2025 Headliners

[Superscally]

7 hours ago, MarrigoldGloves said:

The Festival acknowledges that booking SZA was viewed as a mistake by many and is keen to learn from the small crowd, Contact has been made with her team post festival and the bookers are actually keen for SZA to return to the farm in the future although no actual plans are put in place at this point, the team don’t want SZA legacy with the festival to be perceived as a negative one. They will follow her career closely and it may be 10 or more years when she returns and as to what slot she occupies will entirely depend on career trajectory. 

 

There was emergency talk when Madonna pulled out about if Olivia Rodrigo could step in to take over and this would have been the festivals first choice, prior to speaking to Stevie Wonder who was at one point set to take over however health concerns meant that this was short lived due to health concerns.  However Olivia and her team wanted more time to prepare for a headline slot which has for some time been discussed and at time of writing has been agreed for the Friday headliner slot for 2025.  Although a young artist the booking team are more confident of her success due to her previous appearance at the festival being a success.  

 

The festival team has agreed that the best way to introduce big artists from the US that have quickly grown in popularity is by first pitching them in an afternoon slot on the Pyramid or Other prior to them headlining this was the mode used for Billie Eilish and is why the festival does not consider Olivia Rodrigo to be a risk. For this reason talks with breakout artists such as Chappell Roan or Sabrina Carpenter will be based around a festival debut appearance in an afternoon slot to gauge their success with Glastonbury crowds and not rushing them into a big slot, too early. 

 

The festival has not been in contact with Taylor Swift about headlining at anypoint since the festival cancellation this is not out of any negativity between the two teams but it's just not a possibility for Taylor in the immediate future, The Glastonbury team are hopeful that they can agree a lower than normal & cut with team Swift as her extremely high current fees would be out of reach for the festival and its thought that Taylor would still like to make the festival appearance once her current roadmap is cleared. 

 

Fred Again will headline Saturday at Glastonbury 2025, Prominent members of the Glastonbury booking team were on site at Reading festival to observe his show and are confident that he will be able to entertain a Pyramid crowd, the team is closely monitoring the growth in popularity of electronic music and will be using Fred Again’s headline set to establish if there may be future dance headliners on the Pyramid although at this point no names are mentioned. 

 

Oasis team have been non committal on any headline slot at Glastonbury in the coming years while completely ruling out 2025, there does not seem to be much interest in returning to the festival as the tour is mostly financial motivated and any benefits of playing Glastonbury such as increased streaming revenue has already been achieved by the reunion. However the answer is not yet officially no to a Glastonbury appearance at some point. 

 

From Pulp Jarvis Cocker specifically remains close to the festival booking team as an advisor on other musical acts but seemingly has ruled out any Pulp show on the farm. Pulp reunion has been enjoyed by the band a lot and they have prolonged the comeback longer than originally planned though they think there last show at Glastonbury is the one they want to be remembered for and so will most likely not play the festival again, though Jarvis will appear in some format to be determined at next year's festival. 

 

Rihanna is the booking team's strong leader to play the Sunday night headliner slot, the thinking after early departures last year they want the most prominent headline act to play the Sunday headliner slot this year and with two relatively new acts this will hopefully be Rihanna.  She has been on the festivals radar for many years and it was previously though financials might be a stumbling block it now appears that Rihanna is perhaps thinking of putting a lid on her musical career for good and wants to tick a last few boxes before an early retirement to focus on other ventures which includes an appearance at Glastonbury, She was very close to appearing at Glastonbury 2023 and remains keen.  

 

It's considered Stevie Wonder is considered as a good plan B to Rihanna though lingering health concerns last around if he could commit to such long shows again in the future.

 

Eminem is not a serious contender to headline despite media speculation, the booking team have discussed in the past and existing concerns remain in place. 

 

Lady Gaga is a name the festival would like to get, however her plans are not settling in as reasonable a time scale as the festival needs to lock in a headliner for next year. It looks like it's a no for 2025 however she remains a preferred target for future festivals. 

 

Sam Fender not on the booking teams radar for 2025, Sam is considered a headliner but with Olivia Rodrigo and Fred Again in the other two slots the festival would like to pursue more experienced targets, It seems Sam Fenders team would be prepared to consider a lessor slot on the farm but the festival team are drawn more towards him headline in 2027 or 2028. 

 

Bruce Springsteen content with his one headline appearance, has no plans to play again at this point. 

 

Little Simz sub headline slot was very positively received and the booking team are keen for her to be considered for a Pyramid Headline slot for a festival after the fallow year, though no formal talks have taken place.

 

IDLES after the other stage headline slot the festival booking team are keen to think a bit differently about how they size acts for stages - the local hero status of the band meaning they can perhaps take a larger slot than perhaps there current popularity suggests, however the festival team would prefer them to have headlined at Reading or Download prior to any serious consideration for a Pyramid headline slot. 

 

Kings Of Leon were a possibility of appearing last year however talks proved unfruitful and probably not likely to be seen at the festival again. 

 

Away from headliners at the festival the popularity of the Sugarbabes recent appearances has not gone unnoticed and the possibility of a regular Pop nostalgia slot has been discussed the key problems with this are about getting acts that are a consistent level of popularity likely to be trialed in 2025 with B*witched lined up to test. 

 

The answer to the question you have is 15,20,1,20,14,5,22,14,9

*their

[plaskins]

51 minutes ago, northernangel said:

 

Olivia, Fred, Rihanna isn't the wildest guess to be honest. It's not thing that many in here wouldn't consider as an option.

