2025 Headliners

[Ben7amin_]

Without ever making any specific effort to listen to Greenday (not to my tastes sorry). I probably know the words to at least 10 of their songs 

[JonSnow]

I feel Green Day are very similar to Guns N Roses in the sense that even the most casual of casuals will know the big 3-4 songs and then the average attendee/music fan will know a few more on top.

 

Very low risk booking really. Would just be a case of the two parties both wanting it enough

[CaledonianGonzo]

When Billy Bob asks "Do you have the time to listen to me whine?" there's really only one answer and it's not "Sure do"

[Benjsh]

18 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Green Day would go fine.  Foo Fighters sort of booking for fans of meat and potatoes.

 

Great band. One of my favourites. 

 

If the alternative is another pop princess then give me meat and potatoes all day long. 

 

[Ayrshire Chris]

47 minutes ago, Benjsh said:

 

Great band. One of my favourites. 

 

If the alternative is another pop princess then give me meat and potatoes all day long. 

 

Would suit me, don’t know if it’s a wild rumour or when it would be announced. Might have to wait until September ends😉

[Suprefan]

Kylie tour in a bit

[ghostdancer1]

Not that I think Green Day will do it, but they'd be a perfectly fine headliner. Plenty of hit songs, more than several previous headliners. Bit strange that they never did it before. Same with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Guess the IoW/R&L cash was more enticing.

 

Edited September 19, 2024 by ghostdancer1

[Ben7amin_]

11 minutes ago, ghostdancer1 said:

Not that I think Green Day will do it, but they'd be a perfectly fine headliner. Plenty of hit songs, more than several previous headliners. Bit strange that they never did it before. Same with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Guess the IoW/R&L cash was more enticing.

 

 

You might want to Google RHCP and Glastonbury 1993 before making that statement........

Edited September 19, 2024 by Ben7amin_

[Gnomicide]

Metallica out the picture. 

 

[Gingerfish79]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

When Billy Bob asks "Do you have the time to listen to me whine?" there's really only one answer and it's not "Sure do"

To be fair, there's so much whining from festival goer's these days, he wouldn't get a word in edgeways! 🤣

[Badlands]

Green Day have to be part of that ever decreasing pool of headline acts that haven't played yet. 

 

I've not seen them live for over 20 years but they were always good fun.

[tomjfx]

36 minutes ago, Badlands said:

Green Day have to be part of that ever decreasing pool of headline acts that haven't played yet. 

 

I've not seen them live for over 20 years but they were always good fun.

I saw them at Wembley in June and they put on a hell of a show, played 2 hrs 30 mins, high energy, great production. They would absolutely smash a headline slot 

[glimmers_of_hope]

3 hours ago, The Nal said:

How many Greenday songs would Joe Camping Chair know?

 

Basket Case, American Idiot, Good Riddance, Boulevard of Broken Dreams.....?

Dookie seemed super big in the 90's it seemed to cross over so that people who were into grunge and britpop both knew it (at least where I lived). American idiot seemed to cross over again in the 00's. So yeah maybe not joe camping chair but anyone who remotely liked alternative music in 90's and 00's or had mtv2 will know quite a bit more than that. 

[Narnia]

16 minutes ago, tomjfx said:

I saw them at Wembley in June and they put on a hell of a show, played 2 hrs 30 mins, high energy, great production. They would absolutely smash a headline slot 

I saw them at Wembley in June too and agree with your comment. A lot of fun was had and we couldn't believe the 2.5 hours had gone by. They seem to really enjoy what they do. There's a video going around of Billie Joe crowd surfing during their own support act at the recent Arizona concert. They still have alot of energy and life in them! 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Badlands said:

Green Day have to be part of that ever decreasing pool of headline acts that haven't played yet. 

 

I've not seen them live for over 20 years but they were always good fun.

The pool is ever growing - not shrinking!

[stuie]

7 minutes ago, gfa said:

The pool is ever growing - not shrinking!

I have absolutely no stats to back this up but I feel that superstars and mega bands are dying faster than they are being created. 

[gfa]

22 minutes ago, stuie said:

I have absolutely no stats to back this up but I feel that superstars and mega bands are dying faster than they are being created. 

Not all headliners are 'superstars' and 'mega bands' though

[Mardy]

33 minutes ago, stuie said:

I have absolutely no stats to back this up but I feel that superstars and mega bands are dying faster than they are being created. 

 

On the flipside, no c**t is retiring these days, they just go on and on forever. Look at the 'upcoming gigs/tours' thread. It's a succession of old arthritic wizened f**kers who should be spending their days on the allotment or down the retired centre.

[CaledonianGonzo]

David Hepworth's just published a book on that very phenomenon.

[CaledonianGonzo]

But I think the balance slightly favours new additions to the pool.  Two in for every one out sort of thing.

[Mardy]

Like the liner notes to Big Black's Songs about f**king said 

 

'hey breaking up is an idea that has occurred to far too few groups, sometimes the wrong ones' 

 

[Mardy]

But on the whole, I'm optimistic, think we're abut to enter a golden age of young headliners, yer O-Rods, yer Freds, yer Chappells

[CaledonianGonzo]

That's 3 in.  I think only maybe Fleetwood Mac have really dropped out conclusively in the last couple of years.

[stuie]

26 minutes ago, gfa said:

Not all headliners are 'superstars' and 'mega bands' though

What? 

[Mardy]

Yeah, and I think for a lot of the older Lumpenrock acts, it's one and out. They do it so they can say they've done it and they'll be nowhere near the farm again. They're prepared to take the financial hit once, as a status thing, but after that its back to dynamic pricing and enormodromes/ Download/Reading&Leeds