2024 Festival

[Andrinald]

On 8/31/2023 at 10:54 AM, Andrinald said:

MSE

Blink 182, Phoebe Bridgers, Oliver Tree, Turnstile, JPEGMAFIA, The Amazons, The Story So Far

Olivia Rodrigo, J Hus, Raye, The Vaccines, Kim Petras, Vistas, Nia Archives

Travis Scott, Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, The Lathums, Maisie Peters, Denzel Curry, Bob Vylan

MSW

Doja Cat, Jamie T, Enter Shikari, Mahalia, The Reytons, nothing,nowhere.

Fred Again.., Anne-Marie, Idles, Sabrina Carpenter, Viagra Boys, Cian Ducrot

Kasabian, Pendulum, Self Esteem, Lizzie McAlpine, Confidence Man, Squid

Edited my prediction slightly...

Edited September 8, 2023 by Andrinald

[Andre91]

26 minutes ago, Benj said:

While these themed days make good day ticket sales, it would be terrible for weekend attendees with no alternative

Imagine being a 16 year old without any interest whatsoever in Oasis/ Dark fruits having to end their festival with 5-6 hours of:

Wombats->Jamie T->Kasabian->Gallagher 

The campsite would be in absolute ruins!

Another fine mess they’ve got themselves into with no second stage

That would be an insanely popular final run and there would be way more people in the arena than the campsite. 

[Benj]

31 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

That would be an insanely popular final run and there would be way more people in the arena than the campsite. 

With 16-18 year old girls?

Edit - Also, are people really gonna turn up en masse to see Gallagher playing Oasis tunes again just a couple of years after he toured the hell out of it?  I'm not so sure and I didnt even bother seeing him last time.  

Perhaps if it was an exclusive show

Edited September 8, 2023 by Benj

[Andre91]

32 minutes ago, Benj said:

With 16-18 year old girls?

Edit - Also, are people really gonna turn up en masse to see Gallagher playing Oasis tunes again just a couple of years after he toured the hell out of it?  I'm not so sure and I didnt even bother seeing him last time.  

Perhaps if it was an exclusive show

Bloody hell, you like moving the goalposts don’t you! 
 

And yes, they would turn up in droves to see LG. He had a ridiculous crowd in 2021. It wouldn’t matter if it was 3 years ago, there’s going to be tens of thousands of first timers and Oasis are universally loved and massive with school leavers. He’s one of the biggest names they could get. 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Benj said:

With 16-18 year old girls?

Edit - Also, are people really gonna turn up en masse to see Gallagher playing Oasis tunes again just a couple of years after he toured the hell out of it?  I'm not so sure and I didnt even bother seeing him last time.  

Perhaps if it was an exclusive show

Thought you said people don't return after 3 years?

Maybe they won't turn up with day tickets, but the bulk of the weekend crowd wouldn't have seen him before

[jcarb]

4 hours ago, Benj said:

He’s playing standard arenas in the US, the Reading stage is BIG

His US tour stage runs the entire length of the arenas is what I’m saying. 
I don’t think there’s ever been a Leeds headliner with an extended stage like that?

Edited September 8, 2023 by jcarb

[Guest]

24 minutes ago, jcarb said:

His US tour stage runs the entire length of the arenas is what I’m saying. 
I don’t think there’s ever been a Leeds headliner with an extended stage like that?

No but there have been plenty that have headlined with a different touring setup compared to the R+L main stage.

[stanh]

If they haven't got Olivia booked for next year, they've really fumbled it. What a good album, can only imagine how much better it'll sound live. 

[Andre91]

O-Rod x Kasabian 

Travis Scott x Fred again.. 

Blink-182 x Tyler, the Creator 

[Guest]

Olivia Rodrigo // Gerry Cinnamon

Travis Scott // Fred Again..

Blink-182 // Royal Blood

[Andrinald]

15 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

O-Rod x Kasabian 

Travis Scott x Fred again.. 

Blink-182 x Tyler, the Creator 

This would probably get me to Leeds for the first time in 13 years.

[jcarb]

55 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

No but there have been plenty that have headlined with a different touring setup compared to the R+L main stage.

I just don’t see it happening, he’s renowned for his live shows so can’t imagine he’ll compromise it. 
plus his standing tickets are roughly the price of a weekend ticket. 👀

[Benj]

4 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Bloody hell, you like moving the goalposts don’t you! 

I didn’t, well if anything I widened them from 16 year olds to 16-18 year olds.

I can see them liking a few oasis numbers but it’s really not anything for them to get slightly excited about.

Id suggest someone like Becky Hill could be in the tent at the same time but would then also be told it would be too dangerous!

