BST 2025

[Mcbatesman]

not sure whats worse the ideo of pitbull or mumford and sons!

[NorthernSoul52]

Pitbull and Sons.

[charlierc]

23 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Honestly, if they are indeed topping Glastonbury as speculated, not entirely out of the realm of possibility that The 1975 do this too.

I mean, they've done 2 nights at London O2, which is about the same size.

[Elo111]

I’d of thought the last headliner would of been announced by now 

[Mcbatesman]

1 hour ago, Elo111 said:

I’d of thought the last headliner would of been announced by now 

Not necessarily, Lana del Rey wasn't announced until April in 2023

[jackiow]

[SkipjackUK]

top spot 🙂

 

[SkipjackUK]

https://www.bst-hydepark.com/events/neil-young-and-the-chrome-hearts-fri-11-july/

Edited February 28, 2025 by SkipjackUK

[NorthernSoul52]

[NorthernSoul52]

Bizarre to have two different logos there - hence the post.

[NorthernSoul52]

So that's two of your Glastonbury headliners (likely) at BST this year.

[nathanh]

Who do we think has that Saturday slot at BST then?

[NorthernSoul52]

Genuinely, still think it could be The 1975.

 

Otherwise, I could make a case for it being The Killers again. Would be... eight years, I think, since they last did it. Proven seller - although they do need to be aware of market saturation after all those shows at The O2 last year - and if you stick someone sturdy on underneath them, it will shift easily enough.

 

Call it a Hot Fuss 21st Anniversary show as a one-off, and they'd be fine.

[SkipjackUK]

Defo a one show guy Neil Young 🙂 so the hype and specualtion still there for Saturday nights artist

 

[NorthernSoul52]

With that bill, and the rarity of Stevens being around, it should sell out though.

 

Could it be a K-pop artist, perhaps?

[NorthernSoul52]

That being said, it's four very current artists across six shows over the first two weekends. Surely we are leaning towards somebody else for the oldies.

 

If they wanted to make up for the Tottenham fiasco, then Pearl Jam - but it would only be three years since they played last.

[nathanh]

15 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

That being said, it's four very current artists across six shows over the first two weekends. Surely we are leaning towards somebody else for the oldies.

Thats what I'm thinking surely its another less current artist. Can't think of who exactly but I can see it's probably an older legend act

[Guest]

As a thought reckon it could be Bon Iver for Saturday slot? They seem to do an indie-ish kind of day so could possibly work?

Edited February 28, 2025 by bandsrcool

[charlierc]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

 

Well not that shocked.

[NorthernSoul52]

21 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

 

Well not that shocked.

Cannot tell if that is meant to be Futurama, Casablanca or some unholy union of the two.

[sheffinghell]

Are Pet Shop Boys big enough for this? Or Nick Cave, given the acclaim he got for the Arena tour?

[NorthernSoul52]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds wouldn't shift it, sadly - don't think they sold out both dates at The O2 in the end, so they could well be grasping here unless they corked a cracker of a bill behind them.

 

Pet Shop Boys, on the other hand, is a very good shout. Former Radio 2 Festival in a Day headliners, so there is previous. Again, it would likely need a sturdy bill to make it work at the top end, perhaps, but with IOW under their belts, they've clearly proved their bonafides.

[Bob123456]

Logic and heart is telling me it will be SW however not that up to date with SW but would he/ has he come over without doing Glastonbury?

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, I think he might if BST paid enough. But... once bitten, twice shy with these talks.

[charlierc]

8 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Cannot tell if that is meant to be Futurama, Casablanca or some unholy union of the two.