2023 Festival

[nathanh]

What 6 are we most certain on

[R-K1D]

Every single prediction reckons Billie Eilish, what’s the theory behind it?

I’m all for it, just wanna know what people’s logic is 

[FeverDream]

Just now, R-K1D said:

Every single prediction reckons Billie Eilish, what’s the theory behind it?

I’m all for it, just wanna know what people’s logic is 

She’s at Sziget before and Electric Pincic after (the latter being a Festival Republic event).

[Festival Tiips]

22 minutes ago, charlierc said:

If it is Killers & Foals, I'd be up for it if they're on the same day, not least as I'm still upset at missing Foals' tour in April when I caught covid so couldn't go. Plus they played on the same night at Mad Cool and Brandon said they're big fans of Foals.

But I'm wholly prepared that R&L's use of contrasting headliners between the two stages means its not a foregone conclusion they'd even be on the same night as one another if they are appearing at this crazy thing.

Bille Eilish/The Killers | Sam Fender/Imagine Dragons | Foals/Lewis Capaldi

[Chad888]

I'd love for it to be...

MSE

Kendrick Lamar > A$AP Rocky

The Killers > Vampire Weekend 

Foo Fighters > System of a Down 

MSW

J Cole > Kano

Biffy Clyro > Loyle Carner

Queens of the Stone Age > Slowthai

 

 

[mttJ]

1 minute ago, Festival Tiips said:

Bille Eilish/The Killers | Sam Fender/Imagine Dragons | Foals/Lewis Capaldi

Would be surprised for them to put the strongest two headliners on the same day.

[Chad888]

8 minutes ago, nathanh said:

What 6 are we most certain on

Friday//

Sam Fender >> Aitch

Imagine Dragons >> Loyle Carner

Saturday//

Billie Eilish >> Trippie Redd

Foals >> Nothing But Thieves

Sunday//

The Killers >> Yungblud

Lewis Capaldi >> Tom Grennan 

[stanh]

2 minutes ago, Festival Tiips said:

Bille Eilish/The Killers | Sam Fender/Imagine Dragons | Foals/Lewis Capaldi

Out of them I'd say:

Sam Fender/Foals

The Killers/Lewis Capaldi

Billie Eilish/Imagine Dragons

[TownNation]

1 minute ago, Chad888 said:

Friday//

Sam Fender >> Aitch

Imagine Dragons >> Loyle Carner

Saturday//

Billie Eilish >> Trippie Redd

Foals >> Nothing But Thieves

Sunday//

The Killers >> Yungblud

Lewis Capaldi >> Tom Grennan 

What's with the 6 headliners being the same in every prediction today now after a couple of 'sources' say so, like why is no one else now within a shout? Why these 6 - what's the evidence behind them? Just purely wondering 

[LazyDavid]

If they put 2 of The Killers, Sam Fender & Foals on the same day that might get me a day ticket depending on the rest of the line up. 

But knowing them they'll put one on each different day! 

[Festival Tiips]

1 minute ago, mttJ said:

Would be surprised for them to put the strongest two headliners on the same day.

Guess it depends who you ask is strongest. Looking on Spotify (I know not a great source) aperantly Imagine Dragons are the 16th most popular artist in the world. (Personally I don't rate them)

Actually here's how they all rank

Billie Eilish 22nd

The Killers 256th

Sam Fender Not in top 500

Imagine Dragons 16th

Foals Not in top 500

Lewis Capaldi 91st

[Matt42]

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Edited December 8, 2022 by Matt42

[mttJ]

Just now, Festival Tiips said:

Guess it depends who you ask is strongest. Looking on Spotify (I know not a great source) aperantly Imagine Dragons are the 16th most popular artist in the world. (Personally I don't rate them)

Actually here's how they all rank

Billie Eilish 22nd

The Killers 256th

Sam Fender Not in top 500

Imagine Dragons 16th

Foals Not in top 500

Lewis Capaldi 91st

Would struggle to look any further than Billie just headlining Glastonbury to be honest.

