FloorFiller Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 10 hours ago, StevieGed said: He is absolutely bloody huge, but the gut feeling is that he’ll never make that final step up. I was there, massive and a great singalong, ideal sub on a sunny evening at the Pyramid. Just don’t think he ever makes the cut for headliner. I don’t mind him either, he’s harmless with harmless tunes, I just don’t see the next album being anything bigger or better than what’s he’s already done which will see him plateau at his current level of popularity. Think same will happen with Sam Fender, Gerry Cinnamon, Lewis Capaldi etc. It’s a difficult step to make one man and his guitar shtick. Look at the rise of Jake Bugg as discussed elsewhere, Paolo Nutini (who out of all mentioned in this post I rate quite clearly above and beyond them all), James Bay, Hozier, Jamie T, Tom Odell etc etc. Although some of these may be a lot more than one man and his guitar I’m just looking at past examples where buzz was there but yet they all reached a certain height and never returned to break through that ceiling. Albeit I’d say Ezra is and was bigger than the rest of that list at this stage, maybe Capaldi aside, I just don’t see him joining the Ed Sheeran bracket. Im also shit at this stuff so Ezra for Friday night pyramid 2021! Agree with all of this. Ready to be proven wrong as I do often am, but I don’t see him getting the headliner gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazwwe Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: Agree with all of this. Ready to be proven wrong as I do often am, but I don’t see him getting the headliner gig. Yep its a really good layout post of it all. Agree with most of it but I do think they'll give him a shot if the first single sells/is as popular as shotgun/Budapest which means I think he'll be on the 22' line up on the back end of a pretty big tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I think Ezra is inevitable, just like Sheeran and Thanos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: I think Ezra is inevitable, just like Sheeran and Thanos. Chris Martin may have something to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Watching that Robbie Williams video the first thing I'm struck by is how few flags there are in that crowd compared to these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 So The Weeknd just announced 3 nights at The O2 in the autumn. Anyone gonna bet on him now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazwwe Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Suprefan said: So The Weeknd just announced 3 nights at The O2 in the autumn. Anyone gonna bet on him now? Other Stage headliner would be a dream if he's doing festival slots next year. Depends on how the new album does/these shows though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 11 hours ago, StevieGed said: He is absolutely bloody huge, but the gut feeling is that he’ll never make that final step up. I was there, massive and a great singalong, ideal sub on a sunny evening at the Pyramid. Just don’t think he ever makes the cut for headliner. I don’t mind him either, he’s harmless with harmless tunes, I just don’t see the next album being anything bigger or better than what’s he’s already done which will see him plateau at his current level of popularity. Think same will happen with Sam Fender, Gerry Cinnamon, Lewis Capaldi etc. It’s a difficult step to make one man and his guitar shtick. Look at the rise of Jake Bugg as discussed elsewhere, Paolo Nutini (who out of all mentioned in this post I rate quite clearly above and beyond them all), James Bay, Hozier, Jamie T, Tom Odell etc etc. Although some of these may be a lot more than one man and his guitar I’m just looking at past examples where buzz was there but yet they all reached a certain height and never returned to break through that ceiling. Albeit I’d say Ezra is and was bigger than the rest of that list at this stage, maybe Capaldi aside, I just don’t see him joining the Ed Sheeran bracket. Im also shit at this stuff so Ezra for Friday night pyramid 2021! Spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, StevieGed said: He is absolutely bloody huge, but the gut feeling is that he’ll never make that final step up. I was there, massive and a great singalong, ideal sub on a sunny evening at the Pyramid. Just don’t think he ever makes the cut for headliner. I don’t mind him either, he’s harmless with harmless tunes, I just don’t see the next album being anything bigger or better than what’s he’s already done which will see him plateau at his current level of popularity. Think same will happen with Sam Fender, Gerry Cinnamon, Lewis Capaldi etc. It’s a difficult step to make one man and his guitar shtick. Look at the rise of Jake Bugg as discussed elsewhere, Paolo Nutini (who out of all mentioned in this post I rate quite clearly above and beyond them all), James Bay, Hozier, Jamie T, Tom Odell etc etc. Although some of these may be a lot more than one man and his guitar I’m just looking at past examples where buzz was there but yet they all reached a certain height and never returned to break through that ceiling. Albeit I’d say Ezra is and was bigger than the rest of that list at this stage, maybe Capaldi aside, I just don’t see him joining the Ed Sheeran bracket. Im also shit at this stuff so Ezra for Friday night pyramid 2021! He's