2022 Headliners

[GrumpyRaver]

2 minutes ago, shivroy said:

The USA and the UK are both at basically the same point covid-wise (coming off a huge omicron wave they did next to nothing about).

The US is way behind on vaccines, and it's become a point of the culture war so little prospect of it improving.

[shivroy]

18 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

The US is way behind on vaccines, and it's become a point of the culture war so little prospect of it improving.

Yeah but my point was that their omicron wave has already peaked, just as the UKs has. 

[squirrelarmy]

1 hour ago, Ddiamondd said:

Fixed

She probably couldn’t be bothered to show up even if she was booked 

[K2SO]

Can't wait for this thread's reaction when Billie pulls out and we get Courteeners, Kasabian and Liam Gallagher

[danmarks]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

QOTSA, Bruce Springsteen, RATM pushing theirs back to July. I expect more and more to come.

I feel like my TWOD and Tool tickets in the next few months will be cancelled.

In a bad mood.

Well if its the case that more Americans choose to wait End of Road festival will be done by lunchtime Saturday. 

[GrumpyRaver]

27 minutes ago, K2SO said:

Can't wait for this thread's reaction when Billie pulls out and we get Courteeners, Kasabian and Liam Gallagher

At least it would allow me to finally carry out my decade long threat to spend a full weekend in the naughty corner.

[Suprefan]

Nobody wants to consider that Harry is actually the replacement for Billie if she did back out? Thats actually right in line with the theory that they might go mostly Uk artists for the lineup. Which would also point to Dua being on Saturday and keeps Macca in the picture, too.

[GrumpyRaver]

10 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Nobody wants to consider that Harry is actually the replacement for Billie if she did back out? Thats actually right in line with the theory that they might go mostly Uk artists for the lineup. Which would also point to Dua being on Saturday and keeps Macca in the picture, too.

I think there has been pages of people considering that...

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, GrumpyRaver said:

I think there has been pages of people considering that...

Yeah that seems pretty obvious really.

[henry bear]

Just because some US based acts have decided against touring Europe doesn’t mean they all will. 

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

9 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Might be time to start making lists of acts who are touring, free that weekend and big enough to step into the big slots if needed...

You suspect there could be a few "how 'exclusive' is your agreement?" conversations too...

• Harry Styles (Friday and Saturday)
• Coldplay
• Liam Gallagher (Saturday only)
• Foo Fighters (Sunday only)
• Adele
• Elton John (Saturday only)
• Florence and the Machine
• Foals

Tribes as well. They’re self-confirmed.

[kingcrawler]

2 minutes ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Tribes as well. They’re self-confirmed.

If we need two then yer man Pierce could be an option as well.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

1 minute ago, kingcrawler said:

If we need two then yer man Pierce could be an option as well.

Makes sense as it’s headline or nothing for him. Could headline second from top on the seminal Pyramid Stage though.

[dentalplan]

8 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I literally did this about ten posts up!

Want another?

• Adele (BST exclusive)
• Arctic Monkeys (R+L)
• Biffy Clyro (Download)
• Coldplay (ruled themselves out initially - could change)
• Dave (R+L)
• Dua Lipa (in Norway Sunday)
• Eagles (in Dublin Friday, London Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Ed Sheeran (in London Friday, Saturday)
• Elton John (in London Friday, Bristol Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Foals
• Florence and the Machine
• Foo Fighters (in Manchester Saturday)
• Gorillaz (Germany Friday, Luxembourg Sunday)
• Green Day (in UK Friday, Saturday; Dublin Monday - 4 days in a row very unlikely)
• Guns N' Roses (in France Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Harry Styles (in Germany Sunday)
• Imagine Dragons (UK exclusive show in Milton Keynes)
• Iron Maiden (Download)
• The Killers (too soon)
• Kings of Leon (in Dublin Friday, Belfast Sunday)
• Liam Gallagher (in Belfast Friday, Glasgow Sunday)
• Metallica (in Germany Friday, France Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Muse (IOW exclusive; in Spain Sunday)
• Pearl Jam (in Italy Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Post Malone (In Portugal Sunday)
• Rage Against the Machine (R+L)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (in London Saturday and Sunday)
• Royal Blood
• Stormzy (too soon)
• The Strokes

Edited February 1, 2022 by dentalplan

[AlexOvd]

I still don't get why The Strokes are totally out of the conversation honestly. Maybe because of money but they could easily do it. 

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, AlexOvd said:

I still don't get why The Strokes are totally out of the conversation honestly. Maybe because of money but they could easily do it. 

