Headliner crowd sizes over the years

[tarw]

33 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Yeah Jannelle is great - People missed out by not seeing her - would have watched if I was not working. 

I’d planned on seeing her as I was just finishing my shift at Leftfield. The human river coming from the Pyramid field made me choose to go to Strumerville for Olivia Dean instead of fighting my way against the flow

[Superscally]

12 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

She's played WH twice before and didn't ram it either time.

She's bigger now and Skip seems to think she did.

[stuie]

12 hours ago, Little Thief said:

Does anyone have any solid info on what % of punters were still around for the Sunday? I think I read somewhere that it was estimated around a third of capacity had left by Sunday headliner time. I was at The National and that also seemed super sparse.

 

Solid evidence doesn't exist but I was working on PGC and from about 4pm onwards there were thousands of people exiting through that gate.  They were being counted, as they always are, but those counts would include people popping back to their vans for dinner, clothes etc.  Anecdotally, my team were offering the non-EPO people passout tickets and the overwhelming majority of people didn't want them and were saying they were not coming back in. 

[stuie]

9 minutes ago, Superscally said:

She's bigger now and Skip seems to think she did.

Her 2019 crowd at WH was decent enough.  It was not anything like the packed crowds you've seen there for Bicep, Justice etc. 

You could easily get to the cider bar and walk down the left - right to the front.

[Chip Batch]

21 hours ago, Skip997 said:

It was absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the attendees. Ignoring a fantastic performer for whatever nonsense was on The Other Stage. Shameful it was.

Yep, the Glastonbury crowd seem to lap up kitsch crap like Avril Lavigne and Shania Twaine more than ever these days. It's sad to see when there are renowned artists playing to sparse crowds at the same time.

[stuie]

9 minutes ago, Chip Batch said:

Yep, the Glastonbury crowd seem to lap up kitsch crap like Avril Lavigne and Shania Twaine more than ever these days. It's sad to see when there are renowned artists playing to sparse crowds at the same time.

People having a bit of fun instead of stroking their chin?  Disgraceful. 

[Skip997]

4 minutes ago, stuie said:

People having a bit of fun instead of stroking their chin?  Disgraceful. 

Janelle is a long way from “chin stroking” music and the very definition of fun, esp live 

[Chip Batch]

7 minutes ago, stuie said:

People having a bit of fun instead of stroking their chin?  Disgraceful. 

I don't see many people stroking their chin to Janelle Monae.

[gfa]

23 hours ago, Little Thief said:

Not a headliner, but Janelle Monae had the smallest crowd I think I’ve ever seen on the Pyramid. Walked past on my way from Woodsies to WH and it was eerie! The whole of Sunday was a bit dead to be fair.

Everyone at Avril!

[stuie]

13 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Janelle is a long way from “chin stroking” music and the very definition of fun, esp live 

Tried her in 2019... didn't like it 

 

12 minutes ago, Chip Batch said:

I don't see many people stroking their chin to Janelle Monae.

 

Was more in response to your 'disgust' at the crowd enjoying Shania, Avril etc. 

Edited November 7 by stuie

[gfa]

21 hours ago, Skip997 said:

It was absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the attendees. Ignoring a fantastic performer for whatever nonsense was on The Other Stage. Shameful it was.

bore off

 

thought you didn't go to the pyramid stage anyway

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, gfa said:

 

 

thought you didn't go to the pyramid stage anyway

Occasionally it’s worth it.

 

Two visits this year.Janelle and LCD

[oldmagsy83]

I watched Janelle this year, and it was a tiny crowd. I was sat halfway up and it was eerie, the legions of seagulls diving about was weird as welll.

 

I know they did a quality set, but I thought the Pyramid crowd for the Cure in 2019 was pretty small too. Not SZA levels of course, but I waltzed in and out to the loos a few times.

 

I think the whole of Sunday this year felt a bit after the lord mayor's show...it was grey, a weak headliner etc. Perhaps everyone was knackered, I know I was. The National were amazing though!

Edited November 7 by oldmagsy83

[Skip997]

10 minutes ago, oldmagsy83 said:

 

 

I think the whole of Sunday this year felt a bit after the lord mayor's show...it was grey, a weak headliner etc. Perhaps everyone was knackered, I know I was. The National were amazing though!

Sunday was great 

 

Nia Archives into Justice! That alone is enough, then there was the fantastic DIY and surely loads  I’ve forgotten 

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Another vote for Chemical Brothers in 2000. Still to date the only genuinely scary crush I've been in between 1998 and last year. 

[henry bear]

54 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Sunday was great 

 

Nia Archives into Justice! That alone is enough, then there was the fantastic DIY and surely loads  I’ve forgotten 

 

It was absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the attendees. Ignoring a fantastic performer for whatever nonsense was on West Holts. Shameful it was.

[Skip997]

17 minutes ago, henry bear said:

 

It was absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the attendees. Ignoring a fantastic performer for whatever nonsense was on West Holts. Shameful it was.

😁

[Ayrshire Chris]

It can be tricky estimating how big a pyramid crowd is, often there’s a busy crust of folk around the perimeter and can be difficult to get through them whilst closer to the stage there’s spaces, especially when they finally pack up their chairs etc😡. 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

Janelle's latest album bombed, she just isn't as big an artist anymore as she was back in 2018/2019. Pyramid attendance was indeed pathetic, but I also wasn't feeling that set compared the times I saw her in the past. Same shtick all over again, she needs to switch it up.

[crumbler]

Cheap nostalgia will always win. 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

You can't blame the crowd (chin strokers or otherwise) for quite possibly the worst programming errors of all time by the organisers. Absolute shocker of a decision to overlap them both at the same time...for more than one reason. If you want to direct your frustration at anyone, this one lands firmly at the feet of the festival. Massively out of touch.

Edited November 8 by Supernintendo Chalmers

[jonnytee1]

On 11/6/2024 at 3:40 PM, Little Thief said:

Not a headliner, but Janelle Monae had the smallest crowd I think I’ve ever seen on the Pyramid. Walked past on my way from Woodsies to WH and it was eerie! The whole of Sunday was a bit dead to be fair.

Which is a huge shame because her performance was amazing!!

[Skip997]

13 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said:

Which is a huge shame because her performance was amazing!!

True

 

 

[Little Thief]

Just had a random memory from 2010 when thinking about this thread. Smallest crowd I‘ve ever seen on one of the main stages - Dirty Projectors on The Park. I wanted to catch their first few songs before legging it over for the start of Stevie on the Pyramid. Think I was one of 15 people there, was tragic haha!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Was that before or after yer man was outed as a wrong 'un?