2019 Headliners

[shuttlep]

i am so hoping the Doves Headline the John Peel stage

[zeppelin]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

The Manics and Idles seem to have some sort of contest on to determine who can play the most gigs in one summer.

Who's your money on? 

I'll put ten on Idles. 

[Hugh Jass]

Just now, zeppelin said:

Who's your money on? 

I'll put ten on Idles. 

Idles have youthful exuberance, but the Manics are canny operators...

Score draw.

[thewayiam]

8 minutes ago, Jake9502 said:

No cure/strokes by the looks of it

If that's official, I expected better tbh

[yosoyyoberdi]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Define "proper".

Anyone who has done anything relevant in the last decade...

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Anyone who has done anything relevant in the last decade...

So Macca, FM and Madge would all be out then?

[Mattymooz]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

So Macca, FM and Madge would all be out then?

[Hugh Jass]

19 minutes ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Anyone who has done anything relevant in the last decade...

When you say “proper” you really mean “something I like” don’t you?

[yosoyyoberdi]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

When you say “proper” you really mean “something I like” don’t you?

I really like The Strokes, I have seen them before and probably will see them at APE if they are not in Glasto this year. That doesn't change the fact they are not headline material in my opinion. 

[Hugh Jass]

21 minutes ago, Mattymooz said:

Beats anything The Strokes have managed I suppose.

[mashedonmud]

31 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

anything relevant

I'm relevant, but alas I won't be playing.?

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

40 minutes ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Anyone who has done anything relevant in the last decade...

But you were complaining about Stormzy?

[eFestivals]

NME are definitely reading this thread / these forums, and writing stories from what they read.

Sad!

[yosoyyoberdi]

1 minute ago, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

But you were complaining about Stormzy?

Same thing. It should be someone who's great now, not someone who might be massive in the future. There are plenty of slots for legends / upcoming acts. But again, this is just my view on it.

[priest17]

All these people ruling out out Fleetmac Wood and they're not even playing that high up at Kendall Calling.

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Same thing. It should be someone who's great now, not someone who might be massive in the future. There are plenty of slots for legends / upcoming acts. But again, this is just my view on it.

but someone has to elevate an act to someone who's great now - and that's about more than just the act's output, that's about a public perception too - that's helped brought about by booking that act into big slots.

I think it's a great booking. I guess he'll smash it and then he will be 'great now'.

[Crazyfool01]

Wonder which member would be the most likely NME insider  ? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Lammo's got half a dozen sock puppets which he uses to downvote anyone who rips the piss out of The Wombats.

[fatyeti24]

5 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Wonder which member would be the most likely NME insider  ? 

It's (N)me

[yosoyyoberdi]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

but someone has to elevate an act to someone who's great now - and that's about more than just the act's output, that's about a public perception too - that's helped brought about by booking that act into big slots.

I think it's a great booking. I guess he'll smash it and then he will be 'great now'.

Sure, you might be right and he'll become massive after this. It's just there are plenty of small, medium and big festivals that should elevate him before this. Still a more brave and interesting booking than The Cure, for sure. 

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

13 minutes ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Same thing. It should be someone who's great now, not someone who might be massive in the future. There are plenty of slots for legends / upcoming acts. But again, this is just my view on it.

What difference does it actually make to the majority of acts who are great now?

By booking acts like Stormzy (he’s an example but in general), it helps the artist by giving them an opportunity they’ve never had before, the genre by giving it its biggest ever showcase, the festival by showing how its willing to take risks, and festivals in general by adding to a somewhat dying headliner market.

[Crazyfool01]

7 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

It's (N)me

I was thinking jj  

[CJTM]

6 hours ago, Bradders said:

Some people are massively overestimating how much Nick Grimshaw and his mates give about Glastonbury placements. A lot of people think Dolly Parton headlined ffs, most people outside this forum don’t care about placement they just think it’s mildly interesting and worth repeating when they hear a rumour someone’s playing.

I stood next to Grimshaw watching Dolly at the Pyramid in the depth of the crowd. Remember it clear as day, he had a leather skirt on with ASAP Rocky tee, and him the crew were having a right ol' sesh on the hooter

[Gucci Piggy]

28 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

It's (N)me

InMe? Didn't realise @lharris92 still read these boards.

Shout out to the old R&L boys who'll understand this post.

[Superunknown]

1 hour ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Hopefully The Cure and The Strokes headline The Other and we get proper headliners for the pyramid instead. 

Ah I see you’re new to festival predictions.