Lineup 2016

[Lumz]

I'm intrigued, is Foals newer stuff worth listening too?

I liked Antidotes and therefore thought there "one song" was Cassius... I remember trying to listen to the next album when it came out and not being keen, wonder if I should revisit it or not?

[Andre91]

Inhaler is the best song they've ever made.

[thewayiam]

Is that because everyone connected to you is actually you?

Nope! It's because they suck

[jump]

Thanks for your opinion. Cold hard facts say different:

• 1

  UK Number 1s
• 4

  UK Top 10s
• 5

  UK Top 40s
• 7

  UK Top 75s
• 1

  Weeks at Number 1
• 9

  Weeks in Top 10
• 59

  Weeks in Top 40
• 141

  Weeks in Top 75

I asked 2 teenagers (18 and 14) what the thought of Foals today. "Is that one of your crap metal bands" was one answer and the other said "who?" I'll shut up now, there is nothing to be gained by making my point again. They aren't as popular as some of you think they are. I quite like them for the record.

Are you roaming the streets asking random teenagers?

[kaosmark2]

Are you roaming the streets asking random teenagers?

I thought that's what couchy spent his time doing.

Although probably best not to speculate what he's asking them.

[oneoftherest]

My friends aren't teenagers, but yeah we all went last year and we're all musical but they didn't know who foals were, I showed them my number and they were like oh yeah but didn't know anything.

I like foals, but they'd be weak af

[devilman]

This is far more indicative of you and the people you hang with than anything to do with Foals

That's not fair. I like both kinds of music, heavy AND metal! Actually I'd be ashamed to show my friends my record collection, it's pretty diverse and I've never lived the day down that Boney M came on my ipod shuffle on the way to a gig.

These two teenagers can't be very relevant to the R&L demographic if they've never heard of a band that played third from top there 2 years ago.

That's the point I'm trying to make DUH! This forum, the R/L one has a lot of love for them. In the greater world not many people seem to.

Is that because everyone connected to you is actually you?

*applause* Made me LOL that did.

Are you roaming the streets asking random teenagers?

Nope, I have a selection at home.

[Yellow_Fellow]

I'm intrigued, is Foals newer stuff worth listening too?

Absolutely not. Just put on !!! and pretend Foals broke up after Antidotes.

[the wonderwhy]

Inhaler is the best song they've ever made.

No you're thinking of Providence.

[DGrant261]

If I were to go round asking my fellow sixth formers who'd heard of Foals most would say they hardn't.

If I were to play them all My Number most would say they'd heard it & liked it.

This is in Manchester where they headlined parklife last year and no one I know who went to that appeared hyped about Foals before hand. But if they're headlining Parklife and it clearly wasn't a catastrophe then R&L's teenage demographic would probably enjoy it. A dance act on NME, a more niche indie band for FR and an established metal band for the Pit and you'd probably be alright.

[dentalplan]

They've had pretty high slots at almost all the UK festivals including bleeding headline slots at Bestival and Latitude so it's safe to say that promoters don't care about these shitty surveys taken of colleagues, friends and family of knowledge about a band. Arcade Fire have successfully headlined R+L and Glastonbury despite people still apparently not knowing who they are.

Just found this on the Glastonbury section too, which I can believe:

RE: Foals, I heard from someone close to them that they'd been offered R&L headline this year but umm'd and ahh'd about it for too long. I imagine this is because they knew the album wouldn't be out so it wouldn't make sense. Can see them getting the headline slot next time around, once the new album's out (last this year/ early next year I'd imagine)

Edited March 20, 2015 by dentalplan

[LondonTom]

Imagine Dragons new album is superb! It has a big and matured sound to it, imo.

Most bullshit you've ever written. This is a fact.

If you compare to a new headline status band like Biffy then Foals look pathetically weak. As I said previously "Foals don't exist off of this forum."

Well now yes, but it wasn't that long ago people would have laughed at the prospect of Biffy being able to headline festivals...

I'd tried to purge that scene from my memory.

It the last scene that was any good in Skins.

Inhaler is the best song they've ever made.

Factually Incorrect, Spanish Sahara.

Edited March 20, 2015 by LondonTom

[#FreeComTruise]

Just found this on the Glastonbury section too, which I can believe:

Hope that's true and they do end up doing it next year instead. They've got the potential to put on one of the best sets in recent years, and to make up for the average set from 2013.

[thewayiam]

Most bullshit you've ever written. This is a fact.

You don't understand what a fact is! That is actually a fact!

[DomDom1984]

Aye, Inhaler is a cracking song, but Spanish Sahara definitely tops it.

[Gucci Piggy]

That's the point I'm trying to make DUH! This forum, the R/L one has a lot of love for them. In the greater world not many people seem to.

Oh I assumed you were saying R&L goers outside of this forum don't know who they are.

[oneoftherest]

This is kinda like Arctic Monkeys in 2014 whereby we all spoke about them headlining it for so long that everyone just kinda thought it was going to be them, same with Libertines this year, its a logical choice so we discuss it for so long it just goes as read that they'd be a headliner

[the wonderwhy]

Aye, Inhaler is a cracking song, but Spanish Sahara definitely tops it.

P R O V I D E N C E

[DomDom1984]

P R O V I D E N C E

No.

[Gucci Piggy]

#TeamProvidence

[dentalplan]

It's Balloons

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah tbf it is probably Balloons, just Providence is easily the best on Holy Fire.

[#FreeComTruise]

Late Night though.

[Yellow_Fellow]

It's Mathletics

[the wonderwhy]

Late Night is good, but Providence is badass. So Providence wins.