Lineup 2020

[Andre91]

Headlining talk is premature but I can definitely see them being a logo band next time they play. Third down main stage would make sense on their next album. 

[Tom Connolly]

22 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Headlining talk is premature but I can definitely see them being a logo band next time they play. Third down main stage would make sense on their next album. 

of course it’s premature but they have 2 worldy albums, the lead singer is great, they’re great live. i would love it if they did one day

[Andre91]

29 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

of course it’s premature but they have 2 worldy albums, the lead singer is great, they’re great live. i would love it if they did one day

I’m completely indifferent to them. They’re just so inoffensive that I don’t feel strongly about them either way. I’ve seen them live twice and they’re fine, I guess. They get a tonne of airplay on Radio 1 which is great for them. I can’t see them ever being in a position to headline, though. 

Edited August 6, 2019 by Andre91

[Benj]

13 hours ago, Tom Connolly said:

of course it’s premature but they have 2 worldy albums, the lead singer is great, they’re great live. i would love it if they did one day

 Id say both albums are patchy at best.  A couple of good songs, a whole load of filler. They need 2-3 properly excellent songs to make the step up

[Andre91]

1 minute ago, Benj said:

 Id say both albums are patchy at best.  A couple of good songs, a whole load of filler. They need 2-3 properly excellent songs to make the step up

7 good songs makes a headliner?

[Benj]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

7 good songs makes a headliner?

Killers manage it with about 5

[TheWaters]

42 minutes ago, Benj said:

Killers manage it with about 5

That's a stretch

[Guest]

Stormzy, Green Day, The Strokes. What we saying.

[OFWGKTA]

20 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Stormzy, Green Day, The Strokes. What we saying.

I agree with Stormzy, i’m pretty confident he’ll top the bill next year too but i can’t see them booking Green Day and The Strokes in the same year neither of them are really relevant anymore, i’m just hoping they book an act that’s actually doing something at the moment. I would hope for:

Stormzy / Foals / The Strokes

but if they’re going to book one heritage rock act i can see it being Green Day more than i can see it being The Strokes

[frontsidecab]

26 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Stormzy, Green Day, The Strokes. What we saying.

Seems realistic as a trio - they’ve been doing an indie/rock/hip-hop trio for the past few years 

1975/Foos/Post

KOL/FoB/Kendrick

Kasabian/Muse/Eminem

 

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, OFWGKTA said:

but i can’t see them booking Green Day and The Strokes in the same year neither of them are really relevant anymore

They booked FOB and KOL in 2018.

18 minutes ago, OFWGKTA said:

i’m just hoping they book an act that’s actually doing something at the moment.

Surely Stormzy covers that base?

16 minutes ago, OFWGKTA said:

Stormzy / Foals / The Strokes

Doubt they'd have two indie headliners. It'd be one or the other imo, so yeah Stormzy, Green Day and Foals could work too.

[deckchair92]

[NerdsNatterings]

1 hour ago, deckchair92 said:

Looks good if not a bit optimistic (nothing but thieves wouldn't play that low, neither would bombay bicycle club probably). Would be all over this though. 

[jamieaslee]

2 hours ago, deckchair92 said:

It's good, but the placings are a bit out

Tyler would be about Loyle

Would Lewis Capaldi be that high in just over a year's time?

Few others already mentioned 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, jamieaslee said:

Would Lewis Capaldi be that high in just over a year's time?

He’s too low, if anything. Don’t think he’ll be booked FWIW.

[NerdsNatterings]

8 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

He’s too low, if anything. Don’t think he’ll be booked FWIW.

The only way I can see him being booked is as a special guest maybe? Similar kinda slot to Post Malone and Billie Eilish last couple of years, afternoon slot even though hes probably as big as/bigger than most subs they get.

[Guest]

Thoughts on Cardi B subbing next year?

I know there's an argument that she'd take no less than a (co)headline, but it's not like the leading singles from her next LP are propelling her to a new level or anything. Maybe she won't want to do any festivals next year to promote her new album, but if she does then a sub slot at R&L will probably be the biggest/highest paying gig she could get in the UK.

[gregbanks]

Based on previous years the pattern for headliners/co-headliners seems to be:

•one rap (Kendrick/Posty/Eminem)

•one modern alt rock pop indie (Kasabian/Panic/1975)

• one classic rock/2000s pop (KOL, Muse, Foo fighters)

So by following that I’d imagine 2020 to be:

•Wolf Alice co headline with FOALS

•Green Day or Kasabian

•Kids See Ghosts, A$AP Rocky, BBK or Travis Scott 

[Matt42]

On 8/9/2019 at 9:33 AM, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Thoughts on Cardi B subbing next year?

Possible but I think she’s branded herself as an unreliable booking very quickly in her career. She cancels an awful lot of shows, especially international ones.

After headlining Wireless she ain’t playing below a sub.

[Jericode]

Wolf Alice wouldn't co-headline. Foals outright with them subbing would be fine.

I think Green Day is a decent bet if Download haven't got them.

[Tom Connolly]

it’s SLIPKNOT next year baby

[Tom Connolly]

slipknot, kanye west and foals would be phenomenal 

[Andre91]

Slipknot, Stormzy & The Strokes. 

I think that Arctic Monkeys might get booked out of nowhere, in which case replace The Strokes above. 

[thewayiam]

36 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

it’s SLIPKNOT next year baby

I bet it's not.

[TheWaters]

Inb4 we all settle on some combination of The Strokes, Slipknot, Foals, Stormzy and then get two hugely disappointing headliners thrown on us out of nowhere the night before the announcement.

I'm still bitter over everyone settling on Foos, Kendrick and AM and we got Fall Out Boy, KOL and Panic! with the silver lining of Kendrick (for an hour, if that).