Other Stage Headliners 2015

[dentalplan]

He was big enough to headline the Other though if you look at his other festival slots. Ben Howard is a decent shout and he could get more hype as the album is released and time goes by but I don't reckon it'll happen.

[FloorFiller]

yeah i suppose it just depends how much exposure this new album gets. i'd totally forgotten about him tbh but now remember the ridiculous amount of hype he was getting towards the end of his last album cycle. still don't see him as a Other headliner myself but i've been known to be wrong about this kind of stuff!

although Jake Bugg's placing on all of these festival lineups now seems like a massive mistake. organisers obviously thought his second album was gonna do a lot better than it did

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm sure, post-festival 2014, no one on the organising team looked at the weekend's high points and best booking decisions included Jake Bugg amongst them.

[bocumaroy]

He was pretty successful in a pre-mumford world, and songs you can't dance to have only got more popular since he's been away.

Do you only like music than can be danced to?

Thought Damien Rice had some decent songs actually. I also quite like ‘Babylon’ and ‘Please Forgive Me’ by David Gray, as well, so I’m probably best ignored. No way he’s potential headliner on the Other stage though. Fourth from top, maybe.

[jonodillieono]

I'm having a flat party (university) on Friday and I've been persuaded to add Babylon to the playlist... youths these days ay

[bocumaroy]

Christ. Even I wouldn’t admit liking it to other actual real life humans.

[Tuna]

He's very hard to place...the majority of attendees would have no idea who he was? And if they did hear some of his stuff they might be terrified . Is he bigger than Jon Hopkins, who played Glade off the back of a couple of Mercury nominations and subbing Field Day (and is playing Brixton soon)? I just don't know.

Like you say, he would be immense on the Glade.

he's definitely bigger than jon, and he packed that tent out. reckon aphex on west holts would be cool but probably a little too curveball.

fucking hell

i honestly thought he'd be too big for that now, seeing as he's the biggest DJ in the world right now, but yeah, stick him on the Other Stage. seems like a good counter-act to Fleetwood

sounds like a quiet night at the park to me

[Ged Devereux]

Ben Howard is a lot better playing in a tent, his music just seems to get lost whenever I've seen him outdoor

[MEGABOWL]

Alt-J, Vaccines, Calvin Harris.

Nailed it.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Suede? New album in 2015 I think? Thought they would play this year having dates really close to Glasto but it never materialised

[Spindles]

I've been saying Underworld for a few years now, seemed like a good fit after the prodigy and orbital closed the sunday in 09 and 10, but has just never come to pass. I reckon they'd be amazing.

Chemical brothers have played in one slot or another fairly regularly, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them back either.

I'm probably totally wrong though, the last 3 years I've been totally surprised by their choices (mostly in a good way, Portishead was the best shout ever).

[eFestivals]

I've been saying Underworld for a few years now, seemed like a good fit after the prodigy and orbital closed the sunday in 09 and 10, but has just never come to pass. I reckon they'd be amazing.

I reckon it'd be empty.

I know it's not the same thing, but around ten-ish years ago they headlined the 2nd stage at V fest, and there were less than 100 people interested in seeing them.

[swede]

NIN and Libertines just scream perfect Other Stage headliners to me

[FloorFiller]

NIN and Libertines just scream perfect Other Stage headliners to me

The Libertines will no doubt be getting offers of Main Stage headliners at festivals next year. wouldn't surprise me to see them topping the bill at TITP, Reading/Leeds or at a push even V

as for Nine Inch Nails (as i've said before) i personally think they might be a tad too big for it now (though i'd love to be proven wrong) plus i think their Hesitation Marks tour has just ended

[Amy Lawn]

If NIN did headline the Other stage, it would be brilliant. It's a travesty they aren't considered Pyramid headliners, damn world.

[Winslow Leach]

There's not much that would stop me being at NIN on the Other, but I can't see it happening.

I know they have a different lighting rig for festival shows, but this is one of the single best light shows I've ever seen:

http://youtu.be/LBC3NXnN8y4?t=23m

Edited September 10, 2014 by Winslow Leach

[swede]

There's not much that would stop me being at NIN on the Other, but I can't see it happening.

I know they have a different lighting rig for festival shows, but this is one of the single best light shows I've ever seen:

http://youtu.be/LBC3NXnN8y4?t=23m

Ive lost count how many times Ive watched that on VEVO, ive got an apple tv so can watch VEVO through my tv, simply stunning.

