Lineup 2015

[TheSilence]

RHCP

The Prodigy

Metaliica

I reckon. Nothing to exciting, nothing very dull but nothing completely shocking either. I can't see R&L going for a big shock anymore when it's lineups like these that seem to appeal most.

(Inb4 Red hot chilli peppers

Dull)

[Babyquack]

There's no step up headliner there though Silence and although I'm not one for the whole 'R&L trandz' ideology, there has always been a headliner that is a relative step up in recent years hasn't there - Arcade Fire 10', MCR 11', Kasabian 12', Biffy 13' so I'm not sure FR wouldn't continue this and bump up someone new next year so the headliner pool grows larger for the future.

Edited July 11, 2014 by Babyquack

[Yellow_Fellow]

Jack White

[Gucci Piggy]

The Prodigy can just as easily be argued as a "step up" headliner as Kasabian were in 2012. Kasabian were already headlining major festivals before that, and The Prodigy only seen to be able to headline more niche festivals at the moment (ie. not T/V/Glasto).

[Babyquack]

Is he not struggling to sell out his arena tour? I know Leeds still has a lot of seats left and you can still grab standing tickets too... At least with someone like TBK (not saying I want them to headline but...) they still sold out an arena tour didn't they?

[Babyquack]

The Prodigy's a hard one but they cannot be counted as a 'step up' headliner surely seeing as they've headlined Reading before? I know they went down to sub status but they are back on form now. You'd have to disregard their entire early career saying their the step up headliner man

[Gucci Piggy]

The Prodigy isn't a person Babyquack !!!!.

[kaosmark2]

The Prodigy have been around the top of the bill at festivals for nearly 20 years. They can hardly be considered a step-up headliner.

[Babyquack]

The grammar in my post their is atrocious but I clearly say they a fair few times Will-2609 !!!!

[Gucci Piggy]

The Prodigy's a hard one but they cannot be counted as a 'step up' headliner surely seeing as they've headlined Reading before? I know they went down to sub status but they are back on form now. You'd have to disregard their entire early career saying their the step up headliner man

The point was more that Kasabian certainly weren't a step up headliner. Neither of them would be really, but in terms of where they're at at the time of the R&L headline slot, The Prodigy would be the least recognisable as a major festival headliner of the two.

[Yellow_Fellow]

if they're still around I wanna say The Libertines are very likely

Jack White

The Libertines

Arcade Fire

[Gucci Piggy]

The grammar in my post their is atrocious but I clearly say they a fair few times Will-2609 !!!!

No I was on about your reply to Yellow coming after my Prodigy post, so it looked like your Jack White post was about The Prodigy

[Gucci Piggy]

The Prodigy have been around the top of the bill at festivals for nearly 20 years. They can hardly be considered a step-up headliner.

Kasabian headlined T and V in 2010. They can hardly be considered a step-up headliner (That was my point).

[Babyquack]

The point was more that Kasabian certainly weren't a step up headliner. Neither of them would be really, but in terms of where they're at at the time of the R&L headline slot, The Prodigy would be the least recognisable as a major festival headliner of the two.

I think they're just as recognisable as each other tbh Will. You say they headline the more niche festival like V/T/Glasto but they did Download and Soni - yeah they're both metal/hard rock festivals but V is a pop/little bit of rock festival and T is in a different country tbf and Glasto is well, a whole other story so I'm not sure your argument is as solid as you think. They've done big festivals in recent years, just like Kasabian had done in 2012.

Edited July 11, 2014 by Babyquack

[Babyquack]

No I was on about your reply to Yellow coming after my Prodigy post, so it looked like your Jack White post was about The Prodigy

Oh okay, haha sorry! Confused me there for a moment Will

[Gucci Piggy]

I think they're just as recognisable as each other tbh Will. You say they headline the more niche festival like V/T/Glasto but the did Download and Soni - yeah they're both metal/hard rock festivals but V is a pop/little bit of rock festival and T is in a different country tbf and Glasto is well, a whole other story so I'm not sure your argument is as solid as you think.

You're complicating it. My point was that Kasabian weren't a step up, and The Prodigy can be argued as one just as much as they can (as in, neither are).

[Gucci Piggy]

Bloody hell I'm sounding like Neil here.

[Yellow_Fellow]

T is in a different country

pretty silly argument, that is

[dentalplan]

You're complicating it. My point was that Kasabian weren't a step up, and The Prodigy can be argued as one just as much as they can (as in, neither are).

Kasabian were a new headliner for R+L. The Prodigy wouldn't be.

Jack White

Lol

[Babyquack]

You're complicating it. My point was that Kasabian weren't a step up, and The Prodigy can be argued as one just as much as they can (as in, neither are).

You made it seem like The Prodigy could actually be classed as a step up headliner though, especially when you said they only headline niche festivals right now, when they really can't...

pretty silly argument, that is

Aye, grasping at straws there

Edited July 11, 2014 by Babyquack

[Gucci Piggy]

You made it seem like The Prodigy could actually be classed as a step up headliner though, especially when you said they only headline niche festivals right now, when they really can't...

Yes I tried to back my point up with shite evidence and then realised I was getting nowhere.

[Gucci Piggy]

Kasabian were a new headliner for R+L. The Prodigy wouldn't be.

Not a "step up" then though, is it? That means we could have AC/DC as the "step up", or Jay-Z, or Daft Punk. All this is really doing is showing that there doesn't have to be a step up headliner.

I do agree that they'd probably rather have one than not, but if there isn't anyone suitable, I doubt they'll lose sleep over not having one.

[dentalplan]

Not a "step up" then though, is it? That means we could have AC/DC as the "step up", or Jay-Z, or Daft Punk. All this is really doing is showing that there doesn't have to be a step up headliner.

I do agree that they'd probably rather have one than not, but if there isn't anyone suitable, I doubt they'll lose sleep over not having one.

Exactly. Step up headliner isn't a thing. New headliner is... most of the time.

[Gucci Piggy]

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Black Keys

Enter Shikari

Royal Blood

The Prodigy

Two Door Cinema Club

Alt-J

Rudimental

Metallica

Frank Turner

Bring Me the Horizon

The Gaslight Anthem

[Babyquack]

Yeah, that was my point to begin with - that there is normally a new headliner. I don't believe there is a trend or tradition of it but I do feel that FR seem to like doing it and I would always predict there to be one each year but on that note, I wouldn't be overly surprised if there wasn't a new headliner one year.