2025 Headliners

[CaledonianGonzo]

imho the best way to tell who from Cat Stevens and Neil Young is a Glastonbury headline act vs. who is a legend slot act is to look at how they've been booked by Glastonbury Festival.

[Jamm]

2 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said:

He certainly is a fan, this from 2008:

Quite frankly I’d ascend if they somehow booked Dead & Company.

 

But I think the ship has long sailed on any notable Grateful Dead adjacent act performing in Europe ever again.

[Guz]

2 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said:

The whole article is worth a read:

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/18/popandrock.shopping45

Love to see Kitty, Daisy and Lewis this year too, but a higher chance we get Kitty Liv with Lewis and her bf on drums 

[FrogLobster]

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

[Skip997]

8 minutes ago, FrogLobster said:

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

And is infinitely more fun and entertaining 

[henry bear]

2 hours ago, jonnytee1 said:

Bob has sold almost double the amount of albums than NY and surely has more tunes that are well known to the general public. 

 

However Bob didn't headline in 1998 . Would he headline if he played now?  

If Dylan toured a greatest hits set, playing and singing the songs as they were recorded, I'd say he would be a much bigger live draw than he is now. But he doesn't, and it's generally just the real Bobcats go see him, and try and work out just what song he's actually playing

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, henry bear said:

If Dylan toured a greatest hits set, playing and singing the songs as they were recorded, I'd say he would be a much bigger live draw than he is now. But he doesn't, and it's generally just the real Bobcats go see him, and try and work out just what song he's actually playing

I saw Dylan in 1984 and he played a greatest hits set just as they were recorded 

[henry bear]

12 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I saw Dylan in 1984 and he played a greatest hits set just as they were recorded 

And that’s why, 40 years ago, he could play Wembley Stadium 

[incident]

1 hour ago, FrogLobster said:

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

 

When you say "she is actually active".. there's really not any more reason to think she's going to be any more active in the summer than The 1975 will be. She's got Coachella booked as a one (ok, two) off, 2 months and a continent beforehand, and nothing else.

Edited Monday at 06:28 PM by incident

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, FrogLobster said:

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

Feels like it would've been rumoured by now if it was on.

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, henry bear said:

And that’s why, 40 years ago, he could play Wembley Stadium 

 

That and he was touring with Santana

[CaledonianGonzo]

Went to dig out any footage I could find

 

 

Not Chrissie Hynde's finest hour

 

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

57 minutes ago, incident said:

 

When you say "she is actually active".. there's really not any more reason to think she's going to be any more active in the summer than The 1975 will be. She's got Coachella booked as a one (ok, two) off, 2 months and a continent beforehand, and nothing else.

True but also The 1975 are supposedly on an “indefinite hiatus”. I’d actually be happy with The 1975 but would love to see Gaga again - she was great in 2009 but needed a longer set.  I can’t now remember where the 1975 info originally came from tho. 

[FrogLobster]

2 hours ago, incident said:

 

When you say "she is actually active".. there's really not any more reason to think she's going to be any more active in the summer than The 1975 will be. She's got Coachella booked as a one (ok, two) off, 2 months and a continent beforehand, and nothing else.

Come on now, that is a silly thing to say and you know it. 😄Do you really think Gaga is not going to play more than 2 shows in 2025 after her long-awaited album is released? Is there literally any activity in the 1975 camp right now?

Edit: She has a show now announced for Rio in May.

Edited Monday at 08:29 PM by FrogLobster

[NorthernSoul52]

The 1975 info came the same way as the Neil Young info, did it not? Not saying it is ironclad, but bar self-immolation, that feels like them in the book.

[foolee]

51 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The 1975 info came the same way as the Neil Young info, did it not? Not saying it is ironclad, but bar self-immolation, that feels like them in the book.

I think they came from different places. 

[Jamm]

A four-hour mega set of Bob Dylan’s greatest hits, supported by all surviving members of The Band and the Grateful Dead intertwined with their biggest hits and lengthy jams.

[Skip997]

8 minutes ago, Jamm said:

A four-hour mega set of Bob Dylan’s greatest hits, supported by all surviving members of The Band and the Grateful Dead intertwined with their biggest hits and lengthy jams.

Would need the surviving members of the Merry Pranksters, if there are any, to supply the necessary sundries 

[Suprefan]

7 hours ago, FrogLobster said:

Any chance of Gaga instead of 1975? Mostly because she is actually active, has an album dropping sometime first half and will have a festival-show already done for Coachella.

lol no

[fraybentos1]

9 hours ago, foolee said:

I think they came from different places. 

 

9 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The 1975 info came the same way as the Neil Young info, did it not? Not saying it is ironclad, but bar self-immolation, that feels like them in the book.

Few sources and one overlap. Roughbloke who used to be on here is saying both. 

[fraybentos1]

11 hours ago, FrogLobster said:

Come on now, that is a silly thing to say and you know it. 😄Do you really think Gaga is not going to play more than 2 shows in 2025 after her long-awaited album is released? Is there literally any activity in the 1975 camp right now?

Edit: She has a show now announced for Rio in May.

Lady gaga has 0 credible rumours and 1975 have a few good sources pointing to them

[jonnytee1]

15 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

imho the best way to tell who from Cat Stevens and Neil Young is a Glastonbury headline act vs. who is a legend slot act is to look at how they've been booked by Glastonbury Festival.

Ahhhh the voice of reason 

[CaledonianGonzo]

There's a first time for everything 

[jonnytee1]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

There's a first time for everything 

You've had 43000 attempts so it had to happen at some time

[jonnytee1]

Just thought id also take this opportunity to say that although i don't post on here as much as others, i have been in and around this forum under different guises for around 15 years i reckon (maybe more - don't know how long its been going)!

 

Right now its great to be able to come on here and discuss headliners, crowd sizes and all entertain ourselves with Suprefan.

 

Some unfortunate and dark times for my family in the real world right now and in the same way music is an outlet, i appreciate being able to come on here and have great chats and debates with you lot................. even Suprefan. 

 

SO keep up the great work and IF anyone could start a more serious rumour of Gaga  -  that would be fantastic

 

Happy new year all