also completely fucking shit. As bad as it gets. Also, don't even mention him and Sam Fender in the same sentence. That's like saying eating your own dandruff is like fillet steak. I'm not saying Ezra is the meaty one either. Edited February 20, 2020 by Superscally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 47 minutes ago, Superscally said: He's also completely fucking shit. As bad as it gets. Also, don't even mention him and Sam Fender in the same sentence. That's like saying eating your own dandruff is like fillet steak. I'm not saying Ezra is the meaty one either. So Ezra is better than Sam Fender? Bit harsh on Fender I think he's decent and is selling out arenas now too despite only having 1 album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Doug85 said: So Ezra is better than Sam Fender? Bit harsh on Fender I think he's decent and is selling out arenas now too despite only having 1 album. How have you taken that from what I said? 😂😂😂😂😂 Unless you like eating dandruff? Are you vegan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, Doug85 said: So Ezra is better than Sam Fender? Bit harsh on Fender I think he's decent and is selling out arenas now too despite only having 1 album. Selling them out but not showing up to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Superscally said: How have you taken that from what I said? 😂😂😂😂😂 Unless you like eating dandruff? Are you vegan? I wasn't sure what you exactly meant hence why I asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Hugh Jass said: Selling them out but not showing up to them. That was his academy shows but the point still stands, he is now fulfilling them to be fair to him. He responded to some stick on Instagram about cancelling shows something along the lines "i'm really sorry about that but I've rescheduled them as quick as possible but if you knew why I kept getting sick maybe you wouldn't be so quick to judge" Doesn't sound like he's in the best of health anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I feel like the Weeknd is one of those acts who is genuinely to expensive and probably not someone the festival would consider as a headliner. To me he isn’t exciting at all. Maybe I’m bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Doug85 said: That was his academy shows but the point still stands, he is now fulfilling them to be fair to him. He responded to some stick on Instagram about cancelling shows something along the lines "i'm really sorry about that but I've rescheduled them as quick as possible but if you knew why I kept getting sick maybe you wouldn't be so quick to judge" Doesn't sound like he's in the best of health anyway. Yeah it's a flippant comment on my part, it's well known he isn't in rude health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Selling them out but not showing up to them. Shows how good he is! I'd rather watch an empty stage than one with George on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Superscally said: Shows how good he is! I'd rather watch an empty stage than one with George on it. Are you Sam Fender's mum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Are you Sam Fender's mum? Just a person with ears. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Superscally said: Just a person with ears. George's ex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazingAbby Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Yeah it's a flippant comment on my part, it's well known he isn't in rude health. Went to see him last night and he did apologise for fucking people about. Also said he was having a bit of a bad time and would let everyone know why soon to explain. You could tell he was genuinely apologetic. Amazing show as well. You definitely can't bracket him in with Ezra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, stuie said: George's ex? You got me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock the clock Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I remember being well up for seeing the Weeknd when he was due to play (2011?). Was gunna headline west holts iirc. Dunno if he's a good fit anywhere on the bill these days tho, despite his excellent cameo in uncut gems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieGed Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Matt42 said: I feel like the Weeknd is one of those acts who is genuinely to expensive and probably not someone the festival would consider as a headliner. To me he isn’t exciting at all. Maybe I’m bias. I remember discovering him when listening to Take Care by Drake in 2011 and thinking there’s definitely something special about him. Without sounding like a righteous twat his earlier house of balloons trilogy stuff is above and beyond everything else that followed. He then had a public falling out with Drake and went on into the pop world and done pretty well but now just seems to churn out top 10 stuff which strayed away from his earlier work. I remember hearing his cover of dirty Diana and thinking he could be the next big thing. He’s huge still but don’t think he’s a typical Glasto headliner. Similar to Frank Ocean at the minute in stature and repertoire I’d say. Frank > Weeknd tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 The nation’s Mums would go spare if The Weeknd was booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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