Lineup 2016

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You give me far too much credit, I'm just one of the many that downvote gazza.

[conroy17]

Just now, Yellow_Fellow said:

savage

Savages confirmed.

[Dan Wilcox]

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

[JSmurphy]

3 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

I'd be happy with that. 

[Andre91]

6 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

Anything on the third headliner? 

[Dan Wilcox]

Only that GNR seems to be the general consensus, both nothing confirmed. 

[Dan Wilcox]

4 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

I'd be happy with that. 

Needs less Imagine Dragons to be fair. 

[conroy17]

9 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

Hope you're wrong on Imagine Dragons.

[ToffeePopcorn]

10 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

Any idea over the 3rd headliner? or we just assuming GnR at this point?

[thewayiam]

6 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Foals/Disclosure co-headlining. RHCP.

1975 and Imagine Dragons subbing.

From the same source that gave me the 2014 line-up. 

If indeed that is correct, I presume you have put the subs under each one respectively? I'm guessing you don't have the last header?

Haha, part of me really wants Foals to only be a co-header. I'd have a little smile about that. it's a shite double still and all that mind.

[roughbloke]

Really wish they'd just let Foals have a headline set on their own. The 1975 into Foals would be great. 

Leave Disclosure out of it. 

[Dan Wilcox]

Yeah the way it was told to me, I believe it'd be 1975 under Foals/Disclosure and ID under RHCP, though that seems backward to me. 

[Andre91]

Do you know if Imagine Dragons are 'subbing' the co-headliners like Vampire Weekend or are they properly subbing an out and out headliner? 

[JSmurphy]

1 minute ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Needs less Imagine Dragons to be fair. 

Oh of course aha, although I'm yet to see them live so I'd open to them changing my opinion of them. Probably a bit of a stretch but have you heard anything regarding the position of Foals / Disclosure? I'd love Foals to close Reading, although Disclosure would go down much better in the dark.

[thewayiam]

1 minute ago, endswithMJ said:

Really wish they'd just let Foals have a headline set on their own. The 1975 into Foals would be great. 

Leave Disclosure out of it. 

I don't like them but I actually think booking The 1975 as that 3rd down and kind of in between a sub and 3rd place is a decent booking. I will actually say that a while back I did say I can't see Foals if they are heading doing any higher than co-headline. Fact is with that, Disclosure are up and coming as well and have a 3rd Ally Pally date selling along with Glasgow arena's and Manchester Central, they aren't as I said the other day in any less position. The fact though that TITP have Disclosure and it's not high than a sub position says to me that R&L may have struggled a bit there.

[JSmurphy]

Put it in the prediction thread earlier, but having seen Disclosure at Ally Pally last night I think they're great.. and as a co-headliner? Why not! I'm surprised that we may potentially be having another set of co-headliners so soon after 2014, but I'm all for allowing 'new' headliners a chance. 

[roughbloke]

1 minute ago, thewayiam said:

I don't like them but I actually think booking The 1975 as that 3rd down and kind of in between a sub and 3rd place is a decent booking. I will actually say that a while back I did say I can't see Foals if they are heading doing any higher than co-headline. Fact is with that, Disclosure are up and coming as well and have a 3rd Ally Pally date selling along with Glasgow arena's and Manchester Central, they aren't as I said the other day in any less position. The fact though that TITP have Disclosure and it's not high than a sub position says to me that R&L may have struggled a bit there.

Oh there is no doubt Disclosure aren't big. Their huge. 

I would rather my evening at the main stage be ended by Two Steps Twice rather than Latch.....

[mrtourette]

8 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

If indeed that is correct, I presume you have put the subs under each one respectively? I'm guessing you don't have the last header?

Haha, part of me really wants Foals to only be a co-header. I'd have a little smile about that. it's a shite double still and all that mind.

HEADLINER

[mrtourette]

Also that's worse than this year, and I can't even remember this years headliners/subs.

[thewayiam]

1 minute ago, JSmurphy said:

Put it in the prediction thread earlier, but having seen Disclosure at Ally Pally last night I think they're great.. and as a co-headliner? Why not! I'm surprised that we may potentially be having another set of co-headliners so soon after 2014, but I'm all for allowing 'new' headliners a chance. 

The header pool is getting smaller all the the time man, 2011 co-headers, 2014 co-headers and possibly next year. It basically is just a booking for two acts that are very close to getting there but not quite.

[eFestivals]

4 hours ago, craigb said:

FR seem to be doing more in house marketing and press releases this year. Using less third party PR agencies. Maybe it's just them trying something different.

They're still using the same PR agency with us, that they've been using for a few years now.

[Dan Wilcox]

Pulp and the Strokes would both have been adequate headliners on their own. Paramore/QOTSA fit that description though. 

[thewayiam]

4 minutes ago, mrtourette said:

HEADLINER

But it's not is it, it's not the outright headliner slot. it's the co-header with shorter sets. Before you use Biffy and CH at IOW, that is now a closing set at IOW. Provided this is true, this will be fun!

[thewayiam]

2 minutes ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Pulp and the Strokes would both have been adequate headliners on their own. Paramore/QOTSA fit that description though. 

I actually think Paramore's time was 2012 but it didn't really work with the album etc and then all went a bit cheesy. I will admit, 2012 was great but I've never seen them and thought anymore than it was a great sub slot.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, Dan Wilcox said:

Pulp and the Strokes would both have been adequate headliners on their own. Paramore/QOTSA fit that description though. 

Tbf Pulp and The Strokes was a different situation as The Strokes were initially booked to headline outright and then they found out Pulp were available outright.

And with Paramore/QOTSA, if one of them had rejected the offer the other one would have headlined outright.

Wonder what they'd have done if Foals said no to playing. I'm sure Disclosure wouldn't have headlined on their own.

Also would not be surprised if Dan is trolling us all again