view on Marty they put on an incredible show. I think they could def headline. Not sure they would be able to get all their lamps and tvs on stage though 😂

[incident]

53 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

You can't moan about all the headliners not being current and then moan if they book a younger more relevant band.

You're not met Skip before, then?

[fraybentos1]

1 hour ago, incident said:

You're not met Skip before, then?

😆

I always thought his view was he wanted fresh, current people doing it 

[gigpusher]

25 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

😆

I always thought his view was he wanted fresh, current people doing it 

But he just presumably doesn’t want nasty racists. Don’t think that’s an especially unglastonbury take. 

[gherkin8r]

So I hear the 1975 are nasty racists now father

[gazzared]

3 hours ago, northernringo said:

Have The 1975 ever played a secret set? I could see them doing something like that at some point.

I hope it's so secret that even they dont know about it 🤣

[Btj]

The Coldplay booking is so uninspiring and quite frankly a cop out to save £. 
 

I think they blew their budget with last years headliners they had to scale it back a lot this year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

It's still a world exclusive by one of the biggest bands on the planet.

[Claire0406]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It's still a world exclusive by one of the biggest bands on the planet.

Yeah to be fair as someone that hasn’t seen Coldplay I’d be chuffed if they are there! 

[4AssedMonkey]

4 minutes ago, Btj said:

The Coldplay booking is so uninspiring and quite frankly a cop out to save £. 
 

I think they blew their budget with last years headliners they had to scale it back a lot this year.

There may be truth in this. However if G can get Coldplay on a shoestring and spend elsewhere then I have no objection. They are incredibly huge and whilst not to my taste, cannot be knocked as a festival headliner.

Uninspiring? Definitely. Inappropriate headliner? No way.

[fraybentos1]

8 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

But he just presumably doesn’t want nasty racists. Don’t think that’s an especially unglastonbury take. 

Not sure what you’re referring to

Also glasto hardly against having problematic people playing. Kanye headlined, one of the guys from foo fighters is a mad aids denialist nut job

Is Matt Healy really that bad?

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 2/11/2024 at 9:39 AM, nikkic said:

I’d be all over this. Hope it’s true.

Folk who've been going for decades have different experiences and expectations to Folk going for the first or second time.

It's been 8 years since they last played. It's not like Metallica showing up at Download every year.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Not sure what you’re referring to

Also glasto hardly against having problematic people playing. Kanye headlined, one of the guys from foo fighters is a mad aids denialist nut job

Is Matt Healy really that bad?

I don't think he's recorded anything as genuinely racist as One In A Million.

[Leyrulion]

8 hours ago, jonnytee1 said:

When singular acts (some not even headliner level) are now charging upwards of £90 for a single ticket…..

It kinda makes the £375 for Glastonbury seem like steal of the century 

Yeah, whoever the headliners are I know I'd comfortably spend north of £300 seeing them. 

[gigpusher]

24 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Not sure what you’re referring to

Also glasto hardly against having problematic people playing. Kanye headlined, one of the guys from foo fighters is a mad aids denialist nut job

Is Matt Healy really that bad?

Kanye hadn’t done anything as problematic before he headlined Glastonbury but it would have been weird to have 1975 headlining last year whilst Matt Healy’s problematic behaviour was being called out by Rina on another stage. 

[Monty Pythagoras]

11 hours ago, Claire0406 said:

Yeah to be fair as someone that hasn’t seen Coldplay I’d be chuffed if they are there! 

I think all of my group I'm going with will be at the Pyramid for them and I can see it being very busy. I'll be looking elsewhere myself but a lot of people will be made up to see them.

[Toilet Duck]

19 minutes ago, Monty Pythagoras said:

I think all of my group I'm going with will be at the Pyramid for them and I can see it being very busy. I'll be looking elsewhere myself but a lot of people will be made up to see them.

Didn’t see them in 2016, so it’ll be 13 years since I’ve seen them on the pyramid (or anywhere for that matter!), so likely I’ll be there too. Haven’t liked much if anything they’ve released in the interim mind you, so the set would be a different experience for me, but they have always delivered. Who knows, hearing the more recent stuff live might even change my opinion of it!