I might see Rihanna, but would be another year of no pyramid headliners, as it was this year. Doesn't really enthrall me. Always plenty to see though 😉

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

And AC/DC are famously Scottish

There I was thinking they were Irish.

[Euphoricape]

1 hour ago, plaskins said:

I might see Rihanna, but would be another year of no pyramid headliners, as it was this year. Doesn't really enthrall me. Always plenty to see though 😉

Same as me. 2 years running with no Pyramid headliners. Hoping this is just made up tbh.

[Superscally]

5 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

And AC/DC are famously Scottish

Australian 😘

[Ayrshire Chris]

8 hours ago, Superscally said:

Australian 😘

Bon Scott statue in Kirriemuir, town of his birth😉😊

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Bon Scott is actually short for Bonnie Scotland.

[northernangel]

14 hours ago, plaskins said:

I might see Rihanna, but would be another year of no pyramid headliners, as it was this year. Doesn't really enthrall me. Always plenty to see though 😉

 

I would only see Olivia and go early unless something interesting was on Sunday.

[balti-pie]

2 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Bon Scott statue in Kirriemuir, town of his birth😉😊

 

 

There's a statue of him in Fremantle, Western Australia as well - i think its fair to call em an aussie scottish band 

[Ayrshire Chris]

6 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

There's a statue of him in Fremantle, Western Australia as well - i think its fair to call em an aussie scottish band 

I’d accept that. A Scottish Aussie band😉

[gazzared]

Is Fred nailed on ? Has he already peaked ? If he is I want him to have a big crowd as it makes the rest of the site easier to move around but the new album doesn't seem to have great reviews 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/fred-again-ten-days-review

 

I think he's shite but I don't want another sza situation 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, gazzared said:

Is Fred nailed on ? Has he already peaked ? If he is I want him to have a big crowd as it makes the rest of the site easier to move around but the new album doesn't seem to have great reviews 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/fred-again-ten-days-review

 

I think he's shite but I don't want another sza situation 

 

What SZA situation?  On the Sunday night half the festival went home and - Justice aside - the rest of the sit was like a ghost town.

[gazzared]

2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

What SZA situation?  On the Sunday night half the festival went home and - Justice aside - the rest of the sit was like a ghost town.

I always what the headlines to do well and fill the field and for everyone to have a great time.

[balti-pie]

2 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

I’d accept that. A Scottish Aussie band😉

😄 ok, if you like! 

 

Fremantle's a bloody lovely place, ive spent a fair bit of time there. Australia's really proud of AC/DC, in Melbourne there's an area called ACDC Lane and you can head down St Kilda and have a beer in a couple of the haunts they used to play in years ago - and the video for Its a long way to the top is filmed on Swanston Street in Melbourne, i used to live about two minutes walk from it. I'd go as far as to say its Australia's number 1 export to the world, and its at best 50% theirs ☺️

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, gazzared said:

I always what the headlines to do well and fill the field and for everyone to have a great time.

Ah - OK. Sorry. Crossed wires on my side.

 

Yes - they'll be keen not to repeat that, but I reckon Fred will be busy enough.

[northernangel]

10 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

What SZA situation?  On the Sunday night half the festival went home and - Justice aside - the rest of the sit was like a ghost town.

Glade was busy and SE Corner was, I was off the belief that London Grammar did okay and The National? Avalon was rammed for The Feeling...if they hadn't played who I was fairly sure I was going to watch I'd have left after Nia Archives.

 

 

[gazzared]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Ah - OK. Sorry. Crossed wires on my side.

 

Yes - they'll be keen not to repeat that, but I reckon Fred will be busy enough.

Yeah I think that was the reason everywhere was quieter because none of the headliners appealed to the majority. I had a great time watching The National but I think the crowd only went up to the sound stages

[gfa]

32 minutes ago, gazzared said:

Is Fred nailed on ? Has he already peaked ? If he is I want him to have a big crowd as it makes the rest of the site easier to move around but the new album doesn't seem to have great reviews 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/fred-again-ten-days-review

 

I think he's shite but I don't want another sza situation 

It will be decently busy but not insane by any means.

 

Similar to Dua maybe a tad quieter

[fraybentos1]

32 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

What SZA situation?  On the Sunday night half the festival went home and - Justice aside - the rest of the sit was like a ghost town.

If people did leave in vast numbers it was because SZA was headlining. The root of the issue is the same

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, fraybentos1 said:

If people did leave in vast numbers it was because SZA was headlining. The root of the issue is the same

Yeah - crossed wires.  I thought they meant that SZA being deserted meant everywhere else was mobbed.

[The Nal]

The acoustic field was full for Gypsy Kings. Relatively small compared to the Mid but still. WH full too and the SE Corner.

 

But yeah its a shocking situation when the headliner is so meh people leave the festival. 

[glimmers_of_hope]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

What SZA situation?  On the Sunday night half the festival went home and - Justice aside - the rest of the sit was like a ghost town.

Was at The National.  Can confirm, it was not like a ghost town.  I was down the front but looking back it looked like a really decent crowd.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Can't believe that post has generated more of a response than that one yesterday which seemed to confirm 2 of the 3 headliners.

[Mardy]

O-Rod, and Fred Again might be enough to get me pondering a return to the farm.

[fraybentos1]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Can't believe that post has generated more of a response than that one yesterday which seemed to confirm 2 of the 3 headliners.

what one? can you quote it or say what page it is on?