Love her or hate her, but Lady Gaga puts on a banging show. Not sure how it would go down with the Glasto punters though.
Rage Against the Machine would be good as well.
I agree with your picks, but I think Sam Fender could also do it next time he plays even if he doesn’t drop another album. I also think Fred Again.. could be the next electronic headliner.
I think Dave could probably do it with another album and Raye after another album or two.
Post Malone, Sam Fender, Fred Again and Raye are the immediate thoughts.
Dave will be right up there too, possibly Sabrina Carpenter and Chapell Roan if she continues this meteoric rise.
And as a shout of someone who I think is definitely ready but it'd be whether they wanted to book the genre as a headline slot, Bring Me The Horizon.
My answer to this is always The XX. I honestly think they will headline after the next fallow at the end of the tour for album 4 and be the first band to break the curse where no act that has headlined the Other Stage has ever then gone on to top the Pyramid. I think the combined nature of the core xx discography with Jamie and Romy solo efforts peppered in could create one hell of a show.
Could see the last dinner party headline the other stage, the park or woodsies but would be surprised if they reached Pyramid heights. I think we'll get Sam Fender or the 1975 next year.
I could see it being the 1975 as they have played the festival many times over the years and have headlined other big festivals.
Similarly, Sam Fender has headlined other big festivals, had a very popular pyramid slot the other year and the country seems to have a big soft spot with him.
This being said, they are both more likely to headline the other stage but wouldn't be surprised if they got a bigger slot. I could also see it being a big streaming star like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Beyonce (again).
The problem with either of those is none have really well known songs that the majority of people can sing along to - like coldplay or dua or avril. I’m a massive music fan and love indie but couldn’t name one sam fender song and barely know any 1975 songs. Other stage definitely but not pyramid.
I can see it being harry styles and I hope one slot is rihanna next year
I’ve heard chocolate by the 1975 as it was big about 10 years ago but nothing by sam fender. The only thing I know of him is him shouting out Limmy. I don’t tend to watch festivals online so didn’t see his set
Second your picks, especially Little Simz whose set I'm currently watching on the iplayer as I attempt to work, and would add Noah Kahan after he gets a couple more albums under his belt (and provided the quality doesn't drop of course)
Queens of the Stone Age after their amazing set last year competing with Elton John. And maybe Jungle after this years set at West Holts. It was pyramid worthy.
Would have said the same thing before they booked SZA this year. QOTSA are huge. In the UK they sell out arenas and headlined download this year. I think there are less bands etc that are headline worthy, so let’s make some new ones !
Word is that they were blacklisted years ago, but I reckon Red Hot Chilli Peppers would be awesome on Pyramid
EDIT - sorry I didn’t see the up-and-coming factor… Fontaines aren’t far off headlining. Maybe even Frankie S + Harvey Gun one day!
Had the same question asked to me today …… all the greats have been done unfortunately so I’ve drawn a blank! Serious lack of good guitar bands this year.
I don’t think there is a lack of good guitar bands, there are literally hundreds. But it’s not mainstream at the moment, so it feels like a lot of them aren’t big enough.
No one has higher demand or hype than Fred again. Definitely headlines next time he comes back. People go crazy for even a rumour of him playing. He would kill it. Selling out 80,000 stadiums now and could probably have done multiple nights
A long way to go but Wet Leg. Given the success of their first album, their reception at The Park in 2022 and while recently supporting Foo Fighters. Plus Emily’s insistence on having female headliners whether or not they deserve it.
Agree with Sam fender and little sims. I really like LDP but I don’t see them as headliners unless that have some absolute belting new albums. Possibly other stage headline though.
Gerry cinnamon if he releases another 1 maybe 2 albums similar to his last could be a shout I reckon.
Not up and coming but I fully expect foo fighters and Taylor swift to headline in the next few festivals. Wouldn’t be surprised if both of them did it next year
I haven't seen him myself but going by the comments of others, Gerry Cinnamon is nowhere near good enough to be playing big stages. His act and repertoire are very limited and it's more likely that he'll fade into obscurity over the next few years than be headlining any big stage at Glastonbury.
Everyone I’ve known who’ve seen him has said he’s amazing live.
I don’t think he’d be close to the big stage now but if he did realise another 2 albums as popular as his last I think he could do it.
