Eavis: There will be a Glastonbury 2018 if Mystery Band Reforms

[PurpleGorilla]

...and it's not Pink Floyd.

So, who does that leave? Led Zeppelin?

If it's Dire Straits for the first time in my life I'll be up all night banging away at the keyboard trying to get tickets.

Just imagine the opening riff of Money For Nothing blasting out from the Pyramid Stage. It would be completely unsurpassable - the definitive festival moment.

Epic opening riff!

[northernladyuk]

Guessing Rolf Harris won't be invited back.

[NotAllThere]

Genesis.

[BrilloPad]

Genesis.

With Garbriel? Or Hackett? Or both?

I was at "six of the best" - MK 83.

Shame that PC has to have the drum sticks tied to his hands. Hasn't he had more divorces than me?

[MarillionFan]

Just been confirmed it's on 2018, Marillion are headlining.

[Pip in a Poke]

With Garbriel? Or Hackett? Or both?

I was at "six of the best" - MK 83.

Shame that PC has to have the drum sticks tied to his hands. Hasn't he had more divorces than me?

Just Collins, Rutherford and Banks.

Would like to see them do all their big hits then in the second half of the set doing all the Collins hits finishing up with Paperlate as an encore.

THAT would be incredible.

[northernladyuk]

Just been confirmed it's on 2018, Marillion are headlining.

They've only announced the toilet cleaning contracts so far, but psychocandy is available for £5 / hour cash in hand, if you've won it.

[westtester]

Guessing Rolf Harris won't be invited back.

Has he reformed?

[d000hg]

Like any worthwhile band would reform for Glastonbury. Either they're too rich to care, too much bad history to allow it, or just to damn old to be any good, or all three.

I suppose one day we'll finally get Oasis but it doesn't seem to be happening in a rush.

[Pip in a Poke]

It should be noted that bands can replace members who have gone their separate ways for one reason or another and pretty much carry on with no dilution to their pedigree.

Look at the Rolling Stones, Genesis, RHCP to name but a few.

But there are exceptions to this rule. I wouldn't say that going to see Queen is remotely the experience it was with Mercury on vocals. In fact, I'm tempted to say that it's hard to replace a frontman but then look at AC/DC, Manic Street Preachers, Fleetwood Mac - they've all gone on to greater things with a change up front.