[willutalk]

I've gotta say, NIN are definitely my favourite band out of the bands that I have got into recently. Everything about the production live and in studio is phenomenal! I think Trent Reznor is an incredible songwriter and capture ideas and progresses them to create tracks of a true genius. He definitely is one of my idols in the music world. I think every album has something going for it, but the stand out ones are absolute mind-blowing masterpieces (downward Spiral, Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile (and almost Hesitation Marks)). The stunning spectacle of their live shows is awesome and although the light shows are something of an 'eyegasm', the set-lists to go with the lights are much more magnificent. In my opinion I'd adore to see them headline the Pyramid, it'd be bliss. But the shameful state of the current music scene means that they'd have to stoop to Other. shame because the music that Trent has produced is deserving of a blast through the PA system on the Pyramid.

The 02 show in May produced an pretty special setlist (especially from Wish onwards!): couldn't believe that We're In This Together and Beautiful Lie was left out.

1. 1. The Downward Spiral / The New Flesh
   2. Me, I'm Not
   3. Copy of A
   4. 1,000,000
   5. March of the Pigs
   6. Piggy
   7. The Frail
   8. The Wretched
   9. The Becoming
   10. Gave Up
   11. Sanctified
       (with Sunspots riff)
   12. Closer
       (with The Only Time riff)
   13. Find My Way
   14. Disappointed
   15. Came Back Haunted
   16. The Great Destroyer
   17. Eraser
   18. Wish
   19. The Hand That Feeds
   20. Head Like a Hole
   21. Encore:
   22. The Day the World Went Away
   23. Hurt

[FloorFiller]

I've gotta say, NIN are definitely my favourite band out of the bands that I have got into recently. Everything about the production live and in studio is phenomenal! I think Trent Reznor is an incredible songwriter and capture ideas and progresses them to create tracks of a true genius. He definitely is one of my idols in the music world. I think every album has something going for it, but the stand out ones are absolute mind-blowing masterpieces (downward Spiral, Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile (and almost Hesitation Marks)). The stunning spectacle of their live shows is awesome and although the light shows are something of an 'eyegasm', the set-lists to go with the lights are much more magnificent. In my opinion I'd adore to see them headline the Pyramid, it'd be bliss. But the shameful state of the current music scene means that they'd have to stoop to Other. shame because the music that Trent has produced is deserving of a blast through the PA system on the Pyramid.

The 02 show in May produced an pretty special setlist (especially from Wish onwards!): couldn't believe that We're In This Together and Beautiful Lie was left out.

1. 1. The Downward Spiral / The New Flesh
   2. Me, I'm Not
   3. Copy of A
   4. 1,000,000
   5. March of the Pigs
   6. Piggy
   7. The Frail
   8. The Wretched
   9. The Becoming
   10. Gave Up
   11. Sanctified
       (with Sunspots riff)
   12. Closer
       (with The Only Time riff)
   13. Find My Way
   14. Disappointed
   15. Came Back Haunted
   16. The Great Destroyer
   17. Eraser
   18. Wish
   19. The Hand That Feeds
   20. Head Like a Hole
   21. Encore:
   22. The Day the World Went Away
   23. Hurt

by Beautiful Lie do you mean Terrible Lie? Beautiful Lie is a far inferior song by the much inferior 30 Seconds To Mars

don't think they've played We're In This Together since The Fragile tour, but it's one of my favourites

[Muppetmark]

The O2 was an absolutely great show. They would be great at glasto. Doubt it'll happen until the next album though

[Gucci Piggy]

Opened with Somewhat Damaged at Nottingham and it was pure bliss.

[FloorFiller]

Opened with Somewhat Damaged at Nottingham and it was pure bliss.

them doing that at some festival is my go-to NIN video. they're amazing live but them opening with that would just be perfect for me

[Gucci Piggy]

them doing that at some festival is my go-to NIN video. they're amazing live but them opening with that would just be perfect for me

It took me ages to realise what it was, out of pure excitement. It started and I was like "OH MY GOD" and then couldn't think what song it actually was, despite being one of my favourite few NIN songs.

I'm not even sure that makes any sense. It happens to me all the time when a band plays a rare/special song. I go mad at the opening notes and then have some mind block and can't work out what song it is.

[willutalk]

by Beautiful Lie do you mean Terrible Lie? Beautiful Lie is a far inferior song by the much inferior 30 Seconds To Mars

don't think they've played We're In This Together since The Fragile tour, but it's one of my favourites

fuck me, how did i make that mistake. agreed that it is an inferior song. Jared Leto and co could never write a song as good as Trent.

poor show by willutalk

[zero000]

Opened with Somewhat Damaged at Nottingham and it was pure bliss.

Followed up by Terrible Lie two songs later. Jizz worthy stuff. A really powerful live band, they'd smash an other stage headline slot.