I do agree it’s a possibility he fades into obscurity though
Taylor Swift is never ever doing it imo. It's not a question of doing it for barely any pay, it's a question of not being able to do a stadium show and losing out on absolutely millions in profit. She was about last week and chose to do another night in Dublin, if she didn't choose this year to do it she never is
I think she’ll do it when she’s not touring. Quite difficult for her to switch from the mega shows she was doing and change the routine for a one Glastonbury set but I think she’ll likely take a break after this tour and then consider doing it then
You might be right but I honestly can't see it at this point. The hype is insane there would be fans outside the fence all week like they do for the stadiums. I might be talking out of my arse but I genuinely think she's gotten too big to do it
I can see reasons she wouldn’t do it but I think she’d want to do it. She seems like she wants to hit all the major accomplishments that an artist can do and Glastonbury is one of them.
I don’t think the hype would be as bad as you think. Yes she’d be absolutely packed but as she wouldn’t be announced until after tickets are sold and a lot of her fans wouldn’t be getting tickets normally it’d be a more realistic busy like Elton. Absolutely rammed and you’d have to get there a few hours early but not stupidly crazy.
She doesn’t need to but I reckon she’ll want to. There’s not much more she can tick off the list of accomplishments but a massive headline Glastonbury set is one
Foals should do it at some point, I think they’re ready. Idles and Fontaines DC should probably do it as well at some point, would say Haim would do it very well also.
Further down the line, The Last Dinner Party and Wet Leg are good shouts. The Last Shadow Puppets if they release another album. Confidence Man if they continue their current trajectory.
Other bands I think would do a great job are Blossoms, Everything Everything and Enter Shikari, but not sure they’ll ever be big enough to headline.
These are all potentially bound by the seeming reluctance to give it to new bands, though!
Edit: Could also see the likes of Green Day, maybe Fall Out Boy or My Chemical Romance doing it. Granted they aren’t new bands, and not sure they’d take the risk of booking them.
Foals should have headlined in 2016 instead of Muse in my view. Muse were entirely superfluous and phoned in (I had been to their arena show only weeks before so had a strong basis to judge it). Agree with Green Day and MCR. I reckon Idles will now be stuck as Other or Pyramid Support and I reckon Fontaine’s aren’t far behind sadly. You’re right they the rest you mention are unlikely to actually make it but I can see most of them topping Other at some point. Nice choices!
I applaud them for finally taking a risk with SZA. I’d like them to take a relative risk for a pyramid headliner every year. They need to start creating the headliners of the future. They won’t always get it right (as this year) I just hope the crowd distribution for Sunday doesn’t scare them off taking these risks again.
Depending on the next tame impala album i could possibly see them getting the call.
Headlined The Other stage, Friday, in 2019. Great performance with a big crowd.
i was there! It was hectic! Dont think they are quite ready for pyramid though
If Dua Lipa and Sza are ready, Tame Impala are overdue if anything
Indeed it was! OP didn’t specify Pyramid though. He also was under Adele in 2016 at the Pyramid.
my brother in christ are you must already be a glastonbury stage scheduler if you think tame impala shouldnt be on the pyramid stage
I’d have said they were already at the headline level tbh
Nah I don't think he's big enough
Love her or hate her, but Lady Gaga puts on a banging show. Not sure how it would go down with the Glasto punters though. Rage Against the Machine would be good as well.
Gaga would be amazing
Yeah I think she would be a good shout...a good female option, crowd pleaser , big enough
I think it would be mega gaga is amazing she’s my dream headliner
She was a hit in 09 on the Other stage
ooh I like both of these ideas :)
Nobody has that kind of time anymore which is the bigger issue. And Chappell Roan will get there one way or another
I agree with your picks, but I think Sam Fender could also do it next time he plays even if he doesn’t drop another album. I also think Fred Again.. could be the next electronic headliner. I think Dave could probably do it with another album and Raye after another album or two.
Post Malone, Sam Fender, Fred Again and Raye are the immediate thoughts. Dave will be right up there too, possibly Sabrina Carpenter and Chapell Roan if she continues this meteoric rise. And as a shout of someone who I think is definitely ready but it'd be whether they wanted to book the genre as a headline slot, Bring Me The Horizon.
