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[Marka23]

42 minutes ago, BingusBongus said:

Take it with a pinch of salt, but someone on the Primavera Sound forum has a leak for their lineup. Shows Nine Inch Nails as being in Europe next June...

Honestly it's great we're about a month or two from the headliners being announced and we still have no real clue who all 3 could be. 

Nine Inch Nails would be a great headliner.

 

If Tuesday goes as expected we could potentially end up with Nine Inch Nails/Foo Fighters/Linkin Park 

Edited September 21, 2025 by Marka23

[Audiorocker]

15 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Honestly it's great we're about a month or two from the headliners being announced and we still have no real clue who all 3 could be. 

Nine Inch Nails would be a great headliner.

 

If Tuesday goes as expected we could potentially end up with Nine Inch Nails/Foo Fighters/Linkin Park 

I would love that as the three!

[Andre91]

NIN would be a cool booking. I’ve never been a die hard fan but I know enough to enjoy them. Loads of my mates would love it if they got them, though. 

[Marka23]

Resurrection Fest announcing the first headliner tomorrow 

[foolee]

46 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

NIN would be a cool booking. I’ve never been a die hard fan but I know enough to enjoy them. Loads of my mates would love it if they got them, though. 

Honestly one of the best live bands you’ll ever see too. 

[foolee]

Here for Nine Inch Nails headlining, I do wonder whether they’d accept it though not playing in the dark, think it would make the show less enjoyable. If it was NIN / Linkin Park who would be most suitable as the 3rd?

[Andre91]

23 minutes ago, foolee said:

Honestly one of the best live bands you’ll ever see too. 

I saw them for about half an hour at Leeds 2013 but it was absolutely nailing it down with rain and was muddy af. I left 😂

[Marka23]

20 minutes ago, foolee said:

Here for Nine Inch Nails headlining, I do wonder whether they’d accept it though not playing in the dark, think it would make the show less enjoyable. If it was NIN / Linkin Park who would be most suitable as the 3rd?

Any festivals they've played in the UK previously they've played fully fully during the day so I think they'd be fine accepting it. 3rd headliner ideally is Foo Fighters 

[OllieJ77]

Whilst I’d love Foos I just don’t see them doing Download they’d rather do R&L.

 

NIN would fit the clue given (if true) about debut album before 1991.

 

Final headliner Blink? Played R&L in last 4 years.

[Audiorocker]

8 minutes ago, OllieJ77 said:

Whilst I’d love Foos I just don’t see them doing Download they’d rather do R&L.

 

NIN would fit the clue given (if true) about debut album before 1991.

 

Final headliner Blink? Played R&L in last 4 years.

That hint really only permits - Blink, Biffy, BMTH or Limp Bizkit in my view.

I would vote Bizkit - NIN - LP as a solid festival set of three. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, Marka23 said:

Honestly it's great we're about a month or two from the headliners being announced and we still have no real clue who all 3 could be. 

Nine Inch Nails would be a great headliner.

 

If Tuesday goes as expected we could potentially end up with Nine Inch Nails/Foo Fighters/Linkin Park 

It won't be them three

[TWY2911]

Blink - NIN - LP would be a fantastic trio which is why it won't happen lol 

[Andre91]

This ‘hint’ could (and like does) mean absolutely nothing. 

[Marka23]

4 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

This ‘hint’ could (and like does) mean absolutely nothing. 

Especially given the bands rumoured to be around next year 

[Jos92]

Really hoping resurrection fests first headliner announcement tomorrow is a curveball, someone we're either not talking about or only speculating to be active (like blink)

[foolee]

52 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

I saw them for about half an hour at Leeds 2013 but it was absolutely nailing it down with rain and was muddy af. I left 😂

To be fair they were really restricted with that appearance so I think a headline set on their current tour would be perfect, they play lots/all the hits too which isn’t always the case for them. The videography on this tour is like a holiday film, immense. 

 

50 minutes ago, Marka23 said:

Any festivals they've played in the UK previously they've played fully fully during the day so I think they'd be fine accepting it. 3rd headliner ideally is Foo Fighters 

As a headliner too I suppose it makes sense they would for the money and playing last, I just think their show suits total darkness for the whole set/atmosphere. 

