[Music] If you could select the headline act for Glastonbury, who would you choose ?

[Herr Tubthumper]

Does make you realise that modern music culture is so much about solo artists these days. Has there ever been an era in popular music (like 1960 onwards let’s say) where major act ‘bands’ are so rare - apart from the legacy acts, that is?

Further, the big hit songs by these solo artists have an army of writers these days. That Apt. song has 11 co-writers, although a couple are from the Tony Basil Mickey song they lifted bits from.

 

[aftershavedave]

Charlie Chuck

Now that would be an experience. I saw him back in the day in HH, it was bizarre

 

[Lurchy]

Depeche Mode

Hard to believe they’ve never played it,

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's a good question. Some of the best headline sets are the most unexpected. After all the negativity around Jay Z, he absolutely owned Glastonbury with his set. I have never found the opening film which showed looped Noel Gallagher's 'hip hop at Glastonbury, no way'..it's not in the BBC ocverage...presumably due to all the film snippits it used, But, as the fim rolled he came out dressed as Liam Gallagher and opened with Wonderwall and then went straight into 99. Pure entertainment, and his point was made. The set was tailored towards the festival and was a lot more rock than usual, I heard the Prodigy and ACDC and other samples he used were not used on the rest of his tour. His accapela about 'your Queen having more bling than me' was genius. I am not a fan of his but this gig is in my top 10.

So to answer your question....I have no idea

Here's the opening.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Gary Glitter

 

[happypig]

The Kinks
The Jam
The Ramones

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Jack White

The Cure

 

[Wozza]

Depeche Mode

Hard to believe they’ve never played it,

They had their chance. Got too fussy about the 'support'.

Sadly they're ALL about the money these days, so will never happen now.

 

[Dave the OAP]

The original Smiths before Morrissey became a raving dick!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Herb Alpert

 

[Dave the OAP]

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Jack White

The Cure

Nick cave did one set where he went out into the audience and there was this young lady sat on the shoulders of a guy. He worked his way over to her and sang directly to her.

it was a sublime piece of theatre that was on iPlayer for a while then it was removed as they only keep the Glastonbury sets for a short time.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Nick cave did one set where he went out into the audience and there was this young lady sat on the shoulders of a guy. He worked his way over to her and sang directly to her.

it was a sublime piece of theatre that was on iPlayer for a while then it was removed as they only keep the Glastonbury sets for a short time.

This one at 8:03

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I assume this is a fantasy original line-up type of deal, ignoring the fact they would probably be shit in an open air festival type environment?

In which case my top 3 would be :

• Joy Division
• Birthday Party
• Clash

Or s it a current line up of bands that I think would be worth watching at Glastonbury
If so then

• The Cure
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

 

[darkwolf666]

James...

 

[PHCgull]

Chas n Dave.

seen chas n dave at glastonbury, they were unreally good and the tent they were in was the most packedest one ive ever been in

 

[bhafc99]

seen chas n dave at glastonbury, they were unreally good and the tent they were in was the most packedest one ive ever been in

Did it have more rabbit than Sainsbury’s?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Cure and

A-Ha should have played Glastonbury by now

 

[Barnet Seagull]

I don't think there are really that many headline acts who have the longevity to cross decades and genres
Coldplay are rightfully the most likely.

Personally, I'd quite to see the Chemical brothers - obviously with guests. Noel Gallagher, Tim Burgess, Beth Orton, Wayne Coyne etc.
or Daft Punk with guests.

both could be incredible

 

[Wozza]

I was lucky enough to catch them in London in the Covid years (and I know they've since done a tent at Glastonbury now), but there is no act I'd rather see headliining the Pyramid Stage than Rick Astley and The Blossoms performing The Smiths.

I actually think the future of Glastonbury is pulling together acts for unique performances (or at least guests combos).

It's lame when headliners just treat it as another night of their tour.

 

[Razzoo]

King Gizzard...
Tyler the Creator
Swans