Headliners 2023

[DeanoL]

21 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

I’m not championing what I’ve been told over what anyone else has put on here and as I’ve said before I think it won’t be a headline set from the Foo’s because of the same reasons everyone else.

FWIW even though it was only 2 festivals ago I’d take Foo’s over GnR a million times over.

I don't think it's likely because of the small gap but

1) REM headlined twice with just a two festival gap.

2) we've had a fallow year, two cancelled festivals and the Foo's played two years later than they were meant to. If they'd played in 2015 as was intended we wouldn't be questioning it right now.

[p.pete]

7 minutes ago, stuie said:

That’s a SR though. 

I know things are a bit different with this site these days but in the 17 years I’ve been using it TBC has meant it’s a lock and we’re just waiting for G to confirm. 

Well in the, ahem, 17 years (how the fuck did that happen) that I've been using the site, TBC has meant very highly likely to happen, very much expecting it to be confirmed and waiting for G to do just that but it's still always been changeable.  SR has never really meant much, that I've noticed.  So many bands with SR that I've seen disappear when the lineup drops that I put very little store in SR any more (though still appreciate seeing them getting added during the build up).

TBC ideally is as you describe.  Slightly unfortunate this year that there's been so much shit-housing directed at GnR this year, so if there is any backtracking it's going to stick out a lot more.  They (GnR, along with several others) probably should have been set to SR a long time ago, and then could have been left there until they got to the right amount of certainty for a TBC.  

[Hugh Jass II]

7 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

I don't think it's likely because of the small gap but

1) REM headlined twice with just a two festival gap.

2) we've had a fallow year, two cancelled festivals and the Foo's played two years later than they were meant to. If they'd played in 2015 as was intended we wouldn't be questioning it right now.

Would you feel the same if people were touting Ed Sheeran again?

[p.pete]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Would you feel the same if people were touting Ed Sheeran again?

It wasn't really a feely type of post though - the logic could still be picked through 🙂 

[DeanoL]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Would you feel the same if people were touting Ed Sheeran again?

No, because he didn't play two years later than he was meant to, unless I missed something? 

[Superscally]

So U2 are locked in, right?

[leath02]

13 minutes ago, Neil said:

its come from a regular source of mine who sends me great info every year, the same guy who  tipped me that blur would do wembley this year.

Ok so we're back on track for AM & GnR

[DeanoL]

1 minute ago, DeanoL said:

No, because he didn't play two years later than he was meant to, unless I missed something? 

Though having said that, yeah I probably would feel the same, that feeling being "unlikely, but not impossible"

[Hugh Jass II]

1 minute ago, DeanoL said:

No, because he didn't play two years later than he was meant to, unless I missed something? 

It's the same gap since he last headlined as the Foos though.

That the Foos were meant to play in 2015 means absolutely nothing.

[Freddyflintstonree]

[Hugh Jass II]

16 minutes ago, Neil said:

its come from a regular source of mine who sends me great info every year, the same guy who  tipped me that blur would do wembley this year.

So is it good info or not then?

[p.pete]

2 minutes ago, Superscally said:

So U2 are locked in, right?

Absolutely - minus Larry, which will be a good thing, even better than the real thing.

[DeanoL]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

It's the same gap since he last headlined as the Foos though.

That the Foos were meant to play in 2015 means absolutely nothing.

You're right. Going to go stick a tenner on Sheeran.

[FrancisH]

All this GNR chat is moot anyway when it's highly likely Axl will fall out with the band, the festival or the entire population of earth between now and June. We should be preparing ourselves for a pyramid sub to get bumped up.

[Superscally]

3 minutes ago, p.pete said:

Absolutely - minus Larry, which will be a good thing, even better than the real thing.

😄

[p.pete]

2 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

All this GNR chat is moot anyway when it's highly likely Axl will fall out with the band, the festival or the entire population of earth between now and June. We should be preparing ourselves for a pyramid sub to get bumped up.

That and Elton's hip injury acting up.

[JoeyT]

2 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

All this GNR chat is moot anyway when it's highly likely Axl will fall out with the band, the festival or the entire population of earth between now and June. We should be preparing ourselves for a pyramid sub to get bumped up.

Probably why Lizzo is so short in the betting!

[Skip997]

6 minutes ago, p.pete said:

That and Elton's hip injury acting up.

And the rest.

[stuie]

22 minutes ago, p.pete said:

Well in the, ahem, 17 years (how the fuck did that happen) that I've been using the site, TBC has meant very highly likely to happen, very much expecting it to be confirmed and waiting for G to do just that but it's still always been changeable.  SR has never really meant much, that I've noticed.  So many bands with SR that I've seen disappear when the lineup drops that I put very little store in SR any more (though still appreciate seeing them getting added during the build up).

TBC ideally is as you describe.  Slightly unfortunate this year that there's been so much shit-housing directed at GnR this year, so if there is any backtracking it's going to stick out a lot more.  They (GnR, along with several others) probably should have been set to SR a long time ago, and then could have been left there until they got to the right amount of certainty for a TBC.  

I think they are the right amount of certainty for TBC there’s just some curveballs being thrown around. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

9 minutes ago, p.pete said:

That and Elton's hip injury acting up.

Elton’s hip is a replacement, he’ll be bouncing around like a young un. Dancing on the piano and jiving to croc rock 

[Gnomicide]

1 minute ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Elton’s hip is a replacement, he’ll be bouncing around like a young un. Dancing on the piano and jiving to croc rock 

Both feet off the floor as he floats behind the piano or we riot.

[fraybentos1]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Anyway, I'm sitting this out until things calm down a bit.

You posted 2 times about half an hour after this 🤣

[Neil]

17 minutes ago, Hugh Jass II said:

So is it good info or not then?

its great info on the day my man heard it ~(he only does spot on stuff). its always possible that things might change. and i won't necessarily hear if things do change.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, fraybentos1 said:

You posted 2 times about half an hour after this 🤣

quickest return since Matt42 🙂 

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Both feet off the floor as he floats behind the piano or we riot.

We riot anyway. It's fucking Reg at the fucking G.