2019 Headliners

[Gnomicide]

4 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

Indeed, if ever there was a song to make you sit down in a bar it would be that one.

Culchies absolutely lap it up. Music for men in Subaru jackets with enormous hands like shovels and an unfeasible amount of dirt under their finger nails.

Culchies. Culchies everywhere...

I have no idea what a culchie is.

[Purple aki squat]

5 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

Indeed, if ever there was a song to make you sit down in a bar it would be that one.

Culchies absolutely lap it up. Music for men in Subaru jackets with enormous hands like shovels and an unfeasible amount of dirt under their finger nails.

Big shovel hands are a sign of enhanced evolution.

True fact 

[gherkin8r]

4 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Who?

Apologies. Culchies is a local term for people of a more rural persuasion, specifically in the North of Ireland

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

 

wonder if @battleborn is still about

Fuck!! He was right all along!

[TheNoise]

11 minutes ago, OddRon said:

Killers were great on tour after glasto in 2017, saw them in brum, the band members missing were all skill and no personality, Brandon and Ronnie are the heart of the show and the sessions musicians did a great job 

Agreed, I saw them in Liverpool and they were fantastic.

Could have done without the support act though.

[blazingstars]

4 minutes ago, jparx said:

Mad Cool seem to be holding back a headliner or two, and The Killers fit with one of their clues so maybe they're set to announce a load of European dates shortly? 

Their clues are...?

[Odessa]

Just now, TheNoise said:

Agreed, I saw them in Liverpool and they were fantastic.

Could have done without the support act though.

No Alex Cameron slander on this website please.

[blazingstars]

Just now, Odessa said:

No Alex Cameron slander on this website please.

I got Juanita Stein...twice!

[OddRon]

1 minute ago, TheNoise said:

Agreed, I saw them in Liverpool and they were fantastic.

Could have done without the support act though.

I was pleasantly surprised when I turned up and it was Alex Cameron but he was definitely a weird choice of support

[Homer]

Just now, blazingstars said:

Their clues are...?

I believe they have put the years out that the bands became active (I'm not going but am going to Nos Alive, where this has been discussed, as they share a lot of the bill).

[priest17]

The killers can play all 3 headline slots of it gets Childish Gambino back in the running.

[blazingstars]

Just a little thing and can't remember if already posted it a while ago but Brandon Flowers recently spoke to Zane Lowe on Beats 1 and when asked if they'd be coming over for any summer festivals he said:

"Our booking agent's getting a few offers and I'm sure we'll hit a couple of 'em."

Can't remember if that was UK or Europe more generally though.

Edited February 11, 2019 by blazingstars

[Hugh Jass]

As a trio it's probably on a par with AF-Metallica-Kasabian.

[Odessa]

2 minutes ago, priest17 said:

The killers can play all 3 headline slots of it gets Childish Gambino back in the running.

Still probably wouldn't have time to play battleborn's setlist

[SwedgeAntilles]

Foals will by dying to take that sweet 'secret JP T set which means we get to headline the Pyramid next available year' slot now.

[kingcrawler]

As much as it's not a very efests lineup I think a top two of The Killers and Liam Gallagher will go down really well, better than the other nights anyway. I don't really have much desire to see them again, I don't think they'd top their 2017 set, but they're a pretty solid option in the unlikely event there's not much else on.

[Yokel Again]

I loved them when Hot Fuss came out. Enjoyed them in the JP in 04, great in 05 (who were they on before, was it White Stripes?), 2007 was a massive disappointment, and I liked Sam's Town. Of course, not helped by the fact they sounded like it was being played through a yoghurt pot on a bit of string. Think I last saw them in 2009? So maybe I'm ready to see them again.......

Still a bit underwhelmed on the whole though.

[blazingstars]

But seriously though why do we all 'know' it's The Cure and The Killers now?

[Homer]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

As a trio it's probably on a par with AF-Metallica-Kasabian.

But Above Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon presumably?

[Razza_bezza]

Only SR on the lineup update, i thought we were getting a full blown announcement today?

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

But Above Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon presumably?

Probably similar, I'm thinking in terms of size and public perception rather than quality of output.

[The Martini Police]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

But Above Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon presumably?

Without hindsight, surely not. That was very strong at the time.

[FloorFiller]

Glastonbury 2019, featuring the headliners from all your favourite midsized festivals such as Wireless, Latitude and Bestival.

This is what happens when you put all your eggs in one McCartney shaped basket. 

[Tuna]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Don't think so.  That's not really a new development.

Pretty sure @eFestivals had been waiting for additional info to corroborate what at this stage is very old info; they've never been TBC or anything.

Anyway, looks like Neiler has hit himself a 2 fer 1 - good stuff. 

[jparx]

15 minutes ago, blazingstars said:

Their clues are...?

2001 and 2007. I reckon it's The Killers (formed in 01) and Flo (in 07). Their previous clues turned out to be accurate (I think dates referencing Chems and Iggy Pop).