2023 Festival

[Will b]

SAM FENDER / Aitch / don broco

FOALS / Nothing But Thieves / Becky Hill

 

BILLIE EILISH / Loyle Carner / Central Cee

PARAMORE / Idles / The Vaccines 

 

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE / Yungblud / Architects

KSI / Trippie Redd / Tom Grennan 

[FindTheGhost]

MCR would be a dream for me, really hoping there's some weight to their name being thrown around!

[SleepingGiants]

So everyone has now decided Green Day have pulled out based on some guy on Reddit with no evidence or track record?

Seems legit.

[SleepingGiants]

1 hour ago, gfa said:

Good replacement for Green Day. So long overdue a return too, would go down an absolute storm

The Killers rarely do late summer festivals.

[thatTFBguy]

7 minutes ago, SleepingGiants said:

So everyone has now decided Green Day have pulled out based on some guy on Reddit with no evidence or track record?

Seems legit.

Ain't everybody assuming Green Day were playing in the first place based on some guy on this forum with no evidence? 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, thatTFBguy said:

Ain't everybody assuming Green Day were playing in the first place based on some guy on this forum with no evidence? 

Who even was it?

Please tell me it wasn't the person who spouted out complete nonsense on Boardies

[VCK]

1 hour ago, SleepingGiants said:

The Killers rarely do late summer festivals.

I don't think a festival taking place during late summer is a mitigating factor of whether they want to play or not. Especially as they've done plenty of festivals around August, including the two times at R&L.

[gfa]

2 hours ago, VCK said:

I don't think a festival taking place during late summer is a mitigating factor of whether they want to play or not. Especially as they've done plenty of festivals around August, including the two times at R&L.

op was just saying that they haven't been about when reading is on a lot in recent years.

They don't have any fests yet - maybe this is their year. Sziget has headliners yet to announce, theres one missing from Kalorama in portugal too

[wro_lap]

A friend of mine who works for a reputable source has also heard Sam Fender is definitely headlining, not that we're particularly in doubt about him. But it's nice to put some more substance to the other names that were put alongside him. Unfortunately no other info as of yet

[Matt42]

12 hours ago, gfa said:

Strange comparison i think

KSI has kids and their parents queuing up at ASDA at 6am to buy his energy drink, and people running corner shops buying stock to flog at inflated prices.

Sad to say, but he’s absolutely fleecing the kids right now. Many of them will probably cop a £280 festival ticket just to see him. I reckon he will pull a very very young audience to the festival.

Edited December 3, 2022 by Matt42

[charlierc]

18 hours ago, SleepingGiants said:

So everyone has now decided Green Day have pulled out based on some guy on Reddit with no evidence or track record?

Seems legit.

 

18 hours ago, thatTFBguy said:

Ain't everybody assuming Green Day were playing in the first place based on some guy on this forum with no evidence? 

I guess we'd need definitive leaks from somebody in their inner circle to pipe up and confirm it or not tbf.

[charlierc]

21 hours ago, VCK said:

What about The Killers? Another headline sized act long overdue a return, will tick the older headliner box, and they're that reliable "festival bangers" type act in a similar vein to Arctic Monkeys, Liam Gallagher, Foo Fighters, Muse, RHCP, Kasabian, Kings of Leon etc. who will always draw a good crowd.

Well given they sold out an entire UK stadium tour last summer and do seem to be out and about in some form next year after they were announced for Atlanta's Shaky Knees in May, they would be a solid enough booking. Whether they are interested is another matter.

[charlierc]

18 hours ago, SleepingGiants said:

The Killers rarely do late summer festivals.

They used to be regulars at V Festival tbf - did it in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014, and I suspect might well have turned up another time had that festival carried on. Though they have since tended to do June/July dates for Europe.

Maybe they're due a go in the late summer approach, even if they don't seem to have been as high up in the chat for this cycle.

[gfa]

11 hours ago, Matt42 said:

KSI has kids and their parents queuing up at ASDA at 6am to buy his energy drink, and people running corner shops buying stock to flog at inflated prices.

