2020 headliners

[Hugh Jass]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

But we can say Not in 2020

Damn skippy.

[sadimmock]

I’m really not a Killers fan, but as well as that “Wedding Song” they did have relatively popular singles from subsequent albums (MTV, Radio 1 and commercial radio play). I can’t recall ever hearing the Strokes anywhere vaguely mainstream after Is This It. 

[Doug85]

Do KOL have another album on the way? Can't imagine them accepting to play anywhere other than Pyramid headline. I have the fear for 2021 now. 

[wro_lap]

Who’s headlining Friday night? Wrong answers only.

The Fratellis.

[SwedgeAntilles]

 

6 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

Do KOL have another album on the way? Can't imagine them accepting to play anywhere other than Pyramid headline. I have the fear for 2021 now. 

See what you've started @CaledonianGonzo

Edited January 24, 2020 by SwedgeAntilles

[dentalplan]

2 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

Maybe my memory's wrong but I'm pretty sure most on here where questioning whether The Strokes could sell a gig as big as Hyde Park at the time. They definitely weren't the calibre of act people were expecting for BST, and then they struggled to sell tickets, proving everybody right. If All Points East sometimes pick from a higher calibre of headliners then BST certainly went lower for The Strokes that year. Are we also gonna forget that Massive Attack did it the following year?

Oh I had actually forgotten that, yeah. 

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Coming up for 10 years ago, that. It's not a static situation.

The glow-up from selling 20k tickets pre-freebie in 2015 to selling 40k tickets across town in 2019 is testament to them having journeyed since then.

59 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

This is true, Killers were more commercial IMO, they were certainly on the radio more over the years.

It’s why they’re doing stadiums now and Strokes are doing the odd park in London. Still facing the same boost though, just like truckloads of noughties acts rn.

[priest17]

13 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

How / why I've managed to see Strokey and the lads 5 or 6 times over the years I've got no idea.

Edwyn Collins?

[Hugh Jass]

6 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Oh I had actually forgotten that, yeah. 

The glow-up from selling 20k tickets pre-freebie in 2015 to selling 40k tickets across town in 2019 is testament to them having journeyed since then

Should be noted that they would have been helped last year by having an absolutely stellar undercard - Raconteurs, Interpol, Marr, Parquet Courts... That’s an entire day programmed to appeal to indie kids.

[The Martini Police]

4 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

The glow-up from selling 20k tickets pre-freebie in 2015 to selling 40k tickets across town in 2019 is testament to them having journeyed since then.

Just to add to this, it could've been a lot, lot more than 40k. It sold out early, there was huge demand and tickets going for well over £100 on resale sites. I don't think it's an exaggeration to suggest that day was 4 or more times more in-demand than CATQ's (using that example as I was there, but it applies to all of them to varying degrees). So I agree they can't just be equated and seen as 'APE headliner level'. The Killers, being one of the very biggest bands there is, are of course not a good comparison on popularity alone, but there's still a lot of underestimating of the Strokes going on here. 

[Rubber Soldier]

14 hours ago, Damon said:

Juicebox is a belter.

Heart in a Cage is the best track on First Impressions... IMO. 

[dentalplan]

oh god @priest17 you have to delete that before anyone sees.

[MetaKate]

I come in to a hot topic only to find people discussing the validity of the Strokes. 

Every band both is and is not big enough to headline. 

Every band both is and is not willing to take a non-headline spot.

Some peoples assumptions are utterly bewildering. But  I will say this... 

A close personal friend who's girlfriends sister once met the bloke from the strokes at a coldplay concert told me the band is actually afraid of cows. Dairy variety, specifically. 

[Quark]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

oh god @priest17 you have to delete that before anyone sees.

The thought did cross my mind, but then my first gut reaction was to chuckle before thinking "bad man".

[priest17]

14 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

oh god @priest17 you have to delete that before anyone sees.

We nearly made it a whole month without you telling me to delete one of my posts.

[Damon]

1 hour ago, Rubber Soldier said:

Heart in a Cage is the best track on First Impressions... IMO. 

I need to re-listen to all of the albums in anticipation!

[zeppelin]

Can y'all start a Strokes thread? I never know when it's worth coming in here at the moment. 

[mcshed]

3 minutes ago, zeppelin said:

Can y'all start a Strokes thread? I never know when it's worth coming in here at the moment. 

Given we know the 3 headliners this thread isn't worth coming in unless you're looking for off topic waffle.

[mufcok]

Are we taking it as red that Pet Shop Boys are headlining Other one night?..

[MaxPower]

3 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Are we taking it as red that Pet Shop Boys are headlining Other one night?..

Few suggesting they could be WH, I think they're too big for that though. Other headliner or Friday or Saturday (but more likely Friday).

[mufcok]

Whilst I've convinced myself The Strokes isn't happening because I just don't see it happening personally, they'd be perfect to go up against Swift on Other I guess.. assuming Noel subs McCartney 

[incident]

6 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Are we taking it as red that Pet Shop Boys are headlining Other one night?..

We're taking it as near enough definite that they're playing, and Other headliner would be the best guess at the slot. They viably could play 2nd or 3rd from top on the Pyramid, but have previously said that their show needs to be in the dark. Given that last time they had one of the larger Other Stage headline crowds of the past 10 years, the suggestion that they could be moved to West Holts seems exceptionally unlikely.

[Matt42]

10 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Are we taking it as red that Pet Shop Boys are headlining Other one night?..

Not certain on other but I think it’s a safe bet. I think the suggestions other Friday against Kendrick are well founded.

It will split my group in half though. We are going as a four and two of them are strong PSB fans. Me and the other are strong Kendrick fans so...

[SwedgeAntilles]

From a popularity standpoint PSB feel closer to a New Order than an Underworld so based on recent history Other headliner, rather than WH, seems the best fit. 

[Hugh Jass]

5 minutes ago, incident said:

We're taking it as near enough definite that they're playing, and Other headliner would be the best guess at the slot. They viably could play 2nd or 3rd from top on the Pyramid, but have previously said that their show needs to be in the dark. Given that last time they had one of the larger Other Stage headline crowds of the past 10 years, the suggestion that they could be moved to West Holts seems exceptionally unlikely.

They could play WH with someone like Taylor or Macca on the Pyramid and a decent sized act on the Other. Not likely but not impossible.

[Hugh Jass]

Admittedly I’m just trying to twist reality so they don’t clash with Kendrick.