2025 Headliners

[stuie]

28 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Not really. Info can be accurate at a point in time.

 

Then they aren't 'booked' then are they?

 

24 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

because facts change- why is this so hard for you to grasp?

 

Fred/Eminem/Stevie were booked and unbooked?

 

24 minutes ago, Nobby's Old Boots said:

I know it's a lame argument - it's your argument.

“actually being booked” = official announcement."

So you're saying no one is booked until they're officially announced.

Definitely not an idiotic thing to say, is it.

 

It's pretty simple... SR = someones heard it / TBC = the artist has said it / confirmed = the festival has said it.

 

At the moment we have nothing but SR at best. 

[fraybentos1]

2 minutes ago, stuie said:

Fred/Eminem/Stevie were booked and unbooked?

when did anyone say they were booked? They were in talks presumably. As it gets closer to announcement, contracts will be signed and the whole thing gets firmed up. People will cry about me mentioning the discord but all the info is handily laid out:

 

Eminem- was 'discussed' and someone heard he was in for BST. That's it

 

Similar stuff with Stevie and Fred. 

 

1975 has loads of sources, O rod a million too. Neil Young likewise.

 

If numerous sources were right for 2022, 2023 and 2024, they're probs right again 

[incident]

1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

I actually thought that person who tweeted  the Taylor info has pretty good credentials

 

They do, assuming it is that person claimed. Which is difficult to be sure of with the shocking state and general splintering of social media.

[Jamm]

Incredibly silly argument.

 

People are welcome to discuss based on “informed sources”.

 

People are welcome to speculate based on absolutely nothing.

 

Or people can chose to not engage with speculation, or rumour at all.

 

Discussions can place before bookings, bookings can be made in advance and leaked, things can change.

 

People are talking “with confidence” regarding the noted trio - no one is saying that’s it final confirmed 100% booked.

 

Just let people discuss the potential headliners - whether that be by total unfounded speculation or informed rumour. The only one trying to police the thread and mute discussion is the one saying nothing is confirmed until it is confirmed, the “informed rumour” crowd aren’t shutting anyone down are they?

[itsfomas]

This thread is bonkers. People will literally argue over nothing.

 

Anyway, it doesn't matter what sources say or who is 'booked' or whatever. Things always change. I remember Doja Cat being so 'booked' that she was on the paper programmes in 2022, but she never showed.

 

It is always up in the air, and anything can happen. 

[itsfomas]

Also just to add, I am only doubting the rumoured three because it isn't the three I want. 😂

[fraybentos1]

3 minutes ago, Jamm said:

The only one trying to police the thread and mute discussion is the one saying nothing is confirmed until it is confirmed, the “informed rumour” crowd aren’t shutting anyone down are they?

exactly. the only reason I need to keep banging on about it so much and justifying it is cause he will come in every day and say 'nothing is booked till it's announced'. 

 

Things were actually easier in here when neil was a good source cause people would listen to what he said and it saved this nonsense

[Nobby's Old Boots]

41 minutes ago, stuie said:

It's pretty simple... SR = someones heard it / TBC = the artist has said it / confirmed = the festival has said it.

 

At the moment we have nothing but SR at best. 

Thanks for that, but I do already understand how it works.

I'm saying that I know we have nothing but SR at best, but so what? I just find it incredibly boring that whenever people want to discuss potential headliners in the ... headliners thread ... people constantly come in here and shout them down by repeatedly telling us that nothing is confirmed. Weird behaviour.

 

It's pretty simple... we know. We just want to speculate and discuss and have fun doing so.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Nobby's Old Boots

[OllieMadd]

24 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

exactly. the only reason I need to keep banging on about it so much and justifying it is cause he will come in every day and say 'nothing is booked till it's announced'. 

 

Things were actually easier in here when neil was a good source cause people would listen to what he said and it saved this nonsense

You really don't help starting arguments left right and centre in here though

[across97]

I do think we have 2 out of 3 pretty much nailed on, in O-Rod and The 1975 (As much as I hate the sun as a news source, they tend to get a fair bit of tip offs in the entertainment industry, think they called both the Blur and Oasis reunion quite early on). Although, they had plenty of articles and "tip offs" about Oasis in previous years which turned out to be false. I think the 1975 would 100% do it if asked, and would appreciate the significance on it, no reason why they couldn't do it based on their current stature. 

That final slot is where I think there's a lot of ambiguity, I expect they'd like to book a mammoth and more exclusive act that people don't get the chance to see at any old festival in Europe. Booking one of those acts is a lot more complex, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Neil Young rumours die down in place for someone else, and that cycle repeats a few more times from now.

