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The 3 guys who said they wanted to start Victorious up to replace V festival and make it the same as the earlier V's took it too far when they copied V festival's non existent social media. The two worst social media for festivals ever. By far.

They never used to, but it seems to be something they've done recent years. Unless they're going to start staggering the stages so the Castle headliner plays between the main stage gap, that is a pretty big gap usually it's about 50 minutes isn't it

Whilst I think it's strong, its need a few 80s acts on there, IOW has that sewn up this year. They need Human League, Blondie, Bananarama, Howard Jones, something like this. Also, I wonder have they done away with the early special act? It's a decent line up for me personally, but not amazing. But its better than last year

Weird in the write up there's no mention of Biffy apart from in the very top. Wonder if they weren't going to announce them today but Reading and Leeds have gone strong so had to announce more

That's if he hasn't fallen out with them over covid restrictions, Ian Brown in with that too

Have to say I'm gobsmacked Pixies are such a low slot at APE btw. Talk about lowering your value. Reckon they could do Victorious in a whole range of slots now. If Victorious has failed to get them this year I give with them ever getting them.

Could literally be any day next week, they don't seem to have a pattern. I'd imagine they won't leave it later than next week, I think might be start of the week rather than the end of, as has been said, that Fatboy name has been up for a week. Anyone on tour who they might be waiting on finishing?

All they needed was Stormzy. Chase and Status is a good booking alongside it, this will sell gangbusters to its targeted audience which me and you are most certainly not 😂

Ah didn't know that, yeah almost certainly will then

So you still thinking Catfish, or they pulled out to do Reading? Be first time Reading and Leeds have a headliner playing Victorious as well same weekend, usually they don't even share ANY acts at all, let alone a headliner, there's been the odd exception, Bastille was one but in the past 10 years plus, there's been maybe 5 acts total that have played both the same weekend.

Fatboy Slim being confirmed has really killed the chat eh? 😂 As he's busy Saturday he's surely headlining the Friday. I imagine he will be the biggest name announced. I reckon Madness could be back next year, been a while and they seem very busy. Madness under Fatboy could be fun, or them headlining castle opposite him.

Right Said Fred would be a great afternoon booking, not as the special guest, but after it, 30 min set. Would be fun

It wasn't directed at you, just his name is always touted about, I saw him last time there, he was dull as dishwater. Yeah he's got name value, but he's actually very boring, my opinion anyway.

Catfish are absolutely ruled out. It's also funny pretty much every year for the past 4 years? Maybe more, on here it's people saying Noel must be nailed on, then never plays 😂

Btw, seeing Courteeners at TRNSMT again, surely could be in with a shout at Victorious this year? Never played, played IOW last year, no Neighbourhood fest, only thing stopping it would be if they're at Reading.

Rudimental and The Streets have both headlined sadly and I'd put Fatboy probably on par with the Streets and above Rudimental (possibly the worst booking ever, mind you I was at Bloc Party on castle stage, who were awesome) Suppose it all matters on who is available and who is charging what fee. Some years Victorious looks stacked and other years looks weak in this regard

Fatboy is busy on the Saturday night and Catfish is rumoured for Reading. I'm gobsmacked Fatboy hasn't already done this, but maybe the bookers have seen him much like myself and thought the same, he's utter w*nk. 😂

It's not always about that, sometimes it's about who's available and who is willing to play what slot. The fact they're a US act who isn't always available (although they have toured UK more in recent years, they used to be a HUGE rarity) throws more to the equation. They could also play the early special slot as sometimes Victorious throws some right big acts in there don't they. But I doubt they would play that slot. Go give Doolittle album a listen, one of my all-time favourite albums.

Honestly they're big enough to headline main stage, depending on who they can get next year and who is actually available. The bookers are big old school fest fans and they might see them big enough to headline main and whack a pop act on castle. I saw Pixies headline Reading in 2005. They were bloody amazing just look at that line up though... They don't make them like that anymore

I just came in to mention Pixies, surely they HAVE to have got them finally. With a UK date Wednesday, 2 days before the Friday of Victorious. And it's far enough away as well. I see Ashcroft is also playing that same venue. The start of August, so he's about. Also interestingly Fatboy Slim is playing that venue the Saturday of Victorious. That MIGHT rule him out

The fact that in that interview he made sure he namechecked Biffy Clyro and then said fans need to get behind these acts and not be so dismissive, oh you better bet your life he's planning that they are going to be a Download headliner every single album cycle from now on.

The issue with this is even though they've fell off they would still command a chunky fee and Victorious out of all of Superstruct festivals book the most big names out of all of them, with this I mean 3 main headliners, 3 large subs, 3 Castle headliners, 3 early afternoon acts, then sizeable 3rd down main and castle subs. That right there is 18 acts. Then they have quite a lot of name acts throughout the 2 main stages and even started to book decent names on other stages. Compare it to say Boardmasters who have no way near the depth but they will spend on headliners more. Until Victorious struggles selling without BIG headliners I don't think they'll start doing it. A UK name like Pulp is more likely, I think they just get outbid on the US names. But who knows eh.

You learn after so long, just say nothing on here. Year after year I would come on and say headliners and other acts and year after year people would call you a liar the next year, the absolute best was when I confirmed Lost Prophets headlining a year in advance (before even the festival) and people STILL say that was lies and they were a last minute booking. They absolutely was not. The other best one was when I said Muse were headlining V a year in advance and I had everyone under the sun saying it was wrong and when it was announced everyone just STFU and didn't cool. Yeah there's some great people on here and most have sadly moved on due to the negativity on here but it's honestly just not worth the hassle dude.

Generally unless you're massive, artists will have difficulty shifting all seating tickets. Standing though I think went pretty quickly and that's what Download will look at.

Oh and Pearl Jam, they said they would never play Download as they felt they didn't want to be playing a festival with the line ups Download has, they wanted more mainstream multi genre line ups, hence why they've played other Live Nation (and other promoters) UK festivals but never Download. So don't get your hopes up.