Future Headliners

[Matt42]

Yeah they'l headline Reading next year...

A year should be enough time for people to hear the album and know it by then.

[dentalplan]

I meant the teaser video. I think the video confirms they will headline.

[justanothername]

I know it is only a teaser but I'm pretty excited to hear the rest of the song though, also Yannis ditching his guitar though looks kinda of odd but oh well

[Gucci Piggy]

Just waiting for Gazza to reply saying why the teaser video doesn't mean they'll headline.

[Bisque]

Imagine if they headline Glastonbury instead...

[benus80]

Yes I can see them headlining Glastonbury next year as well, I thought at the end of last year they might be confirmed to headlining Glastonbury this year but obs working in the studio. Could they do both or just one or the other next year?

Edited June 9, 2015 by benus80

[Gucci Piggy]

Nah wouldn't do both.

If they do Glasto next year they may do Reading the following year, though.

[kingcrawler]

I'd much rather see them do Glastonbury than Biffy Clyro who most people seem to have down for it, although I think R&L is more likely.

[dentalplan]

Nah wouldn't do both.

If they do Glasto next year they may do Reading the following year, though.

But what if they do Friday at Glastonbury?

[Gucci Piggy]

But what if they do Friday at Glastonbury?

I was actually gonna say they'll only share if they play Friday at Glastonbury but assumed he wouldn't get the reference.

[DGrant261]

I'd much rather see them do Glastonbury than Biffy Clyro who most people seem to have down for it, although I think R&L is more likely.

But if Biffy do have a new album out next summer they'll no doubt do at least some festival gigs and Glasto is one of the few major ones they've not headlined. It'd be better if they were to do that then return to R&L so soon imo. But I like both bands so ultimately I'm not really that arsed tbh.

[kingcrawler]

But if Biffy do have a new album out next summer they'll no doubt do at least some festival gigs and Glasto is one of the few major ones they've not headlined. It'd be better if they were to do that then return to R&L so soon imo. But I like both bands so ultimately I'm not really that arsed tbh.

Oh I meant Foals for R&L is more likely. Yeah Glastonbury and Download are the only big ones left for Biffy really and I'd be surprised if they didn't play one of them.

[Matt42]

I don't think Glastonbury would give Foals a headline spot if i'm honest, not when they have much bigger and much safer acts to turn to...

put it this way, if Flo isn't headlining this year.. I can't see Foals headlining next year if they are both (respectively) in the same position.

Foals will headline Reading I reckon, fits the criteria for a lot of rumours and Melvin stating that he's talked with a band about headlining 2016 already... just fits imo.

I reckon next year Foals will headline Reading on exclusive, and do a whole host of European Festivals.

Biffy will have a big scottish show, maybe Hyde Park and Glasto i'd imagine. All speculation though..

Edited June 9, 2015 by Matt42

[justanothername]

Yeah, I don't see Foals headlining Glasto next year and that Biffy will headline instead. Also didn't someone say that an act was asked if they wanted to headline R&L this year but because they weren't sure when the album was going to come out R&L didn't give it to them (or something along those lines) as if it was true then it probably was either Florence or Foals.

[Gucci Piggy]

fits the criteria for a lot of rumours and Melvin stating that he's talked with a band about headlining 2016 already... just fits imo.

What rumours? And how do Foals fit that Melvin thing more than anybody else?

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah, I don't see Foals headlining Glasto next year and that Biffy will headline instead. Also didn't someone say that an act was asked if they wanted to headline R&L this year but because they weren't sure when the album was going to come out R&L didn't give it to them (or something along those lines) as if it was true then it probably was either Florence or Foals.

I thought that post was specifically about Foals.

[Matt42]

What rumours? And how do Foals fit that Melvin thing more than anybody else?

Trying to find that article in which Melvin said they've already spoken to a band about headlining in 2016

It was definitely on NME

Edited June 9, 2015 by Matt42

[LondonTom]

That Foals teaser got me all excited

I don't think Glastonbury would give Foals a headline spot if i'm honest, not when they have much bigger and much safer acts to turn to...

put it this way, if Flo isn't headlining this year.. I can't see Foals headlining next year if they are both (respectively) in the same position.

