2025 Headliners

[Crazyfool01]

11 minutes ago, Euphoricape said:

That was me getting optimistic for 3 big electronic headliners. I didn't mean to post it as fact, I has assumed it was already heavily rumoured.

 

Fri- Underworld

Sat- Basement Jaxx

Sun- The Prodigy

 

That would likely be the first year I’d not seen a pyramid headliner if true 🙂 

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

My ideal of those being discussed would be Pulp/Lady Gaga/Sam Fender. Suspect I will be 0/3 on those, but nice to dream… 

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, Jamm said:

Likewise with Muse, just a gut feeling, even as a Muse fan. They haven’t really done anything of note since the last appearance and even then there was a load of murmurs about it being a boring booking. Can see them returning if they don’t fall off as they’re still Stadium/Arena sized (within reason) but don’t see it next year, maybe they do R&L or maybe they just have a quiet one. But as @charlierc said that last headline was 2016, doesn’t feel that long ago at all!

Maybe the fact TV isn't that much more HD 8/9 years on and that 2020/21 being a musical (supermassive) black hole thanks to covid helps make it feel like it was sooner than it was.

 

Simulation Theory and Will of the People have a couple of alright songs - and ones that work well live - but they're already imo at the "new LP cuts and singles" stage where the new LP stuff is in one tour, out the next.

 

I'm not convinced by them for Glastonbury, and certainly don't feel like this thread necessarily has had a constant stream of people saying they'll do it. Even though the trail on what Muse are doing has gone quiet since announcing those 3 shows, it's a question of where they might wash up here. BST Hyde Park still has 2/3 gigs to fill from what I recall, hence pondering if that might be a place. Someone also suggested them for that new Come Together thing up in Newcastle, though that could just be wishful thinking.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, CantWaitForGlasto22 said:

My ideal of those being discussed would be Pulp/Lady Gaga/Sam Fender. Suspect I will be 0/3 on those, but nice to dream… 

Feel like Fender is gonna prioritise his stadium stuff tbh.

 

Is the buzz that Gaga isn't around next year?

 

Pulp are touring given Bilbao BBK and Tramlines announced them but no idea what else they might do. I like the idea of them doing a Different Class in full tour - best album of the 90s imo. But it's tricky to know what else they're up to yet.

[Jamm]

5 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Maybe the fact TV isn't that much more HD 8/9 years on and that 2020/21 being a musical (supermassive) black hole thanks to covid helps make it feel like it was sooner than it was.

 

Simulation Theory and Will of the People have a couple of alright songs - and ones that work well live - but they're already imo at the "new LP cuts and singles" stage where the new LP stuff is in one tour, out the next.

 

I'm not convinced by them for Glastonbury, and certainly don't feel like this thread necessarily has had a constant stream of people saying they'll do it. Even though the trail on what Muse are doing has gone quiet since announcing those 3 shows, it's a question of where they might wash up here. BST Hyde Park still has 2/3 gigs to fill from what I recall, hence pondering if that might be a place. Someone also suggested them for that new Come Together thing up in Newcastle, though that could just be wishful thinking.

Simulation Theory and Will of the People had their detractors but agreed there’s a handful of good tracks across them. Even went to the Simulation Theory tour and had a blast. Dates didn’t work out on WOTP for me though.

 

Do they necessarily have to do any UK dates next year though? They could just do a few fleeting dates across the summer in Europe and that be it. They did R&L 2017, but they’re a bit more limited in headliner choice and it could get me there on a day ticket. Mind you R&L day tickets are extortionate these days.

 

Also looks like I misjudged that Come Together thing! I thought it was a standard 3-day event, but looks like they’re trying to do a Northern BST type deal focused on individual days on a site. Robbie Williams and KoL aren’t for me, but at least shows some ambition for the size of act they’re getting. One to watch for sure.

[Someoni]

So does this have any bearing on  things do we think?

[nikkic]

That is shocking 

[Jamm]

4 minutes ago, Someoni said:

So does this have any bearing on  things do we think?

In a word: No.

 

Chappell not being exclusive maybe? Wasn’t there talk that’s what they were trying for. Increased chance of her at Glastonbury I guess.

 

Other than that maybe Amyl, and a couple mid or down bill acts like Kooks cropping up somewhere but in the whole don’t think there’d be much overlap.

 

If Glastonbury was to get a heavier act on the Other stage give me Deftones over BMTH any day of the week.

