2025 Headliners

[joshgardna]

On 2/15/2025 at 6:51 AM, westholtschic said:

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

And mine! Unreal 

[Furq]

8 hours ago, charlierc said:

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.

Or read newspapers? Or listen to podcasts?

 

Brat and Brat Summer was discussed everywhere!

 

[charlierc]

15 minutes ago, Furq said:

Or read newspapers? Or listen to podcasts?

 

Brat and Brat Summer was discussed everywhere!

 

Oh I was only out of the loop in so much as to how it was discussed on radio. I was aware of brat summer - NME seemed to be running features on it every day. It still pops up now - pretty sure the comedians on Gig Pigs chose it as a 2024 highlight.

[RosaAG]

I've never understood the point of comparing artists, it's either totally subjective or just based on numbers, which doesn't really mean much. If we go by stats, Olivia has more monthly listeners and even grammys and awards than Charli, so she'd be considered a bigger artist. But by that same logic, Charli would be a bigger artist than Neil Young, which makes it more obvious how pointless these comparisons are.

[Furq]

On 2/15/2025 at 8:58 AM, foolee said:

 

You know O Rod is massive right? She's sold out Hyde Park. XCX can't even sell Victoria Park which is much smaller. 

Rodrigo sells twice as many tickets because every fan needs to be accompanied by an adult…

 

 

[Havors]

They are both very meh! God when did I get so old? 😆

[Jack The Stripper]

42 minutes ago, Furq said:

Rodrigo sells twice as many tickets because every fan needs to be accompanied by an adult…

 

 

Can’t argue with facts.

[NorthernSoul52]

Sam Fender has pretty much shifted his London gig now, hasn't he? Was surprised how sluggish that was on launch.

[paulshane]

1 hour ago, Furq said:

Rodrigo sells twice as many tickets because every fan needs to be accompanied by an adult…

 

 

😄 😄 😄

[charlierc]

8 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Sam Fender has pretty much shifted his London gig now, hasn't he? Was surprised how sluggish that was on launch.

Standing is sold out. Still a fair few in the upper tiers though. Certainly looks like more availability for him in LDN than at his 3 Newcastle shows.

 

Wonder if the new Manchester and Ireland shows will lead to a few Twickets listings.

[Suprefan]

4 hours ago, Furq said:

Rodrigo sells twice as many tickets because every fan needs to be accompanied by an adult…

 

 

no. 1 parent buys 3 extra tickets.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

Rodrigo latest album was full of sex songs, are parents thus really buying tickets for their kids? 

[Dales]

The Charlie/Olivia chat has assumed me. Surely the only metric that Charlie is bigger is that she may be more recognisable to the general public and that’s a big maybe. No way she currently sells more.

 

Maybe if you showed a photo of each to 100 random people more might know Charlie from the Brat hype. But then if you added a photo of Barry from Eastenders, I bet a hell of a load more would recognise him. So by that metric Barrioke is the bigger star. Also, always rammed at his shows and always booked on to small a stage. 
 

However, if it’s your truth that Charlie is bigger, good for you. Just ignore those silly facts about ticket sales etc. 

 

Anyway, good to see both girls doing well.

[MEGABOWL]

On 2/15/2025 at 2:45 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

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

The Currys advert? I was there my man. Summer of 2024.

[JackP1994]

6 hours ago, Dales said:

The Charlie/Olivia chat has assumed me. Surely the only metric that Charlie is bigger is that she may be more recognisable to the general public and that’s a big maybe. No way she currently sells more.

 

Maybe if you showed a photo of each to 100 random people more might know Charlie from the Brat hype. But then if you added a photo of Barry from Eastenders, I bet a hell of a load more would recognise him. So by that metric Barrioke is the bigger star. Also, always rammed at his shows and always booked on to small a stage. 
 

However, if it’s your truth that Charlie is bigger, good for you. Just ignore those silly facts about ticket sales etc. 

 

Anyway, good to see both girls doing well.

Barry pulls in a bigger Pyramid crowd than both. Make it happen

[JonSnow]

Would be amusing if after roughly 120 straight days of debating about the size of Charli XCX as an artist, her streaming figures, her crowd size, her shoe size and her blood pressure mmol levels she ends up not even being on the line up

[Cherry Tree]

14 minutes ago, JonSnow said:

Would be amusing if after roughly 120 straight days of debating about the size of Charli XCX as an artist, her streaming figures, her crowd size, her shoe size and her blood pressure mmol levels she ends up not even being on the line up

If either Charli or Olivia doesn’t play Glastonbury, who would be the biggest surprise, Discuss.

[fullfathom5]

If only Post Nirvana were to replace The 1975 

[NorthernSoul52]

That would be even more divisive. 

[Jamm]

9 hours ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

Rodrigo latest album was full of sex songs, are parents thus really buying tickets for their kids? 

Hyper sexualised pop content is nothing new - Roan, Carpenter and Rodrigo are just the latest in a long lineage. Plenty of parents are either unaware, or don’t care.

 

Makes you think - who was the first music artist massive in the general public sphere that had notable sexual content in the songs?

 

I’m not pro-censor either way. Some people would have their kids listening to The Wombles until they’re 18.

[charlierc]

7 minutes ago, Jamm said:

Makes you think - who was the first music artist massive in the general public sphere that had notable sexual content in the songs?

There were plenty of 80s songs that were all about that content so I'm guessing some time around then.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, fullfathom5 said:

If only Post Nirvana were to replace The 1975 

Tbf Nirvana could do a tour with rotating vocalists, given Beck, St Vincent and Dave Grohl's daughter have all had their turn.

[Skip997]

5 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Tbf Nirvana could do a tour with rotating vocalists, given Beck, St Vincent and Dave Grohl's daughter have all had their turn.

Nirvana without Kurt is almost as ridiculous as Queen without Freddie. 

[xxialac]

How about instead a Stone Roses tour but this time with someone who can actually sing?

[giantkatestacks]

22 minutes ago, Jamm said:

Hyper sexualised pop content is nothing new - Roan, Carpenter and Rodrigo are just the latest in a long lineage. Plenty of parents are either unaware, or don’t care.

 

Makes you think - who was the first music artist massive in the general public sphere that had notable sexual content in the songs?

 

I’m not pro-censor either way. Some people would have their kids listening to The Wombles until they’re 18.

Purple Rain pushed Tipper Gore over the edge because of Darling Nikki.

 

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/filthy-fifteen-pmrc-censorship/

Edited February 17, 2025 by giantkatestacks
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