Avril Lavigne

[Ben7amin_]

Happy to be proven wrong but the pop-punk to  emo area of music that I put acts like Avril & Sum 41 in.  Dont seem to ever get on the line up at Glastonbury. 

 

Can anyone think of any examples of acts like this who have played before?

[eatingglitter]

I think Jimmy Eat World have played before? No Doubt certainly played in the early 2000s

 

[FloopFiller]

8 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Happy to be proven wrong but the pop-punk to  emo area of music that I put acts like Avril & Sum 41 in.  Dont seem to ever get on the line up at Glastonbury. 

 

Can anyone think of any examples of acts like this who have played before?

Yeah you’re right, they don’t, but Avril was always as much as a pop star as she was a pop-punk act. In fact, you could argue she was only dressed up as a pop-punk act to fit in with the current trends - as pop/punk as an act like Busted or McDly. Very different than Sum 41 and the like.

[Skip997]

16 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:

Happy to be proven wrong but the pop-punk to  emo area of music that I put acts like Avril & Sum 41 in.  Dont seem to ever get on the line up at Glastonbury. 

 

Can anyone think of any examples of acts like this who have played before?

Guess you're on about the big stages.

Every genre of music gets on the line up at some point.

[Ben7amin_]

9 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Guess you're on about the big stages.

Every genre of music gets on the line up at some point.

Big stages little stages seems to have been omitted from both for a long time. 

I managed to find Hoobastank & Panic At The Disco on the 2008 line up  

Jimmy Eat World 2009

And that's about it 

But still seems a hugely underrepresented area of music. 

Anyone any suggest any acts in this area who have played more recently big stages or small????

Edited November 30, 2023 by Ben7amin_

[CaledonianGonzo]

Emily will be on the lookout for getting women into as many high profile positions as possible - so in Avril's case her genre probably isn't that relevant.  She's a popstar more than a punk act.

[markopaddy]

On 11/4/2023 at 8:43 AM, northernangel said:

She could play either of the RFP dates as it's a short distance of travel, 4 hours by car just based on example. 

Even if she does RFP on the 12th though, with Nova on the 15th, she's not going back to the UK between obviously and she's not going to Download imo with one day after so I think Glastonbury have got her. She is not an act to be honest that I would see Download either booking or her seeing it as a prime place for them.

The female acts Download books are the likes of Wargasm, Within Temptation, Evanescence, Halestorm, Babymetal, As December Falls and Nova Twins which are nothing like Avril Lavigne.

 

I'm not sure it is fair to call bands like Evanescence and Within Temptation "female acts" when there are male musicians in the bands too. 

Female fronted rock bands have quite an unusual fan base as the fans are probably 70% female. With male fronted bands I would say it is split fairly evenly. 

[danbailey80]

Brand New and Jimmy Eat World played. Love them both.
 

although I should stress these bands are not comparable to Avril. I’d watch avril and think she’s great but she is a pop act, bank of songwriters etc 

her draw would be massive compared to relatively unknown (to Glasto) emo act 

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by danbailey80

[Sawdusty surfer]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:46 AM, fred quimby said:

Ha, sounds like a story to tell.

Mate did once go out with someone just because they looked like Debbie Harry

1) Really quite a story, Glastonbury '99 when Blondie played 

2) Yep, she used look SO much like Debbie Harry 

To give you an idea, even got mentioned on BBC R1 the next day 😁

[efcfanwirral]

On 11/30/2023 at 3:34 PM, eatingglitter said:

I think Jimmy Eat World have played before? No Doubt certainly played in the early 2000s

 

Jimmy Eat World Glasto 2011 on The Other was incredible. At someone who is a reasonably casual fan of the band there were no more songs they could've played in that hour set, and I knew every one 

Edited December 1, 2023 by efcfanwirral

[efcfanwirral]

And on Avril we got our manchester tickets. Selling out Castlefield Bowl that quick isn't a small thing. Glad we got them

[Gnomicide]

Looks increasingly likely when you see all the dates together (could she make it any more obvious etc.)

[incident]

3 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Looks increasingly likely when you see all the dates together (could she make it any more obvious etc.)

Yes - albeit with the usual "but maybe it's BST" caveat.

Though personally I see both BST and Glastonbury on the same weekend as likely.

[bamber]

Everybody loves a ska punk cover (OK?)

 

[foolee]

6 hours ago, incident said:

Yes - albeit with the usual "but maybe it's BST" caveat.

Though personally I see both BST and Glastonbury on the same weekend as likely.

Yeah agreed. It looks like two free dates for BST and Glasto. Maybe supporting Madonna at BST on the Saturday and then subbing her Sunday?