Edited December 5, 2024 by across97

[glastorome]

On 12/4/2024 at 2:32 PM, Badlands said:

I didn’t move from the pyramid stage that year and regret nothing:

CSN

Spinal Tap

just reformed Specials

Fear era Lilly Allen

Madness

Tom Jones

Quo

Cave

NERD

Rolf (we didn’t know)

Prime era Dizzee

Kasabian before they fell off a cliff.

 

Superb!

It was my stag weekend, we spent most of the days at the pyramid, unbelievable lineup that year. 

[glimmers_of_hope]

4 hours ago, Meerkat said:

Don't know much about Neil Young so have decided to give him a listen. Just listened to the After the Gold Rush album and I like it!

 

Any recommendations on where to go next?

Harvest. 

Unplugged is excellent as well. 

 

[fraybentos1]

5 minutes ago, OllieMadd said:

You really don't help starting arguments left right and centre in here though

I'm just passing on the good info cause this thread is light years behind and it's immediately called into question even tho it's good info. People come here to find out who is headlining early. No argument would have taken place if you could freely post the good stuff on here without people having a tantrum cause it came from the discord. 

[uscore]

37 minutes ago, itsfomas said:

This thread is bonkers. People will literally argue over nothing.

 

 

no they won't.

[Mordy1990]

4 minutes ago, uscore said:

 

no they won't.

 

yes they will 

[gfa]

Rumours, sources etc aside

 

Can everyone please start spelling Charli (no e) XCX right!!

[stuie]

4 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

I'm just passing on the good info cause this thread is light years behind and it's immediately called into question even tho it's good info. People come here to find out who is headlining early. No argument would have taken place if you could freely post the good stuff on here without people having a tantrum cause it came from the discord. 

 

Yet you continue to dance around both places insisting Discord is better with your in the know information which keeps changing over and over again.  It seems as though you keep popping in to wind everyone up.  You 'know' as much as we 'know'.  Bore off. 

 

[nikkic]

1 hour ago, Cooperman83 said:

1975

Neil Young

Olivia Rodrigo

 

Charlie XCX

Loyle Carner

????

Someone said Prodigy, know idea how true that is. 

If so they'd be my only lock of those 6. 

Could see my self at either Liv or Charli, but would depend on what's on elsewhere. 

[fraybentos1]

5 minutes ago, stuie said:

Yet you continue to dance around both places insisting Discord is better with

I actually said this place is better for discussion but they have all the info bar mufcok on here. It's not my info lol and if you engage your brain a wee bit you'll realise that info can be good at one point in time and this will firm up more and more as it gets closer to the announcement

 

6 minutes ago, stuie said:

You 'know' as much as we 'know'

clearly not 

 

7 minutes ago, stuie said:

Bore off.

shut up 

[Nobby's Old Boots]

9 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

Yet you continue to dance around both places insisting Discord is better with your in the know information which keeps changing over and over again.  It seems as though you keep popping in to wind everyone up.  You 'know' as much as we 'know'.  Bore off. 

 

And people wonder why efestivals is no longer the place to come and post rumours and information they have had passed to them.

 

If I was genuinely in the know I wouldn't bother coming here in a month of Sundays as I know how much sh*t I'd get.

[nikkic]

Wish I’d have been on Discord when Rod Stewart was announced a week early. 
 

Could have listened to Maggie May 7 more times. 

[tarw]

18 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

I'm just passing on the good info cause this thread is light years behind and it's immediately called into question even tho it's good info. People come here to find out who is headlining early. No argument would have taken place if you could freely post the good stuff on here without people having a tantrum cause it came from the discord. 

I for one am grateful that you are. 
I hate the format of the discord server and some of the cliques. 
Your posting the info here keeps me in touch 

[Avalon_Fields]

I think I’m right in saying over a good number of years we have on here always worked out who the headliners will be, in advance of any announcements.

 

Have we ever been completely blindsided? 

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Nobby's Old Boots said:

And people wonder why efestivals is no longer the place to come and post rumours and information they have had passed to them.

 

If I was genuinely in the know I wouldn't bother coming here in a month of Sundays as I know how much sh*t I'd get.

No one is giving anyone sh*t for posting info . People are however choosing not to believe stuff which is absolutely fine . As is the giving of info . The internet everywhere will have the same thing and some will question it  This place is no different . As it goes personally I think we get 2/3 of pyramid because I don’t think we’ve ever had 3 locked in this early … might be the first year though . Will repeat any info is welcome thanks . 

[stuie]

2 minutes ago, Nobby's Old Boots said:

And people wonder why efestivals is no longer the place to come and post rumours and information they have had passed to them.

 

If I was genuinely in the know I wouldn't bother coming here in a month of Sundays as I know how much sh*t I'd get.

 

Yet you both bother coming here to stir things up still?

 

Discord isn't a secret society.  You know we can all read what's posted on there anyway?