2020 headliners

[shoebox]

That Big Thief Garden Stage was beset by technical problems but I still loved it and their stock has only risen since then. They are definitely worthy of headline status if the rumours are true.

Don't forget this is a festival that has had Bat For Lashes and Wild Beasts as headliners. They pride themselves in giving unexpected headliners a bit of a boost if they feel they warrant the opportunity. 

[Guy Incognito]

As I said earlier, that info could be complete rubbish but I don't think it is. We will find out on Tuesday I guess, when we get most of the line up.

[shoebox]

Yeah, yeah. I also post where the rumour originated, and have no reason to believe he's not being genuine. But then he's only passing on what he's heard.

[SweepingTheNation]

1 hour ago, Nigey_boy said:

Big Thief? I like em on record but that Garden show was appalling...mid-afternoon would work for them

 

They came one place short of having two top 40 albums last year and they're playing Hammersmith Apollo and Manchester Albert Hall on their upcoming tour. They're a great deal bigger than mid-afternoon. Plus their Green Man '19 set (main stage, third from top behind Stereolab and Four Tet) was outstanding.

[Nigey_boy]

Still dull live but nice to fall asleep to

[shoebox]

3 minutes ago, Nigey_boy said:

Still dull live

Good job there'll be three other stages with stuff on at the same time then.

[wolfamongwolves]

22 hours ago, Guy Incognito said:

There's word that Bright Eyes might be playing this. 

Edit: also Pixies and Big Thief, apparently.

Seen this on Facebook also. We will see. Roll on next week . 

[Nick07]

Are the rumours that they are three main headliners?

[SweepingTheNation]

Let's steal an idea from the Green Man thread:

 

Before Tuesday, name five acts other than the three rumoured that you predict will play EOTR, and maybe once everything is announced we can come back to it and see how well we did.

[Lester_Freamon]

1 hour ago, SweepingTheNation said:

Let's steal an idea from the Green Man thread:

 

Before Tuesday, name five acts other than the three rumoured that you predict will play EOTR, and maybe once everything is announced we can come back to it and see how well we did.

WH Lung

Penelope isles

Lanterns on the Lake

Andy Shauf

Toy

[Avon]

Mush

Kim Gordon

Sports Team

Tindersticks

Whyte Horses 

[bobbyperu]

Grace Cummings

Lanterns On The Lake

Katy J Pearson

Pet Shimmers

Lazarus Kane

[bobbyperu]

I enjoyed Big Thief’s Garden Stage set, I think they’re great live but part of what makes it so enjoyable is the way it all seems like it could fall apart at any moment. It’s not a slick reproduction of their records. Unsure how well that would translate to a main stage headlining show but they are definitely “big” enough for it and as others have said EOTR definitely like to give acts their first big breakthrough headlining slot.

Main stage headliners aren’t the main selling point of EOTR for me though, I’d actually prefer a great garden stage headliner if it came to a choice. 

[TheDazzler]

22 hours ago, wolfamongwolves said:

Seen this on Facebook also. We will see. Roll on next week . 

What is the name of the Facebook group out of interest?

[SweepingTheNation]

 

[Tomos_]

Takes you to the Old Bailey...

[Lester_Freamon]

Just now, Tomos_ said:

Takes you to the Old Bailey...

Big thief?

[Tomos_]

1 minute ago, Lester_Freamon said:

Big thief?

Makes sense to me!

[shoebox]

Also got Hanger Lane and Waterloo Bridge from clues on Facebook and Instagram.

No idea for either of them.

[xxialac]

Waterloo Bridge - Battles?

[Sean1234321]

38 minutes ago, Tomos_ said:

Takes you to the Old Bailey...

There is a Pixies song called Bailey's Walk. 

[xxialac]

Maybe Ray Davies, Big Thief, Pixies as headliners?

[Guy Incognito]

5 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Maybe Ray Davies, Big Thief, Pixies as headliners?

Bright Eyes, not Ray D.

[xxialac]

17 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

Bright Eyes, not Ray D.

One of the clues was Waterloo Bridge, was only basing on that and just a guess.

[SweepingTheNation]

44 minutes ago, Sean1234321 said:

There is a Pixies song called Bailey's Walk. 

B-side, though, that's going to be too obscure a clue for a large number of people to get.