I mean, if the festival was really in a bind then maybe, but there’s no way they’re gonna be high up on the call list these days, and there’s probably good reason why they’ve never played ($$$)

[jparx]

6 minutes ago, AlexOvd said:

I still don't get why The Strokes are totally out of the conversation honestly. Maybe because of money but they could easily do it. 

We’ve been here before so many times though. They’ve never remotely been in the frame to headline and there’s no reason to expect that to change. If the festival really wanted them that much it would have happened already.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

I mean, if the festival was really in a bind then maybe, but there’s no way they’re gonna be high up on the call list these days, and there’s probably good reason why they’ve never played ($$$)

They must be in a bind if they’re happy to have Macca dribbling his way through Yellow Submarine topping the bill.

Good job he’s on the Sunday if he’s playing so the Saturday BBC audience can watch Dua Lipa instead.

[chazwwe]

8 minutes ago, AlexOvd said:

I still don't get why The Strokes are totally out of the conversation honestly. Maybe because of money but they could easily do it. 

There's been many a chance over the years, when they've been touring an album and in Europe/UK over June/July and its never happened, I doubt they'd be brought in as a backup before the regulars. 

[Suprefan]

8 minutes ago, AlexOvd said:

I still don't get why The Strokes are totally out of the conversation honestly. Maybe because of money but they could easily do it. 

Cause at this point its just a tired thing to even talk about. Every year is a Strokes year and its never happened. Once you stop hoping for it, thats when it might materialize.

[dentalplan]

I don't think they're likely but if they were offered a Pyramid headline slot, I think they'd take it regardless of the money. It's when people suggest they take the lower money for the lower slot where it's hard to see.

When looking at headliners that would satisfy any 'rock band/singer' quota, of the ones that are free and willing, it wouldn't raise too many eyebrows to see them given it.

[AlexOvd]

Makes sense then 😃

[Hugh Jass]

31 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Want another?

• Adele (BST exclusive)
• Arctic Monkeys (R+L)
• Biffy Clyro (Download)
• Coldplay (ruled themselves out initially - could change)
• Dave (R+L)
• Dua Lipa (in Norway Sunday)
• Eagles (in Dublin Friday, London Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Ed Sheeran (in London Friday, Saturday)
• Elton John (in London Friday, Bristol Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Foals
• Florence and the Machine
• Foo Fighters (in Manchester Saturday)
• Gorillaz (Germany Friday, Luxembourg Sunday)
• Green Day (in UK Friday, Saturday; Dublin Monday - 4 days in a row very unlikely)
• Guns N' Roses (in France Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Imagine Dragons (UK exclusive show in Milton Keynes)
• Iron Maiden (Download)
• The Killers (too soon)
• Kings of Leon (in Dublin Friday, Belfast Sunday)
• Liam Gallagher (in Belfast Friday, Glasgow Sunday)
• Metallica (in Germany Friday, France Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Muse (IOW exclusive; in Spain Sunday)
• Pearl Jam (in Italy Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Post Malone (In Portugal Sunday)
• Rage Against the Machine (R+L)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (in London Saturday and Sunday)
• Royal Blood
• Stormzy (too soon)
• The Strokes

Your decadent use of colour enrages me.

[the wonderwhy]

32 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Want another?

• Adele (BST exclusive)
• Arctic Monkeys (R+L)
• Biffy Clyro (Download)
• Coldplay (ruled themselves out initially - could change)
• Dave (R+L)
• Dua Lipa (in Norway Sunday)
• Eagles (in Dublin Friday, London Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Ed Sheeran (in London Friday, Saturday)
• Elton John (in London Friday, Bristol Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Foals
• Florence and the Machine
• Foo Fighters (in Manchester Saturday)
• Gorillaz (Germany Friday, Luxembourg Sunday)
• Green Day (in UK Friday, Saturday; Dublin Monday - 4 days in a row very unlikely)
• Guns N' Roses (in France Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Harry Styles (in Germany Sunday)
• Imagine Dragons (UK exclusive show in Milton Keynes)
• Iron Maiden (Download)
• The Killers (too soon)
• Kings of Leon (in Dublin Friday, Belfast Sunday)
• Liam Gallagher (in Belfast Friday, Glasgow Sunday)
• Metallica (in Germany Friday, France Sunday - 3 days in a row very unlikely)
• Muse (IOW exclusive; in Spain Sunday)
• Pearl Jam (in Italy Saturday, b2b dates in different countries very unlikely)
• Post Malone (In Portugal Sunday)
• Rage Against the Machine (R+L)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (in London Saturday and Sunday)
• Royal Blood
• Stormzy (too soon)
• The Strokes

Reckon you should add Nick Cave to this 

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

2 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Reckon you should add Nick Cave to this 

Wonder what Warren Ellis would think of the eFests flag.