Rose-Colored Boy Posted Sunday at 10:55 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:55 PM (edited) Fender - Liam Gallagher Gaga - Vampire Weekend Fred Again - Sabrina Carpenter Legend - Aerosmith* With George Ezra as an Other headliner ready to step up if Gaga falls through or Sam drops out due to illness. *Lost track of what’s going on with Aerosmith so if they’ve broken up or all died or something then soz. Edited Sunday at 10:56 PM by Rose-Colored Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:03 PM 6 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said: Fender - Liam Gallagher Gaga - Vampire Weekend Fred Again - Sabrina Carpenter Legend - Aerosmith* With George Ezra as an Other headliner ready to step up if Gaga falls through or Sam drops out due to illness. *Lost track of what’s going on with Aerosmith so if they’ve broken up or all died or something then soz. Aero is on their "farewell" tour which ends in Feb of 2025. But if you thought Cyndi and Shania had bad vocals, wait for Steven Tyler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted Sunday at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:05 PM 1 hour ago, adms said: Long over due a dance act on the pyramid- Chemical Brothers would kill a Sunday night headliner? The Chems have admitted they like doing Other Stage and dont wanna do the Pyramid again. So its easily Fred Again if its next year or 2027. All Fred has to do is just refine his show a little bit and itll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted Sunday at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:05 PM 1 minute ago, Suprefan said: Aero is on their "farewell" tour which ends in Feb of 2025. But if you thought Cyndi and Shania had bad vocals, wait for Steven Tyler. if Diana Ross survived with her career intact, Tyler would be fine. Probably more of an issue that judging by Wikipedia they can’t go more than five minutes without falling out. Stormer if it happens though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjsh Posted Sunday at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:12 PM 14 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said: Fender - Liam Gallagher Gaga - Vampire Weekend Fred Again - Sabrina Carpenter Legend - Aerosmith* With George Ezra as an Other headliner ready to step up if Gaga falls through or Sam drops out due to illness. *Lost track of what’s going on with Aerosmith so if they’ve broken up or all died or something then soz. In no world is Liam subbing for Sam Fender. He'd do it for Macca, The Who, the Stones or someone legendary for sure. His ego wouldn't allow it for Fender I'm certain of it and to be honest I don't really blame him either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted Sunday at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:18 PM 2 minutes ago, Benjsh said: In no world is Liam subbing for Sam Fender. He'd do it for Macca, The Who, the Stones or someone legendary for sure. His ego wouldn't allow it for Fender I'm certain of it and to be honest I don't really blame him either. He did it for The Killers but fair enough. Maybe Gerry Cinnamon or something. Idk I’m not really up on what the bucket hat crowd are into at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Season Posted Sunday at 11:19 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:19 PM (edited) Could see it being along the lines of Gaga, Depeche Mode and Harry Styles Edited Sunday at 11:19 PM by Long Season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernangel Posted Sunday at 11:33 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:33 PM On 6/26/2024 at 10:56 AM, FrogLobster said: Olivia Rodrigo, Fred Again, Depeche Mode Pulp subbing Fred. Not sure where DM is coming from? I think Pulp will sub but Emily and Co have made a massive hash of a lot of this festival and in my opinion it's time to get a booker in place that has a clue. 43 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said: Gaga Fred Again Dave I'd change it to Gaga, Fred Again, Fender based on them. But I think Olivia will be over Gaga. I'm almost certain they book book two female headliners within the next two years unless it was with Gaga and Olivia available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenefishy Posted Sunday at 11:44 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:44 PM I think Pulp are worthy to be Pyramid Headliner. Possible last ever gig, 30 year anniversary of the legendary 1995 set. Probably won’t happen though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Season Posted Sunday at 11:55 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:55 PM 9 minutes ago, Serenefishy said: I think Pulp are worthy to be Pyramid Headliner. Possible last ever gig, 30 year anniversary of the legendary 1995 set. Probably won’t happen though. I agree, they would draw an insane crowd for a sub if they were put there, and I wouldn't want to be the act to follow them for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted yesterday at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:12 AM (edited) Absolutely no way Pulp are headling ever, and anyone thinking they will is out of their mind. Look at this years’ lineup. They’d be lucky to sub Woodsies. Edited yesterday at 12:13 AM by kalifire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieMadd Posted yesterday at 01:44 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:44 AM 2 hours ago, Suprefan said: Aero is on their "farewell" tour which ends in Feb of 2025. But if you thought Cyndi and Shania had bad vocals, wait for Steven Tyler. Steven Tyler always shocks me with how great his voice still sounds. Weird take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted yesterday at 06:31 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:31 AM 7 hours ago, Suprefan said: Aero is on their "farewell" tour which ends in Feb of 2025. But if you thought Cyndi and Shania had bad vocals, wait for Steven Tyler. I happened to be at the last gig (Elmont) before the original tour was cancelled. They tore the place apart, albeit Tyler obviously f**ked his voice in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted yesterday at 06:40 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:40 AM 6 hours ago, kalifire said: They’d be lucky to sub Woodsies. I mean this is clearly nonsense. Theyd be a strong pyramid sub 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted yesterday at 07:02 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:02 AM 30 minutes ago, henry bear said: I happened to be at the last gig (Elmont) before the original tour was cancelled. They tore the place apart, albeit Tyler obviously f**ked his voice in the process. Well then. All in on Aerosmith for the Legends 2025. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted yesterday at 07:16 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:16 AM They need to get more professional with the booking of pyramid headliners and have genuine back up plans. Every time they’ve gone hard after a white whale that’s failed they’ve been left scrambling around for a headliner… 2011: Failed to get Prince, ended up bumping up Beyoncé 2014: Failed to get Prince, ended up with Metallica 2015: Failed to get Prince, ended up with the Who 2019: Failed to get Fleetwood Mac, ended up with the Killers 2023: Failed to get Rihanna, ended up with GnR 2024: Failed to get Madonna, ended up bumping up SZA Obviously some of those worked out great, some were fine but uninspired, some flat out failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted yesterday at 07:24 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:24 AM 6 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: They need to get more professional with the booking of pyramid headliners and have genuine back up plans. Every time they’ve gone hard after a white whale that’s failed they’ve been left scrambling around for a headliner… 2011: Failed to get Prince, ended up bumping up Beyoncé 2014: Failed to get Prince, ended up with Metallica 2015: Failed to get Prince, ended up with the Who 2019: Failed to get Fleetwood Mac, ended up with the Killers 2023: Failed to get Rihanna, ended up with GnR 2024: Failed to get Madonna, ended up bumping up SZA Obviously some of those worked out great, some were fine but uninspired, some flat out failed. Rihanna was unfortunate because she got pregnant. The others were always ambitious shouts likely to fall through but they clearly got used to the idea there’d always be a massive stadium filling act ready to step in if necessary. And that strategy fell flat on its face this year, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted yesterday at 07:39 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:39 AM 11 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said: Rihanna was unfortunate because she got pregnant. The others were always ambitious shouts likely to fall through but they clearly got used to the idea there’d always be a massive stadium filling act ready to step in if necessary. And that strategy fell flat on its face this year, sadly. They could have got away with bumping Lizzo up last year. I think the backlash from them not doing that inspired them this year to bump SZA. Equality and diversity is important, but it shouldn’t be the sole factor in booking decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalopsia Posted yesterday at 07:41 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:41 AM 1 minute ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: They could have got away with bumping Lizzo up last year. I think the backlash from them not doing that inspired them this year to bump SZA. Equality and diversity is important, but it shouldn’t be the sole factor in booking decisions. Yea being in Lizzo's crowd it felt like that definitely should've happened. And felt like an easy opportunity for more diversity on the top line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGATRONICMEATWAGON Posted yesterday at 07:44 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:44 AM 23 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: They need to get more professional with the booking of pyramid headliners and have genuine back up plans. Every time they’ve gone hard after a white whale that’s failed they’ve been left scrambling around for a headliner… 2011: Failed to get Prince, ended up bumping up Beyoncé 2014: Failed to get Prince, ended up with Metallica 2015: Failed to get Prince, ended up with the Who 2019: Failed to get Fleetwood Mac, ended up with the Killers 2023: Failed to get Rihanna, ended up with GnR 2024: Failed to get Madonna, ended up bumping up SZA Obviously some of those worked out great, some were fine but uninspired, some flat out failed. I guess they still have to be ambitious with their bookings. Glasto is still the premier festival in the UK and it should always aim for the absolute best, but I get your point. What I don't understand with the booking system across the whole site is that each area/stage book their own lineup, isn't that right? If West Holts lands Sugababes and it's known that the thirst for nostalgia is huge these days and the growing pop-focused/accepted line-ups, why can't they just switch them to the Pyramid? They had to shut the field for them. Why not just say, "You did well there WH landing them, but we want as many people to see them as possible, so we're giving them a bigger stage."? Perhaps I'm missing something, but there were a number of strange bookings or placements this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted yesterday at 07:55 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:55 AM 7 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said: I guess they still have to be ambitious with their bookings. Glasto is still the premier festival in the UK and it should always aim for the absolute best, but I get your point. What I don't understand with the booking system across the whole site is that each area/stage book their own lineup, isn't that right? If West Holts lands Sugababes and it's known that the thirst for nostalgia is huge these days and the growing pop-focused/accepted line-ups, why can't they just switch them to the Pyramid? They had to shut the field for them. Why not just say, "You did well there WH landing them, but we want as many people to see them as possible, so we're giving them a bigger stage."? Perhaps I'm missing something, but there were a number of strange bookings or placements this year. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t saying they shouldn’t be ambitious, just that they should have more robust back up plans when it doesn’t come through. Absolutely agree with your points, this year more than ever looked like 4 or 5 different festivals booked in isolation without any crossover thought to the process. For example Sugababes & Avril both should have been on the Pyramid, whereas PJ Harvey & Janelle Monae would have benefited being on a smaller stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justcalledtosay Posted yesterday at 08:31 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:31 AM 45 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said: I guess they still have to be ambitious with their bookings. Glasto is still the premier festival in the UK and it should always aim for the absolute best, but I get your point. What I don't understand with the booking system across the whole site is that each area/stage book their own lineup, isn't that right? If West Holts lands Sugababes and it's known that the thirst for nostalgia is huge these days and the growing pop-focused/accepted line-ups, why can't they just switch them to the Pyramid? They had to shut the field for them. Why not just say, "You did well there WH landing them, but we want as many people to see them as possible, so we're giving them a bigger stage."