Imagine Dragons, whilst a weirdly popular Spotify band, haven't really done too much over here at the top of a festival line-up.

Billie and The Killers as the two big headliners, with Foals/Sam Fender on the peripheral of being big enough on the same day makes the most sense to me out of those 6, but all just a prediction.

[nathanh]

Have Imagine Dragons headlined before? 

[Festival Tiips]

4 minutes ago, mttJ said:

Would struggle to look any further than Billie just headlining Glastonbury to be honest.

Imagine Dragons, whilst a weirdly popular Spotify band, haven't really done too much over here at the top of a festival line-up.

Billie and The Killers as the two big headliners, with Foals/Sam Fender on the peripheral of being big enough on the same day makes the most sense to me out of those 6, but all just a prediction.

Yeah was surprised to see Dragons that high up the spotify list. I guess they must be super popular in the US. If the rumours are true that someone pulled out (green day was it) then I bet they were the band to fill that spot.

[TownNation]

2 minutes ago, nathanh said:

Have Imagine Dragons headlined before? 

Only subbed before, if I'm not mistaken 

[Festival Tiips]

2 minutes ago, nathanh said:

Have Imagine Dragons headlined before? 

They sub headlined in 2016.

 

[TownNation]

1 minute ago, Festival Tiips said:

Yeah was surprised to see Dragons that high up the spotify list. I guess they must be super popular in the US. If the rumours are true that someone pulled out (green day was it) then I bet they were the band to fill that spot.

This makes sense tbf. FR are horrible with replacements though if that's the case.

1975 for RATM and now ID for Green Day? 😬

[nathanh]

i'm just thinking Melvin said that three had headlined before but out of the current rumoured six I can only remember The Killers and Foals headlining. Whilst I know that Melvin isn't the most reliable source put this through our rumoured six into uncertainty?

[JSmurphy]

How could you forget this belter? 🤢

[gfa]

2 hours ago, R-K1D said:

Just seen Zack de la Rocha outside of Oxford Street Underground Station, round the corner from Festival Republic offices - he said Rage are playing if his leg is better by then!

cap: oxford street station doesn't exist 😉 

they need to just leave rage for a few years, if they get announced again it will just get clowned. core audience don't get - not sure why they'd be booked over say Killers.

I was literally there at the same time, i work about 2 mins from oxford circus

[TKOCF]

2 minutes ago, Festival Tiips said:

They sub headlined in 2016.

 

Some pretty huge names low down on this one.
 

Also, loads that would simply never get booked now. 

[Chad888]

8 minutes ago, Festival Tiips said:

Guess it depends who you ask is strongest. Looking on Spotify (I know not a great source) aperantly Imagine Dragons are the 16th most popular artist in the world. (Personally I don't rate them)

Actually here's how they all rank

Billie Eilish 22nd

The Killers 256th

Sam Fender Not in top 500

Imagine Dragons 16th

Foals Not in top 500

Lewis Capaldi 91st

Foals are genuinely, absolutely, unimaginably big in the US.

But they have a wierd obsession with bland UScentric stadium rock.

 

Tbf, Brits have always had an obsession with northern jack the lads with punchy anthems or slow moping around (kaiser chiefs, Arctic Monkeys, fratellis, oasis, enemy, fratellis, libertines).

 

I went to a sushi restaurant the other day and they just had Imagine Dragons on in the background for the entire hour. Funnily, I thought to myself "wtf this is Imagine Dragons. Christ, Imagine if they were playing Reading. Thank god that's not happening anytime"

[Benj]

2 minutes ago, Festival Tiips said:

They sub headlined in 2016.

 

 Basically MSE and MSW there at the top of the bill with a fully stacked bill of other options

Ah…the good old days when they didn’t rip you off

[Chad888]

4 minutes ago, Festival Tiips said:

They sub headlined in 2016.

 

Funnily enough, this was the year they were meant to have 2 stages but couldn't work out the logistics.

Foals / RHCP / Biffy Clyro

 

Disclosure / Imagine Dragons / Fallout Boy