Headliners 2023

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Doubt it was anything else. He doesnt really treat it like a big reveal or announcement.

Aye, sounded to me like he thought everyone already knew.

[sisco]

All good points about GNR apart from the fact the biggest allocation of tickets GA… have already sold out 

[Hugh Jass II]

9 minutes ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

I was (still am) absolutely shocked this place missed the Elton clue. Almost embarrassed 😂

It was roundly debunked by our leader as a rocket. NOT a rocket man.

[JoeyT]

1 minute ago, sisco said:

All good points about GNR apart from the fact the biggest allocation of tickets GA… have already sold out 

Not on Ticketmaster. You can seemingly fill your boots with tickets on there.

[leath02]

2 minutes ago, leath02 said:

On AXS - looks to be some left on Ticketmaster

actually I stand corrected, tried to purchase 1 ticket, you get this

GnR have SOLD OUT GA at BST

@JoeyT

Edited January 20, 2023 by leath02

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, leath02 said:

actually I stand corrected, tried to purchase 1 ticket, you get this

GnR have SOLD OUT GA at BST

They've kept a load back to give away for free.

[sisco]

1 minute ago, JoeyT said:

Not on Ticketmaster. You can seemingly fill your boots with tickets on there.

Aren’t they the more expensive ones? 

[Hugh Jass II]

4 minutes ago, sisco said:

Aren’t they the more expensive ones? 

I love that there's an option for me to take my 2 year old.

[Gnomicide]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

I love that there's an option for me to take my 2 year old.

Welcome to Mr Bumble

[dreams_burn_down]

16 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Let's get one thing straight, when it comes to 'music', Bad Bunny is not the most popular artist in the world.

By several metrics - highest grossing tour, most streamed artist in the world for 3 years in a row - he actually is. Or at least close enough to the #1 slot as to make this argument pointless. Would he headline Glastonbury? Clearly not, but that's a very different question.

[Hugh Jass II]

I am on the hype train (or should that be Night Train?) for GnR.

Bring it on!

[FrancisH]

1 hour ago, sisco said:

For all the moaning here AM, GNR and Elton will go down better on social media than both Billie, Macca and Kendrick + The Cure, The Killers and Stormzy

Yeah appeasing racists and/or sexists should be the gold standard for the festival IMO.

[Hugh Jass II]

Why are people still arguing about Bad Bunny?

Yes he's massive in some parts of the world, no he isn't big here and isn't going to be showing up at Glastonbury any time soon.

Stop letting supre take you on a ride.

[NorthernSoul52]

Can't be bothered trawling through a hundred pages since I was last here in December, but:

Elton John, Guns 'n' Roses and Arctic Monkeys still the three, I safely assume?

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, NorthernSoul52 said:

Can't be bothered trawling through a hundred pages since I was last here in December, but:

Elton John, Guns 'n' Roses and Arctic Monkeys still the three, I safely assume?

Elton: Confirmed

GnR: As good as

AM: Probably

[sisco]

6 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

Yeah appeasing racists and/or sexists should be the gold standard for the festival IMO.

Crikey

[Hugh Jass II]

Arctics are going to be this year's The Cure in that everyone has known they are doing it for ages but because it doesn't get confirmed till late on people will start doubting and looking for alternatives.

[NorthernSoul52]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Elton: Confirmed

GnR: As good as

AM: Probably

Thanks very much Mr Jass II.

[FrancisH]

Just now, sisco said:

Crikey

I was being sarcastic.

[FrancisH]

1 minute ago, sisco said:

Crikey

To clarify further I don't think it's something to be pleased about or that it's somehow a good thing that this trio will go down better on notoriously angry and divisive social media platforms. There's a very obvious reason Billie, Kendrick and Stormzy didn't go down well on there.

[jonday81]

40 minutes ago, Alex DeLarge said:

Never understood being upset that you don't like the Pyramid headliner. My first festival had Muse and Coldplay. When you're not watching a headliner you get to explore the rest of the site without massive crowds, or just go see something else.

Exactly. It’s not like other festivals with only a couple of stage options either. In my two Glastonbury’s so far I only saw 1 of 6 pyramid headliners (Metallica) and still walked away having had a life changing experience.

[thewayiam]

4 minutes ago, dreams_burn_down said:

By several metrics - highest grossing tour, most streamed artist in the world for 3 years in a row - he actually is. Or at least close enough to the #1 slot as to make this argument pointless. Would he headline Glastonbury? Clearly not, but that's a very different question.

Do you know how much stuff I can go and stream and play by just clicking on it? I already had a decent idea I wouldn't like before playing it.

You know all these artists getting tops spots like Lizzo in America that people here are putting high up UK Festivals. I don't even see Bad Bunny hitting them.

His most famous song is 7 years old and it's popular because it's got woman laying down etc in a dark room wearing not much at all. If I went back to watch that video, that would be the reason I'd do it. 

I'm not against the guy but you can't just make some Puerto Rican rap and be called a pop artist.

[gigpusher]

If Bad Bunny has aspirations to be a worldwide megastar then he would have to take much lower slots in the UK and build a reputation. It's the same for a lot of UK bands they can be playing stadiums here and much smaller places in the US for a while. Some bands are willing to do it and some are not and stick to being huge in one part of the world and relatively small in other parts. The internet makes it a little easier to break out more quickly but it doesn't totally replace the legwork that needs to be done. 

 

[Leyrulion]

48 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

As we've done to death on here they can only book who is available and willing to take it. The likes of Taylor, Dua, Pink, Beyonce, Madonna, Adele, etc are all for one reason or another unavailable.

They can't just conjure a woman up from nowhere.

I get that for each individual year but when you look long term it's 4 in 17 festivals. It was just surprising to me that it was so skewed even after their commitment to unskew it. 

[Scrump]

Sorry not keeping up with the pace of posts today. But, considering gnr news, has anyone checked in on Neil?

@Neil you alright pal?