Glastonbury lineup poster 2024

[Superscally]

6 minutes ago, eatingglitter said:

I hoping for a solid choice on Sunday because otherwise my husband will be talking about “beating the traffic” and wanting to leave at 4pm. 😫

Get a new husband

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, fraybentos1 said:

I'm not a K Pop man but maybe that's what Seventeen are this year. They are clearly huge... just not household names (well maybe in Korea lol)

My K-Pop knowledge extends to knowing who Blackpink are. Happy to plead ignorance on this one.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

People say that every year and it never ever happens.

they've not had two years of duff line-ups before, or at such a high price. the days of a guaranteed top level line-up are gone.

Edited March 14, 2024 by Neil

[gooner1990]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

I don't have many other acts in mind. Time was Glastonbury would drop a poster and there would be three or four acts you'd never even considered as a possibility that made you sit up and think 'wow!' (Art Garfunkel, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus all recent examples). There's nothing like that on here, that's what makes it underwhelming to me.

I rattled off a list of decent acts on the lineup earlier (think you actually replied to it). All good acts that I'd enjoy seeing with a cider in hand,  but also very predictable bookings. All stuff I could see pretty much anywhere on any given a day.

I go to Glastonbury for the extraordinary, and this all feels very ordinary.

Perhaps its more of a reflection of us all going to festivals for a long time? No surprises anymore? 

The extraordinary becomes ordinary once you've done something 15+ times IMO.

[Justcalledtosay]

@glimmers_of_hope carrying out the hype man duties on this years line up single handedly without any hint of irony in his username 😎

Edited March 14, 2024 by Justcalledtosay

[fraybentos1]

Idles headlining other is the weakest of the whole lot tbh. Doubt they'll get a big crowd. Compared to last year having QOTSA and Lana 

[Neil]

Just now, Hugh Jass II said:

My K-Pop knowledge extends to knowing who Blackpink are. Happy to plead ignorance on this one.

you and the rest of the uk.

[ghostdancer1]

LCD headlining Other on Friday, Idles playing before them (and not clashing with Fontaines DC) would have made a lot more sense.

Or even Jamie XX headlining Other, if LCD really want a Pyramid appearance....

[Ayrshire Chris]

5 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

I thought it was going to be SZA Friday, Dua Lipa Saturday and Coldplay Sunday.

Isn’t it Dua, Coldplay then SZA? 

[gooner1990]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Not having a suitable alternative doesn't make the existing thing good.

Is it bad or just not as good (in your opinion) that you've been accustomed to?

I think (possibly) the lineups last 15 years have been spoilt and this year perhaps they just couldn't get the A list names people now expect.

[gooner1990]

Just now, Ayrshire Chris said:

Isn’t it Dua, Coldplay then SZA? 

yes, I was just saying what i thought it was going to be. 🙂 

[MMMarc1720]

Dua and Coldplay bring excitement but SZA as a sunday headliner is very underwhelming. The full Sunday headliners are underwhelming actually.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Looks like we were on the money re. Stanley Donwood da@bbing down

[fraybentos1]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

My K-Pop knowledge extends to knowing who Blackpink are. Happy to plead ignorance on this one.

Apparently they were second to only Swift in streaming numbers last year (think i've got that right, someone said it earlier on here) clearly gigantic but yeah i have no clue

[foolee]

I don’t mind it. It’s looks fairly average just because there aren’t loads of surprise acts you’ve never seen or a rarity. Sting and Olivia Rodrigo would’ve been nice and made it stronger for me. Would’ve liked Stevie Nicks mostly but when you think they’ve tried to get FM to do it and money is always an issue why would this be any different when she’s selling tickets for £150 a pop at BST. 

