Future headliners

[Bisque]

Can anyone see a hip hop/rap artist, apart from Dizzee Rascal as he will probably headline soon & Kanye West as he just won't, headline? Jay-Z etc?

[jump]

Can anyone see a hip hop/rap artist, apart from Dizzee Rascal as he will probably headline soon & Kanye West as he just won't, headline? Jay-Z etc?

Edited March 10, 2011 by jump

[beards]

Can anyone see a hip hop/rap artist, apart from Dizzee Rascal as he will probably headline soon & Kanye West as he just won't, headline? Jay-Z etc?

[kev1664]

Thats the slot of serj tankian, delphic and band of horses, I just cant see them getitng a slot that high. I cant see the like of radio 1 and nme giving them the coverage needed to significantly climb the line up, which will limit the amount of people who will discover their music. I agree they are a great band live but there are many great live bands who struggle to get great slots at the festival. Unfortunately in music image is more important than talent and I dont think they have the image that a record company will massively push.

[Stagsfan11]

The Rifles! Two great albums, with another 2 awesome albums, who knows? Although they don't get much commercial attention.

[Bisque]

The Rifles! Two great albums, with another 2 awesome albums, who knows? Although they don't get much commercial attention.

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

The Vaccine will never headline. The fact that the NME are falling over themselves to give them praise means nothing, they'll probably abandon them faster than they abandoned The Drums last year. (thank god, I was sick of hearing so many good things about such a pile of w*nk)

Lostprophets are also an absolute no, as I've mentioned before, and I'd say Paramore are in a tricky spot now as well. I can see their career slowly fading away except for the die hard fans now that they are essentially a Hayley Williams solo project.

I also doubt Prodigy will headline. They seem to be stuck in a position of perpetual subbing for the rest of their career.

I would suggest Justice, but sadly, and bizarrely, I'd say that the days of great dance acts headlining is over. When was the last time an act like The Chemical Brothers or Daft Punk headlined or even subbed? Unfortunately I'd say the only exception to this may be Pendulum, but I hate them, so I'll be ignoring them for convenience sake.

Edited March 10, 2011 by j-j-j-j-joe!

[jump]

The Vaccine will never headline. The fact that the NME are falling over themselves means nothing, they'll probably abandon them faster than they abandoned The Drums last year. (thank god, I was sick of hearing so many good things about such a pile of w*nk)

Lostprophets are also an absolute no, as I've mentioned before, and I'd say Paramore are in a tricky spot now as well. I can see their career slowly fading away except for the die hard fans now that they are essentially a Hayley Williams solo project.

I also doubt Prodigy will headline. They seem to be stuck in a position of perpetual subbing for the rest of their career.

I would suggest Justice, but sadly, and bizarrely, I'd say that the days of great dance acts headlining is over. When was the last time an act like The Chemical Brothers or Daft Punk headlined or even subbed? Unfortunately I'd say the only exception to this may be Pendulum, but I hate them, so I'll be ignoring them for convenience sake.

[Stagsfan11]

Seriously? They played in a pub in Plymouth not so long ago. Not saying they aren't a good band... but... seriously?

[therefused]

people suggesting weezer must be delirious. their best days are behind them, they will never get a slot bigger than they did last year.

[the_hedge]

White Lies in 4 or 5 years ?

Depeche Mode ?

Edited March 11, 2011 by the_hedge

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Within five years, Kasabian, Bullet, Florence and Dizzee will headline.

[Bobs]

Courteeners will headline in 2015, if they are still around

[Yellow_Fellow]

people suggesting weezer must be delirious. their best days are behind them, they will never get a slot bigger than they did last year.

[lharris92]

people suggesting weezer must be delirious. their best days are behind them, they will never get a slot bigger than they did last year.

[beards]

people suggesting weezer must be delirious. their best days are behind them, they will never get a slot bigger than they did last year.

[rockinthecasbah]

Weezer's performance last year definitely won them a lot of new fans, and I could see them being moved up to sub-headliners when they're next booked. But to make the step up to headliners they probably need another big album, which I don't think they've got in them.

[Vacant0]

I love Weezer but they really do have next to no chance of ever headlining a major festival.

[Yellow_Fellow]

why? they've more a chance than i'd put blink to, haha

[Vacant0]

why? they've more a chance than i'd put blink to, haha

[rexclark]

I can't see Weezer being higher than Sub.

[pink_triangle]

Blink are way bigger than Weezer.

Weezer have been around for nearly twenty years now and have yet to headline a major festival, they've never had a number one album or single and most people seem to prefer their earlier albums to their newer stuff - they're hardly a band on the up.

[Festival Liam]

Florence and the Machine, Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Elbow, Biffy Clyro and Mumford and Sons all withing 3 years.

White Lies and The Glaslight Anthem within 5 years I think, assuming their management get it right. Same with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The National also an outside possibility. Editors as well as somebody mentioned.

Would be interesting if the organisers threw a total spanner in the works and got somebody like P!nk to headline one year. Along with a couple of heavier/more typical acts. M.I.A's last album went a bit wrong but one or two massive albums she's a very outside chance.

[JWC126]

The year Pink headlines fest is the year I give up all hope...

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Ima take a long shot at two door cinema club, 2 more albums down the line with a mahassive number 1 big hit.

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