Sad to say, but he’s absolutely fleecing the kids right now. Many of them will probably cop a £280 festival ticket just to see him. I reckon he will pull a very very young audience to the festival.

He's obviously a big draw for a certain audience but a £2 energy drink is quite different to a £280 festival ticket. The bold sentence is ridiculous - bet Sam Fender's day tickets sell out first too

[Andre91]

KSI is one of the most famous people on the planet for teenagers. Unless they can get Logan Paul to headline, nobody is pulling a crowd as big as his. It’s insane how massive he is with youngsters. 

Edited December 4, 2022 by Andre91

[andyrhodes24]

24 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

KSI is one of the most famous people on the planet for teenagers. Unless they can get Logan Paul to headline, nobody is pulling a crowd as big as his. It’s insane how massive he is with youngsters. 

Genuine question, why is he so popular? He seemed to go from playing FIFA to music to boxing overnight, and he’s no good at either of the latter.

Not even meaning to sound like I’m shouting at could here.

Edited December 4, 2022 by andyrhodes24

[VCK]

30 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Genuine question, why is he so popular? He seemed to go from playing FIFA to music to boxing overnight, and he’s no good at either of the latter.

Not even meaning to sound like I’m shouting at could here.

He was already a very popular YouTuber with millions of followers for many years and I guess he just used that to boost his career in other things.

Edited December 4, 2022 by VCK

[sacred shape]

Thought this might be of interest to some of you:

 

[VCK]

Chances of The Libertines? Would be a very solid sub to Foals on MSW.

[Chad888]

3 hours ago, Andre91 said:

KSI is one of the most famous people on the planet for teenagers. Unless they can get Logan Paul to headline, nobody is pulling a crowd as big as his. It’s insane how massive he is with youngsters. 

So is Donald Trump and Tyson Fury.

They'd pull huge crowds to hear them ramble along to Sweet Caroline, and Star Spangled Banner.

Wouldn't make good entertainment for the festivals legacy though. KSI is a step away from the musical direction, and towards just celebrity appearances.

 

If it sells tickets though, it sells tickets. 

[Chad888]

3 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

Genuine question, why is he so popular? He seemed to go from playing FIFA to music to boxing overnight, and he’s no good at either of the latter.

Not even meaning to sound like I’m shouting at could here.

If Kim Kardashian, or the makeup sister released an album - it would be f*cking huge.

 

KSI appeals to the same generation of vlogger obsessed kids. He makes some entertaining streams, does some celebrity boxing, releases music for Tik Tok soundbites - that's exactly what the kids want now.

 

We don't really get it at our age. I'm sure my parents used to listen to Eminem and think "what the hell is appealing about this".

[Benj]

3 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

So is Donald Trump and Tyson Fury.

They'd pull huge crowds to hear them ramble along to Sweet Caroline, and Star Spangled Banner.

Wouldn't make good entertainment for the festivals legacy though. KSI is a step away from the musical direction, and towards just celebrity appearances.

 

If it sells tickets though, it sells tickets. 

Aye, at this stage no one is doubting he’ll pull in a load of 17 year old kids to see him

Its a huge shift in policy though and a massive change in a the long term direction/ ethos of the festival  Yes they’ve always been zeitgeist, yes there have been next big things, play and then dissapear previously. This is very different though. Those have always been music led decisions, this is not

[Benj]

2 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

If Kim Kardashian, or the makeup sister released an album - it would be f*cking huge.

 

KSI appeals to the same generation of vlogger obsessed kids. He makes some entertaining streams, does some celebrity boxing, releases music for Tik Tok soundbites - that's exactly what the kids want now.

 

We don't really get it at our age. I'm sure my parents used to listen to Eminem and think "what the hell is appealing about this".

It’s no longer an alternative music festival.

We need to accept that and move on

[WhoOdyssey]

22 hours ago, thatTFBguy said:

Ain't everybody assuming Green Day were playing in the first place based on some guy on this forum with no evidence? 

With a track record though 😉

[enquirer]

1 hour ago, WhoOdyssey said:

With a track record though 😉

any new info for us?