2025 Headliners

[Rose-Colored Boy]

It’d just be a return to the pre-2009* days of a headliner trio who can each pull in respectable but safe crowds. Probably good news for the long term health of the festival if it means resetting headliner expectations back to a realistic level. 
 

*I know 2014 and 2015 were pretty low key too but that was by accident rather than design. 

Edited November 17, 2024 by Rose-Colored Boy

[northernangel]

12 minutes ago, chino1 said:

Can someone post The 1975 info from discord please? I just want it to be true, the odds look pretty good 

 

Same as here basically from mcfcok. At this moment there probably is only one act in the headline running who I really want to see and so will make arrangements for that to happen

18 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Has anybody ever headlined Wembley Stadium and topped the G in the same weekend?

 

A long time back a bit I think, Coldplay ages ago and someone else I think. 

[NorthernSoul52]

To be fair, how many years have we had a full slate of stadium headliners, or even two of them?

 

Now, I know that it is down to caveats and personal choices - Paul McCartney likely could do stadiums, but chooses not to, Adele had a fear of large-scale live performances, Dua Lipa is playing them next year on the back of this, etc, etc.

 

But I'd be curious to know how many trios were pure stadium fare - and even then, imagine Fender will possibly do some alongside this next year to boot.

[Acid_Haze]

24 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Has anybody ever headlined Wembley Stadium and topped the G in the same weekend?

No never, Coldplay came close in 2016, they played Wembley the weekend before

[Rose-Colored Boy]

7 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

To be fair, how many years have we had a full slate of stadium headliners, or even two of them?

 

Now, I know that it is down to caveats and personal choices - Paul McCartney likely could do stadiums, but chooses not to, Adele had a fear of large-scale live performances, Dua Lipa is playing them next year on the back of this, etc, etc.

 

But I'd be curious to know how many trios were pure stadium fare - and even then, imagine Fender will possibly do some alongside this next year to boot.

Yeah but most years they’ve had at least one enormous act. 2014 and 2015 the only recent years that didn’t, and those were only because they got turned down by Prince/the Foos dropped out. You could argue 2019 too although The Killers certainly blow this year’s prospective trio away in terms of popularity. 

Edited November 17, 2024 by Rose-Colored Boy

[Acid_Haze]

6 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

To be fair, how many years have we had a full slate of stadium headliners, or even two of them?

 

Now, I know that it is down to caveats and personal choices - Paul McCartney likely could do stadiums, but chooses not to, Adele had a fear of large-scale live performances, Dua Lipa is playing them next year on the back of this, etc, etc.

 

But I'd be curious to know how many trios were pure stadium fare - and even then, imagine Fender will possibly do some alongside this next year to boot.

2009 they hit it with all 3, Neil Young, Springsteen and Blur

[snailcheeks]

Are we thinking it’s O Rod, Sam fender and 1975? Hard to keep up with the rumours and sources

[NorthernSoul52]

6 minutes ago, Acid_Haze said:

No never, Coldplay came close in 2016, they played Wembley the weekend before

Thanking you!

[TheDayman]

15 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Olivia won’t be bringing out a person with Parkinson’s to perform ‘Fix You’ so she’s already an improvement on Coldplay in one respect 

 

Tbf, MJ Fox runs a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinsons and "Fix You" is the main song they use, so there is a bit of context. It wasn't just wheel out the lad in wheelchair and we'll all sing that we'll try to fix him (which at the time I did question, are we really doing this??)

[NorthernSoul52]

5 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Yeah but most years they’ve had at least one enormous act. 2014 and 2015 the only recent years that didn’t, and those were only because they got turned down by Prince/the Foos dropped out. You could argue 2019 too although The Killers certainly blow this year’s prospective trio away in terms of popularity. 

2019 is weird. The Killers were arguably waning in popularity, though clearly still a very sizable arena draw behind Wonderful Wonderful. Know a lot of people who bought tickets for the subsequent stadium run on the back of "oh, weren't they good on the telly at Glastonbury?" talk.

 

That stadium run in 2022 was the biggest tour of their career, and they had the cojones to play the first few shows with Mr. Brightside placed seventh or eighth in with a false intro. Mad lads.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 minute ago, TheDayman said:

 

Tbf, MJ Fox runs a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinsons and "Fix You" is the main song they use, so there is a bit of context. It wasn't just wheel out the lad in wheelchair and we'll all sing that we'll try to fix him (which at the time I did question, are we really doing this??)

