Headliners 2023

[roughbloke]

4 minutes ago, Neil said:

all i ask for is a line-up worthy of a contemporary arts festival. my ticket will be going back, as will heaps of tickets.

I’m as happy with it as you are. I’ll just never knowingly post BS on here. 

[Neil]

14 minutes ago, roughbloke said:

All I ask for is an apology. 

your story remains unbelievable.

[Neil]

6 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

GnR on the face of it should be a strong booking but I just can’t get behind it myself.

Would 100% be elsewhere.

Having said that I’m going to choose not to believe this to make myself better.

it can't be a strong booking in 2023, and most people will be elsewhere.

[roughbloke]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

your story remains unbelievable.

To people that have a strong dislike to GnR maybe 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Kasabian headlined the Pyramid Stage in recent memory. Booking Guns'n'Roses hasn't crossed some sort of Rubicon.

[Neil]

Just now, roughbloke said:

To people that have a strong dislike to GnR maybe 

to people who have a strong belief in how emily does things.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Emily was the first person who even hinted at GnR.

[thewayiam]

9 minutes ago, roughbloke said:

I’m as happy with it as you are. I’ll just never knowingly post BS on here. 

Let it go man, you won't win.

Everyone else knows you weren't bullshitting, you just happen to pip some others to information.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Guns and the lads at least have a frisson of possibility, of will they won't they pull it off. It's poundshop Richard Hawley that's the guaranteed lemon.

[kalifire]

17 minutes ago, Neil said:

all i ask for is a line-up worthy of a contemporary arts festival. my ticket will be going back, as will heaps of tickets.

That’s a bit of a pearl clutching overreaction, isn’t it? Even if you hated all three acts, they’ve at least got an incredibly successful act in AM, a ‘vintage’ rock act in GnR, and a living legend/national treasure in Elton. 

You’d seriously rather not go than just avoid one stage at a certain time each night? Can’t get my head around that. 

[Neil]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Guns and the lads at least have a frisson of possibility, of will they won't they pull it off. It's poundshop Richard Hawley that's the guaranteed lemon.

all three are lemons and not worth the ticket price.

[Neil]

Just now, kalifire said:

That’s a bit of a pearl clutching overreaction, isn’t it? Even if you hated all three acts, they’ve at least got an incredibly successful act in AM, a ‘vintage’ rock act in GnR, and a living legend/national treasure in Elton. 

You’d seriously rather not go than just avoid one stage at a certain time each night? Can’t get my head around that. 

i'm not going to go, for a number of reasons including weak headliners.

[scatteredscreens]

Was really hoping GnR was dud info. I'll be elsewhere, still disappointed in it. 

[roughbloke]

4 minutes ago, Neil said:

to people who have a strong belief in how emily does things.

Maybe but I don’t think anyone on here is part of her inner circle. Always feel a bit awkward when people talk about her like they sit in on glasto related meetings and understand how she feels. 

she already hinted at them playing so why can’t they?

GnR are a big band and worthy of headlining glasto. Personally, I think they are naff and will be elsewhere but don’t see any issue with their booking at the moment.

 

 

[leath02]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

i'm not going to go, for a number of reasons including weak headliners.

Surely someone who's been to as many Glasto's as you have, will know that how good the festival is really isn't defined by the top three acts on the bill?

Edited January 5, 2023 by leath02

[Superscally]

9 hours ago, topmarksbri said:

Anyone can understand fractions, they're just a worse way to do odds - especially if you're comparing things. 8/11 vs 4/9 is just worse in every way than saying 1.73 vs 1.44. 

It's not if you understand fractions. Also, not everyone can understand fractions. That's why companies introduced the decimal feature, for people who don't.

[Neil]

Just now, Neil said:

i'm not going to go, for a number of reasons including weak headliners.

i'm not happy to pay that high ticket price for those headliners, if i wanted a festival with headliners i don't want to see, i'd go to download.

[Neil]

Just now, roughbloke said:

GnR are a big band and worthy of headlining glasto. 

 

thirty years ago, maybe.

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, leath02 said:

Surely someone who's been to as many Glasto's as you have, will know that how good the festival is really isn't defined by the top three acts on the bill?

i also know that how good the festival is, is defined by my ability to do the festival, in my bad health its too much.

[Matt42]

26 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Let's not forget though, no way are they going to book Guns to replace a female headliner.

Nah I think that’s exactly what they’ve done

[leath02]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

i also know that how good the festival is, is defined by my ability to do the festival, in my bad health its too much.

Yeah fair enough, I guess I take for granted being able to dash between stages

[Neil]

Just now, leath02 said:

Yeah fair enough, I guess I take for granted being able to dash between stages

yeah, and i need band reasons to put myself thru it, gnr don't give me the motivation.

[Matt42]

Just saying that if you want to criticise AM, GNR, Elton that is completely valid and you are allowed to do so. I don’t like this cult mentality sometimes that we always have to be thankful for whatever Glasto give us.

It’s a stinker of a trio.

[Superunknown]

Just now, Matt42 said:

Just saying that if you want to criticise AM, GNR, Elton that is completely valid and you are allowed to do so. I don’t like this cult mentality sometimes that we always have to be thankful for whatever Glasto give us.

It’s a stinker of a trio.

It’s a strong trio, whatever you think about the headliners. 

[MEGABOWL]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Just saying that if you want to criticise AM, GNR, Elton that is completely valid and you are allowed to do so. I don’t like this cult mentality sometimes that we always have to be thankful for whatever Glasto give us.

It’s a stinker of a trio.

I’m not hugely enthused about two of that three but objectively it’s a very big trio. You won’t see many bigger, certainly in the U.K.