I'm actually a bit surprised it isn't Cyndi doing the Legends slot, she's had a much longer career than Shania (who is technically the "newest" act ever to do it)
I wonder if they were ever in talks with Cher or if that was just rumours.
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I wonder if they were ever in talks with Cher or if that was just rumours.
I hadn’t even thought about this. I feel bad for her… people will genuinely just go home.
I don’t mean it as a criticism of SZA, but getting out of Glasto can be a nightmare and she’s going to be pretty unknown to festival attendees. For a lot of people, especially families, Elton / Coldplay / Sh**r*n on Sunday is a reason to stick around.
It's giving Kendrick on the Sunday all over again. The crowd was dead.
Come on Over is the 15th best selling album of all time in the U.K. and the biggest selling album by a female artist globally of all time. I‘m surprised that there is even a discussion around her suitability for the Legends slot.
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Why is this giving Pop justice username.
My issue isn’t with the artists, there’s plenty for me to love on the lineup, there’s just no one really… special on there. No exclusives. No “wow I can only see them at Glastonbury”. Everyone on the lineup I’ve either seen or had the opportunity to see on their own tours this last year, other than Dua, and she’s got her own tour coming anyway!
Camping chair and picnic blanket crew will be there no matter what.
Sign of the times I guess. Touring’s where the money is these days
Oh same, I’m totally agreeing with you
I think it's because Glasto doesn't pay its headliners as much as international festivals.
Highlight of last year: when they were huffing and puffing before Elton and ended up being told to stand up.
The power that tannoy announcement had.
This is the most depth they’ve had in a line up for years. There is still more to announce plus there will be surprises, The XX reunion must be a high chance.
I think it’s maybe less about the individual acts and more this combination?
Coldplay’s fifth slot despite having no hits since the last one and SZA’s relatively moderate popularity in the UK means the big name here is Dua. In other line-ups she’d be the one a bunch of the festival regulars aren’t sure about, but would be won over by because she’ll almost certainly smash it.
Kings of Leon could have been a good get seeing as they’re in the South West the week before (and probably points to a secret set). Foo Fighters were great last year and would make excellent headliners. But if they were going to promote someone / be kingmaker I think they might have been better off going for Little Simz or Idles.
But yeah, just the headliners that are weird. The line up is deep.
All the tea I had was that the negations fell apart when it came to accommodating staging and logistics and not the fee