My answer to this is always The XX. I honestly think they will headline after the next fallow at the end of the tour for album 4 and be the first band to break the curse where no act that has headlined the Other Stage has ever then gone on to top the Pyramid. I think the combined nature of the core xx discography with Jamie and Romy solo efforts peppered in could create one hell of a show.
Little simz should’ve been bumped to headline this year imo
Could see the last dinner party headline the other stage, the park or woodsies but would be surprised if they reached Pyramid heights. I think we'll get Sam Fender or the 1975 next year.
I hope not, neither are massive
I could see it being the 1975 as they have played the festival many times over the years and have headlined other big festivals. Similarly, Sam Fender has headlined other big festivals, had a very popular pyramid slot the other year and the country seems to have a big soft spot with him. This being said, they are both more likely to headline the other stage but wouldn't be surprised if they got a bigger slot. I could also see it being a big streaming star like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Beyonce (again).
The problem with either of those is none have really well known songs that the majority of people can sing along to - like coldplay or dua or avril. I’m a massive music fan and love indie but couldn’t name one sam fender song and barely know any 1975 songs. Other stage definitely but not pyramid. I can see it being harry styles and I hope one slot is rihanna next year
Did you not witness the Sam Fender set last time? Very loud crowd involvement in singing his hits, I think he'd go down very well - but we shall see!
You’ve never heard Seventeen Going Under? Or Chocolate?
I’ve heard chocolate by the 1975 as it was big about 10 years ago but nothing by sam fender. The only thing I know of him is him shouting out Limmy. I don’t tend to watch festivals online so didn’t see his set
Massive singalongs to Sam's set last time he did Glasto, I don't think there would be any problems in that regard if he headlined
Second your picks, especially Little Simz whose set I'm currently watching on the iplayer as I attempt to work, and would add Noah Kahan after he gets a couple more albums under his belt (and provided the quality doesn't drop of course)
Queens of the Stone Age after their amazing set last year competing with Elton John. And maybe Jungle after this years set at West Holts. It was pyramid worthy.
Would love QOTSA, one of the best live bands on the planet. Unfortunately I don’t know if their appeal is broad enough
Would have said the same thing before they booked SZA this year. QOTSA are huge. In the UK they sell out arenas and headlined download this year. I think there are less bands etc that are headline worthy, so let’s make some new ones !
If they want to give heavier music a chance (I know Metallica and Muse have done it in the past) then Bring Me the Horizon should be considered
RHCP would be huge also. One massive single along
Would love to see Amyl and the Sniffers up there one day.
Word is that they were blacklisted years ago, but I reckon Red Hot Chilli Peppers would be awesome on Pyramid EDIT - sorry I didn’t see the up-and-coming factor… Fontaines aren’t far off headlining. Maybe even Frankie S + Harvey Gun one day!
why are they blacklisted?
They pulled out last minute and Eavis wasn't impressed and said it was rude.
Saw the Chilli’s at Mad Cool last year and they were atrocious. Kiedis will probably be too busy lurking in the kidzfield anyway.
Let's keep paedophiles away from Glastonbury please.
Fred Again maybe ?
Sooo overrated
He’d rock the place it its core!!
Fat Dog 2025. They are ready.
One of the picks of this year for me. So so good.
Had the same question asked to me today …… all the greats have been done unfortunately so I’ve drawn a blank! Serious lack of good guitar bands this year.
I don’t think there is a lack of good guitar bands, there are literally hundreds. But it’s not mainstream at the moment, so it feels like a lot of them aren’t big enough.
All the greats? Fleetwood Mac?
I stand corrected. However it wouldn’t be the same without mrs mc vie.
No one has higher demand or hype than Fred again. Definitely headlines next time he comes back. People go crazy for even a rumour of him playing. He would kill it. Selling out 80,000 stadiums now and could probably have done multiple nights
Already headlined Coachella, is headlining Reading this year and has headlined other festivals. He's definitely on the level
A long way to go but Wet Leg. Given the success of their first album, their reception at The Park in 2022 and while recently supporting Foo Fighters. Plus Emily’s insistence on having female headliners whether or not they deserve it.
