Future Headliners

[CaledonianGonzo]

All these bands are way too cheugy to be headlining a festival in the year of our lord 2021.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, mcshed said:

Anyone at Justice's West Holts Headline set knows it makes for a bloody good time even if not quite what's asked for in terms of topping the pointy one.

Yeah, I enjoyed it - but probably wasn't in the top 2 or 3 things I saw that day.

[Crazyfool01]

As the thread tittle is not Pyramid headliners I might at some point take a punt for after 2026 .... depending on how the next year takes off 🙂 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Are you in an early noughties rock band with declining popularity?

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Are you in an early noughties rock band with declining popularity?

nah just thinking of an upcoming band that are nowhere near the kind of level we talk about for headliners yet ... in fact several rungs down the ladder 

[Matt42]

53 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

All these bands are way too cheugy to be headlining a festival in the year of our lord 2021.

What artists give off cheugy  ✨ energy ✨ ???

I’l go first.... passenger, James bay, George Ezra, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Imagine Dragons

Edited May 15, 2021 by Matt42

[CaledonianGonzo]

Mumford and Sons are radiating a whole nuther energy the last wee while.

[Hugh Jass]

55 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

All these bands are way too cheugy to be headlining a festival in the year of our lord 2021.

I don’t even know what that means.

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

What artists give off cheugy  ✨ energy ✨ ???

ill go first .... what on earth does that mean ? 

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I don’t even know what that means.

 

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

ill go first .... what on earth does that mean ? 

New term invented by tik tok.

means... live laugh love kinda energy. 

If this was a music taste.

Edited May 15, 2021 by Matt42

[CaledonianGonzo]

Check out these squares

[CaledonianGonzo]

Works on two levels

[Haan]

I think Anderson .paak has an outside chance depending on how well his solo stuff after Silk Sonic does.

I think the weeknd and Dave are good shouts too, and I think it's only a matter a time before "x becomes the first female rapper to headline Glastonbury" is the big headline. Only question is who, Little Simz? Doja Cat? Missy Elliot or MIA (if they drop some well received new albums)?

I can also see maybe Tame Impala doing it.

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

 

New term invented by tik tok.

means... live laugh love kinda energy. 

If this was a music taste.

This is why I hate young people.

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, Haan said:

I think Anderson .paak has an outside chance depending on how well his solo stuff after Silk Sonic does.

I think the weeknd and Dave are good shouts too, and I think it's only a matter a time before "x becomes the first female rapper to headline Glastonbury" is the big headline. Only question is who, Little Simz? Doja Cat? Missy Elliot or MIA (if they drop some well received new albums)?

I can also see maybe Tame Impala doing it.

Really doubt Anderson. He was meant to be playing pretty low in 2020.

Missy Elliot / MIA will not headline Glastonbury. West Holt acts at best.

Tame Impala nah. Headlined Other Stage at their peak.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, Haan said:

I think Anderson .paak has an outside chance depending on how well his solo stuff after Silk Sonic does.

I think the weeknd and Dave are good shouts too, and I think it's only a matter a time before "x becomes the first female rapper to headline Glastonbury" is the big headline. Only question is who, Little Simz? Doja Cat? Missy Elliot or MIA (if they drop some well received new albums)?

I can also see maybe Tame Impala doing it.

Simz! Simz! Simz!

MIA and Missy are West Holts level tops, and the former's already done it.

Don't see Paak doing it. If anything he plateaued a while back.

[CaledonianGonzo]

[Superscally]

15 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

It goes quack.

Boom

[Superscally]

12 hours ago, jparx said:

Foals have their futures in their hands? I first saw them in 2006 😂 That ship has sailed mate. 2016 was the chance but they booked Muse, again.

Strokes are probably big enough at a push, but they'll never headline because G won't justify the cost for them to come and play that song they do.

 

When a band is consistently producing great albums, they're in the race. It's all about timing and luck. 

[Superscally]

10 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Do you think originality equals popularity? And that Britpop, when guitar music was the culture in the UK, was the height of originality?

No, but unoriginality generally needs a movement to carry it forward. I'm all up for unoriginality as long as it's good. Problem is, is that it won't get heard as it isn't punters who decide what is going to go big - it's the industry.

[Superscally]

12 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Yup. Difficult to quibble. Or Billie Eilish / Fleetwood Mac / RATM

Fuck me. I'd have that.

[Superscally]

10 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Final point on Ezra - his involvement in the live stream marks him as a “friend of the festival”. The sort of thing that’ll be considered when they’re deciding who headlines. If there’s any doubt over Ezra that’ll tip the balance.

You forget that he's fucking shit.

[Superscally]

9 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

In terms of rock bands, Haim feel like the full package that could go the full distance - but as of yet they've still not got the hits.

Pretty big gap in the CV...

[Superscally]

7 hours ago, Matt42 said:

What artists give off cheugy  ✨ energy ✨ ???

I’l go first.... passenger, James bay, George Ezra, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Imagine Dragons

Music for people who don't like music.

[Hugh Jass]

9 minutes ago, Superscally said:

You forget that he's fucking shit.

Yet that hasn’t stopped millions of people buying his records or going to his concerts.