Lineup 2015

[deadpheasant]

Don't see anyone else coming up with a interesting hypothesis

[2rare2die]

Don't see anyone else coming up with a interesting hypothesis

Maybe because such patterns don't actually exist....

[kaosmark2]

interesting

Stretching the definition.

[dentalplan]

I hate looking at a list of headliners and it's nearly exclusively white males.

Then I look at my iTunes and it's the same.

[TheSilence]

Don't see anyone else coming up with a interesting hypothesis

I don't see anyone making up bullshit either, you're right.

[dentalplan]

Broken ribs

[mrtourette]

PATTERNS PATTERNS EVERYWHERE

[rafflesia]

Don't see anyone else coming up with a interesting hypothesis

It's not a hypothesis, it's a bullshit.

[justanothername]

Every year from 2010 they seem to have a band that appeals to the pop punk fans, an band that appeals to the indie fans and a band that appeals to the hard rock fans.

2010

Pop Punk: Blink 182

Indie: Arcade Fire

Hard Rock: Guns & Roses

2011

Pop Punk: My Chemical Romance

Indie: The Strokes

Hard Rock: Muse

2012

Pop Punk: Foo Fighters

Indie: Kasabian

Hard Rock: The Cure (more classic rock but yeah)

2013

Pop Punk: Green Day

Indie: Eminem

Hard Rock: Biffy Clyro (kinda)

2014

Pop Punk: Blink 182/Paramore

Indie: Arctic Monkeys

Hard Rock: Queens of the Stone Age

So in 2015

Pop Punk: Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Indie: The Libertines/The Black Keys?

Hard Rock: Metallica?

You're funny. Good one

[justanothername]

PATTERNS PATTERNS EVERYWHERE

I thought it was always Legendary, God Like and Up and Coming every time right?

Edited July 21, 2014 by justanothername

[Gucci Piggy]

well "indie" being LAD sort of music that you would hear at V and "hard rock" being music you would likely hear at Download.

Arcade Fire aren't LAD music you'd hear at V though. And The Cure wouldn't be heard at Download.

And I'm pretty sure those acts I quoted above don't attract the type of fans you mentioned.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Nah that was just 2014 buddy

[Gucci Piggy]

I like how they used the year they had 4 headliners to claim there were 3 labels for the 3 headliners.

[TheSilence]

He might be on to something though

2015:

Indie- T00L

Pop Punk- Elbow

Hard Rock- Florence & The Machine

[the wonderwhy]

They are. I don't know what that has to do with young people though. How often do you listen to R1?

Quite a lot seeing as Radio 1's main listenership is teenagers

[dentalplan]

Quite a lot seeing as Radio 1's main listenership is teenagers

I don't think that's true.

[mrtourette]

Pre-teens.

[mrtourette]

I'd like to know how many teenage friends each of us has who listen to radio one. That should provide conclusive proof.

[justanothername]

Nah that was just 2014 buddy

But you could look back add those labels to previous headliners set

[Dead throne]

"Listen" I'll leave it where I want to "eh".

I was happy to leave it at my apology but you getting a but ratty about it and wanting the final word, and to be able to tell people to stop talking about it, makes me suspicious. I don't think you really have any idea whatcha talking about

ffy

[the wonderwhy]

I don't think that's true.

15-24 year olds is their target audience, with the aim of reducing the age of their average listener.

[dentalplan]

That's their target audience then. What you wrote there suggests the average listener age is older - probably because they play so much KOL.

[the wonderwhy]

That's their target audience then. What you wrote there suggests the average listener age is older - probably because they play so much KOL.

Well no its both the target audience and the age of their average listener as well. They're getting rid of up to half a million listeners over the age the 25 each quarter.

[dentalplan]

I read it was 32. I 100% don't care though.

[the wonderwhy]

I imagine 32 year olds would be bloody confused if they listened to Radio 1.

Nor do I, I've got nothing better to care about though, plus I had to write a 2,000 word essay on it