Primavera Sound 2022

[FloorFiller]

Also re: the ‘upgrade’ comment: would be a bit of a fuck you to Massive Attack/whichever headliner isn’t there if they’ve labelled their replacement as an upgrade 😄

[JB15]

I’m a mixture of nervous and excited for Tuesday! Absolutely hoping that the main headliners I wanted from this year (Strokes, National, Tyler, Gorillaz) are there for one of the weekends. I think the only bands that could make me reconsider that all being together would be Radiohead and LCD, neither are particularly likely

[xxialac]

40 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Also re: the ‘upgrade’ comment: would be a bit of a fuck you to Massive Attack/whichever headliner isn’t there if they’ve labelled their replacement as an upgrade 😄

Good point! 

The band that gets nixed from the current poster is more likely to be a non-European name as touring is more complicated.

I suspect it's the Strokes who are playing gigs in the Autumn and then might now come to Europe later on next year. Or Tame Impala.

But just a guess. And could indeed be Massive Attack too as they have often moved tour dates around in the past.

[FloorFiller]

Tbh, other than Pavement (who I believe are an absolute lock) NIN replacing any of the 2020/1 headliners would be considered an upgrade in my eyes.

God my heart will drop if they’re not on one of the posters now 😅

[xxialac]

Pavement are a slam dunk surely.

What they actually said was that "The first weekend is very similar to last year's festival with some additions so you will have what you already had (improved)"

i.e. they can replace two 'headliner status bands' with 'three headliner status bands" = improved.

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

Pavement are a slam dunk surely.

What they actually said was that "The first weekend is very similar to last year's festival with some additions so you will have what you already had (improved)"

i.e. they can replace two 'headliner status bands' with 'three headliner status bands" = improved.

2021 lineup was absolutely stacked so pretty fucking stoked to see what they consider improved.

I know they’re hardly gonna say ‘it’s shitter now’ but they could’ve easily just left out the ‘improved’ part so I’m cautiously optimistic.

[Gilgamesh69]

I wonder if the Mary chain will still be playing...

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

I wonder if the Mary chain will still be playing...

Did they have a massive bust up with Jesus during lockdown?

[Fnmentaluk]

Booked my accommodation for the whole thing , was thinking of moving hotels for the in-between nights ,but not worth the hassle.

Do we know if they still doing the free gig on the Wednesday at the primavera stage .

[FloorFiller]

52 minutes ago, Fnmentaluk said:

Do we know if they still doing the free gig on the Wednesday at the primavera stage .

Nope seems like that’s not happening anymore.

[JB15]

Wonder if that new Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood project will be there

[JedTheHumanoid]

Judging by the american sept/auc festivals (acl/pitchfork/lolla), assuming they'll also tour at spring time, wr can expect: st vincent, phoebe bridgers, modest mouse, flying lotus, thundercat, joe batiste

[xxialac]

Wonder if they could persuade Sault to play live.

Would be an exciting booking.

[brayshizzle]

3 hours ago, JB15 said:

I’m a mixture of nervous and excited for Tuesday! Absolutely hoping that the main headliners I wanted from this year (Strokes, National, Tyler, Gorillaz) are there for one of the weekends. I think the only bands that could make me reconsider that all being together would be Radiohead and LCD, neither are particularly likely

Takes this as you will from a random dude on the internet but Radiohead did have plans to your next year. I haven't totally ruled them out at all and wouldn't be surprised if they pop up. 

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by brayshizzle

[brayshizzle]

Actually....looks maybe it's their new band Smile 

[xxialac]

8 minutes ago, brayshizzle said:

Takes this as you will from a random dude on the internet but Radiohead did have plans to your next year. I haven't totally ruled them out at all and wouldn't be surprised if they pop up. 

 

I think Thom Yorke will be catching up on the shows he didn't do, ditto Ed and Jonny and as such I'd expect them back in 2023.

[brayshizzle]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

I think Thom Yorke will be catching up on the shows he didn't do, ditto Ed and Jonny and as such I'd expect them back in 2023.

Probably. 

I was told touring and recording. But this was something I was told a while back and without knowing about this new band Jonny and Thom formed. Where that goes who knows 

[Gilgamesh69]

No reason Thom couldn't do his own tour but then also do a few Smile sets at other festivals. 


Also, keep thinking they'll probably have a few  commercial pop acts to help shift tickets. Any predictions?

[xxialac]

4 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

No reason Thom couldn't do his own tour but then also do a few Smile sets at other festivals. 


Also, keep thinking they'll probably have a few  commercial pop acts to help shift tickets. Any predictions?

I can see them going for Bieber for weekend two. Slightly depressing writing this...

[FloorFiller]

13 minutes ago, xxialac said:

I can see them going for Bieber for weekend two. Slightly depressing writing this...

Literally zero chance of that. I know you may argue ‘but they had Miley’ but the artistic and accepted gulf between those two acts is massive. They’d never touch Bieber.

[xxialac]

As far as I can see the more challenging critics gave poor reviews for her first four albums i.e. at the point she was booked for Primavera.

But admittedly I don't understand these things.

[lighthouse]

This Smile news makes me smile. Imagine them playing this fest.

[Alella]

Miley was announced in April 2019, as a replacement for Cardi B who cancelled. So she wasn’t a part of the original lineup, just available at short notice. I can’t see them booking Bieber at this point. 

For big pop acts I’m thinking Missy Elliott, Rosalia, Megan, Lizzo, Kacey Musgraves, Lana, Lorde or Dua Lipa (but she’s booked to play Barcelona October 2021). 

[Ohjesus]

Wonder where on the lineup the smile might fit...

[xxialac]

I suspect that Thom Yorke was going to be one of the ‘surprises’ for their 20th anniversary last year. The dates matched. 

Could well see him there in one form or other.