2025 Headliners

[gfa]

Is anyone actually buying this Taylor Swift info?

 

Is the account definitely real for one.

 

Also the ex ceo of Ticketmaster tweeting about it seems a bit suspicious....? Surely he'd keep his mouth shut on this kind of thing - and why does he care about glasto anyway? I assume he's american

[incident]

7 minutes ago, gfa said:

Is anyone actually buying this Taylor Swift info?

 

Is the account definitely real for one.

 

Also the ex ceo of Ticketmaster tweeting about it seems a bit suspicious....? Surely he'd keep his mouth shut on this kind of thing - and why does he care about glasto anyway? I assume he's american

 

Don't think anyone is actually buying it.

 

But it's just more to be speculated over.

[gfa]

3 minutes ago, incident said:

 

Don't think anyone is actually buying it.

 

But it's just more to be speculated over.

Yeah fair - just something to chat about / coping

[craigcharles420]

Taylor was already booked for 2020 before it was cancelled wasn't she? Idk why this seems so crazy.

 

I don't really think anyone is so big for Glasto that it is crazy for them to headline. We have had Macca (multiple times), U2 (first fest in literal decades), the Stones, Kanye (turning up and doing a full set is crazy for him), Bowie, probably missing more

Edited 4 hours ago by craigcharles420

[gfa]

7 minutes ago, craigcharles420 said:

Taylor was already booked for 2020 before it was cancelled wasn't she? Idk why this seems so crazy.

 

I don't really think anyone is so big for Glasto that it is crazy for them to headline. We have had Macca (multiple times), U2 (first fest in literal decades), the Stones, Kanye (turning up and doing a full set is crazy for him), Bowie, probably missing more

The source is more the issue

 

She will do what she wants, its a bit random but often there is one or more curveball headliner schedules wise.

Festivals of the size of Coachella and Glasto (and nobody else really) can manage to get literal one offs from big artists

[SouthbanKen]

13 hours ago, incident said:

 

To be honest I can't square it under just about any circumstances.

 

I mean, between 4 new albums and another 4 re-records, and an extensive 2 year world tour playing 3+ hour shows every night, plus films, tv, music videos etc, I'd say she's probably done more work in the last 5 years than I have (or intend to) in my entire life.

 

I'd desperately love it to happen, but can't comprehend that someone who's just done all that would choose any option other than "sit on the sofa and relax" for 2025..

 

What better way to sit on the sofa for the vast majority of 2025 whilst still monopolising a whole bunch of headlines by just playing one show?

[NorthernSoul52]

What was the last big "one-off" we had though as a Glastonbury headliner? 

 

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA were all amid European tours, Arctic Monkeys were in the middle of a stadium run, Guns N' Roses were clearing out venues across the continent, Elton John was just at the back end of all those postpones arena shows.

 

Kendrick Lamar having only one other big show on that run feels like the shout, I guess. Played Milan and nothing else.

[gazzared]

27 minutes ago, craigcharles420 said:

Taylor was already booked for 2020 before it was cancelled wasn't she? Idk why this seems so crazy.

 

I don't really think anyone is so big for Glasto that it is crazy for them to headline. We have had Macca (multiple times), U2 (first fest in literal decades), the Stones, Kanye (turning up and doing a full set is crazy for him), Bowie, probably missing more

She's become even bigger since then ....I reckon she's now at Michael Jackson's level when he was at his peak

[incident]

2 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

What was the last big "one-off" we had though as a Glastonbury headliner? 

 

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA were all amid European tours, Arctic Monkeys were in the middle of a stadium run, Guns N' Roses were clearing out venues across the continent, Elton John was just at the back end of all those postpones arena shows.

 

Kendrick Lamar having only one other big show on that run feels like the shout, I guess. Played Milan and nothing else.

 

In terms of Europe, Macca would be. He'd just done a relatively small US tour leading up to his appearance and Glastonbury was the only show in Europe.

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, incident said:

 

In terms of Europe, Macca would be. He'd just done a relatively small US tour leading up to his appearance and Glastonbury was the only show in Europe.

Perhaps so, but Macca also got that British tag and previous headliner status, I guess. Theoretically makes him an easier catch.

[gfa]

10 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

What was the last big "one-off" we had though as a Glastonbury headliner? 

 

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA were all amid European tours, Arctic Monkeys were in the middle of a stadium run, Guns N' Roses were clearing out venues across the continent, Elton John was just at the back end of all those postpones arena shows.

 

Kendrick Lamar having only one other big show on that run feels like the shout, I guess. Played Milan and nothing else.

Weren't some of the 2020 ones a one off?

[gazzared]

God help anyone in the re-sale if by some miracle she is announced.

