[Pete.]

I thought the Spice Girls were doing Glastonbury too?

One of the few years I'm actually interested?

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Don't get how that's so when the headliners are usually booked a year (sometimes years) in advance)

Maybe she was always in talks before the album dropped?

[Smithy]

Well no cause usually they're planning/signing the headliners just as the current festival ends

like 2016's headliners were booked by June this year

This year's Glastonbury Festival has yet to open its gates, but the headline acts for 2016 have already been booked.

Emily Eavis told Digital Spy that the big names for next year's event are in place, before the music event takes its scheduled year off in 2017.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/glas...s-emily-eavis/

[Denver]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-Here-Now.html

She has smashed through the record set by Oasis

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Well no cause usually they're planning/signing the headliners just as the current festival ends

like 2016's headliners were booked by June this year

I'm just relaying the info I read

[Gstar]

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

[Saph]

omg if the spice girls are at Glastonbury

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Germyle

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

This is so true

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Germyle

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

But the decline in album sales make Adele's numbers all the more impressive, adjusted for inflation, if the climate was still the same now as it was back then 25 would have sold around 8,000,000 in one week, yes Britney set the record, but somebody set it before her (the highest first week sales for a female) and now Adele has broke it

[Gstar]

Originally Posted by Smithy

But the decline in album sales make Adele's numbers all the more impressive

I agree with this but Britney's was also impressive, going back to the point I made about the lack of online presence, she probably got all those sales through TV adverts, or a billboard here or there. 15 years later the industry has completely changed, yes there is a decline in sales, but promotion wise (digital and online) has increased immensely.

[Iceman]

Tour announced. Tickets go on sale next week.

[Xtopher]

Sigh, No American dates yet. Guess that's a good way to save up.

[Denver]

Her album has sold 737,000 copies in the UK so far.

She has destroyed Oasis's 18 year record and she still has a full 24 hours worth of sales left

[lewis111]

12 uk date, 4 in the O2 Areana

[Iceman]

Got my tickets pays to know people haha

[Gstar]

When did first week sales start on a Friday?

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Germyle

I agree with this but Britney's was also impressive, going back to the point I made about the lack of online presence, she probably got all those sales through TV adverts, or a billboard here or there. 15 years later the industry has completely changed, yes there is a decline in sales, but promotion wise (digital and online) has increased immensely.

But she didn't have massive online promo the only real promo she had was the XF advert, and it doesn't really matter how much promo you do if people don't want to buy an album then they won't, they'll stream it or illegally download it, Britney never had that issue

Originally Posted by Germyle

When did first week sales start on a Friday?

June iirc

[EspeonBB]

[Iceman]

Phenomenal achievement.

[Iceman]

There was little doubt she’d storm to Number 1, but today the Official Charts Company can confirm that Adele’s 25 is the biggest Number 1 album ever.

The highly anticipated album sold a staggering 800,307 copies this week, giving her the highest opening week sales in Official Chart history, beating Oasis’ previous record with Be Here Now (who sold 696,000 in their debut chart week, though it was released on a Thursday so only registered three days of sales).

It’s been an incredible week for Adele. To put the sales figures into context, 25 has sold more than the rest of the Top 75 combined this week (the next 86 albums, to be precise) AND more than the last 19 Number 1 albums in the UK combined also. Its total sales figure this week means it already receives a 2x Platinum certification by the BPI.

MORE: Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart



As well as having one of the biggest first day sales totals ever, 25 is also the most downloaded Number 1 album ever, shifting an incredible 252,423 digital copies this week. Click here to find out more about Adele's week on the Official Chart.

Martin Talbot, Chief Executive, Official Charts Company comments: “The massive impact of 25 this week marks the moment that Adele has transformed herself from a phenomenon of our age to an all-time great. The statistics surrounding the album are staggering, topped by the simple fact that no album has ever sold 800,000 copies to reach Number 1 in the history of British music.

“What the future holds for 25 will unfold over the coming weeks and months, of course – but we can all be absolutely sure that more records will be toppled as Adele fever grips the nation in the run-up to Christmas

[Ross.]

Queen of music <3

[Samm]

Originally Posted by Germyle

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

.

I'm glad Adele broke it instead of Tayor.

[EspeonBB]

Another day, another updated Adele projection. As of Wednesday morning, our numbers crunchers have increased first-week estimates for 25 to 3.1-3.3m albums, 3.2-3.4m SPS.

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=298704

For the record the old female sales record was ~1.3m by Britney, and Adele is nearly tripling that

[Dominic]

Queen

[smudgie]

Can't wait to listen to it.
Dropped on the doormat yesterday but not allowed to open it yet.