Agree with Sam fender and little sims. I really like LDP but I don’t see them as headliners unless that have some absolute belting new albums. Possibly other stage headline though. Gerry cinnamon if he releases another 1 maybe 2 albums similar to his last could be a shout I reckon. Not up and coming but I fully expect foo fighters and Taylor swift to headline in the next few festivals. Wouldn’t be surprised if both of them did it next year
I haven't seen him myself but going by the comments of others, Gerry Cinnamon is nowhere near good enough to be playing big stages. His act and repertoire are very limited and it's more likely that he'll fade into obscurity over the next few years than be headlining any big stage at Glastonbury.
Everyone I’ve known who’ve seen him has said he’s amazing live. I don’t think he’d be close to the big stage now but if he did realise another 2 albums as popular as his last I think he could do it. I do agree it’s a possibility he fades into obscurity though
I saw him, knew very little about him... thought he was a highlight this year...excellent show
Taylor Swift is never ever doing it imo. It's not a question of doing it for barely any pay, it's a question of not being able to do a stadium show and losing out on absolutely millions in profit. She was about last week and chose to do another night in Dublin, if she didn't choose this year to do it she never is
I think she’ll do it when she’s not touring. Quite difficult for her to switch from the mega shows she was doing and change the routine for a one Glastonbury set but I think she’ll likely take a break after this tour and then consider doing it then
You might be right but I honestly can't see it at this point. The hype is insane there would be fans outside the fence all week like they do for the stadiums. I might be talking out of my arse but I genuinely think she's gotten too big to do it
I can see reasons she wouldn’t do it but I think she’d want to do it. She seems like she wants to hit all the major accomplishments that an artist can do and Glastonbury is one of them. I don’t think the hype would be as bad as you think. Yes she’d be absolutely packed but as she wouldn’t be announced until after tickets are sold and a lot of her fans wouldn’t be getting tickets normally it’d be a more realistic busy like Elton. Absolutely rammed and you’d have to get there a few hours early but not stupidly crazy.
Taylor wouldn't do Glasto - she doesn't need to. Also, if there's ever gonna be a crowd crush, it'll probably be for her show. The fans are feral.
She doesn’t need to but I reckon she’ll want to. There’s not much more she can tick off the list of accomplishments but a massive headline Glastonbury set is one
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The quality on Sam’s two albums would be enough. There’s basically no bad songs. Although maybe one more would certify it
Doja cat
I think they’re missing a trick with Zak Bryan and Noah Kahan
Think there probably will be a big country headliner in the next 2 or 3 years
I feel like oasis will get back together. If they do then straight to headlining
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All three are past their prime and Green Day are the only one of the bunch who wouldn't be an underwhelming booking
I’d like to see George Ezra, Bastille, Muse, Billie Elish. U2 would be amazing if they’d ever do it
Muse twice, U2 and Billie Eilish have all already headlined.
Yeah but it’s who I’d like to see and I didn’t see them lol
Foals should do it at some point, I think they’re ready. Idles and Fontaines DC should probably do it as well at some point, would say Haim would do it very well also. Further down the line, The Last Dinner Party and Wet Leg are good shouts. The Last Shadow Puppets if they release another album. Confidence Man if they continue their current trajectory. Other bands I think would do a great job are Blossoms, Everything Everything and Enter Shikari, but not sure they’ll ever be big enough to headline. These are all potentially bound by the seeming reluctance to give it to new bands, though! Edit: Could also see the likes of Green Day, maybe Fall Out Boy or My Chemical Romance doing it. Granted they aren’t new bands, and not sure they’d take the risk of booking them.
Foals should have headlined in 2016 instead of Muse in my view. Muse were entirely superfluous and phoned in (I had been to their arena show only weeks before so had a strong basis to judge it). Agree with Green Day and MCR. I reckon Idles will now be stuck as Other or Pyramid Support and I reckon Fontaine’s aren’t far behind sadly. You’re right they the rest you mention are unlikely to actually make it but I can see most of them topping Other at some point. Nice choices!
I wish they backed bands a little more. Maybe SZA will make them realise that that’s still the main wheelhouse for people that go!
I applaud them for finally taking a risk with SZA. I’d like them to take a relative risk for a pyramid headliner every year. They need to start creating the headliners of the future. They won’t always get it right (as this year) I just hope the crowd distribution for Sunday doesn’t scare them off taking these risks again.
The 1975 for sure