The LG crowd wasn’t even that big in 2021, I saw the start and very end from the left hand side facing the stage (near the FR before going to watch Girl in Read and it was big but in no way as big as the likes as Eminem have had when I’ve been in the same spot (with a second stage alternative) or AM had last year, indeed given no second stage, I’d suggest it was pretty poor

Just looked at a vid I took and it was big at the start to be fiar, if not so much by the end, if not a patch on Eminem or AM

Again though will people be as keen in 2024 after the extensive touring AND will it get the campers back that were all MIA this year. Personally I don't think so

Edited September 8, 2023 by Benj

[Benj]

3 hours ago, gfa said:

Thought you said people don't return after 3 years?

Maybe they won't turn up with day tickets, but the bulk of the weekend crowd wouldn't have seen him before

No, his numerous festival dates in 21 his many, many 2022 shows including a couple of hundred thousands at Knebworth

Are there really going to be a loads happy to pay to see him (and Kasabian who supported him at the bigger dates) again?

I’d say judging by that Killers Leeds crowd, probably not.

And the point is how much of the younger weekend crowd will really care?  Yes they may turn up, it’s not going to get them buying tickets if they didn’t this year…

[stanh]

13 minutes ago, jcarb said:

I just don’t see it happening, he’s renowned for his live shows so can’t imagine he’ll compromise it. 
plus his standing tickets are roughly the price of a weekend ticket. 👀

For the record, I agree with you. However, for the Astroworld dates, he had multiple different stages and set ups - festival shows, U.S arena dates and The O2 all had different stage designs; so if he was asked and wanted to return to R&L, I'm sure him and his team will have something different planned from the main bulk of arena and stadium dates. Just depends if he mixes festival dates into this tour, like for the Astroworld rollout. Also, wouldn't really compare U.S floor tickets to the UK, floor standing at The O2 last year was £126 for comparison, American ticket pricing is wildly different to over here.  

[Benj]

1 hour ago, jcarb said:

His US tour stage runs the entire length of the arenas is what I’m saying. 
I don’t think there’s ever been a Leeds headliner with an extended stage like that?

As in sideways?

loads are square in the us for hockey basketball etc, so again compromises will have to made

He played Wireless too on the exact same stages, if the moneys right he’ll play

[stanh]

Just now, Benj said:

As in sideways?

loads are square in the us for hockey basketball etc, so again compromises will have to made

He played Wireless too on the exact same stages, if the moneys right he’ll play

SoFi Stadium:

Arena dates:

[Benj]

5 minutes ago, stanh said:

SoFi Stadium:

Arena dates:

Looks like he can get it up and down in time for consecutive day shows at different arenas at least 4 hours apart, so its possible they could do it for a day at a festival if he demanded it and he wanted it that bad.

Maybe he will just do his own shows in Europe too...

[stanh]

1 minute ago, Benj said:

Looks like he can get it up and down in time for consecutive day shows at different arenas at least 4 hours apart, so its possible they could do it for a day at a festival if he demanded it and he wanted it that bad.

Maybe he will just do his own shows in Europe too...

There's a chance he has 2 stages, I think he's gonna stick to his own dates tbh, out of the main acts we've been discussing, I have the most doubt for him.

If he did play, think it'd be a heavily altered stage, utilising the main part of the current R&L ones, and then a runway into the crowd - think the stage he's touring America with would logistically not be possible at R&L, and would require the whole main stage set up being changed (overnight) with crowd splits, barriers, possible extra lighting towers etc. 

Much easier to just do some arena/stadium shows over here instead; or do what he did with Astro, and reduce the production slightly for festivals.

[Benj]

Only just noticed Gallagher was at Boardmasters this year too, so it’s not going to help attract people away from there…

here was his Reading crowd at the start for the record, decent. 

 

[Galactus]

I know they're not everybodys cup of tea musically (especially post Tom) but I really hope Kasabian are back headlining next year, MSW.

Edited September 8, 2023 by Galactus

[NoBuses]

Tyler, the creator would be a good booking

[Andre91]

16 minutes ago, NoBuses said:

Tyler, the creator would be a good booking

He would be amazing and I could see him being the kind of curveball headliner that people wouldn’t immediately think of, similar to Megan Thee Stallion in 2022. 

[stanh]

Tyler was fab at Parklife, left him slightly early to see the end of Bicep - but he put on a great show, and the set list was top tier.

[foolee]

Olivia Rodrigo / Post Malone / Blink-182 

Kasabian / Royal Blood / Fred Again…

In an attempt to get the old guard back but keep the kids happy? Think this works and Royal Blood are back with a number 1 new album which is pretty decent.