2025 Headliners

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

I haven't noticed anyone else make the same claim as you. 

Ok?...is that where I need to get on board

[Hugh Jass II]

For clarity I was the one who said "face of a movement", thought it was pretty clear I meant the burgeoning grime scene that was exploding in this country around the time he was booked, of which Stormzy was very much at the forefront. Add in his campaigning for Grenfell and his support for getting kids from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education and you have a guy who was very much prevalent at the time.

Why someone felt the need to start going on about "equality" is something I cannot fathom.

[northernangel]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

For clarity I was the one who said "face of a movement", thought it was pretty clear I meant the burgeoning grime scene that was exploding in this country around the time he was booked, of which Stormzy was very much at the forefront. Add in his campaigning for Grenfell and his support for getting kids from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education and you have a guy who was very much prevalent at the time.

Why someone felt the need to start going on about "equality" is something I cannot fathom.

This was what I was referring to. Is equality not trying to treat everyone the same and presented with the same chances. It may not be the wording people would have chosen, but this was my reasoning behind it.....what he stood for....not the color of him.

[GrumpyRaver]

Stop feeding the troll… not the first time he’s spouted this type of tosh, won’t be the last.

[northernangel]

4 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

Stop feeding the troll… not the first time he’s spouted this type of tosh, won’t be the last.

What are you on about?

[NorthernSoul52]

Today's bet - Fender, Gaga and the Rolling Stones. 

[northernangel]

7 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Today's bet - Fender, Gaga and the Rolling Stones. 

Dave, Fender, Gaga

[Guest]

Feel like we'll get one of Rihanna or Lady Gaga, one of Sam Fender or Dave and then an older/returning headliner.

[FloopFiller]

4 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Feel like we'll get one of Rihanna or Lady Gaga, one of Sam Fender or Dave and then an older/returning headliner.

Yeah that’s where I’m at too - Fender, Gaga, another. No clue who that other would be though - does feel like the pot is dwindling on older or returning acts. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FloopFiller said:

Yeah that’s where I’m at too - Fender, Gaga, another. No clue who that other would be though - does feel like the pot is dwindling on older or returning acts. 

Dave, Rihanna, Springsteen is what I'm going with from that formula just now.

[FloopFiller]

1 minute ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Dave, Rihanna, Springsteen is what I'm going with from that formula just now.

Don’t see Springsteen returning to the farm and/or touring the U.K. at all again next year, even if he does seem like one of the few oldie candidates who could come back for seconds. 

[Guest]

I also wouldn't be surprised for them to go for both Gaga and Rihanna if they're available after hyping up and failing to get 2 female headliners this year.

Obviously both from the same era but they're pretty different stylistically and both a rare get nowadays. Would be cool to see them both get the gig.

Only problem with that though is that I'd say it diminishes the chance of the third headliner being Dave/Fender/Rodrigo, which would be a shame considering 2025 will seemingly be a good year to book some fresh faces.

[stanh]

Harry Styles could be back in 2025, possible shout?

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, stanh said:

Harry Styles could be back in 2025, possible shout?

Yeah, definitely a possibility.

[NorthernSoul52]

2 hours ago, FloopFiller said:

Don’t see Springsteen returning to the farm and/or touring the U.K. at all again next year, even if he does seem like one of the few oldie candidates who could come back for seconds. 

Aye, can't see him running into 2025. 

So l'll take The 1975 / Lady Gaga / Billy Joel for twenty, please Bob. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Aye, can't see him running into 2025. 

So l'll take The 1975 / Lady Gaga / Billy Joel for twenty, please Bob. 

Can't see The 1975 getting the gig over Fender/Dave/O-Rod. Think they got f**ked by the festival choosing AM over them last year. I reckon that was their chance.

[AndyL16]

35 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Can't see The 1975 getting the gig over Fender/Dave/O-Rod. Think they got f**ked by the festival choosing AM over them last year. I reckon that was their chance.

They’ll get their chance after the next album release for sure in my opinion. 

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, AndyL16 said:

They’ll get their chance after the next album release for sure in my opinion. 

Maybe, but if it's the same year that Dave/Fender/O-Rod are also available then I don't think they'd be the first getting the call.

[NorthernSoul52]

8 hours ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Maybe, but if it's the same year that Dave/Fender/O-Rod are also available then I don't think they'd be the first getting the call.

If the chatter that Dave is on the bill this year but not headlining turns out to be true, then - unless it's a secret slot - he's blown a chance for the next few years.

I hope that's not the case, but we'll see.

[On The Blend]

Okay, hear me out, but I don’t think that it’s too absurd to start considering someone like Beyoncé for the ‘older legend’ spot. 
 

While she’s not actually that old, Dangerously in Love 2 is on the latest setlist and that came out as close to Rumours as it did to 2025. There was the same time between the formation of Destiny’s Child and Rosa Parks’ bus protest as there will be between their formation and Glasto 2025. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

They can consider her as a heritage headline act all they want, but if she doesn't want to play festivals ever again then there's not much they can do.

And I suspect she's done with them - at least for the time being.

[incident]

2 minutes ago, On The Blend said:

Okay, hear me out, but I don’t think that it’s too absurd to start considering someone like Beyoncé for the ‘older legend’ spot.

Why not just consider her as a headliner, and not worry about which box she fits into?

[stuie]

Beyonce ain't coming back.

Glasto, Coachella, T in the Park, Hyde Park, Central Park, Rock in Rio.

All once and done. 

[Hugh Jass II]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

Beyonce ain't coming back.

Glasto, Coachella, T in the Park, Hyde Park, Central Park, Rock in Rio.

All once and done. 

And if she ever did she certainly isn't playing Sunday afternoon just before Elbow.

[incident]

8 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

And if she ever did she certainly isn't playing Sunday afternoon just before Elbow.

To be fair I took "older legend" as an attempt to categorise the headliners rather than suggesting her for Sunday 4pm.

The problem I have with that is that trying to stick rigidly to a formula of "One upcoming, One established, one legend" is that it limits things way too much when really a lot of the time it's going to come down to who's available. She'd comfortably be headline status by any standard, and so if available who else is playing shouldn't matter all that much and what categories they fall into.