Discussion: 13 Glastonbury Headliners You Might Have Forgotten (NME)

Duca

13 Glastonbury Headliners You Might Have Forgotten

It's just a month until Glastonbury, so hooray for that! And this year we've got Arctic Monkeys, Mumford And Sons, and - oh yes - The Rolling Stones to look forward to. But not every Pyramid Stage headliner goes down in history. Click forward for 13 you might have missed.

1. THE LEVELLERS, 24 June 1994.
2. PETER GABRIEL, 26 June 1994.
3. ASH, 29 June 1997.
4. SKUNK ANANSIE, 27 June 1999.
5. TRAVIS, 24 June 2000.
6. ROD STEWART, 30 June 2002.
7. MOBY, 29 June 2003.
8. BASEMENT JAXX, 26 June 2005.
9. THE WHITE STRIPES, 24 June 2005.
10. ARCTIC MONKEYS, 22 June 2007.
11. THE VERVE, 29 June 2008.
12. STEVIE WONDER, 27 June 2010.
13. BEYONCE, 26 June 2011.

OurLuckyStrike

I love you Duca

Brando

Beyonce

GreasyBruce

I agree with the Beyonce mention, her set lacked the spontaneity and uninhibited passion associated with truly legendary headlining sets.

Callum

kiiiiiiiiiiiii reported already

someone's pressed.

Nicole

The speed at which this was reported

Poe Dameron

Someone's pressed

Deemy

Aden

The fact that I knew this was going to include Beyoncé the minute I saw this thread was made by Duca.

GreasyBruce

Mess at the report, NME isn't some irrelevant blog that doesn't deserve a thread

BnPac

In the company company of legends like herself.

The obvious lie is not worth to be noted.

Deemy

Quote:

1. THE LEVELLERS, 24 June 1994.
2. PETER GABRIEL, 26 June 1994.
3. ASH, 29 June 1997.
4. SKUNK ANANSIE, 27 June 1999.
5. TRAVIS, 24 June 2000.
6. ROD STEWART, 30 June 2002.
7. MOBY, 29 June 2003.
8. BASEMENT JAXX, 26 June 2005.
9. THE WHITE STRIPES, 24 June 2005.
10. ARCTIC MONKEYS, 22 June 2007.
11. THE VERVE, 29 June 2008.
12. STEVIE WONDER, 27 June 2010.
13. BEYONCE, 26 June 2011.

These are the only acts I have an inkling who they are.

qa3bool

Beyoncé named best act of Glastonbury 2011

Glastonbury Tweets
‏ @RTGlasto: Beyoncé's #Glastonbury collected over 2.6 million views individually, breakin the record 4most television views
https://twitter.com/#!/RTGlasto/stat...79504901885954

BnPac

Quote:

6. ROD STEWART, 30 June 2002.
7. MOBY, 29 June 2003.
8. BASEMENT JAXX, 26 June 2005.
9. THE WHITE STRIPES, 24 June 2005.
10. ARCTIC MONKEYS, 22 June 2007.
11. THE VERVE, 29 June 2008.
12. STEVIE WONDER, 27 June 2010.
13. BEYONCE, 26 June 2011.

I mean...one legend after another.

Deemy

Quote:

Originally posted by qa3bool

Beyoncé named best act of Glastonbury 2011

Glastonbury Tweets
‏ @RTGlasto: Beyoncé's #Glastonbury collected over 2.6 million views individually, breakin the record 4most television views
https://twitter.com/#!/RTGlasto/stat...79504901885954

LOL someone misinterpreted the point of the thread.

Desert Rain

She's moved on to bigger and better things.

Meanwhile, other girls can't even tour anymore.

KB.

But isn't Beyonce the first ands only black, female headliner?

DG1

Forgotten, yet it's being recreated

Capital B

y'all kiiii-ing at Beyonce being a "forgettable" headliner, when your own faves would never even be considered for headliner status in the first place.

Ascension

Quote:

STEVIE WONDER, 27 June 2010. The good vibes that Wonder brought to the festival when he finally made it were unsurpassable. “I believe God is about the perpetuation of life, not the destroying of it,” he said. “If I could see I could really kick some ass!” At the close of the festival’s 40th year, Michael Eavis joined him onstage to sing along with ‘Happy Birthday’. A perfect moment.

Quote:

BEYONCE, 26 June 2011. After her husband Jay-Z triumphed two years before, it was only a matter of time before Hurricane Knowles would hit Worthy Farm. And when she did, it was something spectacular, beaming as she surveyed thousands doing the ‘Single Ladies’ dance in wellies, and declaring, “Glastonbury, we are all rock stars!”

How is this shade?