Buzzing for Avril. Happy with Coldplay. No real must sees but would happily watch LCD, Little Simz, Shania Twain, Cyndi Lauper, Keane, Paloma Faith, Idles, The Streets, Bombay, Bloc Party, TLDP, Nothing But Thieves, Sugababes, Corinne Bailey Rae, Yard Act, Soccer Mommy, Newdad, Fontaines, Baxter Dury & Dexys as a couple I’m a fan of and a few I’ve never seen/wouldn’t pay to see at their own shows. Also means I can shoot off early on the Sunday as not fussed on any of the headliners and can see Justice at Primavera.

Hoping for Placebo, Yungblud, Soft Play, Creeper and Busted when the individual stages come out. Still sucks there seems to be a lack of or reluctance to book big heavy/rock acts. If I’ve missed any on the poster please let me know so I can have a listen and add them to my must see list. 

Anyone think it’s odd they are potentially putting Fontaines and Idles on at the same time? 

Are we thinking it’ll still sell out? Can see a lot putting there ticket back on the basis that the lineup isn’t value for money and whilst a great festival if someone can only do one a year they might go elsewhere this year. 

[WhoOdyssey]

As far as Kpop acts go (I partially keep up with them), I'm not convinced that Seventeen are that big over here. They've not even had an album make the UK Top 100, which only takes about 2000 sales these days. 

[TheDayman]

5 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

But you aren't coming up with any alternatives, so surely if you (and many others) are saying the line up is underwhelming then you'd have another act(s) in mind?  Its probably very difficult to get people 1. big enough to headline 2. agree the lower appearance fee 3. on tour at the same time etc

I'd agree Coldplay is a lazy booking though.

It’s possible to be critical of the line up but also supportive of the festival. Let’s call a spade a spade, most agree it’s a weak line up. It may be the best they could get/afford from a headliner perspective (across all stages), and we all know Glasto is more than the music, but for me it’s the undercard that’s most underwhelming.

[Hugh Jass II]

Just now, gooner1990 said:

Is it bad or just not as good (in your opinion) that you've been accustomed to?

I think (possibly) the lineups last 15 years have been spoilt and this year perhaps they just couldn't get the A list names people now expect.

This is a fair point.

I, like plenty on here, have been doing this for many years now. Spend most of my time on places like this talking about festivals and know almost every in and out well before anything drops. I think the lack of surprises is what's got me down.

I also fully accept that you can't have a stellar lineup every single year, they can only book who is available and willing to take the gig. Some years we have fantastic linesups (2022 for instance) other years we have less fantastic ones.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Just now, MMMarc1720 said:

Dua and Coldplay bring excitement but SZA as a sunday headliner is very underwhelming. The full Sunday headliners are underwhelming actually.

Maybe then it’s a good chance to wander the site and see what’s on the smaller stages at that time. The Avalon etc have still to drop their line ups. 

[WhoOdyssey]

1 minute ago, fraybentos1 said:

Apparently they were second to only Swift in streaming numbers last year (think i've got that right, someone said it earlier on here) clearly gigantic but yeah i have no clue

6.7 monthly listeners worldwide on Spotify, nowhere near the top. 

[Nice hymer]

3 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Idles headlining other is the weakest of the whole lot tbh. Doubt they'll get a big crowd. Compared to last year having QOTSA and Lana 

Idles tea-time slot in 2022 was busy, I can't imagine less people turning up?

[Ayrshire Chris]

7 minutes ago, Superscally said:

Get a new husband

They’d be plenty offers on here if a ticket was part of the deal😉😊

[fraybentos1]

2 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

6.7 monthly listeners worldwide on Spotify, nowhere near the top. 

ok lol sorry ignore me thought I read that earlier oops

[Neil]

5 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Is it bad or just not as good (in your opinion) that you've been accustomed to?

I think (possibly) the lineups last 15 years have been spoilt and this year perhaps they just couldn't get the A list names people now expect.

last year they demonstrated they'd accept lower than a-list, so now they've got a lot more that's not a-list.

[charlierc]

Pyramid is fairly weak imo but there's a lot of stuff I would go see scattered around everywhere else. If I had a ticket, I don't think it would be enough for me to decide to offload the ticket.