Glasto 25 future headliner?

[CaledonianGonzo]

7 minutes ago, JonSnow said:

How I see it for the names mentioned on this thread

 

Time has now passed

 

Biffy Clyro

 

Extremely unlikely

Little Simz

Wolf Alice

Wet Leg

Inhaler

Wunderhorse

CMAT

Self Esteem

 

In a good popularity spot currently but feel like they will soon be on the way down

 

Noah Kahan

Charli XCX

 

Some potential for next album to be a big hit

 

Lola Young

Doechii

Gracie Abrams

 

 

I think that's a fair summary.  But seems like Lola Young is a bit of a mess as a live act - and Gracie / Doechii whilst being unknown quantities are a long way away from it at this juncture.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

2 hours ago, Toilet Duck said:

but in terms of rockier acts, in recent years only Idles and Fontaines seem to have built their reputation at the festival to the point where they are in the headliner? discussion (and even I'm surprised at how well Fontaines are doing...delighted, but surprised...maybe even ahead of Idles in the headliner stakes at this stage).

 

IDLES has peaked at this point. I bet Fontaines will headline on their next album cycle based on the popularity of Romance, which continues to get bigger and bigger.

[Kalopsia]

For years I thought Tame Impala would step up due to being "friends of the fest" but that looks doubtful unless the next album is an absolute smash.

 

Doechii, Raye, Sam Fender, Idles or Fontaines will be in the discussions.

[Ben7amin_]

26 minutes ago, JonSnow said:

How I see it for the names mentioned on this thread

 

Time has now passed

 

Biffy Clyro

 

Extremely unlikely

Little Simz

Wolf Alice

Wet Leg

Inhaler

Wunderhorse

CMAT

Self Esteem

 

In a good popularity spot currently but feel like they will soon be on the way down

 

Noah Kahan

Charli XCX

 

Some potential for next album to be a big hit

 

Lola Young

Doechii

Gracie Abrams

 

 

Think you have confused sub headline slots Simzy was last year Raye is the one you need. On here

 

Otherwise probably a fair view but with the likleyhood from the before table that one will surprise us and step up. 

Edited May 21, 2025 by Ben7amin_

[Splinter01]

36 minutes ago, Twiggy553 said:

I think, like Raye, the festival really want her to

 

Do they? Where has that been said?

[Splinter01]

15 minutes ago, Kalopsia said:

For years I thought Tame Impala would step up due to being "friends of the fest" but that looks doubtful unless the next album is an absolute smash.

 

Doechii, Raye, Sam Fender, Idles or Fontaines will be in the discussions.

 

On what basis are Tame Impala friends of the festival?

 

Idles will categorically not headline Glastonbury.

Edited May 21, 2025 by Splinter01

[Euphoricape]

I would expect Fontaines

to headline next time they play

Edited May 21, 2025 by Euphoricape

[smiffy98]

4 hours ago, fraybentos1 said:

I also imagine back at the time it was hard to pinpoint some of them as future headliners. Doubt anyone saw Dua in the tentin 2016 and thought she'd headline next time she played. But then she had that massive second album.

I remember seeing Dua in the JP tent in 2016 a year before her first album came out and, while rough around the edges, there was something about her that was effortlessly cool and had cross-demographically appeal. She was only about six months into touring at that point but you could see the makings of someone who could hit the upper echelons of the industry.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, Euphoricape said:

I would expect Fontaines

to headline next time they play

 

Does seem to be the case that they were asked to sub this year and turned it down - which would indicate that they're angling for the top job.

[CaledonianGonzo]

7 minutes ago, Splinter01 said:

 

On what basis are Tame Impala friends of the festival?

 

Friends is maybe a stretch, but K Parker isn't shy about showing up fairly frequently.

[wro_lap]

IDLES won't headline. Other Stage headline was as big a spot as they could hope for - they got that slot because festival were scrambling after the whole SZA thing. The same year they played Truck and Victorious and didn't headline either of those. It was also really easy to pick up free tickets to catch them supporting Jamie T. Luckily their Other headline set was very good and they pulled a decent enough crowd for it to go down well

[Kalopsia]

28 minutes ago, Splinter01 said:

 

On what basis are Tame Impala friends of the festival?

 

Idles will categorically not headline Glastonbury.

Kevin Parker has made appearances around the festival for years and it definitely felt like they were a reliable act to book.

 

Have to see with Idles, I know their last set went down a storm. Though they are on the smaller side I know.

Edited May 21, 2025 by Kalopsia

[itsfomas]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

I think that's a fair summary.  But seems like Lola Young is a bit of a mess as a live act - and Gracie / Doechii whilst being unknown quantities are a long way away from it at this juncture.

I agree with this. Lola needs to work on her live show before she is even in the picture. 

[Splinter01]

23 minutes ago, Kalopsia said:

Kevin Parker has made appearances around the festival for years and it definitely felt like they were a reliable act to book.

 

Have to see with Idles, I know their last set went down a storm. Though they are on the smaller side I know.

It doesn't mean he is a friend of the festival though.

 

What on earth does that even mean.

[Twiggy553]

56 minutes ago, Splinter01 said:

 

Do they? Where has that been said?

 

I don’t know. Just me on here last year 😂 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

3 minutes ago, Splinter01 said:

It doesn't mean he is a friend of the festival though.

 

What on earth does that even mean.

 

Has an alleged good relationship with the organizers/bookers, and loves to visit/play there? Based on his appearances on Friday of last year, I'd say that is the case.

[Kalopsia]

3 minutes ago, Splinter01 said:

It doesn't mean he is a friend of the festival though.

 

What on earth does that even mean.

No it doesn't, but like Raye and Little Simz the festival gave them all a little bump to a higher slot quicker.

 

It means we'll have to see, you've said zero chance and I disagree. 

 

The tone in your replies aren't exactly friendly and feel way off of what this website has been in the past.

[Kalopsia]

1 minute ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Has an alleged good relationship with the organizers/bookers, and loves to visit/play there? Based on his appearances on Friday of last year, I'd say that is the case.

This exactly, thank you for explaining it better than me ha 🤣

[Olshansky]

7 hours ago, The_Fish said:

 

Plus Coldplay have at least another 15 headline performances in them.

 

lord help us all haha.  

yeah, that was a roundabout way of me to say that the headliners are likely going to skew younger and younger.  

 

I think Fontaines DC have it in them - the next album cycle or two depending.  

here in NYC they've just done 3 nights at a 3500 cap.  For sure, the next time they come around it's probably going to be Madison Square Garden (19K cap).  If they manage to do that elsewhere in the world over the next two cycles there's no stopping them

[jamieroser]

Now its happened, did anyone's set elevate them into this category?

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, jamieroser said:

Now its happened, did anyone's set elevate them into this category?

 

A lot would need to happen in terms of career success, but in terms if emergent star-power and smashing a set to an enormous crowd I'd say CMAT

[Acid_Haze]

Doechii seems an obvious one, but one that hasn't been mentioned at all on here is PinkPantheress. She's got that commercial/critical crossover appeal that makes a headliner, and she's still quite young - got a big career ahead of her.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Heard PP's Friday show was a bit of a damp squib.

[Acid_Haze]

10 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Heard PP's Friday show was a bit of a damp squib.

Really? Was there and loved it! Got a massive crowd and people around me were having a great time

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