2019 Headliners

[Purple aki squat]

Saw the strokes years ago, incredibly dull.

That whole cool couldn’t give a ahit attitude of rich kids didn’t help.

Swiss finishing school? Very rock’n’roll

[swede]

Its going to be Arctic Monkeys isn't it

[mufcok]

Arctic Monkeys doesn't feel right this year for me, and I say that as big fan of them and the latest record.

2020 with another record, or at least few singles, to go with TBHC feels right. 2007 they had 2 albums under their belt, 2013 another three albums. To just add 1 more then headline again would be a little bit odd. 

I still standby that they are one of the two acts who 'requested' 2020, I'm going AM for 2020. 

Edited January 21, 2019 by mufcok

[Acid Loafers]

Hey Girl,

Hey Boy,

Saturday Headliner,

Here We Go!

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, thrillhouse188 said:

To a general audience, The Strokes are almost certainly more recognisable that Arcade Fire, especially in the UK

Very much so, unless you're a fan of Arcade Fire you almost probably won't name a song unless one randomly comes to your head. The Strokes however, you will have heard enough to know 3 or 4.

[thrillhouse188]

1 minute ago, thewayiam said:

Very much so, unless you're a fan of Arcade Fire you almost probably won't name a song unless one randomly comes to your head. The Strokes however, you will have heard enough to know 3 or 4.

Yeah, from experience when I got into AF in around 2012, I vaguely recognised two songs, Wake Up and Sprawl II, almost certainly both from some kind of bbc montage or something 

[Phoenix Girl]

I like the way Arctic Monkeys are creaping back into everyone’s heads again after dismissing them 300 pages ago ?.

I still think most evidence points to Strokes but maybe AM after them. There’s been zero intel on Gaga as gutting as that is.

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:

I like the way Arctic Monkeys are creaping back into everyone’s heads again after dismissing them 300 pages ago ?.

I still think most evidence points to Strokes but maybe AM after them. There’s been zero intel on Gaga as gutting as that is.

The lifespan of headliner predictions

- Initial far-off predictions are conservative and unexcitable; it's going to be Arctics or Muse or Coldplay again

- T-day happens and ticket-holders get giddy, start hyping up some great white whale like Madonna or Fleetwood Mac or Paul McCartney

- Time put the lid on the white whale and people start grasping at bands who are blatantly not viable or don't even fucking exist in some cases

- Level heads prevail and we realise it's going to be Arctics or Muse or Coldplay again.

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

The lifespan of headliner predictions

- Initial far-off predictions are conservative and unexcitable; it's going to be Arctics or Muse or Coldplay again

- T-day happens and ticket-holders get giddy, start hyping up some great white whale like Madonna or Fleetwood Mac or Paul McCartney

- Time put the lid on the white whale and people start grasping at bands who are blatantly not viable or don't even fucking exist in some cases

- Level heads prevail and we realise it's going to be Arctics or Muse or Coldplay again.

It’s the eFests rollercoaster.

[Phoenix Girl]

31 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

It’s the eFests rollercoaster.

I’m beginning to get the hang of it.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Phoenix Girl
Wow atrocious spelling. I did go to school, honestly

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

It’s the eFests rollercoaster.

We've got a rollercoaster, a monorail, we're only an It's A Small World away from a full efests Disneyland

[chatty]

Im sort of hoping it is Lady Gaga with Strokes being sub headliner now. Unlikely but that way I can go see the Strokes then go see Wu Tang. 

Chemical Brothers provides an extra headache but Ive seen them before so I can miss them and not be too gutted, though if they dont miraculously clash with anything then happy days as well.

Edited January 21, 2019 by chatty

[Superunknown]

1 minute ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

We've got a rollercoaster, a monorail, we're only an It's A Small World away from a full efests Disneyland

Can't wait for efests on ice.

[mufcok]

Chemical Brothers on the Friday to save some clash headache would be nice, never that simple though 

Edited January 21, 2019 by mufcok

[BambooShanks]

10 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

- Level heads prevail and we realise it's going to be Arctics or Muse or Coldplay again.

Out of the three, The Arctics seem like the most likely given that it's only been a few years since Muse and Coldplay headlined.

On the bright side, if it is any of those three, it will remove a potential clash headache

[dentalplan]

39 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:

I like the way Arctic Monkeys are creaping back into everyone’s heads again after dismissing them 300 pages ago ?.

I still think most evidence points to Strokes but maybe AM after them. There’s been zero intel on Gaga as gutting as that is.

I think the only info about Arctic Monkeys is one person on an unknown forum that perhaps isn’t even about music or anything. The other info, like from the dude who runs an Arctic Monkeys forum, says that they’re not there. Don’t see why they’d have been a backup option in the first place.

[eFestivals]

Just now, dentalplan said:

I think the only info about Arctic Monkeys is one person on an unknown forum that perhaps isn’t even about music or anything.

I've heard something similar which also originates in Sheffield; might even be the same geezer, or might just be something going round certain circles in Sheffield.

What I heard originates from 2 weeks before jennifer on twitter said macca had pulled out.

No idea if there's really substance to it tho.

[GMF]

The Strokes rumour has been dominating for the best part of a week, is it not time to start a Chris Martin supergroup rumour to take us through to the weekend.

[mufcok]

AM booked for 2020, Eavis dangles carrot of The Strokes on before them in 2019... deal breaker

.. I'll get my coat

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I've heard something similar which also originates in Sheffield; might even be the same geezer, or might just be something going round certain circles in Sheffield.

What I heard originates from 2 weeks before jennifer on twitter said macca had pulled out.

No idea if there's really substance to it tho.

Meh. They were talk of town last year over playing Tramlines. If they do actually announce anything for Europe in summer 2019 then it’ll be time to consider them seriously but it doesn’t seem likely.

3 minutes ago, mufcok said:

AM booked for 2020, Eavis dangles carrot of The Strokes on before them in 2019... deal breaker

.. I'll get my coat

They’d probably rather just watch The Strokes headline with a pint of bitter and then headline 2020.

[mufcok]

3 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Meh. They were talk of town last year over playing Tramlines. If they do actually announce anything for Europe in summer 2019 then it’ll be time to consider them seriously but it doesn’t seem likely.

They’d probably rather just watch The Strokes headline with a pint of bitter and then headline 2020.

Ha, very true. Be interested to see if The Strokes keep dropping festival headline slots gradually as they so far, as time goes on

Edited January 21, 2019 by mufcok

[Chef]

Not been around for a few days, has the dust around Macca settled? 

Any viable acts been touted? 

[RarerThanDandyB]

10 minutes ago, Chef said:

Not been around for a few days, has the dust around Macca settled? 

Any viable acts been touted? 

Strokes, Monkeys and Gaga.

[Hugh Jass]

Strokes subbing AM would certainly be big enough in terms of prestige, and would also see the least crowd movement between headliner and sub since Weller/The Who.

Obviously it all hinges on whether AM are active this summer, but right now I have a feeling that’s where we are going.

[tevaburger]

4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Strokes subbing AM would certainly be big enough in terms of prestige, and would also see the least crowd movement between headliner and sub since Weller/The Who.

I certainly would be moving ... pretty quickly