2025 Headliners

[CaledonianGonzo]

If he plays BST this time around (as he's done several times before) he pretty much is at Stevie Wonder sort of level.

[Physical_graffiti]

23 minutes ago, ac123 said:

The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo are R+L bookings as far as I'm concerned, I don't think it's us that are turning it into anything.

thank god they've booked Neil Young then!

[Jack The Stripper]

15 minutes ago, ac123 said:

More impressive to sell those as a touring current artist imo, speaking as a man who's been to many a day festival to catch an aging artist before they croak hahah.

And morbidly it seems a booking quickly shoehorned in before Michael does.

[gfa]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

If he plays BST this time around (as he's done several times before) he pretty much is at Stevie Wonder sort of level.

Could argue scarcity quite easily

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, K2SO said:

I don't know if this shows my age, how uncultured I am or what... But on reflection, I do not think I know a single Neil Young song. Am I being silly or missing something obvious?

 

I actually think I'd be more likely to recognise a SZA song than one of his at this point

 

Do you have some sort of phone or laptop that you can stream music through? If not that then some kind of membership of a record library?

[K2SO]

1 minute ago, Quark said:

 

Neither.  With the volume of recorded music available and the number of ways to consume it, entirely feasible you'd have missed something!

 

Having said that, I would suggest playing either Heart of Gold or Rocking In The Free World to see if they ring a bell at all.

 

I still feel as though I'm largely clued up on mega artists, though. I'm 30, so I don't think it's unreasonable for me to have expected to have known some Neil Young.

 

I gave a few tracks a play, including both of those you mentioned, and I honestly have never heard these songs in my life.

[Glasto96]

The fact the instagram post didn’t even state what night he’s headlining show how much they saw their arse yesterday when he said he’s out and rushed an announcement. A terrible one of that 🚮 

Edited Friday at 02:06 PM by Glasto96

[MEGABOWL]

All three are headliner level, they just are. No amount of mental contortions will change that. Whether they appeal to any individuals subjective taste is down to the individual but that doesn’t affect whether they’re big enough.

[ThatMuseKid]

1 hour ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Who is going  to tell Muse  to stand down? 

Their last tour was pretty much sold out all the way through and they had like the 5th highest grossing tour of 2023. Their last album still got UK No1 (7th one). I love that everyone has such an issue with them even though they continue to put on better stage shows than most current artists. There a household name in the music industry, one of the most successful British rock bands of the 21st century. So yes they are definitely not at the peak of their career anymore but seen as their 30 years in that is hardly unsurprising. They still do 2 nights at the O2 Arena, most of their US and Mexico and European shows were sell outs. I think a bit more respect needs to go onto their name, they have established themselves are one of the best of all time and even 30 years on they still put on phenomenal stage shows. 

[Quark]

3 minutes ago, K2SO said:

 

I still feel as though I'm largely clued up on mega artists, though. I'm 30, so I don't think it's unreasonable for me to have expected to have known some Neil Young.

 

I gave a few tracks a play, including both of those you mentioned, and I honestly have never heard these songs in my life.

Fair enough!

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

Even after watching this I don't think I could name a Neil Young song. I don't even know what a guitar is.

 

 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

7 hours ago, judyblue110 said:

 

It's taken Sabrina Carpenter 6 albums to achieve the same hype that Chappell has achieved with just one... 

 

Yes, and?

[ac123]

Just now, MEGABOWL said:

All three are headliner level, they just are. No amount of mental contortions will change that. Whether they appeal to any individuals subjective taste is down to the individual but that doesn’t affect whether they’re big enough.

Yeah and the bands that headline Truck Festival are headliner size too, doesn't mean I want to pay £400, book a week off work, spend hundreds on travel and accom to go to Truck. Like it or not, Glastonbury is meant to be the best. This isn't the best. Music is subjective, but what isn't subjective is popularity. There are far more popular acts that would have been a bigger spectacle than probably 4 out of the 6 mooted headliners. Even if I don't like them! I'm not bothered about me, I just like Glastonbury being a heavyweight festival. 

