2025 Headliners

[Pipine]

1 hour ago, Johndenis said:

That's hilarious !

O Rod is surely bigger than Charli XCX, who I think is only huge within a very specific demographic (18 - 22 year olds?) that the Glastonbury demographic must skew older than 

I’m 51.. can’t name a single O-Rod song but a huge fan of Charli xcx since 2012 when I Love It came out.. Brat is huge.. lots of similarly aged friends are into her.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Charli's popular, sure, but the decision to paint the Pyramid Stage "brat green" in her honour seems a bit OTT.

[kalifire]

God forbid two new female artists can’t both be successful and in the ascendency.

[efcfanwirral]

12 hours ago, foolee said:

Not happy that Chappell ain’t on here, what’s happened with that one?

She could play maybe 3rd down? If they'd had their top two sorted by the time other festivals had her as a headliner, it'd be a different slot or not at all, and as it's Glastonbury surely she'd take that?  

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 hour ago, kalifire said:

God forbid two new female artists can’t both be successful and in the ascendency.

 

As the famous Charli XCX lyric goes: "We see you over there on the internet, comparing all the Charli XCX's who are killing it"

 

 

 

 

Edited February 15, 2025 by CaledonianGonzo

[northernangel]

13 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Not a snake's chance of that.

 

Right now, feels like:

 

The 1975 / ???

Loyle Carner

 

Neil Young / Pulp

Charli XCX

 

Olivia Rodrigo / Duran Duran

The Prodigy

 

Let me stress, absolutely no basis for Pulp, Charli XCX, Duran Duran or The Prodigy outside of date speculation. Loyle Carner info was dropped shortly after the info for The 1975, I think?

 

Loyle Carner came before The 1975

5 hours ago, westholtschic said:

The Faithless -Stevie Wonder is still my favourite 1/2 

 

Yes

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

You're overlooking the fact that, despite selling fewer tickets and fewer records than O-Rod, Charli still the bigger artist.

Not sure whether joking or not but nope, she's absolutely not lol.

[MEGABOWL]

I’m still trying to manifest Pulp-Duran Duran-Chappell as my sub trio.

 

There was something in the wording of the Duran Duran gig announcement that made me think it was at least a distant possibility.

 

“One of only two U.K. *headline* shows this year”

[charlierc]

39 minutes ago, kalifire said:

God forbid two new female artists can’t both be successful and in the ascendency.

Is Charli XCX that new? Sucker is over a decade old.

[Stokesy10]

38 minutes ago, kalifire said:

God forbid two new female artists can’t both be successful and in the ascendency.

Don't think anyone is saying they can't? The conversations are no different to the discussions about male artists/bands and their size or how much of a crowd they'd draw in. Like Fender and 1975. Or when people have given their opinions on other, vintage male artists instead of Neil Young and Rod (which has been a very prevalent convo on here of late).

 

 

[MEGABOWL]

34 minutes ago, kalifire said:

God forbid two new female artists can’t both be successful and in the ascendency.

They’re both great, but one (Olivia) is bigger than the other. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just how it is.

[CaledonianGonzo]

40 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

They’re both great, but one (Olivia) is bigger than the other. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just how it is.

 

I guess you haven't heard of a little thing called 'Brat Summer'

[steviewevie]

3 hours ago, Pipine said:

I’m 51.. can’t name a single O-Rod song but a huge fan of Charli xcx since 2012 when I Love It came out.. Brat is huge.. lots of similarly aged friends are into her.

Yeah, never heard of O-Rod either...thought it was a drainage company or something.

But I know all about Charli XCX because I had such a brat summer last year.

[Stokesy10]

3 hours ago, MEGABOWL said:

I’m still trying to manifest Pulp-Duran Duran-Chappell as my sub trio.

 

There was something in the wording of the Duran Duran gig announcement that made me think it was at least a distant possibility.

 

“One of only two U.K. *headline* shows this year”

This would be seriously, seriously good 🤌

[kalifire]

13 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Yeah, never heard of O-Rod either...thought it was a drainage company or something.

But I know all about Charli XCX because I had such a brat summer last year.

brat summer wasn’t for you, but if you really did ‘hear’ about it, there’s no way you haven’t also heard of O-Rod so nice try, Stevie 😂

[ghostdancer1]

People be out here acting like brat summer wasn't an internet meme, and that O-Rod didn't outsell Charli in the UK....

 

Brat didn't even make the UK's top 10 most listened to albums. O-Rod's GUTS did.

Edited February 15, 2025 by ghostdancer1

[yosoyyoberdi]

It still surprises me the high praise that Olivia Rodrigo gets around here. I tried to give her a go so many times but it is such a bland generic music imo. What am I missing?

Edited February 15, 2025 by yosoyyoberdi

[Someoni]

Brat was just pushed hard on BBC Radio 1 and 2. When you get Jeremy Vine saying brat this and that you know it's a narrative being followed 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I guess y'all haven't heard of a little something called Brat Summer.

[Euphoricape]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I guess y'all haven't heard of a little something called Brat Summer.

Wtf does that even mean though? 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

Just now, Euphoricape said:

Wtf does that even mean though? 

 

Brat summer was mainly picked up by a bunch of cringe 30+ year olds who wanted to feel hip and young. Such as the New York governor and NYC mayor jumping on the bandwagon. I bet most people who promoted it couldn't even name five tracks by Charli.

[clasher]

Y'all are forgetting Charli XCX found a cure for cancer, ended world hunger, stopped climate change barehandedly and facilitated peace in the middle east.

[steviewevie]

They were talking about Brat summer on radio 4 and boring political podcasts that I listened to...and then there was Kamala Harris... 

So, I'll be up the front for Charli XCX pretending to be having a good time and probably home in the bed by the time dynorod is on stage.

[GhostOfMaurice]

<quote>The singer told the BBC's Sidetracked podcast brat was a concept that represented a person who might have "a pack of cigs, a Bic lighter and a strappy white top with no bra".

 

"You’re just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes," Charli explained on social media.

 

"Who feels like herself but maybe also has a breakdown. But kind of like parties through it, is very honest, very blunt.

 

"A little bit volatile. Like, does dumb things. But it’s brat. You’re brat. That’s brat."  </quote>

 

Hmmm. Inspiring stuff 

 

Purely a marketing thing, isn't it?

Edited February 16, 2025 by GhostOfMaurice
The quote didn't work, but you get the picture. My coding needs some work lol

[charlierc]

17 hours ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Brat summer was mainly picked up by a bunch of cringe 30+ year olds who wanted to feel hip and young. Such as the New York governor and NYC mayor jumping on the bandwagon. I bet most people who promoted it couldn't even name five tracks by Charli.

This before or after the New York mayor got indicted for corruption and turned into a full "I'm above the law" type?

 

Quite bratty behaviour if I do say so.

[charlierc]

17 hours ago, Someoni said:

Brat was just pushed hard on BBC Radio 1 and 2. When you get Jeremy Vine saying brat this and that you know it's a narrative being followed 

I guess the fact I don't listen to radio is why I probably fell through the cracks on that one.

 

I was aware it briefly featured as a discussion in US politics in the summer for some reason. I also think I likely would've heard it because I really like The Japanese House and they were a featured artist on one of the songs... admittedly one I haven't heard cos I'm just weird like that.