2019 Headliners

[Zoo Music Girl]

Just now, Hugh Jass said:

Macxit happened.

Amazing. It must be known as this henceforth. 

[dentalplan]

11 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Texas in May. Glastonbury is at the end of June.

Seems unlikely that they would only play one US festival next summer, a few US dates in May before a jaunt around the European summer fests is hardly inconceivable.

I'm not saying they'll play, but they have to be considered.

One-off payday not far from home. Happens quite often really.

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Amazing. It must be known as this henceforth. 

Thanks, I'm surprised it hadn't already been done.

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, dentalplan said:

One-off payday not far from home. Happens quite often really.

We shall see, personally I think they're in with a shout. Interesting for an act that feel like they're over here every summer it'll be 12 years since they last headlined.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

25 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I know, this thread just gets more hyperbolic

Strap yourself in. I reckon there's at least another 400 pages to go before June...

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Strap yourself in. I reckon there's at least another 400 pages to go before June...

410 until we get the poster...

[reflekting]

36 minutes ago, priest17 said:

I know they're not the biggest band in the world and they haven't completely lived up to their first album since but they are maybe the coolest new York band ever and they do show flashes of brilliance. I'd say this thread has convinced me that Interpol are headlining Glastonbury 2019. On the Sunday for the locals, obviously. 

I mean I'm not sure i agree that New Jersey is the same as New York, although the New Jersey people like to they're New Yorkers, i also prefer Born to Run to Greetings from Asbury Park. But it's great that you're convinved that Bruce and the E Street Band are headlining this year now.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

28 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Debbie Harry wants a word...

Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny and Tommy must be spinning in their grave, too...

[CJTM]

28 minutes ago, Hawros said:

Have you ever heard a man eat his own head? No? Well then you haven't heard everything then, have you?

 

[thrillhouse188]

24 minutes ago, RyanSmith9311 said:

agree, late and kicked up a fuss when they were told they were going to run over the curfew. Probably the worst headliner i ever saw at Reading (2011-15).

(I was on about Interpol) 

[Mattymooz]

44 minutes ago, deadpheasant said:

Just musically speaking is Lady Gaga any bigger than Katy Perry?

Gaga's last tour grossed $94 mill over 49 shows with a bunch of cancelled tour dates

Perry's last tour grossed $28 mill over 119 shows

EDIT: Admittedly these are global figures so may not be the best guidline but

 

Edited January 16, 2019 by Mattymooz

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, RyanS said:

Kid Rock? Sting? Pitbull? Bush? 

Is this the worst festival lineup of all time?

The Killers

Counting Crowes

Alanis Morrisette

Garbage

St Paul & The Babs

B52s

Joan Jett

 The Beat

I'd be made up with that

 

44 minutes ago, priest17 said:

.... but they are maybe the coolest new York band ever.

[Gucci Piggy]

18 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

We shall see, personally I think they're in with a shout. Interesting for an act that feel like they're over here every summer it'll be 12 years since they last headlined.

I'd largely put that down to them being an irrelevance now. The less rebooking of bands like that the better.

[Superunknown]

7 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said:

I'd largely put that down to them being an irrelevance now. The less rebooking of bands like that the better.

Did Brandon Flowers piss on your chips or something?

[Amy Lawn]

The coolest New York band is Run DMC you utter squares.

[Superunknown]

Swans were formed in NYC... 

But seriously it's Vampire Weekend, come on. 

[deadpheasant]

Just now, Mattymooz said:

Gaga's last tour grossed $94 mill over 49 shows with a bunch of cancelled tour dates

Perry's last tour grossed $28 mill over 119 shows

 

Not true exactly, Perry grossed $28m in 2017 & grossed £55.3m in 2018 from the same tour = $83.3m in total.

That aside I don't think a single tour's revenue is indicative of one act being bigger than the other.

[Amy Lawn]

Just now, Superunknown said:

Swans were formed in NYC... 

But seriously it's Vampire Weekend, come on. 

Swans and Vampire Weekend. Congratulations on being efests' biggest dork.

[Superunknown]

Just now, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Swans and Vampire Weekend. Congratulations on being efests' biggest dork.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

[HeyPorter]

1 hour ago, The Martini Police said:

Back to a topic from earlier then. The Killers are active. Not that I think it’ll happen, especially without a new album until 2020.

 

Any lineup with two Joe Dirt stars on it gets a thumbs up from me. 

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, priest17 said:

the coolest new York band ever

Talking Heads.

[Fingerbobs]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

Talking Heads.

Velvet Underground.

 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

Talking Heads.

Talking nonsense

[brettredmayne]

I can't believe we are actually talking about the strokes as a headliner,  what are the recent album sales like as I honestly can't tell you a song after the 2nd album.

I saw then at Leeds and was bored and lucky for us we got pulp after who were great 

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, priest17 said:

the coolest new York band ever

New York Brass band.