 

37 minutes ago, Audiorocker said:

That hint really only permits - Blink, Biffy, BMTH or Limp Bizkit in my view.

I would vote Bizkit - NIN - LP as a solid festival set of three. 

Yeah that’d be solid. 

 

29 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

This ‘hint’ could (and like does) mean absolutely nothing. 

This, it could be complete bollocks. I think it could possibly be Ghost and they don’t fit any of the clues. I wonder whether they’d deem Ghost - NIN - LP as a good 3

 

33 minutes ago, TWY2911 said:

Blink - NIN - LP would be a fantastic trio which is why it won't happen lol 

Would be an incredible 3 if the rumours were true. Still just can’t see Blink touring into the summer next year. We’ll find out this week though because if they’re about no doubt they’ll be headlining Rock Am Ring/Im Park so if they’re aren’t announced for that I doubt they’ll be about. 

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Audiorocker said:

That hint really only permits - Blink, Biffy, BMTH or Limp Bizkit in my view.

I would vote Bizkit - NIN - LP as a solid festival set of three. 

 

LB included stops it being a solid 3 purely for the fact they've not stopped touring since 23 in the UK. It would be a actually be as tired and as used booking as they could do, even if it was a replacement. BMTH would be poor too, UK dates since 2021 making it 6 years running touring with 3 years ok the same album after 3 years on tbe previous album.

 

NIN, Ghost and LP would be current best with that's around I know of. It wouldn't be for me but it's not a prediction based on what I want.

Edited September 21, 2025 by northernangel

[Marka23]

2 minutes ago, northernangel said:

 

LB included stops it being a solid 3 purely for the fact they've not stopped touring since 23 in the UK. It would be a actually be as tired and as used booking as they could do, even if it was a replacement. BMTH would be poor too, UK dates since 2021 making it 6 years running touring with 3 years ok the same album after 3 years on tbe previous album.

 

NIN, Ghost and LP would be current best with that's around I know of. It wouldn't be for me but it's not a prediction based on what I want.

Ghost+Linkin Park with the 3rd headliner being either NIN or Foo Fighters is the ideal scenario 

[foolee]

If they’ve booked Guns N Roses over Nine Inch Nails that’s the biggest fumble ever although GNR probably sell more tickets. 
 

Ghost - Nine Inch Nails - Linkin Park would actually be a decent 3

[BingusBongus]

21 minutes ago, foolee said:

If they’ve booked Guns N Roses over Nine Inch Nails that’s the biggest fumble ever although GNR probably sell more tickets. 
 

Ghost - Nine Inch Nails - Linkin Park would actually be a decent 3

Ghost, NIN and Linkin Park is exactly the kind of headliner run they should be aiming for.

 

You've got one band who's been on the rise for a few years (Ghost), a band who's been given a well deserved bump up (NIN) and a well established, safe headliner (Linkin Park). That's exactly what a festival needs to do to survive, rather than relying on the same old rotation.

 

 

[northernangel]

35 minutes ago, foolee said:

If they’ve booked Guns N Roses over Nine Inch Nails that’s the biggest fumble ever although GNR probably sell more tickets. 
 

Ghost - Nine Inch Nails - Linkin Park would actually be a decent 3

I don't think LB for sure or GNR at this point sell more than those and they probably won't clear 75k.

[craigcharles420]

GNR come to the UK and do stadiums every couple of years don't they? Why do people think they wouldn't be able to do DL? They just headlined Glasto a couple years ago too.

[OllieJ77]

55 minutes ago, craigcharles420 said:

GNR come to the UK and do stadiums every couple of years don't they? Why do people think they wouldn't be able to do DL? They just headlined Glasto a couple years ago too.

Because the were bad by all accounts at Glasto and their stadium tour. Their fans will have seen them and if they’re view is they’re bad why would you spend money to see them again?

[craigcharles420]

1 minute ago, OllieJ77 said:

Because the were bad by all accounts at Glasto and their stadium tour. Their fans will have seen them and if they’re view is they’re bad why would you spend money to see them again?

Well people keep saying this but they keep spending money to see them again and again.

[Andre91]

6 minutes ago, craigcharles420 said:

Well people keep saying this but they keep spending money to see them again and again.

People are thick.