2025 Headliners

[DDave]

Surely they'll have the third headliner be someone a bit more established? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

17 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I thought O Rod was the one of the 3 we deemed the likeliest. Fred seems to have gone from being a lock to be shakier by the look of the last few weeks.

 

Don't think there's been any fresh news either way - but the timing with BST and Coop looks too convenient.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Actually if O-Rod is Friday and Zach Bryan is Saturday and Sunday then that firms it up a little bit more as she's definitely not doing two nights at BST 

[CaledonianGonzo]

18 minutes ago, DDave said:

Surely they'll have the third headliner be someone a bit more established? 

 

You'd have to assume so - which is where Eminem and Stevie Wonder come in.

[OllieMadd]

Green Day are out. Playing Denmark.

[mufcok]

36 minutes ago, Goel Nallagher said:

Is O Rod still a lock?

 

Yeah. Not heard anything to suggest otherwise

[northernangel]

40 minutes ago, GrumpyRaver said:

Other festivals are available 

 Off you go to one then.

12 minutes ago, OllieMadd said:

Green Day are out. Playing Denmark.

 

Totally forgot about Tinderbox gap there, would have made total sense too

35 minutes ago, DDave said:

Surely they'll have the third headliner be someone a bit more established? 

I still reckon Fres is more likely than Fender.

[Leon_Anthony]

1 hour ago, brettredmayne said:

Absolutely gutted if the festival have went for Fender , God I hate him 

Hates a strong word init?

[northernangel]

4 minutes ago, Leon_Anthony said:

Hates a strong word init?

It is a bit dull though, he's OK. But it's a bit like you missed out on seeing Bruce so went to a second option.

[kalifire]

Fender would be a weak choice in ‘25 but a strong one in ‘27, imo. I’d also be disappointed if he’s headlining next year. 

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Fender would be a weak choice in ‘25 but a strong one in ‘27, imo. I’d also be disappointed if he’s headlining next year. 

 

How does that work?

[stuie]

1 hour ago, northernangel said:

Yeah but did you see shite Glastonbury booked on the other stages?, worst overall headline choices and that was quite a broad thought.

 

Should have gone to Justice. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Think Fender is strong next year especially if he's doing stadiums. You could argue that it's weak in the sense there's no exclusivity - he'll be all over the shop - but I'd disagree there.

[fraybentos1]

22 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Fender would be a weak choice in ‘25 but a strong one in ‘27, imo. I’d also be disappointed if he’s headlining next year. 

Makes no sense

 

 

[kalifire]

9 minutes ago, chew the fat said:

How does that work?

 

1 minute ago, fraybentos1 said:

Makes no sense

Assuming the other two headliners are O-Rod and Fred, Sam Fender as the third makes it a pretty average to weak set of three. Get someone with much more experience as a third and it looks far more balanced, imo. 
 

Fender isn’t an established stadium level act yet. By all accounts he will be next year, and with that under his belt in ‘27, he’d be a far stronger headliner. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I wouldn't assume anything about Fred at this point.

[belfast]

29 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Fender would be a weak choice in ‘25 but a strong one in ‘27, imo. I’d also be disappointed if he’s headlining next year. 

This makes no sense. Why does he have to wait 2 years to suddenly be ready to headline? He's only after selling out a complete arena UK/European tour in a matter of hours. I'd be happy enough to see him headline. Seen him at Belsonic last year and crowd goes fairly mental for his sets. Absolutely brilliant live.

 

As for Fred, he does absolutely nothing at all for me. It's all down to opinions on who you'd prefer to headline as your reasoning just doesnt add up.

Edited October 31, 2024 by belfast
correction

[incident]

1 minute ago, kalifire said:

Fender isn’t an established stadium level act yet. By all accounts he will be next year, and with that under his belt in ‘27, he’d be a far stronger headliner. 

 

The other way of looking at it, with the exact same set of tourdates, could be that he's at the height of his powers in 2025 and by 2027 will Mumford it.

[fraybentos1]

What is the actual info on Fred?

[kalifire]

4 minutes ago, belfast said:

It's all down to opinions on who you'd prefer to headline as your reasoning just doesnt add up.

I don’t have an issue with headliners who I’d prefer not see headlining because I don’t want to be tethered to the Pyramid for three nights on the trot. I just don’t think Fender is likely alongside other rumours people seem quite convinced by. That trio wouldn’t be balanced like we’re used to seeing. You can prefer to believe my reasoning doesn’t add up, if that’s your opinion 😉

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, fraybentos1 said:

What is the actual info on Fred?

The Post, for one. 

[Goel Nallagher]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I wouldn't assume anything about Fred at this point.

Yeah Fred isn’t happening 

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, there's the chance he could - or anyone, to be fair. We never know how shelf life is.

 

The 1975 looked to have Mumford'd it at one point, though they came out of the pandemic gates guns blazing. Not everybody did.

[fraybentos1]

Personally think Sam Fender would be significantly better playing fresh on a new album in 2025 as opposed to potentially at the tail end of the same album in 2027. 

[fraybentos1]

34 minutes ago, kalifire said:

The Post, for one. 

So one? And I don't think much faith can be put in that