Foals will headline Reading I reckon, fits the criteria for a lot of rumours and Melvin stating that he's talked with a band about headlining 2016 already... just fits imo.

Unless Glastonbury did offer it to Florence but she didn't want to do it yet, cause she has a bigger picture plan in her head. (Considering Emily saying she was a headliner sized act, I think it seems that way.)

Plus Foals are more "indie rock" so kind of fit what people expect from festivals (I.e. Less moaning about the act being a woman or not "rock"). Plus it depends on the acts available in anyone year of course.

[Matt42]

That Foals teaser got me all excited

Unless Glastonbury did offer it to Florence but she didn't want to do it yet, cause she has a bigger picture plan in her head. (Considering Emily saying she was a headliner sized act, I think it seems that way.)

Plus Foals are more "indie rock" so kind of fit what people expect from festivals (I.e. Less moaning about the act being a woman or not "rock"). Plus it depends on the acts available in anyone year of course.

Can't see Florence's gender coming into the issue at all.. if people are moaning about florence because she's female thats the publics fault not the festival's.

Florence and the machine is about as indie rock as you can get in my opinion...

I agree with your first point better, that there's a chance Florence was offered but didn't want to headline.

Edited June 10, 2015 by Matt42

[dentalplan]

I can vouch. It was on a live interview on the main announcement for 2014's announcement he said he had been in email correspondence with a rising band for the headline slot "not for next year's but for the year after, which shows how early we're preparing the headliners" or something.

Can also vouch for seeing the post on the Glasto section saying Foals were offered it for this year but knocked it back as they felt they wouldn't be ready. I don't know if it said they'd delayed it for next year or not but you'd think, wouldn't you?

I wish Foals were doing Glasto next year, or if they could even do both, but obviously that ain't gonna happen.

[justanothername]

I thought that post was specifically about Foals.

I was going to say that I don't remember the post specifying anyone but I didn't see the original one in the Glasto section so there we go

[LondonTom]

Can't see Florence's gender coming into the issue at all.. if people are moaning about florence because she's female thats the publics fault not the festival's.

Florence and the machine is about as indie rock as you can get in my opinion...

I meant it more in that Foals, fit the stereotype of a headliner better rather than Florence than Festival actively going by gender.

Same as genre, to a lot of people and partly I think its down to gender, shes seen as more of a pop act than indie/rock. (Like Florence and Foals would be both be near the invisible fence of Pop to Indie/rock but opposite sides )

Mainly I just want Foals to headline Glastonbury I guess! I'd even let Floorfiller be right about Biffy never doing it for it to happen

Edited June 10, 2015 by LondonTom

[Matt42]

I don't think Glasto will give Foals a headline spot before Reading imo

I wonder if, since Florence has not headlined a UK festival yet - that we won't get both Foals or Florence next year as that would be two bump up headliners in one year.

Out of Florence or Foals I can see Foals are a bigger likelyhood for next year.

If that's the case I can imagine Foals and Muse being two of the headliners for next year

third headliner being a band who's releasing new material in 2016, can't see all three headliners being acts who released new material in 2015

[dentalplan]

I don't think Glasto will give Foals a headline spot before Reading imo

I wonder if, since Florence has not headlined a UK festival yet - that we won't get both Foals or Florence next year as that would be two bump up headliners in one year.

Out of Florence or Foals I can see Foals are a bigger likelyhood for next year.

If that's the case I can imagine Foals and Muse being two of the headliners for next year

third headliner being a band who's releasing new material in 2016, can't see all three headliners being acts who released new material in 2015

[Gucci Piggy]

Trying to find that article in which Melvin said they've already spoken to a band about headlining in 2016

It was definitely on NME

Yeah you mentioned rumours in addition to the Melvin thing. Assumed there must have been something else.

I know Melvin said that; I was asking why Foals fit that more than anyone else. Didn't realise he said it was an upcoming band, as per Dental's post, so yeah, that clears it up a bit.