Lineup 2016

[rawaudioinput]

I think you have read my post wrong (no shock there). I didn't say Imagine Dragons to headline, I said if Foals can then Imagine Dragons can be considered as well, just like Hart Attack said.

As for the £20, there is no chance I will ever give anything towards Foals playing a headline show.

Did Yannis not reply to you on Tinder

[thewayiam]

The post you responded to saying "I tried saying this ages ago" was Hart Attack justifying his prediction of Imagine Dragons headlining so, whether you realise it or not, that is what you were saying.

Maybe, but my comment wasn't based on the poster, my comment was based on the point of there being just as much argument for it and even when I 1st said it, based on those tour dates it is justified. This doesn't mean I think either should be heading, but I don't see how you can look at their tour dates and not see it. I don't think either should be above sub yet but ID tour is on par with Flo who is now headline level and present similar tour dates.

[DomDom1984]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Imagine Dragons sub at the very least.

For the record, I don't think Foals are headlining.

[foolee]

Slipknot headlining R&L would be awesome.

 

I second this, here's hoping this is why they've extended their tour and R&L is the final show.

I could live with Foo Fighters/Muse - Slipknot - Foals/F&TM, however I think it'll be Foals - Foo Fighters - Florence

 

On the Foals/ID situation I think both would be suitable for the demographic of headliners for R&L and the tours both suit it, R&L love to push up bands so I could see either being suitable to headline next year. However as Foals are a Melvin Benn favourite, as well as wanted to push them up I can see them being booked to do it as the headliner pool isn't huge and these bands need a push to become headliners. Although the tour is big I don't think Melvin will want to push ID up just yet and because they're fairly big in america and here on their second album there is demand for them so he will book Imagine Dragons at sub knowing that they could come back on the third album and headline.

[Andre91]

Slipknot, Kanye and Muse/Foos would be immense. Expensive as hell though, I would expect.

[TheSilence]

Whenever I see Gazza post I'm reminded of the episode of Friends where Joey writes a reference for Monica and Chandler and uses a thesaurus for every single word.

[kaosmark2]

I don't think, if I heard an Imagine Dragons song on the radio, I would know it was them before it was over. There's not been a R+L headliner in 20 years I could say that about.

 

Maybe I'm out of touch, it is a fairly ridiculous yardstick to measure by, but while they're definitely a large act, and suited to R+L, I don't think they're close to headline status.

 

 

Mind you, I thought they weren't going to do coheadliner bullshit or book Blink on a 4 year return, so what the fuck do I know?

[dentalplan]

I don't think, if I heard an Imagine Dragons song on the radio, I would know it was them before it was over. There's not been a R+L headliner in 20 years I could say that about.

Maybe I'm out of touch, it is a fairly ridiculous yardstick to measure by, but while they're definitely a large act, and suited to R+L, I don't think they're close to headline status.

Mind you, I thought they weren't going to do coheadliner bullshit or book Blink on a 4 year return, so what the fuck do I know?

I'm the same. I mean, I can see they're huge by chart placements and ticket sales, but they fly under my radar more than pretty much any current band around their size at the moment.

[Gucci Piggy]

You've never heard "RADIOACTIVE; RADIOACTIVE"? Count yourselves lucky.

Both times I wrote 'RADIOACTIVE' above I started typing radiohead and had to change it. I also did the same in this sentence.

[Bisque]

I swear half of imagine Dragons set is Radioactive, works well on the main stage though (add fireworks & lazers for a headline set).

Slipknot need to make a return to R&L after pulling out last time, was looking forward to that. Still annoyed they still went ahead with the aeroplane flypast to advertise their tour though.

[Yellow_Fellow]

they didn't, Live Nation did

[dentalplan]

You've never heard "RADIOACTIVE; RADIOACTIVE"? Count yourselves lucky.

Both times I wrote 'RADIOACTIVE' above I started typing radiohead and had to change it. I also did the same in this sentence.

 

Nah, but that's pretty much the extent of what I've seen about them. The Radioactive video, Radioactive on adverts, Radioactive featuring Kendrick Lamar, winning a Grammy while Radioactive plays on the PA, they were on Impractical Jokers and Radioactive was played in the background and also TV coverage of them playing Radioactive at festivals two years ago. Though I've had to swot up on them to be able to discuss them on these boards a bit, init.

 

But what I mean is, when bands get as popular as they are doing they usually seem to exist outside of just a song and get covered by some music media and grow dedicated fanbases and other stuff but I don't remember seeing much of that ever. I think if they were to be announced as headliners in the next few years, despite seemingly huge popularity, they would be unknown to a lot of people - including people who know Foals.

[DomDom1984]

I absolutely love their new album btw. Would anyone give a shit about it at a festival though?

[dentalplan]

I absolutely love their new album btw. Would anyone give a shit about it at a festival though?

 

I don't know. I don't give a shit right now.

[Bisque]

they didn't, Live Nation did

Well yes, but I would have called to cancel, kind of felt like whoever rubbing it in a bit. Just sour grapes.

[Gucci Piggy]

Imagine Dragons also have some shite song on FIFA.

They proper think they're some heavy rock band when they play live I think; it's weird. Saw them at Big Weekend and it was stinky.

[dentalplan]

Do they do that Stomp drum breakdown bullshit on every track or just the main one?

Edited October 6, 2015 by dentalplan

[Gucci Piggy]

I think they do it several times but I don't really remember

[oneoftherest]

All of Brand News last tour sold out within a month, bar Middlesbrough's which took a bit longer and Ally Pally was on that tour, plus they didn't have big supports to rely on either

[Andre91]

Slipknot

Enter Shikari

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls

Years & Years

Twenty One Pilots

Kanye West

The 1975

Tame Impala

The Vaccines

Editors

Muse

Foals

Catfish and The Bottlemen

Bloc Party

Modestep

[cragzy]

If download gets iron maiden and black sabbath then for Leeds and reading to have a rock day I can see us getting avenged sevenfold/slipknot either co headline or either one to headline on one day, I'm hoping for either one

[JSmurphy]

Foals

A Day To Remember

Bloc Party

 

The Offspring

Slaves

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Imagine Dragons

Catfish & The Bottlemen

 

Enter Shikari

Neck Deep

 

Muse

Disclosure

CHVRCHES

 

The All-American Rejects

Of Monsters and Men

[FloorFiller]

Foals

A Day To Remember

Bloc Party

 

The Offspring

Slaves

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Imagine Dragons

Catfish & The Bottlemen

 

Enter Shikari

Neck Deep

 

Muse

Disclosure

CHVRCHES

 

The All-American Rejects

Of Monsters and Men

 

The All-American Rejects headlining the NME? what an odd prediction

[Shaun182]

All american rejects headlining the nme stage? LOL

[Mash011]

Give it a few years and we'll be as generally embarrassed by Radioactive in retrospect as we are now by Linkin Park.