[ThatMuseKid]

1 hour ago, Spindles said:

Muse couldn't headline my local paper these days, never mind a festival the size of Glastonbury.

Muse 2023: $92.7M, 1M Tickets Sold and 45 shows played. 20th highest grossing tour of 2023. Now everyone always talks about how they’re rubbish and yet they are still doing that. Blink 182 for example only sold 692k over 45 shows and yet people would always class them as massive. Elton John played 67 shows and sold 1.3M Tickets so actually 1M / 45 = 22k which is higher then Elton John as 1.3M / 67 = 19k. 
 

please put some respect on Muse 

[joshgardna]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

 

She's struggling to shift tickets to her 25k cap. show on the 14th June?  I think she'll get a good sized crowd but I don't think the Other stage will have any crowd control issues. 

 

Agreed!

[incident]

1 minute ago, ThatMuseKid said:

please put some respect on Muse 

 

Nah.

 

They remain the only band I've ever walked out on (at a gig, rather than a festival set) twice.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, ThatMuseKid said:

Muse 2023: $92.7M, 1M Tickets Sold and 45 shows played. 20th highest grossing tour of 2023. Now everyone always talks about how they’re rubbish and yet they are still doing that. Blink 182 for example only sold 692k over 45 shows and yet people would always class them as massive. Elton John played 67 shows and sold 1.3M Tickets so actually 1M / 45 = 22k which is higher then Elton John as 1.3M / 67 = 19k. 
 

please put some respect on Muse 

 

No

[joshgardna]

25 minutes ago, gfa said:

The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo are both ready music wise and their previous dates sales are certainly good enough

Still think Fender deserves it / warrants a slot

[CaledonianGonzo]

13 minutes ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Yes, and?

 

I think that's Ariana Grande.

[sadimmock]

8 minutes ago, ac123 said:

Yeah and the bands that headline Truck Festival are headliner size too, doesn't mean I want to pay £400, book a week off work, spend hundreds on travel and accom to go to Truck. Like it or not, Glastonbury is meant to be the best. This isn't the best. Music is subjective, but what isn't subjective is popularity. There are far more popular acts that would have been a bigger spectacle than probably 4 out of the 6 mooted headliners. Even if I don't like them! I'm not bothered about me, I just like Glastonbury being a heavyweight festival. 

It is meant to be the best, but that doesn’t always coincide with biggest. I would imagine that McDonalds is the biggest burger vendor in the world, but you wouldn’t choose to eat there would you? 
 

I am far from being a NY fan but it does add a balance when you look at the other two headliners. Not everything has to appeal to all ages (large chunks of the SE corner or Silver Hates are of limited interest to a sizeable chunk of the paying Glastonbury audience). Balance and variety are good 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, joshgardna said:

Still think Fender deserves it / warrants a slot

 

He's probably does - but having a more vintage act like Neiler on the roster balances it out a bit better than having three newcomers.

[joshgardna]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

He's probably does - but having a more vintage act like Neiler on the roster balances it out a bit better than having three newcomers.

Agreed - I'd have Fender over 1975 

[Physical_graffiti]

31 minutes ago, The_Fish said:

They don’t need to be relevant to young people, they need crossover appeal. Otherwise you end up with disasters like SZA. 

all 3 rumoured headliners will get much bigger crowds than SZA though. Proved by the fact that they have all played glastonbury previously and got much bigger crowds than SZA.

[judyblue110]

15 minutes ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Yes, and?

 

And a partridge in a pear tree!!!

 

Sorry, no idea what you wanted me to add.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, joshgardna said:

Agreed - I'd have Fender over 1975 

 

Same, probably. Not that much in it though.  If he doesn't drop off during this album cycle I'm sure his day will come.