Lineup 2016

[Spudspud96]

Does anyone know when the first annoucement is likely to be?

[Matt42]

December

[#FreeComTruise]

Not 90 mins that a casual festival crowd would enjoy, though. Any band with more than one album can play a 90 minute set.

 

I dunno, they have quite a few well known songs now, if the singles from the next album are as big as the last then there'd be enough hits for a casual festival crowd to enjoy the set. Almost definitely more than a Foals set I'd say. 

 

Again going to point out I think them headlining still sounds ridiculous though.

[oneoftherest]

Long shit but any chance Akon could headline???

[Gucci Piggy]

What

[the wonderwhy]

has he ever played brixton? 

[supasum]

Good chance we could see Slayer subbing Akon in the NME next year I think 

[willutalk]

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bloc Party

Arcade Fire

Disclosure

Muse

The Prodigy

Just chuckin ideas around for top 2 on main.

[Matt42]

fully expecting the 1975 and Disclosure to sub next year...

 

can't for the life of me think of a likely trio of headliners, I'd say Muse's tour rules them out in my mind (but it might not).

 

Florence and The Machine sound like a good bet imo.

[Gucci Piggy]

Foals

Foo Fighters

Kanye West

Florence and the Machine

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Muse

Three of them tbh. Maybe Kasabian if they're stuck.

[DomDom1984]

Tour is early enough for Muse to do the later festivals I reckon, but I don't think they'll be there. Think they'll be taking the Drones show over the place at that point.

[JSmurphy]

Foals

Foo Fighters

Kanye West

Florence and the Machine

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Muse

Three of them tbh. Maybe Kasabian if they're stuck.

 

I'd be extremely happy with three of any of those. Foals / Foos / Muse would suit me perfectly. There's no way I've got the cash for a Muse ticket, I planned to see Foos at Wembley and wasn't able to make it their MK gig after they cancelled, and Foals were up there with the best acts I saw at Reading this year. I'd be the first time I'd probably see all three headliners in the same year. No doubt they'd make me cry by clashing them with NME headliners of Justice, Massive Attack and Deftones or the like..

 

Sub wise I think The 1975 and Disclosure will play, and again I'd be extremely pleased with that. No idea how high Bloc Party would play but I guess they could sub. Same with Shikari, I'm pretty confident they'll play but it would be something else to see their set headlining NME. If Chase & Status finish up on their new album they could sub. Jared Leto talked about 30STM almost completing the writing of a new album but again if they were booked they could sub or headline.

 

Apart from that list you drew up Will there are a few who I think stand an outside shot of headlining:

 

The Strokes

Blur or Gorrilaz 

Black Sabbath

Linkin Park (after all paranoia this time last year about them possibly playing this year, the scenes if they were announced for 2016... they have a new album coming too..)

The Prodigy (could easily be argued too small, but they put on a damn good show at Ally Pally and would work even better closing a night at a festival)

Edited September 16, 2015 by JSmurphy

[FloorFiller]

if we're gonna listen to Melvin on his whole 'one of the acts is a drummer, bassist, guitarist and singer' (or whatever was said) thing, then i think that act will be the Chili Peppers. another Foals. the third i have no idea, but probably one of Muse or Foos (basically whichever one doesn't do Glastonbury, probably Muse)

[Matt42]

Yeah I'm expecting something unexpected. Interesting how Metallica and Mumford and Sons weren't really the most rumoured early on..

Pretty sure we didn't even consider Mumford until Neil got information it could be them

Edited September 16, 2015 by Matt42

[mrtourette]

if we're gonna listen to Melvin

Why would you even consider doing this?

[dentalplan]

if we're gonna listen to Melvin on his whole 'one of the acts is a drummer, bassist, guitarist and singer' (or whatever was said) thing, then i think that act will be the Chili Peppers. another Foals. the third i have no idea, but probably one of Muse or Foos (basically whichever one doesn't do Glastonbury, probably Muse)

 

He didn't say "one of the acts is..." - he said "one of the acts has..." and I would think it was purposely vague.

 

Besides, don't listen to Melvin. His clues for R+L and Latitude this year were bollocks.

[FloorFiller]

Why would you even consider doing this?

 

because what else have we got to go on?

 

i think it'll be them regardless of his comment, though. should have a new album out by then and it's been long enough since their last disastrous headline performance that people would be willing to give them another go. also can't see them doing any of the other festivals over here

[mrtourette]

because what else have we got to go on?

If you're that desperate I can throw some vague and inaccurate 'clues' out if you want.

[FloorFiller]

If you're that desperate I can throw some vague and inaccurate 'clues' out if you want.

 

knock yourself out

[the wonderwhy]

I heard all the members of one of the bands headlining take the same size shoe. 

Edited September 17, 2015 by MattDavies__

[lightning1000]

One of the headliners this year has a bassist

[justanothername]

Yeah, but what would they know

Edited September 17, 2015 by justanothername

[lightning1000]

Yeah, but what would they know

they'll probably end being 3rd down

[DomDom1984]

The headliners all have a male member.

[GodlikeYeezus]

This might sound outrageous but anyone reckon Macklemore is in with a shot at headlining. Just saw he headlined the Lolla in Berlin and this new album will be huge