Headliners 2016

[LeeGalvin]

41 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Can we just have The National anywhere, please?

This.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

didn't mean to single you out - i've just seen a lot of bizarre ideas for who could headline West Holts. although The National is definitely one of them. standard indie singer, guitar, bass and drum acts definitely aren't something that is booked for WH - that's the stuff for Other (where The National would definitely end up), Pyramid and JP etc

Agree with this. There are three big stages for the standard four/five men with guitars combo. No need for it to bleed into WH too.

[Gucci Piggy]

5 hours ago, russycarps said:

I think it's probably bad to sick to a rigid pattern like always having one new/one pop/one oldie as things would get stale.

But they should have ANYTHING other than the same bands returning every few years. Whoever is available, be it up and coming acts, oldies, pop, whatever. Anything is better than the same old tired names every 4 or 5 years.

 

 

So bearing this in mind, who'd be a good trio for next year?

I think Foals, Adele, The Stone Roses would be a good 'un.

[Vanderlyle]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

No, you're right. They are too big for that stage, and I don't think their profile has dipped yet. It's just that they're completely unsuitable to headline that stage and that came before how big they were in the things wrong with the suggestion.

Yeah - because suggestions can be wrong Sums up people's attiude on these boards.

 

Anyhow, think they're not necessarily too big. Especially since they're not an act that will attract a lot of casual viewers.

As for their style - I still think they'd be fine for WH - the great thing about the stage is that it has such a wide range of music. Personally I hate the Other Stage so would just hope they don't end up there. 

[the wonderwhy]

James nailed on to headline 

[Finding leto14]

Muse odds dramatically shortened for Saturday night headline? Sorry if it's been posted before!

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

What if there are only three men?

Or three men and a woman?

 

three men? A WOMAN!? that's not the kind of festival i want to attend thank you very much

[russycarps]

1 hour ago, Will-2609 said:

So bearing this in mind, who'd be a good trio for next year?

I think Foals, Adele, The Stone Roses would be a good 'un.

Yep, that would do.

Or swap adele for ed Sheehan and radiohead for stone roses would also work. 

I know they can only book who's available, but there must be other options than muse and coldplay!

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 hour ago, Vanderlyle said:

As for their style - I still think they'd be fine for WH - the great thing about the stage is that it has such a wide range of music.. 

West Holts has a wide variety of styles, but within certain parameters of roots, rhythmic and groove based music.

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

3 hours ago, Vanderlyle said:

No need to be patronising about my suggestion - but I really think you might be the one mistaken about West Holts. As a matter of fact it did just start as a second stage after the Pyramid. And it's had a huge variety of bands headlining - from the Chic or Hot Chips to the Portishead and Massive Attack. I really don't think there's anything that would stop The National from headlining there.

I don't know if you've done that deliberately, but I shall be calling them Hot Chips and The Portishead from now on.

And sorry, but no way would/should the National play WH - there's already Pyramid, Other, JP, Park and William's Green for indie rock bands.

[rzwodezwo]

3 hours ago, Will-2609 said:

Can we just have The National anywhere, please?

And preferably in the dark, massively spikes up the concert experience for TN. 

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, rzwodezwo said:

And preferably in the dark, massively spikes up the concert experience for TN. 

Hell Stage. 3am

[CaledonianGonzo]

Patronising and blinkered attitude to suggest that The National couldn't headline Arcadia.

[guypjfreak]

now im not saying Eddie Vedder is the greatest BUT hey seconds not bad ah and it does mean that PEARL JAM reallu really should play the biggest and best festi in the world ....

http://www.uofmusic.com/blog/5929/top-20-lead-vocalists-of-all-time

 

[zero000]

14 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Hell Stage. 3am

I'll be there with Ket on. 

 

[FloorFiller]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Patronising and blinkered attitude to suggest that The National couldn't headline Arcadia.

Terrible Love alone has like... seventeen drops

[Brave Sir Robin]

All very well joking about what stage The National will be on. They'll no doubt be exclusives to Womad.

[CaledonianGonzo]

They're already booked that weekend for The Gathering of the Juggalos. 

[morph100]

Coldplay tickets to see them play a church for radio one are now selling for £4,000 - £17,000 on your sites, face value was less than £20. Wonder is if anyone buys them?

[TomViolence]

 

I'd have been tempted a month ago but that new song is shite

[StevieGed]

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, similar to their coachella show, few guests. Be a corker for me

[rubenz]

Just now, morph100 said:

Coldplay tickets to see them play a church for radio one are now selling for £4,000 - £17,000 on your sites, face value was less than £20. Wonder is if anyone buys them?

Coldplay fans are the new U2 fans. Don't underestimate the power of their love of middle of the road shite..

[Vanderlyle]

1 hour ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

I don't know if you've done that deliberately, but I shall be calling them Hot Chips and The Portishead from now on.

And sorry, but no way would/should the National play WH - there's already Pyramid, Other, JP, Park and William's Green for indie rock bands.

Haha - not purposeful. I'd starting writing "The Chics and Hot Chips" (like you'd say "The Peles and Ronaldinhos of the modern game) and then just clearly forgot that.

 

Anyway, going to end this TN at West Holts stuff. But in my mind there's nothing against them playing. It's a stage that has played host to The Levellers, Guillemots, Cornershop, Portishead, Massive Attack before. Nothing quite like TN - but there's nothing stopping it - and although I know it's unlikely to ever happen, would far prefer it to Other Stage or Pyramid.

[Amy Lawn]

[Insert your favourite band here] to headline West Holts, and don't let that boombaclart FloorFiller get you down.

I went on about Patti Smith to headline West Holts last year, I'm going on about Bon Iver to headline West Holts this year, and I don't care if society accepts it. I'll procrastinate on the internet however I like.

Robyn to headline West Holts, there's an idea. 

 

[Mezhyp1]

17 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

[Insert your favourite band here] to headline West Holts, and don't let that boombaclart FloorFiller get you down.

I went on about Patti Smith to headline West Holts last year, I'm going on about Bon Iver to headline West Holts this year, and I don't care if society accepts it. I'll procrastinate on the internet however I like.

Robyn to headline West Holts, there's an idea. 

 

Can I put Hot Chip forward again, can't we have Hot Chip every year, would that be too much? Can you have too much Hot Chip? 

 

On on a serious note though, some more of the same from Jungle and they'd be absolutely brilliant WH headliners