Lineup 2020

[zahidf]

Laim Gallagher confirmed for latitude as well!

[Muppetmark]

Confirmed LG for latitude 

[theesundayroast]

Looks like the Barclaycard advert was right. Not that that's exactly a good thing. Would've loved to be wrong!

[Matt42]

Do you reckon reading lost a headliner? Liam headlining both can’t be a conscious choice. 
 

17 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

since most new music became crap pop, perhaps...?  

if you told me in 2012 Liam would eventually become bigger than Noel and play all of these gigs in one year I’d laugh at you. How many tickets in total and in theory is he trying to sell here?

[theesundayroast]

9 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Do you reckon reading lost a headliner? Liam headlining both can’t be a conscious choice. 
 

if you told me in 2012 Liam would eventually become bigger than Noel and play all of these gigs in one year I’d laugh at you. How many tickets in total and in theory is he trying to sell here?

May just be that he's a cheap booking that's proven to sell a decent amount of tickets. 

[dentalplan]

51 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

Yeah, it's rare they share acts many at all let alone a headliner. First time that's ever happened, if it's true.

I like it. Anything that destroys the thing about headline slots at X festival meaning certain position at Y is the maximum, etc. Even if it is Liam Gallagher. 

[Tom Connolly]

he has to be coheadlining or reading had someone drop out because there’s no way he’s doing all these dates. he’s trying to sell like 100,000+ tickets and i’m not sure whether there’s THAT much demand for him, especially down south 

[TGCarr]

I thought headliners for Reading & Leeds were fairly exclusive.

Liam seem's to be everywhere

[theesundayroast]

3 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

he has to be coheadlining or reading had someone drop out because there’s no way he’s doing all these dates. he’s trying to sell like 100,000+ tickets and i’m not sure whether there’s THAT much demand for him, especially down south 

Especially as after all these dates, i'm sure anyone who REALLY wants to see him will have gone to at least one by now. I guess the main thing is he's a name that everyone recognises no matter what the demographic. 

[eFestivals]

16 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Do you reckon reading lost a headliner? Liam headlining both can’t be a conscious choice. 
 

someone just suggested in the latitude thread that Liam was confused about which live nation show he was playing when he announced himself for reading & leeds.  

 

16 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

if you told me in 2012 Liam would eventually become bigger than Noel and play all of these gigs in one year I’d laugh at you. How many tickets in total and in theory is he trying to sell here?

it's around 250,000 from Manc, Latitude & R/L.

[Guest]

Tbf The Killers headlined Latitude the other year so they clearly can share same calibre acts.

[Newjem]

15 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

it's around 250,000 from Manc, Latitude & R/L.

Wow, how many dark fruits twitter users are there? 

[didinowanttohearthat]

Everyone is hugely underestimating Liam Gallagher's ticket shifting ability here. No way he would need to have been second choice for R&L. He subbed last time and has had 2 number one albums since and plays mainly Oasis classics, he sells arenas out in minutes no bother.

[eFestivals]

14 minutes ago, Newjem said:

Wow, how many dark fruits twitter users are there? 

don't forget, not all of the R/L tickets will be sold from Liam's name. The other headliners will have their own draw.

[ob123]

If Travis is there will he headline outright or co-headline do we think? If so I think he’s a good shout to co-headline with LG. 

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, didinowanttohearthat said:

Everyone is hugely underestimating Liam Gallagher's ticket shifting ability here. No way he would need to have been second choice for R&L. He subbed last time and has had 2 number one albums since and plays mainly Oasis classics, he sells arenas out in minutes no bother.

Well he must be. The amount of tickets he’s trying to shift this year is crazy.

1 hour ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Tbf The Killers headlined Latitude the other year so they clearly can share same calibre acts.

That’s not really the point I was trying to make. Headlining Reading and Lattitude amongst a wide range of other gigs is really bizarre. Aren’t they both run by the same organisers and mere weeks apart from each other? It’s not exactly a smart booking decision unless you’re sure that the act will sell the tickets. I reckon there must have been a pull out at either latitude or reading because it’s incredibly risky to think you have an act that can shift all of those tickets - especially when they are doing plenty of other gigs across the country too.

[gfa]

300k tickets is insane - especially when your brother is doing the exact same thing and probably selling another 100k or something. Well played to him I guess.

[didinowanttohearthat]

41 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Well he must be. The amount of tickets he’s trying to shift this year is crazy.

 

He must be what? Second choice for R&L?

Really doubt it, he will be a big draw at every fest he's doing. Manchester obv sold out in mins and TRNSMT will probs sell out his day too. 

[Tom Connolly]

54 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

it’s incredibly risky to think you have an act that can shift all of those tickets - especially when they are doing plenty of other gigs across the country too.

and when the act is Liam Gallagher 

[didinowanttohearthat]

15 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

and when the act is Liam Gallagher 

What do you mean? He's being booked for these shows precisely cause he has proved he can sell lots of tickets lol

[foolee]

Could be a bit of a package deal? LG will sell lots of R&L tickets due to the dark fruits crowd that like the festival anyway. Not sure LG has the same pull at Latitude as it's a completely different vibe and festival. 

[Matt42]

36 minutes ago, didinowanttohearthat said:

He must be what? Second choice for R&L?

Really doubt it, he will be a big draw at every fest he's doing. Manchester obv sold out in mins and TRNSMT will probs sell out his day too. 

I don’t think you get my point mate sorry. Let me say it again.

Lattitude and Reading have never shared headliners before. For reasons said above in the sense that they are run by the same people and it would be a massive risk to have a shared headliner when you’ve got tickets to sell.

Its weird that they’ve taken that risk - especially on someone who is playing plenty of other events additional to both Reading and Lattitude.

Unless I’m so out of touch that Liam Gallagher is as big of a ticket seller as Ed Sheeran. 

[metallimuse]

23 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I don’t think you get my point mate sorry. Let me say it again.

Lattitude and Reading have never shared headliners before. For reasons said above in the sense that they are run by the same people and it would be a massive risk to have a shared headliner when you’ve got tickets to sell.

Its weird that they’ve taken that risk - especially on someone who is playing plenty of other events additional to both Reading and Lattitude.

Unless I’m so out of touch that Liam Gallagher is as big of a ticket seller as Ed Sheeran. 

I wouldn't say he's shifting as much as Ed but he is hugely in demand and I have no doubt looking at what he's accomplished so far he can sell these tickets.

I don't see any risk at all and actually see it as a very safe bet.

[eFestivals]

26 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I don’t think you get my point mate sorry. Let me say it again.

Lattitude and Reading have never shared headliners before. For reasons said above in the sense that they are run by the same people and it would be a massive risk to have a shared headliner when you’ve got tickets to sell.

Its weird that they’ve taken that risk - especially on someone who is playing plenty of other events additional to both Reading and Lattitude.

Unless I’m so out of touch that Liam Gallagher is as big of a ticket seller as Ed Sheeran. 

He's not playing 'plenty' of other events, and he's a big draw. He's also not the only selling point for the majority of those tickets (only for the Manc show).

It's an odd booking to share a headliner, but I guess they know the demand is there.

[zahidf]

15 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

He's not playing 'plenty' of other events, and he's a big draw. He's also not the only selling point for the majority of those tickets (only for the Manc show).

It's an odd booking to share a headliner, but I guess they know the demand is there.

Itd definitely hit day ticket sales as well though which is the weirdest thing.