2021 Headliners

[incident]

2 hours ago, jparx said:

Kendrick (likely not around)

Macca

Taylor (likely not around)

The 1975

Gaga (dates currently don't match up, but hopefully that changes)

Arctic Monkeys

RHCP

Mumford and Sons (?!)

Gorillaz (?!)

Flo. I'm still of the opinion that she was one of the pencilled in names for 2021 before all this started.

Admittedly based on nothing more a very dubious 3rd hand drunken conversation, but it makes all the sense in the world.

[jparx]

3 minutes ago, incident said:

Flo. I'm still of the opinion that she was one of the pencilled in names for 2021 before all this started.

Admittedly based on nothing more a very dubious 3rd hand drunken conversation, but it makes all the sense in the world.

What's this? I'd take Flo headlining all day long.

[incident]

1 minute ago, jparx said:

What's this? I'd take Flo headlining all day long.

My memory isn't as clear as I'd like, but at a festival last year,  and came indirectly from someone who'd worked in artist liaison* at Glastonbury earlier in the season.

Words to the effect of "She's been promised it / She's agreed to do it (can't remember which) on the next album."

I've added the (I think reasonable) assumption that the next album will equate to 2021 though could mean 2022 especially with stuff getting pushed back.

Could well be usual festival bullshit, but as I said it makes sense to me.

* Full disclosure, this is not anywhere near as impressive or reliable as it may sound. The staff rumour mill can be even less reliable than the public rumour mill at times.

[Earth_pig]

I wonder how Billie Eilish feels about being the new foals?

[jparx]

18 minutes ago, incident said:

My memory isn't as clear as I'd like, but at a festival last year,  and came indirectly from someone who'd worked in artist liaison* at Glastonbury earlier in the season.

Words to the effect of "She's been promised it / She's agreed to do it (can't remember which) on the next album."

I've added the (I think reasonable) assumption that the next album will equate to 2021 though could mean 2022 especially with stuff getting pushed back.

Could well be usual festival bullshit, but as I said it makes sense to me.

* Full disclosure, this is not anywhere near as impressive or reliable as it may sound. The staff rumour mill can be even less reliable than the public rumour mill at times.

Ha that's fine - interesting none the less when we're fairly thin on other info at this point.

It would be a major result if the "one returning headliner" for 2021 was Florence. Pretty much guarantees a really interesting set of headliners for me, ruling out the Coldplays and the like.

[ghostdancer1]

3 hours ago, st dan said:

Anybody think The xx could be in with a shout? 

With a new album hopefully coming before next year, and having already headlined the Other, I think they’re due a big slot - although headlining is probably too unlikely. 

Definitely not for next year. It's unlikely they'll have a new album out by then anyway. Jamie has a new album out this year, and is playing solo next summer (Primavera, possibly elsewhere?) and Romy has a solo album out later this year too.

Unlikely they'll be touring as a band next summer I'd have thought.

A new album with a couple of hits and they could possibly be in 2022/2023.

[RarerThanDandyB]

Would love a Florence // Macca // 'Insert an Interesting act here' trio

[sisco]

Florence wouldn’t be a bad should if Taylor doesn’t do it.  
 

And this HAIM info can do 1!! 

[Hugh Jass]

I can get on board with Florence.

[WestCountryGirl]

I would love for Florence to do it. That would really soften the blow of losing Taylor.

[Quark]

Not seen Florence yet, she'd be in the pile of stuff I'd watch depending on what else is on.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Don't mind Florence and the Machine, but just can't get on at all with the woman who sings for them.

[RarerThanDandyB]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Don't mind Florence and the Machine, but just can't get on at all with the woman who sings for them.

Who, Florence? of FLORENCE and the Machine

Edited July 9, 2020 by RarerThanDandyB

[CaledonianGonzo]

Florence: DOG DAYS ARE OVER OVER DOG DAYS ARE OVA-A-AH

Me:

[zeppelin]

27 minutes ago, sisco said:

And this HAIM info can do 1!! 

Well this has upset me 😐

[CaledonianGonzo]

Losing Haim on top of Lana, Taylor and Kendrick.  You hate to see it.

[Hugh Jass]

COVID really is a c**t isn’t it?

[zeppelin]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Losing Haim on top of Lana, Taylor and Kendrick.  You hate to see it.

I didn't know we'd lost Lana? Dayummmm 

[lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Losing Haim on top of Lana, Taylor and Kendrick.  You hate to see it.

And RHCP seem to be touring. 

When will this world stop being so cruel.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Not guaranteed to be fair, but Lana seems to be on the same shoogly peg as the rest of them.

[Quark]

Sisters making the executive decision to stay the hell away from Europe for themselves.

[thrillhouse188]

Wait have I missed us officially losing Kendrick? I was under the impression it's all to play for with him

[AlexOvd]

Count me in for Florence

[mufcok]

11 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Wait have I missed us officially losing Kendrick? I was under the impression it's all to play for with him

So was I, although I got lost a bit in the thread with all the Tom Meighan stuff so may have missed something. Surely there's no confirmation either way at the moment?

[jparx]

11 minutes ago, thrillhouse188 said:

Wait have I missed us officially losing Kendrick? I was under the impression it's all to play for with him

The info is still that he's not currently signed up for next year and something about him not typically wanting to tour in June, and with more and more festivals announcing lineups, he's slowly looking less and less likely. It's not all over by any means, but Ken's info on Taylor seems to be dead on so I'm certainly leaning towards it not happening.