Yeah it makes more sense in context, won’t deny that. 

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, TheDayman said:

 

Tbf, MJ Fox runs a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinsons and "Fix You" is the main song they use, so there is a bit of context. It wasn't just wheel out the lad in wheelchair and we'll all sing that we'll try to fix him (which at the time I did question, are we really doing this??)

good info that ... although at the. time it did feel odd 

[NorthernSoul52]

2 minutes ago, TheDayman said:

 

Tbf, MJ Fox runs a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinsons and "Fix You" is the main song they use, so there is a bit of context. It wasn't just wheel out the lad in wheelchair and we'll all sing that we'll try to fix him (which at the time I did question, are we really doing this??)

Yeah, they go way back. Fox came out and played Johnny B. Goode with them a few years ago too.

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[NorthernSoul52]

Think Martin has also spoken at length about how Back to the Future is his favourite film.

 

Working on a Dream is also his favourite Bruce Springsteen song though, so there's no accounting for some taste.

[northernangel]

Hold though Sam Fender horses.

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, AVALON.G said:

GIven they have anounced the London as there only UK headline show in addition to there being no consecutive dates In the tour to Let Emily's voice recover between shows. I'd say given the London show is the Glastonbury Saturday. They are ruled out of appearing at festival this time. 

 

That's actually a decent point I hadn't recognised before tbf - made me go have a look at the poster and none of their shows anywhere as announced for the next 12 months are back-to-back.

 

Could well be then that Wembley's just a one-off after all.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

That stadium run in 2022 was the biggest tour of their career, and they had the cojones to play the first few shows with Mr. Brightside placed seventh or eighth in with a false intro. Mad lads.

Tbf since the Battle Born Tour they've liked to go all-in now and then and start shows with Mr Brightside.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Dunno about Wembley specifically but SZA headlined BST and Glastonbury on consecutive nights earlier this year, which is basically the same. 

Seems like that's the idea for Olivia Rodrigo tbf given her BST Friday night date on G weekend.

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

To be fair, how many years have we had a full slate of stadium headliners, or even two of them?

 

Now, I know that it is down to caveats and personal choices - Paul McCartney likely could do stadiums, but chooses not to, Adele had a fear of large-scale live performances, Dua Lipa is playing them next year on the back of this, etc, etc.

 

But I'd be curious to know how many trios were pure stadium fare - and even then, imagine Fender will possibly do some alongside this next year to boot.

2017 had Foos and Ed. Not so much Radiohead.

 

2023 had Arctic Monkeys, GnR and Reg

[efcfanwirral]

1 hour ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Yeah it makes more sense in context, won’t deny that. 

 

1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

good info that ... although at the. time it did feel odd 

People under a certain age had no idea who he was. My girlfriend is early 30s and genuinely doesn't know him.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, Acid_Haze said:

No never, Coldplay came close in 2016, they played Wembley the weekend before

Foos would've had that had they not had to cancel in 2015, given the two shows at Wembley were a week before Glastonbury (if with shows in Edinburgh and at Rock Werchter in-between).

 

Certainly closer than Muse in 2010, who did two Wembley shows in September 2010 - same summer as topping the Glasto bill but a whole 3 months down the line.

[efcfanwirral]

I put it in the Olivia thread, but we're watching the Netflix tour film and it's incredible

[efcfanwirral]

1 minute ago, charlierc said:

Foos would've had that had they not had to cancel in 2015, given the two shows at Wembley were a week before Glastonbury (if with shows in Edinburgh and at Rock Werchter in-between).

 

Certainly closer than Muse in 2010, who did two Wembley shows in September 2010 - same summer as topping the Glasto bill but a whole 3 months down the line.

Muse September 2010 was incredible, mainly because the whole set was in the dark.

[Someoni]

3 minutes ago, henry bear said:

2017 had Foos and Ed. Not so much Radiohead.

 

2023 had Arctic Monkeys, GnR and Reg

It was really different being in a completely different world on the recreationals with radiohead being radiohead

[charlierc]

Just now, efcfanwirral said:

Muse September 2010 was incredible, mainly because the whole set was in the dark.

Yeah - Wembley 2010 was really good. Although my favourite memory of that summer was actually earlier, as I heard they were using the MK Bowl as a rehearsal venue and because I live near there, I was able to convince my dad to give me a lift there and we got essentially an hour of a free concert (curiously instrumental as they seem to like soundchecking that way).