Lineup 2016

[DGrant261]

Foo Fighters
Foals
The 1975
Of Monsters and Men
Palma Violets
We Are The Ocean

Oliver Heldens

Kodaline

Temples

Florence & The Machine
Imagine Dragons
A Day To Remember
Twin Atlantic
Brand New
Of Mice & Men

Major Lazer Closing Set
Enter Shikari
Don Broco

Muse
Disclosure
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Rise Against
Mallory Knox
Arcane Roots

Fuse ODG
Wolf Alice

Drenge

A edited version of Andre91's prediction a few pages back

[JSmurphy]

Foo Fighters

Foals

The 1975

Of Monsters and Men

Palma Violets

We Are The Ocean

Oliver Heldens

Kodaline

Temples

Florence & The Machine

Imagine Dragons

A Day To Remember

Twin Atlantic

Brand New

Of Mice & Men

Major Lazer Closing Set

Enter Shikari

Don Broco

Muse

Disclosure

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls

Rise Against

Mallory Knox

Arcane Roots

Fuse ODG

Wolf Alice

Drenge

A edited version of Andre91's prediction a few pages back

What a cracking lineup that would be, I'm a huge Oliver Heldens fan but I think he's WAY off headlining NME, even next year, not only in terms of his music but also his stage presence - a million times less exciting than say Knife Party / Major Lazor

Would love him to play the Dance Tent this year, then headline in next year much like Wilkinson did in 14-15

[justanothername]

Am I the only person who doesn't think Fuse ODG or Oliver Heldens won't headline the NME because I haven't heard of them

[Gucci Piggy]

I've heard of them and I say they won't.

[DGrant261]

Am I the only person who doesn't think Fuse ODG or Oliver Heldens won't headline the NME because I haven't heard of them

Aye I'd kill for a trio like 2012's. Choosing NME headliners was by far the hardest part of that. This years trio has completely changed my approach to guessing it. Heldens probably isn't ready for it but I couldn't think of another likely dance act that could do it.

[DGrant261]

Am I the only person who doesn't think Fuse ODG or Oliver Heldens won't headline the NME because I haven't heard of them

Aye I'd kill for a trio like 2012's. Choosing NME headliners was by far the hardest part of that. This years trio has completely changed my approach to guessing it. Heldens probably isn't ready for it but I couldn't think of another likely dance act that could do it.

[justanothername]

It isn't a written rule that dance acts have to headline/close the NME every night you know

[lemonhed]

Slipknot

BFMV

Muse

Prodigy

Fall out boy/Enter Shikari (co headline)

[tyranicide]

It isn't a written rule that dance acts have to headline/close the NME every night you know

Tell Melvin that

[Gucci Piggy]

Fall out boy/Enter Shikari (co headline)

Banned

[Gucci Piggy]

Someone will start a dance supergroup that we'll never have heard of until it's announced as NME headliner.

[DomDom1984]

Reckon Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso might get together and form some sort of cool supergroup.

[Bisque]

I remember walking past the Other stage at Glasto five minutes before Shikari came on and there was barely anyone waiting for them

Then again I have no idea what their crowd was like once they started

Crowd at Glastonbury was tiny which was really nice as I went to the front & they put on a different set ending in Constellastions.

At R&L it would have been much, even much, bigger.

Count in all the other shit at G to do & that they aren't aimed at a teenage core audience, the crowd was sizeable for 15:30

Edited March 12, 2015 by Couchy

[lemonhed]

Banned

The first two days I'd be happy with, so the third had to be something utterly disappointing to even it out.

[#FreeComTruise]

Reckon Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso might get together and form some sort of cool supergroup.

oh you

[justanothername]

Tell Melvin that

It has only happened this year. I don't see point in booking acts that aren't big enough just because they're a dance act

[justanothername]

Reckon Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso might get together and form some sort of cool supergroup.

Nah, I think that the super group will be Shikari Sound System with Adam Lambert

[JSmurphy]

Chase & Status uploaded an image to their Facebook page of them working on their 4th album, can see them headlining next year unless the album bombs.

Edited March 13, 2015 by JSmurphy

[DomDom1984]

Nah, I think that the super group will be Shikari Sound System with Adam Lambert

Could be a mix. Could be Swedish Queen System.

[dentalplan]

Chase & Status uploaded an image to their Facebook page of them working on their 4th album, can see them headlining next year unless the album bombs.

Even though they seem ripe for it, the thought of them headlining R+L seems bizarre to me like they're still some way off. That's just me though.

I think the album's success is irrelevant as I guess they'd be in place before it's even done. I imagine headliners are being booked right now.

Just seen Years & Years have hit number one. I guess they'll be back in a big main stage slot next year unless V snap them up.

[DomDom1984]

They were practically giving Chase and Status tickets away for the Hydro. They didn't do well there at all. Dunno what it was like in the rest of the UK though.

[Gucci Piggy]

Chase and Status haven't headlined Bestival, have they? I can see them headlining that next year.

[justanothername]

Chase & Status uploaded an image to their Facebook page of them working on their 4th album, can see them headlining next year unless the album bombs.

But what about the ribs?

[thewayiam]

Even though they seem ripe for it, the thought of them headlining R+L seems bizarre to me like they're still some way off. That's just me though.

I think the album's success is irrelevant as I guess they'd be in place before it's even done. I imagine headliners are being booked right now.

Just seen Years & Years have hit number one. I guess they'll be back in a big main stage slot next year unless V snap them up.

I can maybe C&S and Foals both topping one day. I'm not sure Imagine Dragons will quite get it, returning next year to sub may affect the bump to headline. I did think Muse & Foo's were dead set for next year but I've a small thinking for Muse doing a stadium tour. It'll be either or anyway.

They were practically giving Chase and Status tickets away for the Hydro. They didn't do well there at all. Dunno what it was like in the rest of the UK though.

To be fair, they did played T in high spots 3 years running I think.

[dentalplan]

I can maybe C&S and Foals both topping one day. I'm not sure Imagine Dragons will quite get it, returning next year to sub may affect the bump to headline. I did think Muse & Foo's were dead set for next year but I've a small thinking for Muse doing a stadium tour. It'll be either or anyway.

To be fair, they did played T in high spots 3 years running I think.

Nah I don't really see the point in that. They're pretty much cleared to bump Foals up so I don't know why they'd then split it with the act that played after them in 2013. Don't see why they both couldn't headline individual days instead.

I do agree Muse will probably do stadiums instead.