[Someoni]

3 minutes ago, Jamm said:

In a word: No.

 

Chappell not being exclusive maybe? Wasn’t there talk that’s what they were trying for. Increased chance of her at Glastonbury I guess.

 

Other than that maybe Amyl, and a couple mid or down bill acts like Kooks cropping up somewhere but in the whole don’t think there’d be much overlap.

 

If Glastonbury was to get a heavier act on the Other stage give me Deftones over BMTH any day of the week.

Bmth is someone I've not seen yet. Thr drummer is phenomenal 

[Suprefan]

Chappell is still "headlining" and theyve not shared headliners ever. So Melvin did Emily and Michael a favor? Still has to be a Pyramid sub though. They would out her before Olivia easily.

[Oll678]

Yeah interesting that Chappel isn’t listed as a UK exclusive anywhere, doesn’t sound like there’s a spot for her at BST so hoping she’s at Glasto. She epitomises the festival for me, feel like she’d be perfect for it! 

[glimmers_of_hope]

16 minutes ago, nikkic said:

That is shocking 

Nah,  it's exactly what reading needs to deliver to keep it relevant to its core demographic. Travis Scott, BMTH and Chappell Roan are all pulls. 

[Gnomicide]

They never share headliners in the same year but some Reading headliners have appeared lower down the Glastonbury bill.

[incident]

6 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

They never share headliners in the same year but some Reading headliners have appeared lower down the Glastonbury bill.

 

Indeed, especially since R+L started pretending that they had 2 headliners per day.

 

Lewis Capaldi was one example, quite recently, although I think he ended up pulling out of R+L

Edited December 5, 2024 by incident

[fraybentos1]

18 minutes ago, Oll678 said:

Yeah interesting that Chappel isn’t listed as a UK exclusive anywhere, doesn’t sound like there’s a spot for her at BST so hoping she’s at Glasto. She epitomises the festival for me, feel like she’d be perfect for it! 

Sunday before Olivia it looks very likely now 

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, Someoni said:

So does this have any bearing on  things do we think?

Four acts on there I'd watch. 

[charlierc]

12 minutes ago, incident said:

 

Indeed, especially since R+L started pretending that they had 2 headliners per day.

 

Lewis Capaldi was one example, quite recently, although I think he ended up pulling out of R+L

Yeah that was when Lewis was a second stage head before The Killers during the dual main stage experiment that has since been canned.

 

Looks too like they've canned the 6 headliners idea. Hozier & Chappell Roan appear to be co-heads but BMTH & Travis Scott seem to be standalone bill-toppers.

[giantkatestacks]

The 21 year old says a) that would have cost them a fortune and b) would want to go for travis, trippie and virji if it wasnt an arena style 15 years old hellfest.

Edited December 5, 2024 by giantkatestacks

[charlierc]

45 minutes ago, Jamm said:

Do they necessarily have to do any UK dates next year though? They could just do a few fleeting dates across the summer in Europe and that be it. They did R&L 2017, but they’re a bit more limited in headliner choice and it could get me there on a day ticket. Mind you R&L day tickets are extortionate these days.

Well it's a moot point now given the Reading and Leeds line-up is out with no Muse on it.

 

I am aware that the possibility is there - the 2024 tour schedule is literally just two Middle East concerts. But feels like in theory at least the machine would be more active than just the 3 European shows announced so far (although a Brazil date was being rumoured on their Reddit) and if they are going to be in the area, why not throw in a show in the UK?

 

Guess we'll find out though. Like you say, not an obligation.

[Sorcha17]

"Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive."

From the NME article - very odd wording there on the exclusivity.

[hjwright]

Sammy Virji sub-headlining is huge for him. Fair play.

[jonnytee1]

1 hour ago, nikkic said:

That is shocking 

Bad innit 😂😂

[charlierc]

6 minutes ago, Sorcha17 said:

"Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive."

From the NME article - very odd wording there on the exclusivity.

So we think that potentially means a show in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the week before R&L?

[fraybentos1]

Sunday run of Rod Stewart> Nile Rogers> Chappell> O Rod will be superb 

[fraybentos1]

2 minutes ago, charlierc said:

So we think that potentially means a show in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the week before R&L?

I think it means playing another english festival but not headlining (glasto)

 

People might cry for me mentioning rumours from the discord again but been said for a couple weeks there that she is subing O Rod on the sunday. This is now way more likely.