"How many profiles are you setting up" ?

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by gazzared

[incident]

14 minutes ago, SouthbanKen said:

What better way to sit on the sofa for the vast majority of 2025 whilst still monopolising a whole bunch of headlines by just playing one show?

 

I'm not convinced there's such a thing as "just one show" in this context.

 

Even for "just" a single date, and even eschewing all choreography / dancers and "just" playing the songs for 2 hours - there's still going to be at least a couple weeks of rehearsals and probably a shitload more planning prior to that, so paying band members and crew for at least a month.

 

Always worth remembering that this is a workaholic who doesn't half-arse things. I think if hypothetically she did decide to do Glastonbury in 2025, then having done most of the legwork she'd not be able to resist also hitting some other major stages that have some kudos in their own markets (Fuji Rock? Bonnaroo? TW Classic? Slane?)

[gfa]

We'd never hear the end of it from suprefan if glasto got a stripped back swift show (ala ed sheeran's live show vibe)

[incident]

Just now, gfa said:

We'd never hear the end of it from suprefan if glasto got a stripped back swift show (ala ed sheeran's live show vibe)

 

Who gives a f**k? It'd be better for it.

[efcfanwirral]

5 minutes ago, incident said:

 

I'm not convinced there's such a thing as "just one show" in this context.

 

Even for "just" a single date, and even eschewing all choreography / dancers and "just" playing the songs for 2 hours - there's still going to be at least a couple weeks of rehearsals and probably a shitload more planning prior to that, so paying band members and crew for at least a month.

 

Always worth remembering that this is a workaholic who doesn't half-arse things. I think if hypothetically she did decide to do Glastonbury in 2025, then having done most of the legwork she'd not be able to resist also hitting some other major stages that have some kudos in their own markets (Fuji Rock? Bonnaroo? TW Classic? Slane?)

Also knowing that she plays a good amount of her set on guitar and piano, she's already in the zone of less showy production stuff for some of the time. She could probably do a greatest hits show at Glastonbury in her sleep tomorrow to be honest

Edited 4 hours ago by efcfanwirral

[OllieMadd]

Maybe she wants her own Homecoming / Beychella moment.

 

But on the pyramid.

[incident]

1 minute ago, efcfanwirral said:

Also knowing that she plays a good amount of her set on guitar and piano, she's already in the zone of less showy production stuff for some of the time. She could probably do a greatest hits show at Glastonbury in her sleep tomorrow to be honest

 

Of course she could.

 

But she wouldn't. She'd plan it to meticulous detail with every aspect thought through.

[gfa]

Whatever she does is going to realistically a step down from the 3 hour eras shows etc. Will be interesting to see how she plays it i guess.

[circus92]

37 minutes ago, gazzared said:

God help anyone in the re-sale if by some miracle she is announced.

"How many profiles are you setting up" ?

 

 

🤣🤣🤣

[Nobody Interesting]

Last year the talk around Taylor was that she would NOT do GF because she was touring.

 

This year the talk around Taylor is that she would NOT do GF because she IS NOT touring.

 

My guess, she either is or isn't doing it and will or won't do it as and how it suits her.

[Quark]

The fact that she booked to do it once (f**k you 2020, you shitter of a year) makes me feel like she'll do it at some point. Feels like the hardest part with non-UK acts who don't have that intrinsic awareness of the festival is actually getting them on board with the concept.

 

It might be 2025, it might be 2055 when she's playing it as a golden oldie. But I reckon she'll turn up at some point.

[NorthernSoul52]

She absolutely could strip production back to the band a few moves and play a truncated version of the Eras show.

 

1 Cruel Summer
2 You Belong With Me
3 Love Story
4 22
5 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
6 All Too Well
7 Enchanted
8 Look What You Made Me Do
9 Cardigan
10 Betty
11 Willow
12 Blank Space
13 Shake It Off
14 Bad Blood
15 Down Bad
16 Fortnight
17 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
18 Lavender Haze
19 Anti-Hero
20 Karma

[FrogLobster]

I think she would only do it if it was part of a festival tour (just like 2020 was to be). Taylor is all about the $$$ and she has zero personal connection or reason to tick it off as a one-off and in-turn probably lose money in the process. Doesn't matter if she lived in London for a bit or 12 of her ex-boyfriends were from the UK.

 

At this stage and global size its more likely for her to do it when her popularity is fading, much later down the line.

Edited 2 hours ago by FrogLobster

[FrogLobster]

Any chance that Gaga is more likely? Coachella-bound so will have a festival-shaped set/production, album dropping early 2025 and rumoured to be doing a stadium tour next year. Could slot a Glasto somewhere in there?