Headliners 2023

[The Nal]

All they'd have to do is paint it. 

[Wald]

Since the discussion has run out of steam I thought I'd throw in my two cents. We can categorise headliners into three distinct groups:

Known knowns (Elton John) - confirmed, announced, set in stone

Known unknowns (Arctic Monkeys) - tour dates aligning, history with the festival, act at the peak of their powers (although maybe not in a live setting)

Unknown unknowns - Is there a curveball that hasn't been considered? What of the wildcard, the joker in the pack, the leftfield choice which has been kept so tightly under wraps we've not heard a peep?

[Gnomicide]

4 minutes ago, Wald said:

Since the discussion has run out of steam I thought I'd throw in my two cents. We can categorise headliners into three distinct groups:

Known knowns (Elton John) - confirmed, announced, set in stone

Known unknowns (Arctic Monkeys) - tour dates aligning, history with the festival, act at the peak of their powers (although maybe not in a live setting)

Unknown unknowns - Is there a curveball that hasn't been considered? What of the wildcard, the joker in the pack, the leftfield choice which has been kept so tightly under wraps we've not heard a peep?

The curveball was Guns n Roses.

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

The curveball was Guns n Roses.

That's missing from your Wheeel of Fortune.

[nikkic]

7 hours ago, BambooShanks said:

Stop.  I haven't even been able to watch it back because it would only make me feel worse for missing them.

I can tell myself that I've already seen them a few times before and it's no great loss but damn, it's up there as one of my biggest glaso regrets.

If it makes you feel better I missed Blur in 2008, Killers in 2019 and The Right Bazza/Chic double, also in 2019. 

[Gnomicide]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

That's missing from your Wheeel of Fortune.

Gutted I missed it off tbf. That and just a sad, sad face.

[philipsteak]

6 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Think of it as a life lesson. One that you shall not repeat.

 

 

Why on earth did I miss this? Couldn't even tell you where I was. Probably the bloody Astrolabe or something.

[BenG92]

I missed Justice at Parklife one year because I had a vague hope of hooking up with a girl, she was sick and went home so I left with her as a show of good faith.

Never live that down. 

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

I missed Justice at Parklife one year because I had a vague hope of hooking up with a girl, she was sick and went home so I left with her as a show of good faith.

Never live that down. 

there is no justice in the world 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Wald said:

Since the discussion has run out of steam I thought I'd throw in my two cents. We can categorise headliners into three distinct groups:

Known knowns (Elton John) - confirmed, announced, set in stone

Known unknowns (Arctic Monkeys) - tour dates aligning, history with the festival, act at the peak of their powers (although maybe not in a live setting)

Unknown unknowns - Is there a curveball that hasn't been considered? What of the wildcard, the joker in the pack, the leftfield choice which has been kept so tightly under wraps we've not heard a peep?

We can put denial in the known knowns

Edited March 1, 2023 by gfa

[clasher]

8 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

 

Two greens. Impressive. 

Don't think we're moving fast enough. Should I grumpily inform the people that the field is going to be empty and you suggest they headline the other, or would you prefer it the other way around?

[TheDayman]

Unlikely* curveball would be Lizzo getting a headline slot and GNR in as the legends.
 

*is it that unlikely though? Would tick a lot of boxes…

 

 

Edited March 1, 2023 by TheDayman
edited after a rethink

[Jakeyboi135]

1 minute ago, TheDayman said:

Unlikely curveball would be Lizzo getting a headline slot and GNR in as the legends.

 

Or the Friday rock slot that seems to be cursed

[Wald]

1 hour ago, gfa said:

We can put denial in the known knowns

Point taken, foolish to claim to know anything for certain until that poster drops though

[Comfy Bean]

12 hours ago, The Nal said:

Wonder could Tyler show up

 

 

Jagger pencilled in for Dead Flowers. If he won’t be seen in such ragged companee then Ron will do it.

Edited March 1, 2023 by Comfy Bean

[Suprefan]

3 hours ago, Wald said:

Since the discussion has run out of steam I thought I'd throw in my two cents. We can categorise headliners into three distinct groups:

Known knowns (Elton John) - confirmed, announced, set in stone

Known unknowns (Arctic Monkeys) - tour dates aligning, history with the festival, act at the peak of their powers (although maybe not in a live setting)

Unknown unknowns - Is there a curveball that hasn't been considered? What of the wildcard, the joker in the pack, the leftfield choice which has been kept so tightly under wraps we've not heard a peep?

Well they arent getting Kate Bush and Rihanna is pregnant, so what else were you hoping for. Dua is in the studio, Gaga is filming a movie. Pulp is the biggest non headliner theyre ending up with and nobody would be upset if their name was on top of Friday instead of Arctics. 

Edited March 1, 2023 by Suprefan

[IceCreamVan]

11 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Well they arent getting Kate Bush and Rihanna is pregnant, so what else were you hoping for. Dua is in the studio, Gaga is filming a movie. Pulp is the biggest non headliner theyre ending up with and nobody would be upset if their name was on top of Friday instead of Arctics. 

Look I love Pulp but all this talk of then headlining above AM is absolutely bonkers

[Neil]

1 hour ago, TheDayman said:

Would tick a lot of boxes…

including the original gnr story being bollocks.

[stuie]

22 minutes ago, Neil said:

including the original gnr story being bollocks.

Are you back at the denial stage? I thought you’d moved on to acceptance. 

[Hugh Jass II]

14 minutes ago, stuie said:

Are you back at the denial stage? I thought you’d moved on to acceptance. 

For most people it’s a curve, for Neil it’s a circle.

[Guest]

Artic Monkeys will not headline 2023… The tour dates are a smoke screen to put you all of the scent, as you have become to good over the years !

Your all being trumped 👀

[Neil]

28 minutes ago, stuie said:

Are you back at the denial stage? I thought you’d moved on to acceptance. 

there's gnr and then there's the story their name came with. i have my own source for gnr, that doesn't have a ridiculous story attached.

[stuie]

5 minutes ago, Neil said:

there's gnr and then there's the story their name came with. i have my own source for gnr, that doesn't have a ridiculous story attached.

All paths lead to the same place though, don’t they?

[Hugh Jass II]

11 minutes ago, Neil said:

there's gnr and then there's the story their name came with. i have my own source for gnr, that doesn't have a ridiculous story attached.

What about the bassist confirming on his radio show?

[Hugh Jass II]

4 minutes ago, stuie said:

All paths lead to the same place though, don’t they?

Ridiculous or not it seems true and was broken long before Neil got wind of it.