2019 Headliners

[FloorFiller]

Fuck it, it’s The Strokes, ain’t it?

That guy said Stormzy, The Strokes, The Cure.

Grimshaw heard The Strokes.

Emily said ‘a couple of blokes’.

There are fuck all other realistic possibilities.

Outside of an act reforming out of nowhere (although who?!) I’m all out of ideas.

[CaledonianGonzo]

[fatyeti24]

[jparx]

Just now, FloorFiller said:

Fuck it, it’s The Strokes, ain’t it?

That guy said Stormzy, The Strokes, The Cure.

Grimshaw heard The Strokes.

Emily said ‘a couple of blokes’.

There are fuck all other realistic possibilities.

Outside of an act reforming out of nowhere (although who?!) I’m all out of ideas.

That really is a grim set of headliners in 2019. And I actually like all of them!

[RarerThanDandyB]

Just now, jparx said:

That really is a grim set of headliners in 2019. And I actually like all of them!

Feelings mutual.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, fatyeti24 said:

It's a bit rich isnt it?

[eFestivals]

29 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Where did The Cure come from btw? Are they defo nailed on? 

came from the same source as Macca did.

But I've also had info the same info from another  - and better - direction, including a re-confirm of the info from the same place. 

So The Cure should still be accurate as I always felt it was the better info of the two.

(and if Jennifer on twitter is on the money with what she's heard then Macca was originally the plan anyway - so my Macca info might well have been right at the time).

[priest17]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I agree with this cryptic clue, get Alex Cameron and his business partner, Roy Malloy, headlining.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Providing The Cure are still correct it's difficult to see who the festival could pull out the bag to stop this set of headliners being seen as a wee bit weak. 

[RarerThanDandyB]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

came from the same source as Macca did.

But I've also had info the same info from another  - and better - direction, including a re-confirm of the info from the same place. 

So The Cure should still be accurate as I always felt it was the better info of the two.

(and if Jennifer on twitter is on the money with what she's heard then Macca was originally the plan anyway - so my Macca info might well have been right at the time).

and like that Sir Paul McCartney has been stripped of his strong rumour...

[fatyeti24]

4 minutes ago, jparx said:

That really is a grim set of headliners in 2019. And I actually like all of them!

ha!  

[jparx]

There's a similar discussion on the NOS/Mad Cool threads where it's hard to see who else can headline apart from fairly grim prospects. There just seems to be a lack of exciting headliners this year (subjective, of course). Lots of exciting distant possibilities (i.e. Gaga) but in terms of who we actually know is around and doing festivals next year...it's looking like slim pickings.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Glastonbury since 2008 has always had a worldwide massive name.... 2014 had Metallica, who are huge.

I personally cant see The Cure, Stormzy & the Strokes being the headliners*

 

 

 

* my opinion is worth fuck all, but still!

 

[Gnomicide]

The setlist from the last festival The Strokes played consisted of:

11 songs from Is This It
3 from First Impressions of Earth
3 from Room on Fire
2 from Future Present Past

[ParkRanger14]

10 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Fair enough, maybe in that case I should lump on them to headline. I spoke with Melvin Benn at Reading 2013 and spoke about Foals, he said he loves them and that maybe they could headline 2016 and for whatever reason I didn't put money on it

After this Macca stuff, I reckon you're better off going to William Hill and betting on the next ruler of Westeros 

[thrillhouse188]

5 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

came from the same source as Macca did.

But I've also had info the same info from another  - and better - direction, including a re-confirm of the info from the same place. 

So The Cure should still be accurate as I always felt it was the better info of the two.

(and if Jennifer on twitter is on the money with what she's heard then Macca was originally the plan anyway - so my Macca info might well have been right at the time).

Thanks for clarifying! I feel like we need to get a timeline together of who was booked when! ?

[Rubber Soldier]

19 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

It's because they've done nothing of note for over a decade, and really they've been riding one album for 18 years now.

That said, The Stone Roses have managed similar.

Very harsh on Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth saying they’re riding on one album IMO.  They’re both terrific, although not quite at Is This It? level. 

[thrillhouse188]

1 minute ago, ParkRanger14 said:

After this Macca stuff, I reckon you're better off going to William Hill and betting on the next ruler of Westeros 

I mean Benn is a slightly stronger lead given he books the acts, but I see your point ?

[Hugh Jass]

9 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Yeh its complete bollox that they ride on one album. 1st and 2nd are incredible, 3rd is decent, can give or take 4, and i love 5!

Last gig they played was Chile in 2017. They played 19 songs, including all 11 from Is This It. You don't have to do too much digging into their setlists to see they are all skewed towards one album.

Funny thing is I like The Strokes...

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, Rubber Soldier said:

Very harsh on Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth saying they’re riding on one album IMO.  They’re both terrific, although not quite at Is This It? level. 

Again, just look at the sets they play...

[zeppelin]

I'm going with:

"2019: The year of the undercard" 

[CaledonianGonzo]

That they rely on one album wouldn't be an issue if they werent a catatonic, Walking Dead-ass shambles of a live act.

[ghostdancer1]

what's another 3 year gap between headline appearances eh?

 

[fatyeti24]

It would be wrong and unfair to blame the Strokes for the deluge of interminable guitar pop that followed in their wake.

But that's not going to stop me, the c**ts.

[eFestivals]

I'll say it again: the spice girls claimed a month ago that they were 'in talks'.