? Perhaps I'm missing something, but there were a number of strange bookings or placements this year. I'd be interested to hear how they co-ordinate their bookings across the stages. It's clearly something that needs work. As far as i can remember Emily and her partner do Pyramid and Other but surely there needs to be site wide co-ordination. Having said that if you've got a weak line up like this year, your hands will become a little tied no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGATRONICMEATWAGON Posted yesterday at 09:00 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:00 AM 23 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said: I'd be interested to hear how they co-ordinate their bookings across the stages. It's clearly something that needs work. As far as i can remember Emily and her partner do Pyramid and Other but surely there needs to be site wide co-ordination. Having said that if you've got a weak line up like this year, your hands will become a little tied no matter what. It just seems like every year at the moment - perhaps because of the increase in the amount of people going, there's always someone who is majorly overly subscribed. It happened once or twice before ten years ago, but now Barry Can't Swim and Sugababes are shutting fields down on the same day. Not even small areas like Glade, but the ruddy Park and WH. The line-up personally for me this year was also very weak and I hope it's not a sign of things to come. Perhaps all the planets and stars didn't align this time. Or perhaps as they've tried to expand the festival and have more decent acts on the Thursday night, this has taken some artists away from the main Fri-Sun days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJL Posted yesterday at 09:32 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:32 AM 1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: They could have got away with bumping Lizzo up last year. I think the backlash from them not doing that inspired them this year to bump SZA. Equality and diversity is important, but it shouldn’t be the sole factor in booking decisions. 1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t saying they shouldn’t be ambitious, just that they should have more robust back up plans when it doesn’t come through. Absolutely agree with your points, this year more than ever looked like 4 or 5 different festivals booked in isolation without any crossover thought to the process. For example Sugababes & Avril both should have been on the Pyramid, whereas PJ Harvey & Janelle Monae would have benefited being on a smaller stage. Yeah, I agree with all this, not sure I entirely agree with your earlier point about them needing it more professional about the headliners… 1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: They need to get more professional with the booking of pyramid headliners and have genuine back up plans. Every time they’ve gone hard after a white whale that’s failed they’ve been left scrambling around for a headliner… 2011: Failed to get Prince, ended up bumping up Beyoncé 2014: Failed to get Prince, ended up with Metallica 2015: Failed to get Prince, ended up with the Who 2019: Failed to get Fleetwood Mac, ended up with the Killers 2023: Failed to get Rihanna, ended up with GnR 2024: Failed to get Madonna, ended up bumping up SZA Obviously some of those worked out great, some were fine but uninspired, some flat out failed. I think Beyoncé, Metallica, Killers and even GNR were good-very good bookings. The Who were uninspired but are an all time act. SZA is the only one that that has gone really south, by accounts. Maybe it is professionalism but How easy is it to have a genuine Pyramid headliner on call as back-up? Could it not be, if they could have booked someone better they would have done and if someone is willing to be a back-up it is likely because they aren’t popular enough or are uninspired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted yesterday at 09:41 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:41 AM (edited) 13 minutes ago, DJL said: Yeah, I agree with all this, not sure I entirely agree with your earlier point about them needing it more professional about the headliners… I think Beyoncé, Metallica, Killers and even GNR were good-very good bookings. The Who were uninspired but are an all time act. SZA is the only one that that has gone really south, by accounts. Maybe it is professionalism but How easy is it to have a genuine Pyramid headliner on call as back-up? Could it not be, if they could have booked someone better they would have done and if someone is willing to be a back-up it is likely because they aren’t popular enough or are uninspired? The Killers and the Who were uninspired but fine, Metallica & GnR were risks for the audience but ultimately paid off, yet everybody knows they would never have been Glastonbury’s first choices. I think people forget that in 2011 Beyoncé wasn’t the same power house she is now, she subbed T in the Park that year so by all accounts it was a ‘risk’ to bump her to headline, one that did pay off. I agree SZA is the only one where it’s gone really south. I think the issue this year with SZA was more that the festival felt the need to have another female headliner, so when Madonna fell through rather than going to a more suitable option they chose to bump SZA. Ironically last year when the same situation happened with Rihanna, they could and should have bumped Lizzo but chose not to. Maybe professional was the wrong word. But what I meant was, when they go after these elusive white whale bookings (Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna) they seem to put all their eggs in that basket & don’t seem to have a strong contingency when it inevitably fails. Edited yesterday at 09:47 AM by Frankly Mr Shankly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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